Author Archives: Lietje

Looking outside, from behind my office desk…

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lietje

Looking outside, from behind my office desk, I see rain. I have been seeing quite a lot of rain lately, mainly because it has been raining a lot last couple of weeks.  Amazing how the weather changes here. We just … Continue reading →

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A day out of my life.. Sinterklaas.

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Lietje

Today we celebrated Sinterklaas. A typical Dutch fest for children. So why did I celebrate this, since I do not have children? Though my brother does have them, he and his wife have two children,  just as my parents. With … Continue reading →

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Did I manage, yes I did,

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Lietje

As I wrote earlier, I signed in for both the Singelloop and the Vrouwenloop in Enschede. I ran, I finished and I surprised myself with my running time. The singelloop, 8.04km, was tough. I was already exhausted after 4km, though … Continue reading →

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Pushing my running limits

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lietje

In April this year I wrote about my experience of running the 3 Miles at the Enschede marathon event.  At that time I was already very proud of myself and tried to motivate myself by writing the following final sentence: … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Lietje

Time is a funny thing, we have no influence on it, it comes and it goes. Everyday has a fixed amount of minutes no matter what we try to do to change this. You can stay up late to make … Continue reading →

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Being myself

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Lietje

Through your entire live you change. You change in length, strength, character and in appearance.  Often we change due to our growing process. Growing up surrounded with others you try to fit in a certain group of people and you … Continue reading →

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Overcoming your fears… and learning a lesson.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Lietje

Last week we had a nice outing with our direct colleagues of DEMCON. Both the Software and the Hardware department (around 20 people) joined for a nice afternoon activity and a diner in Enschede. Together with one of my hardware … Continue reading →

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Skills and hobby

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Lietje

A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of work, some general … Continue reading →

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Koninginnedag

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Lietje

Queen’s day, or Koninginnedag as we call it, is a national holiday in the Netherlands. On this day we celebrate the birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands. Although it’s original the birthday of Queen Juliana (the mother of Queen … Continue reading →

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Enschede Marathon (and FitRun)

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Lietje

Today the day had arrived; Enschede in the spirit of running. Everyone could sign up for different distances: -Marathon (42km) -½ Marathon (21km) -CityRun (5Mijl) -FitRun (3Mijl) -KidsRun (1km) There was a distance for almost every type of runner. On … Continue reading →

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