tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625268262593388712024-03-13T14:30:48.041+01:00SA Club Luxembourg NewsAll the lekker news you need, right here in Luxembourg. Home is never far with SA Club Luxembourg by your side. Treats, tips, bazaars, and braais. It's all here, right on SA Club Luxembourg.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-11511387598070277962010-05-19T09:15:00.001+02:002010-05-19T09:20:15.671+02:00Rugby in Luxembourg City! [Update]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-bbgsPEr2E/S_OQqsx9-5I/AAAAAAAAFjo/GKclJJ8Fx9g/s1600/noname.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0-bbgsPEr2E/S_OQqsx9-5I/AAAAAAAAFjo/GKclJJ8Fx9g/s200/noname.jpeg" width="174" /></a></div>Counsellor, Political, Thivhilaeli Makatu of the South African Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union sent the SA Club Luxembourg this update on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. <br />
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<blockquote>Dear Friends of South Africa, <br />
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For your information, the venue of the Live Screening of the Opening Match on Friday, the 11th of June 2010 is no longer in LINT, but right here in Brussels. <br />
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· Place du Luxembourg (only for the Opening Match) <br />
· Bozar (throughout the torunament) <br />
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Wear your Sunshine Yellow jerseys each Football Friday as we count down to the kick-off. <br />
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Feel free to distribute this flyer as wide as you can. <br />
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Ke Nako! <br />
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Regards <br />
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Thivhilaeli Makatu </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0-bbgsPEr2E/S_OQ-xeehqI/AAAAAAAAFjw/hoMA4J3ebq0/s1600/2010+FIFA+WORLD+CUP+SOUTH+AFRICA,+11+June+2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0-bbgsPEr2E/S_OQ-xeehqI/AAAAAAAAFjw/hoMA4J3ebq0/s320/2010+FIFA+WORLD+CUP+SOUTH+AFRICA,+11+June+2010.JPG" /></a></div>Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-59314063290556052042010-05-03T00:53:00.000+02:002010-05-03T00:53:12.417+02:00BUY YOUR SPECIAL GIFT PACK OF BEER FOR THE WORLD CUP 2010 PLUS MUCH MORE SEE BELOW<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Remember the more you order the cheaper the price becomes. THIS IS A GREAT GIFT TO GIVE FOR FATHERS DAY OR TO A FRIEND OR TO A CLIENT.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>ALL GOODS WILL ALSO BE ON SALE AT THE OPEN DOORS AT THE OSTRICH FARM ON THE 8TH AND 9TH MAY 2010 - SEE BELOW DETAILS</b></span></div><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>AMARULA LIQUER - TWO OCEANS WHITE AND ROSE WINES- AND VAN DE KAAP SHIRAZ WINES ALSO AVAILABLE AT OSTRICH WEEKEND</u></b></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dear all,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here is a great day to spend with the family or if you just want to come around for some music, food and drinks. Great Ostrich steaks, burgers etc, lots of SA wine, Savanna, Windhoek Lager.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Great activities for the children as well. There is something for everyone. Please pass this on to all your friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hope to see all the familiar faces again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pat</span><br />
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</b></span></span></div>Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-12331568787525799242010-03-16T22:25:00.000+01:002010-03-16T22:25:18.044+01:00Rugby in Luxembourg City!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XwGYrray7j0/S5_29nmFaBI/AAAAAAAAAvA/yirjQm1qpHI/s1600-h/rugby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XwGYrray7j0/S5_29nmFaBI/AAAAAAAAAvA/yirjQm1qpHI/s200/rugby.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Hi all <br />
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Rugby Club Luxembourg are taking on Heidelberger RK this Sunday at the Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City.<br />
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Kick off at 3pm, entrance is free. <br />
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Due to the vastly increased numbers of people playing and involved in rugby, those involved in Rugby in Luxembourg <br />
are constantly pleading with the authorities to give Rugby more and better facilities. Having a decent crowd at the <br />
Stadium for games like this can only help our cause. Please make an effort to come along and support and also distribute <br />
the information to friends & colleagues that may be interested. <br />
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Many thanks <br />
DaveSA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-32988029193417635672010-03-16T21:24:00.001+01:002010-03-16T21:28:00.728+01:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at http://saclubluxembourg.blogspot.com/.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='http://saclubluxembourg.blogspot.com/'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> http://saclubluxembourg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.<br /> SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-77192702702174944082010-03-16T21:20:00.000+01:002010-03-16T21:20:33.086+01:00Good Drinks, Good Friends.I will also soon place an order for the Windoek, Savanna and Castle need to be delivered beginning of May please let me have your orders asap euro 3.00 per bottle. <br />
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I will also place an order for wors, would like to order 100 kg so let me know if you are interested the price still to be checked. <br />
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Thanks everyone and hope to see you all at the summer braai still to be announced Any suggestions for this place time etc.<br />
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NEXT EVENT PORT OUVERTE AT THE OSTRICH FARM CHECK OUT www.straussefarm.lu.<br />
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If you want to advertise on the site it is completely free just send the information on to me. SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-64141021426905461522010-02-07T11:38:00.000+01:002010-02-07T11:38:03.681+01:00Announcing the new and improved SA Club LuxembourgAt long last, after all the tweaking, adjusting, testing, and refreshing we finally have something to show for it. We've put in weeks of work to bring you a website which will hopefully, through careful moderation, and attention become something truly special. All things aside, at least it's pretty! We do it all for you, the South African community, and we really hope you guys appreciate it. Some of our new features are listed below along with a few old ones, that we've improved upon.<br />
<ul><li>Members - Sign in with your email address and be a proud South African in Luxembourg. We can always add more functionality to the site once our membership on the Members Gadget grows.</li>
<li>Subscribe via Email - You can now receive SA Club Luxembourg News right in your email inbox.</li>
<li>RSS - Have SA Club Luxembourg News delivered to your favorite RSS reader.</li>
<li>Twitter - Follow us on Twitter and make comments @saclublux. <a href="http://twitter.com/saclublux">twitter.com/saclublux</a></li>
<li>Social Bookmarks - Now you can easily share SA Club Luxembourg with a friend, on Facebook, Twitter, del.icio.us, LinkedIn, digg, and more. You can also save as a Google Bookmark, or simply email to a friend, all from our new social column.</li>
<li>Built-in Translation - Not everyone speaks English, and sometimes it's just a little more comfortable in your own language. Use the integrated Google Translate bar to switch to your preferred language. The translations are not yet 100% accurate, but they do determine context quite well, and are constantly improving. We are very glad to have the opportunity to implement this technology, as it allows for some people to understand a great deal more on our pages than may have been possible for them before.</li>
<li>Events - It is now much easier to check for upcoming events at-a-glance on the new Events page. You can also view Month, and even Week views thanks to the fantastic embedded Google Calendar. We encourage you to email us any public events you may know of coming up in Luxembourg so we can add them for the whole community to see. Please include the words, "NEW EVENT" (in English) in the subject and send it to <a href="mailto:admin@saclubluxembourg.com">admin@saclubluxembourg.com.</a></li>
<li>Photos - Our new photo gallery makes it easy to upload new photos of the latest exhibition, fair, or braai.</li>
<li>Businesses - We're more than happy to list Luxembourg businesses here on our site. Want to get added to the business page? Send an email with "NEW BUSINESS" (in English) in the subject line to <a href="mailto:admin@saclubluxembourg.com">admin@saclubluxembourg.com</a>.</li>
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We can't wait to get into all of these over the next year. 2010 has a lot in store for us all, and now SA Club Luxembourg is doing it in style. We encourage your comments and hope to hear your thoughts and ideas for further expansion for the site. What would you like to see from the SA Club Luxembourg?SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-6693287907006440292010-02-05T14:08:00.000+01:002010-02-05T14:08:25.736+01:00Tweet! Tweet! The SA Club Luxembourg is now on Twitter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/twitter_bird-739569.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/twitter_bird-739567.gif" width="200" /></a></div>Kickin our fancy new site into full gear, we're giving you guys plenty of ways to stay current with us, and more importantly for us to stay current with all of you fabulous people. We're pleased to announce the launch of <a href="https://twitter.com/saclublux">SA Club Luxembourg's Twitter page</a>. Follow us. You know you want to.<br />
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Stay tuned for more site updates over the weekend.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-40649970298100040052010-02-05T08:11:00.000+01:002010-02-05T08:11:35.925+01:00NEW Photo Gallery!<a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/SA-Club-Luxembourg-NEW-Gallery-724847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/SA-Club-Luxembourg-NEW-Gallery-724839.jpg" width="200" /></a>Hello All,<br />
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We are pleased to announce that our brand new photo gallery is alive. The site is still undergoing some maintenance in certain areas, so please step lightly.<br />
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Just click on the Photos link in the navigation above.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-6864979924470613832010-01-29T15:45:00.001+01:002010-01-29T15:45:58.562+01:00Kid at ChristmasWe're genuinely excited about the site's newest prospects and hope you will be too once everything is in place.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-24485316443353753992010-01-29T09:01:00.000+01:002010-01-29T09:01:50.834+01:00SA Club Luxembourg Gets a FaceliftAllo!<br />
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The past couple months we have been working really hard to bring you something special. We will be launching our new site very shortly and have a host of surprises in store for all of you.<br />
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We<br />again have live music and obviously all the hunky South African<br />braaiers!!<br /><br />So here are the details: Also please see attachment herewith.<br /><br />22 August 15:00 at Gasthaus zum Schwanen Oberursel,<br />We have boerewors,springbok, ostrich, lambchops, braaibroodtjies,<br />bobotie, castle, windhoek, savannah, brandewyn and lots more goodies.<br /><br />Please just make sure to confirm your reservation ASAP as we already<br />have reservations and have not started advertising yet!!! We have space<br />for about 180 max so it is limited!!!<br /><br />There will be a prize for the best South African outfit of the day!!!!!-<br />so come dressed with your green and gold!!!<br />And yes I know I forgot about last year's prize so I will have to make<br />up for this.<br /><br />You can also reply to my e-mail if you want to reserve with me.<br /><br />Man ek kan nie wag nie!!!!!!!<br /><br />Bring your friends and lets JOL!!!!!!<br /><br />Groetnis,<br /><br />WernerDerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-45389377934034353172009-06-18T01:44:00.003+02:002009-06-18T01:52:50.920+02:00South Africa Day<p>Come one, come all down to Place du Marche Kiosk! Sunday June 5th is South Africa day and we're celebrating right here in Luxembourg with all of you. The festivities begin at 11, where we'll have all sorts of treats for you. Amarula liqueur, South African wines and beers, and finger-lickin' good braai vlees (South African barbequed meat.)</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/southafricadayclervaux-734844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/southafricadayclervaux-734839.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-33659131995553788942009-04-24T04:10:00.002+02:002009-04-24T04:17:12.057+02:00Hugh Maskela to Play in Luxembourg<p>Ladies and Gentlemen,</p><p>Presenting the legendary Hugh Maskela, playing in Luxembourg.</p><p>–Roby Schuler</p><p>promoter of Printemps Musical - festival de Luxembourg</p><a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/downloads/hugh.pdf">Click here to see flyer.</a>Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-65885956783063025942009-04-21T00:11:00.000+02:002009-04-21T00:13:04.562+02:00Zakumi Parade - Places going fastDear all,<br /><br />Please let me know if you are interested in taking part only a few<br />places available on the bus.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />PatDerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-29328509428539652722009-04-21T00:10:00.000+02:002009-04-21T00:11:30.457+02:00ZAKUMI PARADE - LuxembourgThe arrangements for the ZAKUMI Parade in Luxembourg are concluded. I<br />will appreciate it very much if you could indicate your availability on<br />the bus for Monday the 27th of April.<br /><br />Below is the programme for your background information and planning<br />purposes.<br /><br />Quote<br /><br />ZAKUMI PROGRAMME: LUXEMBOURG<br /><br />12h00 to 14h00<br /><br />It will commence from the railway station at 12:00 on the open top bus<br />through<br /> - Avenue de la Gare<br /> - turn left into Rue du Fort Bourbon<br /> - Place de Paris: members of the parade will have an<br /> opportunity to get off the bus and interact with the crowd on the<br /> square<br /> - Return on the bus which drives to Boulevard Roosevelt<br /> - Place de la Constitution: get off the bus<br /> - walk through Rue Chimay<br /> - walk through the Passage at 9 rue Chimay (“Petit<br /> Passage”) to<br /> - Place Guillaume II<br /> - Cross the square through the “Passage de l’Hôtel de<br /> Ville” to<br /> - Place d’Armes<br /> - Walk up Rue des Capucins<br /> - Left into Grand-Rue ( pedestrian street)<br /> - Left into Rue Philippe II<br /> - Left into Rue Louvigny and then back to the bus.<br /><br />14h00 End of ZAKUMI Parade<br />Unquote<br />Counting on your usual support. Please confirm your availability with<br />Phindi via return e-mail: lesedip@foreign.gov.za on or before Thursday<br />the 23rd of April 2009 at 12h00.Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-61713851648893978122009-04-21T00:01:00.002+02:002009-04-21T00:09:12.465+02:00INVITATION FOR Porte Ouverte Ostrich Farm 2009Dear all,<br /><br />Please pass on the below to everyone and hope to see you all there. A<br />great weekend for everyone.<br /><br />You can also check out details on www.straussefarm.lu<br /><br /><br />Cheers<br />Pat<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PORTE OUVERTE 2009</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Straussefarm Marcel Wildgen </span><br />Filsdorf<br /><br />Saturday 9th of may Sunday 10th of may<br /> 13 – 20 o’clock 11 – 20 o’clock<br /> <br />• Every half hour a guided tour ( in English at 17 o’clock the two days)<br />. Saturday from 15 – 17 o’clock: concert with the “ROCK SOULS”<br />. Sunday from 15 – 17 o’clock: concert with the “DEPPEGEISSER”<br /><br />• Exhibition, tasting and sale of our products: eggs, salami, Ostrich-burger, ostrich-sausage, a.s.o.<br /><br />• leather articles like bags, shoes, purses, straps, a.s.o.<br /><br />• cakes (gaufres) are sold for the TELEVIE<br /><br /><br />• Work-shop for children<br /><br />• Our friends from the South-African club of Luxembourg are there with their Beer, wine, spices and other food<br />we would be glad to see you on our farm<br />9 am Eck<br />FilsdorfDerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-54287519725649727652009-04-04T00:26:00.000+02:002009-04-04T00:27:36.321+02:00Lekker BraaiDear all,<br /><br />Please keep that weekend open for a lekker braai with ostrich steaks,<br />wors, and burgers. Lots of South African wine, savanna and windhoek<br />lager.<br /><br />A poster with all details will be sent soon.<br /><br />Have a wonderful easter, off to sunny Portugal for too weeks.<br /><br />Cheers for now<br /><br />Pat<br /><br /><br /><br />HAPPY HAPPY EASTER WITH LOTS OF WONDERFUL CHOCOLATE EGGSDerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-15800704502890502732009-02-11T08:57:00.004+01:002009-02-11T09:07:22.936+01:00Imbasa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/imbasa-709142.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/uploaded_images/imbasa-709132.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Hi there! This is a shout-out to our friends at Imbasa. Imbasa is a non-profit organisation right here in Luxembourg. Imbasa's goal is to aid women and children in South Africa. Learn more about Imbasa and their mission at <a href="http://www.imbasa.lu/">www.imbasa.lu.</a>Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-80913601741780290522009-02-02T21:25:00.005+01:002009-02-02T21:37:02.472+01:00Eish my BoetHowzit<br /><br /><br />Eish my Boet - the New Year has barely begun and already the prophets of doom are spreading the negativity lekker dik, like Bovril on a braaibrood. They klap us with deeply disturbing chirps like the global economic meltdown, soaring unemployment, vehicle repossessions, declining property values, stock market collapses, recession, depression, deflation, stagnation & fornication et al. It's enough to make you naar my bru!<br /><br /><br />In spite of all this, I find myself feeling positive, upbeat and even (cautiously) optimistic right now. In May 2008 I was gatvol and ready to leave SA. Yet today, January 2009, I am feeling much more at peace and actually looking forward to the year ahead. This is despite having had<br />my office broken into last November and being relieved of my laptop, briefcase, 3 cell phones & various digital cameras!<br /><br /><br />"Hau" you exclaim, "how is this possible? Has the motivational speaker finally lost his last few remaining marbles?"<br /><br /><br />Maybe - maybe not. Let me explain. I'm not blind my boet. I know that in many ways, things are pretty KAK for a whole lot of people. F'rinstance you don't want to be an American Auto Worker right now, or a Brit in Financial Services, or an Aussie Test Cricket Supporter. Talk about zero<br />options and no light out there Boet. It must be terrifying to be retrenched, unemployed and anxious with no income and virtually no prospects for any improvement. And the reality is that some "things" may still get worse my Bru. This cyclical correction has been a long time<br />coming and it won't just fix itself overnight.<br /><br /><br />But as you know boet, my nature has always been to consciously focus on the positive "things", to actively seek out the good stuff going down and then focus my attention on that. And then to go out there and make good things happen, for myself and others.<br /><br /><br />If you open your eyes (and mind) and really look, there is a lot to be positive about. In fact, quite a few things are looking much better than they were just a few months ago, when the situation really stank. For example:<br /><br /><br /> 1. I filled my car last night, cost me R 330. A few months ago it cost over R 500.<br /><br /><br /> 2. Festive Season road deaths are down a massive 40%. That's right, forty percent. Unflippingbelievable! And finally, finally they are fixing the Koeberg interchange, Cape Town's most congested piece of tarmac.<br /><br /><br /> 3. We holidayed in Durban over December. Besides awesome Ushakaland, Glamorous Gateway, Wacky Wavehouse and Radical RJ's Ribs, the beaches were full of smartly outfitted garbage collectors, friendly tourist guides, hyperactive life guards and sweaty pink pommie tourists. The whole jol ran like clockwork. I was beindruk ek se! Go Durbs!<br /><br /><br /> 4. We klapped the Aussies in the Cricket Test Series! In Aussie nogal. Nobody froze or choked. I'm stoked. And Graham Smith went from zero to Hero.<br /><br /><br /> 5. Bafana Bafana actually scored a couple of goals in some of their last few matches. Go ouens!<br /><br /><br /> 6. COPE gives me HOPE. Too much power is dangerous and our fledgling democracy can only benefit from more opposition for better balance.<br /><br /><br /> 7. Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille was voted the world's best, and she is one smart, honest, Teflon Tannie. (Nothing sticks to her.) And what an example she is to all politicians.<br /><br /><br /> 8. We have a new minister of health, who seems sort of switched on. And Trevor is still pulling the purse strings (Thank goodness!)<br /><br /><br /> 9. Right now, our SA banks are said to be "safer" than the Swiss, German, British and American banks. And this is partly because of the National credit Act, which gave us so many headaches last year.<br /><br /><br /> 10. We have had some good rainfall and THEY SAY that this should lead to lower FOOD PRICES? (Front page of the Sunday Crimes a few weeks ago) I'll believe it when I see it, but at least some of the headlines are becoming more positive!<br /><br /><br /> 11. Like it or not, 2010 is coming. And my feeling is we will pull it off, in typical SA style. There will probably be some hiccups and maybe even some big stuffups but overall it is going to be a moerse jol. Buy your tickets soon; they apparently start at only R 120 a pop. (But that probably buys you a seat in the toilet for the game between Outer Mongolia and Biafra)<br /><br /><br /> 12. Barack Obama – what more can I say. A bruin ou who can GO!<br /><br /><br />"Yes Mark," I hear you saying, "this may all be true, BUT what about the terrifying realities of Crime, Corruption, Falling standards of Education, Global Warming, The Financial Crunch, Zimbabwe, Gaza and Minibus Taxis?"<br /><br /><br />My suggestion is this boet:<br /><br /><br />GET OFF YOUR BUT'S. Move on. Let it go. Get a life. Or make a big sign and go picket against whatever is pissing you off. Just don't waste your precious energy agonising over stuff you can do nothing about. And if you can do something, then do it. Get involved. Play the game. Stop sniping from the sidelines. It serves no purpose, other than to increase your blood pressure, stress levels and the sales of alcohol and antidepressants. Read my lips as I say it again my boet: GET OFF YOUR BUT'S. Erase the word BUT from your daily dialogue and watch how your outlook on life will change. Dramatically.<br /><br /><br />Then, if you are feeling adventurous, the next step is to consider occupying your tortured mind with something alternative, creative and uplifting, such as:<br /> 1. Reading the book "A New Earth" by Eckart Tolle. Or if you prefer you could do like I did, buy the 8 CD set and listen to the book whilst driving your car. The traffic becomes so much more bearable my bru. Even the Taxi's seem less evil. That Eckart oke is one smart dude. Just ask Oprah.<br /><br /> 2. If you have not yet read "The best of 2008 newsletter" then click this link to read a wonderfully written summary of the positive aspects of last year from a SA perspective. It is extremely well written and very uplifting.<br /><br /> 3. If you have broadband, and an even broader mind, Google "Zeitgeist – The Movie" and watch it. Especially part 3, where you will see an interesting take on the reason for the current global economic meltdown. If you don't have broadband, visit someone who does boet. Make a plan. To view the movie, click here.<br /><br /> 4. Help someone less fortunate than you. Give away a little money, or some of your time, or even some of the old useless shit cluttering your home and life right no. Get verlig my bru – it feels kwaai!<br /><br /> 5. Eat a little less red meat – cow farts screw up the atmosphere and you will feel lighter and may have less chance of getting colon cancer later. If you need more motivation, read the bestselling book "Fast Food Nation" by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser. It's scary but true.<br /><br /> 6. Adopt a stray pet. It will love you unconditionally, something we should all learn to do.<br /><br /> 7. Read the book "Fifty facts that should change the World." by Jessica Williams. But be warned – it's quite mind blowing. Truth can be stranger than fiction.<br /><br /> 8. If you are white, consider visiting a non white township and go see for yourself how the majority of our country lives. It is truly an awesome, eye opening and uplifting experience. Check out the Sangomas, Shebeens and Street Life. Seriously now. Most of our township residents visit the white areas regularly. So why should we not reciprocate and visit them - at least once? Who knows, you may even find my laptop there.<br /><br /> 9. Go to Google images, type in "Solar System" and check out the actual size of our sun relative to the earth. It really puts things into perspective. Or even easier, just click this link.<br /><br /> 10. Also at Google images, type in Hubble Telescope and look at some pictures of the 100 billion or so other galaxies out there, beyond our Milky Way / solar system. Try to see your / the world's problems in the bigger context of the huge universe. Or click this link for an amazing slideshow of the Hubble pictures.<br /><br /> 11. Find someone to hug. Your partner, kids, family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, dogs, cats or rats. Hug them often my bru, tightly and appreciatively. It is the greatest gift that you can<br /> ever give and receive.<br /><br /> 12. Start each day by thinking about or writing down all the things that you are grateful for. Then try to accept life's curved balls without judgement. Gratitude and acceptance are hugely powerful transformational tools.<br /><br /> 13. Get out of your rut. Adopt a practise to help you find more peace of mind. Actively investigate ways to connect to the still space within you. Find ways to change your inner world, and you will notice how the outer world immediately changes for the better.<br /><br /><br />In conclusion, I will leave you with a few beautiful lines written by Alberto Villoldo PH.D, from his book "The Four Insights:"<br /><br /><br />"To be a sage means that when you look around you, you see only beauty. You will come to understand how everything you experience is a projection of your inner landscape or dream. This means that nothing ever happens to you, since you're the creator of each event and incident<br />in your life. So you never need to fix anything in the outer world – if you want to transform some circumstance that appears to be outside of yourself, you just need to own it and change it within!"<br /><br /><br />Look after yourself my boet. Till next time – totsiens!<br /><br /><br />Stay close to the centre of the cyclone. It's always calm in there.<br /><br /><br />MarkDerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710538135654762274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-68520999025283623772009-01-30T07:53:00.004+01:002009-01-31T21:33:58.298+01:00Bazaar 2009!Greetings all!<div><br /></div><div>We've just posted the photos from our annual Bazaar held this month. <a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/sa_club_luxembourg_gallery/Gallery/Pages/International_Bazaar_2009.html">See the pictures here.</a></div>SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-17732706137693903572008-12-12T01:41:00.002+01:002008-12-12T02:08:58.459+01:00Christmas Specials available till December 24, 2008<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise them with a Biltong "Stocking" - Now THAT'S original!!</span></span><br /><br />Boerewors Euro 7.95 per kg (instead of Euro 9.45) <span style="font-weight: bold;">- EUROPE ONLY -</span><br /><br />Biltong Euro 39.00 per kg (or Euro 4.50 per 100 gram packet)<br /><br />Droewors Euro 29.00 per kg (or Euro 4.00 per 100 gram packet)<br /><br />Biltong Chilli bites Euro 45.00 per kg (or Euro 9.00 per 200 gram packet) <span style="font-weight: bold;"> - NEW !!! -</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Postal orders minimum 500 gram</span></span><br /><br />Place your orders by mail by clicking <a href="http://www.biltongmakers.be/">here</a> or call +32 16 53.96.25 (or just e-mail <a href="mailto:sales@boerewors.be">sales@boerewors.be</a> )SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-67756849999251539102008-10-06T04:50:00.004+02:002008-10-17T01:55:13.220+02:00The Meaning and Origins of Fete Internationale de l'AmitieFete Internationale de l'Amitie (International Friendship Day) Sandweiler is such an international village with 54 different nationalities. This event originally started off to encourage the residents of Sandweiler to meet one another and to allow them to introduce their countries, traditional food dishes, beverages and cultures to the community. There is an entrance fee of Euro 3.00, you can purchase a tasting glass, with the logo of the Fete Internationale de l'Amitie, for Euro 2.00. If you do not want to keep this glass, you can return it and collect your Euro 2.00. There are usually between 14 and 20 countries that participate, there is a stand for each country. You are able to sample typical dishes, beverages and have an introduction to the country. All are welcome, it is a fun filled day for all!<br /><br />Don't miss Fete Internationale de l'Amitie this year on November 23rd. Check the Calendar for more details.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-54373807913232373272008-10-06T04:38:00.002+02:002008-10-06T04:50:19.885+02:00A Historical Timeline of Luxembourg's Annual International BazaarThe first Bazaar was organized by the "English-Speaking Protestant Church Community" 43 years ago, in 1960. It was termed a "Christmas Bazaar" and was held on 18th December from 3-6 pm at the Chateau Collart in Dommeldange, possibly due the success earlier that year of a "Cake<br /> Afternoon". The variety of goods on sale consisted of home-made cakes, jams and marmalades, "Christmas Favours", English books and a "great number of items suitable as Christmas presents," with coffee, tea and "flaming hot punch" also available.<br /><br /> Musicians played and sany Christmas Carols, and a tombola was held with prizes including a turkey.<br /><br />Upon researching the original records, one can trace letters of thanks to the British Ambassador, the American Ambassador and the American Women's Club. The first Bazaar raised 24,000 Belgian Francs which was donated to charity, including the private orphanage on Avebue Gaston Diderich.<br /><br />The 2nd "Christmas Bazaar" was held the following year in 1961 at the Foyer Europeen in Rue Notre Dame, and profits went towards the Clinique d'Enfants "Fondation Jean-Josephine Charlotte". The 1962 Bazaar made 2,000 Belgian Francs.<br /><br />The 1963 Christmas Bazaar then took on an international emphasis with eight nationalities having their own stalls: the American stall, the Italian stall, the French stall, the Belgian stall, the German stall, the Netherland stall, the Swedish stall and the British stall, as well as Books and Records, "Children", Afternoon Tea, Handwork and Jewellery, Plants and a Tombola. The proceeds were then distributed to the International Famine ReliefFund (Oxfam in the UK) and others to reflact the more international mix of the event. The 1962 Christmas Bazaar raised 134,000 Belgian Francs.<br /><br />The 1964 "Annual Bazaar" moved to the old Fair Halls on Limpertsberg. The records report (translated from an article in the Luxembourger Wort of 9/12/1964) that "the atmosphere was international of course, the flags of the represented nations adorned the hall, six and even more languages were spoken, the scouts of the European School and the young folk in national dress sold raffle tickets...".<br /><br />A look at the 1965 records shows that the Grand Duchess opened officially the "International Bazaar" for the fist time. The following nations were, by then, also represented: Austria, Bulgaria, Israel, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland. Also "Whilst this is no longer a Church Bazaar it still falls upon the ESPCC in Luxembourg to finance it...." The 1965 Bazaar was not followed by a dance. One Luxembourg charity and one international charity were supported.<br /><br />In 1966, regarding an opening ceremony dedicating the completion of a new room at the Clinique d'Enfants "Fondation Jean-Josephine Charlotte" in the Avenue Monterey, an inscribed plaque would be permanently installed in the new room, mentioning support from the International Bazaar.<br /><br />In 1966, the Steering Committee of the International Bazaar proposed (not agreed) to create an ASBL - "Bazaar International" - to be composed of all representatives of groups and countries presenting stands at the Bazaar.<br /><br /> In the 1970s the Bazaar moved up to the Kirchberg.SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-23866738796899320432008-09-27T06:10:00.002+02:002008-09-27T06:19:55.574+02:00Luxembourg Air RescueLuxembourg Air Rescue, or LAR, launches rescue missions in and around Luxembourg. They are here protecting us and helping us when in need.<br /><br />"Luxembourg Air Rescue is a private, humanitarian organization with the aim to save human lives whether in Luxembourg, the Greater Region surrounding Luxembourg or worldwide through the operation of its helicopters and air ambulances. Since its foundation in 1988, LAR has performed more than 13.000 rescue missions and in so doing many lives have been saved. In the event of a medical emergency, state-of-the-art helicopters can bring medical help to every single point in Luxembourg within 8 minutes. 365 days a year, the air ambulances, equivalent to airborne intensive care units, are ready to repatriate people throughout the world."<br /><br />If you'd like to learn more about LAR, <a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/images/LARflier_01.pdf">click here to download the flier.</a>SA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562526826259338871.post-1361830690473562102008-09-27T03:16:00.004+02:002008-09-27T05:50:23.693+02:00[EN] Sonia Patricia: Designer DressmakerWe are Sonia Patricia: Designer Dressmakers. We design wedding dress, suits, dresses, skirts, trousers, etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/images/SP%20Info%20English.pdf">Click here to see our flier.</a><br /><br />Are you interested in an alteration or tailored clothing design? <a href="http://www.saclubluxembourg.com/blog/images/SP%202008%20Price%20List%20-%20EN.pdf">Click here to see our prices.</a><br /><br />Spoken languages: English & FrenchSA Club Luxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486597926405301278noreply@blogger.com0