The most read article for the month of April 2006 was : “UNITECH Graduation 2006″…
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Monthly Archive for May, 2006
Are often the most interesting !!Notice anything unusual about this cigarette butt ?It has been smoked from both ends !!!The mind boggles……I know who did the “smoking” but I'm not saying anything !!Small + Interesting…
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How things work around here !PNG Power is currently updating all the electrical meters at private homes all over campus with a new pay system called : “EasyPay”. What this means is that PNG Power…
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This is where I will be over the weekend…
PNG COFFEE FESTIVAL & TRADE
FAIRPHONE: …
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CCK Academy is a full time martial arts kwoon…
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This afternoon I came back to Lae after briefly visiting the Goroka Coffee Festival, staying with Eli's relatives in “Massey” and catching up with vollie mate Kevin in “Aiyura” (near Kainantu). When I hit Eriku…
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(The above photo of Jethro and his wife Hanneh was taken this morning just outside the campus main gate)Jethro is off to Germany 1st thing tomorrow morning with a contingent from the local Lutheran church…
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Have not had a ciggie for 5 days now !! Been here before - easy to stop, not so easy to stay stopped. The conviction is there to stay stopped - just got to keep…
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This past weekend I was lucky enough to visit the Eastern Highlands town of Goroka for the 4th time. Lucky enough because my visit coincided with the 6th annual Goroka Coffee Festival. A festival of…
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And ready to rip someone's fuckin head off !!!…
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Flowing in at a rate of 4 a day !!Regarding last weekend's trip up to Goroka - I am sticking to the original plan of posting 4 photos a day. You will notice that each…
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The man himself !! With beanie, glasses and (some) facial hair in tow. This photo was taken on campus this morning whilst I was waiting for Eli just before heading into town to the Lae…
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(From left to right : John, Mum, Yolande and Lucy)Here's a dedciation to my dearest mum:To you Mum…you gave me life,you fed me when I was hungry,you held me close to your bossomyou held me…
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Last night the Lae volunteers gathered at the Lae International Hotel for dinner courtesy of the AVI staff Richard and Mary.The above photo was taken last night and going clockwise starting from the left we…
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Unitech's Bursar (Financial Controller) passed away over the weekend and this came as a shock to the University community. He was a reasonably young man, of good health, with a wife and children and was…
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A close friend of mine sent me this email/story on my birthday:Once upon a time in a land far
away, a big little baby was born to a life of adventure. Not everyone understood
his…
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While it is still fresh in my mind.I have mentioned Jerry on quite a number of occasions. Jerry works in the Library here at UNITECH as a “shelver”, has 5 kids (with another on the…
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I have decided to catch the boat with my mate Jerry and his father to Finchafen this morning. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Jerry lost his son recently and I want to be with…
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The fanciest and prettiest in blogging now available !!
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(Photo: taken from the boat as it pulled into the Finchafen #1 wharf)In two of my recent blog posts:I want to share an experience with you…I'm off to Finchafen !…I shared the story with you…
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…in paradise !1) Have just come down with the big “M” (Malaria). On top of still being in recovery mode from my trip to “Bamata” village… illness strikes. In a masochistic sort of way I…
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…that care for me and stay tuned to my blog and read yesterday's post - the Lariam (Mefloquin) I pumped myself full of last night has broken the back of this hideous illness - the…
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The best dam editorial I have read in PNG !!
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I went over to my mates place (Geoff) last night to watch the 1st round of State of Origin. We talked, ate pies and sausage rolls, Geoff had a beer and I sank some orchy…
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This past week has been the hardest week by far since
arriving in PNG, April 2005. Right now I feel both exhausted and relieved.
Exhausted due to the quantity and intensity of issues and experiences that I
have…
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PNG is definitely the “Land of the Unexpected” !I made a decision this week to “fire” my housekeeper - Rondi. Since starting a relationship with Eli there has been a gradual build up of tension…
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(DBS Rugby Team 2006)After a hard week it was nice to unwind yesterday and watch the DBS (Department of Business Studies) Rugby team wip Civil Engineering's arse. Last year's 2005 UNITECH cup was won by…
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And the start of another week.I am facing a busy schedule over the next few days so today's posting will be in point form:1) Never really write much about the work itself. Other things seem…
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Eye balls hanging out of my head after a late night. After my laptop crashed last week I was forced to rebuild it. Getting Windows XP back on was not a problem but…With my friend…
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Had the opportiunity last night to attend a Rotary meeting in Lae. There are two clubs in Lae - one that meets at the Melanesian and the other at the Lae International. I was invited…
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