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Most student groups rent a large transport truck for the occasion, which they decorate in accordance with the year's theme. Each truck has a large number of kegs inside, and some students are designated to serve beer to the others all day, with an all-you-can-drink payment scheme. Many also bring large sound systems which play loud music all day.
The students first meet at the Sablon/Zavel square, and after several hours, the trucks start to move towards the Brussels Stock Exchange on Boulevard Anspach. This takes several hours as well, as the trucks move only at a walking speed and are more often than not stopped due to the students surrounding them and on the road. Beer continues to be served while the trucks are in motion. All roads which the procession goes on are closed to other traffic, including Anspach Boulevard, Brussels' main street.
The students then disperse and reconvene around 9pm at ULB's Solbosch campus, where all the year's decorations are burnt semi-ceremonially. Many alumni come to the university's discotheque on that night, which is normally only open to current students.
It was great seeing so many people and the folklore. I should have snapped more photos.
Catwoman (Margaux V) had her secret order penne: the black one with a skull for the Ordre des Frères Macchabées. She was distributing their annual paper. Each time I happened to grab one because I was curious to know what they said, someone would knock it out my hands and throw beer on it. The elite order isn’t loved.
Catwoman (Margaux V) had her secret order penne: the black one with a skull for the Ordre des Frères Macchabées. She was distributing their annual paper. Each time I happened to grab one because I was curious to know what they said, someone would knock it out my hands and throw beer on it. The elite order isn’t loved.
“Family” picture of No Life, Pornoricain and me. We’re missing Koekelberg and our other co-fillots from the computer science student circle.
Other than that, Tremblote (Philippe DV) and I discovered we had a friend in common; Quentin J namely. He’s in my class this year. He was pissed drunk. He too won’t tell me his Name.
I didn’t stay that long and I think that’s why I missed Butterfly (Laurence M). I called her but we couldn’t hear each other with all the noise. Ironic since Solvay was the one of the only trucks without music blasting through some speakers.
One liter of beer and four hours was enough for me. I know some probably downed ten times that amount and celebrated the 48 hours in their totality but I was happy with that (and even happier due to the alcohol) so I headed home. Roxane W called me in the bus and told me I was drunk which I wasn’t or else I wouldn’t have been able to text Rafael C that I wanted to hug everyone in the public transport.
I got back home and decided to work but my brain refused so it told me go watch Harry Potter with my mum. I eat and took a bus to get our tickets in advance after which I eared around the Fnac, checking out the music CDs and books. After finding out I had to wait two weeks to get a God Is An Astronaut CD, I had fun with the yellow circles drawn on the carpet then realized my hands still smelled like the festivities so I went to get a free Tommy Hilfiger Get Loud perfumed bracelet some girls were distributing outside.
In the cinema, my mum joined me and I met Aurélie H who used to go to Chinese classes with me two years ago. She was with some friends from Paris and we were all excited for the film. I didn’t have my expectations too high though. I think the principal Harry Potter actors aren’t the greatest.
I could have gone to see it with Philippe and Coline E at Braine-L’Alleud but that would have meant sleeping at Philippe’s place and knowing us, he would have woken up at 1PM and we would have eaten pizzas for breakfast and watched the Disney Channel until 6 and I had work to do this morning (which still isn’t finished).
Anyways, I was with my mum and I rushed in the cinema, got places that would have been great if my high school crush wasn’t sitting two seats away from me with his girlfriend. Luckily I’ve gotten past him and the film was just great so I had my mind elsewhere.
Seriously, I must applaud David Yates for bringing out the best in the film. As much as the other films were good but not great and always a bit disappointing, this one got me gripped. That’s all I’m going to say or I’ll be going into too many details you can find out… by watching the movie.
Mum and I hoped back on the bus around midnight. The bus got invaded by Initited students heading to the ULB’s “discotheque”, the Jefke singing our student songs and chanting all together, in good humor and making everyone laugh: “We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus!”
And there we were heading off into another day…
I didn’t stay that long and I think that’s why I missed Butterfly (Laurence M). I called her but we couldn’t hear each other with all the noise. Ironic since Solvay was the one of the only trucks without music blasting through some speakers.
One liter of beer and four hours was enough for me. I know some probably downed ten times that amount and celebrated the 48 hours in their totality but I was happy with that (and even happier due to the alcohol) so I headed home. Roxane W called me in the bus and told me I was drunk which I wasn’t or else I wouldn’t have been able to text Rafael C that I wanted to hug everyone in the public transport.
I got back home and decided to work but my brain refused so it told me go watch Harry Potter with my mum. I eat and took a bus to get our tickets in advance after which I eared around the Fnac, checking out the music CDs and books. After finding out I had to wait two weeks to get a God Is An Astronaut CD, I had fun with the yellow circles drawn on the carpet then realized my hands still smelled like the festivities so I went to get a free Tommy Hilfiger Get Loud perfumed bracelet some girls were distributing outside.
In the cinema, my mum joined me and I met Aurélie H who used to go to Chinese classes with me two years ago. She was with some friends from Paris and we were all excited for the film. I didn’t have my expectations too high though. I think the principal Harry Potter actors aren’t the greatest.
I could have gone to see it with Philippe and Coline E at Braine-L’Alleud but that would have meant sleeping at Philippe’s place and knowing us, he would have woken up at 1PM and we would have eaten pizzas for breakfast and watched the Disney Channel until 6 and I had work to do this morning (which still isn’t finished).
Anyways, I was with my mum and I rushed in the cinema, got places that would have been great if my high school crush wasn’t sitting two seats away from me with his girlfriend. Luckily I’ve gotten past him and the film was just great so I had my mind elsewhere.
Seriously, I must applaud David Yates for bringing out the best in the film. As much as the other films were good but not great and always a bit disappointing, this one got me gripped. That’s all I’m going to say or I’ll be going into too many details you can find out… by watching the movie.
Mum and I hoped back on the bus around midnight. The bus got invaded by Initited students heading to the ULB’s “discotheque”, the Jefke singing our student songs and chanting all together, in good humor and making everyone laugh: “We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus! We’re going to break your bus!”
And there we were heading off into another day…
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