Today was one of the busiest days of my life!
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From boys to men…Recent story in The Post Courier…
Ritual that instills values
Identified adult males only are allowed entry.
Unnecessary people –– out!
For 30 days, 24 young boys, ages ranging from 15 to 25 have…
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And here we were at Goroka airport,to check Mum in,for her return flight to Sydney…How time flies!The Air Niugini counter…Dam queues!Chaos and worse…Queue jumping!!Queue jumping by all!The Papua New Guinean way…Lets see who'll get served…
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Last Wednesday, after a quick squizz at the “Hut”, we also took a drive out to the village of Eli's Mum, Fatao. It was during this visit that Mum had the opportunity to meet Eli's…
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Standing next to Mum as we both stood in front of the “Hut” for the first time was one of those magic moments in life.
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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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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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And the “hut” is coming up a cracker!
We drove out with Uncle Fred this morning with: timbers for doors and window
frames, 600m of barbed wire for fencing and hinges. The “hut” will have two
doors and…
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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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It’s been a little over two years since I first landed at Jackson’s Airport in Port Moresby….
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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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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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Thank You.Holidays here are great.Sure glad I'm going back to PNG though!!You are busy,you are manic,too many carsand way too many people.Why not come and visit us in PNG some time?You will always be welcomed,and…
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How quick does time pass? It seems that the older one gets the faster the clock ticks over. It's been a long time since I partied and banged my head on new year's eve and…
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Tis Saturday morning and I have been back in Sydney for just over one week. Been hanging low so to speak. It feels less of shock this year coming back home than last year. The…
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Finally!After much anticipation I have finally touched down in Sydney. Late Friday night to be precise. I'm over the moon that I will be spending xmas and new year period with family and close friends…
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And shit did happen to my dear friend Roger P. last week!(The following story is Roger's account of what transpired in his office.)
Well Gang,One of the major reasons I came back here was that I…
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Colleagues and friends,
Time for me to signoff and say goodbye.
It has been 21 months since I landed at Nadzab to take up a volunteer
posting here at UNITECH within the Department of Business Studies. My…
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I have decided to make myself available for presentations and discussions on my adventures and travels in PNG. PNG is alleged to be one of the most violent countries in the
world and when reading news…
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Have put through the following changes:1) Added URL to Blog “PNG Links” for Adventure Kokoda. 2) Reorganised “PNG Links”…
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