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Netherlands
The Netherlands rises above sea level
Monday, 28 April 2008 11:52 A GMT+01
We have all left the Netheralnds for at least a week, because holidays have given us a rare 2-day week.
Fitna - The irresponsible movie
Monday, 31 March 2008 1:58 P GMT+01
My view of Geert Wilders intemperate and irresponsible film about Islam.
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T-Mobile offers T-Stagnant deals
Thursday, 27 March 2008 3:12 P GMT+01
Out for a cane and a mobile phone deal and ending up with nothing worthwhile
Buttocks are richer Botox
Thursday, 27 March 2008 9:47 A GMT+01
The town is full of crazy people, it is.
My holy week begins with Matthäus Passion
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 5:47 P GMT+01
I went to see Matthäus Passion last Sunday and much was seen and heard.
The Nigerian restaurant kaleidoscope - Part 2
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 10:24 P GMT+01
A continuation of my experience at the Nigerian restaurant on Sunday.
Oosterpark in the morning
Saturday, 25 August 2007 6:03 P GMT+01
They were much older, looking happier and fitter, going about good things in life and they were the only ones in the park at 8:00AM
Disgraceful police behaviour
Thursday, 23 August 2007 4:49 P GMT+01
The police should go about their lawful duties fairly, justly and without reproach - it should not be too much to ask especially if you are an ethnic minority in Amsterdam.
The First Gulder Ultimate Death
Tuesday, 7 August 2007 10:59 P GMT+01
A death in a reality show gives concern about the story being told and the analysis of what it could mean. What really happened?
20,000 Nigerians Denied British Visa
Monday, 6 August 2007 6:18 A GMT+01
20,000 Nigerians denied British visa out of 28,000 applications - could this be an endemic case of sloppiness, dishonesty or overly stringent criteria?
Lèse majesté comes to the Netherlands
Wednesday, 1 August 2007 5:42 P GMT+01
A man gets done for insulting the Queen, the police were also involved, somehow.
Middle finger the police
Monday, 16 July 2007 11:38 P GMT+01
The middle finger is illegal in the Netherlands, cut it off before you visit.
Police recklessness in Amsterdam - Update
Thursday, 5 July 2007 4:22 P GMT+01
Update on police recklessness, the "illegal aliens" stay in jail pending an appeal launched by the government.
I Go Chop Your Dollars - 419 Song Expose
Wednesday, 4 July 2007 1:10 P GMT+01
I Go Chop Your Dollars - an exegesis to prove that it does not glorify 419ers
Parents of kids on booze should do time
Monday, 2 July 2007 5:31 P GMT+01
Parents of kids who drink must have the law thrown at them. We however must do something about kids who go around causing unrest under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Welcome in Amsterdam - Let us walk
Friday, 22 June 2007 10:08 A GMT+01
A stroll home from Amsterdam Centraal Station - much to see
Frankly, I don't give a puff
Friday, 15 June 2007 7:57 P GMT+01
Smokers have been told to stay well clear of the personnel entrance - well, I had been wondering when someone would report the nuisance and seek remedies.
Rescue our cities from these louts
Friday, 8 June 2007 11:55 P GMT+01
A stag night prank leads to a 2-month jail sentence, visitors to Bratislava would now be of the best behaviour from now on. We need a case like that in Amsterdam, I want my city back.
Justice must not be denied through refusal
Monday, 4 June 2007 8:29 P GMT+01
Charles Taylor boycotts his trial, but he must be allowed to boycott justice.
The Big Sickening Hoax
Saturday, 2 June 2007 5:58 P GMT+01
The Big Donor Show was a hoax, but no less believable or palpable - but does the end result of 12,000 donor new organ donor applications justify the exercise in the utterly tasteless advertisement of one show but a slightly different event?
The Big Sickening Show
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 10:32 P GMT+01
The Big Donor Show to be aired on Friday is a Big Brother genre programme where a terminally ill cancer patient donates her kidney to one of three desperately kidney-impaired contestants with the help of the public.
HTC Trinity - Connects, Works & Pleases
Wednesday, 23 May 2007 4:39 P GMT+01
The joy I am having with my new mobile phone.
Gorilla in the midst
Saturday, 19 May 2007 7:45 P GMT+01
A gorilla breaks out of a zoo enclosure, time for people to break out of rotten governance and seek their freedoms and real self-determination.
Food Science 102: Coal tars
Wednesday, 9 May 2007 8:20 P GMT+01
More food additives and it is all about colour and preservation. With the amount of tar in these products, the road does lead to the stomach.
Did I abandon Nigeria?
Friday, 4 May 2007 7:32 A GMT+01
The President's son thinks many of us in Diaspora abandoned Nigeria and are now trying to be more Nigerian than Nigerians at home because some people commented on his choice of language about a member of his father's domestic staff.
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