At the Blue Stage:
At the Orange Stage:
Closing the Night: 11:20PM – Bass Culture
Bands start quite early which means that I had to unfortunately miss the first three bands, and this was not out of choice. For us people who work office hours, it is a bit tough to make it to the fest at 6:40PM. One has to go home, have a bath or quick shower, rest a bit from a busy working day and have some quick dinner. I had to add a 30mins drive to that, which make me arrive at St Thomas Bay at around 8:15PM.
This was my first time at this festival, and also the first time at St Thomas Bay and Zion itself. I expected the outside area to be bigger, and perhaps I can blame this on the map I found online. I thought that the distance between the two stages was more than you 20 seconds walk 😉 But I am not complaining! Especially considering that no bands were playing at the same time, so there was no sound interference, and one could watch all bands if they wanted to.
The only suggestion I would make at this point is about the 
wristbands. I have bought a 4 day ticket, and I have a green paper-made wrist band. I already know it will be a challenge for it to survive 4 days on my arm! I think that at least for those who are attending the 4 days, we should have been given a plastic/rubber wristband which is more durable and can be removed while we are at work, having a shower or doing chores.
With regards to the bands, I think all have been amazing in their own style, but I would like to give a special shout out to The Cosmic Erotic, which were the biggest surprise to me. I loved the music and all of the songs they performed. Yews was also awesome especially during her first part of her performance. Keep it up girl, and I hope to see you live again sometime soon. Violent Violets never disappoint with their metal guitar riffs.
Photos will be added during the weekend as I’d rather get ready for day 2 now 😉
Join me today to watch the bands below
At the Blue Stage:
At the Orange Stage:
Closing the Night: Geddumu
Finally, the day is upon us! Tomorrow is the first day of a four day festival which happens in the South of Malta. The location is Marsascala and this happens in the limits of Zion, right opposite Thomas Bay.
Although this will be the first time I will be attending, I have heard good things about it and it is why I am looking so much forward to it. There will be two stages, merchandise area, indoor and outdoor bar, food stalls as what is known as a silent disco area. During the weekend before the weekend starts,, there’s the chillout area open for those attending!
This looks like it’s going to be the ‘place to be’ in the next days.
Have a look at the line-up and further below you can have a listen to a couple of bands which will be rocking the stages in the coming days. Do say hi if you make it to this fest 😉
My very favourite: Massacre House Party
Zatopeks
For Strings Inn
Crux (Teaser of Upcoming Video)
China
Sempliciment tat-Triq
Bass Culture
I was about to write something along the lines of the below for tonight’s blog, but my cousin could not have chosen better words…
The Easter meal was quite a success. But I ate so much that I did not even have any lunch today as I still felt bloated.
Luckily I still have another portion of the gateau so I know how I will be finishing off a very busy, stressful Monday!
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So tomorrow is Easter and because we decided to eat at home, I tried to come up with a menu to make for my family:
Garlic Bread with Mozzarella
Tuna Dip & Crackers
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Caprese Salad
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Roasted Rack of Lamb
accompanied with roasted potatoes
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Coffee & Marie Gateau
Wish me luck!
Some of us do not see the purpose in Trip Advisor and think that saying your thoughts about the service you have received in a restaurant is like you are attacking them personally, or attacking the employees. The way I usually end up rating a restaurant is with regards to various aspects:
Most often than not, before making a complaint on Trip Advisor, I try to talk to one of the employees; let them know I am disappointed or that something was not as expected. If they choose to not do anything about it, then it is no longer my problem. I have tried, and I got nothing out of it. And I feel like it is about time to share this with the Trip Advisor society, to warn them on things they can expect. When something goes wrong, I would still when possible mention the good sides of the place I have visited. And just because I see something as wrong, it does not mean that everyone should agree with me. It is only my point of view.
At this point I have given almost 200 contributions to this site, and I have received over 40 helpful votes; I think I am doing something right. I’d say, that even if in Malta it is not yet as popular as it is in any other country, the tourists are looking at it to decide on the best locations and services
So before you complain about a negative rating, learn from it and fix things… Reply with concern to negative rating.. That way a customer feels like his review was read and dealt with.. Especially if the negative comment is ‘voted up’.
Then, move on.
So, I have been slightly quiet the last few days, but I guess I needed some me time, as I have been very busy with work. I have made two new friends over the weekend, which was great too.
On Sunday, the Siggiewi World War Shelters opened for the very first time. There were a lot of people so it was difficult to get a lot of pictures. But this will give you a brief idea. For those who have been to Siggiewi, these shelters are right under the main piazza, so they are pretty massive. I used to think that the ones in Qormi are quite big, but it’s nothing compared to these shelters; corridors upon corridors, with small rooms which the families themselves dug to have their own private space.
Great work done by the Siggiewi Local Council who opened this for the public.
I will share with you my winner chocolate rock buns recipe. Now, you may think that this recipe is a bit weird, in the sense that it has ground almonds in it, but I thought this adds to both the texture and the taste of the rock buns. When I was young I used to eliminate this and replace it with flour, but boy was I missing out.
So, these are the ingredients you will need:
*this can be changed to raisins or candied peels or any other fruit you might want to have in your cookies
And this is the magic, also known as the method to make these gorgeous cookies:
And the outcome should be something like this:
I made 8 buns with these measurements; they were around 10cm each, in diameter.
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