1st of July 2008: Started my job at VKA 31st of December 2008: Quit my job at VKA 1st of January 2009: Started my job at the Ministry of Justice 14th of January 2009: Started my trip to Patagonia & Easter Island And no, VKA is not a bad company to work for. On the [...]
VKA: my first impression
Tuesday the 1st of July, after over two months of vacation, I started my new job as project manager at Verdonck, Klooster & Associates. My first impression of the VKA organisation and my new colleagues is very very positive. Of course this is no big surprise since I chose VKA for a reason. I wanted [...]
My final (and finest) hour… ICTU
Just one more hour and my time at ICTU is officially over… Strange, but true. Last Thursday I had my goodbye reception and both Elly (CEO of ICTU) and Rein (my colleague) made some very nice speeches. Not only sweet talk, but also some honest and vivid observations about the person that I am and everything that goes with [...]
ICTU 2.0: on the move in the US of A
We came, we saw and we… …almost had engine troubles on our flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles …lost and found John’s baggage after arriving at LAX …had to wait 45 minutes for a free (ever the Dutchmen) airport shuttle to the Super 8 motel …picked up our cool convertible at Hertz car rental …made [...]
April Fool’s Day
Only yesterday I reminded myself not to fall for any April Fool’s Day jokes, but hey I am only human When I arrived at the office this morning there was a newsmessage on our intranet titled ‘I do – Digidate’. To make a long story short; it’s about a new govermental programme trying to help [...]
A new job, a new challenge!
After a two-month period of orientation (jobwise) in several sectors and after two weeks of consideration, I decided to accept the joboffer from VKA. VKA is an independent consultancy company with extensive experience at the intersection of strategy, implementation and ICT in the public sector. Starting July 1st I will be the newest addition to their [...]
Fun @ work
Currently I’m sitting at work freezing my ass off, because the heating is either off or set on low. Apparently someone decided that working between Christmas en New Year’s is a no-no and should be discouraged. Nevertheless, being at work at this time of year has its uses. For example, you’re able to receive and [...]
Start spreading the news, we’re leaving…
…on the 24th of April 2008 and we’ll be back on the 13th of June 2008. Destination: the Southwest of the good ol’ US of A (24-4 to 6-6) and New York City (6-6 to 13-6)!!! Since John and I didn’t manage to kill eachother in Japan, we decided to give it (killing eachother) another [...]
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good night…
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good night, I hate to go and leave this pretty sight. So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, adieu, Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu. Well, I guess sometimes my love for musicals (in this case The Sound of Music) comes in handy. Today at work we had to say [...]
Daddy’s (final) day out
Yesterdayevening I went with Bastiaan to see Spinvis perform at the Uitmarkt, the festive opening of the new cultural year in The Hague. [ For those who don't know Bastiaan yet. He is a colleague of mine at ICTU and was almost a year also my 'brother in law' since I dated one of his wife's younger sisters ] Bastiaan’s wife [...]
