Entries by alfred@bright.partners

40

The other day my Big Sister (BS) Pauline and her husband Arie celebrated their 40th anniversary. I feel partly responsible for this, as Arie was my highschool friend since we were 13, and I was the one who dragged my sister to his birthday party (1975?), where the spark was ignited. See, he lived 8km […]

90

Today would have been my dad’s 90th birthday. He made it to 86: a “completed life”, so no regrets. December 31 is what us Dutchies call Old Years Day. It was never a day like other people’s OYD for us, as my father’s birthday overruled that: friends, family, neighbours and colleagues would stop by all […]

Thailand

Travelling gives you insights. Our recent trip to Thailand brought up following: Location is in Southeast Asia, which is different from the general “Asia”. Country: historically known as Siam (until 1939) was, unlike any other Asian country (apart from Japan), never colonized. At times, they did ‘collaborate’ with the French and the Brits to survive.Capital is Bangkok […]