Shopping natuurlijk!

Since I’m in “vakantie” mode, I bought a whole bunch of relatively useless but feel good stuff. I first got the Schwarzkopf got2b anti-frizz lotion and dumped a whole lot on my hair. I actually bought this because there was a charm hanging off the hair lotion. Now you know how to appeal to my …

My name is E

I like business cards. However, recently a dutch company called “My name is E” has come up with a neat idea. Basically it does away with business cards and allows you to exchange stuff like social networks, numbers, everything. So far it comes with a Web Interface, as well as a dongle which you can …

First month with T-Mobile

T-Mobile is the first carrier I’ve ever used since I have been living in the Netherlands. It was kind of obvious to choose T-Mobile because it was the only carrier here which offered the iPhone, although it is quite anti-expat as the website is entirely in Dutch. I was using prepaid with Lebara Mobile previously. …

Cards for Netherlands short/long term stayers

If you intend to stay in the Netherlands for at least a while. There are two cards which I recommend that you get, and of course the site is partially in Dutch: (1) Museum Card: I used to think that if you were under 26. Which is the standard for being “young” and “In school”, …

Schiedam is where Jenever originated from

This weekend is called pasdagen, which is basically Easter, a big event where everybody spends with their families and Netherlands gets next Monday off. So its a great long weekend for everybody. And time for me to write some more. Today I’m going to introduce you to Schiedam, which is just next to Rotterdam. Schiedam …

Uitstapje… naar Utrecht

The weather’s so nice in the Netherlands now… what shall I do today? – Time to do my hair first… small tip: I use Sebastian Potion No. 9. You can get it at Funky Hair or HQHair or whatever. Then you twist your hair and let it air dry. I look weird. Who cares! Its the …

The Google Job Interview post

Somebody keeps googling for: Associate Product Marketing Manager Google Interview. And there are so little of these posts around, most seems to be Software Engineer Google Interview related. So here goes. The Google story continues. I was contacted by the University Coordinator and he fixed me up with a recruiter as well as for two …

Roermond? What kind of name is that?

From Roermond, Netherlands, March 2009 So I love to travel and I love to eat. So few weeks ago I was in Roermond to walk around to see the place. Roermond is a small city in the Netherlands easily accessible by the NS Trains. Its near Limburg, which is the South of Holland, so its …

You should read my blog

You should read my blog if: 1. I’m your friend! You know me from work, school, university and you want to keep in touch! 2. You think I’m a good writer. 3. You found me on twitter, facebook, friendster, google, or anything and I am of some interest to you. 4. You like pretty and …