You were for too long in Singapore if...

1. No matter what you're doing at the moment, you'd rather be shopping and eating.
2. You join queues without knowing or caring what the queue is for.
3. You think it's okay to have only one meaningful choice on a ballot.
4. Most or all of these acronyms make sense to you: NUS; NTU; ERP; SDU; PAP; MRT; LKY; GCT; PRC; TIBS; SBS; SMS; JB; JBJ; AMK; AYE; PIE; ECP; ISD; ISA; 5 C's; CPF; CHIJMES; SPG; CWO.
5. You've lost your sense of irony, sarcasm, and cynicism.
6. You see nothing unusual about an organization of trade unions spending more time owning and operating supermarkets, parks, drugstores, amusement nightclubs, and financial services than planning the next strike.
7. You wear winter clothes indoors and summer clothes outdoors.
8. You're not confused by a street naming system that locates streets like Clementi Road, Clementi Street, Clementi Crescent, Clementi Lane, Clementi Drive, Clementi Way, and Clementi Avenues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all within walking distance of each other.
9. You get irritated if you don't see a sign telling you how long your wait's going to be for a bus, a train, or the expressway to take you where you want to go. You think a bus is incomplete without a TV
10. "Crossing the country" means taking the MRT to the end of the line. When you cross the border into Malaysia, you automatically and deeply fear for your life and your wallet in that ‘abandoned’ country.

Meet the Manager

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Originally uploaded by Pedroo.

Meet the Manager Breakfast series is a program which has enables us to get to know senior management of DHL professionally and personally.

Everything is set up nicely in the boardroom on the 23rd floor: cookies, coffee, napkins, the "manager of the day" walks in, speaks for 30-45m and then is drilled with questions from trainees.

Thus far we've had breakfast with:

- Scott Price, CEO DHL AP Express;
- Peter Landsiedel, CEO DHL AP Global Forwarding;
- Eric Pilling, AP Marketing and Sales Head, Global Forwarding;

...and recently (in the picture) you see all of us, and Dan McHugh, AP Senior VP Commercial for DHL Express.

It's a great opportunity to get to know more about the strategic direction of our company but also to understand what makes our leaders "tick", how they've arrived at where they are today and what their hopes and advice is for AIESEC trainees.

It might be your turn tomorrow to MEET THE MANAGER.

DHL the best brand in AP :):)

Working on branding and marketing in DHL is a pretty hectic job and very intensive, however very rewarding in the same time. The super cool awards we win for our campaigns and for our brand recognition always motivate me to go for the extra mile and do my best.

And now I am proud to share that DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, continues to cement its leadership position in the industry in Asia by again winning the prestigious Asia Platinum Award in the Airfreight/Courier Service Category at the eighth annual ‘Trusted Brand Awards 2006’ (formerly known as SuperBrands) organized by Reader’s Digest.

DHL is the first company that has been awarded the Platinum Award for the Asia region for two consecutive years.

In addition, for the same category, DHL received the Platinum Award in the ‘Trusted Brand Awards’ surveys conducted in Hong Kong and Malaysia, as well as the Gold Award in Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and India. DHL has been recognized with the Platinum Award in Hong Kong for the past three years, and won its first Gold Award in India, a market that was recently included in the survey.

The Platinum Award represents the highest honor conferred on a brand in the annual survey. Only brands with a rating score two times or better than that of the nearest competitor receive the Platinum Award. Gold Awards are given to brands that score clearly above their competitors. A Gold brand must achieve three times the nearest rating score of the next brand, or two times plus reach an average overall quality rating of four or above.

We are cool!!!

DHL has won 6 out of 8 awards that we were nominated for the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs) held at the Shangri-la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur – an outstanding achievement! A key highlight of the evening was winning the Best Express Operator for the 20th consecutive year since the award’s inception.

We won in the following categories:

• Best Express Operator
• Best Air Freight Forwarder
• Best 3PL
• Best Lead Logistics Provider (4PL)
• Best All Cargo Airline
• Best Air Cargo Carrier - Europe

The AFSCAs are organized by Cargonews Asia, a leading regional freight industry publication, and are widely acknowledged as one of the industry’s most celebrated accolade which seeks to recognize and honor outstanding shippers, logistics providers and cargo transport companies. This wins across all business units underscore the dominance that we have in our customers’ minds in Asia Pacific, and sweeping the awards, especially in front of the industry, reinforces our market-leading position in the region.

And it is good to know that so many interns contribute now to this success of DHL in the AP region :):):) It is a good company to work for :) Still not convinced? Try it for yourself!!!!

DHL AP Coordinator Position Now Open!!! Apply Until May 28!

It is now official- there will be a 4th DHL AP Coordinator by July 2006!!! So I would like to take up some precious blog space to shamelessly promote the position. Don’t worry, I have also done so on my personal blog.

In AIESEC we refer to change as being the constant thing during our experience. Whether that is a change in structure, organization direction, job roles, etc. We also talk about the change that happens during the exchange part of your AIESEC Experience that allows you to grow and learn. Some of us talk about it at a leadership level but may never take the opportunity to live it. Living the exchange experience with 45 other interns across the region has definitely changed me.



The Job: The Coordinator position gives you the opportunity to experience how AIESEC adds value to an organization and to the lives of those touched by it. It is more than “another AIESEC job” -- it is an opportunity to showcase AIESEC to organizations like DHL and to support the experience of other interns. This year I have been able to contribute to DHL’s growing need to attract the right talent within the organization. It is also a role that gave me the opportunity to network in Asia Pacific. (Picture above: DHL Regional Training Seminar for AP Interns)



The People: This year, I have been able to interact with people from over 25 nationalities on a daily basis. I have been able to appreciate the diversity of the people around me and have fun getting to know each diverse person! (Picture above: Interns in Regional Office)







The Fun: It never stops-- Big group trips to Rawa (pictured above); Visiting the Manila Boys; Going to Vietnam—those are some of the highlights of my year. And I know it will not end there—still need to visit Triin in Shanghai, Mariana in India, Christhian and Micheline in KL and Hilton who will be joining DHL in Hong Kong soon! In addition, more housewarming parties from incoming interns! (picture above: DHL Asia Soccer Tournament)



"When someone tells you that they are having a great traineeship experience, you never really understand what great means until you re on one. Great to me means- getting to know 45 other interns in the course of one year and becoming friends- sharing your lives and dreams (and the crazy unforgettable moments). Great means booking all your time off and constantly searching for the best flight prices to explore Asia Pacific. Great means adding value to DHL s talent pipeline on a daily basis through the AIESEC Program and various activities that I have been given ownership over DHL is a place where each achievement is rewarded with bigger and more exciting projects! Great means waking up in the morning excited to work for a company that deeply cares about your future. What great means to me can go on and on & what does it mean to you in the next year? Be a part of the DHL Asia Pacific Family in the next year! Be the 4th DHL Asia Pacific Coordinator!!!”

Astoria Pool Party- A Mafia Gathering

It started with an invite from Shweta on Friday afternoon:

Dear Mafias

And its Friday again !!! So we have the weekend to look forward to .

It been a while since the Astoria Park ( one of the first Mafia houses) had a party, so we decided to have a small gathering by our pool specially for all the new trainees who have joined. To show them how the Mafia party

It is strictly BYO – ( bring your own food, drinks and swim suits) the only thing we bring and insure is fun. Of course you could also convince Lars to be the DJ and Gitti to show you her belly dancing. Any other talent shows are also appreciated but highly forbidden- unless it is the Filipinos / Nacho singing or the Mexicans dancing.

All other talents requested to be spared : ) that include the Portuguese and German’s jokes : )

Partners- that is wife , husband , girl friend , boyfriend, mistress, and any other platonic friends are invited as well.

See you all tomorrow.

Talents although banned can be seen here: http://veraceline.nomadlife.org/

Thanks to Celine for the pics. MOST THANKS to Shweta, Lars and Gitti for a great time!

WOW Philippines

Two new internships are open in the Philippines! Join us in DHL AP for the experience of a lifetime!!!

DHL Express Philippines is a place where you can live your dreams…

DHL Philippines is a dynamic place to work where your voice is heard. The business and the culture give you flexibility to change, opportunity to learn about markets in Asia, providing unparalleled career opportunity and enjoying the most beautiful islands and white beaches in the world.
I am Costing Analyst of DHL Philippines and located in Philippines Country Office under Pricing – Marketing Team. I am in the centre of 3 businesses Marketing – Sales and Finance. Have a fantastic opportunity to observe the core of the company and working with fascinating people with a shared desire to learn and stretch beyond their limits. I measure & report yield and assist in training field and telesales people. I can be able to see day by day growth of the company by my rate approval authority.

Let’s face it. There is a life outside of the work and this career is just part of life especially if you are in Philippines. We have chance to travel and discover wonderful Philippines almost every weekend, enjoy the beach, surf, dive, wild life, history and lovely Filipino People… Be ready for amazing experience of your youth…

Yigit Saricinar
Costing Analyst in Philippines

DHL Philippines Interns (aka The Manila Boys):

Yigit Saricinar (Turkey)
Ahmed Munazil Choudhury (Bangaldesh)
Alvaro Lozano (Colombia)
Dean Gomes (India)

Ionuts b'day

Iounuts b'day
Originally uploaded by aditi.rasquinha.

Mel is full of ideas. She really wants us to use this blog and we really should, cause that's what its here for. So now on if you know someones b'day is coming up please post it and post nice pics too :) Or blog about the aftermath.

Since Ionut's b'day is the closest - Hope you had a good day dude.

We met up at Roberto, Robert and Alejandro's place (such a neat pad, can't wait for their house warming - hint hint). I must add that it's incredibly clean and tidy too (not what you expect from a flat of 3 guys). Don't worry guys - I wont tell anyone about the Ikea lamp incident...hehehehe...

They then proceeded to MOS that we want details of, sorry I have none.

So everyone start contributing!