Seattle Observer

Escape from the Rock

7. September 2008

That’s the name of the Triathlon I ended up doing. It’s not nearly as spectacular as the real Escape from the Rock Triathlon in San Francisco, but it was good enough for me. I can’t really say I had trained super hard, but I was in reasonable shape, until … I got hit with a [...]

Another woman now

12. August 2008

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This morning as I left the locker room of the gym, another spinning class regular asked me how things were today. I replied with “forgetful”, because that morning I had forgotten to bring part of my outfit and as I walked out I had forgotten to fix my hair. What she said to me next [...]

Getting back in shape (1)

14. July 2008

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Every woman knows that the pre-pregnancy body is exactly that: pre-pregnancy. Consequently, the post-pregnancy body is a combination of unwanted blobs, textures, lines and softness. So, I made myself a promise: after my first child I would sign-up for a triathlon. And so it was that in late summer of 2008, Jessica is registered to [...]

Strangely familiar and Strangely different

3. December 2007

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Back at work – after 3 months of maternity leave. Not much has changed but some very big changes; new boss, some new colleagues, new challenges in the network, and new #1 priority in life. Not that work was my #1 priority, but it was pretty high up there. No more 12 hour days, no [...]

The gathering

22. September 2007

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It’s amazing the draw this little baby has on family and friends. I was never the baby loving type, until I got one of my own of course. But the flocks of people going out of their way to see this, admittedly beautiful, little creature goes beyond any previous notions. My parents are here for [...]

Backlog updates to come

1. September 2007

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It’s been a year since we updated this blog – but no worries, the observations and stories of our life in Seattle is recorded offline, and will be updated in the near future. In the mean time, we continue starting from September … because the arrival of our little girl needs to be documented ‘real [...]

Trek Tri-Island 2006

20. September 2006

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More than 300 bicyclists signed up for this fundraising event. Operated by the American Lung Association of Washington. The annual Trek Tri-Island, a three-day, 135-mile bike trip to Canada and back, during the extended weekend from Saturday Sep 16th to Monday 18th. Raising money for association programs and lung-disease research. The trek started Saturday morning [...]

Hot in the city

26. June 2006

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A seven-week business trip in Singapore. When we lived in China it used to be my second home, so it’s not as bad as it sounds. I am delighted that Annemiek & Peter are welcoming me to their huge home at the East Coast, from where I can go running in the mornings, bike riding [...]

Summer is almost here!

24. April 2006

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The first warm weekend of the year was a weekend to be OUT in any possible way; people wear less clothes, everybody is smiling, and I’m trying all I can to do as many activities as possible outside. The house we are renting has a roof terrace that covers the whole house surface, so that [...]

Paramount people

17. March 2006

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Home of some of the Seattle’s largest and most diverse forms of entertainment, the Paramount Theatre stands as one of the few remaining examples of the theater-building boom in the 1920s. Although enduring a few ups and downs along the way, the Paramount — which opened as the Seattle Theatre on March 1, 1928 — [...]