Rupert Grech's Blog, page 9

Tommy Who?

It was a particularly stifling, hot and humid day on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It was the middle of summer and I was in the beautiful and historic capital, Valletta. The oppressive heat, combined with the high humidity of around seventy percent, meant that anywhere with air-conditioned relief was a particularly attractive proposition. And, […]

Faraxa – Gozo Live book launch for four authors

Originally posted on FARAXA BOOKS:
Last Wednesday, FARAXA Publishing in conjunction with Gozo Live presented four of our international authors, their books and writing experiences to the general public in Gozo, the sister island of Malta. The authors were Maltese-Australian Rupert C. Grech (extreme left), the 14-year-old Maltese-New Yorker Corrine Annette Zahra (second right), and…

Gozo book talks/signings by Faraxa authors

Filed under: Writing

A Cafe, Hank Williams and a Pretty Girl

It was a twenty-four hour turnaround decision. I had returned from backpacking around Europe about a year earlier, but I remained uncomfortably restless. The decision to buy the cafe was made the day after seeing it, while visiting an old friend in a small town on the western edge of the Blue Mountains, west of […]

Potential New Short Story? About time?

Seventy percent off sale at Tommy Hilfiger and all I came away with was a pair of socks! Just not a shopper. Had to laugh; the extremely beautiful shop assistant asked me if I wanted a form with which to register as a VIP shopper. She explained that all I needed to do was to […]

Forward by Barry York Ph.D, OAM, Author of “The Maltese in Australia” and Historian, Australian Museum of Democracy

Originally posted on Stories My Parents Told Me:
Forward by Barry York Ph.D, OAM, Author of “The Maltese in Australia” and Historian, Australian Museum of Democracy.

Hmmm… banks

Interest rates for home loans are low in Malta/Europe, at around 3%. In Australia I can invest and earn at around 6%. Given the 3% interest differential, I was considering borrowing to purchase a property in Valletta, rather than sell assets in Australia and buy  the property in cash. If I borrow at 3% and […]

Curious

Wondering who it is in Brazil that regularly visits my blog? Just curious.Filed under: Writing

The Refrigerator

Originally posted on Stories My Parents Told Me:
Holy smoke, you must be kidding! Now the fridge has packed it in. Just what I needed this month, what with my smartphone being stolen, the huge bill for paving at the house, car registration and insurance papers arriving in the post last week and just after…

One more sleep until the gig at Saint James Cavilier, Val...

One more sleep until the gig at Saint James Cavilier, Valletta. Should be fun. Hope we get a crowdFiled under: Writing