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About me - Marika Azzopardi

I'm a freelance writer and journalist. Although I have been writing all my life', publicly I have been writing prolifically for the past 12 years. A frequent contributor to national English language papers published in the island on which I live and varied

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs How to make a living as a freelance journalist
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Who would want to earn a living as a freelance journalist? The ideal candidate is surely somebody who can live without much stability and loves meeting people. But to make a success of it, remember that above all, you have to be disciplined, persistent, determined, diplomative and creative.Having been a freelance writer for t... More..

Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Romantic ways to show your love
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Where have all the love letters gone to?i lv u :))That is as much as most people get today by way of sweet nothings. Those few, far too few, much too rapid and frenzied thumb clicks on the face of a mobile phone's keypad and the message is sent out across the airwaves and that, for all it's worth is meant to fill hearts with ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The key ingredients for grasping a second chance in life
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Forget about it! If you thought life was going to be easy, that things would come ready-packed and easy to digest; that feats would be easy to accomplish and that you'd be loved by one and all, all the time, you have probably fallen flat on your face once too many.When faced with dilemmas, heart-break, illness, lost jobs, mis... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Summer Camps & Fun Low budget ways to entertain kids in the summer
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It's easier said than done. Wading your way through summer with your kids in tow is no simple business and the feat can become a nightmare of parboiled patience and frittering nerves for the unprepared.It's no safe bet parking them in front of the telly all day. They'll need to work off the accumulated tension at the end of e... More..

Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade eBay do's and don'ts
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Wading your way through E-bayIf I had to name a business concept that ever revolutionized the way people buy and sell, transact, wheel and deal just about anything it would be eBay. eBay can be a mysterious place for the un-initiated but this online auction website is truly exceptional on its organizational front and its dive... More..

Food & Drink > Dining & Restaurants (Other) Hygiene and cleanliness in restaurants
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Dining out Treat or ThreatDining out can be a treat or a threat to body and soul, whichever way you happen to hit on it. Think about it you're paying somebody else to feed you. You are paying them, probably through the nose, to feed you well, provide you with healthy fare, clean crockery, fresh ingredients and tasty relishes.... More..

Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Recycling: Creative ideas for household discards
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Frugal FrugalityWouldn't you just love to learn how to stretch your pay packet beyond end of month? There are hundreds of simple ways frugality can be fashionably brought back into the picture. Here are some tried and tested ways of saving simply - by recycling, changing wasteful habits and being practical. If the liquid laun... More..

Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Remembering Paris
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I had always dreamt of going to Paris, and then in the span of barely six months I had the blessing to visiting this city not once but twice. When I emerged from the Gare du Nord on a wet and blustery November night and hailed a taxi, it seemed much like any other street in any other cold city, except for the neon signs which... More..

Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) The charm of charm bracelets
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If you follow fashion assiduously you will know that the charm bracelet has come back in vogue and making a great noise about it too. The younger jewellery afficionados will unfailingly believe that charm bracelets are an invention of our times. Truth is that they started off in a most inconspicuous manner way back in the day... More..

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