More on the herbs of Papua New Guinea
In an effort to try and get some of the Papua New Guinea village herbs documented and researched with the view to finding out what they are and whether they might have any farming or export value, Uncle Joel recently brought another batch with him into town…
The Best of News Feeds #1
After my recent post “A News Aggregator is a must” I have decided to introduce a regular segment called: “The best of News Feeds”. This new addition will basically entail a summary of news stories that I have read via my newsreader and found to be of interest…
10 Things that I miss living in PNG
It is easy to take things for granted when one lives in a place such Sydney or any other largish town for that matter. One has access to the full gamut of goods and services and in most cases these can all be found within minutes from home or work…
Successful upgrade to WordPress 2.6.2
The latest version of Wordpress was released within the past 24 hours and I have already completed a successful upgrade. No major enhancements – just a bunch of fixes and security patches to the Wordpress core files. So far the upgrade appears to have gone well on this blog and without any impact to the modified K2 theme or any of the gazillion Wordpress plugins that I run…
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A lady walks into a very upscale jewelry shop. She browses around, spots a beautiful diamond bracelet and walks over to inspect it. Bending over to get a closer look, she accidently passes gas…
A News Aggregator is a must!
Ever heard of a News Aggregator or RSS? If you visit multiple websites on a regular basis to catch up on their latest stories, news or articles then I highly recommend the use of what is called a News Aggregator…
Goroka Show 2008
“The Goroka Show is a probably the most known tribal gathering and cultural event in Papua New Guinea. It is held every year close to the Independence Day (16th September) in the town of Goroka. About 100 tribes arrive to show their music, dance and culture. This festival started in the mid 1950s from the initiative of missionaries. In recent years it became an attractive tourist destination because it is one of a few opportunities to see the traditional tribal culture.”…
No offense Mr Kapis
William Kapis has received much media attention of late. His name has been linked with two bank robberies, namely the BSP Bank Branch in Kerema and more recently the BSP Branch in Madang. The case is still before the courts…
Bungy Rookies meet the Headhunter
Yesterday afternoon the Bungy Rookies Rugby Union Club met “Headhunter” Stanley Nandex. The Bungy Rookies a group of local street boys that have come together and formed a rugby union club and Stanley Nandex also known as the “Headhunter”, a Papua New Guinean and world champion kickboxer…
Old photos of Lae
I was recently posting some more photos to my online album when I come across a whole bunch of Lae, including some old Lae snaps from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s…
