Author: Jacques René Zammit
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Notes from a Hypochondriac in Recovery
I think that technically I should be able to get out of the house at this point. Any delay in doing so is really based on excessive caution on my part, particularly by trying to avoid screwing up the last three days of my supposed holidays in the sun before returning to the carribean excesses…
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Guess Who's Sick?
Teb day’s holidays but three days out. I’ve been trying to get rid of this bloody flu but it just won’t go. To make matters worse that great family M.D. Briffa is also out of order so I had to get an on duty doctor from Gzira Health Centre to perform the perfunctory home visit.…
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J'accuse Optimized for iPhone
Readers of J’accuse who are used to browsing the net on their iPhone will be happy to know that this blog has now been optimized for iPhone viewing. Thanks to a new plugin, iPhone readers will have a faster, easier access to J’accuse. Should you still prefer to view the original layout of J’accuse even…
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Back from Piano's Plans (reprise)
I visited the Piano plan exhibition for a second time and this time round I found more time to watch a part of the one-hour documentary about Valletta and its rich history. I wonder whether a DVD of that documentary could be put up for sale. It was too hot to watch the whole documentary…
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Economic Crunch Immaterial
Debenham’s kick starts its recruitment drive in Malta and is expected to open soon. Gio Batta becomes a Hilfiger store (and perfectly mimicks the trend across half of Europe of integrating modern design within old architecture – here we get chav dress in porecelain wrapping) and Wagamama is expected to tickle local oriental tastes. Did…
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J'accuse: This Summer's Definitely Viral
This article and accompanying Bertoon appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. Two is company, three is a virus waiting to happen I opted for the coach-coach-plane travel itinerary for this particular homecoming trip. The incredibly hopeless state of connectivity from one of the two legal hubs of the European continent meant,…