Protecting your property against burglars is not rocket science and sometimes, some simple measures will go a long way to ensure the safety of that which you hold dear. Change your locks when you move into a new property. If you’re renting a property, ask your landlord......
The revolutionary invention of the Internet has allowed us to read news from all corners of the globe at a click of a button. And social media giant, Facebook, has allowed us to share it, in effect, boosting its overall reach. Yet, how much of......
Around this time of year I’m always tempted to write about the one person whose existence has significantly shaped my life and essentially my entire world. It was on this day, 34 years ago, that my brother David was born. At birth he was suffering from a mild medical...
An interview with Dr. John Casalletto – Orthopaedic Surgeon. First published in A&H Magazine – August 2015 Our upper limbs, or as they are more commonly referred to – our arms and hands – are a very important and essential extension of our brain. However,......
It’s been more than 6 months since my last blog. I’ve been taking a break and getting my muse back (or maybe not). Whilst I haven’t been writing, thoughts still fight to be written, and experiences still linger to be documented. I’ve resisted this long; I haven’t......
Up to a few months ago a friend of mine was dating a drug addict. They had been together for about two years when she finally had enough of the drama, the mood swings, and the police knocking at her door. She finally got out......
You might have noticed my absence from The Times and The Malta Independent on Sunday, and if you haven’t you might want to get your head checked. Well, last December, in a life-revelation-mid-life-crisis kind of way, I decided to cut down on the writing and to dedicate more......
The story of Dr. Roselyn Borg who is divorced, in love with her husband & running for office, was first published in The Valentine’s Day Supplement of The Sunday Times on Sunday 8th February, 2015 Roselyn Borg (36) and Crispian Knight(45) are what the English......
I hate Christmas. There I said it. But why? Why would any sane person hate a feast that’s entirely dedicated to love, family, giving and peace? I know it’s crazy, in fact it doesn’t even make sense to me, but I do, I hate it,......
In a world where men and women are considered equal, we could argue that it’s no big deal for men to have to go through the same tedious and painful hair removal processes as women. At the same time, though, are women willing to give......
Award winning playwright Simone Spiteri, has been involved in the theatrical scene for the past fifteen years. For the past 10, she’s also been running her own theatre company Du’, and yet, she claims that she never quite chose theatre as her profession. “I feel......
She never taught a class, she never raised her voice, (except perhaps to hit the perfect note in a song), and she never wrote anything on a blackboard, and yet, she taught so many people invaluable lessons – lessons we could never find in......
Last week I read with interest, Roselyn Borg’s commentary on Facebook. Besides being a friend, Roselyn is also one of the brave new candidates with the Nationalist Party. Her commentary started off with an explanation of the PN’s objection to Mario Cutajar’s (Head of Civil......
For the third time this month I’m breaking my vow of silence or rather, my vow for a well deserved break from writing. How could I remain silent with all that’s happening around the world especially in Iraq? How could I not write a single......
When my grandmother was still alive, God bless her soul, I used to look forward to watching the budget speech being read out on TV. Since I was very young and not really interested in what was being spewed out, all I wanted was to......
I truly and honestly don’t give a hoot about which politician is sleeping with whom because, except for a few that I can count on one hand, I have such a bad impression of politicians in general, that an extra-marital affair won’t dent their reputation......
Most countries in the world have one national day, or at most, two. A national day is normally one where people celebrate their country and, in most cases, it’s on the day when the country became independent or a new Government was formed. Perhaps not......
Last week I was surprised to see that somehow, by some little miracle, the PN managed to find 12 brand new candidates willing to run on the party ticket in the next general election. I was very surprised that they managed this not only because......
Last week I came across a presentation by Joseanne Peregin – the mother of well-known Maltese ex-journalist. Joseanne is the President of Christian Life Community in Malta, and a few years back she has had to merge her Catholic believes with the fact that her......
It is really really sad that it is only now, in late 2014, that Malta is seriously considering the possibility of legally allowing people to change their identify documents to reflect the gender they identify with – which is not necessarily the gender they were......