This week has been a strange one for most Dutch people. Last Monday a shooting occurred in a tram in Utrecht. While the shooter was at large, the surroundings were closed. My daughter’s campus is in its vicinity. She sent me a message at 11 am. There were shots at a tram nearby, we are … Continue reading
Di Indonesia di kampung sendiri kan ada teman sekolah, teman main, tetangga, rekan sekerja dan lain-lain. Dari merekalah kita bisa kenal orang lain. Tantangan pertama pertemanan di rantau itu adalah semua harus mulai dari nol. Mulai dari cari kenalan, memperluas jaringan kenalan, kemudian ada beberapa orang yang nyangkut jadi teman. Continue reading
Woensdag Gehaktdag means Wednesday Minced Meat day. It refers to an old Dutch/Flemish rhyme about the days of the week. Continue reading
On 11 – 11, the 11th of November, de elfde van de elfde (the eleventh of the eleventh) is the start of Dutch carnival season. Continue reading
It’s Pinktober again. Although it is rare but male could get breast cancer as well. So I decided to share the following infographic, about male breast cancer. Continue reading
Yesterday my husband and I went hiking in the nature park de Posbank nearby our house. Reckoning with post-summer weather in autumn, I didn’t expect to see some mushrooms grown along the path. Continue reading
Every year on the last weekend of July there is a summer carnival in Rotterdam. This carribean style carnival starts on Tuesday and ends on Saturday with a parade through downtown Rotterdam. Continue reading
