Today is the first day of spring. The temperature is around zero Celsius and the sun almost didn’t show up.
Inspiration
The Muse doesn’t show up just because you want her to. But sometimes you can help. Change place, change the time, change the topic. I’m thinking that noisy places without company work better for me – tram and coffeeshop (the smokeless ones) are two of the successfully tested. At this moment I was writing “Changing […]
Sunrise in November
Almost nine o’clock. The sun is already high in the sky. It’s now hard to believe that in a month the sun will be raising after half past nine. But it will.
The pigeon that wanted a McTasty
In a McDonald near you… OK, maybe not near you, but near me.
Music on the “plein”
Any square in Amsterdam is a good place for a small performance. And often musics and other artists start their own show. This duo was performing next to the statue of Rembrandt in the Rembrandtplein in the cold end of the autumn afternoon of this 1st of November.
Wakeup call – sugar free
Not rarely “Red bull and Coca-cola” are my wakeup call, the joint of caffeine I need in the morning to open my eyes. This week I decided that it was a good idea to try the sugar free version of it.
Candy
On my table, refilled once a week or so.
Rembrandtplein by night
Some places have a special light. Some have amazing dawn, others incredible sunsets, others… well, others like the Rembrandtplein are full of light at night. One of the central squares in Amsterdam, Rembrandtplein is where several clubs, bars and restaurants are, and that shows by the huge amount of bright neon and led panels you […]
Ten Ways to Good Health
Sometime ago I was in one of the Asian supermarkets in Amsterdam’s Chinatown and found this cup, that I use for “tea” at work. It says: Ten ways to good health Less Alcohol, More Tea Less Meat, More Vegetables Less Salt, More Vinegar Less Sugar, More Fruit Less Eating, More Chewing Less Words, More […]