AMAZING.

I just came back from Stockholm. I am absolutely stunned by the awesomeness of that city. I kept a blog during my stay there. I will publish it day by day during next week. I had planned to give you guys some 'end-of-the-year'-posts, but since I have been travelling for over 12 hours, I'm way too tired to do this.

2011 will start in 4 minutes.

I don't care.

I just want my bed + my pillow.

Off to bed now.

I hope I'll get some sleep.

*excitement*

Bai.

I AM LEAVING FOR STOCKHOLM IN 12 HOURS!

I am so excited. It'll be the first time I will fly. The flight will only take 2 hours, but my nerves are already very active. We are only gonna' take hand luggage with us. But the dimensions are so small. It is going to take a lot of puzzling to fit everything into my bag. =D So here's the planning for tomorrow:

AM

8.30: Wake up and start my morning routine.

9.15: Get dressed properly and pack up the last bits and pieces

9.45: Say goodbye to my mom and leave for the bus.

9.55: Take the bus to Herentals

10.15: Arrive at Herentals and go to the bank to fix some last things for Sweden

10.30: Go to the snackbar at the station to grab some lunch.

10.45: Take the train to Lommel

11.00: Have lunch.

11.20: Arrive at Lommel and wait for Levi to pick me up.

PM

12.00: Leave for Eindhoven.

14.30: Go on board of the plane.

15.00: Plane takes off for Stockholm

17.00: Arrive at Stockholm.

And what happens next, you'll see and read on the last day of this year. I might write some things down when I'm in Stockholm. I will hope to have time and courage to post the things I wanted to post. Short summary of the year, album of the year, brief summary of Stockholm trip, brief picture-post, and maybe something else.

Well, wish the best for me. And I hope you all have a splendid last week of the year! I'll be back on friday.

Cheers!

Mistwind

Ik druk op pauze.

De harmonieuze geluiden van dat metalen ding worden abrupt vermoord.

Er volgt een stilte.

Maar door de stilte heen, hoor je de geluiden.

Niet harmonieus en willekeurig.

De nagels van een hond op de bevroren straatstenen.

Een koppel dat elkaar in de vlugte een zoen geeft.

Een verkoper die luidkeels zijn waren aanprijst.

En dan zijn er mijn eigen voetstappen.

Systematisch, harmonieus en op een zuiders ritme.

Ik voel de dingen anders.

De koude slaat mijn gezicht niet aan stukken.

En de pijn in mijn voeten worden bewijzen van doorzettingsvermogen.

Ik voel elke druppel van de mist.

Mijn ogen verwijden.

Ik leef.

Hallo wereld.

I woke up this morning with a feeling I can't really describe. It was like a huge weight had fallen off me in my sleep. I felt fresh, sharp, more wise and happy. It's really rare that I feel this way on a Monday, but I guess it's a good thing. Now I can start my week in a good mood. I will need it, because it's going to be quite a busy week. I will have to work tomorrow (Tuesday that is), Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday, I'm going to Antwerp with a friend to make some preparations for our friends' wedding and to go see Music For Life.

Music for Life is an initiative by the Belgian alternative radio station, Studio Brussel. 3 of the hosts lock themselves up in a glass house without food for over 7 days. They survive on water and vitamin-enriched juices. The goal of this all is to raise money for a good cause. This event takes place every year, the week before Christmas. The cause is always different and lately they try to switch towns. This year they are raising money for AIDS orphan-children. It all takes place at the Groenplaats in Antwerp (literally; Green square, one of the most famous squares in Belgium)

I didn't really make plans for today. I am supposed to go get my mom's bike at the station. Maybe I'll visit my grandparents or I'll go sit at a coffee house and read something. I'm not quite sure yet.

It's been snowing for days now. Most of the roads are closed, Heathrow, Charles-de-Gaulle and Schiphol are closed, Trains are hours and hours late, buses don't even drive at all. Nevertheless I'm enjoying every flake that's falling. I don't have to work tomorrow, so I can easily lie-in (while all the rest of my peers are in their exams.)

So my friends asked to come over and have some dinner and play some games. I'm still doubting whether I will go or not.

In meanwhile, this cold weather is a good preparation to my trip to Stockholm next week.

I'm so excited.

I seem heavily distracted.

13 days now since I talked to you guys. Me not likey. I don't know what's wrong. I have worked a lot the last couple of weeks. (Last week I worked 17 hours of overtime -,-'). As you might have already seen, I added a new objective to my 'highway-zero'-list. I'm gonna' save up for a MacBook. I'm so fed up with my current computer + the smaller size of a Macbook will allow me to take it with me on the train/bus to work. This will result in more frequent updating! (:

Okay, so I was thinking of getting started with my 'take-a-picture-every-day-for-one-month'-project. My dad got a camera because he worked at his place for over 35 years. I got my hopes on for a professional camera. But no. It's a light-weight Samsung. I took some pictures to check the quality. [Note: These pictures are not part of the project, look at it as some kind of camera-check-up]

This is a baby-outfit I bought at our store. Isn't it absolutely awesome? I'm still doubting whether I will give it away or I will just keep it for myself. :D

This is the wall in my room. I pinned the map of London on it. I bought it when I went there on a 4 day language-course. I'm gonna' do so with all the big foreign cities I visit. So, I still need one of Paris.

Man these pictures suck. I think I will continue using my old camera ..

It's been seven whole days since my last post. I'm really sorry for neglecting you guys this much. In the last post, I was still feeling a bit sick. That seems ages ago. Furthermore, I've been terribly busy with work. To make up for the lack of posting I'm gonna' post you some new words I wrote. They are not of the best quality, but it's just how I feel.

Spitted Pattern

Run into the wind,

feel it cut open your face.

Hear the blizzard fight the trees.

How it freezes your tears.

Surrounded by choas

Focus on zero.

Turn your head,

See the hope.

Change your mind.

Take your shot.

You don't see the future

Nor the past.

Steamy breaths barricade your mind.

And you start the fight against the world.