Being 30 - It’s more than great!!!

The time before you get to the magical “Three-O” is a bit hard. Not for your own feeling but because of the feeling others give you. “How does it feel to be almost 30″, “Hey old man, shall I buy you a rollator”, etc, etc… They will do anything to make you feel much older than you actually are. I can laugh about this now and actually I feel pretty good because now I can really say how it feels to be (over) 30, because I have reached this beautiful age. Many of my friend which I have known since ages are becoming 30 as well so I am not alone :) 

I have celebrated my (and my mothers’) birthday with a group of friends and family. During the party I have looked a million times around me with a feeling I can’t really explain. Almost everybody I admire and love were present. The sphere was relaxt, the food was more than excellent, and the vibe was right!!! With this vibe I am able to handle every upcoming age knowing that my friends and family are there to support me.

I want to thank everybody who has been to my party and escpecially Paul and Denise. The next post will contain pictures of my party and the excellent food they have made for us. We’ve all enjoyed it very much.

And for all you youngsters out there: “There is life after 30 and it is great”.

Love,
Marcel

And how are we feeling today?

This morning I got up feeling great. My toothache is a bit less after having starting with my anti-biotic treatement a few days ago. I have slept very well and I can hear the cats mourn for attention. As sleepy as I am I got out of bed and went to the bathroom for the usual morning-routine. But something is different…

After reading the (online) newspaper and having watched the 7 o’clock news on the tv, I was ready to go to work. I looked into my agenda and saw that my first meeting starts at 10 o’clock. Nice time to be starting on Friday, the last day of the week! But still I had the feeling something was quite different…

Now it’s almost half past eleven and I am back at the office in Hilversum. Still not knowing what the feeling is that I have. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am almost 30 years old… maybe the fact that one of my major projects is almost at its end… maybe the fact that next Sunday I am finally going to play golf… maybe the fact that my toothache is less present in my head… or maybe the fact that I have a present a clear mind and rest in my head…maybe the fact that I am who I am…

Feeling a bit miserable

Last Wednesday my dental surgeon took out one of my wisdom tooth. The last one so they won’t bother me again. But until today I’m feeling a bit miserable about it. During the surgery (sounds pretty scary) I got some anaesthetic, but that does not last very long. To take the pain away I took Ibuprofen 600 for three times a day combined with two paracetamol. That did the job I might say

But even now, after a week, I still feel the emptiness inside my mouth. Not that I miss my wisdom tooth, and not that a need a wisdom tooth at all, but it is more a yearning feeling of … I do not know how to explain but, why in the name of …. do we even have those fucking wisdom teeth???

For those who still have your wisdom teeth, get them out. As quickely as possible.

But another day passes, and I am a day futher away from D-day. The pain will pass as well as the smell of blood in my mouth. I will be able to look back at this and say: “That was not so bad as it seemed”.

Tjauw,

M

Their future starts Before7

Next to doing some great stuff for Yellowtail I’m doing the best thing ever in my professional carreer. As you might know, I’ve been to Indonesia to help a volunteer organisation called Yayasan Persatuan Kalibaru for a period of three months. Once you’ve done such a thing it is impossible to let go. The blood flows where it does, you might say. So, with my colleagues of Yellowtail, we’ve raised a new organisation called Before7.

The aim of our organisation is to help children in the age before 7 (sounds familiar :)) into getting a better chance on live, education and more …

Why Before7
Research shows that every child who goes to school before reaching the age of 7 has a better chance on a succesfull life. But this is not up to the children, because they want to go to school. Regarding the fact that there are schools, books, teachers and more …

Before7 raises money for a better chance for those children to go to school in poor and hard-to-reach areas in the world. We do this by receiving donations from everyone who is willing to, and who sees the cause we are fighting for. For just 48 euro per year, a child can go to school. This means a small amount of 4 euro per kid! This money raised goes directly to the local projects. Read more about this on our website: www.before7.nl

  

duh …

You did not think I would place something in this category did you? Ah ah ..

My Birthday at the 28th of Februari

I have almost reached the magical age of 30. For some this might be a problem, but for me, ah well .. Asian people never age :). And talking about the Asian people, it’s also my mothers’ birthday. Can you imagine, having the most beautiful present at your own birthday: ME… 

For our small party I’ve created this small invitation card (see below).

My colleagues, Paul and Denise, are willing to help us with the most delicious food you can image. It is my 30-st birthday so I have to do something special :).

 Oops, I did something terribly wrong. I’ve made a wrong guess about my mothers age. Shame on me. I had to make a new invitation card. Ah well, I’m still her son…

 

The first, the last??

I’m on a roll when it comes to writing in other ones blogs. So it made me think about writing my own. But what is so special about me to be writing about. Or even so, to read about (by you).

When introducing myself I found out that everything works out fine right now. I do have a house and a nice job. I do have the best girlfriend ever and two pets. What else do I wish for?

For now, I do not know. But maybe in the (near) future there will be something special to write about. Maybe you have some questions for me which I would love to answer.

Tjauw,

M

Oh yeah, about me .. this is me …