Hello Oslo!
Recap of Budapest and on what’s next…
Continue reading..Archive for the ‘Malaysia’ Category
31 October, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
No Comments | Categories: Asia, Europe, Hungary, Malaysia, Norway, The Nordic-region
29 October, 2008
Wow, I’m back in good old Kuala Lumpur!
Even now penning my thoughts onto Microsoft Office while listening to the loud (very loud) thunderstorm, I’m barely aware that I’m no longer in Oslo.
Continue reading..15 October, 2008
Back in Norway
My journey in Asia is over for now, and after one year as a trainee in Telenor I am back in Oslo and Norway. At least for a while. About one year ago, I moved to Stockholm, and six months ago, the destination was Kuala Lumpur. Living abroad has been a good experience, and it has given me a taste for more.
Continue reading..29 September, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Photo Journal of Sweden
It finally struck me last night that six months has passed in a blink of an eye. People say there are some things you learn and you won’t forget in your life, like cycling, swimming and playing the piano. I’m adding Sweden to that list of mine.
Continue reading..26 September, 2008
Beyond Mobile Coverage
The Financial Services team could do nothing but smile as our management put on the yellow helmets to protect themselves from falling durians. The free one year Personal Accident insurance to our subscribers was launched!
Continue reading..26 September, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Open Mind, Open Hearts
The Global Trainee Programme is not the only trainee programme that is conducted in Telenor.
Continue reading..15 September, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Work and play
Some updates about my work so far…it’s not all just about crayfish party, Mamma Mia and R.E.M all the time 
5 August, 2008
“Malaysia, the heart of Asia”
Malaysia is truly in the heart of Asia. I love traveling, so in my spare time I have had the chance to explore a bit around the region. Kuala Lumpur is a great hub for seeing South East Asia and I have spent many weekends experiencing this part of the world.
Continue reading..5 August, 2008
Durian Feast!?
A fruit too smelly to eat in your car and forbidden to bring to your hotel or on the bus? Sure, I’ll give it a try! My colleagues had long been promoting Durian, the “King of the Fruit”, as a true feast for my taste buds and nostrils. I have to admit, it was a memorable experience, indeed.
Continue reading..29 July, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Telenor video commercials for you to see
This time I am posting some of the funniest TV commercials from around the Telenor Group
17 July, 2008
When you feel the heat, it’s time to change!
That is the motto you will find all over the DiGi office these days. A couple of weeks ago, a major environmental awareness campaign was launched for all the employees at DiGi. It is also challenging our customers and trying to engage them through a website and several contests.
Continue reading..15 July, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Telecommunications and the Environment
In contrary to my last posting, this is where I realise how the internet and wireless world can help me(us) reduce my(our) carbon footprint.
Continue reading..8 July, 2008
Time to deliver
Over the last two weeks, lively discussions from our office have only been modified by the constant murmur from the coffee maker. Suffice to say; pulling all-nighters do not stop after student life.
Continue reading..2 July, 2008
Adjusting to Asian work cultur
It is quite strange to reflect upon how quickly one adjusts to new settings, new people, new cultures and a new working environment. There are many reasons why adjusting to DiGi has gone smoothly.
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2 July, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Connected at l(e)ast
Wireless communication and the internet - how it has changed the way I live, work and play - and sometimes wished it didn’t.
Continue reading..25 June, 2008
In The Thick of It
Half way through my post at DiGi and things are really getting interesting. In the past three months I’ve experienced a new culture, got to know new team mates at a new company, and dove head first into the Malaysian telecommunications industry. Now it’s time to put that all together.
Continue reading..25 June, 2008
About teambuilding and seasons
The teambuilding outing with the Marketing and Strategy department exceeded my expectations y far. We went to a beautiful island called Pangkor, some four hours drive north of Kuala Lumpur. We were about 150 people altogether, and for me and the other new employees in the division it was a great way to get to know more of our colleagues outside the office environment.
Continue reading..19 June, 2008
Life in DiGi and Malaysia
It’s always an exciting experience to pack your bags and move to a new country…
Continue reading..17 June, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Karlskrona
I absolutely loved working in Karlskrona - learning new things, meeting new people and seeing new places. After my last day, I went back to Stockholm and prepared a report of my work in Karlskrona and after that, went off straight to the Telenor Sweden’s Summer Party at Nacka where Charlotte Perrelli (a popular Swedish artist) gave us a surprise performance 
17 June, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Bon-fires, Bunads and Balkan Beats
Holding a scalpel in a gloved hand (and grabbing a railing in the other) I carefully dissected myself slowly, part by part. I then lay out the pieces and poked them, like how you would with your food when you were a kid (or maybe even now).
Continue reading..11 June, 2008
I could tell you, but then I’d have to…
When I said bring on the change, this is not what I had in mind. Under the burning sun, I find myself in a bright yellow DiGi costume handing out balloons. Team building DiGi style!
Continue reading..11 June, 2008
Update from DiGi in Kuala Lumpur
Living abroad is a change, and moving all the way to Malaysia is a rather big change. And so far, it has been a very welcome change. I really enjoy living in Kuala Lumpur, and working here. Malaysians are nice people, and I feel that I have been taken good care of in DiGi so far.
Continue reading..24 April, 2008
Bring on the change
The view from my apartment in April usually holds the image of commuters’ frantic search for parking spots on the snow-covered pavement. This view has now been replaced or, more correctly, upgraded to a swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and tropical flowers. The second module of the Telenor traineeship has begun, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be my new home over the next six months. How did I end up here?
Continue reading..16 April, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Retrospective Reflections
In response to David’s comment, I am going to do some retrospective reflections on how this extraordinary journey started for a girl from a small town
Continue reading..5 March, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
Jungle Boogie
As promised to Atip and Yuin, here are some more photos of my weekend getaway in Malaysia with Istvan and Ole Johan.
Continue reading..21 February, 2008
Malaysia here I come!
Finally, after 4 months of worrying where I will be working during the outplacement, I got the news. I will be working in Kuala Lumpur for six months, beginning in April. The opportunity to live and work for 6 months in Malaysia is something that I’m very much looking forward to:-)
Continue reading..21 February, 2008
The trainee life in Stockholm
The trainee-life in Stockholm has been a good one. It has been very exciting, informative and developing; but also stressful and confusing at times. I guess that’s all part of being a trainee and moving to a new place. I have now worked at Canal Digital in Stockholm for more than four months. Somehow, that sunny October day when I packed my bag and got on a plane from Oslo to Stockholm seems so close, and yet so far away. The days and weeks have come and gone incredibly fast, and in another two months my stay here will be over. But the journey doesn’t end just yet. My next stop on the trainee-road is Kuala Lumpur, in the beautiful country of Malaysia (- Truly Asia!).
Continue reading..21 February, 2008
By Nicole Ch'ng
*Ahhhhhhhhhhhcho!*
As I cannot think very straight now (I think my head is filled with mucus, ugh), I will post some photos of our trip in KL for you to enjoy!
Continue reading..6 February, 2008
Malaysia – Truly Asia!
After a staggering week with the other trainees in Kuala Lumpur, I sit here at Fornebu as a gently tanned and a slightly more reflected man. What a feeling
6 February, 2008
By István Virág
Improbability reached maximum level…
Okay! You are totally crazy, but at least funny! That would be my answer, if somebody from my university had prophesied to me the following scene one year ago.
Continue reading..6 February, 2008
A Strange Game of Croquet
It was the strangest game of croquet I had ever played. Not that I often play croquet, but I still find playing croquet with the queen a little strange, especially as she constantly orders the solitaire soldiers or just anyone to be beheaded, not to mention the flamingo mallets and the hedgehog balls. In the middle of this chaos, the telephone suddenly rang. It might be the White Rabbit, the Hatter or even the Cheshire Cat I thought, before I picked up the speaker.
Continue reading..1 February, 2008
A Journey
Hi, in this blog, I will deviate from the usual job related issues which tend to become boring after some time not only for you as a reader but also for me as a writer. However I’m in luck as January had been a pretty happening month for the trainees. Wondering what could have taken place?
Continue reading..11 January, 2008
2008 - An exciting new year
Having had a relaxing and fun Christmas Holiday, I am now really looking forward to a new year! There are so many exciting things that will happen, and I can not wait to get started.
Continue reading..11 January, 2008
Welcome 2008
At the moment I am working on a project to further improve customer experience at dealer outlet. In the coming weeks, I will be moving around the various divisions of sales to get an all rounded view of what constitutes as sales since my task related to platinum dealers are almost complete.
Continue reading..21 December, 2007
Week Before Christmas
This week has been fairly busy for Dealer Sales. We are in the midst of finalising sales activities to be undertaken for the year 2008 and I am also in the midst of finalising and waiting for reply on whether the recommendation that I put forward to my superiors are viable.
Continue reading..13 December, 2007
Exciting two months in DiGi
I have been working in DiGi for more than 2 months now and I can tell you that it has been a very exciting and challenging time for me working with some of the best people in the industry!
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