VTKja weekend in Leisele started with an 80's cantus... The pig was too fat/big for the bbq the next day and about 20 engineers discussed how to solve this :-s
Luckily there was the sea-side to escape... and get sunburned - sorry no pictures were taken of my pink face!

Longest table @ Muide

During the "Muide Feesten", the local habitants wanted to have lunch at the longest table.

Mieke and her family invited Wouter and me for real "Gentse Waterzooi" (delicious!), and the balloon man was a bit weird but funny though :-)

After the delicious Caraibean food some weeks ago, Mieke and I wanted to try another time KVIV Jongeren: wine making in the Hageland (Belgium). Francis, Schalck and Drimi also joined.

All other pictures can be found here

Istanbul - where East and West meet

Marijke and I wanted a break, some days off, some culture, some 'abroad'... So we visited Sidar, Gökçe and her friend Aicha in Istanbul.

Some impressions of the city, life there, ...


Istanbul is full of animosity, even at night.




The Haya Sophia feels roman although the Islam 'touches'

You can also find a selection of pictures by G on Gökçe's Flickr-page.

Welcome Thomas!

Thomas is born tonight at 00:20 !
He's Elisabeth's and Tom's first child, weighs 3485 gr and is 50,5 cm. I'm looking forward visiting the parents and their new-born...

Dimitri, Bram, Mieke and I made plans yesterday on the AlumniGoliarde to have a barbecue after badmintonning tonight. And so we did... the boys brought the BBQ, Mieke the meat and I arranged vegetabels and logistics (my flat ;-))!

A bit after midnight, Dimitri, Bram, Mieke en Schalck went back home... and I could fall asleep with a full stomac.

After a whole day of training (Train The Trainer Session on the simulation tool we developped), I joined the Electrabel Team Event of Accenture in Ittre (South of Brussels). Because of the weekly badminton appointment and our crazy barbecue plans, I left earlier...


Amazing, it looked like a VW Golf commercial ;-)

After visiting pregnant Elisabeth, I went again to the seaside. This time not to Ostend nor with my friends but to St-Idesbald with my parents. We had a walk along the beach, missed sunset and drove back home after a nice meal.

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...