archive for February, 2005

my mobile phone provider thinks i am an tsunami victim…

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

… and has a pretty poor sense of geography. got my monthly bill from my mobile phone provider (orange Netherlands which an almost completely different entity than the orange operating in bombay. they just use the same brand identity and parts of the companies are held by the same holding: hutchinson whampoa limited).now getting a […]

firewalling holland

Saturday, February 5th, 2005

just came across an article in todays NRC [‘import-bride has to know thorbecke’] about the dutch gouvernement moves towards requiring a dutch language and culture exam before a person is allowed to settle in the netherlands. not that this means that by passing the exams you have the right to settle in NL, but if […]