October 2008
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Travel advice for Papua New Guinea
The perception that outsiders have of Papua New Guinea basically remains unchanged over the years. According to the Australian Government, a friend and close neighbour, PNG remains a violent, dangerous and extremely risky country to travel. Is this only perception or is there some truth to this?…
A gathering of the eight Keto-Tapasi clans – the Preparation
For three days and nights the eight Keto-Tapasi Clans rejoiced. Young and old, they danced and they sang, they celebrated the traditions of their ancestors. Men that had never worn bilas before did so for the first time. The old sat down with the young to teach them the intricacies of body decoration. Over the three day period singsing groups from all over Kaubasis expressed custom with spontaneity and pride. Many an old folk told me how they had not witnessed such a display of unity and community spirit since they were young kids…
Great minds!
It is said that only great minds are able to read the following…
Granny Flat and Haus Kunai up in flames
Last night the granny flat where Mama Blogan was living and the “haus kunai” out the back of the house went up in flames. Lucky no one was hurt nor any thing major lost through the fire…
A gathering of the eight Keto-Tapasi clans – the Welcome
We have just come back from the most amazing five days in the village. Papua New Guinea is full of surprises but there’s a few experiences that stand out above all others, the last few days will definitely go down in my memoirs as the best of the best…
Cows Revenge
Have pity on this poor farmer!…
No names no faces
I’m going to share a short story with you that clearly demonstrates the obvious corruption and at times twisted behaviour that is endemic within Papua New Guinea. When folks talk about corruption they inevitably point their fingers at the halls of power in Port Moresby or the assemblies at Provincial level, they blame Politicians and bureaucrats, some point there finger at the Police or maybe even big business and of course the last few years the asians have copped it…
A new species of Hibiscus discovered in PNG
Every so often a new species of flora is discovered in Papua New Guinea and this one is a cracker there’s definitely a reason why they call this the Land of the Unexpected!!…
Launching of the Keto-Tapasi Progress Association
Today we head to Kaubasis village and our “Hut” in preparation for a gathering on Thursday of the eight Keto and Tapasi Clans to celebrate and mark the launching of our newly registered association. This day has been close to 18 months in the making and can be considered a major milestone for the village folks…
WordPress and Kaizen
A long time friend recently sent me an email in which he used the word “Kaizen”. You might be thinking what the heck is “Kaizen” (as I did when I first saw the word) and how does it relate to Wordpress or blogging?…
