July 2005
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Corruption in PNG…
People are always talking about corruption in PNG. In fact, talking about corruption and issues of mis-management seems to be a bit of a local pass-time. Newspapers always carry a story or two on the subject, politicians accusing other politicians, members of the public accusing politicians, etc, etc.…
The leaking tap has been fixed….
A quick post to let you all know that the leaking tap, in the Business Studies men’s toilet I mentioned yesterday, has been fixed…
Old photos of Lae…
Anyone wanting to have a look at some old photos of Lae taken back in the 50′s and 60′s please refer to website: http://www.pngbd.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77…
Leaking tap in men’s toilet….
Had to show you this one. The above photo was taken in the men’s toilet of Business Studies (about 5 minutes ago). The tap has basically been leaking since I started here in April! The problem was reported to Maintenance some time ago but as yet they still haven’t got around to fixing it…
Monday morning…
Monday morning, 8:00am. Just as difficult getting out of bed on a Monday morning here in PNG as what it was getting out of bed back in Sydney. I could have done with at least one more day off…
“The Dentist” Part 3….
Another visit to a local dentist !! But lucky me, to a private dentist this time. Two previous visits to the dental clinic at the local public hospital was enough…
Awesome website….
Check out the following website : http://earth.google.com/.
It’s awesome !!!…
It’s a dogs life…
I wanted to write a few words about the dogs that live on campus. Let me start by saying that there are many dogs and few cats, very few cats. The dogs here on campus are the scrawniest, malnourished and most flea riddled dogs I have ever come across in my life. The dogs on campus are forever barking or scratching themselves. If they aren’t doing either of these “dog”…
Photos…
Have posted some Photos to the “Lae” Album. These photos were taken the day I arrived in Lae (airport) and then the day after I arrived, from the restaurant at the Lae Yacht Club. There is also a photo I took a few weeks back on a Saturday at the main markets in Lae town…
I’ve got “good” news and I’ve got “bad” news…..
Which do you want first? The “bad” news? OK. I seem to be spending a great deal of time at home of an evening. More time than ever before. The “bad” news is that I have thinking about getting a TV!!!
