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Driving on an empty road 2008-03-16 09:00:06 Before today I never drove in a real car, on the real road. Only in a simulator at the driving school. Today my father, stepmom and I went to a empty part of the industrial zone in Steenwijk. When we arrived there, my stepmom and I switched, and I was behind the wheel. It was [...] Read more:Driving
Throwing up 2008-03-18 12:47:09 It was early in the morning, and I was sitting on the stairs in a crowded train heading for Hoofddorp. I was almost sleeping, because I was very tired. At that moment one of the other passengers standing opposite me, fainted. He fell down on the ground other passengers helped him. One of the helping [...]
Flying tax for passengers in the Netherlands 2008-03-21 15:21:56 The disputable flying tax in the Netherlands
is now established. Although all the negative reactions in the Netherlands, our government won’t listen. This flying tax will cost any passenger flying from or via the Netherlands 11 euros on short flights and 45 euros on long flights (2500 km or more). Only at Schiphol this will [...] Read more:Flying
What the…? 2008-03-21 11:18:30 It was quite busy that morning in the train to Hoofddorp. Luckily I got a seat. After I sat there for a few minutes, a girl came in and took place next to me. She was continuously tapping on her knees with her fingers, and see looked very nervous. When the train started driving, she [...]
How to irritate airline passengers 2008-03-21 07:49:26 John Cleese on “How to irritate
people”. This is one of my favourite scenes of this great movie. John Cleese and the co-pilot are scaring the passengers.
Confession of faith 2008-03-23 10:48:45 I woke up early this morning, at half past 6, in comparison with the days I go to college it isn’t that early, but it’s Sunday now. After a quick breakfast, I packed my bags and my mum and I stepped in the car. We drove to Woerden, or actually Linschoten (a small village near [...]
Easter days 2008-03-22 14:35:33 I’ve got a long weekend because of the Easter
days. This weekend I’m at my moms’ together with my sister. Today I woke up early, because I had an appointment with a customer at 11 o’clock. The hosting company upgraded his server, but they forgot to change some settings in the database. This resulted in [...]
The best online translations 2008-03-24 10:25:09 Sometimes it happens that I don’t know a translation for a word from Dutch to English. In the past I always used AltaVista Babelfish, but that didn’t work very well. I searched on the Internet for a better translation website, and I found Interglot. With Interglot you can translate the following languages: Dutch, English, German, [...] Read more:online
Coldest Easter in 40 years 2008-03-24 07:14:02 According to the KNMI (weather station of the Netherlands) it’s the coldest Easter
since 40 years. When I opened my curtains this morning I saw a winter wonderland. It was snowing! At half past 9 we had an Easter breakfast, which tasted very good. Some of my roommates hid some Easter eggs, and others tried [...]
Arguing ticket inspectors 2008-03-28 13:49:48 Yesterday I went to the north again, and -as always- by train. When I changed at Utrecht Central station, I saw that there was a delay so I couldn’t get my connection in Amersfoort. The ticket inspector and his colleague were arguing about the delay. The youngest of them was probably a student who’s learning [...]
The last lesson 2008-03-27 09:35:13 Today I’ve had my last lesson
at college, for this school year. It’s so strange, this year went so fast. It’s unbelievable that it’s already 7 months ago since I started with this course. I’ve already had two exam periods, and I’ve learned so much!
Next week I’ve got an exam week, and then I’m going [...]
See what happens if the sea level rises 2008-03-30 10:31:14 Nowadays everybody is talking about the climate. I also did on my weblog (see this post), I think there is a solution for every problem so there’s one for global warming as well. I found a website with flood maps, where you can calculate the flooding on a location. First you point the map to [...] Read more:level
Business meeting and exam preparations 2008-03-29 13:30:24 This morning two of my colleagues picked me up at home. We went to a customer in Gees, for a business meeting
. Halfway we made a stop at the McDonalds, because my colleagues didn’t have breakfast yet. I already had some bread at home, so I only ordered a cup of coffee. After they finished [...] Read more:Business
Improving your English skills online 2008-04-02 06:04:59 As everybody knows, English
is one of the most spoken languages in the world. That makes it very interesting to write and speak fluently in this language. One of the reasons that I write my blog in English, is to improve it. Practice makes perfect. I learn English on college and a lot of people [...] Read more:online
The drawback of cheating during an exam 2008-04-01 07:48:01 This morning I’ve had the first exams of this week. I woke up at 5.30, to be at college on time. During the first two exams, Operations and Spanish everything was ok. During the last exam it went wrong. The superintendent during this exam, was our English teacher who doesn’t speak any Dutch. Some of [...]
End of the exam week 2008-04-03 06:37:15 I’ve almost had all the exams, there’s one left for tomorrow. And it’s a difficult one: Science. Years ago on secondary school this always was difficult for me. Surprisingly the results of the last two exam weeks were amazing. I’ve spent a lot of time on studying for this subject, to make sure I’ll get [...]
Chaos at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow 2008-04-06 06:31:15 Since the new terminal at London Heathrow
is opened on the 27th of march, it has been a disaster. The new terminal should be the summit of the airport, but it worked out the other way. A lot of trouble in the software of the baggage handling system, which is called the most modern of [...] Read more:Chaos
Japanese company offers gaming vitamins 2008-04-05 09:27:26 The Japanesecompany
Kyowa Yakuhin is going to offer vitamins especially voor gamers. It’s going to be called “Game Supple“. Because the die-hard gamers often play hours and hours without taking a brake, they thought they could use some extra energy. There will come 2 variations: Chewinggum and a pill. The gamers can choose between blueberry taste, and [...]
The last driving lesson in the simulator 2008-04-05 03:23:56 Yesterday I had my last exam of this school year. It was the Science exam, and it went very well. I think I’ll get a good grade for it. After the exam I went back to Woerden, to pick up some stuff I need to survive the weekend. During my trip in the train I [...] Read more:lesson
Baggage handling at Schiphol Airport 2008-04-08 09:06:18 Today I had an preparation course for my activities during my internship at KLM Groundservices. The course should start at 9 o’clock, but the teacher wasn’t on time. Nobody knew were he was and finally at half past 9 he arrived. He said he had some troubles in a traffic jam. After everybody introduced himself, [...] Read more:Baggage
Safety & Security training and exam at Schiphol 2008-04-07 09:59:22 I got in the half past six train from Woerden to Leiden. I was very tired because I had to wake up very early. At Leiden I changed for the train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. During my trip in the train I studied some of the training information, which we got in a booklet. The [...] Read more:Safety
In the basement 2008-04-09 09:47:39 Today I went to the airport to do the latest preparations for my internship at KLM Groundservices. We met at 9 o’clock at the Burger King located at Schiphol Plaza. As always, I was way too early. Our internship supervisor picked us up, and as a group we walked to the security check. Near to [...]
The last weekend for the coming weeks 2008-04-12 12:17:36 I’ve got my timetable for my work at the KLM. It’s a busy one, sometimes I have to work 6 days a week, that’s 48 hours! Usually I don’t really mind about working a lot, but this job is a heavy one. Especially in the beginning it costs me a lot of energy. Like yesterday, [...]
The all new Wordpress, the perfect blogging tool 2008-04-13 07:24:57 A couple of weeks ago the all new version of Wordpress
was released. It was the first time for me to upgrade Wordpress, so I didn’t really know what to do. On their website Wordpress offers a complete guide for upgrading the installation as well as how to backup the files and the database. After [...]
Finally a day off 2008-04-18 12:11:09 I’ve been working four days at the airport this week, and I’ve finally got a day off. Unfortunately I’ve got to work this weekend. I know how the system works now, and I can work quite efficiently. The good thing is, that everybody is very kind and wants to help if I don’t know how [...] Read more:Finally
Good grades are the key: It’s not true 2008-04-20 12:49:17 The last eight months my tutor at college called that good grades
are they key for an internship at a good place. Unfortunately, this is not true. According to the latest grade list of all novices, I’m the one with the best grades. With a 8.50 average on a scale from 1 to 10. Currently [...]
The best free anti virus software 2008-04-24 08:05:28 It’s almost a year ago since I bought my Acer laptop. It’s still working great, and I have no troubles with it yet. When I bought it, they gave me a 30-day trial of Norton Antivirus
. I don’t really like Norton, as it slows down my laptop, and it’s a bit expensive, knowing that there are [...]
Luxurious dinner at Seidel 2008-04-25 07:12:27 I went to the Seidel restaurant in Vollenhove with my father and stepmom last night. They’re doing some work for the restaurant, and I went with them. After they finished their meeting, the owner of Seidel invited us for a dinner. Seidel is a restaurant near to the tourist harbour in Vollenhove, and it’s build [...] Read more:Luxurious
Film set at the airport 2008-04-28 14:38:49 Today I started working at the airport
at 11 o’clock. I wasn’t even started, or something attracted my attention. Six or seven man equipped with a camera were walking around in the basement, where I was working. They came closer, and I thought: “Please, don’t film me”.. Too late, at that moment they pointed the [...]
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