We were invited to join the Ooievaarsnest New Year Gathering (Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2009) at the outdoor football field nearby which stand the Ooievaarsnest (Storks Nest).
The chef treated us with blewed red wine and hot chocolate milk, some potatoes chips and biscuits were served.
We introduced ourselves and told them that YL worked in AXXX which is only5 minutes away. They were familiar with AXXX and Philips, as Philips had over 17 thousands worker worked and lived nearby our neighbourhood before. But most of them moved to Amsterdam two years ago. In the past, Eindhoven was a farm("Hoven" means farm in Dutch) and it growth swiftly because Philips and AXXX built their offices and factories here, of course the vendors also built they factories nearby. That made the area booming quickly.
At least two Philips employees joined our gathering yesterday. They were a lot of retired couples. Some of them travel frequently to Taiwan and China as they worked closely with them in the electronic products, for examples one of the Taiwan Notebook company OEM TomTom navigation system both in Taiwan and China.
They are friendly and happy to see us. They greet us everytime when they saw us.
The chef treated us with blewed red wine and hot chocolate milk, some potatoes chips and biscuits were served.Though the temperature was about -3 degree with mild cold wind, over 30 ~40 couples or singles neighbours gradually gathered at the stall from 2 to 4pm. They shaked hands and greeted each other with saying Beste Wensen "Best wishes" in Dutch.
We introduced ourselves and told them that YL worked in AXXX which is only5 minutes away. They were familiar with AXXX and Philips, as Philips had over 17 thousands worker worked and lived nearby our neighbourhood before. But most of them moved to Amsterdam two years ago. In the past, Eindhoven was a farm("Hoven" means farm in Dutch) and it growth swiftly because Philips and AXXX built their offices and factories here, of course the vendors also built they factories nearby. That made the area booming quickly. At least two Philips employees joined our gathering yesterday. They were a lot of retired couples. Some of them travel frequently to Taiwan and China as they worked closely with them in the electronic products, for examples one of the Taiwan Notebook company OEM TomTom navigation system both in Taiwan and China. They are friendly and happy to see us. They greet us everytime when they saw us. 
