I must say that working in commercial line does have its perks. Was little disappointed with the lack of contour of my office environment. What do I mean? Well, back in the old days, there were only 10 something floors at Wisma Genting.
So when the Group expanded, they had to build another section adjacent to the existing one, adding floors up till the 25th, thus creating two separate hallways to take lifts depending on where you wanna go. This design is actuall quite common, but the fact is... certain levels had an uneven flooring, particularly the middle section which joins the two abovementioned sections. Like the old Wisma Sime Darby... the view ain't that fantastic. HOWEVER, if you go to the penthouse on 25th, where all the senior directors work... its truly a sight to behold. There is big hotel-like reception desk, the directors' secretaries have their own mini office built outside the rooms, and the whole floor is furnished with glossy paintings and sculptures, hard wooden flooring and walls. Pretty classy.
Lunch options are quite good I suppose compared to the other workplaces I've been. There is canteen in the basement area and another one outside but still within the building premise. I was here some 2 years ago when I attended a 9 day E&Y training seminar held at KA building. At that time I didn't know the place belonged to Genting. The chicken rice was one of the best I've tried and still is. Other lunch options include the Tai Chow in Wisma Cosway just opposite, which is quite expensive, packed but very tasty. Of course one can always walk along Jln Sultain Ismail to savour food at The Ship, Irish Sandwich Pub, Nandos, Pizza Hut or even at Sungai Wang, which is about a 8 min walk. During those busy days, we actually ordered delivery from the Irish Pub and must say it was quite nice (knowing that the Coy took the expensive tab too), even though I had given up my sandwich-for-lunch eating days since I left Australia. Lately, we have been staying up quite late, up till 10pm, where we sometimes opted to order delivery from McD, Pizza, Domino or Nandos only.
Quite tired of it really, so now I would just go back home to eat. Last 2 days had been stopping by OUG to eat where some of them were still open at 10-ish. Had pak kut teh and it was quite similar to the one in Ipoh.
Ah..... the working life in KL....
posted by Woodhead @ 9:22 AM
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