embark on a new journey of life - Aberdeen
Alo!
Ken fit like? Nae bad, yersel?...i'm already started to get a grip of myself on the doric. Although sometime you are hardly and struggle to understand the words that came out from the scottish people, as they are tend to speak fast with the accent mixed in, but that the beauty of it, they are quite friendly towards outsider although that there are small neglectable group of scott which is anti english/immigrant but hey there always that kind of group everywhere and they can be neglect as they doesnt represent the majority of the people here.
The journey started after my contract ends in Batam when i was working with GE as SIT engineer. It has been a long process after i've finished my contract in Batam, Indonesia in which left me unemployed for 3 months! Before embarking myself and family into the Aberdeen soil. The first arrangement set up for me and my family was to go to basingstoke but then the assignment was changed in the last minutes, as there not many people available here to support the project.
Here i'm working with the italian firm called ENI SpA for a minimum duration of 2 years but who knows as it might be a short or long stay here. Over here, i'm assigned to GE office in claymore drive, bridge of don as a client representative to oversee the progress of x-tree for a project over in Angola.
As a muslim myself, based on my quest for halal foods, you should find that there are few shop selling halal foods for consumption. It can be varies from raw material to the finish goods. There's a few eatery shop in King's Street should you want to dine in such as al manzil, lahore, or al andalus in George street which served indian style delicacies such as nan, tandoori, briyani etc. The groceries is also available in King street and George street should you want to cook yourself. This shops does sell herbs, vegetables,meats and poultry for your cooking needs. Fairdeal, Asda (in garthdee -bridge of dee), spice of asia are the among the shop to look for.
As for the community,an approx.200 malaysian lives here scattered all over the city. I'd say most of them studied here while some working for a share in the bread of wealth over here. There's also a malaysian community named 'melayu aberdeen' in FB where you can ask for information or tips prior to set foot here. They are more willing to help you out if you have any queries etc.
The housing price around here is depending on your preference - number of room, type of residence and the location and you'll pay more if the residence is near to the city and pay less in the outskirt. as the public transport here is efficient, most of the public travel by bus, you'll be able to choose a daily pass,weekly,monthly or season pass for the ticket which need to be paid upfront. There's online payment, or the kiosk in the city which allows you to choose type of payment for the ticket. If you dont have time to look for the kiosk or online, you can buy the ticket on the bus itself but you'll need to prepare an exact amount for the ticket as they dont provide change.
As for the other means of transport, other than taxi services,you can buy car if you want to. The car price is difference from one another so it's best for you to do some research yourself and browse thru a few website- gumtree, autotrader or even ebay to look for your sweet chariot. Owning a car does come with a few of the important things to consider such as Tax(depend on a few relevant factor- type of your car, fuel type, engine CC, CO2 emission etc.)MOT (same function like puspakom in malaysia- for car aged more than 3yrs), parking permit and the insurance. You'll need to consider this factor prior to buy a car of your own, but dont worry as this will not stop you from having one. You'll need to understand the system and then you can figure out which is best for you. You can explore the website should you need further information https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
If you fancy taking bicycle as a mean of commutation, although not all road, Aberdeen does provide a bicycle lane for you to cycle, but beware of your safety out there. Bicycle depending on the types are not quite expensive(of course its expensive if you convert it) here compared to Malaysia, but if you dont mind getting a secondhand bicycle, then there's always cheap n cheerful bicycle for you. Other than that, Univ. Of Aberdeen does provide bicycle for the student or public within their initiative effort run by the student- becycle. They basically offer a free bicycle lending for you with a one off minimal deposit based on the bicycle value but dont worry it wouldn't cost a hole in your pocket. The bicycle was donated and gathered free from the public to use. However, there's a catch here, there's no such thing as ready bike for you to choose from. You will need to repair, assemble the bike yourself from a pile of component in the workshop. If you have no idea or never experience repairing or building up ones yourself, this will be a good way to learn yourself as there's always volunteer there to help out in case help needed and they have a workshop for newbies as well. This is what i've been told. Should you want to know more detail, you should googled for 'becycle'
I've yet to explore more on the city side, perhaps in the next weekend, with my little dina and me wifey, i'll be able to look for 'what's in' in Aberdeen and perhaps give some pointers and update on what we have discovered..
Ken fit like? Nae bad, yersel?...i'm already started to get a grip of myself on the doric. Although sometime you are hardly and struggle to understand the words that came out from the scottish people, as they are tend to speak fast with the accent mixed in, but that the beauty of it, they are quite friendly towards outsider although that there are small neglectable group of scott which is anti english/immigrant but hey there always that kind of group everywhere and they can be neglect as they doesnt represent the majority of the people here.
The journey started after my contract ends in Batam when i was working with GE as SIT engineer. It has been a long process after i've finished my contract in Batam, Indonesia in which left me unemployed for 3 months! Before embarking myself and family into the Aberdeen soil. The first arrangement set up for me and my family was to go to basingstoke but then the assignment was changed in the last minutes, as there not many people available here to support the project.
Here i'm working with the italian firm called ENI SpA for a minimum duration of 2 years but who knows as it might be a short or long stay here. Over here, i'm assigned to GE office in claymore drive, bridge of don as a client representative to oversee the progress of x-tree for a project over in Angola.
As a muslim myself, based on my quest for halal foods, you should find that there are few shop selling halal foods for consumption. It can be varies from raw material to the finish goods. There's a few eatery shop in King's Street should you want to dine in such as al manzil, lahore, or al andalus in George street which served indian style delicacies such as nan, tandoori, briyani etc. The groceries is also available in King street and George street should you want to cook yourself. This shops does sell herbs, vegetables,meats and poultry for your cooking needs. Fairdeal, Asda (in garthdee -bridge of dee), spice of asia are the among the shop to look for.
As for the community,an approx.200 malaysian lives here scattered all over the city. I'd say most of them studied here while some working for a share in the bread of wealth over here. There's also a malaysian community named 'melayu aberdeen' in FB where you can ask for information or tips prior to set foot here. They are more willing to help you out if you have any queries etc.
The housing price around here is depending on your preference - number of room, type of residence and the location and you'll pay more if the residence is near to the city and pay less in the outskirt. as the public transport here is efficient, most of the public travel by bus, you'll be able to choose a daily pass,weekly,monthly or season pass for the ticket which need to be paid upfront. There's online payment, or the kiosk in the city which allows you to choose type of payment for the ticket. If you dont have time to look for the kiosk or online, you can buy the ticket on the bus itself but you'll need to prepare an exact amount for the ticket as they dont provide change.
As for the other means of transport, other than taxi services,you can buy car if you want to. The car price is difference from one another so it's best for you to do some research yourself and browse thru a few website- gumtree, autotrader or even ebay to look for your sweet chariot. Owning a car does come with a few of the important things to consider such as Tax(depend on a few relevant factor- type of your car, fuel type, engine CC, CO2 emission etc.)MOT (same function like puspakom in malaysia- for car aged more than 3yrs), parking permit and the insurance. You'll need to consider this factor prior to buy a car of your own, but dont worry as this will not stop you from having one. You'll need to understand the system and then you can figure out which is best for you. You can explore the website should you need further information https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
If you fancy taking bicycle as a mean of commutation, although not all road, Aberdeen does provide a bicycle lane for you to cycle, but beware of your safety out there. Bicycle depending on the types are not quite expensive(of course its expensive if you convert it) here compared to Malaysia, but if you dont mind getting a secondhand bicycle, then there's always cheap n cheerful bicycle for you. Other than that, Univ. Of Aberdeen does provide bicycle for the student or public within their initiative effort run by the student- becycle. They basically offer a free bicycle lending for you with a one off minimal deposit based on the bicycle value but dont worry it wouldn't cost a hole in your pocket. The bicycle was donated and gathered free from the public to use. However, there's a catch here, there's no such thing as ready bike for you to choose from. You will need to repair, assemble the bike yourself from a pile of component in the workshop. If you have no idea or never experience repairing or building up ones yourself, this will be a good way to learn yourself as there's always volunteer there to help out in case help needed and they have a workshop for newbies as well. This is what i've been told. Should you want to know more detail, you should googled for 'becycle'
I've yet to explore more on the city side, perhaps in the next weekend, with my little dina and me wifey, i'll be able to look for 'what's in' in Aberdeen and perhaps give some pointers and update on what we have discovered..
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