November 2005
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Quick Update…
I have finally returned and have many stories to tell. I now need to head into town for a doctors appointment. More will be revealed. I hope you are all well…
A few days away from Lae…
I head off shortly (in about 30mins) to “Wagang” village for a couple of days. This will be my 2nd visit to “Wagang” and I am very excited. The 1st time I went it was all new and strange and I was therefore a little nervous…
Uncle “Hae”…
Meet my friend “Hae”"Hae” (pronounced “Hi”) is a village boy from the Kerema district in the Gulf Province. Hae is 19 and the name of his actual village is Ihu. About 6 weeks ago he left his village and walked all the way up to Lae…
“Dangerous liaisons…”
First curiosity,
followed by yearning…
“Gunshots…”
Almost finished today’s crossword, coconut scraping in the background as people prepare their evening meals…
DBS dinner…
Last Wednesday evening the staff from the Department of Business Studies ventured out for a dinner at the local Aviat club. As well as celebrating the end of another academic there was a formal handover of the Department Head…
“Ren em i pundaun planti tu mas”
Evening,
tropical shower, it comes down in buckets.
The sound of the falling water is music to my ears,
I’m half deaf – pleasing nevertheless.
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Update – XMAS 2005 Itinerary
XMAS 2005 Itinerary – Tickets for the return trip back to Sydney over the xmas break have been purchased. Departure and arrival dates have now been confirmed…
Living on the “edge”…
One of the many things I like about living in PNG is that in this place
one exists very much on the “edge”. The “edge” of what? The “edge” of
safety, the “edge” of health and the “edge” of life and suffering…
