I knew I was back in PNG last night when a street boy pulled a knife out on
Eli and myself. We had wandered down to the local shops in West Goroka to
try and find something…
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Monthly Archive for March, 2007
I sit in the Balus Pak,
Waiting for Eli.
Two days now,
Two days back in PNG.
There's a warm glow in the gut,
it 's a nice glow,
a sense of belonging,
like a coming home.
Papua New Guineans,
interaction,
happiness
and their gorgeous smiles.
Where…
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Since arriving in Goroka last Thursday we have been staying the Mendikwae
Lodge in town. Certainly no four or five star hotel but good enough under
the circumstances and considering the Hospital is covering the cost of
accommodation…
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During my recent visit to Australia over the xmas / new year break I stayed mostly at Mum's at Umina Beach on the sunny Central Coast of NSW, not far from Gosford.As we live and…
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We moved yesterday from Mendikwae Lodge down to the Hospital
grounds into a house commonly known as the Transit House. This is our 2nd
move in less than a week and I’m starting to get the jack…
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I had scheduled to go into one of the local Internet cafes three times a
week for the purpose of emailing and also some blogging. This was going to
be the arrangement until I had organized my…
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I love the PNG markets. A place to go and pickup cheap fruit
and veggies just before dinner time, a place where locals gather, share stories
and watch the world go by. We are lucky - there…
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Tis Friday PM and I just finished my 1st full
week back at work since December 2006. And guess what? I’m thoroughly enjoying
it! It’s only been one week and although there is a long and hard…
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It’s not all fun and games here in PNG and there are times
when I not only get frustrated but very angry as well. My threshold for
patience and withstanding “PNGisms” is continually stretched.
Here is a list…
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If you don’t mind the “F” word please read on…
During a walk around the block this morning - I past a lad
wearing a T-Shirt that read as follows on the front (never got to see…
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Everyday in Goroka…
The water mains get turned off at 10pm,and turned on again at 7am.everyday…everyday!
Too bad…
If one has to go for a shit in the middle of the nightAnd the cistern is empty.Or the taps…
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Re-connected!
To the Internet that is.(Lucky bastard I am to afford the luxury).
Investigated three options (ISP’s):
1) Global.2) Online South Pacific.3) Datec.
All dial-up.
Options ‘1’ and ‘2’… a service so shocking you wouldn’t even
blog about it. So I…
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To those readers that have left the odd comment on my blog.I would like to know whether those times that you have been kind enough to leave a comment against a posting whether you would…
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PNG politics shits me!!
Headlines in the two national papers
this morning read as follows: “The National”: State of Emergency invalid. Court reinstates Southern
Highlands Province Government. The Supreme Court has declared the State of Emergency (SoE) in
Southern Highlands…
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Home for lunch!! Working and living on the hospital grounds
means that I get to go home for lunch – unless I am really hanging out for a
pie and a can of coke – in which…
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Had the runs all morning,No accidents yet!Thank God.
Some market food I ate last night,I was warned:“Stay away from that market food”!I’m not a very good listener.
Rice balls,Flour balls,Rice cakesand whatever.
Stay away from market food!
Or your…
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Nearby…Kama corner and markets,several beer stores,settlements within walking distance.
Sounds of the night,the drunks,the larrikinsand the opportunity seekers.
Little to no respect for order,womens voices scarce.Singing and shouting,loud and vulgar.
The odd expression in english thrown in,Louts, crims…
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As we walked from one end of Goroka town to the other, I remembered my experience in Hyde Park all those years back.
It was in 1988 and to mark the bicentenary celebrations in Australia…
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Henry, one of my colleagues (executive assistant to the CEO)
and the guy I have been sharing a desk with for the last three and a half weeks
shared the following story with me this morning.
Henry is…
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Was it the 45 minute wait in the queue at the ANZ bank?or the Computer store that hasn’t come through with the
printer quote yet?
Was it the pushing and the shoving at the bus stop?or the…
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The sound of wailing relatives does it to me every time.
Women and men alike. Here on the Hospital grounds, everyday. On my way to work
of a morning, on my way home of an afternoon, mid-morning…
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I sit with laptop on lap and reflect on some things Papua
New Guinean. It is becoming clearer to me that if I was to spend another twenty
years working and living in this country, I would…
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My thoughts determine what I say,and what I say determines my actions,my actions then determine who I am.
I therefore need to be aware of what I think and what I say.What else has the “I”…
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Exactly!
That’s a good question and there could be any number of
explanations:
1) There
aren’t any!2) I’ve
got heaps but my internet connection is too slow for the upload.
3) I’m
going through a no photo stage!
4) Lost
interest in the whole…
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We left home early this morning for a day trip to Eli’s
village in Simbu Province (Kaubasis). It was only going
to be a short stay as we wanted to be back in Goroka late afternoon and…
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The construction of our own traditional Simbu village
dwelling is about to commence.
We had an unexpected visitor today, Uncle Joel. Apart from
dropping in some garden food for us we also took the opportunity to discuss…
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A point form post!
1) The Hospital has been a little “lazy” in the organizing of
permanent accommodation for us. For over a month now we have been lodging in
the Hospital’s Transit Lodge and as yet I…
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We have been in Lae since late last week. Eli travelled down by PMV last Thursday and I flew down with Air Link aroyund lunchtime Friday. Great to see the old haunts and catch-up with some…
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With my VISA expirying on the 31st of March and my passport with AVI in Moresby not sure what is happening.
Might end up with a free return flight to Cairns?
Will I turn into an alien…
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With all my material possessions (literally) in tow I arrived back safely in Goroka last night after spending a week in Lae. I was lucky enough (or perhaps unlucky enough) to get a lift back…
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Is defined as (in my own words):
“Our true purpose in life will remain unknown to us and
occurs at 90 degrees to the path we walk. Just like the bee busy making honey
has a deeper purpose…
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