Comments on: A thief at Goroka General Hospital?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:45:13 +0000

Bel bilong mi em i bugerap pinis!!

By: Tavurvur

Tavurvur — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:55 +0000

Ray, that is disgusting what happened to you.

It’s things like your case that really really piss me off – it’s disgraceful behaviour.

It makes me sick to the stomach too.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:31:39 +0000

Robert,
It is all too familiar, although I have not been in PNG as long as you but have had numerous volunteer assignments where similar has happenned to me many times. The latest one being…. having my credit card numbers used to the tune of K13000 by a so called reputable Car Hire Company in Lae, not once but twice in succession a month after I had paid and left PNG. It is now in the hands of the Law. I am not expecting positive results though. It makes me sick to the stomach that good Aussie volunteers to PNG like us just get kicked in the teeth by people who do not deserve our aid. I’ve had enough!!!
You have done the right thing, a letter of shame.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:08:21 +0000

I like the name and shame approach.
Just gotta catch the bastard!!

By: Nick Reese

Nick Reese — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:11:05 +0000

The thing that is stupid about this sort of theft too is that the thief probably can’t even make use of the mouse. The sort of theft in the Solomons that used to really irk me was when things were stolen becuase they could be – I had two electric guitars in Honiara – an Ibanez and a Fender Telecaster. The pickup selector knob was stolen from both of them becuase they couldn’t steal the whole guitar – but they could take the plastic knob!!

By: Nick Reese

Nick Reese — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:07:04 +0000

But Robert, you weren’t using it!! It was obviously a spare one. And it was attached to anything – hem barava loose something!!

By: Tavurvur

Tavurvur — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:27 +0000

Robert,

I think you approached this situation the right way. I’m not saying it will solve the problem but it will have an effect.

Tavurvur

By: Weast

Weast — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:10:26 +0000

The act of stealing from your relative is very common, Even within extended family you can not trust everyone, my mother would always make sure one of her was in the house when other relatives were around. I never understood why till i grew up.

I say Name and Shame

You need to find the culprit and shame them, shame is the biggest punishment you can inflict on another PNG person…….