Vlerick Grand Ball 2007

This year, we had a small dinner before the Vlerick Grand Bal at my place. Johanna, Wouter, Mieke en I afterwards drove to Ostend for the ball... that -in my opinion- wasn't as good as the 2 previous editions.

Mmmmh

KVIV Jong organized the workshop "Origineel koken! Ingenieurs in de keuken" (english: orginal cooking, engineers in the kitchen) @ Mmmmh in Antwerp this afternoon (& evening). Mieke en I were present to cook and eat self-made Caraibean food.

The theatre company 'De Roovers' played "All my sons" of A. Miller in the Vooruit tonight. That formed a perfect opportunity for Tom, Katrijn, Wouter, Mieke and I to use our 'cultuurcheques' ;-)

After the play, we spend some time in Café Vooruit: talking and talking and talking...

A sunny day... A day off... Seaside here we come!

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!