A few things…
Been sick for the past two days and because of malaria symptoms scoffed down a few “Lariam’s” last night, does not seem to have made a difference. Sore bones, headaches, a running tap for a nose and a nasty cough…
10 Reasons why not to travel by PMV
The following is an exerpt of a story that appeared in today’s newspaper: “Many PMV buses were smashed and their passengers injured in separate attacks on the Highland’s Highway between Goroka and Simbu following the deaths of two men in separate hit and run accidents on the weekend…
10 Tips for staying safe in PNG
1. Get around barefoot…
“My new home office…”
Gadgets have their place.
Space to write.
A desk almost as big as the Oval Office.
No internet or phone – yet…
One night in “Basis”
A School Fete to celebrate the opening of a new classroom, a showground full of relatives, lots of rain and photos but more than anything else – a heap of people off their face and plenty of associated drunken behaviour…
Bubu “Kandoni”
Eli’s maternal grandfather made his final journey back to his village yesterday. “Kandoni” was a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) preacher for most of his life and was instrumental in the setup of many parishes around the Eastern Highland’s / Simbu border districts…
Body parts on my person…
That Eli takes a particular interest in are as follows…
I’ve gone to the village…
We have headed to “Kaubasis” for a couple of days. The locals have just completed the building of a new classroom and I have been invited to speak at the opening. We will stay the Friday night and come back to Goroka on the Saturday afternoon…
The Two Kina Hold-Up !
Yesterday we travelled to Kaubasis in Simbu; we managed to leave home at around 7:30am as we wanted to be back in Goroka before dark. After a little confusion at the main markets trying to organize a PMV (fairly normal) we finally departed town for Eli’s village…
