Guus Bosman

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Delphi

Tue, 03/04/2003 - 3:13am

Although I didn't get my first salary yet we still felt we had something to celebrate. My first working day!



We went to Delphi, a Greek restaurant in Haarlem. We had a really nice evening; there was life-music and the food was very delicious. I think the main reason I like the Greek kitchen so much is that it is so similar to the Bulgarian one.

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chess

First day at Chess

Mon, 03/03/2003 - 5:26am

First day at Chess.


Introduction to my first project.

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americanidol

End of Idols

Sat, 03/01/2003 - 5:27pm

Well.


What can I say?


Just listen to this.

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Bulgaria

Marteniza

Sat, 03/01/2003 - 3:14pm

Marteniza.Chestita Baba Marta!

Today is a special day in Bulgaria. On March 1st Marteniza (see the picture) are given to friends and family to wish them health and happiness. The red and white colors symbolize the end of winter and the coming of spring.

These decorations are worn until you see a sign of spring, such as birds migrating or trees blooming.

Read more about it here or here.

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boardgames

Demo in Alkmaar

Sat, 03/01/2003 - 1:51pm

Three games I learned today.Today we had a game-demo in Alkmaar, in a shop "Boekers en Strippers".

It was a very easy day, not in the least because we started at 12:00 o'clock. To our surprise Jaap and Mieke also came by; they wanted to learn Carcassonne.

The first half hour we learned 'Piramides van de Jaguar', a simple but nice game for two players. Later we explained it quite often; many people liked it. Together with 2 customers I learned Magellaen, I liked it. The last new game was 'Zeus and Hera', not bad but not very exciting.

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dailylife

Friday evening

Fri, 02/28/2003 - 4:11pm

After another busy week for both of us it's nice to have weekend again. Tried the grill-pan for the first time: it makes wonderful hamburgers.

We played Lost Cities. Sasha didn't know it yet but she won.

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internet

Clocks in Venezuela falling behind

Fri, 02/28/2003 - 5:44am

A strange story today on MSNBC: clocks in Venezuela are ticking slower than in other parts of the world.

This is because many (simple) clocks take the power-line AC frequency to calculate the current time. Due to the power-crises in Venezuela the power suppliers are not able to garantuee a perfect 60 Hz frequency anymore...

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boardgames

Spellenspektakel 2003

Thu, 02/27/2003 - 5:45pm

Although we already knew from the tournament agenda today the dates of the Spellenspektakel 2003 were officially announced: October 31st and November 1st and 2nd. So reserve days off from work now :)

Too bad the weekend is 'broken' between October and November this year: it just doesn't sound as nice as "1, 2 and 3 November" like last year.

(Thank you Mirjam).

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Haarlem

Arrested

Thu, 02/27/2003 - 10:17am

Policestation Haarlem, Koudenhorn.About an hour ago I went home briefly. When I was almost there I heard screaming: "Turn around! On your knees!".

Fortunately it wasn't meant for me but for the guy that had some sort of an axe and was breaking the windows of the police station. I guess he was really angry, when I walked back to Chess I saw that at least 8 windows had been broken...

While looking for a nice picture of the police station I came across this (slightly sarcastic) article about the renovation of the Nieuwe Gracht, where Chess (my employer) is located. Translated: "It's always nice if big companies like Chess are able to see how people were living in the Middle Ages and how they transported their stuff over sandroads, with holes in the road. That must have given those smart guys a lot of inspiration".

The renovation this website talks about finished about a year ago but did indeed take much longer than expected.

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politicsnews

Wouter Balkenende

Wed, 02/26/2003 - 1:18pm

Wouter Balkenende. Or Jan-Peter Bos?

Always nice, a little bit of Photoshop. From David Rietveld.nl.

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