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Maltageddon
06016 days
Around 18 this afternoon I took Gizmo for a walk to Jade Garden to getsome chinese food. There were people and cars everywhere, even more than it usually issaturday nights when everybody is going out to clubs in Paceville. I asked the owner of Jade Garden and he said it was some all-maltese movie showing at the cinema.
The line of cars reached almost all the way up to my street in Swieqi
Unfortunately the maltese movies are in maltese (surprise), otherwise it would have been fun to see this one!
Maltageddon
As the title itself suggests the movie is a parody of the 1998 film ‘Armageddon’, however all Earth’s hopes do not rest on the shoulders of the mighty and experienced US Space Program. Instead the burden has to be shouldered by the Maltese who hastily patch up a motley crew of Maltese guys coming from all walks of life and from all corners of the island and who do not know the meaning of professionalism and teamwork . The movie takes the viewers through a rollercoaster ride of mishaps, laughs, rivalries, friendship and drama culminating in a thrilling finale where success and total disaster hang in the balance. Will the Maltese crew succeed in its mission, silence all the critics and come out with colours flying? Or will their differences and personal rivalries spell the end for all mankind?
Maltageddon - WE ARE MALTESE WE TAKE NO SH*T
Breaking News: The roof of Portomaso Tower collapsed early this morning
06016 days
Breaking News:
The roof of Portomaso Tower collapsed early this morning
Roof of the Portomaso Tower collapsed early this morning, leaving massive structure damage to the rest of the building. Now when the roof is gone, there is no weight on the walls and it will probably take a few days before they fall down. If they still stands by the end of next week, they will be demolished.
The building constructor Emma Brynils says that she will not rebuild the tower until the problems leading to this collapse, has been analyzed and actions taken to prevent this from happening again.
-It’s really no fun to put all time and effort into building houses or in this case – a tower – when it only lasts a couple of days, Emma says.
Since the collapse were predicted the building was already evacuated and no gingerbread man or women was injured.
The tower without the roof
The walls split up when the roof collapsed
The roof and antenna is broken in pieces at the bottom of the tower
My tower splits apart more and more
06017 days
My soon-to-be-gone tower
Look at my poor tower… not much to do about it now.
I’ll just wait and see how long it takes before it falls apart.
I know for sure it won’t last until Christmas anyway.
The cinema got evacuated because of bomb scare
06017 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
In the afternoon I went shopping in Sliema and then Bugibba with Elaine and her friends. I bought 2 long-sleeve shirts and 3 tops. So now I have clothes for both Christmas and New Years Eve. After the shopping we had kebab at a new place in Bugibba and then she drove me back to Swieqi.
When we came to Paceville we saw a lot of people out in the street outside Eden Cinemas and the police had closed the road down to Bay street. We thought it was the Maltese movie “Maltageddon” that had premiere, but I read on Times of Malta that the cinemas had been evacuated because of something that might have been a bomb.
Eden cinemas briefly evacuated in bomb scare
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Eden Cinemas in Paceville this evening because of what informed sources said was a bomb scare.
Policemen and soldiers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were seen going in as people were pushed back from the street that runs between the cinemas.
The situation was described by people on the scene as being calm.
Patrons started being allowed back in after some 20 minutes.
Read article on Times of Malta
Evacuated people outside Eden Cinemas on Bay street
Big waves today
06017 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
The wind picked up speed during the afternoon and reached force 6 (strong breeze). On the way back from Mellieha we stopped outside Salina Bay and I took some pictures. Do I need to mention that I was wet and salty after my photo-expedition? 
Looking at more penthouses
06017 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
I like the view - but please let me cut that wire!
Play with me!
Today we saw 8-10 places in Mellieha. 2 or 3 of them were penthouses, but we didn’t fall for any of them.
We liked one mansionette that had bathroom and 3 bedrooms on one floor and the living-kitchen on top floor. It had a nice big terrace with view over Ghadira Bay. But. Just across the view is a white wire that really bothers me!
This little cute puppy was in another mansionette we saw. Unfortunately he wasn’t included in the price. 
The last property we saw was a 3 floor house-of-character in central Mellieha. Recently refurbished and with furniture included (that’s good, so we won’t have to buy everything). But the windows are small and few in number, so floor 1 and 2 were very dark. And there is now view to talk about.
Nice house but not the best view...
Didn’t get much sleep last night
06017 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
Yesterday I was feeling very homesick and sad, so I went to bed early. But after just one or two hours Gizmo started to wake me up. He was restless and wanted me to pet him constantly. There was some thunder, lightning and strong wind that made some noise and that probably kept him awake.
After 3 hours of being half asleep half awake I had to get up. I went out on the balcony and took down the laundry from the lines. I didn’t want it to disappear in the wind or get soaking wet if it started to rain! I also checked that windows were closed and after about one hour I went to bed again. After just some 20 minutes a heavy rain started and keept me awake even longer (but at least the laundry didn’t get wet again).
Now, this is what I call a gingerbread house!
46018 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
…I think I need to practice on my gingerbread-house-building skills… ain’t this amazing?!
Foto: Tomas Jakobsson, Länsmuseet Gävleborg
Pepparkakshus i jätteformat
Entrén
I år är det tionde gången som konstnären Margareta Persson designar och bygger ett pepparkakshus i jätteformat. Några av de tidigare husen har stått på museet och några i restaurangmiljö. Denna gång är huset större än någonsin – ett mäktigt pepparkaksslott! Med stjärnprydda torn och tinnar, stämningsbelysning och 145 (!) spröjsade fönster står det i länsmuseets entré och sprider pepparkaksdoft och julkänsla.
My tower is crumbling in Malta’s humid air
26018 days
Only a few days has gone by since I made the tower and it is already falling apart. The gingerbread is soft and spongy, and the sugar-glue dissolves slowly. I’m surprised if it stills stands on Monday.
What should I do? Any suggestions?
Moonshine over Malta
06019 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
View from Mdina
I went to Mdina tonight, for coffee and chat with a friend. It’s almost full moon and as usual I tried to capture it with my camera, but as usual, the view is much better in reality.
I love to watch all the glittering lights and the string of boats at the horizon…