Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau – te Brake ~ for better or worse

I find it hard writing on a regular basis. Time is so short, and even if I try to optimize and cut corners those strategies starts to look like futile attempts solving something much more inherent. Yesterday was such a day, waking up at 8 (I overslept…mental note to buy a new alarm clock this [...]

Champion’s League (and certainly the Finals) gives me a perfect excuse to nip over to the local salsa hangout on Haarlem Station, which arranges salsa parties in the weekend. I texted my friend W, but as she was at a party I had no choice but to go on my own. I was secretly hoping [...]

I read not too long ago that the effect of a holiday only lasts 2-3 days. And I can feel it, as soon as Monday hits, the brain (albeit slowly) is getting back into a sluggish action. My long, Sleeping-beauty-like nocturnal bed rests are a mere memory. Instead I struggle to keep myself on an [...]

A typical morning in the Waldau- te Brake household…

I’ve made a wove to start cooking more. Instead of the usual steak or chicken with vegetables, I’m resurrecting an old repertoire of recipes such as my spaghetti Bolognese (I leave out the spagetti for myself), stuffed pepper (brilliant to make with the left overs from the Bolognese sauce) and my all-time favourite; garlic chicken [...]

Exactly 2 weeks and 5.4 kgs later I am starting a new journey of weightloss. When I’ve gone on my crash course diets in the past they have been rather extreme as there was a lot of weight to loose (think 20 kg’s in 3 months and you get the picture). This time it should [...]

Cute or what?!

I was not anticipating a 2 week blog stop when I left Holland for the south of France. For weeks we had discussed, agonized over and debate a possible holiday. Our holiday to Gran Canaria was cancelled due to the Icelandic volcano eruption and with a new job it didn’t seem like the best timing [...]

I love horror movies, especially the more psychological ones based on ghosts and demons. Tonight we saw a film which we bought on Queensday called White Noise. It’s based on what’s called EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomena. In other words recordings of spirits transmitted through tapes, TV or radio. Although not the scariest film, it [...]