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

One of the most wonderful ways to spend your Sunday morning, is in bed with coffee and breakfast, some reading material and listening to classical music, especially opera. I have some favourite pieces that brings tears to my eyes. Turandot’s Non piangere liu by Puccini springs to mind, The Flower Duet from Lakmé, or what’s [...]

So here it is again, Valentines, the biggest commercial fraud history has ever witnessed. And this time there is no Valentine present. I was under the impression that the biggest present ever would be here, but oh no, life had another plan in store. So I need to dedicate some time today to a) find [...]

In my incapacitated state, I’m travelling back in time through music and memories. It’s true what Maria, a dear class mate and friend of mine, said. We were never being boring when we were young. Younger, because we are still young and wild at heart.  Or are we? I’m currently listening to Stone Roses – [...]

Mondays can be the best of days and they can be the worst of days. What speaks in their favour is that it’s the beginning of the week. A brand new start, with last weeks disasters well buried and forgotten. They come with a certain degree of curiosity and anticipation. Who knows how this week [...]

Last night I stumbled upon Dirty Dancing whilst zapping for a program to work as background noise was I was doing some mindless work on the laptop. Reinout wasn’t really eager to watch in his eyes “a has been, C-movie”, so he came with an ultimatum. “You either watch the film or work on your [...]

Music has such an uplifting effect on your spirit. I just have to listen to music when I work, and especially when I write. What started off as a good sound block to our noisy office has become an absolute must to work life. In fact I suffer from abstinence if I ever forget my [...]