A Christmas Nursery
Even as a young child, Paul Pace was very fond of baby Jesus statues. Probably because they reminded him of a number of significant familial moments. His grandma gave him a small wax statue of baby Jesus in order to…
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Bats at the museum
As the sun began to set, the sky darkened with the legion of bats which came out of the Rabat catacombs, noted G. Gulia in 1890 in his book Elenco dei Mammiferi Maltesi. Certainly, the tendency of these nightly creatures…
A HIDDEN BEAUTY SPOT
In contrast to the city of Beijing, wherein we visited some of the most splendid sites of Chinese historical significance, Shanghai seemed bound to impress us with its ultra modern, cosmopolitan character and its new high rises. Even though we…
AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 DAYS
“They say that you always travel three times: the first time when you are planning your holiday,then when you actually travel, and finally when you watch the photos that you have taken whilst travelling,” Jennifer told me as she proudly…
L-attakk fuq l-isperun tal-Isla
Għal dawk kollha li tinteressahom l-Istorja ta’ Malta, din is-sena hija waħda sinifikattiva ħafna, peress li qed jiġi kkommemorat l-450 anniversarju mill-Assedju l-Kbir li seħħ fil-gżejjer tagħna fl-1565. Diversi kotba, lekċers, blogs, u attivitajiet relatati ma’ din it-tema, qegħdin ikomplu…
L-età ġusta biex isir is-sess
Jafu li qed jiksru l-liġi? Probabbilment uħud minnkhom jiggustaw jaraw ritratti bħal dawn ta’ żgħażagħ jiskopru l-ewwel imħabba tagħhom. Kuntrarjament, ċerti ġenituri, speċjalment dawk ta’ tfajliet żgħar, jafu jitmeżmżu b’immaġni bħal dawn għax ma jridux jaraw lil uliedhom f’età daqstant…
Mad-daqq tal-banda
Sa mill-ibgħad snin tal-eżistenza tiegħu, il-bniedem kien affaxxinat bil-kapaċità tiegħu li joħloq ħoss, liema abbiltà eventwalment evolviet fil-mużika. Maż-żmien, ġew żviluppati konsiderevolment anki l-istrumenti mużikali, sakemm illum, teżisti għażla vasta ta’ tipi differenti. Firxa minn dawn l-istrumenti varji huma użati…
Unlocking the Great Wall’s stories
‘He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man’ declares a Chinese saying. After being confronted by the challenging steps of this legenday wall, I must admit that I understand fully the meaning behind this expression.…
Djarju ta’ poeta, suldat fl-Assedju l-Kbir
450 sena ilu, Malta kienet għaddejjha minn wieħed mill-agħar perjodi fl-istorja tagħha, hekk kif din ġiet attakkata minn armata kbira Torka li kienet ħalfet li se teqred lill-Ordni tal-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann minn wiċċ id-dinja. It-Torok ma kellhom l-ebda dubju…
Wiċċ imb’wiċċ ma’ Patri Gerard
Ma tistax ma tieqafx tiċċassa lejh meta tara ritratt ta’ ras ta’ skeletru ta’ bniedem iddekorata! Aktar u aktar meta ssir taf li dik hija relikwa ta’ individwu magħruf ħafna madwar id-dinja. U li din tinsab f’monasteru f’Malta. Patri Gerard…