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Hello All,<br>
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I can tell you from last year that I had a great time there. Food
was good, and the atmosphere was great!<br>
<br>
I think this is a great time to put some new life in ubuntu-be, as
it has been very silent lately.<br>
<br>
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), ...<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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<br>
<br>
Ward<br>
<br>
On 05/22/12 15:22, Jan Bongaerts wrote:
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cite="mid:CAA4-_0HgG+5EOGuniF32cvCEVQ34Kdnk9ugaKn4apbHtXNb+-A@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Summertime, and the living is easy...
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<div>Most of us probably remember what braai means.</div>
<div>For the new ones amongst us, a braai is a barbecue. Except
that a barbecue is for ignorant Americans or Australians.</div>
<div>Braai is doing it properly, like proper South Africans. I am
half South African (actually got a passport the other day).</div>
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<div>Last year we had loads of fun.</div>
<div>Last year's report can be found here: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.edubuntu.org/BelgianTeam/SocialEvents/Braai"
target="_blank">https://wiki.edubuntu.org/BelgianTeam/SocialEvents/Braai</a></div>
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<div>I have a suggestion:</div>
<div>we can use the opportunity to have a IRL meeting beforehand.
Council members, what do you think?</div>
<div>We could coordinate some new ideas, and perhaps refresh or
shuffle the Council.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>here's the link: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.doodle.com/ga4hbghzni4m3mgx" target="_blank">http://www.doodle.com/ga4hbghzni4m3mgx</a></div>
<div>If you like the braai but have no interest in the meeting,
just select the 'braai at 18h' only.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Jan.</div>
<div><br>
<div>
<div>P.S. I have attached last year's message just to get
you into the vibe.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><span style="">(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)</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">Howzit!</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">As promised I'll be organising a lekker
South African </span><span class="il"
style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">braai</span><span
style=""> at our place. </span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">How will this </span><span class="il"
style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">braai</span><span
style=""> work?</span><br style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">South Africans are very casual with their </span><span
class="il"
style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">braai</span><span
style="">. 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."</span><br style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br
style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">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.)</span><br
style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">We usually start our </span><span
class="il"
style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">braai</span><span
style=""> 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).</span><br style="">
<span style="">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).</span><br
style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">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.</span><br
style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">Obviously there is no dress code for the
occasion. Most people come in shorts and plakkies if
it's warm enough.</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">So kom maak 'n draai en kuier saam met ons.
We're going to have a moerse party.</span><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="">Cheers,</span><br style="">
<span style="">Jan.</span></div>
-- <br>
Microsoft programs are like Englishmen. They only speak
Microsoft.<br>
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