So long… Farewell…

Dear Friends,

Today is my last effective working day in Nokia Siemens Networks. Few days from now I’ll be joining a new company.

Almost made it to the ten years mark. Definitely a long time. Looking back, it’s been a wonderful journey.

I worked in a good company that put emphasis on its own people development. Not to mention its products and solutions, global presence, and vision for the future.

But moreover, I worked with great colleagues: who fought and celebrated, cheered and wept together with me. Wonderful friends: trusted, inspiring, innovative, and competent.

You’re all my wonderful mentors, role models, peers, leaders.

In this time of change, I beg you to remember these qualities. Please don’t be discouraged by anything! Take actions to transform this situation! Seize opportunities! Great people thrive on chaos.

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart, everyone. And I ask your kind apology for any of my wrong doings. Farewell! All the best! Till we meet again.

It’s been an honor to serve in this ship with you.

Yours,

Andreas Surya

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Independence Day!

Warning: this will sound like newspaper article reporting an event… but I can't help it!

Last Friday, my employer held an Employee Gathering event to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day (which is actually on the 17th of August).

It is like a tradition in Indonesia (as with every country) to celebrate on that day.The most typical games are: (sorry, in Indonesian, will try to get some description for my non-Indo colleague) Panjat Pinang, Balap Karung, Tarik Tambang, and Soccer. But often we also do have chess game, singing contest, badminton, race, etc.

The event was fun enough. Games are typical but a bit different. But highlights of that day was:
1) NSN Idol: singing contest, ala American Idol, including the SMS voting talking about being a telco company

2) Balloon Challenge: it's on the top-right of this small photo — some sort of inflated arena, where you need to climb walls, ladders and ropes, crawl, and slide – ala military basic training.

3) Bazaar: to satisfy the employee's entrepreneurial instinct

All in all, it is also a necessity, we've been working quite hard since the announced merger. And this fun event was trying to ease up the tension a little bit. And not to forget: glue the employees together through fun situations.

17 Agustus-an

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