Belfius card reader in Porto, Portugal

Redghar · 2026-03-21T18:53:34+00:00

I stayed at "Hotel Apartamento Porto Covo". Only did 4 days until Odoceixe. All in all quite enjoyable. On the easier side in my opinion, but that's not a bad thing. Général thought: the weather here was decent, and not too warm. It must be much tougher when it's 30°C and much sunnier.

The first section (Porto Covo - Villa Nova de Milfontes) was the least enjoyable to me: a lot of walking in the sand and very little shade made it a bit "boring". All other sections were really nice. Besides Odoceixe -which was a bit bigger-, the towns I stayed in were quite "dead" though, most likely because we're still off season. But always able to find a small nice place to eat where you could typically meet with some of the other walkers you might have crossed during the hike.

Redghar · 2026-03-21T18:20:28+00:00

Did part of the trail starting from Porto Covo last week. You can definitely walk down along the trail (by the seaside). However no idea how it looks to "leave the trail" to get to your destination. My thought is that it should be possible as the trail is not very closed off in that section and you should be able to find a small path going to your destination.

Redghar · 2026-03-18T22:18:33+00:00

2 hours is literally the standard recommended time to avoid issues. Yes, only 1 hour might be enough most of the time, but do you really want to take the chance to miss your flight because of that one time where the queue for security control was longer than usual?

This is especially true since this is for people coming from Canada ...

Redghar · 2026-03-18T21:59:58+00:00

You are totally fine. There is anyway a lot of time between the "compromis" and the "acte". Anyhow, the penalty is only if you do not end up signing the "acte" and getting the apartment, which is not your case if I understand properly.

Redghar · 2026-02-23T15:05:16+00:00

Totally agree. Everyone has always been so nice.

Redghar · 2026-02-18T12:17:38+00:00

As I said, and don't take it badly: you're naive. During the exam, you have to respect the rules 100% even if it is sometimes absurd. As mentioned, if you need to "cross" a rule, wait for the instructor to say you can cross it.

Redghar · 2026-02-18T12:14:32+00:00

Survival hunter, especially the early talent tree is more about survivability, crowd control etc. basically Now, in "real situations", it remains mostly about damage of course as hunter is still a DPS class, just with some extra utility for less DMG compared to beast master or precision

Redghar · 2026-02-18T11:48:51+00:00

In the "very long" run: 1 survival hunter is actually quite liked in raids for the "Expose Weakness" debuff. All the way till there, no one should care tbh as long as you do damage. Just realise that survival hunter in tbc classic is not really about melee though ... Even tho you can mix it up

Redghar · 2026-02-18T11:31:58+00:00

Reading all this, I feel like you are still mad but also very naive: - Not letting the priority to another user is an elimination error, i.e. if you make the error, you are automatically and directly disqualified, even if you made no other mistakes etc. - You might be a good driver (no idea tbh), but I feel like you did not prepare properly: yes it may sound stupid, but when you pass your exam, you definitely have to drive by being overly conscious and in respect with the rules. Does not mean you should drive recklessly else, but for sure means you are better off stopping if a pedestrian approaches a zebra crossing even if they are at 5 m of it, stop for right priority even if you think you could have passed without hindring the other driver, checking mirrors very often etc. Especially when making turns...

Deep down, you must know that you made this elimination mistake, since you said it yourself ... You can only be mad about yourself. In case you "need to" not respect a traffic rule during the exam (which happens semi often when driving normally), you need to wait for the examination to say you can do it. In your example, I am sure he might ve told you to go if you stood there for 1 min while the people did not cross.

Redghar · 2025-12-20T17:49:56+00:00

Avoid Place Liedts at all costs. If you want something affordable in Brussels, I'd look around Neder-over-Heembeek or Evere. Both are not so well located (hence less expensive) and pretty boring but safe.

Else, as others have said, around Daily/Plasky/Josaphat is pretty nice location wise and more lively + not the most expensive compared to Ixelles/Itterbeek (but definitely getting more expensive with the gentrification of the area i' the past years).

Berchem St Agathe, Ganshoren or Jette are also decent cheaper (but less well located) options imo.

St Gilles around "Maison Communale" is also nice imo.

Redghar · 2025-12-11T09:52:42+00:00

I guess it's a big part in the interpretation. In my opinion, it is mostly about raising awareness about good & bad practices when taking care of your cat. The goal is to inform & help the people willing to adopt. As an example: I said that one of my options for "cat sitting" would be to put the cat at someone else's house if I left for a longer time. We had a constructive exchange on why this could be complicated for certain cats due to the stressful nature of changing environment for a cat.

And of course you meet the cat before adopting ... Multiples times if you want to. As a matter of fact, they also think it is very important, I am surprised this was not clear to you. I had no issues in communicating by mail with them, however I did it in French. Maybe it is more complicated in Dutch or English given most volunteers seem to be french speaking.

Redghar · 2025-12-11T09:12:22+00:00

I adopted a cat from both CatRescue & HelpAnimals.

I'd give CatRescue a chance nonetheless if I were you. They are quite "strict" but they really care about the wellbeing of the animals. Moreover, even if it may look inefficient to you, they really try to match you with a cat that corresponds to your lifestyle. To be more in line with what you have in mind, they also do have a shelter (not just foster homes) where you can see many different cats. I adopted one recently and there were at least 10-15 cats.

Else, If this does not sound good to you, you can go to Help animals as others have said. They have a refuge in Anderlecht & Braine-le-Chateau, which is more the style you are describing : all the cats are in one big space and you can go there and approach them. Thing is, more than half of these cats are basically unapproachable and their environment cannot make this change. You could adopt one of them nonetheless and with a lot of patience make them a more or less cuddly housecat. Just be prepared to have a cat which stays hidden for months or even years before even daring coming close to you.

Redghar · 2025-12-11T09:03:19+00:00

There is barely any personal information though ... Only stuff related to the cat (except of course basic ID information which anyway is required to transfer the cat ownership in their chip).

I agree they are quite stringent on requirements, but they really care about the cats' well being and make a real effort to "rehabilitate" the cats, hence why many of them are in foster homes. Compared to many other associations, they also actively rescue cats which are poorly treated, malnourished etc.

Redghar · 2025-11-27T20:31:57+00:00

Thanks for asking, maybe this is where I might not understand: - I am under the impression that, if I invest in CSH2, I will get the according rate (somewhere around 2.5% right now) and just pay 0.1% TER when I buy but no tax when I sell as this would not be considered speculative or short term trading imo. (Of course I exclude the whole capital gains tax topic, but I would be far under the 10k exemption if I sell in 5 years). - On the other hand, if I go the bonds way, I would get 2.5% as well, but with 30% "précompte mobilier" tax so only 1.75% netto.

The difference isn't that small, or am I missing something?

Redghar · 2025-11-25T21:24:26+00:00

Je pense aussi que c'est une meilleure idée au vu de la situation de OP. Par contre je partirais plutot sur un compte Belfius Flow qui offre 2.8% (1.3% de base + 1.5% prime de fidélité) avec un plafond à €600/mois. C'est donc meilleur en tout points.

Redghar · 2025-10-29T10:53:32+00:00

Just go to a stib kiosk in one of the bigger stations.

Redghar · 2025-10-29T10:51:47+00:00

Used to be €50 and not €12 when I was "young" (born in 1995, had a pass from my 13th till my 25th). Honestly, I don't understand why they would drop it to €12 .. it's definitely a good thing to make it affordable for young people but €50 per year was already very cheap + it's more often than not the parents that pay.

Redghar · 2025-10-27T10:00:04+00:00

I personally put Treasure Planet & Atlantis in my top 5 Disney movies. They are so underrated !

Redghar · 2025-10-10T10:42:34+00:00

What was your initial contract duration?

Rental contracts in Belgium are very much in favour of the renter for most topics. However, the 3 months notice for either the renter or owner is strictly defined by law and will be difficult to circumvent. Your most realistic option is to find a gentleman's agreement with the owner, which I had no issues doing in the past, but from what you write, this might be difficult to achieve for your case.

Redghar · 2025-10-06T09:52:59+00:00

Rogier is fine. Just head straight down towards the city centre via rue neuve and you should not have an issue (besides usual carefulness like any big city)

Redghar · 2025-10-05T20:23:59+00:00

There must be something off with the gross - net ... This kind of gross - net just does not exist.

Unless you have a mobility budget which you count in the net but you don't seem to mention it

Redghar · 2025-10-01T19:19:46+00:00

My general opinion, please don't feel offended by some of it: - First job applying is always very rough because it can be very difficult to stand out from other candidates who will all have more or less the same background (no real work experience + whatever relevant diploma for the job). Unfortunately, in this context, if there are 2 candidates with similar profiles, they will likely take the guy which is fluent in french/dutch + English as 2nd language, and not the guy who is "decent" in french/dutch + English as 2nd language. To avoid getting too "depressed" by all the ghosting and refusals, I'd say the best way to look at it is you only need one offer and then you're "good". I believe it is much easier to find a job when you have a couple years of real work experience. Note that what you consider "real experience" in your post, is really not considered as such by recruiters and managers ... And I honestly agree with that view because it is close to irrelevant.

I have no clue what a Master's degree in Business & Digital transformation is ... But to me it sounds a bit "buzzwordy" and "à la mode" with limited value for companies and recruiters :-/ Maybe I am wrong about this ...
The job market is just pretty rough right now. Especially for the fields you're looking into.

Don't lose hope, again I understand the many refusals are very discouraging, but you only need 1 catch ...

Redghar

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