Hello All,
I can tell you from last year that I had a great time there. Food was
good, and the atmosphere was great!
I think this is a great time to put some new life in ubuntu-be, as it
has been very silent lately.
If some of the participants would like to get to know Antwerp before the
braai I can always give you a tour around Antwerp. I'm not a guide, but
I study in Antwerp for 3 years now so I can show you the tourist things
like The Central Station, the "boerentoren", the cathedral, the MAS
(Museam aan de Stroom), ...
I can also try, if anyone is interested in that, to find someone to open
up the hackerspace (we don't have enough keys / alarm codes to give one
to every member) in Antwerp around noon, and give you a tour there. We
have a lot of Linux systems running there, and there's a giant tux
somewhere.
If you don't like my ideas no problem, I'm just trying to think about
how to give you an entire day of fun in a beautiful city, Antwerp :D
Ward
On 05/22/12 15:22, Jan Bongaerts wrote:
Summertime, and the living is easy...
Most of us probably remember what braai means.
For the new ones amongst us, a braai is a barbecue. Except that a
barbecue is for ignorant Americans or Australians.
Braai is doing it properly, like proper South Africans. I am half
South African (actually got a passport the other day).
Last year we had loads of fun.
Last year's report can be found here:
https://wiki.edubuntu.org/BelgianTeam/SocialEvents/Braai
I have a suggestion:
we can use the opportunity to have a IRL meeting beforehand. Council
members, what do you think?
We could coordinate some new ideas, and perhaps refresh or shuffle the
Council.
I therefore made up a Doodle where you can do two things at once:
choose a date, and say if you'd like to attend an IRL meeting beforehand.
here's the link: http://www.doodle.com/ga4hbghzni4m3mgx
If you like the braai but have no interest in the meeting, just select
the 'braai at 18h' only.
Of course, we can discuss the idea via this mailing list as well. If
the general opinion is not to have an IRL meeting, I can easily remove
the option from the Doodle.
I suggested some dates in July on the Doodle. If you do like the idea
but are not available on any of these dates, please do let me know. I
can easily expand the Doodle to suit other people's diary.
Cheers,
Jan.
P.S. I have attached last year's message just to get you into the vibe.
(the following message contains South African slang. If you are lost
in translation, there are plenty of web sites that will help you out
with it. Google is your friend. The Wikipedia list is kak, don't bother)
Howzit!
As promised I'll be organising a lekker South African braai at our place.
How will this braai work?
Basically anyone is invited, but we do have a logistic limit of 10 to
15 people on our terrace. The weather needs to be dry for the
occasion. If it rains, we need to shift the venue or the date. I have
access to pretty accurate forecasts so I can tell you at least a day
in advance.
South Africans are very casual with their braai. If you happen to have
a friend that wants to come along last minute, he/she is welcome to
join. "Your friends are our friends too."
Because of this, the logistics are just as casual. We do cater for
those who want it. We'll have to shop for it ourselves and anyone can
just ask to buy something for them as well.
Many people prefer to bring their own 'dop en tjop'. Then they know
they'll like the meat that's on the fire, and the booze that is available.
We will have the basics: lager beer, wine, cola, water, and salads and
snacks. We will have braaivleis according to our own taste. If you
wish we should cater for you, by all means, just let us know. There
may be some boerewors if we can get hold of some. We usually get some
sosaties and chops from the local butchery.
You can try your skills on our vuvuzela's if you wish. (Don't give
your opinion now. It will all change once you have a few 'doppe' in you.)
We usually start our braai early. We get together from about 5pm
onwards, and the fires are usually started at around 7pm (actually
after sunset, but this is not recommendable in summer in Belgium).
It gives us enough time to praat kak, have some snacks, and drink!
They have a saying: Meestal is die mense gaar voor die vleis gaar is.
(Usually the people are 'cooked' before the meat is cooked).
Starting early has the added advantage that the party is usually over
well before midnight, and you still have the opportunity to catch the
last train. No need to drink and drive.
But if you don't smaak going home that night, we always have a spare
bed or two, and you are welcome to just kip until the morning.
Obviously there is no dress code for the occasion. Most people come in
shorts and plakkies if it's warm enough.
So kom maak 'n draai en kuier saam met ons. We're going to have a
moerse party.
Cheers,
Jan.
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