You might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting, no matter how long it takes. NO ONE IS ALL EVIL, everyone has a good side...- Randy Pausch
03 August 2010
Be good at something, it makes you valuable
21 July 2010
Double trouble?!
As adviced, I want to write some things out of my head..
One of the most visual memories of my childhood was that I wasn't able to shower after P.E. but my mom couldn't write me a letter (because her Dutch isn't that good..) for school and at that time I didn't knew myself how to write shower in Dutch (douchen) so I asked my sister if she would be so kind to write it for me. And all she could scream at me was "why the hell should i write it for you, fuck off and write it yourself". So at the end of the day, ofcourse no letter and I had to shower after all..
This is a clear summary how my relation was with my sister and myself when we're younger. To be honest, I don't have a lot of memories of us together, because most of the time we just weren't together. In Dutch we have a saying "a apple doesnt fall far from its tree" but it seems that we're apple and pear. Im not sure what caused this difference, when we're younger I just kinda liked my own company. I'd hang out alot with my mom and dad, because yeah they kind awesome. But I never really hanged out with her..
When we grew older, she moved out of our parental house rather fast and I'd stayed with my parents. I sometimes feel that I had to, somebody have to help them with their administration and everything they didn't understand. It felt like my duty, because she wasn't there anymore to help out.
So she never really was my rolemodel to start with. I went to high-school, she chilled hardcore. I went to university she still chilled out. Somewhere along the road, our roles changed. I challenged myself to go to the fullest, she well.. she didnt.. And with pain in my heart I was only a witness of her life. I'm sure she isn't living the life she was expected to, but she is progressing I guess. She's almost 30, and I had so much more in mind for her. Like she says she isn't living her life for me, but all the expectations I ever had, where for her. And only for her, because why wouldn't you want the best for your own sibbling?
Everything I do, is because I don't want to end up like her.. Because I do want to achieve everything and then some.. Because I'm afraid, that when I'll look back I'll regret too much.. Because life is just too short to live one you don't like...
It's a sad story in the end, but I always have the feeling that time will learn and that even with time everything will land on its feets..
xoxo little J
One of the most visual memories of my childhood was that I wasn't able to shower after P.E. but my mom couldn't write me a letter (because her Dutch isn't that good..) for school and at that time I didn't knew myself how to write shower in Dutch (douchen) so I asked my sister if she would be so kind to write it for me. And all she could scream at me was "why the hell should i write it for you, fuck off and write it yourself". So at the end of the day, ofcourse no letter and I had to shower after all..
This is a clear summary how my relation was with my sister and myself when we're younger. To be honest, I don't have a lot of memories of us together, because most of the time we just weren't together. In Dutch we have a saying "a apple doesnt fall far from its tree" but it seems that we're apple and pear. Im not sure what caused this difference, when we're younger I just kinda liked my own company. I'd hang out alot with my mom and dad, because yeah they kind awesome. But I never really hanged out with her..
When we grew older, she moved out of our parental house rather fast and I'd stayed with my parents. I sometimes feel that I had to, somebody have to help them with their administration and everything they didn't understand. It felt like my duty, because she wasn't there anymore to help out.
So she never really was my rolemodel to start with. I went to high-school, she chilled hardcore. I went to university she still chilled out. Somewhere along the road, our roles changed. I challenged myself to go to the fullest, she well.. she didnt.. And with pain in my heart I was only a witness of her life. I'm sure she isn't living the life she was expected to, but she is progressing I guess. She's almost 30, and I had so much more in mind for her. Like she says she isn't living her life for me, but all the expectations I ever had, where for her. And only for her, because why wouldn't you want the best for your own sibbling?
Everything I do, is because I don't want to end up like her.. Because I do want to achieve everything and then some.. Because I'm afraid, that when I'll look back I'll regret too much.. Because life is just too short to live one you don't like...
It's a sad story in the end, but I always have the feeling that time will learn and that even with time everything will land on its feets..
xoxo little J
Focus
Do you ever have the feeling that life has something special for you, that you were meant for something bigger, that it is a fact rather then an opinion that you will make it in life?
Almost without shame, I can tell you that this comes to my mind almost everyday. Why would you be satisfied with ANYTHING less than the MOST you can achieve? Why would you be satisfied with the life you have now, while you can work harder to reach further, to achieve more.. At the same time I have to admit that this wasn't always the case for me. A couple of years, perhaps no more than two, I was walking trough life without a goal. I was having ideas in my mind about what I wanted from life, but things just didn't worked out the way I wanted it to. I was wining and complaining, not in public or something - just inside my mind, why didn't the international ambition that I had (and have) represent my actual life?
But then it just struck me in the face, it has no friggin use to just focuss your mind on all the things you don't have. Nothing is gonna change by it. The only thing you should take out from it, is WHAT DO YOU WANT? Towards what goal do you wanna work, and with work I mean work hard. If you wanna get eveyrthing out of life you have to chase opportunities, they won't just ring the door and present themself! People won't notice you, when you're just sitting on the beach wasting money on stupidity and complaining about your life. When you're out in the world, life itself combined with ambition and perseverance then and ONLY then, opportunities will come down into your life like rain onto Dutch surface..
At this moment in life, I'm so focused. I have to admit, then almost every day I picture another future for myself, but I'm focused because I know, one day, one day ahead a special thing will arise in my life just because I worked my ass off for it because I want to make something awesome with my life. e
Your life start with everything between your own ears. You have so much controll on your own life so just stop complaining if your life isn't working out at the moment, DO something about it..
xoxo J
Almost without shame, I can tell you that this comes to my mind almost everyday. Why would you be satisfied with ANYTHING less than the MOST you can achieve? Why would you be satisfied with the life you have now, while you can work harder to reach further, to achieve more.. At the same time I have to admit that this wasn't always the case for me. A couple of years, perhaps no more than two, I was walking trough life without a goal. I was having ideas in my mind about what I wanted from life, but things just didn't worked out the way I wanted it to. I was wining and complaining, not in public or something - just inside my mind, why didn't the international ambition that I had (and have) represent my actual life?
But then it just struck me in the face, it has no friggin use to just focuss your mind on all the things you don't have. Nothing is gonna change by it. The only thing you should take out from it, is WHAT DO YOU WANT? Towards what goal do you wanna work, and with work I mean work hard. If you wanna get eveyrthing out of life you have to chase opportunities, they won't just ring the door and present themself! People won't notice you, when you're just sitting on the beach wasting money on stupidity and complaining about your life. When you're out in the world, life itself combined with ambition and perseverance then and ONLY then, opportunities will come down into your life like rain onto Dutch surface..
At this moment in life, I'm so focused. I have to admit, then almost every day I picture another future for myself, but I'm focused because I know, one day, one day ahead a special thing will arise in my life just because I worked my ass off for it because I want to make something awesome with my life. e
Your life start with everything between your own ears. You have so much controll on your own life so just stop complaining if your life isn't working out at the moment, DO something about it..
xoxo J
26 June 2010
Negative people..
Everybody knows this person who is ALWAYS negative.. And most people just try to avoid those people, because all the actually do is suck out your energy and what do you get back? Nothing.. But what to do when avoiding is not an option because they are related or an attachment to somebody who is a nice, bubbly and positive?
Im not trying to say that Im little miss sunshine 24/7. But there is an Dutch saying which states "you'll catch more with honey than with vinegar". Ill try to treat everybody the same manner I would like to be treat. I life by the idea that a smile is for free and negative leads to nothing (well mots probably to more negativity) while being positive provides you with so much more!!
I'm always astonished by those people who really believe in the idea that when they need somebody's service or time, it will be helpfull to scream at them to get them to do want you want. Would you do that to? Most employees have enough power to actually refuse helping you just on the idea that they don't like you but that also means that they WILL help you when you just put that extra smile on your face, wish them a great day at work and compliment them on their provided service. You would like to be treat the same right?!
But so what to do with those people who you cant just eliminate? Are you expected to put on your happy face even when you know beforehand you will get a shitty reaction anyway? Do you convince them with your life philosophy? Or will you in the end, consequently say,untill here and no further..
May time learn me the answer on this one!!
xoxo
Im not trying to say that Im little miss sunshine 24/7. But there is an Dutch saying which states "you'll catch more with honey than with vinegar". Ill try to treat everybody the same manner I would like to be treat. I life by the idea that a smile is for free and negative leads to nothing (well mots probably to more negativity) while being positive provides you with so much more!!
I'm always astonished by those people who really believe in the idea that when they need somebody's service or time, it will be helpfull to scream at them to get them to do want you want. Would you do that to? Most employees have enough power to actually refuse helping you just on the idea that they don't like you but that also means that they WILL help you when you just put that extra smile on your face, wish them a great day at work and compliment them on their provided service. You would like to be treat the same right?!
But so what to do with those people who you cant just eliminate? Are you expected to put on your happy face even when you know beforehand you will get a shitty reaction anyway? Do you convince them with your life philosophy? Or will you in the end, consequently say,untill here and no further..
May time learn me the answer on this one!!
xoxo
13 June 2010
And yes Lady Gaga is a devilworshipper...
My last blog about the subject (What the hell? Jay-Z a devil worshipper?!?!?! ) keeps being read, so I guess there are more out there whom are curious towards the subject.
After watching Lady Gaga's latest video Alejandro I really asked myself, is it me, or does everybody think that this video is highly inappropriate? Though, I really believe that Gaga is a visioner pur sang, but whatsup with all the blasphemy?!?!
Okay first things first, I always tend to wanna write down everything that comes up to mind, which often make my blogs very ramble.. I shall try to make this one a bit more structured (if possible).. And I shall try to narrow it down to only Gaga's
Gaga: whatup with the covering your eye? Is it sore? Do you see better while covering one up? Or might it be more a one-eye-of-horus thing?? To follow up: Christina Aguilera, you're kinda epic. Been in the industry for a while, seems forever, WHY THE HELL are you copy+pasting lady gaga? Did you made a deal aswell to remain your succes? Because the C around your eye is REALLY kinda obvious.. I meand, you could have done it in front of your mouth/nose/boob.. Why are you doing it the exact same manner as Gaga?
Back to Gaga, whatsup with the upside down cross on your cross aka pussy? Well it's kinda whats up with the WHOLE alejandro video? Its about a boy right? Whats with the hitler kind of army? There is some hot studd looking hawt but well is he alejandro? Is he there to save you frmo the devil, the whole clip just DOESNT make sense to me at all? Why is it sooo dripped into religiousness.. And with religious I do not mean jesus christ super star.. I mean Lucifer, aka Jay-Z's pall..
There's more.. Whatsup with the muppets strings? They always say that the Devil uses people as muppets to fulfill his assignments, well kinda obvious as well Gaga. Is it some kinda of metaphor for being mind controlled?? Whatsup with the coffin? Is it burrying the "old-sacret" you, and here you are new mind controlled super power gaga?
It is all so obvious, even for the naked eye (is that a term in English, well it is in Dutch ahaha), that it makes me think Gaga, are you doing this just to provoke or are you doing this as a real tribute to the black force? Is alejandro just a synonym for Lucifer? Especially when you sing "Stop, please let me go" in a nun outfit, makes me really wonder are you a prisonner of the evil, do you wanna set free to the light, but you're to hooked up to the fame?
What do you think about it? I think that EVERY ONE who have seen the clip have to admit that it is kinda disturbing (especially the sufficating sex part..), and that you at least wonder who ROBERTO is.. Kinda weird to sing about a guy calles Alejandro and all of a sudden trow another name in the game..
There are even some youtube video's where some artist discuss/explain a bit more about the industry (most of them are so-called "has-been", but are they really? or does a 'higher' power has something to say about that BECAUSE they opened up?!). It is hard to make a difference between: are they really talking about the Devil an sich or are they using the devil as a metaphor to emphasize their point?
source: http://vigilantcitizen.com/
till the next one!
X J
After watching Lady Gaga's latest video Alejandro I really asked myself, is it me, or does everybody think that this video is highly inappropriate? Though, I really believe that Gaga is a visioner pur sang, but whatsup with all the blasphemy?!?!
Okay first things first, I always tend to wanna write down everything that comes up to mind, which often make my blogs very ramble.. I shall try to make this one a bit more structured (if possible).. And I shall try to narrow it down to only Gaga's
Gaga: whatup with the covering your eye? Is it sore? Do you see better while covering one up? Or might it be more a one-eye-of-horus thing?? To follow up: Christina Aguilera, you're kinda epic. Been in the industry for a while, seems forever, WHY THE HELL are you copy+pasting lady gaga? Did you made a deal aswell to remain your succes? Because the C around your eye is REALLY kinda obvious.. I meand, you could have done it in front of your mouth/nose/boob.. Why are you doing it the exact same manner as Gaga?
Back to Gaga, whatsup with the upside down cross on your cross aka pussy? Well it's kinda whats up with the WHOLE alejandro video? Its about a boy right? Whats with the hitler kind of army? There is some hot studd looking hawt but well is he alejandro? Is he there to save you frmo the devil, the whole clip just DOESNT make sense to me at all? Why is it sooo dripped into religiousness.. And with religious I do not mean jesus christ super star.. I mean Lucifer, aka Jay-Z's pall..
There's more.. Whatsup with the muppets strings? They always say that the Devil uses people as muppets to fulfill his assignments, well kinda obvious as well Gaga. Is it some kinda of metaphor for being mind controlled?? Whatsup with the coffin? Is it burrying the "old-sacret" you, and here you are new mind controlled super power gaga?
It is all so obvious, even for the naked eye (is that a term in English, well it is in Dutch ahaha), that it makes me think Gaga, are you doing this just to provoke or are you doing this as a real tribute to the black force? Is alejandro just a synonym for Lucifer? Especially when you sing "Stop, please let me go" in a nun outfit, makes me really wonder are you a prisonner of the evil, do you wanna set free to the light, but you're to hooked up to the fame?
What do you think about it? I think that EVERY ONE who have seen the clip have to admit that it is kinda disturbing (especially the sufficating sex part..), and that you at least wonder who ROBERTO is.. Kinda weird to sing about a guy calles Alejandro and all of a sudden trow another name in the game..
There are even some youtube video's where some artist discuss/explain a bit more about the industry (most of them are so-called "has-been", but are they really? or does a 'higher' power has something to say about that BECAUSE they opened up?!). It is hard to make a difference between: are they really talking about the Devil an sich or are they using the devil as a metaphor to emphasize their point?
source: http://vigilantcitizen.com/
till the next one!
X J
FTW
Dear readers,
I really should post some more when I killed all my exams..
But for now some links of my new favorite sites!
http://www.deargirlsaboveme.com/
Some random dude who lives below 2 loud girls, whom he secretely has a crush on.. He write little letters/tweets to them and they hella funny!
http://notalwaysright.com/
As non-americain, you always have sum preconceived opinion about americains (they are fat, stupid, etc. ahaha Im sorry when you feel violated, they are preconveived opinions after all..), this site gives funny anekdotes about employees and interaction with either angry or just plain ass stupid customers..
http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/
Katie is probably the cutest/prettiest/sweetest little thing I have ever seen on blogspot! She is probably the most positive girl in NY and makes pretty pictures/crafts about her life.. Do you remember my blog about those people who went on the subway without a pants? Well, Katie belongs to that organisation! Cutest thing!
http://fashionhippieloves.blogspot.com/
Annie's blog really made me wish I paid a bit more attention during German class. I think she has one of the best fashion blogs without using high-end pieces. Most of her wardrobe even comes from Primark, Zara and H&M!! But she really knows how to pull it off and she has great legs.
Last but certainly not least
http://www.life-in-travel.blogspot.com/
A beautifull woman, with 2 beautiful kids and the best? A beautifull designer wardrobe!!!
Till we meet again.
X J
I really should post some more when I killed all my exams..
But for now some links of my new favorite sites!
http://www.deargirlsaboveme.com/
Some random dude who lives below 2 loud girls, whom he secretely has a crush on.. He write little letters/tweets to them and they hella funny!
http://notalwaysright.com/
As non-americain, you always have sum preconceived opinion about americains (they are fat, stupid, etc. ahaha Im sorry when you feel violated, they are preconveived opinions after all..), this site gives funny anekdotes about employees and interaction with either angry or just plain ass stupid customers..
http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/
Katie is probably the cutest/prettiest/sweetest little thing I have ever seen on blogspot! She is probably the most positive girl in NY and makes pretty pictures/crafts about her life.. Do you remember my blog about those people who went on the subway without a pants? Well, Katie belongs to that organisation! Cutest thing!
http://fashionhippieloves.blogspot.com/
Annie's blog really made me wish I paid a bit more attention during German class. I think she has one of the best fashion blogs without using high-end pieces. Most of her wardrobe even comes from Primark, Zara and H&M!! But she really knows how to pull it off and she has great legs.
Last but certainly not least
http://www.life-in-travel.blogspot.com/
A beautifull woman, with 2 beautiful kids and the best? A beautifull designer wardrobe!!!
Till we meet again.
X J
23 April 2010
20 April 2010
19 April 2010
My. Heart. Melted.
OMG, this guy's voice mademy heart MELT... Sam Tsui is soooo friggin talented.. Really Really wish I was blessed with a beautifull voice.. Yeah effingg hell, it seems that I was only blessed with the gift of shopping..
xoxo little J
07 April 2010
Wait, wait, wait a little longer..
The real world is hitting me in the face!! Have to admit the whole blogging thing is really getting a non-substantional role in the universe of Janet.. And I honestly don't understand how people blog while living their life.. I mean, it's either to party or to blog about parties..
But don't get me wrong I LOVE blogs and the people who write them.. But I just seem not to be able to combine living my life and blog about it.. At least at this point..
I have to learn French, I have to teach (2nd year undergrad students), I have to study for my last 2 exams, I have to finish my internship paper, I have to plan a professor of the year award, I have to work a bit, and ofcourse I have to enjoy the good life!
So where's time left for blogging?? I tried to make pictures of my outfit of the day, but I really don't understand who makes the pictures of all those girls blogging.. Like ont he street, on the beach etc. Because Most of the time, when Im bored like that, nobody's around me to make pictures of me like that :(
AND to top it all up. I DONT HAVE A BLACKBERRY anymore :( It kinda died on me and now I have to wait for 14 workingdays (that's more or less a month...) before it's fixed.. I really hope tho that theyll give me a brand new one.. And I miss internet on my phone!! That was theonly manner how I checked up with all your blogs!! *sigh*
So for now.. Just wait...
xoxo little J
But don't get me wrong I LOVE blogs and the people who write them.. But I just seem not to be able to combine living my life and blog about it.. At least at this point..
I have to learn French, I have to teach (2nd year undergrad students), I have to study for my last 2 exams, I have to finish my internship paper, I have to plan a professor of the year award, I have to work a bit, and ofcourse I have to enjoy the good life!
So where's time left for blogging?? I tried to make pictures of my outfit of the day, but I really don't understand who makes the pictures of all those girls blogging.. Like ont he street, on the beach etc. Because Most of the time, when Im bored like that, nobody's around me to make pictures of me like that :(
AND to top it all up. I DONT HAVE A BLACKBERRY anymore :( It kinda died on me and now I have to wait for 14 workingdays (that's more or less a month...) before it's fixed.. I really hope tho that theyll give me a brand new one.. And I miss internet on my phone!! That was theonly manner how I checked up with all your blogs!! *sigh*
So for now.. Just wait...
xoxo little J
15 March 2010
Sometimes its better to let an idea be an idea (instead of practicise...)
2 days ago one of my friends couldnt stop talking about glazed apples (as above) so we thought it would be a GREAT idea to make it ourself.. So 100 g sugar, 60 gr brown sugaer, syrup, butter and salt further we aknowledged that it was a horrible idea, it didnt tast too bad, but it just wasnt the real deal.. cant wait for the next carnival where you can just by them!!
xoxo little J
Married to the MOB
The new collection of Married to the MOB.. Don't really know if I like it BUT love thee pics and the brownie really makes me doubt (in a positive way) whether or not to cut bangs! To bang or not to bang..
xoxo little J
Favorite Things
I've been such a bad blogger.. Im really making an effort to finish my internship report (well kinda at least..) and then the whole blogging thing just don't seem as important anymore.. BUT here are my new favorite things of the month March!!
J's Bin 23 collection: All numbered Air Jordan models (I – XXIII) will be remade in exclusive and luxurious makeovers. First to see release will be the Air Jordan II Premio.
Helena Rubinstein Deodorant Nudit: absolute favorite for many many years already (and many many years to come..) great smell (the deo not the sweat..)!
Guess that's about it for now, will post more regularly (ehh..)
xoxo little J
Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Coco - Gabrielle (19)
Spotted gorgeous Jen Brill with it on like every picture made of her.. So i knew i have to give it a try.. AND I ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY LOVE IT
Paying tribute to the fine craftsmanship of the original AJ II, the kicks will be constructed from rich and supple brown leather with crocodile detailing. Each pair comes individually numbered in extremely limited quantities and will carry the Bin 23 seal in red.
Canon S90: like every dslr owner (i guess..) i find it not always as easy to transport.. therefor bought a new compact camera and TOTALLY adore is too.. makes amazeballs pictures and is easy in use!
Guess that's about it for now, will post more regularly (ehh..)
xoxo little J
09 March 2010
Last Lecture
So as you might know, Im back in town.. First week of Dutch life was really good, no rain (yet), a lot of sunshine (but still with some freezing cold air), a lot of interviews (gotta work to get where I want), and ofcourse a lot of loved ones!
But you're not here to read about how cold it is (as you probably know for yourself..) you're here to read smt interesting..
During my 10 something hours flight back to NL, I had to switch airplanes in Kuala Lumpur. During this 3 hour break I started reading possibly one of the best books Ill ever read.. I wanted to cry even after just have read one page. It was the LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch. You may have heard from him, his wife visited Oprah to tell his story..
Let me search for a summary:
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”So this book was a last gift Randy wrote for his children, to tell them more about himself (they were to young to have real significant memories about him), how he lived his life and his life advice. The actual story was in a lecture and I added it as a youtube, since I am at the university and we don't have sound here I haven't watch it either! I know it will be a tearweeper.. But this man, the know-it-all that he was, was such a out of the ordinairy man! I don't even know if I should write more about it are that you just should buy/rent the book and read it for yourself. It really will add some spiritual value to your life! About how to appreciate time, because it is limited.. About appreciating your loved ones, because they aren't immortal. About letting go the small stuff, because a dirty sock isnt worth a fight.. About your life, because you can always improve yourself and your environment!
--Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn’t have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—“Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”—wasn’t about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because “time is all you have…and you may find one day that you have less than you think”). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.
In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.
xoxo little J
04 March 2010
The Big Adventure
Sittin here with only a couple of days left of "the big adventure" I feel bipolar! I am soo looking forward going back to my normal life: study, being with my loved ones, eating at Vapiano, just being around all my stuff (kinda fed up wearing the same shit for 6 months..), being able to wear different shoes, my own bed, don't have to worry about roaming with my bb, there's so much.. But really at the same time I know that I will feel fed up and bored of it al so fast!! I guess you need those moments too..
Being in a foreign country for longer then just a holidy does so much with a girl. You learn soooo insane much about your own capabilities (and perhaps stretch up your limitations), you'll learn so much about "the big scary world", you'll get to know new inspiring people, and mostly you'll learn it's oke to be on your own and enjoy your own company. There's nothing wrong with being alone for a bit!
In the last couple of months I have been to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Thailand and every place I've been to showed me how beautifull this place we call earth is! Except for appreciate everything in my life more then I did (the struggle my parents must have been through for the promiss of a better future in the Netherlands, the wealth I know because there are alot of people way more poor then you even can imagine, the weather i LOVE for seasons) I know I'll walk away from this experience as a better human.
But I cant wait for a new adventure landing on my path! North-America perhaps? So what are your plans, which places do you want to visit? Or even deeper; what do you want out of life?
Xoxo little J
Being in a foreign country for longer then just a holidy does so much with a girl. You learn soooo insane much about your own capabilities (and perhaps stretch up your limitations), you'll learn so much about "the big scary world", you'll get to know new inspiring people, and mostly you'll learn it's oke to be on your own and enjoy your own company. There's nothing wrong with being alone for a bit!
In the last couple of months I have been to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Thailand and every place I've been to showed me how beautifull this place we call earth is! Except for appreciate everything in my life more then I did (the struggle my parents must have been through for the promiss of a better future in the Netherlands, the wealth I know because there are alot of people way more poor then you even can imagine, the weather i LOVE for seasons) I know I'll walk away from this experience as a better human.
But I cant wait for a new adventure landing on my path! North-America perhaps? So what are your plans, which places do you want to visit? Or even deeper; what do you want out of life?
Xoxo little J
23 February 2010
Life isnt what it is..
xoxo little J
14 February 2010
Home is where the heart is...
07 February 2010
What do you wanna be?
I guess most girls play with barbies and have dreams about fairy weddings and tea parties with their stuffed friends.. I never did this. Cut all the hair off the one barbie I owned and rather hang out with the guys playing the kid version of le parcour (when I wasnt entertaining myself, kinda was a hero in that).
I also never thought of myself of being someones mom someday to be honest. I have the littlest amount of patience with kids. My mom always bought me these hamsters so I'd stuff to do (she ended up cleaning it most of the time) but they all had a tragicall end: one was eaten by my neighbours dog, another buy it brother, one broke its leg in the fuzzy cotton bed I made for him and I totally shaked one untill it was dizzy because I couldnt handle the sound of the tredmill (note I was 6 at the time). What will prevent me from shaking a totler because it won't stop crying?
I dont know but I honestly not see kids as a necesairy good for my future.. Soms gawls already know how they gonna name them. Instead I already know how to name my future dog and 2 cats (not gonna tell, dont wanna jinx). I really think that you have to be in a certain phase in life (worked enough to stay home and take care, enough space and money etc) before you can take responsibilty of those cute little popsicles and maybe you as reader think hey thats the same phase for when you're ready to have kids. But its just not. The whole have kids stay home and live a boring life just makes me wanna go to a shelter buy a cat have some booz and party the night away. Dont get me wrong tho, this is no essay of me screaming into the world wide web that Ill never have kids, its more a "where-are-you-in-life" statement.
And probably in a couple of years Ill find this blog and just laugh because how small- and simpel minded I was when I was 22. But thats life, it would be a shitty place when you just think back and say "godamit, i was friggin genius back then already and not changed/learned a bit"
Xoxo little Jenny
I also never thought of myself of being someones mom someday to be honest. I have the littlest amount of patience with kids. My mom always bought me these hamsters so I'd stuff to do (she ended up cleaning it most of the time) but they all had a tragicall end: one was eaten by my neighbours dog, another buy it brother, one broke its leg in the fuzzy cotton bed I made for him and I totally shaked one untill it was dizzy because I couldnt handle the sound of the tredmill (note I was 6 at the time). What will prevent me from shaking a totler because it won't stop crying?
I dont know but I honestly not see kids as a necesairy good for my future.. Soms gawls already know how they gonna name them. Instead I already know how to name my future dog and 2 cats (not gonna tell, dont wanna jinx). I really think that you have to be in a certain phase in life (worked enough to stay home and take care, enough space and money etc) before you can take responsibilty of those cute little popsicles and maybe you as reader think hey thats the same phase for when you're ready to have kids. But its just not. The whole have kids stay home and live a boring life just makes me wanna go to a shelter buy a cat have some booz and party the night away. Dont get me wrong tho, this is no essay of me screaming into the world wide web that Ill never have kids, its more a "where-are-you-in-life" statement.
And probably in a couple of years Ill find this blog and just laugh because how small- and simpel minded I was when I was 22. But thats life, it would be a shitty place when you just think back and say "godamit, i was friggin genius back then already and not changed/learned a bit"
Xoxo little Jenny
can / can not
Een van het grootste verschil tussen Singapore/Hong Kong/Azie en Nederland is dat men in Nederland veel meer een "kan-niet" cultuur heeft. Hoe associaal, inconsiderate en ignorant chinezen zijn, alles kan als je maar betaald.
Wil je ergens tussen 2 haltes uitstappen, prima je hebt toch voor de hele rit betaald. Terwijl een buschauffeur in Nederland hooguit zou zeggen nee sorry, staat in de protocolen dat ik dat niet mag doen.
Wil je een omelet zonder eigeel? Wederom hier in Azie vinden ze dat prima je hebt toch betaald voor een heel ei. Maar om de een of andere bizarre manier zijn de chefs in NL daar nooit toe bereid. Verkopen ze in NL een broodje salami en een broodje kaas en vraag je dan om een broodje salami én kaas dan krijg je zowiezo een "dat verkopen we niet".
In Nederland zijn verkopers zich veeeeel minder bewust dat elke klant inkomen is. Hier werken veel salesforces op basis van commissie, wat erop neer komt dat als jij make-up koopt de verkopers veeeel aardiger zijn (tegen over het kapsones gedrag bij ici paris xl) omdat ze weten dat het geld wat in jouw portomonee zit hun geld kan worden, zodat ze weer een familie kunnen voeden.
Hier zullen ze ook niet zo snel zeggen de winkel is dicht terwijl ze in NL al om 17.45 aan het opruimen zijn. Die ene laatste klant kan namelijk toch nog een hoop geld opleveren.
Nederland zou iets meer van het kapitalisme moeten afstappen en het meer van de profit terug laten vloeien naar het personeel. Verkopers zouden hun kapsones en arrogantie thuis moeten laten, want laten we eerlijk zijn: je verdient het minimum inkomen dus je hebt echt 0 reden om te denken dat je superieur bent.
Lets change it to a can-do country and I be willing to invest in our economy xD
Wil je ergens tussen 2 haltes uitstappen, prima je hebt toch voor de hele rit betaald. Terwijl een buschauffeur in Nederland hooguit zou zeggen nee sorry, staat in de protocolen dat ik dat niet mag doen.
Wil je een omelet zonder eigeel? Wederom hier in Azie vinden ze dat prima je hebt toch betaald voor een heel ei. Maar om de een of andere bizarre manier zijn de chefs in NL daar nooit toe bereid. Verkopen ze in NL een broodje salami en een broodje kaas en vraag je dan om een broodje salami én kaas dan krijg je zowiezo een "dat verkopen we niet".
In Nederland zijn verkopers zich veeeeel minder bewust dat elke klant inkomen is. Hier werken veel salesforces op basis van commissie, wat erop neer komt dat als jij make-up koopt de verkopers veeeel aardiger zijn (tegen over het kapsones gedrag bij ici paris xl) omdat ze weten dat het geld wat in jouw portomonee zit hun geld kan worden, zodat ze weer een familie kunnen voeden.
Hier zullen ze ook niet zo snel zeggen de winkel is dicht terwijl ze in NL al om 17.45 aan het opruimen zijn. Die ene laatste klant kan namelijk toch nog een hoop geld opleveren.
Nederland zou iets meer van het kapitalisme moeten afstappen en het meer van de profit terug laten vloeien naar het personeel. Verkopers zouden hun kapsones en arrogantie thuis moeten laten, want laten we eerlijk zijn: je verdient het minimum inkomen dus je hebt echt 0 reden om te denken dat je superieur bent.
Lets change it to a can-do country and I be willing to invest in our economy xD
25 January 2010
Welcome to tomorrow...
how I love sugar
24 January 2010
Toen was alles nog simpel...
seems like it was only yesterday.. being 16, every day of the summer spend on the beach at the lipton ice beach club (noorderstrand), fallin in love with life and house music, besties on your side.. every part of life was about having fun, laughter, and having no responsibilities. parties were calling my name and everything was sooo optional.. if you dont wanna do it then you just didnt..
sure life is still helluva fun.. but i guess the parents were right.. everything gets more complex when your getting old.. 'what do you wanna be when you grow up' is sooo much harder to answer if you cant say dolpin trainer or walking on the moon anymore.. but hey, at least everything still seems to be better at night!
xoxo
21 January 2010
Ik zeg kom maar op met die fles!
Gratis drankjes voor grote borsten in Singapore
AMSTERDAM – In de Singaporese bar OverEasy kan het uitgaan erg goedkoop zijn, althans voor vrouwen. Het aantal gratis drankjes dat er weggegeven wordt staat namelijk in directe relatie tot haar cupmaat.
AsiaOne meldt dinsdag dat de omvang van de boezem gelijk staat aan het aantal drankjes dat de dame in kwestie krijgt van OverEasy.
Zo krijgt een A-cup één gratis drankje, een B-cup twee en een C-cup drie. Voor het stevigere werk is echter een vrouw met minimaal een D-cup nodig: zij krijgt namelijk een hele fles wodka.
Aanleiding
De actie werd bedacht na aanleiding van het evenement Fill My Cups waarvoor DJ Dcup van stal gehaald werd. "Het was echt naar aanleiding van de naam van de DJ”, zegt een woordvoerster van de club. “Toen we hoorden dat het Dcup zou worden, wilden we daar een eigen draai aan geven.”
Of de DJ het initiatief warm onthaalt is niet bekend gemaakt, maar wel is duidelijk dat vrouwen er niet onverdeeld positief over zijn.
Sommigen vinden het volgens AsiaOne enkel een nieuwe marketingstrategie, anderen hebben al aangegeven dat ze er zeker niet aan mee zullen doen. Bovendien gaan geluiden op dat door dit soort initiatieven de veiligheid van aanwezige vrouwen niet langer gegarandeerd kan worden.
Metingen
De woordvoerster voegt er dan ook onmiddellijk aan toe dat alle metingen, aangaande de borsten, op puur visuele basis zullen plaatsvinden en dat aanrakingen niet geduld worden. Voor de taak zijn dan ook speciaal twee onafhankelijke juryleden aangetrokken.
“Ons standpunt is dat het allemaal om plezier gaat, het is niet ordinair en heeft niets met seksisme te maken," aldus de zegsvrouwe. “Geen van de meisjes gaat aangeraakt worden en ze hoeven niets van zichzelf bloot te geven. En ja, we zijn al gewaarschuwd dat veel rondborstige meisjes onze kant op komen."
source: nu.nl
AMSTERDAM – In de Singaporese bar OverEasy kan het uitgaan erg goedkoop zijn, althans voor vrouwen. Het aantal gratis drankjes dat er weggegeven wordt staat namelijk in directe relatie tot haar cupmaat.
AsiaOne meldt dinsdag dat de omvang van de boezem gelijk staat aan het aantal drankjes dat de dame in kwestie krijgt van OverEasy.
Zo krijgt een A-cup één gratis drankje, een B-cup twee en een C-cup drie. Voor het stevigere werk is echter een vrouw met minimaal een D-cup nodig: zij krijgt namelijk een hele fles wodka.
Aanleiding
De actie werd bedacht na aanleiding van het evenement Fill My Cups waarvoor DJ Dcup van stal gehaald werd. "Het was echt naar aanleiding van de naam van de DJ”, zegt een woordvoerster van de club. “Toen we hoorden dat het Dcup zou worden, wilden we daar een eigen draai aan geven.”
Of de DJ het initiatief warm onthaalt is niet bekend gemaakt, maar wel is duidelijk dat vrouwen er niet onverdeeld positief over zijn.
Sommigen vinden het volgens AsiaOne enkel een nieuwe marketingstrategie, anderen hebben al aangegeven dat ze er zeker niet aan mee zullen doen. Bovendien gaan geluiden op dat door dit soort initiatieven de veiligheid van aanwezige vrouwen niet langer gegarandeerd kan worden.
Metingen
De woordvoerster voegt er dan ook onmiddellijk aan toe dat alle metingen, aangaande de borsten, op puur visuele basis zullen plaatsvinden en dat aanrakingen niet geduld worden. Voor de taak zijn dan ook speciaal twee onafhankelijke juryleden aangetrokken.
“Ons standpunt is dat het allemaal om plezier gaat, het is niet ordinair en heeft niets met seksisme te maken," aldus de zegsvrouwe. “Geen van de meisjes gaat aangeraakt worden en ze hoeven niets van zichzelf bloot te geven. En ja, we zijn al gewaarschuwd dat veel rondborstige meisjes onze kant op komen."
source: nu.nl
18 January 2010
17 January 2010
Sid & Nancy
These are like the pefect fictional couple.. Fell in love with her after hearing her sing in Elf and I guess every girl fell in love with him being an alien...
source: migfly/
source: migfly/
16 January 2010
Nails of The Day
Thank god for stable internet connections, so say hello again to fairly odd (useless) blogs!! Here is my nail do for the day! Since Im in Hong Kong nowadays (or at least some village in Hong Kong, I believe it is calles Sha Tau Kok..) and Im soooo close to the border with China. Mommy and I decided to go to some spa, mom did a foot massage and I did a facial. During the facial they also did my nails: TADAAA.. Aren't they pretty! (pay notion to the absence of the questionmark because my nails are helluva awesome!)
Well I have some Gossip Girl catch up to do (www.watch-series.com, thanx sierd!).
xoxo
Mom also did a mani+pedi and decided hat her nails deserved the colour ‘mad as a hatter’ from the Alice in Wonderland O.P.I. line. LOVE LOVE LOVE that colour (and line) so just bought all of them for my big sis who’s still back home.
Well I have some Gossip Girl catch up to do (www.watch-series.com, thanx sierd!).
xoxo
14 January 2010
1 picture says more then 1000 words
Christmas nails (without my snowman, fell off the firstday already)
NYE @ Babylon, Langkawi - Malaysa
Baby and his fish
Sad but true
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Kris and me being a hamste01 January 2010
May 2010 grant you with all your wishes!
2010 couldn't have started better for me!!
Imagine: countdown on a crazy beautifull beach filled with malaysian rastafari's, malaysian youngsters and ofcourse some caucasians-turned-into-lobsters! Tiger beer in one hand, boyfriend in the other one. 9 - 8 - ... - 3 - 2 - 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! People lighting up wish balloons, count down never had been this relax!!
It's a crazy feeling, to be on a wonderful beach, its 35 degrees but all my loved ones (minus bf, coz he's with me haha) frees there ass off in a minus something something environment.. But hee, like Oprah says you have to live in the moment! So I did..
My first day of 2010 was like how I would like to have every day of 2010! It started with a donut breakfast and a cup of hot tea (yeah want this everyday!), followed by some treasured hours on the beach doing sum tanning, sum jetski-ing, sum drinking fresh coconut, sum reading (super freakanomics), sum walking. Followed by some amazing foot and body massage.. Followed by some crazy delicious seafood..
Life is so good! I will post some vids-and-pics when I have sum spare time from all this awesomeness ;)
For now, I have to put on some after-sun because yes Im also a lobster..
xoxo
Imagine: countdown on a crazy beautifull beach filled with malaysian rastafari's, malaysian youngsters and ofcourse some caucasians-turned-into-lobsters! Tiger beer in one hand, boyfriend in the other one. 9 - 8 - ... - 3 - 2 - 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! People lighting up wish balloons, count down never had been this relax!!
It's a crazy feeling, to be on a wonderful beach, its 35 degrees but all my loved ones (minus bf, coz he's with me haha) frees there ass off in a minus something something environment.. But hee, like Oprah says you have to live in the moment! So I did..
My first day of 2010 was like how I would like to have every day of 2010! It started with a donut breakfast and a cup of hot tea (yeah want this everyday!), followed by some treasured hours on the beach doing sum tanning, sum jetski-ing, sum drinking fresh coconut, sum reading (super freakanomics), sum walking. Followed by some amazing foot and body massage.. Followed by some crazy delicious seafood..
Life is so good! I will post some vids-and-pics when I have sum spare time from all this awesomeness ;)
For now, I have to put on some after-sun because yes Im also a lobster..
xoxo
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