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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 6 FEBRUARY 2022 10 ALMANAC My essentials VINCE MICALLEF PULE 55, Director within the Public Service Sector I am married to Claire. We have a 20-year-old daughter named Kristina and a Yorkie dog named Thor. Claire and I grew up in Kalkara and have been living in MarsasKala since we got married. I have been working in the public sector for the last 35 years. Acting and painting have always been my passion. I also enjoy working out regularly. I am currently in rehearsals for Ir-Ragel li Hawwad lil Martu ma' Kappell for Teatru Manoel, starting 18 February. 1 2 4 5 1. Book 3 2. Film/TV 3. Internet 4. Music 5. Place FOR anyone like me, who's an avid watcher of psycho- logical thrillers, "The Sin- ner", which airs on Netflix, cannot be missed. After a long wait, I recently watched the 4th and final season of this anthology series that examines how and why ordinary people commit brutal crimes. In this final instalment, the main char- acter – detective Harry Am- brose (Bill Pullman) is set to retire, but an unexpected event turns his holiday into a whodunit. I mostly follow news on the internet. Definitely the most inspiring news for me re- cently was our own Roberta Metsola's historic election as President of the Europe- an Parliament. On a national level, her election as the first Maltese to head an EU in- stitution should make us all proud. MY favourite song is "Sep- tember Morn" by Neil Dia- mond. It is an emotional song that reminds me of my wife and daughter, who were both born in September. Although this song is about a couple who have come back togeth- er after a break in their rela- tionship, it brings back sweet memories of when I used to play it to my daughter when she was much younger and telling her that I had written the song for her. A place I definitely wish to travel to in the future is New York City. It's been on my bucket list for ages. Among the reasons I wish to go there is to experience the magic of Broadway, which is home to over 40 theatres, and which is why it offers some of the best live theatre on the planet. PAUL Bartolo's "X'Kien Ġara Sew fis-Sette Giugno" is the last book I read. I love reading about Maltese history and the events that shaped our nation's autonomy and independence. The book struck me because it is meticulously researched and because rather than get- ting lost in patriotic rhetoric, it is devoted to carefully re- searched facts which expose the lesser-known and uncom- fortable truth that emerges from them.