The most read article for the month of August, 2006 (and also July 2006) was :Simbu - Fined for spitting buaiNB: I subsequently wrote a letter which I sent off to The National newspaper, this…
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Monthly Archive for September, 2006
Come across this article recently…
Sydney - Australia is gearing up for what many see as the impending
collapse of Papua New Guinea, the colony it gave independence to 31
years ago and the troubled South Pacifics…
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(I hung up the following notice on various campus notice-boards this morning)I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the UNITECH
Cultural Show 2006. The hard work, the dedication and commitment…
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2006 Cultural ShowPhotos and StoriesWhen: Thursday, 7th of September 7:30pmWhere: Duncanson Hall
Come long to DH this Thursday evening and watch a couple of “Crazy” white guys share…
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Whom could quite easilty be labelled “grumpy” does in fact have a great sense of humour. A couple of weeks ago he emailed me the following short story:==>For the last three days I have been…
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*From:* Lae Chamber of Commerce [mailto:lcci@global.net.pg]
*Sent:* Wednesday, 6 September 2006 9:36 AM
*To:* * 2006 LCCI Members
*Subject:* Prison Outbreak
*Importance:* High
**Members,**
**The Chamber has been advised by the Police that there has been an
outbreak of 22 detainees from…
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Was a success !
Anthony and myself “performed” to a packed house at Duncanson Hall last
night and the response from the students (crowd) was very positive.
It was also nice to give something back to the…
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The following poster was put up on notice boards around campus advertising the “gig” Anthony and myself organised for this Thursday evening just gone…
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Nothing lasts forever…
sorry to disappoint you but…
Not even God.
The mountains, rivers and planets;
life, family and friends,
all shall pass…
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Firstly, queues in PNG have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. One walks
into a store or shop to buy something and the person with the longest
arm always gets served first. Most people have absolutely no regard
whatsoever…
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I'm heading off to Wagang-Luhu for the day. After I few days of intense marking I need a bit of a breather plus I promised my friend Jethro (Wagang-Luhu clan elder) that I would come…
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…after yesterday's visit to Wagang-Luhu. In the end I had close to a three hour wait at the Rainbow Store in town for the PMV/truck. I started waiting at around 9:30am and left Lae in…
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…I'm going to be flat out !!- The PNG University games are on
this weekend starting today. Teams from most tertiary institutions
around the country have turned up for three days of competition and
sport. Will try and…
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Yep…Mr and Mrs Piggy have arrived.This morning at 7:30am on my doorstep.Thanks Uncle Joel!All the way from Kaubasis - Simbu.The search for “what shall we call them” - now starts in in earnest.I can already…
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Today I had the opportunity to address the board members of the Duna Elementary School in West Taraka. The school has had a half finished classroom sitting idle for the past six months, , each…
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…now have names!Boy pig : “Prof”Girl pig : “Princess”"Prof” and “Princess” are settiling in very nicely and I get the feeling they are thoroughly enjoying their new home.This afternoon they get a bath!Eli and myself…
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Never really liked exams much. This morning I supervised two exams for
my final year group (IS422) and I can't help but remember what exams are
like for me. The fact is that…
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…I've worked really hard but don't seem to have got far at all. Right
now I'm looking at a pile of marking and just looking at it is certainly
not making it go away. Marking…
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What did I do this morning, after I woke up, I hear you ask…
- Woke up just on sunrise (approx 5:45am).
- Had a bit of “scratch” and a “illikuli” (wishing it was the weekend).
- Up…
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Removed all inactive links under “Favourites” and “PNG Links”…
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Papua New Guinea has been very generous to me. The 18 months or so that
I have lived and worked here I have slowly fallen in love with the
country and its people. I do not use…
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…I have become intimately acquainted with the expression:”Squeal like a pig!!!”…
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Tourists attacked!
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‘Unitech needs better IT’Post Courier Newspaper (22/9/06)(Shame no one is doing anything about it !!)THE University of Technology in Lae is desperate
for an upgrading of its information and communication technology infrastructure
to ensure it…
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There has been unrest on campus the last few days…
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The students are angry at the death of their brother and colleague, the one whom was shot at one of the local clubs last Friday night. There is also much pain and tears as the…
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When the lord made man all the parts of the body argued who would be boss.
The brain explained that since he controlled all the parts of the body he
should be boss. The legs argued that…
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Last Saturday I was in town with Eli when a fight broke out on the street just outside of Foodmart (the local supermarket). I had my camera handy so I started taking some photos. As…
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“Prof” and “Princess” or Mr and Mrs Oink. (That's “Prof” in the above photo).Or… I could have said : please meet the “Oinks” !Took a couple of shots of my new “babies” over the weekend.Checkout…
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