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wallets and mallets

The guy that stole my wallet on the first of January must have been holding the door, when god was handing out personalities. While all of my friends started the year with good intentions, there was one single guy, that had nothing better to do then stealing my wallet. No doubt that guy's life is so dull, that he can actually write his diary one week in advance. Perhaps he can even write his whole autobiography in advance. But then again nobody will be able to read it, while no other speaks retardese. Ok, I am angry, and there's probably nothing wrong with him that couldn't be cured with a little Prozac and a polo mallet. To all the others : have a prosperous and healthy 2007!

Pandora's Box anno 2006

For me the name Pandora always was related with terms such as punishment and poison. Last week I read an article in the german edition of the financial times which might change this relational thinking. Pandora is an automated music recommendation and Internet radio service created by The Music Genome Project. You begin by entering a song or artist that they love, and the service responds by playing selections that it thinks are musically similar. Afterwards you are able to provide feedback on the individual song choices — approval or disapproval, which the system takes into account for future selections. Works really Great! Try it out on www.pandora.com

switched from embedded to linked...

This morning I changed my my image concept. The embedded slide shows were just too smal to look at. So I switched from embedded to linked slideshows. SO just CLICK on the images to see the pictures and have fun! Toodles Bart

One "flew" over Jesus nest

Great, I spent most of my time in a bed at my parents place, back in great Old Antwerp. Great timing, got of the airplane and four hours later I was completely sick. The flew got me! One big advantage , I didn't gain any weight! Still it was sad, as I couldn't really participate and enjoy the taste of the exquisite things my mother cooked. She prepared her dinner during the last 2 days, and I taste only half of it. Such a shame. Still wish all of you a merry x-mas!

Sand & the Sahara Syndrome

A few days ago I still found sand in my house, which remembered me I still had to publish my pictures. Yes those holidays seem far away. Perhaps it's because of all the things I did since I came back. Or perhaps it was just the usual year-end closing stress. Yes complying with Sarbanes Oxley is a complicated matter and internal resources and colleagues do not always have same priorities. The fabulous breakouts to Lenzerheide and Vienna filled up my weekends. Well long Christmas weekends do have their advantages, first you finally can get the flew as I did, and secondly it leaves you time to do all kind of things you postponed.

Last Day in West Sahara

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Kitesession @ Dakhla

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Surfsession@Dakhla

Guys what do you think? Guess they brought us to the wrong place. Worst break ever ;-) Click here or on the image to see the pictures!

Dakhla Attitude Camp Life

After spending 11 days in a Bedouin surf camp in West Sahara, you know that the desert isn't just desert. Sometimes I felt like the warrior of the light, just as described in Paulo Coelhe's book. You observe so much, while you are there. One day we were surrounded by huge dragonflies, the other day there were no insects at all. Sometimes at night and at low tide, you could see thousands of crabs, the other day they were gone. The only thing that was nearly constant was the wind. Only a few days, the wind came from the wrong side (east). I believe the statistics that describe 340 winddays a year. The camp itself, is very primitive. You have 4 showers with sulfur spring water. A small kitchen, you can't order any alcohol or buy anything else then tea and soft drinks. Meals are served three times a day in a weekly cycle. Which is probably one of the reasons I never would be able to stay there more then 2 weeks. The club owner, Rachid, a former world cup tour windsurfer, must be one of the worst surfclubmanagers I have ever met. He's ignorance is encyclopedic, his managementstyle non existent. You pay 5 Euros a day for security, but sometimes it could take more then an hour before rescue comes. Mostly you help each other out. Therefore I never would advice this spot for novice kiters. The only person you could really use, is Fabien. He's half French half Moroccan, a good kiter and IKO-teacher which takes responsibility.

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