Here is how the “Hut” looked as of yesterday…
The rest of the photos I took yesterday can be viewed in the “The “Hut” @ Waraguma (Kaubasis)” photo
album.
We also said goodbye to young Paul…
Paul heads back…
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Monthly Archive for July, 2007
Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to have Richard (a fellow volunteer) travel with me to the village. Richard has a camera and managed to snap some photos of yours truly.All of them have…
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I was on my way to the weekly Rotary meeting earlier this evening when I bumped into a couple I know from Eli's village. We chatted briefly and I asked them where they were going…
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On the front page of yesterday's Post CourierThe bloke stole K8000 from my volunteer mate Anthony last year. The evidence was on ANZ Bank video - black and white! A sure conviction you might think!…
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The face of “old” Papua New Guinea…This photo was taken on my visit to Koko in the Unggai-Bena District of the Eastern Highlands on 8/6/07. I travelled out to Koko with the Clinton Foundation and…
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The most read article for the month of June, 2007 was :
Rantings : “Balus Park”Statistics for my blog are as follows:Articles: 795Photo Albums: 92Photos: 3333Comments: 176…
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The PNG extended family thing gets a bit too much for me at times. People in
and out of the house, the sleeping over and then of course there's the
communal meals. All too much for this…
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The post I wrote last Wednesday: “Our good old mate Benjamin”…Had a small error.As noted by a reader leaving a comment - scrutineers are not hired or appointed by the Electoral Commission (EC) but rather…
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The folk of the Eastern Highlands finally got there chance today to cast
their votes and elect new political leaders for the next 5 years. Politics
in PNG is messy to say the least and if the…
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I have posted the remaining photos from yesterday's polling day at the Rotary Park in Goroka Town.All election related photos that I have posted so far can be viewed in the “PNG Elections 2007″ photo…
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I can be found most afternoon's strolling the streets of West Goroka. I have a soft spot for street boys and there's lots of them hanging around the West Goroka shops. I inevitably stop for…
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Due to a couple of issues I have not been able to post to my blog the last couple of days.Issue#1:Front page in yesterday's Post Courier:
PNG Power men pull the plug on city lights…
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I am still experiencing problems with my internet connection and therefore have not posted anything the past day or so. It is now 6:15pm Sunday afternoon and somehow I managed to connect this time.Volunteer Anthony…
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Most ballot boxes were transported back to the central counting area on the same day that polling took place (9/7/07). Others, especially ballot boxes from the rural areas took a little longer. Polling took place…
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Counting is now well under way for all PNG Provinces and Districts. The website for the Electoral Commission is updated on the hour and is an accurate account of counting results.
CLICK HERE FOR 2007 PNG…
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As counting unfolds for the PNG 2007 elections - tensions rise! In the end there will be just one winner and as a rule Papua New Guineans do not fancy losing. Whether it's rugby, tribal…
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…or IOSN.I was recently introduced to the “International Open Source Network”.”The International Open Source Network (IOSN) is a Center of
Excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific Region. It shapes its activities around
Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies…
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Today's been one of those days,A relaxing day,An interactive day,Tops for a Saturday.Walking,and more walking,plenty of walkingand then some.The shoes are offand I head down to the market,Uncle Joel heads down to Lae,always bumping into…
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We live just around he corner from the National Sports Institute (NSI), this is the location where vote counting is taking place for the whole of the Eastern Highlands Province (EHP). It has been a…
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…corrupt, chaotic, complex and at times violent.Today is Monday and it's a Public Holiday in PNG - Remembrance Day. A long weekend! Yeehaaah….Here I am at home: blogging, surfing, emailing and researching Open Source material…
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….the country of delays within delays within delays!
The container the Hospital has been waiting for since March has finally made
it to Lae. The container is packed full of donations from various
organisations back in Australia. It…
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First day on the job for the two ShareIT volunteers: John MacKenzie and Karl Goetz.It was very much an induction day for the two of them and I ended up inviting them back to my…
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Digicel is a mobile phone carrier that was recently given license by the PNG Government to begin operations here in PNG. It is estimated that Digicel has invested close to K1 billion to date and…
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From today's The National front page (Friday, 27th of July):Yali stunner
CONVICTED rapist James Yali has become the first person in PNG to be win
a seat in…
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Marcel is a VSO volunteer and a physiotherapist currently working at Goroka General Hospital. Check out Marcel's Blog here… but only if you can read dutch!…
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Over the past 24 hours the winners of Eastern Highlands Province Open and Regional seats have been declared. For the latest results check out the PNG Electoral Commission website. It's not totally up to date…
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I dread going to the bank,
I really - really dread going to the bank.
There's always a queue,
Always a very - very long queue.
The queues in PNG banks are long and slow,
A gut wrenching affair,
Enough to…
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The man that burnt down his own house!!
Uncle Steven has, or perhaps better said - had, a house in West Taraka
located close to Eli's parents home at an area commonly known as Scout Camp.
Uncle Steven…
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