Netherlands Meetups

machadinha · Aug 15th, 2008, 20:07

Excellent write-up Indo, and thanks for the pics. I'm glad you liked the city as much (isn't there a pic of us by the Dom as well?)

Which we also got to see, from the outside and inside, impressive building. There's a separate tower and church, which we learned was caused by the church's nave having been blown away by a hurricane in the 1600's or thereabouts.

Too bad about the boat indeed, hey, no one told us they stopped running so early! Next time, kids!

Yes, I had an excellent day, and those kids sure took to the rest of the crew without much ado. I could've sworn IndoJingai had found himself a new career as a nanny

Hanging around Utrecht for a bit again was also fun.

Sure calls for a reprise, in one town or another! Thanks everyone for being there, and for excellent company, and be safe on all your further peregrinations. Cheers!

mirjamd · Aug 16th, 2008, 02:58

It was a really enjoyable evening/night. The kids made it extra special with all their games, drawings, and jokes.

Hazel, do you have a possibility to put up your pics as well? Maybe especially the one with tongues sticking out

Thanks all for a great day!

Nick-H · Aug 16th, 2008, 03:27

Nice to read the write-up and see the pics.

Kind-of odd to see mr and Mrs Mirjamd there --- rather than here!

wonderwomanusa · Aug 16th, 2008, 06:14

What a wonderful-sounding meetup ... hmmm... makes me miss living in the Netherlands!

Sama · Aug 16th, 2008, 06:23

mach looked a bit shy....

dhans · Aug 17th, 2008, 02:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sama

mach looked a bit shy....

As always?

Hans

brishti · Aug 17th, 2008, 23:49

great pictures!
the kids are wonderous

nice to put faces to them names... thank you!
where is hans

nice hat mach! i am a liking very much
:brishti

machadinha · Aug 17th, 2008, 23:53

Ta, Brishti

Those kids were the best, yes. Hans showed up later & I guess no one thought of taking any more pictures

Next time!

I hope Zoeper is alright btw. Where were you, man? And did Haze get home well? Had some event going this weekend I think, hope she'll call in later. And what ever happened to Joph? One of us thought he might be on the road anyway.

Zoeperman · Aug 18th, 2008, 14:09

/me walks in and apologises for his absense.

I tried to be there, but I was on a unplanned trip to France at the time :$

machadinha · Aug 18th, 2008, 14:13

Ah! Well, that's a fine excuse, and a sign of life, if ever I heard one

Thanks for calling in! Next meet should be in the making as we speak. (Well, exaggerating, as usual. But there were the usual suggestions of we should do that again soon. As I'm sure we will. Rotterdam? IJmuiden? A simple cafe in Amsterdam? <all of us little children go, Yes, please!!!>

Trying hard to beat Delhi, y'know

)

Zoeperman · Aug 18th, 2008, 15:43

*Jumps up and down: Yes, please!!!! Let's do, let's do let's do!

Rotterdam is fine by me, I kinda know my way around there anyway.
Ijmuiden? As long as I don't have to eat hearring (haring ?)
Amsterdam is also fine (nowadays I know where to park affordably, so that's no issue anymore)

Looking at the pictures and the posts,I guess I missed bigtime.

BTW: Maybe I get myself a short trip (3 weeks orso) to India.
But that depends on my girls trip to Peru (If that is going to be cancelled due too circumstances, we go to India).

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

Ah! Well, that's a fine excuse, and a sign of life, if ever I heard one

Thanks for calling in! Next meet should be in the making as we speak. (Well, exaggerating, as usual. But there were the usual suggestions of we should do that again soon. As I'm sure we will. Rotterdam? IJmuiden? A simple cafe in Amsterdam? <all of us little children go, Yes, please!!!>

Trying hard to beat Delhi, y'know

)

Haze · Aug 18th, 2008, 16:39

hey! <waving madly @ all the Dutch Indiamikers> I'm here!! I just haven´t managed to get back online since Saturday. Like everyone else has said, we had a great day on Friday. Indiamikers are lovely people / as if you didn´t know that already.

As soon as I figure out how to upload photos, I´ll post them here / but it might be the end of the week when we´re back in Ireland before I do.

Cheers!

Haze

PS Mach - you´re right, IJ has definitely found his true calling as a nanny. We´re in negotiations at the moment.....but I´m not sure I can afford him.

machadinha · Aug 18th, 2008, 17:54

Heheh. I'd have those kids smile at him one more time & he'll come around.

(btw Hans & Mrs. Hans! Give your kids a hug of mine too, will ya! I still hear one of them going "flap flap flap" being carried over the street posts. And the other one, such a serious young fellow, I noticed it the moment we shook hands. But most sincere, yes. Exceptional. Did those toy planes work out?)

And btw Haze, there should be the cutest pic of me with both your girls on my lap by the pool table. We'll get it to you somehow. The elder one was the first in the garden I think, and so we waved, and that did it I guess.

Indojingai · Aug 18th, 2008, 23:40

Aha... nanny work it is then. I will name my place, 'The IM Kindergarten'

Yo Mac.. lets beat Delhi's ass

Haze, given that those smiles and giggles will be part of the job .. I'll do it for half a roti.

Zoeper, R'dam is a cool place for a meetup, very different from A'dam. I saw the air race a few weeks ago over there.
Oh and if you bug the Llama a lot it will throw water on you!

dhans · Aug 27th, 2008, 21:09

The meet worked out well for the kids. Marit is wearing her saree a lot. Frank now also wants to return to India and Mrs D. is on the verge of giving in (she still remembers some of the illness of the kids the last time). Problem is that the school holidays are either to short or in the wrong period of the year (July-August).

Frank has all his planes nicely built and aligned in his room. I'm allowed to rent one once in a while.

Wouldn't mind a meeting in the Hague or Sweet Lake City.

Hans

Aug 15th, 2008, 20:07	#241
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,916	Excellent write-up Indo, and thanks for the pics. I'm glad you liked the city as much (isn't there a pic of us by the Dom as well?) Which we also got to see, from the outside and inside, impressive building. There's a separate tower and church, which we learned was caused by the church's nave having been blown away by a hurricane in the 1600's or thereabouts. Too bad about the boat indeed, hey, no one told us they stopped running so early! Next time, kids! Yes, I had an excellent day, and those kids sure took to the rest of the crew without much ado. I could've sworn IndoJingai had found himself a new career as a nanny Hanging around Utrecht for a bit again was also fun. Sure calls for a reprise, in one town or another! Thanks everyone for being there, and for excellent company, and be safe on all your further peregrinations. Cheers! __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Aug 16th, 2008, 03:27	#243
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Nice to read the write-up and see the pics. Kind-of odd to see mr and Mrs Mirjamd there --- rather than here! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Aug 16th, 2008, 06:14	#244
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,567	What a wonderful-sounding meetup ... hmmm... makes me miss living in the Netherlands! __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Aug 16th, 2008, 06:23	#245
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	mach looked a bit shy.... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

Aug 18th, 2008, 23:40	#254
Indojingai One in a billion member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 995	Aha... nanny work it is then. I will name my place, 'The IM Kindergarten' Yo Mac.. lets beat Delhi's ass Haze, given that those smiles and giggles will be part of the job .. I'll do it for half a roti. Zoeper, R'dam is a cool place for a meetup, very different from A'dam. I saw the air race a few weeks ago over there. Oh and if you bug the Llama a lot it will throw water on you! __________________ I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.

Aug 16th, 2008, 02:58	#242
mirjamd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 337	It was a really enjoyable evening/night. The kids made it extra special with all their games, drawings, and jokes. Hazel, do you have a possibility to put up your pics as well? Maybe especially the one with tongues sticking out Thanks all for a great day!

Aug 17th, 2008, 23:49	#247
brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 2,172	great pictures! the kids are wonderous nice to put faces to them names... thank you! where is hans nice hat mach! i am a liking very much :brishti

Aug 17th, 2008, 23:53	#248
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,916	Ta, Brishti Those kids were the best, yes. Hans showed up later & I guess no one thought of taking any more pictures Next time! I hope Zoeper is alright btw. Where were you, man? And did Haze get home well? Had some event going this weekend I think, hope she'll call in later. And what ever happened to Joph? One of us thought he might be on the road anyway.

Aug 18th, 2008, 14:09	#249
Zoeperman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 115	/me walks in and apologises for his absense. I tried to be there, but I was on a unplanned trip to France at the time :$

Aug 18th, 2008, 14:13	#250
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,916	Ah! Well, that's a fine excuse, and a sign of life, if ever I heard one Thanks for calling in! Next meet should be in the making as we speak. (Well, exaggerating, as usual. But there were the usual suggestions of we should do that again soon. As I'm sure we will. Rotterdam? IJmuiden? A simple cafe in Amsterdam? <all of us little children go, Yes, please!!!> Trying hard to beat Delhi, y'know )

Aug 18th, 2008, 16:39	#252
Haze Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 220	hey! <waving madly @ all the Dutch Indiamikers> I'm here!! I just haven´t managed to get back online since Saturday. Like everyone else has said, we had a great day on Friday. Indiamikers are lovely people / as if you didn´t know that already. As soon as I figure out how to upload photos, I´ll post them here / but it might be the end of the week when we´re back in Ireland before I do. Cheers! Haze PS Mach - you´re right, IJ has definitely found his true calling as a nanny. We´re in negotiations at the moment.....but I´m not sure I can afford him.

Aug 18th, 2008, 17:54	#253
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,916	Heheh. I'd have those kids smile at him one more time & he'll come around. (btw Hans & Mrs. Hans! Give your kids a hug of mine too, will ya! I still hear one of them going "flap flap flap" being carried over the street posts. And the other one, such a serious young fellow, I noticed it the moment we shook hands. But most sincere, yes. Exceptional. Did those toy planes work out?) And btw Haze, there should be the cutest pic of me with both your girls on my lap by the pool table. We'll get it to you somehow. The elder one was the first in the garden I think, and so we waved, and that did it I guess.

Aug 27th, 2008, 21:09	#255
dhans Uru Buru member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,563	The meet worked out well for the kids. Marit is wearing her saree a lot. Frank now also wants to return to India and Mrs D. is on the verge of giving in (she still remembers some of the illness of the kids the last time). Problem is that the school holidays are either to short or in the wrong period of the year (July-August). Frank has all his planes nicely built and aligned in his room. I'm allowed to rent one once in a while. Wouldn't mind a meeting in the Hague or Sweet Lake City. Hans

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