Coping with public and private transport since 2001
This morning, I got into my car, and went on my way from my home to Nieuwegein for work. After succesfully reaching the Rotterdam Ring, I took the southern route as the northern had 1km queue on it. Nothing bad there, and all’s well. Then, without previous warning I heard a somewhat muffled bang and saw quite large clouds of
Continue readingTomorrow it is that dreaded day in the year. At least, for the man. Every year the 14th of Februari is the day you cannot do anything well for your partner. If you buy her a gift, it probably is not what she expected and she’ll let you know, and if you do nothing on this ‘special’ day, you’ll be
Continue readingYesterday I went to the BookFestival in Ahoy’ Rotterdam. This grande sale of mostly crappish (but new) books it held over 6 times a year throughout The Netherlands and Flanders. It houses vast amounts of really cheap books, and books you probably will never ever read or see anywhere else because of their, probably justified, obscurity. They sell the leftovers
Continue readingI would really like to wish everyone I know, and everyone who knows me a wonderful next couple of festive days and the very best for the upcoming year! Greetings from a wintery, because cold, location in the south of Zuid-Holland. Too obvious and cheesy, but hey: you know me 🙂
Continue readingBelow an assortment of pictures taken, some with my phone, some with a real camera, of wintery scenes. Enjoy! Edit: pictures are moved to full-view only. Click below to see them. 😉
Continue readingSince it already is the 18th of December, I’m telling you, my precious readers, the thesis is nearing completion. There still are major loads of work to do, and since my thesis coordinator at the university (again) is away for some time next week it’ll be a mad dash to the end. Wish me luck here, at least I’ve rested
Continue readingWow, with Sinterklaas on our doorsteps, it cannot be long before the merry days at the end of the year will commence. I’m already getting hammered with Christmas advertisements, and it will only intensify over the next few weeks. Over here, a gentleman’s agreement has been made amongst store-holders to only start advertising Christmas inside their stores and in the
Continue readingBeing the proud father to a rabbit that I am, I’d like to show off both my new camera/phone and the bunny himself. No more jibberish: pictures!
Continue readingDue to the early demise of the previous bunny, we’ve been on the lookout for a new friend for the female bunny we already own. It has been quite a short lookout though: last Saturday a new member of the family has arrived. Named "Kees", brother of "Ko", by the animal-shelter we decided this would not be his name, and
Continue readingWhat a sad day it was. Yesterday, early in the morning we received a phone call from the vet’s office to inform us, our recently acquainted bunny has passed away. He was taken in the evening before after he didn’t eat for a full 24h, a clear sign things don’t go well. When administered, he suffered from hypothermia and had
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