Monthly Archive for November, 2007

Rantings: "Ubuntu"

“I am who I am because of who we are”…This may very well be the case,obsession,late nights,more… more… more…Open Source…perhaps a panacea,definitely a window…wide open.The relationship…curiosity,admiration,a paradigm.A paradigm!a shift,a revolution,and of course community.Give me more…
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Yep…

I have finally managed to do a blog post from Linux.This has involved the following challenges:- Getting Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) installed on my Laptop and working without decimating Windows XP.- Coming to terms with Grub…
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Did I mention?

At the opening of the “Hut” at Waraguma during Mum's stay recently and during one of the formal “items” on the day's agenda - I was given clan name by two of the elders…Bolku Kessnah…
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Article of the Month…

The most read article for the month of October, 2007 was :Rantings: “Kaubasis”Statistics for my blog are as follows:Articles: 879Photo Albums: 95Photos: 3552Comments: 197…
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Something in the mail…

This box arrived a few weeks ago:Thanks to my sister Yolande and her family!Contents will be distributed on as needed basis rather than in “one” hit.For other photos of give-aways check out the “Wishlist Photos”…
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IMR…

That stands for ¨Institute of Medical Research¨.This is where I am at the moment (2:20pm) connected to their (almost) broadband ISP connection. I can get rather anal about having my personal laptop updated and patched…
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One women's view on the rape situation in PNG…

Eli wrote the following on rape which we have just emailed to both newspapers for possible publication.I would like to comment regarding the news story: “Gangsters abduct and rape girl”, in one of the local…
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Beautiful Madang…

We got back safely this afternoon from Madang after a 5 to 6 hour PMV ride.
It was a great weekend with our hosts - Nick, Bernadette and Valdek.
Nick came to PNG initially as a volunteer…
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Mum's birthday…

And thanks to VoIP technology we were able to call her on Skype and wish her the best of bestest days. We even got to see her on video!Happy birthday Mum!!! (74 and still kicking!)Thank…
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Our next door neigbour…

Eli…Our next door neighbour Eli markets tirelessly. Most days and evenings there she is, out the front of her house - seeling betelnut, smokes and occasionally home made donuts and ice-blocks. When I head to…
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Rantings: “Public enemy No. 1 !!!”

Liva Lave or commonly known as Livex…
The local wine - this one happens to be “Wild Fruits”…
Packs quite a punch.
The locals mix it with lemonade or coke or sometimes even straight cordial.
I prefer it straight!
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Dad…

I was just thinking of you…(And here you are all dapper…)Here you are back in the early 70's.How I miss you sometimes,to share some of the stories,from here in PNG.And as you lay there gasping…
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Buzz… buzz… buzz…

Been of the air for the past few days!Mainly due to weekend's battle with “public enemy #1″…(Hangovers have never been my forte and the “fun” night always leaves me worse for wear).A few days later…
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Rantings: “Nau tasol mi kam bek pinis long ples”

Just back from the village…

A weekend in the village!
Left town with a head and a gut full of “stuff”,
And as the PMV began to career up the highway,
I could feel the weight slowly lift!
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Up to my neck…

Today was the busiest of days…Between work-work, Rotary and assisting the folks back in the village with the setting up of an association - I'm up to my neck in work. Tis 9:30pm and I'm…
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Tid bits…

(as in sundry)- 8:20pm -  a house half full of folks and here I am in the lounge room writing this post.- Life is good…- I've back of from the Linux obsession (for now).- Gelo…
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Some of the rewards…

I have been running some IT Training courses here at Goroka General Hospital which all got of the ground about six weeks ago. “Introduction to Computers and OpenOffice” to be precise. Four groups have started…
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