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Obama Change

I am not talking about Obama being Martin Luther King. No, I mean a real king! Maybe even an emperor… With all its pro’s and all it’s cons… ;-)

I am really happy that Obama is becoming the next president of the United States of America. It is about time that the leadership of the USA is changed, after these years.

Is everything Obama says to be happy about? I am not sure. I have doubts about his ideas on the Middle East. Not because I think he is a muslim. He is as much a muslim as I am a christian, I think.

But I believe that he, more than a republican, can see things differently. We need a new way of looking at the world and a new way of thinking. We need a man with his own passport and stamps in it!

Can we change the world?

YES, We Can!

Wanting an iPhone 3G these first days, that’s part 1. Part 2 though is much more important now: how do I get my hands on one.

I could wait in line and be lucky to catch one, but the war is over here in The Neterlands for more than 60 years now and I really don’t like soup kitchen lines. Not for food and for sure not for something else than food.

Next to that I refuse to sign a 2-year contract with a gsm operator. In The Netherlands this is T-Mobile, here known for its poor in-house reception, due to the used frequency. The iPhones you get are also simlocked, something I also don’t like for something that is mine.

I made my hands dirty and drove to our friendly southern neighbours in Belgium. Brussels to be more precise. Two hours to go and two hours back.

In Belgium a simlock is illegal and so gsm operator Mobistar has to sell the phone to anyone, with or without a 2-year contract. It wasn’t easy to get one and I will not get into details (unless you really ask me), but I got my iPhone 3G. It has a big and when I say big, I mean BIG WOW factor.

Am I a fanboy? Yes and No.

I was getting sick and tired to walk around with and a Nokia E61i (connections) and Palm Centro (calender (Datebk6!) and contacts infomation). I have everything in a bigger, but ONE device. Finally…

But do I like Apple and the operators to grap me by the b*lls/n*ts? I don’t think so!

Only one week from now I will be sitting on a bench at the seaside of Tel Aviv. The weather (no news anymore) looks very promising. :-D

Goal of this stay in Israel is a wonderful vacation and next to that to come back with a few great series of photographs.

For that reason I bought myself the greatest tripod and tripod head I could find for a decent amount of money. I have been buying tripod the last years, but all were not that expensive. In fact, not at all… That’s also why I bought more tripods. Never very satisfied about it. Not stable enough for portrait pictures, parts falling off or is just just wobbly.

Not this time. Advised by a fellow photographer (that’s you, Johan ;) ) I bought the Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod with the 804RC2 head…

Oh my G_d… This is finally a piece of equipment…

(sturdy, but extremely flexible – you can’t imagine, seeying it here standing just there)

I decided that DutchClick, as my personal blog, has to be in Dutch, my mother tongue. Not for nationalistic reasons, but just for the reason that it is easier for me to express myself. The pro blogs are staying as they are, in English.

Vanaf dit moment zullen de posts alleen maar in het Nederlands of heel soms toch gemengd in het Nederlands, Duits en Engels zijn. (From now on the post will be Dutch only or may be mixed Dutch, English and German.)

It’s been quite a while that I have been been blogging… There is a lot going on, so don’t wait for it.

But drop by so once-and-a-while, to be sure I am still alive…

A new theme design for a fresh new start? I am not sure. I really like this one. Especially when putting pictures on it…

My best buddy Servaas and off course his wife Marie Reine had a baby the night before this one.
I know, because I was there.

I have never been a father, but this was a close call, I must say. I had the baby in my arms within two hours after birth. I would never have thought how great it would feel to have this new life so close to me. When I think of it, it is difficult to keep my eyes dry. Honest!

Marc Pierre, You’re Ma Main Man! ;-)

Wishing You, Daddy, Mama and your little big sister Cécile Marie a Healthy and Happy Life! Mazzal Tov!

Congratulations GO HERE!