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Getting to know Cressida Galea

Stephen Calleja Sunday, 10 April 2022, 09:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

Labour Party candidate Cressida Galea, an economist by profession, is likely to make it to Parliament via the gender-corrective mechanism.

She tells us that she cannot get by without the internet, loves fish and would like to eradicate nuclear weapons.

What was the last book you read?

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The Big Short

Who is your favourite author?

Addie LaRue

What was the last film you watched?  

The Terminal

Which film have you seen multiple times and enjoyed every time you saw it?

The Wolf of Wall Street

Who is your favourite actor/actress?

Mila Kunis

What is your favourite TV series?

How I Met Your Mother

What is your favourite game or sport to watch and play?

Skiing

Which team do you support?

England

Which song would you sing at a karaoke night?

I Will Survive

Who is your favourite singer/band?

Adele


Which show/event would you like to attend/have attended? 

The FIFA World Cup

What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?

Mobile phone, fire starter and a knife

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?

Sense of sound

What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

Deer meat

What is that one thing you could not go a day without?

Internet

Which fictional character do you relate to most?

Katniss Everdeen

Do you check your horoscope?

No

What age would you choose if you could be one age forever?

30 years old

What invention would you erase from history?

Nuclear bombs

Would you like to know the day when you will die?

No


What's your favourite animal?

Lion

What's your favourite type of foreign food? 

Chinese

What is your favourite hobby?

Dancing

What's your favourite season?

Winter

What's your favourite ice cream topping?

Strawberry

What's your favourite board game?

Monopoly

What is your favourite pizza?

Pizza Calabresa

What is your favourite colour?

Turquoise

What is your favourite pasta dish?

Seafood

What is your favourite cartoon show?

The Little Mermaid


What did you like to do most during the summer holidays?

Travelling

What career did you see yourself in when you were young?

Advocacy

What is your best childhood memory?

Falling asleep wherever I please

Did you learn how to ride a bike?

Yes

Who was your super hero?

Invisible woman

Which toy do you wish to have kept?

The Toyhouse

What subject did you excel in at school?

Maltese

What subject did you dislike the most in school?

Science

Was there some family tradition that was never missed?

Christmas lunch

What are the best values you owe to your parents?

Respect, honesty and love

 

What would you change about yourself if you could?

My height

What really makes you angry?

Being misunderstood

Is your glass half full or half empty?

Half full

Are you a sore loser?

No

What is your biggest regret?

Wasting precious time

What’s the first thing you look for in a partner and/or friend?

Honesty, loyalty and respect

What is your greatest fear?

Losing people I love

What is your life motto?

It is to work for a cause, not for applause

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

Warning, avoid when hungry!

What's one thing that can instantly make your day better?

A strawberry smoothie!

 

If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you do or buy?

I would open different bank accounts and plan how to spend/invest it.

If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?

My great grandmother, my uncle, Adam Smith and the Pope

If you could bring one person back from the dead who’d it be?

My uncle Billy whom I was very close to

If you could time travel, when and where would you go?

During the Progressive Era in the early 1900s, in the United States.

If you could relive one moment in your life, which would it be?

One of my big family gatherings when everyone was still around

If you could live anywhere outside Malta, where would it be?

Scotland, as I am half Scottish.

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Fish

If you could know the truth behind a secret or mystery, which would it be?

Secret

If you could eliminate one of the seven deadly sins, which one would it be?

Envy

If you had to be given a superpower, what would you choose?

Being invisible

 

Coffee or tea?

Neither, I don't drink any

Walk or swim?

Walk

Summer or winter?

Winter

Italy or England?

England

Restaurant or delivery?

Restaurant

Early bird or night owl?

Night owl

Fish or meat?

Fish

Mobile phone or TV?

Mobile phone

Black or white?

White

Film or TV series?

TV series

 

 

 

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