Amsterdam Lifestyle

I'm thrilled and totally out of my mind! I actually have these moments when I'm looking at myself in the mirror, and I start going through a series of joyous blasts in my lungs - I start screaming with excitement and happiness in the mirror at myself ,) I'm finally making a living, and not just any living! I'm making over 100,000 EUR a year! I can't begin to tell you how much joy and ease it's brought me! I live in Amsterdam now ,)

I've been wanting to take that audio engineering course at the SAE for a long time. Actually, ever since I talked to Jost about it (Jon Silva of Pesto Music and Soda Inc.) and realised it was to be a perfect choice. Only he did it in Cologne... I'm doing it in Amsterdam! ,)

The moment when I realised I actually had money for the course was one of the most exciting moments in my life so far. I was sitting in front of my computer, just looking at all those digits with mouth wide open, and went straight for the www.sae.nl page. That was it! ,)

Anyways, the SAE in Amsterdam is at this mad location, sort of across from the Port of Amsterdam, right next to the Veer Zamenhofstraat ferry dock, which means it's close to the water and accessible with a boat! And a speedboat at that ,)

For a long time I thought I needed the active water element in life, 'cause I was lacking finance. And then I had a friend direct me to this website for precise Chinese astrological readings, that said I actually had way too much of the water element by birth, and that I'm lacking the fire element. Hell, that explained why everything was going smoother with that orange-red fiery leather canapé in the south of my flat in Belgrade ,)

So I've decided I was going to get a flat as close to the Red Light District as possible, and preferably north from it. I mean, what could be more appropriate?! ,) I love them lively streets, people all around you 24/7, sidewalking, good mood, drinking, laughing... Life! And then there's all this red all over the place - that's just perfect! ,)

But you mustn't forget - Amsterdam's a water place! And me having a speedboat, I obviously gotta live on the waterfront, and am spending a fair share of my time right there - on the water. So you gotta counterbalance it a bit, you know... I just knew from the start my speedboat was gonna be a fire-engine-red (the Ferrari Red in simpler terms).

So I've found this flat in a typical old Amsterdam style building right on the Damrak boat basin (that's where the touring boats dock). Five meter high ceilings, huge double front door, almost as high as the ceiling, lots of green in my own little foyer, my flat being the only one on the floor, heaps of light and fresh air all around, spacious and inviting... I hired a feng shui consultant, and we arranged everything to the level of being perfect. The building and the flat are perfectly orientated as to suit me and my energy, windows are humongous, I have a couple of beautiful balconies on either side of the building, one overlooking the boat basin and the Damrak (the main drag), while on the other side there's this other balcony with a back street. I mean, seriously, this is exactly where it's all cracking! This is where people get in on the tour boats, this is where everyone goes sidewalking, 'cause all the sidewalk cafes are here, the bloody Sex Museum is directly across the road, all the life is here, all the fun, everyone's here! It's the best possible place I could've imagined for myself!

And now get this! I have a boat garage downstairs! ,) Crazy motherf****r, I know... So I just walk down, jump into my speedboat, click-open the door, and simply get out ,) And then I take a nice, easy, slow ride out of the basin, in front of the central station, past the eastern docks, and into the bay. You know, wearing them cool sunglasses, standing while steering, breathing the fresh air, looking around, looking good... From there, all it takes is just several thrilling, adrenaline-pumping, flying-the-waves seconds to the school and the studios ,) There's a nice little docking spot just outside. What a life to have! ,)