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Still no news

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Still no news from ADT, I was thinking of paying a visit to the fish farm I might find it there attached to the nets....

Bureaucratic Malta…Having problems to get my baby boy...is it because he is black?

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As mentioned in an earlier entry, I've made a deposit of 100 euro on a new scooter and I believe out of the 27 countries that make the EU we are the only country(except Italy) that in order to get or do something we have to go thru a pile of papers to be able to get what we request. I went to the dealer this morning to get the chassis and engine number so I can insure this little thing (Insurance another pile of question and loads of signed papers) and funnily enough he told me that there is a problem with your bike. He told me, I have 60 of this machine all stuck at bonds and guess what the reason is for the vehicle being held is? ADT and Maltese way of working out things. At first I thought he was taking the piss as I had a similar experience with another salesman who has given my car to another client, but that’s another story. This scooter is build outside Europe but it has an European built low emission engine which is certified Euro 3 compliant but the little genies at

This is a handy guide

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This is a handy guide that should be as common as a driver's license in the wallet of every husband, boyfriend, or significant other!! DANGEROUS: What's for dinner? SAFER: Can I help you with dinner? SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner ULTRA-SAFE: Here, have some chocolate DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that? SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown. SAFEST: WOW! Look at you! ULTRA-SAFE: Here, have some chocolate DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about? SAFER: Could we be overreacting? SAFEST: Here's fifty dollars ULTRA-SAFE: Here, have some chocolate DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that? SAFER: You know, there are a lot of apples left SAFEST: Can I get you a glass of wine with that? ULTRA-SAFE: Here, have some chocolate DANGEROUS: What did you do all day? SAFER: I hope you didn't overdo it today. SAFEST: I've always loved you in that robe! ULTRA-SAFE: Here, have some more chocolate. So.... remember: Money talks .... but chocolate sings!

a simple thing which probably never goes out of fashion...

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A magic carpet for two, a car with two wheels, a passport to modernity. A common passion that attracts people of all ilks and warps. As they say - "a car is transport, a motorcycle is fun, but a scooter is a Roman holiday on wheels."...I'm expecting a new baby boy and he is black!...

Father's Day...

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There's an English proverb that goes: "One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmasters." Fathers can teach their children many important lessons. Father's Day is Sunday, June 15, and it brings to mind some of the valuable lessons I learned from my father, TRUST is the most important five-letter word in business and in life. When I was only eight years old, he said: "Son, would you like to learn a lesson that might save your life some day?" "Sure I would, Dad," I answered. "Just slide down the banister and I'll catch you," he urged. I slid ... and landed on the carpet. As I dusted myself off, he announced, "Never trust anyone completely. Keep your eyes open and your wits about you." My father also taught me that the big name on the door doesn't mean a thing. You have to know who the decision makers are. After a motor bike accident that landed me in bed for 30 days, he told me, "You can take any amount of pain a

ET made contact with home...

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Guess who’s back?, Well guys and gals ‘s been long since I have scribbled some hsara tal-gurnata, and as you can see that not only my main blog was left unattended but even my other niche blogs. A lot has been going on and since I was away from our little island(in Cyprus...pictures coming soon), I had to master a new job, having my mind working overtime to design and finish my house (a new blog is in the pipeline for that called ho2ho which does not stand for what you’re thinking but it’s from a house to home) and having a hopeless internet connection, the first thing to suffer had to be the blogs. But now I’m back fully fledged and ready to share most of it :). I have to thank Sandro Vella for nominating my blogs and for being one of the few who promotes the Maltese Blogs…THANK YOU SANDRO

Troodos Mountains on 1st of April :) pt1

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ET call home... telefono caaaaaaaaaaaasa

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GOOD EVENING THIS IS CYPRUS CALLING..THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE CYPRIOT JURY...:) IN CYPRUS FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS BUT I'LL BE BACK SOON :) I try to keep you updated about this pretty country as much as possible

The cost of living...decently...

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Take a good look at the family size & diet of each country , and the availability & cost of what is eaten in one week . Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11 Germany : The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07 United States : The Revis family of North Carolina (Sure hope most American families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.) Food expenditure for one week $341.98 Mexico : The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1, 862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55 Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultr

TENT CITIES...the fall of an American Empire?

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Tent cities have sprung up outside Los Angeles as people lose their homes in the mortgage crisis BBC reports in the first video and the other ones are amateur ones found on Youtube. within the next 5 years about 5 to 8 million americans will expeience at least one night of homelessness

The Narration of a NON Virtual Tragedy ...Devastation at Naxxar

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The scene of devastation at Naxxar after a garage containing fireworks exploded demolishing three adjoining residences and taking two lives. Photo Victor Mercieca. When are we gonna learn? How many more lives need be sacrificed before someone takes action on people playing carelessly with the production of fireworks? How many more tragedies before the situation is grabbed by its horns. Adding to the long line of catastrophes caused by fireworks, we just had another tragedy which has taken the life of innocent victims. I can still see the face of the people who lived close to the place of the tragedy. A husband and father of two little children have lost everything they possessed simply because someone thought that keeping fireworks mixtures in a garage next door was a good thing to do. His body was trembling and he was trying to conquer his shock as he tried to tell his story, but he looked lost even if he was a few metres away from what was his family dwelling in Triq id-Dgħejf, Nax

A Briton has bought a date with Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson

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- and it certainly wasn't cheap at £20,000. The fan, known only by his online identity "bossnour", won a charity auction on eBay in support of Oxfam. The mystery bidder will join the 23-year-old actress at the world premiere of her new film, He's Just Not That Into You, in July. He or she will have their hair and make-up done and be chauffeured to the event with a guest. They will then meet the star of Lost In Translation and The Other Boleyn Girl. "This was a brilliant idea and has proved incredibly popular," said a spokesman for Oxfam. Would you pay £20,000? "To get £20,000 for a 20-minute date and a pair of tickets to help us fight poverty is fantastic. "All of this money will be used to help us fight poverty in countries all over the world." The winner's full identity has not been revealed but according to their eBay profile, "bossnour" is based in Cheshire.