I was just sitting quietly at my desk typing and working away when, suddenly, I was startled by a loud cheer from the office next door. Being Valentine’s Day I thought that someone must have gone down on one knee and proposed. Considering that this year it...
A couple of days ago I had an epiphany. Well, it was more of an obvious revelation, or rather, a final resignation to something that had been staring me in the face for a long time. Though the writing had been on the wall for ages, when it happened, it was like...
Tablets? Seriously? Tablets ? Wait a minute...
I tried to wait it out, I really, really did. I tried with all my might to let the Christmas season go by without commenting about the Pope’s latest attack on gay marriage...
Best friends and fitness professionals Gillian Grech and Celine Fenech Adami are probably most well known for their no easy-fix approach to health and fitness. Over the years they’ve built a vivid reputation by training hard, living the lifestyle and doing what they preach, but...
Call me a Grinch, call me whatever, but Merry £$£"$£%$£! Christmas (links to my blog on The Times online)...
Scene – option 1 Michael (10 years old) – Mum, can I sleep over at Jessie’s tonight? Mum - No Michael bickers and frets, throws a tantrum, eventually gets tired and sleeps End of story Scene – option 2 Michael – Mum can I sleep over at Jessie’s tonight ? Mum –...
What is it about men and cars? What is that special bond no woman, dog or mistress has ever managed to understand, let alone re-create? How does an inanimate metal object, with greasy bolts and nuts, manage to create that special kind of long-lasting relationship typically...
Against my better judgement, and health, almost two weeks ago I joined most of Malta and watched the political debate between the Prime Minister and Joseph Muscat on Xarabank. It took me a while to write this, not only because I needed a few hours to...
In the past 15 general elections in Malta thousands of men have contested, but only 73 women. Malta ranks a sad 108th in the world for female participation in parliament Only 6 out of 69 members of parliament are female – with the world’s average at 19.4%,...