Comments on: Maria l-Maws puts on a show

By: combinaguai ]}:-)

combinaguai ]}:-) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:30:53 +0000

@ David Zammit

Good try at taking things out of context. But not good enough. After all we are in Malta, not all around the world. If our university students were given an impetus to further their education, why should we not grumble that some nitwit decided to do away with it? (without consultation and without mentioning it in the electoral campaign, please note)
There are, of course, students in Malta who start life with some four-figure number debt due to some car they decided to buy, or a flat or something of the sort. But surely you would notice the difference between:
Person A who has Eur3500 debt with a bank because s/he bought a car; and
Person B who has Eur3500 debt with a bank because out of the blues Varist and Sant decided to change the stipend system.

One brought it on himself, the other had it imposed on him. Now if you fail to see any difference in that please give me your address and I’ll forward my bills to you, ok?

By: David Zammit

David Zammit — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:38:37 +0000

@combinaguai):-)

You said:

Anyway, can ANYONE think of a better way how to start off life in your salad days with something like minus Lm1500 (Eur 3494.06 to be FAIR), equivalent to some 3-4 months’ wage?

Yes most of the university students all around the world apart from malta who don’t have stipends and actually have to pay a fee to study at uni.

By: Meerkat :)

Meerkat :) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:25 +0000

@ amrio

Ahseb u ara if you browse the poodle’s site…you’d bring the whole network down

By: combinaguai ):-)

combinaguai ):-) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:49:49 +0000

I remember being a 2nd year student way back in 1997 (God! That looks a VERY long time ago!) when Varist came up with the uniquely wonderful idea of teaching university students how to start saving an enormous debt with banks (or with the government, I’m not sure which).
Anyway, can ANYONE think of a better way how to start off life in your salad days with something like minus Lm1500 (Eur 3494.06 to be FAIR), equivalent to some 3-4 months’ wage?
No better way to teach these fore-runners of university hamalli some disciple, ain’t it?
Thankfully, being already in 2nd year I managed to get away with the former stipend system (ah, those were the days, my friend!). Still, for comraderie’s sake, I was there shouting “Injuranza! Injuranza! Injuranza!” in front of the palace with the other university population. My oh my! Wasn’t that fun… and true…

By: amrio

amrio — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:58:31 +0000

@Meerkat

My IT Security is gosh horror another PN diehard…

Do you believe this? Just before going home this afternoon I browsed Maltastar, and my PC reported a virus! (This is true I’m not makling this up)

Now tomorrow IT Security will be doubly miffed with me (for getting a virus on our network and for browsing maltastar!)

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:40:57 +0000

About the TV station bit mentioned in the article:

Maybe Evarist would like us to go back to the bad old Labour days, when all we had locally was Xandir Malta. We could then have PN propoganda transmitted constantly, off people’s taxes to boot. sounds familiar? I’m sure he’d love that, wouldn’t he? After all, they saw nothing wrong when Labour did it for so many years.

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:36:15 +0000

Daphne – Maybe the leaf was welded onto the statue lest some man regularly passing by gets an inferiority complex …

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:30:10 +0000

Daphne – About the “nun” bit … You hit the nail on the head! EB reminds me of one particular nun who was the headmistress of our junior school for a few years. (Maybe the “black ruler” will remind you of who I mean.)

By: Meerkat :)

Meerkat :) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:56:26 +0000

@ amrio

Oh I forgot that a link with the words ‘science’ in it is considered rude by IT… your IT security must be a closet maltastar-er with a science fetish

By: amrio

amrio — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:05:27 +0000

@Meerkat

The prezzie you sent me has been blocked as inappropriate by my IT Security! Must be something nice and rude! I will watch it at home later on.