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Please feel free whoever wants to comment on this event which will be organised somethime in January in collaboration with Rammx Ltd.

I would suggest Greyhound Bidnija.
Rabbit feast.
Some day during the week or friday... During the week she will open for us only.
Owner is a Russian Lady I was told. ;D
Partners or just members ???

We did not book anything yet so feel all free to comment.
This was just a starting thread..

i suggest with partners........ since the turnouts unfortunately are normally low, having partners would increase the numbers........ zeta bar like last year was nice as well.

i am game whatever u choose.....

Aw Baghira/Silvio, hope you enjoyed our "meeting yesterday?".....as discussed I can help out with getting the Greyhound set up for a very good fenkata. Bidnija is a nice quiet area and most important..apart from good food and great company.....parking is easy right near the venue. The Greyhound (or as we used to call the place... "Peter Rabbit") is right next to the Bidnija church. It used to be run by Peter, a fascinating and jolly character, who suddenly passed away 3 years ago but the business was taken over by his Russian partner and still offers an excellant cusine..as always its great to be with you guys and whenever "food" is being planned count me in!

I'd definitely attend a muccu night :P

but still think we must meet for a drinks night,,, the reason is that whenever we met for dinner etc. we all remain seated and stick to the one or two members that happen to sit next to us and that's it & I think we loose some of the purpose of these meetings imo

simple's, rammx, organise bar night in siggiewi....... or zeta, jew fejn trid

seafox, fenkata f'idek...... if you need some hint's let me know, last fenkata i organised with rammx at farmers co-of mgarr...... which lasted till around 2.30-3.00am ( we were about 30-35 and it was with partners)

15th jan 2010 - http://maltafishingforum.com/talk/index.php/topic,2519.0.html    ;D

I'm In :)

I'm in also.  For drinks and Fenkata.  With or without partners. 

I should be meeting Robby & Baghira on the 14th Dec for this so called "fishing party", how exciting, I've never been to such a thing !!!!! on some rocks at St Paul's Bay..hopefully it wont be too cold. We shall discuss a fenkata night at Bidnija as they both offered to be of assistance. Joe which dates are you available or in Malta? - we certainly look forward to your company. I am not sure if the "other halves" would wish to attend a noisy evening.

I would attend both also, no prob.
The only problem of a drinks night is that not everybody can drink mates and some may not come for this reason.
On the other hand everyone eats.......
If the venue is open just for us, we would certainly have a good chat over some drinks before and after  I think..

whatever....

I just don't want that people that don't afford to come to both activities, choose between the two.
Better be a one and very good activity.

So any dates for january, during the week or weekend...
Come on guys we would like to see new faces of those members out there.

Don't just ask when you need, come and meet us and you will find out that you will become not just a member, but a good friend.

"Rammx - pick up the initiative, organise a night out.  Decide whether its singles, or with partners. anytime between 17 - 30 December, or even early Jan 2011"

This was written by Joe The Gaffer  (a senior moderator moderator) in the other organization thread...
After this I immediately asked my friend who owns a bar if it was possible to organize an MFF drinks night at his bar...
Arriving back home I read that also a fenkata was being organized...fine I said no problem, we will meet twice instead of once take to write my opinion that was that during meals it wasn't  easy to have a chat with all the members...
Issa it seems  that  you decided that the drinks session must be cancelled..
Fine! But please don't be surprised that no one takes the initiative to organize activities

u le, x'cancel the drinks! i'm in for both drinks and fenkata........

Quote from: rammx on December 10, 2010, 09:31:32 CET
“Rammx - pick up the initiative, organise a night out.  Decide whether its singles, or with partners. anytime between 17 - 30 December, or even early Jan 2011”

This was written by Joe The Gaffer  (a senior moderator moderator) in the other organization thread…
After this I immediately asked my friend who owns a bar if it was possible to organize an MFF drinks night at his bar…
Arriving back home I read that also a fenkata was being organized…fine I said no problem, we will meet twice instead of once take to write my opinion that was that during meals it wasn’t  easy to have a chat with all the members…
Issa it seems  that  you decided that the drinks session must be cancelled..
Fine! But please don’t be surprised that no one takes the initiative to organize activities

Guys Guys, come on, relax.  Yes, I am all for both drinks and fenkata.  Its not about how much you drink, but the networking that happens during these events.  Rammx is right, during a sit down dinner, whether its Fenkata or something else, the setting tends to disadvantage the chit chat that goes on when we all meet up for drinks and one can move around from one group to the other.  I say we do both...
and yes, this is being organised with the blessing of the MFF..we have a very busy year ahead of us, and we all need to share ideas, and do some pre work on the plans.  I need to listen to everybody's thoughts, tomake 2011 the best year yet for the MFF!

Joe D Gaffer  is correct in all respects and why not meet for drinks during December as Rammx suggested, we can have a fenkata say at the end of January before the MFF's "hard work" commences. I do agree that a sit-in does not allow us to mix freely and one is limited to chatting with the guys on either side. FYI - The fenkata evening came up when I met Baghira this week. I remarked that it's a pity that there are nearly 2000 members in the forum but we do not even meet except for some competition, here too only a small % show up. Silvio replied that we should organize a fenkata next year and I offered my resources/time in organizing the evening. He then mentioned the ikla on one of his posts dated 08 Dec., thus starting a paper trail on the subject. Rammx count me in for the drinks session at your friend's bar in Siggiewi. Pick a date and let's meet at Siggiewi, I suggest that you do not cancel this outing. Why??  Forget the fenkata for now, that will come a later date and it would be a sort of "opening" to the MFF's annual activities for the year 2011......trusting that the Admin/Moderators would update us with what's in store for us during the New Year.

Oki guys agreed.
Rammx, I started this thread appropiately for this purpose, so that people can share their thoughts.
It was not to compete or interfere with what you were up to my friend.
I just think a bit beyond when I start some writing. I ask myself, what age group is that we have! Can they all drink? Sometimes it also happens that the younger of the group say that they will come and then do not turn up for the event for various reasons... So after taking in consideration what the majority agrees upon, then I continue to the next step.

If I had to decide for me it is obvious, I would choose a drinks night out, as many may assume.

Now due to the elevated age of some of the members, we have also to be carefull about the menu! Can they eat it without removing Dentures..!! ;Detc etc

Guys I am in for the drinks night for this month... Rammx you can keep up on this thread deciding the date. Count me in.
I will then take care of a fenkata in January.

Well said Baghira, prosit.....except...ummm the part of the elevated age, I suppose you meant "anziani" as I am, ghed tirreferi ghalija?? ghalkemm ghandi 60 sena, well sissa. Luckily I do not have dentures as yet, "all" is still functioning very well, serrah rasek**..... Such events, being for drinks or an ikla, are important simply cos it's great to enjoy the company of other MFF members. I for one do not drink much alcohol (issa Silv do not tell me I am a Mussulman ukoll!!) but certainly look forward to these events taking pleasure in enhancing the friendship with the "younger guys" too. Silv as promised I shall do my part and be very active in organizing a fenkata sometime end of Jan/11. Oh..bilhaq..kif kienu il Plamti.?? C u on Tuesday somewhere at St Paul's,  jien fidejn Robby.

Yummy seafox..
the plamti were delicious you was right.....
I always assumed they tasted like tunnag or kubrit, but their taste was superb...
Just some olive oil and lemon as you said.

silv somewhere on the forum there is a topic with recipes, since plamti came out nice why dont you post the recipe for others to see or is it a closely kept secret of NANNA,s cooking?!?!?!

if you want good recipes why dont' you log on to aceline aroma kitchen mela baghira!!! ???
I just grilled them and that's all.
I just never tasted plamti before...
Hahahaha

Quote from: baghira on December 09, 2010, 21:05:29 CET
The only problem of a drinks night is that not everybody can drink mates and some may not come for this reason.
On the other hand everyone eats.......

hawn minu bil kontra m8!.  i prefer the drink event

I down load them every week Silv.....download, print and the wife tries them out....OH i eat and say prosit Arron, Manuel and Peter.

Hi guys,i haven't posted in a while as ive been a bit busy.Im in for both fenkata &/or a drinks night...Im going to drink at either regardless so.... ;D
But im sure most would agree that during a sit down meal it is difficult to move around & talk to everyone,as oppose to drinks and a few nibbles in a bar.
Hopefully ill be able to attend both events but it depends when in january as im going for a long vacation at the end of january so ill be a bit busy from the 15th onwards.

Quote from: baghira on December 11, 2010, 17:43:29 CET
Yummy seafox..
the plamti were delicious you was right.....
I always assumed they tasted like tunnag or kubrit, but their taste was superb...
Just some olive oil and lemon as you said.

Plamti are very nice grilled as baghira said,but kubrit & tunnag not so much,however i got an awesome recipe from charles (clutchkick) about 2yrs ago to make tuna in vegatable oil (tonn ta' zejt) and back then i had tried it with an albacore i caught on a friends boat and its awesome! then i tried it with kubrit and it came out the same! Seriously its way better than any canned tuna!! once you open up a jar you'll eat the lot..along with a nice loaf obviously.ill post it in the recipe's thread 

also you can add some dried herbs of your choice ex, chili garlic mint basil etc............. but NOT ALTOGETHER, just choose 1 or 2..... the best i found is garlic with chili and basil alone

Thanks rob! in fact in the recipe clutchkick gave me chillies are one of the ingredients,but i can imagine basil would go very well with it too  :) i was gonna try it with garlic once but i was scared it might overpower the 'natural' flavor of the fish rather than enhance it.

u have to use dried garlic, not fresh..... and just a bit due to what you said...... i have a slighty differant way how to make it...... but the end result is similar........ originally we used to do it with tunnagg but since it is now illeagal, we do it with albacore. i will try find the time to give you my version of preserving the fish in oil........ but not at quarter to one in the morning :D

Lol! although its all the same to me mate im at work and getting paid for this  :D  :D but seriously if you get a chance i appreciate it.

Guys I tried to contact Rammx on PM so that he continues organising the drinks event but he is not replying.
Come on mate time is rolling.. Put up a date.
Hope you did not get offended due to some constructive discussion.
Anyway guys, if you all want a drinks out contact our lager man. He came up with the idea and did half of the organisation already.

I will try to organise a meal next month then.

hey guys sorry 4 late reply but  was camping this weekend ...

I think being so close to xmas I think at this point the drinks event must be held during the week....
My idea is to organize it on Wednesday week i.e. 22nd December. I already have the availability of the barman to prepare nibbles etc...

4 me ok...... thanks

Pitty 21/22 I am unavailable.
If you can change date maybe?? already sent you a PM
If its a problem guys go ahead and have fun.

after requests from some of the members the drinks outing will take place on Wednesday 29th December.. will open a new thread if possible

i AM IN

I will check my roster. If i am off I will come.

close this thread and only post post in new one

Fine with me - count me in Dwardu..later provide some directions to the place.

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