After having gone to Rotterdam to have some lunch with my former colleagues and walking around my old department and catching up with people, then going to the other company to catch up with other friends, I left around 4:30 pm to go down town and pass some time before my 6 pm meeting with yet another friend.

When I came outside, my foldable bike, which had been chained to a tree, was gone!!!

Not much one can do at that time, unfortunately. So I took the tram down town and passed some time. Bought a book, met someone I know and talked to her for a while, then went to the restaurant a little early, because I didn't feel like passing more time, since I couldn't do the things I had planned to do with the bike.

Had a great dinner at my favorite restaurant, Betty Beer, and had an excellent t-bone steak. My friend had the same (not really a surprise, since we take that 9 out of the 10 times we meet there for dinner).

On my way home, I went to buy a new foldable bike, since I'll be needing it for my course xe1nd for my new job, where I start coming Monday. Sent back the signed contract yesterday.

So, apart from the bike being stolen and having to spend a lot of money on another bike, I had a great day. Always nice to catch up with friends!

Today I found out that last week Gerard Sanderse has passed away.

I had gotten to know Gerard when I was a referee with billiards. I met him in person for the first time in 2005 and unfortunately have seen him last in September 2009.

The funeral was yesterday, so unfortunately I have missed that.

Gerard, I will miss you. You were a very pleasant person with a lot of humor! Hope you have found your peace.

Today Jumira gave birth to a baby boy, David James Joshua. A little bit too early (actually way too early), but according to father Marko mother and son are doing ok. The baby only weighs 950 grams.

Congratulations to mother and father!

I just received the salary proposal and final information.

I will be starting work on November 15th.

I can hardly wait!

Woohoo!!!

Well, it seems like I've got myself a new job!

I will put down how I happened to get this.

I had put a comment on my LinkedIn page saying I was looking for a job effective immediately. That I have my experience in the financial administration, but that I wouldn't mind a job outside that field, so to speak.

One of my connections responded asking what exactly I was looking for, for how many hours a week and if I would mind it being in Amsterdam.

I sent him an email explaining what I was looking for, saying that I prefer fulltime, but because of the massage course I'm doing, I'm only available 36 hours and that Amsterdam is doable. I asked him if I could assume he had a job opening?

Well, we emailed back and forth, I gave him my resumxe9 and it seemed that I'm exactly what they were looking for, so last Tuesday I had a job interview there with 2 of the partners of that company.

It's a small company with some lawyers and tax advisors. I will be filling the function at the financial administration. The meeting went very well. There was a click, as far as I could tell and all 3 or us had a good feeling about it.

This morning I got a call that I will be emailed a salary proposal tomorrow or next week. So that seems clear…

The start date is not clear yet, but it's probably November 1st. Well, if that will be the date, I will only have been unemployed for 1 month. Who would've thought that?

Networking pays off! I would suggest it to anyone!

This morning I had my job interview. It went very well! I have a very good feeling about it and if everything indeed goes as well as it looks, then I might have a new job starting November 1st…

On Thursday I will hear more. Keep those fingers crossed!

To be honest, I'm a little bit nervous for the job interview tomorrow morning…