What to do this week: from playing with flamethrowers to knitting a scarf

Wanna know what to do the next few days in Tilburg? We’ve got some suggestions: 

Project X Party at Philip

March 1, 2012

At 21:00 hours the new movie Project X will premiere at Pathe Tilburg (You MUST check the epic trailer below!) Afterwards, cafe Philip will try to relive the movie with their own afterparty. Show you movie ticket and you will receive one drink for free!

Carnival in Tilburg: peeing in a jar

Carnival: one of those yearly traditions nobody really knows where it originates from. In Holland, only the southern part of the country celebrates this tradition and still nobody really  knows why. What many people do know is how to celebrate it. Get dressed as pirate, monkey or whatsoever. On the date of writing, carnival is almost over and for me this is always a time of reflection. It was my first time in Tilburg and I began to wonder why everybody calls it “Kruikenstad” (In English: city of jars). You, at least if you are a citizen of Kruikenstad, are called a “Kruikezeiker”. In English this means somebody who pees in a jar. But now, after the festivities, it is time to change the alcohol and ignorance for some more knowledge about why we are called like that!

You’re so beautiful; you could be a part-time model

There you are, sitting in the Mensa at the University. Or more likely in the pub but maybe that’s just me. Anyway, while you’re eating your sandwich (or that one beer), you suddenly see a few feet away that nice girl (or man off course, it depends on your preference) with whom you have always wanted to talk but somehow never got the chance. You need to make a move! Now what?

Friggatriskaidekaphobia

Friggatriskaidekaphobia: the fear of Friday the 13th. 

I am not a superstitious person. Not at all. I don’t  mind walking under a ladder which stands against a wall. The number 13 means nothing than 12 + 1 for me and if I had counted all the mirrors and others glass objects I broke, I would be unlucky for the rest of my life. At least, if I had been superstitious. However, if there is one thing my student life in Tilburg led me to believe, it is the magic power of “one beer”...

Homer Simpson

Let’s start with Homer. I simply expect you know him. If you don’t, shame on you! Why are you still reading this blog! Go on a quest using Google, YouTube and Wikipedia and do not return until you’ve learned to love him! Because besides the fact Homer is very yellow, he once or twice simply gets it right. It was him who spoke the legendary words:” "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems"

I drink to that. And ah, there’s my bridge! We can’t start a blog about the life of a student in Tilburg without dedicating a few words to alcohol. You want to know where you can drink the cheapest, so here are a few tips: