[Ubuntu-be] braai

[Ward De Ridder]

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.
> -- 
> Microsoft programs are like Englishmen. They only speak Microsoft.
>
>

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