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Thien Lan Interview

Interview about my career, lifestyle and key influencers

Posted by Thien Lan on November 12, 2017 in Career, In the Press

Hi Everyone! Here is my recent interview by Magenticians, the 6th biggest blog about Magento. They kindly gave me the opportunity to share about my life beyond work and the software industry. That includes a video tour of Oslo, what…

living in Oslo with family

Hygge life: our first year in Norway, the happiest country on Earth

Posted by Thien Lan on March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 in Life in Oslo, Parenting, Visit Oslo

Look back on our first year in Oslo Our family arrived in Oslo in Summer 2015. Here is why we moved to Norway, after 11 years spent in Sydney Australia and 11 months in Zurich, Switzerland. We just got over our…

sognsvann oslo

Sognsvann lake, Oslo, in Winter

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017 in Kids friendly, Life in Oslo, Parenting, Visit Oslo

First time we discovered Sognsvann lake was last year in August. We could swim, pick up berries, have a picnic. This winter we came back and it looks completely different. The lake is totally frozen, children and adults ice skate…

Vigeland Park Oslo

Vigeland Park Oslo: a beautiful stroll in the heart of the city

Posted by Thien Lan on October 30, 2016 in Outdoors, Visit Oslo

I haven’t posted for a while, sorry about that! Looks like it’s because I’ve been blogging quite a fair bit for work so I don’t have the drive to blog for my own blog anymore. It has to change though….

May June in Oslo

May and June in Oslo

Posted by Thien Lan on June 23, 2016November 12, 2017 in Life in Oslo, Outdoors, Visit Oslo

How’s the weather in May and June in Oslo? This is our first spring in Oslo. We didn’t quite know what to expect. In fact you see in the streets people wearing winter jackets next to people with singlets and…

Norway Russ

Norway’s Russ tradition: overalls, cards and parties!

Posted by Thien Lan on May 16, 2016November 12, 2017 in Life in Oslo, Parenting

Tomorrow is 17th May, Norwegian National Celebration day. It’s also the end of a whole month of crazy partying and several years of preparation for the Russ. If you’ve seen those teenagers in mostly red overall or if your children…

Shopping in Las Vegas

Shopping in Las Vegas

Posted by Thien Lan on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 in Fashion and Beauty, Luxury

Hi everyone I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since I last posted on the blog. So much happened in the meantime: I got pneumonia, again, I went to Las Vegas and WordPress release its 4.5 version with major…

going to the doctor in Norway

Going to the doctor in Norway

Posted by Thien Lan on January 31, 2016November 12, 2017 in Health, Life in Oslo

Healthcare is free but the wait is long, healthcare in not free, there’s no insurance covering private healthcare etc… I heard lots of confusing things about the medical system in Norway. So here is my own experience going to the doctor…

Must do in Zurich

6 must do in Zurich over a short trip

Posted by Thien Lan on January 23, 2016January 26, 2016 in Holidays, Kids friendly, Life in Oslo, Outdoors, Switzerland, Zurich

A friend of mine just asked what are the Zürich must do or what she should absolutely experience over a short 12 hour stay. I now realise that only one of the 6 thing I recommend has been written about…

back from Sydney to Oslo

Back from Sydney to Oslo : how is it?

Posted by Thien Lan on January 8, 2016November 12, 2017 in Fashion and Beauty, Food, Health, Holidays, Life in Oslo, Visit Oslo

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you a wonderful 2016 with excellent health for you and your whole extended family, lots of joy and laughter as well as personal and professional success. How did I start the year? EATING LOTS…

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