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Andreas Linder

I am an expatriate.

I am Swedish, and I am now living in Malaysia. I am currently in Kuala Lumpur.

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About me

I can start by telling that I’m 34 years old and I live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At present I'm working as a branding manager for a Swedish company called Soft Touch. I've been living in Asia since 2006 and not planning to go back to Sweden any time soon.

I can speak Swedish,. English, German

My birthday is on 19 September, I was born in 1974

Interests

design, games, graphics, martial arts, travelling

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Registered: 2009-03-31

My blog 

DiGiTAL-OSMOSiS

A fusion of a professional portfolio and a personal blog for Andreas Linder, a Swedish Computer Graphic Artist.

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Tags: Graphic Design, expat life, Sweden, Malaysia

My path 

 Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

I am currently living in Malaysia since January 2008

My life & projects in this location:

Moved here with the intention to set up a new office for my former employer in Singapore. Didn't work out, but I met someone special here, so I decided to stay and try out my luck.

My occupation:

Senior Producer and later Branding manager

What I like about this destination:

It has soul! friendly, has everything, cheap, comfortable lifestyle, relaxed tempo and environment, expat network is great

What I don't like about this destination:

The traffic! pollution, corruption, public transport sux

 

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 Singapore
Singapore

I lived in Singapore from October 2006 to January 2008

My life & projects in this location:

Started out as a vacation traveling around Asia and New Zeeland, then I decided to stay and try my luck getting a job.

My occupation:

Freelance Graphic Designer, Project manager

What I liked about this destination:

Clean, organized, efficient, metropolitan like

What I didn't like about this destination:

Artificial, stressful, boring, the weird wannabee attitude, big-brother mentality, expensive

 

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 Sweden
Gothenburg

I lived in Sweden from January 2002 to October 2006

My life & projects in this location:

Got my bachelor's degree, worked various jobs to save money to go traveling around Asia and New Zeeland.

My occupation:

Student, warehouseman

What I liked about this destination:

Friendly, efficient, safe, comfortable

What I didn't like about this destination:

Boring, cold, social lifestyle sux

 

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 England
Leamington Spa

I lived in England from November 2001 to July 2002

My life & projects in this location:

Moved here to get into the game industry

My occupation:

3D prop modeller

What I liked about this destination:

Always loved Great Britain, beer is fantastic, social lifestyle is great, friendly place, very metropolitan (at least London),

What I didn't like about this destination:

Bloody expensive, inconvenient, public transport sux

 

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 Sweden
Gothenburg

I lived in Sweden from December 1999 to October 2001

My life & projects in this location:

Settled back in to Swedish life, got a job, got a wife... etc

My occupation:

Web and multimedia designer

What I liked about this destination:

Hey, I was born here :)

 

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 Japan
Kakamigahara

I lived in Japan from May 1999 to November 1999

My life & projects in this location:

Internship in a VR centre

My occupation:

VR and multimedia designer

What I liked about this destination:

Rich culture, fantastic history, intriguing people, new meets old, beautiful country

What I didn't like about this destination:

Some of the traditions, racism, the attitude

 

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 Sweden
Gothenburg

I lived in Sweden from September 1974 to April 1999

My life & projects in this location:

The start and progress of my life as it is today :)

My occupation:

Student and various jobs

What I liked about this destination:

Born and raised here...

 

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