2006
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Wagang Village – Series 2 (Part7)
During my 1st week in PNG I was in Port Moresby doing 5 days of language (Tok Pisin) training and an induction into the local cultural. This training was conducted by an organisation called “National Volunteer Services” (NVS), the PNG equivalent of Australian Volunteers International (AVI) if you like. Marcus and Egma were two of the NVS staff I became friendly with during this first week in PNG…
“Port Moresby and hospitals”
The best room in the best hospital in POM,
lucky me!
A few screams from the street,
the odd gunshot.
Safe.
…
The Wishlist stirs again…
The wishlist has been in suspended animation for some time now. Since arriving in Sydney and talking to people about my experiences in PNG, many have offered to donate clothes and other items for me to take back to Lae…
Monday morning…
Monday morning and many people here in Sydney going back to work after their xmas holidays. Great stuff having a day off when others must trudge along to their respective work places. As relaxed as my life has become over the past 10 months since leaving Hornsby Council, I still enjoy the feeling of not working when others must…
Wagang Village – Series 2 (Part6)
Of to the hospital in Port Moresby Got out of bed at 6am, packed, showered, drank lots of coffee and smoked about a dozen ciggies. The bus was booked for 9:30am, so there was plenty of time for me to “focus” on my sore leg…
“Travelling”
Restleness abounds,
angst.
Must travel,
must stay in motion…
Greetings from Coonabarabran….
I am writing this post from a motel room in Coonabarabran (western NSW). I continue to rush around madly trying to catch up with all. One of the few downsides having many friends is that it makes it very time consuming attempting to catch-up with everyone, especially within 5x weeks…
“Heading North”
North we go,
Byron Bay, Grafton and Coffs.
Beaches, girls and the Pacific H’Way…
Another year bites the dust…
Another year behind us, 2006 of to a flying start and the sentient beings of planet earth still suffering like there is no tomorrow. They say bad luck comes in three’s and going by my experience over the past couple of days : so true…
