A sad picture of a lost man talking to his Facebook group before dawn

Published: May 19, 2012 at 9:20am

Why would a man of 50, who wakes up before 5am because of whatever it is that’s bothering him, do this?

Picture the scene. The chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology wakes up, looks at his clock or phone, says “F**k, it’s still 4.30. What the hell am I going to do now.”

He rolls over, tries to get back to sleep, tosses and turns. Majtezwel get of bed. He “brews” a cup of tea, puts on some Vivaldi – the John Grisham of Italian composers – and answers his emails.

He checks the time again. Still only 5.30am. Damn.

He goes back to the kitchen and “brews” a second cup of tea. What to do now? The chairman of the Malta Council of Science and Technology isn’t quite up to watching the pre-dawn cartoons on BBC Entertainment, so he logs on to Facebook and tells everyone who is still asleep what he’s just been doing while they have been sleeping.

Next time, Jeffrey, go out for a jolly walk and keep it to yourself. Or if you really must tell someone because you’re stuck on sharing, wake Carmen and tell her. That’s what she’s there for.




8 Comments Comment

  1. Jozef says:

    Must be the part-time farming thingy coming back. Or a toothache.

  2. il-bonn says:

    Uwejja cut him some slack, miskin!

  3. Riff Raff says:

    Woke up at 5am to answer the call of nature. Put on Iron Butterfly and went back to sleep.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzmmUZ9D9Uk

  4. GD says:

    Why did he not do something useful like wash yesterday’s dirty dishes or do the ironing or water his plants, feed the cats or go out for a jog, instead of wasting time wandering around Facebook on his own like a lost sheep?

  5. Min Weber says:

    The point he wants to make is that he is listening to an Israeli Orchestra.

  6. WhoamI? says:

    Chronic insomnia – stress and depression.

  7. Stanley J A Clews says:

    Who the hell cares anyway what JPO does at five in the morning when he gets up to go to the loo.

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