Anyway, last weekend I went to ABN AMRO being semi pissed off. You see, since I got myself a house, I am perpetually broke. I decided to thus go prissy with the bank. You see, when you come to the Netherlands as an “Expat”, there is only one bank which provides any sort of English …
I’ve been awfully busy lately. I know I keep moaning that I’m so busy but that is the reality it is. That lately I pull calls to my parents in the wee hours of the day because I know that I’m going to be in a meeting or something. That I’m doing telcos in the …
Today, C was asking me if Groupon was a scam – as it was almost impossible to get a reservation in the restaurant she bought a coupon from.To me, Groupon is kind of a hit and miss affair, its great because you do get a good deal, but you also have restaurants who have just …
The end of every week, the greatest redemption is literally to run to the La Mer in the Bijenkorf to get severely pampered from the abuse the entire week has done to my skin: Lack of sleep, spending 20 hours on the train / plane / public transport, etc… La Mer must be my new …
It was one of those days which wasn’t one of those days. “Yesterday it was fine because only I knew, today you all know, but on Monday, everybody will know.” In the end, we are only human ain’t we.
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Paul the octopus residing in Oberhausen, Germany has done it again – apparently predicting that Spain would win over Germany in the semi-finals of the World Cup! Okay, not that great because I’m actually in Germany right now. Anyway, I’m neutral, I’m only rooting for Netherlands to win because I’m an Oranje-supporter! (And Jeroen is …
I’m so tardy in updating about anything lately – I’ve been kind of busy – because I’m now based in Amsterdam! How cool can that get! A little out of sync here but I always like photos in my post, so here is the growth and growth of mini b. When I first got him …
I went to little Holland in Den Haag few weeks ago, I thought it was so cool – because I was there more than twenty years ago! Look how much I have grown since:
After a great adventure of house hunting when you don’t understand the language that well, I finally got myself a new house. Half-baked Dutch when you are making a reservation at a fancy restaurant vs. Half-baked Dutch navigating the legal and financial consequences of buying a new house I thought to myself about the time …