First of all, to Lil's questions:

 

Are you alive? hmmm barely.  Lack of sleep is not a good thing

How was IPM? read on..
I sent you a 'letter'! :-) Yup, i got it, will reply shortly.

 

 

Those of you who have read my blog from the start will remember my first foray into Amsterdam.  Click on European Adventures under Catergories to read more.  So I booked my tickets to Amsterdam (was there on the last weekend of Feb) and Mazzy (AIESEC Trainee with ABN AMRO) asks me if I want to go to some AIESEC Alumni party.  So I say yeah, cool no problems.  Then I find out that its IPMs!!  International Presidents Meeting for those playing at home.  But lets go through in order...

 

Get there and just walk around the city.  Was pretty much walking from nice building to nice building.  Went to the Sex Museum (only €2.50) and *somehow* I stumble across the Red Light District .  Which is weird... like all these scantily clad women posing in windows/doors and the interested guys just walk in the door and the curtains close.  Word of advice... if you don't like being stared at, don't walk around the red light district by yourself .  Trust me hahahahahaha  Also went on a Canal tour which Mazzy says is the best way to see Amsterdam.  But apart from that, didn't see too much.

 

Went to ABN AMRO for Happy Hour fri night where I met Laura and Russell.  See the photos, Russeel is in the "I'm 23!!" pic with Ralph. So had a few drinks and lots of laughs there.  Then all 4 of us go catch the train to Amersfoort (just outside of Amsterdam) where IPMs is being held.

 

My trip to Amsterdam was a blast because of IPMs.. Friday night was a "closed" party.. so it was delegates only.. Mazzy told me that if anyone asked i was an ABN AMRO Partner hehehehe  It was funny seeing people's reaction to seeing me there.  Taco was like "Vivi Chau.... Vivi Chau wtf are you doing here?!?... Vivi Chau!!" hahahahahaha

 

So I got to see Trent, Tom Gara, Arty J, Ralph, Maria, Mei, Zoe, Louise (DK MC), Steffen (DK MC), Carolina (Chair National Conference), Amit (Chair Winter Conf), Dorys, Francis, Jessie and a few others that I can't remember.  Friday night was the Annoucement of the new President of AIESEC International. If you ever get the chance to be there for that, then go.  People chanting PAI!! PAI!! PAI!! was soooo coool.  Congrats to Marty for applying for PAI!!  Sorry that you didn't get it, you would have been an awesome PAI plus my claim to fame "I know the PAI"

 

Fri night was spent catching up with a lot of people but Ralph, Russell, Mazzy, Laura, Dorys, Steve/Miguel, Reubin and myself stayed up the whole night.  Was an extremely funny and great night!!  One of the great moments was Russel yelling "I am 23!!!" because none of us believed him, thinking that he was 25.... I think he had ID that said he was 23... but no hahahhaa.  Sat went back to Mazzy's to sleep.  Then Sat night we went back for the party that was open to everyone.  So for €15 entry free, we got unlimited drinks plus there was beer tasting kindly sponsored by InBev.  So another great night but crashed in Ralph's.

 

Sunday was spent relaxing at Laura's before catching the plane back to Copenhagen.

 

Amsterdam is a great city where I wouldn't mind living if I was working for ABN AMRO.  There's something like 35 trainees there so every night there's something going on.  Plus its more affordable to go out!

 

So my second time in Amsterdam.... still didn't really get to see a lot of the sights but I had an awesome time!!! Thanks Mazzy!!!!