Toktok

Toktok in Tok Pisin translates to conversation, have a yarn or chin-wag. I have aimed to include in this category/topic all stories, anecdotes and news articles about Papua New Guinea. Here you will find tales from the village, information and photos on cultural festivals and sporting events, PNG towns together with street and settlement life, PMV’s and just about anything else from the Land of the Unexpected.

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A tribute to Papua New Guinea

With a little help from my friend Malum Nalu – I was fortunate to have a story published in the Weekender section of yesterday’s issue of The National.

What is it going to take?

What is it going to take for PMV operators to take more care on PNG roads? When will PNG’eans realise that the combination of alcohol, speeding and ignoring the road rules is an extremely fatal past-time?

Photos from our engagement

All photos from our engagement ceremony in the village last weekend have now been uploaded for public viewing.

The day we exchanged vows

After more than four years of going out “steady”, we formally exchanged vows in the eye of the Bolku Clan. The weekend unfolded in true Simbu village style and culminated in a tribal ceremony

10 Reasons why I’ll be back

With exactly one month to go before I leave Papua New Guinea and return to Sydney I am reminded of the catch phrase made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger: “I’ll be back”.

An exchange of vows

We’ve been staying out at the “Hut” on and off for the past couple of weeks and it’s been absolutely magnificent.

Meet some of the Kaubasis locals

The walk to the “Hut” from the Highway at Mangiro Junction can take anywhere between one and six hours.

The magic of the “Hut”

We got back from the “Hut” around lunch time on Saturday. We had a fabulous time. The rest, release and nurturing after a few days in the village is beyond words.

Gone to the Hut

We have gone to the village this week and will be staying at the “Hut”. No email, no internet and no work!! Anyone needing to contact us urgently bad luck!!

When an Eye for an Eye

Retributive justice or an eye for an eye as they call it is considered to be somewhat of a barbaric and uncivilised option for those that become unfortunate victims of a serious wrong-doing.

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