Tag: personal

0.01 seconds! pwned!

I was recently quite pleased to achieve the superhuman feat of getting 0.03 seconds on a stopwatch. This was very difficult, and took many attempts. I wasn’t wasting time – there was a long SQL script running and I was “timing” it. I took a photo and posted it in this blog. This week I… Continue reading 0.01 seconds! pwned!

Dat kan niet

I was reading the “Foreigners in the Netherlands” group on orkut last night and I came across something that confirmed many of my fears about what I will be experiencing in less than six months. I have to admit that it put me off a bit. So all you Dutchies, start convincing me otherwise in… Continue reading Dat kan niet

6 Months to go

Today it is exactly six months until I leave Australia to live in The Netherlands. I am excited about the adventure, and both Kirsten and I are dedicated to saving and preparation. I am gradually building up a Dutch vocabulary and am getting to the point where I can form rudimentary sentences. Ik spreek een… Continue reading 6 Months to go

A Real Man

I have scrubbed my hands until they are pink, yet still they are not completely clean. It’s the fingernails and the creases at the knuckles; they still show signs of the thing that I did. The thing that changed me forever. The alternator is a mechanical device under the bonnet of a car that converts… Continue reading A Real Man