Another year behind us, 2006 of to a flying start and the sentient beings of planet earth still suffering like there is no tomorrow.They say bad luck comes in three's and going by my experience…
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Yearly Archive for 2006
North we go,Byron Bay, Grafton and Coffs.Beaches, girls and the Pacific H'Way.North we go,hamburgers, fuel stops and surf boards.No hitchhikers,thanks to Ivan Milat……bastard!!Sun and shine,romance, adventure and pot.Friends.And of course some blogging.Peanut butter on toast,another…
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The most read article for the month of December 2005 was:Rantings - “Village Life”…
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I am writing this post from a motel room in Coonabarabran (western NSW). I continue to rush around madly trying to catch up with all. One of the few downsides having many friends is that…
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Restleness abounds,…angst.Must travel,must stay in motion.Deep down in the gut,an anxiety,always there,always lurking.Movement,relief,must keep moving,yes…. motion.From Coonabarabran to Oberon,from Oberon up the coast,from coast to coast,always in motion.From Oz to PNG,and then…?You guessed it… just…
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Saturday, 25th of November
Continued on from “Wagang Village : Series 2 (Part5)”
Of to the hospital in Port Moresby…Got out of bed at 6am, packed, showered, drank lots of coffee and smoked about a dozen ciggies…
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Monday morning and many people here in Sydney going back to work after their xmas holidays. Great stuff having a day off when others must trudge along to their respective work places. As relaxed as…
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The best room in the best hospital in POM,lucky me!A few screams from the street,the odd gunshot.Safe…
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Sunday, 26th of November
Continued on from “Wagang Village : Series 2 (Part6)”A day in hospital…During my 1st week in PNG I was in Port Moresby doing 5 days of language (Tok Pisin) training and an…
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I have stated to post photos from my trip up the north coast. You can view these in the XMAS 2005 photo album. Motorways, friends, family and storms. It's all there !!Tomorrow I leave Sydney…
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As I sit in my hotel room in Cairns (see above), the night before heading back “home”, I reflect on the five weeks just gone by (Wireless available from the hotel room on my laptop)!…
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Was never one for goodbyes,torn away… again.Ever since I was a young lad,always goodbye.As I sit here at Cairns international,I look back over the past five weeks.Seperation and grief,lots of it,they merge.The belonging lies elsewhere…it…
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Arrived back in Lae last Saturday
at around 2pm. As much as I enjoyed my 5x weeks downunder, coming back to Lae on
Saturday had a feeling of coming “home”.
It’s great to be back!!
The…
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1st day back at work
after a 5 week break,
and my 1st PMV ride
into town.
Claustrophobia
disappears temporarily,
my smell hasn't
worked for years,
potholes
galore,
on a bus that will
probably break down.
50T here and 50T
there,
a…
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The following changes have gone through:1) Have created a new category : “Documentation”. All Blog Updates, FAQ's and tips will be now posted to this new category. All existing postings from old categories have been…
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The following change has been made:A new photo album Wishlist has been created. From now on - all photos taken when giving away “stuff” donated by folks back home will be displayed in this album…
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…and the ten things I missed most when I was Downunder:1) The fruit.2) The people3) The smiles4) Tropical rain5) The smells6) The slower pace7) My bed!8) Betelnut9) Travelling by PMV.10) And of course : the…
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For anyone wanting to communicate with Jerry…
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My mate “Sim” - the next door neighbour's dog, is not looking to crash hot at all. About 3x months ago he must have been hit by a car or something, since then he has…
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Yes! The one that wakes me up every “fuckin” Sunday morning. (Excuse the language but there are times when the use of certain “words” gets the point across).This morning, as I stired from a very…
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I have posted some more photos from my trip downunder over the recent xmas break. These photos and other photos from my 5 week break in Oz can be viewed in the XMAS 2005 photo…
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You might be thinking : does Rob get any real work done? …or does he just sit at his computer and blog all day long. With most of the blog postings being non work related…
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…have been posted to the XMAS 2005 photo album.The photos are in positioned within the album in chronological order…
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The following changes have gone through:1) Have re-organised two of the components at the top of the right hand column. The “I.me,mine” component and the “Wishlist” component have been combined into the one component named…
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Protected post.
I posted an article this morning in the “Secret Stash” file. It's a real shame that no one has access to this area of my blog. The story is a whopper and a classic example…
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Today I headed into Lae town with Eli - my “dearest” of PNG friends. The above photo was taken at the Melanesian Hotel over a pot of freshly brewed coffee. It's a new experience for…
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About a 15 min walk from the University's main gate (Unigate) is the suburb or settlement of West Taraka. The locals commonly refer to West Taraka as the “Wild West”. Why? Apparently due to the…
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If I told you…I would have to kill you !!Besides…It wouldn't be “Secret” anymore !!Can anyone guess what I keep there ?…
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…what really pisses me off living and working in PNG ?Having to chase things up 2… 3… 4… 10… times.It seems to be the norm here that when you organise for something to be done…
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