my new hub

I am enjoying my new hub pretty much. Everyone is very helpful and friendly. everyone is cheerful and work-wise, is very inspiring and positive. I think i gain more weight these few days because of all the food and the laughter. Though, my first love is still the academic world. But my new hub offers me new experience, new world view and new lease of enjoyment-i like the cheerfulness that by no means meant at anyone specific. Just poking fun at each other. it gives me reason to laugh out loud..^_^

Yesterday, they were all set to teach me Melanau. i do know a few words, but if there's ever a MUET-like test for the language, i would be at band zero, so to speak.
So, one of them started to use mixture of melanau and the sarawakian dialect while arranging something. Out of the blue, suddenly he asked me:

L: kmu dengar ka tadi?
M:(who was typing a report)apa?
L: belobo-lobo
M: (confused) maksudnya apa?
L: ok, R.explain.dia lebih byk tau bahasa dulu-dulu itu..
R: ok, belobo-lobo maksud ya mun kitak pakai lipstik, mungieng..
M: (i was like..hahahaha?seriously?), dahla kamu tadi ckp sy tidak faham, n explain pun dalam bahasa yg sy lagi x paham (seriously laughing my head off at this moment)

(after series of laughing) oh, bersepah...

another incident..

R: ok, bila dapat data dr PTPTN, kitak masukkan dlm PMIS.macam dlm folder ini. usei-usei la...
M: hah?(knew that this would be a repeat of yesterday's languistic encounter)
R: maksudnya mupuok-mupuok..(i started laughing again)..apa dlm bahasa kamu..erm..
Boss: maksudnya pelan-pelan..(boss was laughing as well)
M: oh, pelan-pelan..(my stop-laugh button is damaged at this point)

Another interesting incident.
Something happened to someone this morning, which caused quite a talk among the admin staffs. (At this point, boss went out to see it for himself).
Suddenly, everyone was seated at a table and started spilling all the gossips. As a matter of conversation, they were all speaking in rapid melanau.I could catch one or two things actually. Suddenly, boss came in again, and joined the gathering. i was quite sure that he wont add anything at all. To my disbelief, he knew more than anyone, and he was the answer to the puzzle ^_^
It was very funny and "enlightening"..^_^

This morning, i wasn't in the office, and they were having their breakfast in the pantry. i was embarrassed to join because i didn't contribute anything to the breakfast. But, the boss called and asked me to join them. well, that was a kind thing to do, ^_^. i love kind and nice people.

I feel included and warmth most of the time. i really do love mature people.

the new environment makes me comfortable, and i'm willing to try and be part of the happy people. ^_^