Education fees for a PNG child for one whole year!
When Mum visited us last year she made a decision to sponsor the school fees for one of the local girls. Many a PNG child will…
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Personal adventures in the Land of the Unexpected
Education fees for a PNG child for one whole year!
When Mum visited us last year she made a decision to sponsor the school fees for one of the local girls. Many a PNG child will…
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Meet Eli and Nime…Eli lives next door with her family and Nime - well I'm not really sure where he lives - probably an area they call the Banana Block (a local settlement).Eli is married…
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A very short post this evening.My internet connection is playing silly buggars. It works and then it works and then it doesn't. I'm lucky to get a few lines posted tonight and that will have…
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The Vice-Chancellor speaks out…(or does he?)(and is he telling the truth?)(more will certainly be revealed!)Story as it appeared in todays issue of The National:Unitech VC wants others speak for him
UNIVERSITY of Technology (Unitech) Vice- Chancellor…
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The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is currently in PNG on an official visit. Today he's in Moresby but tomorrow he will be paying a short visit to Goroka in the Highland's. Yes Goroka!More interestingly…
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Today, the 7th of March 2008 at approximately 2:30pm - I got to shake hands with the Prime Minister of Australia - Mr Kevin Rudd!
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I have posted some more photos from yesterday’s visit to Goroka by the PM of Australia. I got about 50 snaps all up and 25 have gone up this afternoon with the remainder to be posted tomorrow.
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Have now been posted to the Australian PM visit March 2008 photo album…
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I wanted to write this post whilst the feeling of deep gratitude was
still fresh in my mind.
As I mentioned in yesterday's blog - I was scheduled to visit a village
for a night in the Upper…
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Here is the letter I wrote this afternoon to the Manager of the local Brian Bell store regarding the long delay in getting an AIRCON unit fixed…
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And not a post in sight!!…
…and irresponsible than ever!!
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I gave myself a birthday present this week… a domain name!
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OROKA town came to a stand still, excitement filled the air, as crowds
of people lined up the main drives and the fence along the Goroka
airport to watch the C130 RAAF Hercules land on Friday morning, March
07…
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It's starting to get ridiculous!
How many different ways can a person be contacted? It would appear to be many.Consolidation please!Check it out…(And my work address at the Hospital does not even get a mention!)
Postal (Australia):
Att…
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I can hear the preacher,
even as I write,
he rants and he yells,
non stop.
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I witnessed an example this afternoon at the Hospital.
A girl was caught stealing (very unfortunate for her) some clothes and a bilum from another woman…
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HALF of Lae city has been caught
up in violence.(Story as it appeared in yesterday's issue of The National)
The focal point of the violence is spread around the Ahi local level
government area of Lae…
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A photo of Uncle Russell holding a couple of ties that we gave him late last year…
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Of to Wara-Guma for some R&R!We will be away at the “Hut” over the long weekend for some well earned rest and relaxation. Our dutch vollie mate Marcel will also come with us - it…
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Still at the “Hut”!No time nor the means for posting from the village!!…
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I mentioned a week or so ago that I had registered a new Domain Name:”trupela.com”OK…My main reason for indulging like this is to slowly migrate my blog over to a Wordpress format. Well this process…
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I received the following press release from a fellow buddhist earlier today…
DALAI LAMA…
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I had the opportunity to shake hands with the Australian PM a couple of weeks ago and here’s the snap to prove it…
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I got an email this afternoon from a fellow rotarian who wanted to know when the Goroka Coffee Festival is being held this year.
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Pregnant man Thomas Beatie feels ‘incredible’…
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I have not posted anything to the blog.Why?Two reasons:1) Eli played in a soccer tournament and I tried to catch as many games as I could.2) Between games I was busy working on my new…
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