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The Belgian: The one-year mark approaches
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And his journey among the little people. Thursday, March 8, 2007. The one-year mark approaches. Then my number was up. ". Uhm. well uhm.". I tried to remember what that particular, creative thing was that I did. How could it slip my mind? My brain cells were going in over-drive only to discover there was nothing there to discover. Don't you have any creative output whatsoever? I promise to work on the studying a bit more starting from April, when I enter my master's program (a thought undoubtedly shared ...
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The Belgian: April 2007
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And his journey among the little people. Friday, April 27, 2007. I used to be a type 1. This stems mainly from the fact that I have always lived in the Kansai-region. I had been to Tokyo once in May 2003, but I wasn't thoroughly impressed. " Yeah, Tokyo is alright. I used to say. I said to myself. And that's when it hit me, Tokyo's superiority over a city like Osaka. I saw a glimpse of the allurement of Tokyo. Goosebumps covered my body. Osaka is quite unattractive. Ugly buildings connected to each o...
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The Belgian: Drinking with Japanese
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And his journey among the little people. Sunday, March 18, 2007. A-Bar" is located near Kiyamachi-dori between Sanjo and Shijo in downtown Kyoto. It's one of the few more spacious bars and has this wooden cabin/reggae quality about it. Colorful pictures, various posters and scribbles from customers decorate the walls and tables. When you get bored, those writings provide a nice distraction: " Good times, Ryan. Feb 20/04. I guess Ryan must have had fun there three years ago. Pascale for a drink together?
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The Belgian: Tokyo part 1
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And his journey among the little people. Friday, April 27, 2007. I used to be a type 1. This stems mainly from the fact that I have always lived in the Kansai-region. I had been to Tokyo once in May 2003, but I wasn't thoroughly impressed. " Yeah, Tokyo is alright. I used to say. I said to myself. And that's when it hit me, Tokyo's superiority over a city like Osaka. I saw a glimpse of the allurement of Tokyo. Goosebumps covered my body. Osaka is quite unattractive. Ugly buildings connected to each o...
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The Belgian: Tokyo part 2
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And his journey among the little people. Friday, May 18, 2007. I woke up. Hm. didn't seem to have too bad of a hangover despite drinking of astronomical amount the night before. Let's see how I will fair in 10 years from now though. Like my friend Ty once said to me: " Dries, you'll get your first (real) hangover once you're 27. The Rainbow Bridge that connects Odaiba with the Tokyo Bay etc. Simply unbelievable. I'm still a type 1, I still prefer Kansai to Kanto. But wow, how beautiful is Tokyo. Love the...
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The Belgian: "Falling with your ass in the butter."
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And his journey among the little people. Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Falling with your ass in the butter.". This expression has invoked laughs and mocking by my international friends here. Sure it sounds kind of stupid in English and reminds some people of " Last Tango In Paris. Among those who have seen this erotic Marlon Brandon-vehicle. But I assure you that we use this Dutch expression in Belgium (" met uw gat in de boter vallen. Enrichening you with this. Capital of 2006 will be largely paid for!
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The Belgian: May 2007
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And his journey among the little people. Friday, May 18, 2007. I woke up. Hm. didn't seem to have too bad of a hangover despite drinking of astronomical amount the night before. Let's see how I will fair in 10 years from now though. Like my friend Ty once said to me: " Dries, you'll get your first (real) hangover once you're 27. The Rainbow Bridge that connects Odaiba with the Tokyo Bay etc. Simply unbelievable. I'm still a type 1, I still prefer Kansai to Kanto. But wow, how beautiful is Tokyo.
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The Belgian: March 2007
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And his journey among the little people. Sunday, March 18, 2007. A-Bar" is located near Kiyamachi-dori between Sanjo and Shijo in downtown Kyoto. It's one of the few more spacious bars and has this wooden cabin/reggae quality about it. Colorful pictures, various posters and scribbles from customers decorate the walls and tables. When you get bored, those writings provide a nice distraction: " Good times, Ryan. Feb 20/04. I guess Ryan must have had fun there three years ago. Pascale for a drink together?
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The Pied-À-Terre: October 2008
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And There You Have It. I just submitted my application for the 2009 National Competitive Recruitment Exam at the United Nations. Today was the deadline; god bless email - I just filled out the whole application during my Architecture History and Theory class, hehe. It's a long shot. But didn't hurt to try. . Friday, October 31, 2008. All the More Reason to vote. Friday, October 31, 2008. Thursday, October 30, 2008. I'm Feeling Hot, Hot HOT. I am sitting in an apartment that is SO WARM I am just in shorts...
