Tag Archives for colleagues

Le Petit Latin

My colleagues and I went for dinner at a small restaurant here in Amsterdam last night. You wouldn’t find it if you didn’t know about it, as it’s not in an obvious location. We’d originally planned to eat elsewhere, but … Continue reading

28. November 2008 by Caroline
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Ceci n’est pas un midlife crisis

I’ve been going on about ‘monumental change’ since the start of the year, but to be honest I had and still have little idea what kind of change exactly. I’ve given up on growing up, it just isn’t going to … Continue reading

18. April 2006 by Caroline
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Carry on Doctor

Selfish cunt that I am, I think Dutch GP’s should be SEVERELY PUNISHED (an old fashioned flogging springs to mind) for going on strike this week when I’m supposed to hear what I should be doing about my bloody diet, … Continue reading

26. May 2005 by Caroline
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On being noticed

Two things happened to me recently that were unrelated, but maybe they’re not. 1. I met a guy that I sort of liked. This is rare. I have lots of lovely male friends but I hardly ever meet any that … Continue reading

22. December 2004 by Caroline
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Sweethearts come and go

Received some sad news earlier on today. Some get married, others part. It is, will always be, an emotional time. (qt) More nastiness: we just read a police message on Teletext that gave me and my colleagues a bit of … Continue reading

23. July 2004 by Caroline
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Stranded at Duivendrecht

Holland woke up to find the world covered in a 20 cm blanket of snow. I shuffled and slipped and hopped on a metro for a reasonably easy trip to Duivendrecht, only to find the trains indefinitely delayed. 45 minutes … Continue reading

26. February 2004 by Caroline
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It’s pizzalicious!

Remember our FUN “pizzamat”? The one that promised but did not deliver? Well, here it is. After weeks of ‘does it, does it not dispense the goods’ one of our colleagues has finally coaxed a ‘Verdura’ from the hellish machine. … Continue reading

19. February 2004 by Caroline
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bugger that

I’m going back on my initial ‘must show up at work regardless of how things stand’ atttitude. I don’t think I could have coped with more of the ‘understanding and empathic glances and taps on shoulder’ from my now “ex” … Continue reading

28. June 2002 by Caroline
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