pe-2 eligibility, plz help

I am a PE-2 student regd after PE-1.I was eligible to appear from Nov 2004 examination, the eligbility certificate being valid up to Nov2006 examination.
.i wrote PE-2 only in Nov 2007. i have failed in both groups getting an exemption in information tech with 62 marks.
I am totally confused reading th transition update. pls tel me whether i can write May2008 PE-2 or whether i should get converted to new scheme. If i get converted, can i write PCE May 2008 without the prior requirement of completion of 18 months articleship.will i hav to write information tech paper again under PCC.Is immediate joining for articleship needed along with PCC transition?

Can articleship be pursued outside India? Say, Dubai or Bahrain? If yes, where and what are the formalities required?
Pls do give me a reply at the earliest