StringGrrl sees the World

Usually when in Amsterdam, the only meal I make a special effort to eat is a Rice Table ( Rijtsttafel ) in the Dutch Indonesian tradition. But what that means is that for all the times I have been in Amsterdam, I have a pretty one dimensional picture of the cuisine available in this international city. StringGirl at Eastman Beer and Grill My colleagues were in the mood for Steak after we had packed up the GTC (Graphics Processing Conference) with NVIDIA held at the Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam. What fulfills a long week a at a trade show better than a good old fashioned steak. You know you are in the right place when the waiter offers you a selection of knives The place that Yelp found for us was the Eastwood Beer and Grill inside the Doubletree Inn and Suites near the Amsterdam Centraal station. There menu was straightforward and exactly what is necessary at a proper steak house with no fluff or filler.  IPA from Brouwerij 't IJ ... for starters With a bee...

 The Rice table is part of my fabric of Dutch-Indonesian culture that must be experienced every time I visit Amsterdam. Our new colleagues at IC.IDO (part of ESI Group) all said that they had never had a rice table before. Unwilling to let that criminal injustice go unchecked, I made it a point to get them to go out for one during our recent visit to Amsterdam. We ate at Aneka Rosa , a neighborhood Indonesian restaurant not far from our respective hotels and a place that StringGirl had dined at once before.

Over the past 14+ years with AutoForm, I have had the pleasure to visit every office but two (sorry India and Mexico). I have been to each AutoForm Weekend since Nice. I have taken part in nearly every competence group in one way another. Which has given me a chance to meet so many of all of you AutoFormers throughout the years. StringGirl 3.0 waves goodbye This August, I take my first step on a grand new adventure by departing AutoForm and Sheet Metal Forming as a whole. It has been a distinct pleasure to work with such a fine collection of professionals. The original StringGirl and the original AutoFormer  It was not an easy step to choose to move on, but move on I must. Know that I have treasured my time and AutoForm and believe that your company and solutions are bound for many great things. I am sad that I will not be a party to that future, and that I will not anymore be seeing those of you I ran into the most throughout my frequent travels. On our way to anothe...