The day came and went faster than I thought; first lugging a laptop while dressed in shirt and pants in a hot muggy summer is no joke. The weather was cooler compared to the past few days but even then when I finally reach the office, my shirt was splotched with wet patches. So much for a good first impression...
Rush-hour train commute wasn't that bad, I smiled to myself, until I realized, wah lau, this is Obon and most people are off on vacation. Shucks!
People at the office were nice and friendly. I'll take it at face value 'cos I can't tell anyway :) Since it's a small office, most people realize I'm the guy from HQ when I intro myself. Quite happy that I am not the center of attention though--that would be a bit awkward.
Have to get used to having more reserved people around e.g. few people chit-chat in the hallways or by cubes. In contrast, the office is pretty quiet. Even when I wanted to ask the HR lady a question, she ushered me into a nearby conference room :)
Co-workers brought me to lunch. Kind of an awkward crowd though, 1 mainlander, 1 American, 1 Japanese and me. Not quite sure which language to speak in since each of us has his own deficiency :)
The afternoon was pretty uneventful. I'm glad to be able to get a handle on some work, arrange a 1:1 with my new manager, and schedule some conference calls for tomorrow morning (afternoon San Jose time). Need to sleep early tonight.
I need to find a pool and fitness center!
1 comment:
nice verk! man
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