I recently started a PNG Open Source web page separate to my own blog. There's not much on there right now but I am hoping that it will generate some interest within the Open Source…
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Monthly Archive for August, 2007
23 sleeps to go before the arrival of a very special visitor!
Mum arrives in PNG on the 25th of August and will be staying with us for
just under a month.
Yeehaaaah….!!!
Lae,
Eastern Highlands,
Goroka Show,
Madang,
Sorry Peter Barter but…
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The report that Michael Somare doesn’t want anyone to know about…
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Like Sheep!!(Note that in PNG the political party with the highest number of MP's is invited to form government - with counting over - the race is on to woe newly elected MP's into one…
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After months of waiting and waiting and waiting…. the ITShare container has finally made it to Goroka.
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Due to problems with my blog site - today's entry is going to be short and
sweet. By short and sweet I literally mean short and sweet. That is short
and sweet as in short and sweet.
Short…
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A mate from Madang has recently commissioned a website that sells PNG arts and crafts online. He has asked me to add a link to his website from my blog in order to bump up…
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Politics in PNG Highlands is a deadly and extremely serious business and when it comes to elections, PNG men are lousy losers.Here's a story that made headlines in yesterday's Post Courier that proves the point:
Highway…
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With the recent delivery of donated hardware from ITShare - the Hospital's
IT Team together with help from Karl (ITShare) are busy setting up a network
for the Hospital.
Desktops, Servers and Applications will be built using Open…
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From the Buddhist Thought of the Day website…
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After about 5 weeks of PNG election shenanigans and the associated violence
especially in rural areas we made it back to “Wara-Guma” yesterday. With the
two ITShare volunteers being on board for a few weeks we thought…
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Story in today's Post Courier…(My opinion on the matter: Australia should mind its own business and Somare needs to make his way to a retirement village).Somare blasts meddling AustPRIME Minister Sir Michael Somare has accused…
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International no blog post day.
No bull!!…
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A couple of weeks ago a fight broke out in the street outside the house.
The father and son boxing team!
Spectators? Plenty!
Right out the front of the local Jehovah Witness' Church!
Camera handy!
Nothing like a bit of…
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My Skype ID is: “rschilt”…I recently re-activated my Skype account. - not so much for the purposes of doing VoIP calls (dial-up connection only) but so that I can communicate via IRC/Chat as required.Skype me….  …
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Working in a hospital in the Papua New Guinea Highlands can sometimes lead to the witnessing of some pretty ghastly sights. A couple of months ago a chap was admitted with an arrow through is…
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Sometimes it's not what it's cracked up to be,Life that is,like a wave…that eventually crashes…and dies.Reaction,yearning,wantingand all that jazz.Life…A mystery?A challenge?A struggle?Perception,always there,lurking,and patient.Life,A goal?A destination?Or perhaps a process?Attachment and sin,One and the same,Universality,Same old…
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Free and Open Source Software - sounds great doesn't it!!Nothing for nothing!The software might very well be for free but it does come at a price - the know how!A bit like owning a british…
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The consequences of tribal fighting…A picture equals a thousand words!(The above photo was taken by Henri Kia of a patient admitted to Goroka General Hospital on the 15/6/07).NB: Other “Hot Shots”…
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The building of the “Hut” at Waraguma.Last night Eli and Uncle Joel sat down and wrote out a list of folks that have contributed towards the building of the “Hut” at Waraguma. With the housewarming/opening…
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GGH = Goroka General Hospital.I have posted some photos of a few of the staff I work with at Goroka General Hospital. These can be viewed in the “Staff” photo album.Sr. Sonia Korowi - Director…
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Lae - here we come!!We head down to Lae today for a few days. And on Saturday we get to see Mum!! (Yeehaaah!! again). Mum will be staying with us for just under a month…
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After much anticipation and some nerves - Mum has finally arrived in PNG! It's sure been a hectic few days - not even enough time to post a lousy blog!Nevermind… I'm back!So far:23/8 (last Thursday)…
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Here's some photos from the past few days…(As they say: a picture equals a thousand words - so a few photos must be equivalent to at least a 5000 word essay!!)Mum meets Issac Boss (Eli's…
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An easy way to keep track of Mum's adventure is simply bookmark the following link:”Mum's visit 2007″A few notes to summarise “things”:- Mum. Eli and Uncle Joel left Goroka this morning for Madang and Manam…
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