Merry Christmas!

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My Sound Of The Day

Two songs for the price of one from Calvin Harris' second album. The first album wasn't that interesting but when listening to the second one you can clearly hear that Calvin learned from his mistakes. Two different styles, the first one is relaxed: Calvin Harris - Burns Night.



The second one is great to move your body: Calvin Harris - Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La




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Belgium Under The Snow

Last Thursday snow fell over Belgium, it was a real treat. Some tiny snowflakes started falling in the morning, they became much bigger and Belgium was covered with snow around lunch time.



After lunch a colleague and I started a snow fight, it was the best way to digest. It was not easy to avoid being hit by snowballs as I was wearing Derby shoes but I managed, luckily for me my colleague was as bad at throwing snowballs as I was. We were so spent after the fight that we almost went for a nap.



There is nothing more beautiful than a country covered by snow.




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Kim Clijsters Is In The House!

I love working here! This morning as I was taking a break I discovered a conference with Kim Clijsters. The company I am working for here is one of her sponsors so they invited her for a Q&A with the employees. How many companies in the world do that kind of thing? After lunch the company gave everyone posters of the tennis player and you could have your poster signed by her. I may think of applying to this company...




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Give It A Ponder

James Lipton the host of the show Inside The Actors Studio is in the series of ads for LG. The ads cleverly use the famous beard of the actor, they are great.
Catfight



Locker Room



Angry



Unicorn




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A Walk In Brussels

This week-end we decided to take a walk in the city, we went to the Grand Place where we got the surprise to find a Christmas market.



During this holiday season the Grand Place is really the place to be for Brussels inhabitants, when getting out of the subway one can see the flow of people walking toward that famous place. The more you get near the more the street gets narrow and you have to start struggling to find a path among the people if you want to keep walking at your own pace. The Terraces are full even if it is cold outside and people look up to witness the light and music show going on city hall walls.



From the Grand Place, we went for a walk on rue du Lombard then on rue du Midi to get to the Bourse where a lot of wooden cabins where ready to satiate the need of any belly. Cotton candy, caramel apple, fruits covered in chocolate on a stick, brioches, paella, tartiflette, hot wine, Touraine wine, wine with cinnamon… There is everything you need not to starve or to dying of thirst. As it is cold it is recommended to get a hot dish to warm the hands.



From la Bourse we walked through rue Paul Delvaux which led us to Brussels Chinatown. I am so used to the size of Chinatown in Paris that it is odd for me to see a Chinatown which is only the size of a street. Existing Chinatown we discovered Sainte Catherine church with an exhibit about Mongolia in front of it. Half of fake yurts were place all over the square in front of the church were visitors could buy traditional objects, pictures, culinary specialties or find tourist information. We tried the mare milk, it is like drinking the milk that sits on top of a yogurt: it is really not that good.
There was a beautiful roundabout which really caught my eye next to the exhibit: le manege d’Andrea.



From there we went to the quai aux briques and the quai aux bois à bruler, you can find the biggest concentration of wooden cabins for the Christmas market between those streets, there is even an ice rink. Whether you are hungry or thirsty, it is not possible that don’t find some dish to satisfy your belly. You can find products from all over the world: Vietnam, China, Canada, France, Spain... After having filled your belly, I recommend a ride on the Ferris wheel.




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My Sound Of The Day

No need to say what i feel like doing when i listen to this: PlantLife - Got 2 Find A Better Way.




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