On Tuesday, K and I invited our dear air steward friend B, for dinner at Carlton Hotel's Cafe Vic.. the cafe was having a dinner promotion where the 3rd person gets to dine for free for every 2 paying adults..
I was already staring into space at 4pm in the office, but K couldn't come and pick me up from work earlier as he had a business meeting and after that , he had to bring our super dirty (with cat paw prints on the boot) car to the car wash..
So i had to "stone" for about one and a half hours more before K came to pick me up and we headed to the hotel.. The food was not too bad.. fusion of both asian and western.. they had Japanese sushi , cold noodles and steamed egg too.. i liked the salad bar , and also the banana cake from the dessert corner.. thought the dessert section could be better cause there were too many durian flavoured stuff !! Yucks!
K, B and I chatted throughout our 2 1/2 hour dinner.. we planned our holidays for next year cause B had to ballot for his 2009 leave by end of next month.. We will most probably go to USA (west coast) in Sep / Oct, and then Bangkok for their annual "Water Festival" on 13th April.. so exciting!! = )
During the planning, K suddenly brought up to me the idea of moving to Kuala Lumpur for 1-2 years.. he was planning to set up a branch office there, and wanted me to move with him if possible.. So, the plan is once he has confirmed the decision to set up office in KL, i will ask my company if i can be posted there, if not, i will most probably resign next week.. we both think it's a good idea to get out of our "comfort zone" for a while since we are still young and childless, experience life outside our home country.. the ideal would be to move to USA (our other option), but that would be more difficult in terms of the criteria to stay in the US for more than one year.. According to their immigration laws, to stay in USA for an extended period, we would need to have a working visa, a student visa, invest US$1 million, or start a business that employes more than 10 employees.. hmmm... not very possible me thinks...
Oh well.. i guess we'll have to make do with KL for now.. K is already thinking of what car he will buy in KL, cause the cost of living there will be much lower than here.. who knows, maybe i'll become super proficient in the Malay language after 2 years there! = )
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September 8, 2008 at 3:30 PM
don't forget there is marrying a US citizen! I think the work visa is possible for you ah. already you are working for a global MNC, can ask for a transfer to the Virginia office and K can come over as a dependent at first then apply for a work visa here.
we must meet up if you are going to be here next sept/oct!
September 8, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Alemak.. i also know can marry US citizen.. but i'm a staunch beliver of monogamy.. LOL!!
I did ask for a transfer to the Virginia HQ already.. but it was rejected (not outrightly), but very obvious hint from my boss already lah..