Kif diga ghidtilkhom, wahda mill-aqwa memorji kienet meta skurjajt dak il-goal dirett min-korner kontra l-bootleggers u rbahnilhom. Konnha fil-form 1 u jien kont il-kaptin tat-Team li kien jismu : WEST GERMANY.
ha nidba mill-ahhar. Min il-marelli kien Etienne Cutajar, ghax sa fejn naf jien l-unici 'Etienneijiet' tal-84 konna jiena u Etienne Depasquale. Pero` forsi sejjer zbaljat.
Cutajar naf u niftakar lill-Anthony u nahseb kien hemm xi Herman fl-A jew C...ma nafx pero`. Jekk dan Etienne Cutajar jezisti niskuza ruhhi minn issa, li ma niftakrux.
Anyway...ferhan hafna li qeghdin nikkomunikaw ma xulxin b'dan il-mod mghaggel u tassew entuzjast. Tirrispekja fina l-istess entuzjazmu li aktar minn ghoxrin sena ilu lil hawn tidher li ma naqset xejn.
Konna grupp uniku. Forsi inhossni hekk ghas-semplici raguni li jien kont parti minnu. Forsi li kont parti minn grupp ta' xi sena ohra l-istess kont inhossni. Ma nahsibx pero` u dan ghaliex qatt ma ltqajt ma nies jitkellmu fuq zmien il-kullegg bhalma nitkellmu ahna! Kellna (u nemmen li ghad ghandna) l-istil partikolari taghna. Stil kollettiv u individwali inimitabbli li, perzwaz minnu dan, illum tirrifletti il-mod kif ahna naghmlu l-affarijiet.
Kollha kemm ahna professjonijisti jew tal-anqas professjonali fil-qadi ta' dmirijietna. Imma mhux biss fix-xoghol, izda ukoll fil-hajja personali taghna, kollha bil-familji taghna - li illum dhalna (nahseb kexxun) fiz-zraben tal-genituri taghna bhal meta ahna bdejna (c.1972) il-hajja taghna fil-kullegg.
Ghandna hafna ghalxiex inkunu grati. It-trobijja li tawna il-gizwiti flimkien ma dik tal-genituri pacenzjuzi taghna, wasslet li tnisslet fina sens ta' orgolju li nghidu li ahna minn San Alwigi!
Mela...shabi tal-klassi tal-84...konna grupp uniku...dawk ta' qabilna kif ukoll ta' warajna ma kienu xejn ghajr imitazzjonijiet jew xbighat taghna!!!
Tabilhaqq!!! tinsewx tibghatu ic-cekkijiet taghkhom lil Pierre. tieghi ser nibghathielu ghada.
Jien niftakar fil-form IV kienet l-ghaxqa tieghi meta jtuni xi pass jaqsam id-defense i niehu gost nigi quddiem il-gowler wahdi u kiesah bhas-silg nitfa l-ballun fejn qatt ma jista jilhqu.
ILLUM META NIGI WAHDI QUDDIEM IL-GOWLER INKUN HAN-NBUL TAHTI (U NGHIDLEK IL-VERITA NAHSEB LI HAFNA MIL-ATTAKANTI LI HAWN JILGHABU FIX-XENA INTERNAZJONALI JHOSSU L-ISTESS GHAX KOLLHA BLA B**D)
Vera li-llum nilghabu go gallinari mhux grawnds. Ma tantx ghadni nilghab ghax fil-grawnds 5 a side ma niehux pjacir ghax ma hemx fejn tigri bizzejjed u jien dik il-harba jew sprint ghall ballun jew bil-ballun f'saqajja ghandni nfitixha. Sakem Alla jtini sahha.....
Jekk niftakar sew kien hemm hafna head bangers fil 4 u 5 D specjalment mill klikka ta h'attard..biex ingedded il-memorji ghawnhekk ghaw l-aqwa albums tal heavy metal tal 1984
1) Metallica - Ride The Lightning 2) Iron Maiden - Powerslave "Aces High" and "2 Minutes To Midnight," "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" 3) Dio - The Last In Line "We Rock" "Egypt", 4) Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith "Love Bites." "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" 5) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath 6) Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales 7) Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" 8) Manowar - Hail To England "Blood Of My Enemies""Bridge Of Death." 9) Ratt - Out Of The Cellar "Round And Round" "Wanted Man" and "Lack Of Communication" 10) Scorpions - Love At First Sting "Rock You Like A Hurricane" "Big City Nights" and "Still Loving You"
Ftit ahbar ghax ma nahsibx li tafu ghad....... ghandna 80 ruh gejjin ghal reunion. Prosit kulhadd tas-sforz.
Zoqdi tinkwetax, hfirtlek tan-nuccali li kissirtli. Dak kien gdid u tghidx x'wahda qlajt minn missieri la wasalt id-dar dakinhar.......xi siegha aktar tard mis-soltu!!! Issa kollox insurjat kontra 'accidental damage'....u anzi mhux talli hfirtlek, imma irrid nirrangrazzjak tal-parti tieghek rigward il-formazzjoni tal-karrera tieghi f'dawk iz-zminijiet tant bikrijin ta hajti !!!
Il-bierah mort quddies tat-8 SAC, tafu intom , biex nerga nidhol fl-ispirtu b'preparament ghal nhar il-gimgha. Jien u hiereg mill-knisja, harist il-fuq u rajt il-gallarija tal-orgni.......tiftakru kemm konna niskartaw hemm fuq specjalment fil-lezzjoni ta Mrs Saliba fil-basement b'xi annual tal Dandy jew Commando.
Gietni f'mohhi storja ohra, u din specjalment ghal PVB aka Bamper. Tiftakru meta Borg Galea dahal fil-klassi u gharrafna li xtara orgni, u kien qed jitghallem idoqqu. Dan staqsa jekk kien hemm xi hadd li jaf jdoqq il-muzika ghax kellu xi mistoqsija, u xi @$%#&* qal, "RAUSI JAF SIR!". Borg galea ghamel lezzjoni shiha jitkellem fuq il-muzika,.....Ovvjament il-bqija tal-klassi BORDELLO shih. Meta il-lezjoni waslet biex tintemm qal, "Ahjar nohorgu il-kotba biex FORSI naghmlu xi haga".
L-ghada, qabel ma B.G. dahal fil-klassi biex jibda il-lezzjoni tieghu, il-"popular request" kienet, "Rausi staqsieh fuq l-orgni". Jien ma riedtx imma siehbi PVB (jekk niftakar sew), qallu "sir did you play your sex organ?". BG sturdut li kien, deher li ma semghax "sex", imma organ semaghha, u ergajna lezzjoni bhal gurnata ta qabel.....BORDELLO.
Desira iva niftakar dik il-loghba ta fejn il-bandli,.......u ic-cangun li konna nuzaw biex naqbzu. Fil-fatt darba kont hallejt il-pett taz-zarbun tieghi ma l-istess cangun......ovvjament kont ergajt qlajta minghand missieri dakinhar.
Ghal dawk li kienu fil 4D u 5D, tiftakru l'ahhar gurnata ta skola, kulhadd iffirma l'ingravata ta xulxin? ..... u kien hemm teacher li ghamlet jew salib wiehed, jew tnejn, jew tleta fejn il-firma taghha.....INDUNAJTU? Jiena missni salib wiehed......u s'issa ghandi complex :)......u Bamper hadli nofs l-ingravata biex iffirma!!!
Aktar ahbarijiet..... mid-dehra ser ikollna erba Relics tal-genmn milli qed nisma - tinsewx hemm premju ghal ahjar relic. Dawk li ma sabux relic morru fittxu ghand il-GENITURI - forsi hallejtu xi haga id-dar warajkom - (innotajtu li ktibt GENITURI b'ittri kbar. Dan biex ma naghmilx zball ghax xi hadd fl'emails issugerrixha li l-ahjar biex insibu l-indirizzi ta kulhadd ghandna - naqbdu mal-GENITALI tal ex kollegi. Min kien qed isegwi l-emails jifhem........
Kaci siehbi, jien nipprova naghti discounts kemm nista lill-hbieb, u meta jigi l'awditur geili jistaqsi ghaliex tajt dan id-discount u l-iehor. Ovvjament insib hafna skusi biex naghti discounts, "jigi minni,..... kugin tal-kugin.....ghandu hafa xoghol maghna.......jaghaddili hafna xoghol......kien l-iskola mieghi......qieghed fil-kunsill".......insomma fhimtu(?)....kull skuza ghal gustifikazzjoni. Fl'ahhar Audit, l-awditur qalli, "l-unika skuza li ma uzajtx hi 'ghax ghandu tanga rosa'......?????????
"TOWITT TOWOO" ------ hawn xi hadd li jaf min qalha din u meta???
TOWITT TOWOO...was the supposed sound of an owl, that Ms.(Mrs./Madam) Rita Saliba made one of our group say in furtherance of a play that we acted in.
Unless I am very much mistaken, that unfortunate victim of R.S, was none other than Anthony Cutajar...and on this score you'll have a surprise tomorrow.
BTW...do you Nigel, remember the Alfa GTV stories?
Best Regards to your mom BTW who once made me a lovely plate of ham and eggs...a good and kind soul if I ever saw one.
Wahda mill-isbah memorji li ghandi hija ta loghba futbol fil-Form 1 kontra il-1D. Konna l-underdogs ghax kellna lil-Flashy nieqes b'xi mid-day break (bhas-soltu!!)u xi tnejn ohra nsejt ghal xiex kienu neqsin. Imma laghbna loghba tal-genn! Jien skurjajt l-ewwel gowl, gabulna d-draw, Joseph Gauci skorja it-2-1, regghu gabulna d-draw, u fl-ahhar minuta, Davd Vella (il-Lobo) Alla Jahfirlu, jaghmel clearance mid-difiza li jaqbez anki lil gowler taghhom, minghalija Sean CostChritien kien. U rbahna! Ghalija kien mument specjali ghaliex jien kont newcomer, il-maggoranza tal-klassi kienu flimkien mil-Prep1 u 2 u ghalhekk kont ghadni xi ftit maqtugh mill-grupp. Izda wara dik il-loghoba, peresse li wrejt li minhiex hazin fil-futbol, bdejt nigi iktar inkluz u zdiedet il-hbiberija. Fir-Reunion tkellimt dwar din il-loghba ma Joseph Gauci u qalli li hu wkoll jiftakar din i-partita cara daqs il-kristall!! Ir-Reunion gibt ritratt mieghi tat-team ta dik il-loghba. Fih hemm il-mibki David Vella, Kevin Mifsud, John Dandria (gowler kbir siehbi!! :-)), Jonatan Manche, Joseph Sammut, Peter Ferry, Arthur Busuttil, Estevan Enriquez, Pierre Pizzuto, Joseph Gauci, jien (min ghadu ma ndunax, jien Tonio Cardona :-)), Pawlu Zammit, John Pace u Clifford Chetchuti. Min irid dan ir-ritratt, nhar is-Sibt li gej ghandi nirranga l-iscanner u nibghatulu bil-qalb kollha. Narakhom hbieb.
Siehbi Kacci ha nghidlek kif niftakarha ta Bridgette Pace. Kienet telqet il-barra tibki ghax kella coat bajdani u xi hadd kien tefala invisible ink fuqu, sakemm waslet ghand Fr Xuereb, coat ma kienx ghadu imcappas..... inselli ghall-kulhadd!
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Kif diga ghidtilkhom, wahda mill-aqwa memorji kienet meta skurjajt dak il-goal dirett min-korner kontra l-bootleggers u rbahnilhom.
Konnha fil-form 1 u jien kont il-kaptin tat-Team li kien jismu :
WEST GERMANY.
Gheziez hbieb,
ha nidba mill-ahhar. Min il-marelli kien Etienne Cutajar, ghax sa fejn naf jien l-unici 'Etienneijiet' tal-84 konna jiena u Etienne Depasquale. Pero` forsi sejjer zbaljat.
Cutajar naf u niftakar lill-Anthony u nahseb kien hemm xi Herman fl-A jew C...ma nafx pero`. Jekk dan Etienne Cutajar jezisti niskuza ruhhi minn issa, li ma niftakrux.
Anyway...ferhan hafna li qeghdin nikkomunikaw ma xulxin b'dan il-mod mghaggel u tassew entuzjast. Tirrispekja fina l-istess entuzjazmu li aktar minn ghoxrin sena ilu lil hawn tidher li ma naqset xejn.
Konna grupp uniku. Forsi inhossni hekk ghas-semplici raguni li jien kont parti minnu. Forsi li kont parti minn grupp ta' xi sena ohra l-istess kont inhossni. Ma nahsibx pero` u dan ghaliex qatt ma ltqajt ma nies jitkellmu fuq zmien il-kullegg bhalma nitkellmu ahna! Kellna (u nemmen li ghad ghandna) l-istil partikolari taghna. Stil kollettiv u individwali inimitabbli li, perzwaz minnu dan, illum tirrifletti il-mod kif ahna naghmlu l-affarijiet.
Kollha kemm ahna professjonijisti jew tal-anqas professjonali fil-qadi ta' dmirijietna. Imma mhux biss fix-xoghol, izda ukoll fil-hajja personali taghna, kollha bil-familji taghna - li illum dhalna (nahseb kexxun) fiz-zraben tal-genituri taghna bhal meta ahna bdejna (c.1972) il-hajja taghna fil-kullegg.
Ghandna hafna ghalxiex inkunu grati. It-trobijja li tawna il-gizwiti flimkien ma dik tal-genituri pacenzjuzi taghna, wasslet li tnisslet fina sens ta' orgolju li nghidu li ahna minn San Alwigi!
Mela...shabi tal-klassi tal-84...konna grupp uniku...dawk ta' qabilna kif ukoll ta' warajna ma kienu xejn ghajr imitazzjonijiet jew xbighat taghna!!!
Tabilhaqq!!! tinsewx tibghatu ic-cekkijiet taghkhom lil Pierre. tieghi ser nibghathielu ghada.
Jien niftakar fil-form IV kienet l-ghaxqa tieghi meta jtuni xi pass jaqsam id-defense i niehu gost nigi quddiem il-gowler wahdi u kiesah bhas-silg nitfa l-ballun fejn qatt ma jista jilhqu.
ILLUM META NIGI WAHDI QUDDIEM IL-GOWLER INKUN HAN-NBUL TAHTI (U NGHIDLEK IL-VERITA NAHSEB LI HAFNA MIL-ATTAKANTI LI HAWN JILGHABU FIX-XENA INTERNAZJONALI JHOSSU L-ISTESS GHAX KOLLHA BLA B**D)
Vera li-llum nilghabu go gallinari mhux grawnds. Ma tantx ghadni nilghab ghax fil-grawnds 5 a side ma niehux pjacir ghax ma hemx fejn tigri bizzejjed u jien dik il-harba jew sprint ghall ballun jew bil-ballun f'saqajja ghandni nfitixha. Sakem Alla jtini sahha.....
Jekk niftakar sew kien hemm hafna head bangers fil 4 u 5 D specjalment mill klikka ta h'attard..biex ingedded il-memorji ghawnhekk ghaw l-aqwa albums tal heavy metal tal 1984
1) Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2) Iron Maiden - Powerslave
"Aces High" and "2 Minutes To Midnight," "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
3) Dio - The Last In Line
"We Rock" "Egypt",
4) Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
"Love Bites." "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
5) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
6) Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
7) Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
"We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock"
8) Manowar - Hail To England
"Blood Of My Enemies""Bridge Of Death."
9) Ratt - Out Of The Cellar
"Round And Round" "Wanted Man" and "Lack Of Communication"
10) Scorpions - Love At First Sting
"Rock You Like A Hurricane" "Big City Nights" and "Still Loving You"
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X'Ghandna hbieb.
Ftit ahbar ghax ma nahsibx li tafu ghad....... ghandna 80 ruh gejjin ghal reunion. Prosit kulhadd tas-sforz.
Zoqdi tinkwetax, hfirtlek tan-nuccali li kissirtli. Dak kien gdid u tghidx x'wahda qlajt minn missieri la wasalt id-dar dakinhar.......xi siegha aktar tard mis-soltu!!! Issa kollox insurjat kontra 'accidental damage'....u anzi mhux talli hfirtlek, imma irrid nirrangrazzjak tal-parti tieghek rigward il-formazzjoni tal-karrera tieghi f'dawk iz-zminijiet tant bikrijin ta hajti !!!
Il-bierah mort quddies tat-8 SAC, tafu intom , biex nerga nidhol fl-ispirtu b'preparament ghal nhar il-gimgha. Jien u hiereg mill-knisja, harist il-fuq u rajt il-gallarija tal-orgni.......tiftakru kemm konna niskartaw hemm fuq specjalment fil-lezzjoni ta Mrs Saliba fil-basement b'xi annual tal Dandy jew Commando.
Gietni f'mohhi storja ohra, u din specjalment ghal PVB aka Bamper. Tiftakru meta Borg Galea dahal fil-klassi u gharrafna li xtara orgni, u kien qed jitghallem idoqqu. Dan staqsa jekk kien hemm xi hadd li jaf jdoqq il-muzika ghax kellu xi mistoqsija, u xi @$%#&* qal, "RAUSI JAF SIR!". Borg galea ghamel lezzjoni shiha jitkellem fuq il-muzika,.....Ovvjament il-bqija tal-klassi BORDELLO shih. Meta il-lezjoni waslet biex tintemm qal, "Ahjar nohorgu il-kotba biex FORSI naghmlu xi haga".
L-ghada, qabel ma B.G. dahal fil-klassi biex jibda il-lezzjoni tieghu, il-"popular request" kienet, "Rausi staqsieh fuq l-orgni". Jien ma riedtx imma siehbi PVB (jekk niftakar sew), qallu "sir did you play your sex organ?". BG sturdut li kien, deher li ma semghax "sex", imma organ semaghha, u ergajna lezzjoni bhal gurnata ta qabel.....BORDELLO.
Desira iva niftakar dik il-loghba ta fejn il-bandli,.......u ic-cangun li konna nuzaw biex naqbzu. Fil-fatt darba kont hallejt il-pett taz-zarbun tieghi ma l-istess cangun......ovvjament kont ergajt qlajta minghand missieri dakinhar.
Ghal dawk li kienu fil 4D u 5D, tiftakru l'ahhar gurnata ta skola, kulhadd iffirma l'ingravata ta xulxin? ..... u kien hemm teacher li ghamlet jew salib wiehed, jew tnejn, jew tleta fejn il-firma taghha.....INDUNAJTU? Jiena missni salib wiehed......u s'issa ghandi complex :)......u Bamper hadli nofs l-ingravata biex iffirma!!!
Aktar ahbarijiet..... mid-dehra ser ikollna erba Relics tal-genmn milli qed nisma - tinsewx hemm premju ghal ahjar relic. Dawk li ma sabux relic morru fittxu ghand il-GENITURI - forsi hallejtu xi haga id-dar warajkom - (innotajtu li ktibt GENITURI b'ittri kbar. Dan biex ma naghmilx zball ghax xi hadd fl'emails issugerrixha li l-ahjar biex insibu l-indirizzi ta kulhadd ghandna - naqbdu mal-GENITALI tal ex kollegi. Min kien qed isegwi l-emails jifhem........
Kaci siehbi, jien nipprova naghti discounts kemm nista lill-hbieb, u meta jigi l'awditur geili jistaqsi ghaliex tajt dan id-discount u l-iehor. Ovvjament insib hafna skusi biex naghti discounts, "jigi minni,..... kugin tal-kugin.....ghandu hafa xoghol maghna.......jaghaddili hafna xoghol......kien l-iskola mieghi......qieghed fil-kunsill".......insomma fhimtu(?)....kull skuza ghal gustifikazzjoni. Fl'ahhar Audit, l-awditur qalli, "l-unika skuza li ma uzajtx hi 'ghax ghandu tanga rosa'......?????????
"TOWITT TOWOO" ------ hawn xi hadd li jaf min qalha din u meta???
Ser ihallikom hbieb
Sahha
TOWITT TOWOO...was the supposed sound of an owl, that Ms.(Mrs./Madam) Rita Saliba made one of our group say in furtherance of a play that we acted in.
Unless I am very much mistaken, that unfortunate victim of R.S, was none other than Anthony Cutajar...and on this score you'll have a surprise tomorrow.
BTW...do you Nigel, remember the Alfa GTV stories?
Best Regards to your mom BTW who once made me a lovely plate of ham and eggs...a good and kind soul if I ever saw one.
Wahda mill-isbah memorji li ghandi hija ta loghba futbol fil-Form 1 kontra il-1D. Konna l-underdogs ghax kellna lil-Flashy nieqes b'xi mid-day break (bhas-soltu!!)u xi tnejn ohra nsejt ghal xiex kienu neqsin. Imma laghbna loghba tal-genn! Jien skurjajt l-ewwel gowl, gabulna d-draw, Joseph Gauci skorja it-2-1, regghu gabulna d-draw, u fl-ahhar minuta, Davd Vella (il-Lobo) Alla Jahfirlu, jaghmel clearance mid-difiza li jaqbez anki lil gowler taghhom, minghalija Sean CostChritien kien. U rbahna! Ghalija kien mument specjali ghaliex jien kont newcomer, il-maggoranza tal-klassi kienu flimkien mil-Prep1 u 2 u ghalhekk kont ghadni xi ftit maqtugh mill-grupp. Izda wara dik il-loghoba, peresse li wrejt li minhiex hazin fil-futbol, bdejt nigi iktar inkluz u zdiedet il-hbiberija. Fir-Reunion tkellimt dwar din il-loghba ma Joseph Gauci u qalli li hu wkoll jiftakar din i-partita cara daqs il-kristall!! Ir-Reunion gibt ritratt mieghi tat-team ta dik il-loghba. Fih hemm il-mibki David Vella, Kevin Mifsud, John Dandria (gowler kbir siehbi!! :-)), Jonatan Manche, Joseph Sammut, Peter Ferry, Arthur Busuttil, Estevan Enriquez, Pierre Pizzuto, Joseph Gauci, jien (min ghadu ma ndunax, jien Tonio Cardona :-)), Pawlu Zammit, John Pace u Clifford Chetchuti. Min irid dan ir-ritratt, nhar is-Sibt li gej ghandi nirranga l-iscanner u nibghatulu bil-qalb kollha.
Narakhom hbieb.
Siehbi Kacci ha nghidlek kif niftakarha ta Bridgette Pace. Kienet telqet il-barra tibki ghax kella coat bajdani u xi hadd kien tefala invisible ink fuqu, sakemm waslet ghand Fr Xuereb, coat ma kienx ghadu imcappas..... inselli ghall-kulhadd!
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