I took another road to Mechelen this morning (accident in the Kennedytunnel) but another obstacle showed up on this alternative... The bridge in Willebroek was up!?!

Tonight, Wouter Mieke and I went to see "Das Leben der Anderen". Ever tried to imagine how spies get into other people's lifes? How creative can one be with installing tap-machines, microphones and camera's to spy on people? And did you that such things where quite common in former East-Germany?

Although Mieke is back in Belgium, I'll try to keep this blog updated. It forces me to take some pictures. And I'm sure my parent's like to stay updated on their daughther's life :-p

Each week, when queuing at Delhaize's cash desk, I'm doubting... Yes or No... Today I couldn't resist anymore: I bought some tullips :-) They're splendid! Discover my newest interior decoration in the background, an enormous photo of the Flat Iron building in NY!

Soirée V @ CC

It was a while ago that I went dancing. Mieke and Marcia were also eager to join :-) In the end Drimi and Schalck joined us too. I had a nice evening/night although the music wasn't great and the big crowd staid home... We didn't care!

ps. Waking up wasn't easy this morning :-s

Another morning view along the E17... It's gonna be a perfect day... which I'll spend inside a bunker :-s

Tonight Marijke, Johanna and I had a drink in the Hasta Maniana. Chatting about our week's advantures... A nice start of the weekend :-)

[Marijke, feeling completely at home where Spanish is spoken ;-)]

In the serie of 'morning sho0ts along the E17', the mist this morning...

Spring is in the country... The sun is shining, trees are getting leaves and people look happier :-) Yesterday Caroline V (a collaegue) and I had lunch in the Botanic Park near the ACN office in Brussels, tonight Bram, Drimi and I did the first "terrasje" of the season (after my weekly sports hour ;-))!!! I'm already looking forward for more of this...

Tonight I received one of the nicest birthday presents in ages... My brother was the extremely creative soul offering it to me!


ps. I don't want to be 26... I still prefer a quarter of a century ;-)

The week's end expressed in clouds: Wednesday's sunset @ Mechelen, Thursday morning somewhere between Louvain and Louvain-la-Neuve, and Friday's sunrise near Waasmunster.

TIME TO GO TO SLEEP... Waking up early tomorrow...
Good night, sleep well and sweet dreams!

Amélie x

I'm experimenting with my camera...
Damn, taking photos wasn't a challenge until now: it's not easy at all to have good picture. I'll need lots of exercises... and tips from my brother ;-)

7:51... Along a Belgian highway, typical wheater and landscape... So extremely motivating to go to work within this context. Luckily for me I really like my job!

I bought a digital reflex camera... Still need to learn a lot before I can post pictures here :-s

It's been a while since the last post here... Actually life went on but it wasn't extremely exiting: working hard, enjoying the weekends, hating the traffic jams (and no mobile to take pictures of the surrounding landscape :-(), etc.

However... one special thing maybe: Last week there was the Vlerick Alumni New Year's recpetion in the Sky Hall of Zaventem (the old departure hall is now reused for receptions and that kind of events). Entering everyone received a promotional voucher. I was intended to throw mine away when arriving home - a pity of all those trees. Luckily I didn't do that earlier because at a certain point in time the sponsor asked us to have a closer look at the inside. There was a reddish paper inside mine... with a white stamp "cabin luggagge"... This meant that I won a Samsonite Cabin Bag!!! It is a pretty cool one in a flashy yellow color! -- I'll try to take a picture once I hava a camera again --

Later that week I spent that Friday at Vlerick, representing my company at the Career Fair. Our Accenture stand was very trendy... and I spend almost the whole time talking with students, answering their questions, telling about my experiences, etc. Quite exhausting -if you'd doubt on that!

After all those NewYear's drinks and parties, time for some Culture (with a capital C) this evening; at the NTGent Wouter, Katrijn and I went to the dernière of the "Oresteia". The story was a nice refresh of my knowledge about ancient Greec mythology but the play itself was almost perfect: intelligent decor, great actors and funny greek sentences ;-)

I'm finally home, left here about 21 hours ago for Louvain-la-Neuve. During the morning I worked, in the afternoon we were invited on NEXT's New Year's Party and this eveing Accenture had his New Year's reception... However, reception isn't the right word: a very elegant and tastefull walking diner, and a great party afterwards :-) Still suprised I spent all those our away from home? :-p

Someone stole my mobile phone today! I'm really sad because there were some nice pictures, emotional sms's, etc. on it... and also because I had to save a lot of money to afford the device :'-(
I still hope the world is good, and that someone will find it and bring it back! But I'm afraid that that is a too naive approach...

Today, the city of Ghent organized a NewYear's drink for all its inhabitants: Wouter, Katrijn and I went there (although I'm officially the only of us that lives in Ghent... Merelbeke isn't part of Ghent - have I been thaught ;-)). Pierke Pierlala was singing, talking and such more, the St-Baafsplein was crowded and so we hardly felt the cold/strong wind.
Afterwards, we had lunch in a new place: Godot. I'm a big fan of the interior... and the food was fine too!
In the afternoon we went to the exhibition about Stanley Kubrick in the Craemersklooster. As it was the last day, there were extremely many visitors. Nevertheless, the expo was great and very beautifull: I want to discover other movies of Kubrick now!

Happy 2007!
Daisy, Marijke, Johanna and I celebrated old year's evening at my appartment with verrrrrrrrry good food :-) Around midnight, my brother, Bram and Liesbeth (two of his friends), and Wouter joined us. We drank champagne on my balcony, kissed, wished each others the best for the new year, etc.


ps. Also Bram putted some pictures on his blog: Me with my K750i photographed by Bram with his K750i and Jérémy and me.

It was cold, the sea was calm, the wind wasn't blowing too hard... I had a deep breath of sea air today in Knokke. (No pics - unfortunately)

Tonight, we went with a bunch of Accenture colleagues to the Pré Soirée in Café Local (Antwerp): Dimitri, Bob, Philippe, me, Johan, Noortje, Bart, Eric, Ines and some others partied until midnight. Then the lights went on and the music was turned off :-(

Merry Christmas!

Unfortunately, I have no pictures from the Christmas eve at my parent's place, nore from the the first Christmas diner I organised at my place - what a stress upfront. Both family gatherings were cozy and pleasant...

1/ Mum's chistmas tree's decoration is amazing.
2/ Rudolf waiting for Santaclaus picking him up...
3/ Fritz surrounded by cards from friends

Thanks to my daddy's efforts this morning, my bedroom has a fairy-like lighting now! I love my hoppy lamp and its shadow spots on the walls and ceiling! Sweet dreams...

The mist of yesterday hasn't gone yet; the fields along the E17 highway (Ghent-Antwerp) were pretty... pretty misty... this morning.

Btw, my grandmother is celebrating her birthday today: she's now 95 years old! Congratulations !!!

Where is the basilica of Koekelberg?!?

Not yet a park at the back of my appartment... Although, thanks to the rain of the last days, I'm overlooking a LAKE nowadays. I'm looking forward to ice skate on it if it starts freezing ;-)

Lille, France. The Christmas atmosphere was fake and the streets too crowded. Nevertheless, Marijke, Johanna, Daisy, Kathelijn and I spent a nice day :-)

The first cold morning this winter... In some places it was freezing. Along the E17 highway temperature was still 4°C but the sight on the landscape around was too beautifull to capture!

VTK organised its yearly galabal tonight. The location, concept and timing were different but it was a great party! It was just a pity that party animal Mieke was missing this edition...


-- more pics will follow --

Time to celebrate my 'new' appartment: a real 4 course diner with my good friends :-) The afterparty in the city centre was funny and ended late (now)...

The prepartions are ready...

... during the diner.

In the context of the Creativity Forum, the major musea of Ghent organized tonight a special event: "Museumnacht" (the dutch word for "Museum Night"). They staid open untill midnight and worked around special themes. Together with Wouter DJ and Tom D I visited the Bijloke and the House of Alijn. At the first we found out more about Ghent past, present and future urban plans, the other should 'Super8' movies from the second half of previous century.


(left) Design for port by O.M.A.
(right) Presentation in chapel of Bijloke

Early this morning... I enjoy the sight while not enjoying the traffic jams :-s

After an extra long weekend (it included Monday), I used my 'moving home vacation' day to switch tires on my car, to pass by the "administratief centrum" of Ghent, and I even jumped in on the official opening of the President's meeting of BEST (organised by my former LBG, Ghent namely). The opening was very elegant: in the prettiest room of the city hall, with prince Laurent speeching and a reception afterwards :-) Somewhat melancholic I thought about the PM in Mamaia 4 years ago...

ps. Some pics of the prince & the audience (from my seat) !

"Le Cigalon" was our hotel for the weekend: a cosy place with magnificant food in the restaurant in the most beautifull region of Luxembourg, the 'Mullerthal'. Food and drinks (I'm a big fan of Luxembourg wines) filled our evenings, while we visited the MUDAM and a local wine farmer on Saturday afternoon.


The waterfall of Mullerthal was our Sunday visit...

The 330 km trip back home was far less pleasant :(

The VTKgalabal of next month, and the Bernard Massart on the same evening as our VTKalumni meeting are reasons enough reasons to start a little earlier with the champagne tasting: during the meeting already :)
Some pizza's and a magnum of champagne - great idea Pieter!

"Amuses gueulles" in Ghent this evening with collaegues from the UAT Ghent: 4 dishes at 4 different spots in the historic centre of Ghent. Starting with champagne on a boat, starter in Bennesteeg, main course in the building with the only and oldest wooden façade, and dessert at "Faim de toi" -delicious. Of course, we ended for a drink in 't Vosken ;-)

Some just discovered spots in Ghent (near) where I live now.

One week has passed almost... an extremely busy one: badminton with Wouter DJ, Filmfestival Gent (movie: "Scattered Soul") with Wouter DJ and Tom D, meeting with the VTK young alumni, sending out VTKalumni's 3rd e-zine and tonight there is/was the wine tasting of the young Vlerick alumni. And I'm totally exhausted now! Time to go to bed! Big kiss x

Interieur 2006, the design biennale, started yesterday. This morning, Jérémy and I, both architecture & design lovers, visited the fair at Kortrijk Xpo. After some years of 'minimalism' and abstract shapes, baroque (!) explosions are hot now... After tree hours, we started to feel uncomfortable surrounded by all this excentric luxury :-s

"Vooruit" is one of Ghent's most famous buildings: built be the people, for the people just before the first world war, totally according to the socialist thoughts. Nowadays, the building is renovated and used as an arts centre - the biggest one in Belgium (according to this afternoon's guide ;-)). It is the school example how old renovated building remains completely public throughout the whole year: it is a protected monument... full of life and people!

Katrijn, Wouter and I had to opportunity to visit it and see more as the public parts of it.

I just arrived home... The Accenture Rookies Party was great! I had a lot of fun, danced the whole time and enjoyed myself a lot! Just a pity that some 'sluts' showed up in the end... Apparently some women need male company to have fun: poor them! I don't need that to party hard -which I did tonight! I'm looking forward to the next party opportunity :-)

Accenture colleagues: Tom, me and Dries.

Surprisingly, the daily traffic jams do still not annoy me: I love looking at the sky, the mist above the fields, the other people in the cars around me, the sun rise ... For me (until now) it is a perfect intermezzo between waking up and starting to work ;-) But I won't care if I'd be in Brussels in half an hour, instead of much more!

My place :)

I'm living here for about one month now... Things have their own places now and I feel absolutely at home here :-)

Mijn derde boeleke

After the big green Rover, there was a tiny silvergray KIA, but since last weekend I changed it for the car promised in my employment contract: the dude above ;-)

0110Gent concert

Jasper Steverlinck and his band Arid during one of the concerts for tolerance today. Rob, Fré, Wouter and I had a nice time!

It's raining man!

Some sun and some rain... the road to Ghent this afternoon.

WEEKEND jippie !!!

Exactly 4 weeks ago, I started working at Accenture. Since that day, I admire this building each morning and evening... often while 'enjoying' the traffic jams at the entrance of Brussels.

IKEA bis

Today, Jérémy's new place in Leuven was next. How father and son start assembling a small cupboard...

While my parents and brother were at the seaside...

Sunset in the daily traffic jam on my way home. Compare with this one!