Tag: belgium
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On the Beating of Children
[…] The story illustrates the level of violence we accept amongst children in otherwise non-violent societies, but it gets even worse: differing speeds of development lead to huge differences in size and strength, meaning bullying is often like getting picked on by a Shaq-like giant. […] Yes, in the developed world “corporal punishment” (literally “bodily…
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Bakfiets
Wish this was an option in Singapore — sadly, driving a bike here is needlessly dangerous. But likely a viable mode of transportation when we move back to Europe.
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Cost of Cars
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Changing from a car-centric Paris to a cycling city
I’ve not been in Paris since 2015, I believe. Feel like I should probably pop-by again and see if it really changed that much. I remember it to be mostly one big traffic jam with all the 2 and 3 wheeled motorcyclists racing in between. It would be interesting to see if other major cities…
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3M PFOS
Several layers of corruption. Bring forth the criminal charges and put these people in prison. […] Last year she found out her 65-year-old mother had 1,100 micrograms of PFOS per liter of blood—a concentration more typically found in industrial wastewater. Her 68-year-old father had about 800. Her 19-year-old daughter tested at 300. D’Hollander’s own level…
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Charleroi metro line that never opened
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Continuous Sidewalks
Living in Singapore — a city extremely unfriendly towards bicycles and pedestrians (to the point they banned e-scooters because they had to blame someone for the accidents, and it couldn’t be the cars) I started paying attention to urban design in Europe and started noticing the little things I wouldn’t pay attention before. Having just…
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SIN – DXB – BRU
Emirates. Finally. Been trying so long to fly with them. And in business class. 🙂 1x A380 and 3x B777. I’ll be around for a few drinks in Belgium !
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Brussels
I guess I get to post now when flying to Brussels. Flying SIN to BRU with Lufthansa. BRU to MAD with Brussels Airlines (which I guess is now Lufthansa too) from 20/10 till 23/10. BRU to BCN with Brussels Airlines from 27/10 till 31/10. Leaving the 5th November to SIN again with Lufthansa and returning…
