Malaria, pigs and pineapples
The following holds true: 1) I appear to have contracted the big “M” once again. 3rd time lucky! Hit myself last night with a superdose of Lariam (Mefloquin) – this has worked in the past – so fingers crossed…
Eli away for the next four weeks.
Eli has scored a golden opportunity! Eli heads out to a village in the Markham Valley for the next four weeks with a lady by the name of Jessica whom is currently conducting research towards her PhD in Social Geography…
A boy named Sunny…
There’s a local boy that hangs out the front of Foodmart in Lae top town. His name is Sunny, he is crippled, very crippled. From the waist up he seems physically quite normal but from the waist down -his legs are a total mess…
Now and then…
Nice things do happen! Between the violence, nepotism, incompetent management and frustrations that go hand in hand living and working in Papua New Guinea, from time to time and more often than not, happy stories do emerge…
More on violence in PNG…
Regarding what would appear to be an “oversupply” of violent crimes in PNG, one needs to consider the fact that most crimes are for a reason. The random and opportunistic crimes such as hold-ups, muggings and break and enters, in my opinion are few and far between…
What is it like living with all this violence around me?
The news stories recently might suggest that PNG is a very violent place. Guess what? The news stories are correct. PNG is a violent place…
Front page story in today’s National…
Threat of ethnic war brings city to standstill!!…
Almost forgot to mention…
Last week I was inducted into the Rotary Club of Lae by the District Governor. The club meets every Tuesday evening at the Lae International Hotel and I plan to attend the weekly meetings from now on. A truly excellent avenue for providing a service to the local community…
This morning…
Apart from lectures resuming today – after a one week student strike and
various other disruptions – I headed out to West Taraka early in the morning for a meeting with the parents of students from the Duna Elementary School…
