Told you so

I did. I did tell you so. I said it could be a while before I post again. And it has been a while. Quite a while. But hey, nothing like the 7 years it took me last time, right?? Anyway, here we are. Did anything happen since the last post? Oh yes, plenty of things. I got a new job (weeeeeeee!!), one that I actually like. Lucky me, lucky me. So yeah, that happened. What else? Well, let's see. The job has kept me pretty busy, so I'm not gonna dive too deep into that right now. David Bowie died. That happened. Not that I care, I never really warmed up to his music. But die he did, yes indeed. Many other people died, too. Most of them I don't know. But hey, RIP anyway folks! I got fatter since last time, yes, that happened. I'm much more upset about that than about Bowie passing. 'But you can do something about that', YES I KNOW. But saying it is one, doing it another. Maybe I'll manage to gather the strength and discipline to do it soon. But until that time; it's omnomnom heaven (self-confidence down another nudge, check!).
It's a lazy Saturday afternoon and I'm lounging in my chair, not knowing what else to do. So I guess we can conclude that I must be very bored to write something. Not really a good way to keep a blog I suppose, but I'm not doing this for anyone but myself. So basically what this is, is the written, online version of me walking down the street and talking to myself. Isn't it great how people can be crazy without anyone knowing about it? Without current technology I might have been in the madhouse by now.

Anyway, until next time (whenever that might be)!

Holy shit. 7 years. SEVEN years since my last post here. Might as well start a new blog, right? Well, I'm lazy, so I think I'll just continue using this one. Besides, I suck at keeping up a blog, which should be very clear by now.

So here it is, my first post since 2008. What should I write about? I don't actually know. I guess a blog has the purpose of voicing thoughts, of which I have plenty, by the way. Why not voice these thoughts to someone close to me, you might ask? Well, I tend to have a very strong opinion about things and these can often really bring down a mood, so this might actually be a much better vent for me.

Anyway, I don't really have much to write about today, I just figured it might be fun to start this thing up again. I'm watching the show Grimm right now (Juliette is so f*#$ing annoying) while having a bit of a night cap at around 11pm on a Monday evening. Not much else to say.

So, maybe I'll write again tomorrow. Or the day after. Or next week. Or 2022. Who knows.

Gotta poop. Over and out.

the White Beng is back

the most white beng, this side of Singapore.

Life is Good

Now don't think I've turned into a soft-hearted emotional-in-touch-with-my-female-side-kinda guy, but sometimes I can be a little mushy too. Why now? Well because I'm really enjoying my life at the moment. I've been having some really good times lately, it started two weeks ago.
In honor of my parents' 35th anniversary they organised a little trip to Ameland, one of our islands. We went for 5 days with the whole gang; Parents, sisters & kids, Wen & me. It was a lot of fun, we had a whole villa to our disposal with 5 bedrooms, each with a tv, two of them with a basin and water tap. There were two bathrooms, one with showerjets and washing machine & dryer, the other with whirlpool (!) and a sauna (!!). Good times!! Every day we went to the beach for a walk and playing with the kids was a lot of fun.

We came back on Friday, and the next day was my birthday. I got a big fat dictionary from my parents which was really nice, but with my utmost respect to them, it couldn't beat the gift I got from my girlfriend. She bought me a fully organised trip to London, our mutual favorite city in the world. I was of course very touched by this and we really had a fantastic time there. The room we had was amazing, very comfortable and pretty. We didn't do much of the touristy things, we covered most of that the last time we were there. This time we got to know more about the city itself. The people, places to go out, things like that. We saw Leicester Square, Soho, Camden, Chinatown and what not. We didn't eat at anything like Macs, BK or stuff like that. We only went to pubs for breakfast and lunch, and for dinner we had really good Asian food to remind us of W's home country. Hooked up with her friend on the last night after which we took the bus, plane, taxi, train and tram back home. It was a very hectic few days but completely worth it. I'd go again without blinking.

So there you have it. Mushy me. But I felt I had to write this, because my girlfriend deserves to get as much credit for this as possible. I'm very grateful.

Now I'm sitting outside typing this while listening to John Mayer. The sun is shining, the temperature is fantastic and it's a great day to be out. It's the first time this year I'm sitting outside so I'm really enjoying it.

Life is good.

Sleepless in Den Haag

I can't sleep. Shit. What is this nonsense? I don't usually have this problem, I'm good at sleeping. But half an hour ago I woke up feeling really warm even though the air vents in the room are open and the heaters off. My girlfriend is sound asleep next to me, which makes it all the more frustrating not being able to sleep myself. I'm not good at this..what does one do when they cannot sleep? Count sheep? Give me a break. Listen to music? Don't wanna wake my girl. Watch tv? Same thing.
So here I am. Apparently I blog when I can't sleep. Maybe it helps..I'm just bullshitting here now though, I'm sure it all doesn't really make sense and it must not be very interesting, whatever I'm writing. Hmmm...maybe when I'm done I should just read my own blog, it could be so boring that I'll just fall asleep. Good, ok, that's what I'll do.

Or I could surf...but for what...hot chicks? Football? Let's give it a try.


Well, that didn't work. Now I only feel warmer. Crap.
What else is there...drink warm milk? Yeah right.
Okay I'm pretty much out of ways to get myself to sleep. Maybe I should just go back to bed and see what happens. Must remind myself never to blog again when I'm in this state.

Good night.

Gym Member

For the past 1,5 years I've been working at my new job. That's nice, you say? Well I agree, it's nice. It's a good job, I like it, everything is just peachy. The difference though, compared to my last few jobs, is that this job is a sitting job. Most of my working days I spend sitting on a chair (of course i actually do something while sitting on the chair, but let's not drift off). My last jobs were physical jobs, as in walking, sometimes even running, carrying stuff and what not. Now, as I stated before, it's been 1,5 years since I had my last physical job. The big (huge, I might add) downside of this is that I haven't really done anything physical intensive since, other than walking the distance between my car and my house. Because of this, I have turned into a big, fat, giant piece of dutch lard. This sucks. I used to be pretty happy about myself physically, but now I loathe myself when I look into the mirror. Many of you might say now; Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, go work out!!
Yes!! Great idea! I should go work out, wow, how lovely!!

It's just that...

I HATE working out...I find it such utter waste of time and energy. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against working out and I do see the purpose of it, but running aimlessly to nowhere and cycling without actually moving anywhere is just plain silly to me. I like to work out when I have a purpose, as in playing basketball or something like that. But the gym...no...not my thing.

Guess what though...I bought a 6 month gym card...how about that...I don't know how I got talked into that but either way I have it. Of course it would be a waste of good money not to use it, I realize that. But still...shit...what a dilemma. My girlfriend pushes me to go every day and annoying as that might be, she is right to do it. Now that I can still tie my own shoe laces...

I'm up for tonight though. I have to go this time. I hope the treadmill won't collapse under my weight. I have to be a man, and do the right thing. Yes. In words it's so easy.

Porky out.

Long Time No See

Wow...it's been a year since my last blog...that's a little crazy isn't it?
A lot has changed in my life since then..I have a new job (that I actually like, how about that?), a new car, I changed living spaces twice since then and last but not least, I have no money. Oh wait, that actually didn't change compared to last year....

A year ago I was still living with my parents and everytime I was home alone and one of them came home I would quickly pack up my things and go to my room. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents but as everyone would agree, it gets on your nerves when you're living with your parents for too long.
Now, I am sitting in MY house, MY dining room, at MY dining table behind MY new laptop..oh damn no..it's my girlfriend's new laptop...ah well, details don't interest anyone. Anyway, if you would have told me everything that's going on in my life now one year ago..I would have smiled at you, gently patted your head and hastily excused myself to call the mental institution to come and pick you up. Don't hold back on the straight jackets too...However, this IS going on in my life and for the first time since...ever...I can actually honestly say that I'm happy. Genuinly happy. I love my new house, I like my job, things are better than ever with my girlfriend and thinking of settling down with pets, kids and occasional relative-visits does NOT make me want to take my iPod (which is my precious by the way) and shove it in my eye...or any other place that might be appropriate.

Oh and by the way...to whichever soul that reads this; Buy "Alright, Still" by Lilly Allen. It rocks.

(summer) Holiday!

Since May I have been working again. My old boss called me to ask if I wanted to come back. Since I had no income and the working environment was nice last time, I agreed.
I've been working hard since then, never even asking one hour off.
Of course summer holiday was coming up, so I figured; If I work hard, my holiday will be extra worth while. Sounds logical right?
12 days ago I finally got my summer holiday. What a great thing to work toward; Three full weeks of doing nothing, sitting outside baking in the sun, going out for nice walks or cycling trips, visiting the small pretty towns in this country, driving on the highway with the windows down and the wind through my hair, fantastic!
Can you feel it coming? You sense that there's gonna be a "but" or "anyway". Well, you're right.

HOWEVER

Before I say things that I will regret later, let me just write down the weather situation of every 12 days of my holiday so far;

Day 1: Rainy, with showers and not warmer than 19 degrees.
Day 2-12; IDEM FREAKIN DITTO

For everyone who's still planning their vacation, not sure about where to go, let me give you one valuable piece of advice. Do NOT go to Holland if you want good weather.

Now I gotta go, have to put an extra blanket on my bed....