Here we are, the second Karnival, a celebration of Maltese bloggers' favourite posts :-)
Since this is the season when many people go abroad, this month's selection offers some great advice for travellers:
If you need a break, you can go on holiday but mind how you travel; don't drink the water (but you can use it to wash your clothes), be careful at the seaside, eat safe foods like bananas or cereal, look after your health and be careful of your money. Travel broadens the mind, as they say, and although you might miss watching TV and reading the local newpapers, you might still be able to visit the theatre. And of course, philosophy and politics are to be found everywhere, as can plenty of poetry.
P.S. It would be nice if you shared about your trip when you come back!
Sharon Spiteri's hectic schedule while on holiday in Malta leaves her thinking I need ANOTHER holiday.Athena deals with fear on her Journey to London.
Immanuel Mifsud explores his strange relationship with water and warns Tismax li ġej jekk qatt ma għomt bil-lejl.
Gakbu Sfigho admits that not all tragedies can be blamed on La Donna Bendata when doing a Hasla.
Mistoqsija finds some answers in another's eyes illejla.
Mark Vella ponders prejudice using banana power.
Antonio Olivari D'Emanuele, a.k.a. The Blogger Formerly Known As Archibald (T.B.F.K.A.A.) , introduces us to a cereal killer in the first installment of L-Avventuri ta' Dwardu l-Markiż.
Toni Sant gets personal and talks about his Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia.
Kenneth describes how an institute of higher learning attempts to part him from his money in The Junior College Comedy Show.
Robert Micallef recalls his student days in Oxford while Revisiting Brideshead.
Jacques Rene Zammit, that Luxembourger with a penchant for ġbejniet tal-bżar, brings us some Thursday fun as he attempts The Taming of the Shrew(d).
MaltaGirl describes a great performance by the MADC of the play that gave us Tush! Tush! Fear boys with bugs!
L-Imżebbel writes that his "blistering blogfloat for this month is his last draft of a supposedly satirical two-act play about his philosopher-king, Karl Marx, in which he speculates about the alleged favourite pastimes of Mrs. Jenny Marx and about... Il-Povertà tal-Filosofija".
Pierre J. Mejlak finds out whether he qualifies as an elite liberal in Vauxhall and I.
Twanny Cassar shares another one of his multi-lingual sonnets with the blogosphere, for the first time with audio too... c'est la vie.
Lena contemplates her youth and marks her transition to blogging in Maltese in Il-Poeżija taż-Żogħżija.
Gybexi writes about what he learned on his holiday in nirritornão lura.
Prosit MaltaGirl!!! Eccellenti! :-)
Posted by: Twanny | August 01, 2005 at 13:56
You're doing a great job. If you're not careful we may very well appoint you the first secretary of the Bloggers' Club (modelled closely on the Press Club) hahahaha :)
Posted by: Sharon | August 01, 2005 at 15:29
Thank-you, thank-you :-D
Sharon, the secretary is the one with the real power, muahahahaha...
Posted by: MaltaGirl | August 01, 2005 at 21:40
Slowly reading through the carnival... thoroughly enjoyed Jacques' post, gave me a much needed laugh. I had somehow missed this as at the time I was happily playing in the dirt in Italy, so thanks for posting it here:)
Posted by: Athena | August 01, 2005 at 22:59
Your advice for travellers is just fantastic!
Best wishes from New York.
Posted by: Toni Sant | August 01, 2005 at 23:00
You're welcome Athena, and thanks to Jacques for submitting it. July was a good month for interesting posts :-)
Toni, greetings back at you from the Blata, and remember to stay hydrated during those trans-Atlantic flights ;-)
Posted by: MaltaGirl | August 02, 2005 at 12:55
Well Done!!
The introduction is really cool:)
Posted by: Krystle | August 02, 2005 at 12:57
Thanks, Krystle, and I hope we'll have one of yours in the next Karnival!
Posted by: MaltaGirl | August 02, 2005 at 19:23
Sharon, does she know that she's supposed to spend the day deleting all the spam from our inboxes? Hey, it's in the club's statute (don't ask for the original documents)!
Posted by: Kenneth | August 03, 2005 at 02:25
great job maltagirl.
i just came back from lisbon two days ago.
it's not exactly my best effort and I know it's too late - better late than never? maybe not but here goes: http://gybexi.blogspot.com/2005/08/nirritorno-lura.html
Posted by: heqq, mhux il-gybexi.... | August 05, 2005 at 19:17
Taking a leaf out of Jacques' book, there's always room for a Post Scriptum! Thanks :-)
Posted by: MaltaGirl | August 05, 2005 at 22:37