Yes, again there came a point in my life where I said: no, I want it different. And yes, again I've changed blogs. Goodbye Blogspot. It was nice working with you, but it is time for me to move on. I'll might miss it one day, and go back to see how it was, but for now it is over. Thank you for our cooperation.
Now you can go to www.renaterebecca.wordpress.com and read all my stories.
Still with a smile.
donderdag 27 mei 2010
dinsdag 4 mei 2010
Wist je dat...
... de koningin ambtsdrager is van het ambt koning?
... een rechtstaat eigenlijk gewoon inhoudt dat de staat is gebonden aan het recht?
... we eigenlijk geen kroning hebben maar een inhuldiging?
... dat we in Nederland het Castilliaanse troonopvolgingsstelsel hebben?
... dat als de koning handelt als staatshoofd er geen contraseign vereist is?
... de regering koninklijke besluiten kan 'slaan'?
... dat er vier soorten ministers zijn?
... Nederland een uiterste van een kiesstelsel heeft, namelijk het stelsel van evenredige vertegenwoordiging?
... dat goederenrecht grotendeels dwingend recht is?
... dat onroerend goed altijd registergoed is?
... dat eigendom en bezit twee verschillende dingen zijn?
... dat een kadaster toegang geeft tot de openbare registers?
Tja, als je een dagje in je vakantie toch niets te doen hebt, kan je net zo goed iets nuttigs doen met je leven, en een dagje naar college gaan, met je zus mee. Rechtscollege om precies te zijn. Om nog preciezer te zijn: Privaatrecht en Staats- en Bestuursrecht. En hier heb ik dan vandaag mijn enorme schat aan kennis opgedaan.
... een rechtstaat eigenlijk gewoon inhoudt dat de staat is gebonden aan het recht?
... we eigenlijk geen kroning hebben maar een inhuldiging?
... dat we in Nederland het Castilliaanse troonopvolgingsstelsel hebben?
... dat als de koning handelt als staatshoofd er geen contraseign vereist is?
... de regering koninklijke besluiten kan 'slaan'?
... dat er vier soorten ministers zijn?
... Nederland een uiterste van een kiesstelsel heeft, namelijk het stelsel van evenredige vertegenwoordiging?
... dat goederenrecht grotendeels dwingend recht is?
... dat onroerend goed altijd registergoed is?
... dat eigendom en bezit twee verschillende dingen zijn?
... dat een kadaster toegang geeft tot de openbare registers?
Tja, als je een dagje in je vakantie toch niets te doen hebt, kan je net zo goed iets nuttigs doen met je leven, en een dagje naar college gaan, met je zus mee. Rechtscollege om precies te zijn. Om nog preciezer te zijn: Privaatrecht en Staats- en Bestuursrecht. En hier heb ik dan vandaag mijn enorme schat aan kennis opgedaan.
maandag 3 mei 2010
And then there is...
Vacation!
Oh, such delight! At the moment you are completely exhausted, you absolutely don't see how you can survive one more week and when it seems you have lost all hope for a better future, then there is The Vacation. Just in time before we drop down completely washed out.
You are buried under so much homework, things you have to hand in, tests coming up, books to read - but in this hard world of school work there is an oasis of rest. Rest and gathering energy and courage for another eight weeks of school.
The funny thing is that in vacations most people, me included, have the busiest time of their year. Why? Because then we can do what we want to do, and not what we are forced to do. Like what?
Like starting another blog (check it out!) about your BBC-experiences - not mentioning the fact that I had to phone my boyfriend because I completely didn't understand how Wordpress worked.
Or like making homework relaxed - that it lays here the whole day next to me, untouched, is beside the point.
And what about going a day to SoulSurvivor, to feel the mood - and let us just forget the extreme amount of rain the whole day.
Or going to The Hague with your boyfriend, for his birthday - not considering the fact that... well, actually, this is just sheer bliss!
That is what makes vacations such wonderful times.
Oh, how I waited in the harsh, painful, restless, boring and horrible schooldays, for this glorious week, just to say: And then there is... VACATION!
Oh, such delight! At the moment you are completely exhausted, you absolutely don't see how you can survive one more week and when it seems you have lost all hope for a better future, then there is The Vacation. Just in time before we drop down completely washed out.
You are buried under so much homework, things you have to hand in, tests coming up, books to read - but in this hard world of school work there is an oasis of rest. Rest and gathering energy and courage for another eight weeks of school.
The funny thing is that in vacations most people, me included, have the busiest time of their year. Why? Because then we can do what we want to do, and not what we are forced to do. Like what?
Like starting another blog (check it out!) about your BBC-experiences - not mentioning the fact that I had to phone my boyfriend because I completely didn't understand how Wordpress worked.
Or like making homework relaxed - that it lays here the whole day next to me, untouched, is beside the point.
And what about going a day to SoulSurvivor, to feel the mood - and let us just forget the extreme amount of rain the whole day.
Or going to The Hague with your boyfriend, for his birthday - not considering the fact that... well, actually, this is just sheer bliss!
That is what makes vacations such wonderful times.
Oh, how I waited in the harsh, painful, restless, boring and horrible schooldays, for this glorious week, just to say: And then there is... VACATION!
zondag 18 april 2010
Fruit
Oh, how I love fruit. It is not like I eat it very often, but that's beside the point. To be honest, I only love strawberries, peaches and pineapple. All the other fruits and fruity-like things are not at all that appealing to me. Of course, every fruit has got its charms, but some - like strawberries, peaches and pineapples - just have got some more charm.
It is not their own fault, but just look at them: a strawberry looks so much cuter than an apple. Those beautiful red chubby cheeks with green spots on it, and that absolutely cute green crown on their little heads... Hmm, lovely.
Or that wonderful orange colour of delicious peaches (well, at least the canned ones are orange:)), and the juicy bite... Hmm, delightful.
And then, the pineapple. They look so summery, feels like you're already on the beach. Just look at its... - well yes, what is it called actually? - ... its crown. It just looks so jumpy and happy! And then the taste when you take a bite... Hmm, delicious.
And the beautiful part of this all, is that you can eat these lovely fruits at one time! How? Well, it is called The Smoothie. Just slice twenty-five strawberries, two peaches and a quatre of a pineapple, put it in the blender, and ENJOY THE SUMMER!
It is not their own fault, but just look at them: a strawberry looks so much cuter than an apple. Those beautiful red chubby cheeks with green spots on it, and that absolutely cute green crown on their little heads... Hmm, lovely.
Or that wonderful orange colour of delicious peaches (well, at least the canned ones are orange:)), and the juicy bite... Hmm, delightful.
And then, the pineapple. They look so summery, feels like you're already on the beach. Just look at its... - well yes, what is it called actually? - ... its crown. It just looks so jumpy and happy! And then the taste when you take a bite... Hmm, delicious.
And the beautiful part of this all, is that you can eat these lovely fruits at one time! How? Well, it is called The Smoothie. Just slice twenty-five strawberries, two peaches and a quatre of a pineapple, put it in the blender, and ENJOY THE SUMMER!
zaterdag 10 april 2010
THE essay - Is Social Networking Reality?
Before I start writing this piece, you will have to wait for a second. I have to twitter that I am writing. Press ‘Send,’ and done, thanks for waiting. To start off, this piece is about, oh, just a minute; I received a text message on my mobile phone. Where was I? Oh, yes. This essay is about social networking. Social networking is… excuse me, I have to react to a message on MSN. What I was trying to say, is that - I am very sorry, I just got an invitation from somebody to become his friend on Facebook, I really should accept that first.
This is not exactly what an essay on social networking should look like, is it? Is this social networking about keeping in touch, or is it losing touch with reality? Is it just to make friends, or has it completely lost connection with what the real world is like?
First of all people busy with social networking are very absent. You actually can say anything to them, and they will just agree; for they have no idea what you are saying, but find it rude or disrespectful to just not respond. Social networking and being busy with your profile on Facebook, or chatting with people you barely know, has become addictive. Their eyes are fixed on their computer screen and if not, they are fixed on their mobile phone. At those moments they literally lose connection with reality. To be honest, even though it is quite funny that they agree with you all the time, this kind of behaviour actually annoys me.
Secondly, there is the matter of four hundred friends on the Facebook profile. There is absolutely no way that it is possible to know four hundred people quite well. Many people do not even know the last name of half their Facebook friends. Of course, not all of your friends have to be very close friends, but four hundred? Is this not more a competition about who has the most friends? Mostly people add someone as their friend; because they have a friend that has a neighbour that has a niece they know. In real life most people would not even talk to twenty-five percent of their Facebook friends, just because they do not really like them.
Finally, there is this immeasurable depth of the conversations while people are social networking. Just kidding. If the truth were told, conversing while social networking on the Internet is probably not that useful. Most conversations are about nothing and only held so you will not look like you have no friends, just because you are not talking to someone. Sure, it is not necessary to have very deep and useful conversations all the time, but the percentage of conversations on the Internet that are absolutely useless is high, which is not like reality.
As you can see, I am obviously not in favour of social networking. Of course, there are some good sides, like remaining friends with people from your former school or job. But mostly networking has become addictive for many people. Social networking and maintaining it has become their reality, which is just not the way it should be. In real life you should not permanently be needing a computer screen or mobile phone to make contact with your friends, if they are real friends. It makes contact easier sometimes, but it should not be your only way of keeping in touch. Reality differs slightly from virtual social networking.
In fact, reality is life outside your virtual social network.
This is not exactly what an essay on social networking should look like, is it? Is this social networking about keeping in touch, or is it losing touch with reality? Is it just to make friends, or has it completely lost connection with what the real world is like?
First of all people busy with social networking are very absent. You actually can say anything to them, and they will just agree; for they have no idea what you are saying, but find it rude or disrespectful to just not respond. Social networking and being busy with your profile on Facebook, or chatting with people you barely know, has become addictive. Their eyes are fixed on their computer screen and if not, they are fixed on their mobile phone. At those moments they literally lose connection with reality. To be honest, even though it is quite funny that they agree with you all the time, this kind of behaviour actually annoys me.
Secondly, there is the matter of four hundred friends on the Facebook profile. There is absolutely no way that it is possible to know four hundred people quite well. Many people do not even know the last name of half their Facebook friends. Of course, not all of your friends have to be very close friends, but four hundred? Is this not more a competition about who has the most friends? Mostly people add someone as their friend; because they have a friend that has a neighbour that has a niece they know. In real life most people would not even talk to twenty-five percent of their Facebook friends, just because they do not really like them.
Finally, there is this immeasurable depth of the conversations while people are social networking. Just kidding. If the truth were told, conversing while social networking on the Internet is probably not that useful. Most conversations are about nothing and only held so you will not look like you have no friends, just because you are not talking to someone. Sure, it is not necessary to have very deep and useful conversations all the time, but the percentage of conversations on the Internet that are absolutely useless is high, which is not like reality.
As you can see, I am obviously not in favour of social networking. Of course, there are some good sides, like remaining friends with people from your former school or job. But mostly networking has become addictive for many people. Social networking and maintaining it has become their reality, which is just not the way it should be. In real life you should not permanently be needing a computer screen or mobile phone to make contact with your friends, if they are real friends. It makes contact easier sometimes, but it should not be your only way of keeping in touch. Reality differs slightly from virtual social networking.
In fact, reality is life outside your virtual social network.
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