tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88364798960477548882024-03-19T04:21:48.745+01:00Kjell's BlogI'm a 27 year old Belgian girl who finds it interesting to learn things and who wants to share this with others... I hope you enjoy...Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-9976719834853997032011-07-12T22:34:00.000+02:002011-07-12T22:34:32.594+02:0008.07.11+15.07.11 Week 2&3 wearing Shape-upsHi,<br />
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Week 2 was a bit disappointing. I gained 0.6kg but lost 0.3% fat<br />
It was my own fault of course. I had my period and as always i over-eat hugely. <br />
My butt and thighs got a bit tighter again and my abs are working too, i can feel them LOL<br />
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As for week 3, it's still not over yet so haven't been on a scale yet.<br />
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So far it's going well coz i feel less tired, i have more energy.<br />
So much even that i went for a short walk yesterday.<br />
Usually when i come home, i just slump into the sofa and that's it.<br />
Yesterday however, i had a quiet day at the office and in the evening i felt like i had too much energy so i went for a walk in De Schorre (a nature park behind my house)<br />
I walked for about an hour in total. I know it doesn't sound much but i really walked, not shuffled along. It's been years since i went for a real walk ;o)<br />
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I can still feel it all in my body that i'm wearing those shoes.<br />
To me, it's a sign of how much i was out of shape.<br />
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I still can't wear them a full day though and to be really honest, i don't want to.<br />
I like the "training" effect.<br />
The only thing i miss is something that shapes up my upper body too.<br />
There's no change in my arms coz they don't do any exercises ;o)<br />
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In general, I'm feeling much better, my body is getting in shape again and unlike fitness, this really shows.<br />
My legs are much more muscular, my thighs and butt are nice and tight again xD<br />
My abs are working too coz my t-shirts are hanging loose again.<br />
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I went shopping on Saturday and i bought pants which are 1 size smaller than usual.<br />
I mean, after 2 weeks !!!! Ok, the pants are made of stretch fabric but only on the legs.<br />
There's no stretch near the zipper so ive actually lost enough to get 1 size smaller.<br />
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Begin August the badminton season starts again so i'll join a club to work on my upper body.<br />
And ive got a second pair of Shape-ups which unfortunately, don't sit that comfortably.<br />
I want to use them in a different way. I mean, so far, i only walk and somehow that hurts my calves in a bad way. I'm thinking about doing Zumba again. I'll need some indoor sport shoes for that so i'll try them and hopefully i'll get a good result after a few months.<br />
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When i started wearing the shape-ups, i didn't really set a goal. I just wanted to figure out if they work or not. Now i don't really want to focus on it as a goal but i would like to be able to wear a dress for christmas which will be 2 or 3 sizes smaller.<br />
I normally don't wear dresses any more coz to me they accentuate parts of my body which i want to hide.<br />
If things keep going like this, i might want to show those parts in a nice dress.<br />
I don't want things to go faster or better. Just a steady pace with small changes will make me much happier.<br />
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Now it's time to go to sleep.<br />
Have a good night !Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-86231363738248299722011-07-04T21:12:00.000+02:002011-07-04T21:12:36.683+02:0001.07.11 1st week of Shape-Ups<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today I got confirmation of how good the shoes really are.<br />
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Just to be clear, i'm only wearing the shoes. No dieting, no extra sports, nothing else changed.<br />
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But i'm very proud to say that i already lost 1kg in only 1 week time.<br />
The cellulite is almost completely gone. My abdomen got stronger, less fat on my tummy. My butt is firm again and i think in a couple of weeks my thighs might be firm again too. It's cool how fast it goes.<br />
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I'm also getting used to the shoes now.<br />
My legs hurt less but i still feel all the muscles in my body working.<br />
With other shoes i have the tendency to slump my shoulders but with these shoes it's impossible.<br />
So by walking straight, i actually see the people around me and they notice me now.<br />
So far, ive only gotten positive feedback.<br />
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Let's see how week 2 will go ;o)</div>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-47091476761009607602011-07-04T21:04:00.000+02:002011-07-04T21:04:33.331+02:0028.06.11 Shape-ups day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I brought a 2nd pair of shoes to the office today.<br />
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i only wore the shape-ups on the way to work and back home. In the office, i wear my slippers.<br />
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Got as much pain today as on Friday but it also feels good. Makes me feel alive again.<br />
Let's see how the rest of the week goes.</div>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-9987691901539808402011-07-04T21:02:00.000+02:002011-07-04T21:02:57.756+02:0025.06.11 + 26.06.11 Prague<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Amazing !!!<br />
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No other words for it but amazing.<br />
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Ive only seen the outside of the sightseeing things coz no time to go inside but even then it's still amazing.<br />
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I was completely exhausted on sunday evening but i looked forward to wearing the shape-ups again. ;o)<br />
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My God, that was plain torture. After the first 5min, my legs were already cramping.<br />
Of course, typical me, i forgot to bring another pair of shoes to the office so i had to wear them all day long.<br />
I was dead by 5pm and could barely walk to the metro.<br />
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But there was also a very nice side to the day. A friend asked me to come to Prague for the weekend.<br />
I'm leaving tomorrow morning at 7am and will be back sunday evening around midnight xD</div>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-51186946170428749712011-07-04T20:55:00.000+02:002011-07-04T20:55:57.969+02:0024.06.11 Skechers Shape-Ups<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I need shoes.<br />
That's what i thought this morning when i left for the office.<br />
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After work, i went to the shop and saw these Skechers Shape-Ups. I've heard a lot about them, not sure if it's all true but i was curious enough to try them on. Heaven !<br />
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I bought 2 pair of them, 1 rather sporty, the other classic enough for work.<br />
I can't wait to find out if they actually work ;o)<br />
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As usual, I overthink when i can't sleep and so I thought of updating the blog.<br />
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Today, I went for badminton with some friends. Just outside in a shaded part of a parc. I love playing badminton, I used to play in a club when I was younger and I realised how much I've missed it.The best part of playing with my friends is that with one of them I can play for fun, warm up and the other one is a real challenge. As it has been years since I properly played, I love this challenge and I am determined to win a proper match in a few months ;o) Just add it to my list of plans for the new me !<br />
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Another one of my new plans is finding a club where I can play badminton 1x a week starting from September. As long as the weather stays nice, I'll play outside with my friends but as it's time for a change, I want to break the habit of hibernating in winter ;o) <br />
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I want to enjoy life more often, especially in the dark period of winter. While living in Scotland, I realised that I've had enough of standing still in my life. I've enjoyed part of it, went through some really tough times, I've gotten to know myself again and now I want to move on. Together with a new me, naturel and beautiful I'll be able to survive ;o)<br />
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I still have to learn to be patient but I discovered that the best way to make time pass by is by keeping busy. So from september on that's exactly what I'll do ;o)<br />
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So far my activity schedule will look like this: <br />
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Work Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm<br />
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Monday from 7pm to 10.30pm : photography course<br />
Tuesday from 8.30pm to 10.30pm : teach French<br />
Wednesday from 8.30pm to 9.30pm : teach music / play badminton (alternating weeks)<br />
Thursday from 8.30pm to 10.30pm : teach French<br />
Friday from 7pm to 10.30pm : photography course<br />
Saturday from 8.45am to 12.15pm : photography course<br />
Saturday from 2pm to ... : do the weekly shopping LOL <br />
Sunday from 10am to 11am : teach Dutch<br />
Sunday from 2pm to ... : visit family<br />
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I really look forward to the busy schedule. Keeping myself busy will prevent any overthinking and before I went to Scotland, I used to teach daily so I'm used to the long hours after 5pm.<br />
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Hey, guess what, it's finally cooling down so time to go to sleep !<br />
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Have a good one !<br />
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greetz<br />
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KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-46098965817656569562010-07-08T14:33:00.002+02:002010-07-08T14:39:34.985+02:00Mid July 2010Hiiiiiiiiii,<br />wow, i can't believe how fast time goes by.<br />last year around this time, i was unemployed and not really enjoying life but now i'm back from my adventure in Scotland and working in Antwerp again. Made a couple of new friends both in Scotland and Belgium.<br /><br />I've got so many things i want to do and i'm making plans again. I want to go study photography in evening school, play badminton to lose some weight again (and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts) and go out again. I've enjoyed the time in scotland when i was alone, completely on my own. I learned a lot from it and now it's time for me to meet new people xD<br /><br />Anyway, the point of today's blog was to let you all know that i'm gonna try (again) to post things more often, probably mostly pictures xD<br /><br />Hope you have nice weather, wherever you are, and an awesome day !<br /><br />greetz<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-68887084425059772232010-01-01T18:25:00.002+01:002010-01-01T18:35:24.146+01:00Happy New Year !!! welcome to 2010 !!!HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!<br />may it be a bright, light, happy year for you, your family and your friends !!!<br /><br />i guess i can now say that im really not good at keeping a blog LOL<br />its been over a month since i last posted and many things have happened.<br /><br />i guess the most recent thing is that i went to the mountains in the Argyll area and made some amazing pictures. I cant upload them here though coz its about 150 pictures.<br /><br />ive put them on facebook coz im more online there than anywhere else lol<br />so you can always check on facebook.<br /><br />im going back tomorrow to make some more pictures.<br />when i get back, i'll post them on facebook and in picasa (you dont need to be a member of picasa to watch pictures)<br /><br />i hope you all have a great beginning of 2010 and i promise i'll put the pictures online as soon as possible :D<br /><br />take care !!!<br /><br />greetz<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-52002618238371267992009-11-10T13:55:00.002+01:002009-11-10T14:28:34.719+01:00Already mid-november !!!Hiiiiiii,<br /><br />Its been a while again, i know !<br />Halloween was fun but according to some colleagues it was a bit disappointing at IBM.<br />Only 10% actually dressed up and the prizes werent that great.<br /><br />I went to Belgium and had great fun though !<br />We went out on Friday and Saturday night and it was great !<br />Thanks a lot guys for the great evenings ! I miss you and hope to see you again soon !<br /><br />In the mean while, its already November 10th, which means tomorrow is a bankholiday in Belgium so i have a day off and im also off on Thursday and Friday coz my mom is bringing my car to Scotland !!! When i was in Belgium, i made a list of things to put in my car so my mom stuffed it and shell bring the stuff tomorrow. Theyll be going through the tunnel and then its about 900kms drive.<br /><br />I booked them a room in a very nice B&B in the small town of Inverkip. Have a look at the website if you like: <a href="http://www.forestershouse.com/">http://www.forestershouse.com/</a><br />I already went there to pay and I saw the room they will stay in and its so lovely. I think they will like the bathroom very much coz its a large shower, one of those corner models. Really nice!<br /><br />Anyway, just wanted to let you know that i havent forgotten you. Its just a bit busy this week...<br />The internet in my apartment is working but very very very slow. Uploading 1 picture of 100kb takes about a full 5 minutes.<br /><br />Well, for the coming days i wont be online much but i guess starting from next weekend ill be driving around and making lots of lovely pictures again...<br />Theres so many places i want to visit but i need my car for it so get ready for more pictures soon ;o)<br /><br />have a great day and take care !<br /><br />Greetz<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-37838663641723955652009-10-26T20:53:00.001+01:002009-10-26T21:02:08.880+01:00Poem 6: I wonderSometimes I wonder what it is<br />that makes me feel this way<br />whenever I look at nature<br />I suddenly know what to say<br /><br />I've never been good at writing poems<br />never found a way for the inspiration to see<br />but now with all these beautiful things<br />it just transforms into words for me<br /><br />At first I was astonished<br />about how amazing it can be<br />then I discovered the wonderful trees<br />in the small town of Skelmorlie<br /><br />IBM made me wonder<br />about whatever it is they do<br />I soon realised they always say "we"<br />and not ever just "you"<br /><br />I guess I mostly start wondering<br />when I've got nothing to do<br />and then I think about all the great poets<br />is it the same for you?<br /><br /><br />Written Oct 26th, 2009Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-37758308066182785192009-10-26T20:40:00.000+01:002009-10-26T20:52:59.455+01:00Poem 5: Nature and HumansPoem 4 is a bit too personal to post so I'll skip to poem 5<br /><br />Red, orange, brown and green<br />those are the colours that I've seen<br />a playful rustle of leaves<br />proves to me that i believe<br /><br />Humans try to change the world<br />into what they call "a better place"<br />but they will always be in the footsteps<br />of what nature had to face<br /><br />Nature is strong<br />nature will prevail<br />humans can try as much as they want<br />but in the end they will fail<br /><br />A tree can bend in many ways<br />whether it's wind, rain or ice he has to face<br />it takes its time to go through this fase<br />and doesn't escape to outer space<br /><br />By wanting to move "fast forward"<br />humans forget to see<br />that nature is much stronger<br />than they will ever be.<br /><br /><br />Written on Oct 14th, 2009Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-47582425230957160992009-10-26T20:29:00.001+01:002009-10-26T20:39:52.220+01:00Poem 3: This is where I am...to find out who I amIBM IBM<br />sounds like a dream come true<br />wait till you actually get here<br />you'll think it through<br /><br />Nothing goes easy<br />everything goes slow<br />it's not to sound sleazy<br />it's just so you know<br /><br />Greenock, Greenock<br />what is there to tell?<br />everybody is really friendly<br />it's not even close to hell<br /><br />Service Center Benelux<br />what is it that we do?<br />though we do not wear a tux<br />still i got a little clue<br /><br />Skelmorlie, Skelmorlie<br />upon a mountain high<br />you get this amazing view<br />which makes you want to fly<br /><br />I'm working here, I'm living here<br />this is where I am<br />I'm living here, I'm working here<br />to find out who I am<br /><br /><br />Written on Oct 13th, 2009Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-23180345322374236202009-10-26T20:23:00.000+01:002009-10-26T20:28:23.333+01:00Poem 2: MysteryMystery, mystery<br />I love you<br />misty, misty<br />don't make me blue<br /><br />water, water<br />comes out of you<br />druling, druling<br />that's what you do<br /><br />whisper, whisper<br />along the sea<br />who or what are you<br />oh my mystery<br /><br /><br />Written Oct 7th, 2009Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-3042559411098584322009-10-26T20:18:00.000+01:002009-10-26T20:22:58.919+01:00Poem 1: Sunrise and the sea...What a beautiful sight<br />What a wonderful view<br />it makes me realise<br />how much I love looking at you<br /><br />Time doesn't age you<br />but makes this world look young<br />I wonder who recognises<br />the song that you've sung<br /><br />It's never the same<br />there's always something new<br />that's why I love<br />listening to you.<br /><br /><br /><br />Written on Oct 5th, 2009Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-55093330712945120592009-10-26T20:14:00.000+01:002009-10-26T20:18:35.439+01:00Lost count of daysHi everyone,<br /><br />it's been a while but i have some things to post. Unfortunately, my internet connection isn't fast enough to upload pictures (unless i want to spend the rest of the night uploading them).<br />However, I discovered that the many beautiful sights around here just transform me into a poet.<br />So i'll just post the poems i've written so far.<br /><br />I'll put them in different posts, so it looks like an actual poem ;o)<br /><br />Enjoy your evening !<br /><br />Greetz<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-23578062570603539442009-10-19T23:47:00.000+02:002009-10-26T20:12:01.708+01:00Day 22: Finally back to EarthHi,<br /><br />Sorry for the long silence. I moved into my apartment on October 8th which meant that I didn't have internet connection nor mobile connection. My apartment lies on a mountain in the small town of Skelmorlie.<br /><br />The day before yesterday, I finally found a solution for this and so now I do have internet and mobile connection.<br /><br />A lot of things have happened. I moved in, didn't have any warm water or heater coz the thing didn't work. Now it's finally fixed but makes a hell of a noise.<br /><br />I have internet and mobile connection which makes me very happy coz at least now I can talk to people again :o) I also bought a cable to connect the tv (which the previous tenant left behind) to the antenna so when the weather is nice, I can watch 4 channels. If it rains or there's a lot of wind, I can only watch 2 channels.<br /><br />Last week, I spent most of my time sitting with my colleagues in the SC/ITS Benelux team. Listening to conversations and watching them while they use the programs. On wednesday, October 14th, I answered my first call and on Friday, October 16th, I did a test on the SC part for which I passed :D<br /><br />During the weekends, I mostly walk around in the neighbourhood, checking out the mountain and making lots of pictures. Now that I have internet again, I will post them online but it is a very slow connection so it might take a while before they are all online...<br /><br />Today was much the same as last week. Listening to HW conversations and answering SC calls.<br />Tomorrow I will have my first "late" shift. This means that I start working at 9.30am till 6pm.<br /><br />This is it for now...<br /><br />I'm sure I'll start posting more regularly again now that the internet connection is back.<br /><br />Take care !!!<br /><br />greetz<br /><br />Kjell<br /><br />PS I almost forgot !!! The ship QE2 passed in Greenock today. I saw it through the binoculars of a friend and it was just very very very impressive !!!Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-59051796889071498562009-10-06T21:18:00.000+02:002009-10-06T21:37:55.011+02:00Day 9 : Lucky dayHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,<br /><br />This is my lucky day today !!!<br /><br />This morning, I didn't want to go to IBM because I didn't like the idea of being in the D&B team. However, around 9.30am the teamleader came to me saying they had found another team for me and so I sat with that team for the rest of the day. I had sooooooooooo much fun. I am now actually doing the inbound calls !!!<br /><br />There are 3 types of calls :<br /><br />1) communication within IBM : anyone (IBM or non-IBM) calling for an employee of IBM/contractor working for IBM will come to us and we'll put you through to the person you request.<br /><br />2) HW (Hardware) Calls :<br /><br />a) New HW Call : when you have any hardware (printers, scanners, copiers, ...) which doesn't work properly and requires a technician. You call us, we'll put the request in the system and a technician will call you as soon as possible. It's not necessarily IBM material but under contract with IBM.<br /><br />b) HW Update Call : when you already made a request but haven't heard of the technician yet, we'll make an update of that request.<br /><br />3) SW (Software) Calls :<br /><br />a) New SW Call : when you have any software (don't know the details yet, that's for in 2 months) which doesn't work properly and requires help of a technician. You call us, we'll put the request in the system and a technician will call you as soon as possible. It's not necessarily IBM material but under contract with IBM.<br /><br />b) SW Update Call : when you already made a request but haven't heard of the technician yet, we'll make an update of that request.<br /><br />At 4pm my day was over so I could go home.<br /><br />At 6pm I had an appointment to take a look at 2 apartments with each 1 bedroom. My friend and I were both interested and we worked it out. I got the first floor and she the ground floor and we're moving in on Friday. Take a look at the pictures, they show you the apartment exactly as it is. The only thing is that the white couch won't stay ;o)<br /><br />It is a renovated coach house in the tranquil setting of the garden grounds of Balvonie House on Halcketburn Road in Skelmorlie. If you look out the window in my living room, then you have a wonderful view over the sea between all the trees ;o)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlASkQNyd0V5PHhyny0a2yq8qxxqepLRYFgbVpixJfrZMgDvZV-nIQMTC-EfyeYwj97ZewUkMjc9_ADj00qeRkMFejXl5UWqcOaMI62mCMBtx6iSqkAgKyHpOwh_hDS_Up0NBL6D5Cm0ru/s1600-h/Apartement01.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlASkQNyd0V5PHhyny0a2yq8qxxqepLRYFgbVpixJfrZMgDvZV-nIQMTC-EfyeYwj97ZewUkMjc9_ADj00qeRkMFejXl5UWqcOaMI62mCMBtx6iSqkAgKyHpOwh_hDS_Up0NBL6D5Cm0ru/s200/Apartement01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389572340415435634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIikubPK5ZNUdga_wym1YQSAeWAcf6ffRUBTkYyWlWI0w1oyTCRmx_FlLE4QFLQd5Y93Owsvpumfn6I1GjCI_wAcDLigBJW40gqFZqWn9hEf2Y8dOng3Ri-tkpmzRjDaIHWTWjZ01ZBtP/s1600-h/Apartement02.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQdlpFXf7t_1y3Ks81GMGriDGEsLwV-iyd-ssRzqAPJ-w6fE-75RZ6W5giiI4ez7zZWxyL-m2sBsAzD1Mr2t6KpuXha9_nsxVmkPaYlXKCjWqpK8UvWNxEy_Fr0fs_BrAZ2NHMG5genKp/s200/Afb0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389241805239011506" border="0" /></a> spiced onions (tomato sauce with slight mint taste)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_6UeUeRUg6cnmL97FfBDpcqrV8YA-99HMQulS6fMzv_vt1cp2S5IBT6IDWyN9BbX4Ez8Mc91BB1qUVjKB0nivsZDWctdDrJSoiBOEtdFi5etEsj4aCBq0WCm0ws_1bT18LK0y22jHRE7/s1600-h/Afb0062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_6UeUeRUg6cnmL97FfBDpcqrV8YA-99HMQulS6fMzv_vt1cp2S5IBT6IDWyN9BbX4Ez8Mc91BB1qUVjKB0nivsZDWctdDrJSoiBOEtdFi5etEsj4aCBq0WCm0ws_1bT18LK0y22jHRE7/s200/Afb0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389241811518210114" border="0" /></a> with papads<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGTB4c-nOt7pDaAX17oUYW-jhNFBZhgAl_mCM_SHAFhEjfmR7y4E21zdySX-E15ufeOCkIrPOakY8XbiO9ZYKDmmr7RZIzQGGub8xFmpUk-ranC3sfStpLUT_ZBi6smBV0RgZc-yVuRSQ/s1600-h/Afb0063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGTB4c-nOt7pDaAX17oUYW-jhNFBZhgAl_mCM_SHAFhEjfmR7y4E21zdySX-E15ufeOCkIrPOakY8XbiO9ZYKDmmr7RZIzQGGub8xFmpUk-ranC3sfStpLUT_ZBi6smBV0RgZc-yVuRSQ/s200/Afb0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389242153505210642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BYYGA38jNQ1AJylP1Q0USGHiWArGjg2sX3eVRCjugJDRc9yrFRL5tqWM2339sNQpbFa3AM-Y81uTal1JgI1UDUUVniqvKzlZpq0y0fmwVvL4lsFl1GdcQ0zudtpcGuTZFIvhraMUqNcA/s1600-h/Afb0066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BYYGA38jNQ1AJylP1Q0USGHiWArGjg2sX3eVRCjugJDRc9yrFRL5tqWM2339sNQpbFa3AM-Y81uTal1JgI1UDUUVniqvKzlZpq0y0fmwVvL4lsFl1GdcQ0zudtpcGuTZFIvhraMUqNcA/s200/Afb0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389242151397366594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For starter, I had "Alu Tikka" which are deep-fried slices potatoe with Tikka Masala (typical spices) and a tomato sauce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2iNA-OzJG7KFfxcL0uJVWXucNrB741hsjSjBthLLnIA937R9xDNqyM3RkdXRUSPlsaUDOlacFa_qmh2m64TFBkqAcWbtcOdP3qvOR2M_VDV26IISlo6f4HuzPxUq1EPicXWI2DrKUFOV/s1600-h/Afb0067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2iNA-OzJG7KFfxcL0uJVWXucNrB741hsjSjBthLLnIA937R9xDNqyM3RkdXRUSPlsaUDOlacFa_qmh2m64TFBkqAcWbtcOdP3qvOR2M_VDV26IISlo6f4HuzPxUq1EPicXWI2DrKUFOV/s200/Afb0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389242963347018482" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3MM89TYYyj7Ck-n9VErjz8H19Gr93-Y_WvawWZa1r-KYvXUEV7q2Kw8CGTuPDEA1CladrgBSILibXJzvIXxkmRUp7pYlCpA7h2PwgW2Jo9EYr2ZopY1B5__l7laJ9ywm0qOijwFJs8PX/s1600-h/Afb0069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3MM89TYYyj7Ck-n9VErjz8H19Gr93-Y_WvawWZa1r-KYvXUEV7q2Kw8CGTuPDEA1CladrgBSILibXJzvIXxkmRUp7pYlCpA7h2PwgW2Jo9EYr2ZopY1B5__l7laJ9ywm0qOijwFJs8PX/s200/Afb0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389243692668019186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ingrid went for the vegetable Pakora (deep-fried vegetables with a tomato sauce)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkqd7Qpf5p3Gn0WDu5xQ_UNht02iJ26LjAcTyvVCOH56veXZQwAfIyU0eEYi0ou7bn-hj8QmgFiUQSBKBFlSOMBwIJJtFOezOZ2Daf0_D46AwRERvLLHozLMNzjHIHmdu0NnwfAW6PCNj/s1600-h/Afb0068.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m3AOwJcSLHmFkkV8VNxIWQuiSQ-_xlQj6fsjWZOOo2HrJEvsoBv-zmdnvwnPJyHcCFSLiFdeah7dvkkhks8Vs5LtWRaLuogIhakTusd9GT0mDyQ27lARsPZd0U-17MXR5C9kdbHkEHK1/s200/Afb0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389245171300374306" border="0" /></a> with chapati<br /><br />And Ingrid went for the Chicken Tandoori style with Naan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUshKq4LQDE3Z3QGDIJezGSHlGjli6UNWrURmjsCYwmvIbD6qPctlFjYEls_AkEDGUIhqY6K1prKnljzoHsva_Urs1Eo9TOs63nhyphenhyphentW54_LjHIzzwSYYN62hALe7svX2fJ0ek8u70XDTNQ/s1600-h/Afb0073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUshKq4LQDE3Z3QGDIJezGSHlGjli6UNWrURmjsCYwmvIbD6qPctlFjYEls_AkEDGUIhqY6K1prKnljzoHsva_Urs1Eo9TOs63nhyphenhyphentW54_LjHIzzwSYYN62hALe7svX2fJ0ek8u70XDTNQ/s200/Afb0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389245791359814546" border="0" /></a> Chicken Tandoori<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j_gNKiPI_RBEAynnCifwWk_BeGpTB3LEhU2TQFW6eUtGRCikif0lNHLCeB8v3GZaJAyqbu8v2uYhZlCHfCihJLqGD9ivgSrlDCDAA00T2M_Qh1FXDFOr26i3xGxxlXbtInQS3VjJGd4j/s1600-h/Afb0072.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j_gNKiPI_RBEAynnCifwWk_BeGpTB3LEhU2TQFW6eUtGRCikif0lNHLCeB8v3GZaJAyqbu8v2uYhZlCHfCihJLqGD9ivgSrlDCDAA00T2M_Qh1FXDFOr26i3xGxxlXbtInQS3VjJGd4j/s200/Afb0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389245799920731602" border="0" /></a> with Naan breadKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-9780802970137550202009-10-06T00:06:00.000+02:002009-10-06T00:09:15.438+02:00Sunrise and the sea...This spectacular view got me inspired this morning...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc4UG4apJEv8jstFPn-Wg36Q_qNbUUYkqD94yckTtNoO18wbGKL_wljhHJhN_Gbrci8OcRqORmMd_qibt4XmkUR18HiAQbvjrwjrvWZ08qzfouRUI2nQsIUePBjUmzPHuqyci9olo6ir1/s1600-h/Afb0060.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc4UG4apJEv8jstFPn-Wg36Q_qNbUUYkqD94yckTtNoO18wbGKL_wljhHJhN_Gbrci8OcRqORmMd_qibt4XmkUR18HiAQbvjrwjrvWZ08qzfouRUI2nQsIUePBjUmzPHuqyci9olo6ir1/s200/Afb0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389241161323888066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What a beautiful sight<br />What a wonderful view<br />It makes me realise<br />how much I love looking at you<br /><br />Time doesn't age you<br />but makes the world look young<br />I wonder who recognises<br />the song that you've sung<br /><br />It's never the same<br />There's always something new<br />That's why I love<br />listening to you<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ7K60qu3uXYtfZ1O65hj5z8JjtsGWO-JskQETwGbO3TMr7OZvd0hJYmOOmjglaPjCRyiRsQlkkkPPKL0Or3uMtFJ1HdLMR4P2u2CvVe_a3MYnZrMNUIJFTe0y0nmVDRj-nMO3SxEhSbK/s1600-h/Afb0059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ7K60qu3uXYtfZ1O65hj5z8JjtsGWO-JskQETwGbO3TMr7OZvd0hJYmOOmjglaPjCRyiRsQlkkkPPKL0Or3uMtFJ1HdLMR4P2u2CvVe_a3MYnZrMNUIJFTe0y0nmVDRj-nMO3SxEhSbK/s200/Afb0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389241156667610386" border="0" /></a>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-56871462862005245682009-10-04T22:06:00.002+02:002009-10-04T23:05:44.570+02:00Day 6 : Scottish bagpipe bandHey everyone,<br /><br />My camera was dead yesterday afternoon but I could use a friend's camera so here are the pictures of the bagpipe band, though i couldn't make a video.<br /><br />greetz<br /><br />Kjell<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXC9j7VlqWc5YoWmAwGQWNTOV_WgOPZPJXav7kKxVShPrJfM6duc-UOLZknUcqKY0oC1MsnHquh1nKCHB86tYyXMN_Am_wDmiD5xUP_uCcUaUihQgxSy5gzBx5I0TTbG9-8f-1i3f2upsz/s1600-h/DSCF8732.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-zIAn07OPqTTqDs3TNQkYT_tR1K02byJOy6twkOq4AJP-ho8j9e7PEkmlNRatIKDDUxVgmMeATQKe6k-t4JUG9Zzn_oMSbuoK_60Iw1wneAraKx_cALGPmUDPaLFADF6FmIQZPxKAxAH/s200/DSCF8743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388847896756697762" border="0" /></a>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-64600251321823403032009-10-04T14:35:00.000+02:002009-10-04T14:39:19.331+02:00Day 6 : PicturesHey,<br /><br />here are some pictures of today :<br /><br />greetz<br /><br />Kjell<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPInIrFVx2SYq2INlJLp8Nj8CiNY5md7KWMu0-8tGiAvBVFwQ4PuoDaXevoDa4A5l83Kzp9jRlHuklHt2ww6zBAMjixODcuUXNpcEyPOT12_JiAE0bHI2MHwGwE0k6wnYlQncUnGBIYum/s1600-h/IMAG0759.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPInIrFVx2SYq2INlJLp8Nj8CiNY5md7KWMu0-8tGiAvBVFwQ4PuoDaXevoDa4A5l83Kzp9jRlHuklHt2ww6zBAMjixODcuUXNpcEyPOT12_JiAE0bHI2MHwGwE0k6wnYlQncUnGBIYum/s200/IMAG0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388723091685593778" border="0" /></a> if you look closely, you can see the rainbow which i woke up with...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj620LGvGo8aQwkLTLEwl9398rsMeGo2En4ocox4BSaFTHAB8KI36ae3T_WIfD-wj-EVqdOsFuxMSIuyUVlhydK7xKEqes7LrHv7ML9H0TLhMU_QhNBAU34EBoPaoDPHjj9cxQkJezaZ-E9/s1600-h/IMAG0757.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj620LGvGo8aQwkLTLEwl9398rsMeGo2En4ocox4BSaFTHAB8KI36ae3T_WIfD-wj-EVqdOsFuxMSIuyUVlhydK7xKEqes7LrHv7ML9H0TLhMU_QhNBAU34EBoPaoDPHjj9cxQkJezaZ-E9/s200/IMAG0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388723083392710930" border="0" /></a> on the right sight, there was this ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyTkBKtVcgCop1t1oXesxJoDZrC0QT5O6PjaknaSHRd-sWsy2R_WycawvJaOWccP1fyZ4yPVEYqNboaRv4cTysmd54odLQWN-pvhrAMzXqHgpuapvDEgsKUoxGgkgBWC0h_tiPxCyhqW8/s1600-h/IMAG0756.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyTkBKtVcgCop1t1oXesxJoDZrC0QT5O6PjaknaSHRd-sWsy2R_WycawvJaOWccP1fyZ4yPVEYqNboaRv4cTysmd54odLQWN-pvhrAMzXqHgpuapvDEgsKUoxGgkgBWC0h_tiPxCyhqW8/s200/IMAG0756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388723079062116642" border="0" /></a>Kjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-13924356923682054142009-10-04T12:48:00.000+02:002009-10-04T13:43:35.998+02:00Day 6&7 : WeekendHi all,<br /><br />How are y'all doing? ;o)<br /><br />Oh, i forgot to tell that i went to some estate agents on friday afternoon and i have 4 appointments for next week. I found out that it's a lot cheaper to go live alone coz you get a discount on the council tax for being alone. And for the apartments I saw, the costs of electricity and all are already included :) Eva has found some flatshare somewhere in the neighbourhood.<br /><br />Yesterday, i had a great day. We went into town to check out some nice architectures. We went for a sim card for Ditte (danish girl). It's just a crappy system here. You get a sim card when you buy a phone. The phone is already connected to some provider and every provider has a different price for the same phone. For example, the LG KP500 Cookie costs in Belgium 125 euros for just the phone. Here it depends on the provider. If you go for Tesco Mobile, you pay £89 but if you want to go for O2, you pay £109. T-mobile and Orange don't even have that specific phone...<br /><br />So i bought the LG KP500 from Tesco Mobile coz unfortunately, my phone is become crappy as well. I've had a couple of times that i'm texting someone and in the middle of my text, it just falls out, eventhoug my battery is full. Or I charge it during the night and in the morning it says battery full and 10min laters, again gone, no battery...<br /><br />So i bought the LG from Tesco Mobile and gave the sim card to Ditte coz I already have a sim card of T-mobile, which i got earlier this week. The only problem now is that i can't use my sim card in the LG unless i pay to get it unlocked...<br /><br />I went to this weird store where you can get your mobile unlocked and i saw he's just using a website to crack a code so that my mobile gets unlocked. I didn't trust the guy and when he told me i had to leave my cellphone for 2 days, i told him i couldn't coz i was expecting some calls.<br />So i went looking online myself and i've downloaded a program to unlock it myself for free.<br />I'll try it today and hopefully it works...<br /><br />at 3pm, the boys were of course already at James Watt pub and they called us to join so at 3pm yesterday i was already having beer again. On friday night, we mostly tried out all the cocktails and strong drinks so yesterday we went for the different types of beer...<br /><br />we again had a lot of fun but this time i didn't stay that long coz one of the girls couldn't walk straight any more and she wanted to go home so i took her home. It's only 2min walk but i didn't want her to run under a car because she forgot they came from the right instead of the left ;o)<br /><br />today is a very quiet day. the sun is shining again and i'm just enjoying internet. during the week, the connection is really slow coz of all the students being online but today it's quite fast :D<br /><br />another thing i noticed, is that i'm no longer thinking in dutch. we made a rule in the group that with all the different nationalities , it's better to speak english and whomever speaks their native tongue will buy a round of drinks. i haven't spend a single coin yet ;o) but the danish and dutch people have paid a lot already :p i think this rule helps a lot to think completely in english LOL<br /><br />this afternoon, i might go and check out the leisure complex. I only saw the outside so far and have heard about the things inside, but i'm getting curious so i'll go and check it out.<br /><br />as for now, i'll try to unlock my phone.<br /><br />enjoy your sunday and so far this looks like a monologue thing but feel free to comment on my blog :D<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-52214148046593749282009-10-04T12:28:00.000+02:002009-10-04T12:48:34.011+02:00Day 5 : Induction IBMHey !<br /><br />Today was our first induction at IBM. We were picked up at 8.45am.<br /><br />When we arrived at IBM, there were 3 more new people : again a dutch girl, a canadian girl and a german guy. We all got the names of the teams we'll work in and got a presentation about the history of IBM, the history of Manpower and how both of them work together.<br /><br />Then we got a small tour in the building. The main floor is huge. It's an open room, the size of 10 rooms where the walls were cut out. Lots of windows, high ceilings and of course all IBM material.<br />All the teams have their own small "island" and there are lots of banners with team names and flags of the countries.<br /><br />I'll be working for D&B (Dunn and Bradstreet) in a team of dutch people where Eva and me will be the only belgians. We will be dealing with the belgian queries. Dunn and Bradstreet is a company that looks up all kinds of information about companies. For example, you need an address of a company called Pauwels in Boom ;o) but the address you find on internet doesn't match the phone number. Then you can request D&B to find the right information. We will check all our sources to find the right address and if necessary we'll make outbound calls to ask 10 questions to get our information.<br /><br />At noon, we had lunch in the cafeteria. You can use your card to put money on it and then pay for anything you want : snacks, drinks, coffee, warm lunch, cold lunch, dessert, ...<br />I had the haddock with lemon and fries, though i was a bit surprised coz they advertise "haddock, lemon and chips" for £2.30 but when i got at the register, i had to pay £3.05 coz apparently the fries are £0.75 !!! The lady was very nice and didn't charge for the fries coz i was new but still why do they advertise one thing and still charge for another?<br /><br />from 1pm till 2.30pm we had "buddying" in our teams. we mostly just chatted about working for manpower, the experience of scotland and how to find an apartment LOL<br /><br />at 2.45pm a bus was supposed to pick us up but it only came at 3.30 so we stood waiting in the rain for about an hour. then it dropped us off at the mall, we all went to look for the things we wanted and at 5pm we were all drinking beers at the James Watt Pub LOL<br /><br />boys will be boys of course ;o) they had been drinking all week already and they finally convinced us girls to go with them. it is a bit different from belgium though coz you have a beer at lunch, you have a beer at dinner and after that you drink the rest of the evening and get kicked out of the pub at 1am LOL<br /><br />we had a lot of fun and we agreed on doing it again soon...<br /><br />Hope you all enjoy your weekend !!!<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836479896047754888.post-85566185888977171552009-10-04T12:16:00.000+02:002009-10-04T12:28:55.674+02:00Day 4Hi,<br /><br />Today i got up at 8am, went for breakfast and took a walk along the water. this time i didn't bring my camera and of course that time the sun chose to shine with full power. ;o)<br /><br />I came back to my room and started looking for apartments. That time, the plan was still to share with Eva and maybe the danish girls so i looked for 3 or 4 bedroom apartments. Out of a list of 20, i only had 2 appointments coz you need to have a license for 3 or more bedrooms and not all them had it. The appointments were in Paisley.<br /><br />I like the name of the town, probably coz it's an indian design ;o)<br />But when we actually got there, it looked terrible. Some taxi drivers had already told us that Paisley is a bit "dodgy" but we wanted to see for ourselves and i have to admit, it is reaaaaaally dodgy. I don't know how many of you have been to Berlin in Germany, but if you visit the eastern side of Berlin, you'll find houses with holes in the walls coz of guns and stuff. Paisley reminded me very much of that, do i need to say more??? ;o)<br /><br />we decided not to go for the apartments, even though the second one was really nice and big on the inside. so we took the train back to greenock and at 4pm i was again online looking for more apartments. the danish girls decided then to just go for a 2 bedroom and stay in greenock. they visited some real estate agents and they will go back on friday to sign the rental contract.<br /><br />so that leaves me and Eva without apartment. The guys also found a place to stay, they will also sign tomorrow. Ingrid, the dutch girl, also hasn't found an apartment yet so i'm not worried yet coz i'm not the only one ;o)<br /><br />tomorrow will be our first induction day at IBM so probably not much time to look for apartments. we'll see what happens.<br /><br />talk to you later !<br /><br />KjellKjellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846234610457323670noreply@blogger.com0