Monthly Archive for December, 2006


The situation with the power…

Is unbelievably hideous !!On and off… like a bride's nightie !!!PNG Power… you should be ashamed of yourselves…
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My 1st PNG XMAS card…

A couple of weeks ago I received the following XMAS card from young Clyde…
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Article of the Month…

The most read article for the month of November, 2006 was:Possee a la PNG style…
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I am now available for presentations on PNG…

I have decided to make myself available for presentations and discussions on my adventures and travels in PNG. PNG is alleged to be one of the most violent countries in the
world and when reading news…
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Apologies…

No blog entry today.Why?Too many PNG'isms within one 24 hour period.(Stress levels slowly rising)…
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PNG lives up to its name as…

The Land of the Unexpected !!
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Sundries…

Have been wanting to use the word “sundry or sundries” since I was a little boy!Today's post is just that…  sundries.What is the origin of the word “sundry” do you think?Today's sundries are as follows:-…
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Farwell to my colleagues…

…from Business Studies.A few of my colleagues from within the department were kind enough to organise a farewell for those of us leaving UNITECH (thanks a million). The gathering was held last night (Thursday) at…
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Rantings: “Cuckoo”

Cuckoo birds,
black holes,
stir fried,
and starker’s.
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Pancakes for breakfast…

Eli makes a “el supremo” banana variety and this morning I had a go at my own version. (Between Eli and myself it is difficult to know whom makes the best).My recipe this morning was…
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PC to Laptop

Work desktop has been decommissioned and Laptop is back in action…


The frustration still building…

My frustration levels are still on the rise. The process of trying to get things wrapped up here at UNITECH is taking much longer and requiring more effort than what I had originally anticipated. With…
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Technical problems…

Due to technical problems with my laptop or more than likely with the
campus network, I have been experiencing difficulties accessing my
hotmail email and also posting to the blog.
This blog posting was emailed from…
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A breakthrough…

In more ways than one!!Managed to sort out most of the technical issues with my laptop. Not all issues though, as I still cannot post photos to my blog - I believe this to be…
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When I'm frustrated…

The night rain is music to the ears.One of the things I love about living in Lae are the nighttime showers. With Lae copping anywhere between 5m and 6m of rainfall a year - the…
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Rotary xmas gathering

The local Rotary club had heir xmas bash today. The get together was held at Milton's place at Rosewood cottages, top town Lae. And what a feast! It seemed that all we did for 5…
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I got good news…

…and I got bad news !!The good news is that I will be leaving Lae shortly - within the week or so!The bad news is that I'm not sure if it will be this side…
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Farewell UNITECH !

Colleagues and friends,

Time for me to signoff and say goodbye.

It has been 21 months since I landed at Nadzab to take up a volunteer
posting here at UNITECH within the Department of Business Studies. My…
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Shit happens !

And shit did happen to my dear friend Roger P. last week!(The following story is Roger's account of what transpired in his office.)
Well Gang,One of the major reasons I came back here was that I…
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Be-dee-be-deep….

That's all folks !!UNITECH - Over and Out…..shshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshs…
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Eagle has landed !!

The question is where ??…


Rumour has it…

That I have landed in Sydney!After all - yesterday's post “Eagle has landed” perhaps suggests that I have come home.And Mum is asking if anyone out there knows what is going on!!Where the heck am…
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Hello Sydney…

Finally!After much anticipation I have finally touched down in Sydney. Late Friday night to be precise. I'm over the moon that I will be spending xmas and new year period with family and close friends…
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Back on the air !!

It's been weird not doing any blog postings for a few days. For the past two years I have been very consistent with my blogging and have posted stories an/or photos 99% of the time.A…
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Back home for a little over a week

Tis Saturday morning and I have been back in Sydney for just over one week. Been hanging low so to speak. It feels less of  shock this year coming back home than last year. The…
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More Photos…

From the 2006 Coffee Festival in Goroka have been posted and these can be viewed in the Goroka Coffee Festival 2006 photo album…
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