Monthly Archive for January, 2007

A new year!

How quick does time pass? It seems that the older one gets the faster the clock ticks over. It's been a long time since I partied and banged my head on new year's eve and…
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Article of the Month…

The most read article for the month of December, 2006 was:Rantings : “Cuckoo”…
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Goroka Coffee Festival 2006 photos…

Have now all been posted to the Goroka Coffee Festival 2006 photo album.
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My contact details…

Have been updated and are as follows:Postal:
25 Lentara Rd,
Umina Beach NSW 2257
Australia

Telephone:
0431 046753 (Oz Mobile)
+675 6823935 (PNG Mobile)
Email / Blog:
rschilt@hotmail.comwww.schilt.info (I recently cancelled both my PO Box and also my 82506000 message service)…
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Tops!

Had a top day today.Woke up early, as Mum was headed out to Homebush for the tennis. Mum does a lot of volunteering you see, we all knock her from time to time - reckon…
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A paradox…

So much internet bandwidth at my disposal……and so little blogging…
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Some great photos from the 2006 UNITECH Cultural Show…

I have just finished posting a couple of hundred photos taken by Ronny at the 2006 UNITECH Cultural Show.
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Rantings : "Back home"

Back in my home town
and loving it!

Back in my home town
and spinning!

Like a spinning top,
well almost.

Culture shock when going,
reverse culture shock when back.

Is there no rest?
Why?
Are the differences that great?
What's next?

That lost feeling again,
unsure,
confused,
and questioning.

Is…
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What's happening?

Interesting question!

From a blogging point of view…

Obviously not a great deal!…
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GPS units and more…

Apart from doing very little blogging since returning to Sydney - I have just purchased a hand held GPS! Who would have thought???The specs of the unit I have purchased are as follows:&nbsp…
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Brisbane…

Have been staying at my sister's place (Lucy) in Brisbane for the past couple of days after leaving Umina Beach (Mum's) on Monday. On the way up north I managed to catch up with some…
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I need help!

I was passing through Glen Innes on my way back from Toowoomba, it was roughly 6:00pm and I was starting to think about sleeping arrangements for the night. Spotted a motel with a big sign…
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Photos from my last visit to Wagang…

Have now been posted to the : Wagang visit (25/11/06) photo album!On the 25th and 26th of November (2006), I managed to escape to Wagang village one last time before departing from UNITECH/Lae. Once I…
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Towards the mighty cause of getting something posted on this blog everyday…

(Well almost)…and also for the benefit of sharing with you a backlog of PNG photos, I have now published all the photos from the Duna Elementary School Graduation which was held towards the end of…
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Blog Update V3.11…

Have added the following link to “Blogs that I read”:

Alcoholics Life : The life of a real alcoholic (this blog has since lapsed)…
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Tonight…

I discovered…
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I'm gone!!

The new toy arrived via courier this morning…Got to run…  See ya !!!!…
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I'm suppose to be on hols…

But! (there's that “but” again)I just can't help myself.Now and then a technical problem comes along which I just can't let go of. This time I'm trying to print to a printer that's connected to…
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A management decision!

The thousand odd photos that have yet to be posted to the blog aren't going to make it. Sorry folks. During my last three months at UNITECH the Internet connection on campus was problem and…
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How's this for a fruit!

Definitely the biggest custard-apple I have ever seen - by far:(My neighbour Anthony holding a big mother of a custard apple. He picked it up for a couple of kina at the afternoon markets commonly…
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Return flight to PNG now booked…

and confirmed by Australian Volunteers International (AVI) for the 15th of February!Itinerary is as follows:
Flight Qantas Airways Limited QF508 Thursday, February 15,
2007Booking Class: Economy Class (Y) Seats booked: 1Departs Sydney
08:05 ConfirmedDeparts Terminal 3 Non-StopArrives Brisbane
08:35…
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Am I turning into a gadget man?

The thought has certainly crossed my mind.Over the past few weeks I have purchased the following items to take back to PNG with me:- Garmin GPSMAP 60Csx (with additional maps and software)- Spare stylus for…
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NRMA Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open

Tomorrow I head into Homebush to watch something I have never seen before….(Mum's volunteering for the five days)NRMA Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open

Date31 Jan-4 Feb 2007
TimeTBC
VenueTennis Centre

The
2007 NRMA Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open is one…
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