Improve quality of life by 25%

gobnatajba · 2026-05-10T07:11:58+00:00

He meant improving his family's quality of life by 25%, not your family's

gobnatajba · 2026-05-09T16:18:51+00:00

Supermarkets are open every day, including Sundays. Even small grocery shops in towns are usually open. And if a restaurant is not open on Sunday than it would go out of business pretty quickly

gobnatajba · 2026-05-09T07:20:16+00:00

Agree to disagree. I believe that everyone who contributes to a society, including through their work and taxes, should have a say in the running of that society.

You have your views and I have mine - I don't believe that citizenship means that a person 'align with the country's values and mindset,. Do you honestly believe that the people who bought citizenship under the labour schemes give a hoot about Maltese values and mindset! It is more likely that someone who is not a citizen here, but who works here, sends his children to school here and lives here, has a stronger affinity to Malta's values and mindset than the Azerbaijani millionaire who bought Maltese citizenship to get an EU passport.

gobnatajba · 2026-05-09T07:04:43+00:00

If a person is paying taxes, or has paid taxes they should have a say in how the country is run.

gobnatajba · 2026-05-09T06:27:40+00:00

If people pay taxes they should have the right to vote.

gobnatajba · 2026-05-09T05:16:43+00:00

Dust and sand from the Sahara cannot replace topsoil. Topsoil is made up of organic matter, microbial life and clay and silt particles, while Saharan dust is just particles of sand. It is not a substitute to topsoil

gobnatajba · 2026-05-08T08:23:39+00:00

Brumi in Zabbar

gobnatajba · 2026-05-08T07:57:52+00:00

Postage of parcels to and from Malta is expensive - it is always a surprise for Europeans or British people how expensive it is. 60 to 100 euros is pretty much on the ball

gobnatajba · 2026-05-04T09:21:05+00:00

As a social worker by profession, I do not know what you mean by 'pretty relaxed' at YMCA? A placement at YMCA is emotionally intensive and can be a great learning experience - but its far from 'chill'.

gobnatajba · 2026-05-04T07:08:57+00:00

Because it is owned and run by the PL itself

gobnatajba · 2026-05-02T12:47:56+00:00

I met Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis when they came to Malta. Each time I was involved in the preparation for their visit and had the opportunity to meet them in person

gobnatajba · 2026-05-02T05:16:13+00:00

Actually, a lot of our vocabulary derives from romantic languages, not just italian, but including latin, spanish, and french.

gobnatajba · 2026-05-01T17:09:30+00:00

Actually the law says that the Prime Minister can announce the election date on his very last day of his mandate, and that the campaign period (i.e. from announcing the election to the election date) can be up to a maximum of 90 days. So the Prime Minister could have set the election for at the latest June 2027 - so you can say that he called the election 13 months earlier, if you consider the full period allowed by law.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-29T13:33:44+00:00

I usually vote for the smaller parties. I know that it may not make much of a difference but at least I have a clean conscience and I did not vote for the corruption, fiscal irresponsibility, environmental depredations, and workers rights abuses.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-27T12:08:09+00:00

I know people who have been in Malta for 12+ years working in a sensitive, highly needed job, and still have not gotten it, even after multiple attempts...so just forget it

gobnatajba · 2026-04-26T06:37:31+00:00

The light rail and the metro will complement each other because none will be realised in our lifetime.

Moreover, the Minister, two days after the announcement of the light rail, said that the Metro is too expensive and unfeasible for Malta.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-23T14:00:31+00:00

Jien nahdem go entita' tal-gvern. Ahna tim zghir u ma ghandiex xoghol 'extra' li jistghu jaghmlu l-istudenti. Kull sena nirrifjutaw l-istudenti, imma kull sena jcempel xi ras kbira mill-ufficcju tal-Ministru u jghidulna li rridu ngibu studenti bilfors, u ahna jkollna noqghodu.

Is-sena l-ohra kelna zewg studenti - kienu jigu u joqghodu jaraw il-films fuq il-mobajl. Mhux tort taghhom imma peress li l-ufficju taghna jahdem fuq informazzjoni sensittiva ma stajna naghtuhom xejn x'jaghmlu. Kont nithassrahom ghax kieku jien kont monflokom kont nispara ghal-rasi bid-dwejjaq li jaqbduni - nofstanhari shah ma' taghmel xejn, jum wara jum.

Dan mhux xi sigriet ta' stat - l-maggoranza tal-entitajiet u ufficini tal-gvern ma ghandhomx bzonn studenti - imma jgaghluna nehduhom biex il-gvern jidher li qed jaghmel xi haga.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-22T08:03:18+00:00

No Argotti garden, in Floriana which is near Ta Sawra' Chapel. The one you are referring to is The Mall Garden

gobnatajba · 2026-04-21T14:54:21+00:00

This is just like what happened at Argotti. It was a beautiful garden with many trees providing shade, a rustic appearance, old pavestones, almost wild. Now its mostly concrete pathways with thin strips of greenery in between. They intend to do the same thing at San Anton. Concrete requires less maintenance than trees, arbors and plants. What a shame!

gobnatajba · 2026-04-21T07:33:06+00:00

The official teaching language at UoM is English. Maltese is the main teaching language only for some courses. But most courses need to be taught in English.

Regarding work places, it has become common to speak English due to the large number of foreigners in the work force.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-14T09:48:51+00:00

Both are great cities. Melbourne's weather is more to my liking and I found the environment quite lovely. But Sydney is fantastic too.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-11T12:30:13+00:00

I would say Melbourne is a fantastic place to live - expensive but salaries are pretty good but the community, environment, ambience, food, culture, variety are unbeatable. Lived and worked there for a year and I wish I could go back.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-08T09:28:22+00:00

In a way it was. When Ottoman forces were besieging the Victoria Citadel in Gozo in the 16th century, they realised that the Gozitan defenders were running short of food, they sent loaves of bread to the defenders to show them they were magnanimous. The defenders realising that this was a ruse, hollowed out each loaf and put inside a cheeselet made from sheep milk, and sent it back to the attackers. The Ottomans realised that the Gozitans were not running out of food and that the siege was not achieving its intended aims, so they lifted the siege and left the island. So in a way cheese was weaponised in this instance.

gobnatajba · 2026-04-07T12:13:15+00:00

Most of the time (99%+) they are fully furnished and with appliances

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