Figuratively and literally! The Hospital is on the verge of
signing a lease for a house. We have been living in the Transit Lodge on the
Hospital grounds for the past five weeks and both of us…
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Monthly Archive for April, 2007
My motto: “Slowly but surely… chip, chip, and chip” is
beginning to pay off.
So far on the work front and in just 5 weeks I have already
had a couple of wins. I have worked on an…
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Tonight…First night in the new house,11:00pm.
The noise of fighting outside,Prompted me to write,I have not written for a week.
A new home…New sounds,Eerie and strange.
Boxes and plenty of them…Sitting,Just waiting.
And then there was The Bed,Yes -…
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Two packets of two minute noodles, couple of fried eggs with
plenty of chili sauce. Let it cool down a little before eating so that it can
be devoured like there’s no tomorrow.
Single? Yep, well for a…
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My work number has been updated and is now as follows:+ 675 7312101Contact details are now as follows:Postal (Australia):
Att: Robert Schilt25 Lentara Rd,Umina Beach NSW 2257Australia
Postal (PNG):
Att: Robert SchiltPO Box 919GorokaEHPPapua New Guinea
Telephone:+675 7312101 (PNG…
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Everyday…
Get’s to me every time,Can’t help but feelanother person’s loss,It becomes my own.
A few minutes ago…A dump truck arrives packed with relativesSome were at the morgue alreadyAll grieve. I stand and observe from a distanceAnd before…
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Eli not back from Lae yet,Cheese and crackers for dinnerQuicker than 2 minute noodlesLaziness.
Yep…The life of a single man,Tried and testedAgain and again.
After the cheese and crackers,A wander to a night market,Buai, smoke and storiesAnd…
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Frustration in PNG knows no limits,For me that is,.Been one of those days…There goes the angry white man!Watch out…There goes that angry SOB,He rants and he raves,Impatient bastard he is.A queue hereAnd another queue over…
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Digital camera fires up and photos finally start to flow again…
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Yesterday we traveled to Kaubasis in Simbu; we managed to
leave home at around 7:30am as we wanted to be back in Goroka before dark.
After a little confusion at the main markets trying to organize a…
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We have headed to “Kaubasis for a couple of days. The locals
have just completed the building of a new classroom and I have been invited to
speak at the opening. We will stay the Friday night…
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That Eli takes a particular interest in are as follows:
1. Due
to my dandruff condition Eli is forever nagging me to rub oil or cream on my
scalp. From time to time she will sit behind or…
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Eli’s maternal grandfather made his final journey back to
his village yesterday. “Kandoni” was a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) preacher for
most of his life and was instrumental in the setup of many parishes around the Eastern…
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A School Fete to celebrate the opening of a
new classroom, a showground full of relatives, lots of rain and photos but more
than anything else… a heap of people off their face and plenty of associated
drunken…
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Gadgets have their place.Space to write.A desk almost as big as the Oval Office.No internet or phone – yet.An in-basket that just grows by the day.Quasi bookshelf.Plenty of cupboard space.Window seat.Privacy.And two chairs!…
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1.
Get around barefoot.
2.
Carry a bilum.
3.
Wear a cap.
4.
Sunglasses if bright.
5.
Chew “buai”.
6.
Learn Tok Pisin.
7.
Travel by PMV.
8.
Walk plenty and be seen.
9.
Stop and talk to people.10. Shop for fresh food at local markets.
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“Many
PMV buses were smashed and their passengers injured in separate attacks on the Highland’s Highway
between Goroka and Simbu following the deaths of two men in separate hit and
run accidents on the weekend.
Relatives
of the deceased rained…
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Been sick for the past two days
and because of malaria symptoms scoffed down a few “Lariam’s” last night, does
not seem to have made a difference. Sore bones, headaches, a running tap for a
nose and a…
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The clock ticks,And the pendulum swings.The merry go round,Just keeps spinning.
Well one day,Crook the next.In Papua New Guinea,Crook ain’t that sweet.
Fever and sore bones,Coughing fits,Cold sweats and more.Crook.
Yes – crook,Sick as a dog.Stinking thinkingAnd all…
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We got broken into last night. The thieves
climbed over the fence and stole our water pump and in the process destroyed the
water supply to the house. We know it happened around midnight because Eli
heard some…
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Yesterday, the US
Ambassador to PNG visited Goroka
General Hospital.
A huge event for the Hospital; Board members and management all wearing their
Sunday best, also for the Hospital staff and anyone else in the vicinity at…
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As Eli washes Isaac,Mama Olgan makes a fire,Uncle Joel plants bananas,And I cook breakfast.
All contributing,All participating,All sharing.Balance.
We sit down and drink coffee,We talk and laugh.The sun is shining,And the sky is clear.
Nearby church bells ring,Young…
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Finally getting my act together as far as
photos. You should see around four new photos posted most days.
Looking… looking… looking……
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It’s been a little over two years since I first landed at Jackson’s Airport in Port Moresby….
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A slingshot!! Made for me by Joel… Eli’s
uncle.
By the way my personal “arsenal” now
includes:
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Slingshot.
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18” Bowie knife (a real knife!)
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Couple of bush knives.
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2.5m Morobe death spear.
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Pocket knife (for fruit).
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One wooden dough roller.
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Bamboo practice sword.
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2m bamboo walking…
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The “Hut” or our Dream Home is coming along
nicely. Work is progressing in earnest and we have been told that the basic
structure is now complete. Uncle Joel was around earlier this week to pickup
some more…
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Why did I become a volunteer?
This is a question that I first asked myself late 2000 early 2001 when I
first applied to become a volunteer with Australian Volunteers International
(AVI). I put the application on hold…
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