Downtown Goroka,
red corner,
described by many as…
the worst of the worst.
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Tag Archive for 'buai'
(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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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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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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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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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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We left home at around 8:30am this morning and were planning to catch a PMV
from the main markets and head out to the village at Kaubasis. We had
arranged to meet Uncle Joel at the “Hut”…
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Eli has been working a little market of late, ice blocks mainly but occasionally some buai too. The ice blocks Eli sells are the best in the business, sweeter, colder and juicier than the competition…
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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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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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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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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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(wrote this ranting during the supervision of the IS326 exam)The Land of the Unexpected!Tribalism, magic and religion,churches, preachers and song,fresh food, buai and plenty of languages,corruption, violence and laughter.Papua New Guinea……expect the unexpected!PMV's, potholes and…
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Twice shy !!
I ducked into Eriku last Friday to do a quick shop and I got pulled up
again by the Council Ranger. Not for spitting buai this time but for
throwing a cigarette butt…
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Once a jolly Chimbu,
camped by a marshy swamp
Under the shade of a kokonas
tree
Andy sat, Andy watched, Andy waited while his meri
worked,
Who'll come and kai kai the buai with
me?…
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It is a well known fact that PNG Highlanders take their politics very seriously…
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The letter I sent of to The National Newspaper a couple of weeks ago was published last Wednesday…
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This is one of the stories from
“Kaubasis” that I am really looking forward to sharing.
PNG would appear to be predominantly a Christian country although after living
here for a short while it has become very obvious…
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