tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50503794565122998642024-03-04T10:23:26.006+10:00Kings NoteA personal blog...Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-7417396526888632292024-03-03T23:37:00.006+10:002024-03-04T10:22:55.102+10:00Newspapers in PNG can reduce sports gambling among young people<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> G<span style="text-align: justify;">ambling in many countries is
often thought of as a form of entertainment, characterized by betting or wagering
something valuable or financial such as money </span><span style="text-align: justify;">(WHO, 2024)</span><span style="text-align: justify;">.
The furthest I have delved into gambling may have been playing Bingo when I was
in the village over the Christmas holidays. But believe me when I say that
gambling has risen in Papua New Guinea especially among vulnerable groups such
as young people </span><span style="text-align: justify;">(ABC Pacific, 2023)</span><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Casino gambling came into the scene
through the passing by PNG Parliament of the Gaming Control Bill 2007 that
allows casinos and internet gambling in PNG <!--[if supportFields]><span
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style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Rayel et al., 2016)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]-->. Over the years, as internet became easily
accessible, Papua New Guineans began to take up online gambling with some
ordinary punters loosing up to K1000 (US$300) in a year on Australian National
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style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(ABC Pacific, 2023)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]-->. In Australia, around 80,000 to 160,000
Australians experience problem or addictive gambling which includes a range of
negative social outcomes such as criminality, housing instability, relationship
problems, financial difficulties such as indebtedness, and domestic violence <!--[if supportFields]><span
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To inform public health approaches to problem gambling by examining how the
news media covers problem gambling, with a particular focus on the causes,
consequences and solutions to problem gambling, and the 'actors' and sources
who influence media coverage. Methods: A qualitative content analysis guided by
framing theory analysed coverage of problem gambling in Australian newspapers
in the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. Results: Solutions to problem
gambling were more frequently discussed than causes and consequences. A focus
on the responsibility of individuals was preferred to reporting that focused on
broader social, ecological, and industry determinants of problem gambling.
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political issues frequently discussed. In contrast, the community sector,
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field-end'></span><![endif]-->. This might be happening in PNG too though there
is little research being done on this. In Australia, younger men are most at
risk of falling into gambling because they are more exposed to sports betting
normalisation processes such advertising during NRL games on TV or on social
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the determinants of: (i) gambling behaviour, including if a person
does gamble and the type of gambling engaged with; (ii) the number of
sports and non-sports bets made over a 12-month period; and (iii) attitudes
towards betting on sports. The probability of betting on sports decreased with
increasing age and was lower for women and people with a university education.
This gender difference varied with age, with the greatest difference found
among the young. Similar effects were observed for the number of sports bets
made, which declined with age. The gender difference in the number of sports
bets also varied with age with the greatest difference found among the young
arising from the high propensity of young men to bet on sports. Attitudes to
sports betting were also analysed, with a key finding that, within friendship
circles, the views that sports betting is perceived as harmless, common and
very much a part of enjoying sports were stronger among young men. These
permissive attitudes were stronger among people who bet on sports and those who
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style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Seal et al., 2022)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]-->. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnX6V7zkZeTjjm51bqSnYMa3fSDAD6ld174udozyRVUCnhaBIsu34Ejub5q9VMVtE2yPBtJJ8os-cKntdxu7Q9EahCmN3JUk_sbbNcE31aKlMN0OfqAUjcpNCU3Fv73byo0SbC5zlgOogNmZjASxE4JxEpVCtkGz4aTZKkQshgwqWWv_VwPkBWrNz3O5Q/s4624/20240303_230627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnX6V7zkZeTjjm51bqSnYMa3fSDAD6ld174udozyRVUCnhaBIsu34Ejub5q9VMVtE2yPBtJJ8os-cKntdxu7Q9EahCmN3JUk_sbbNcE31aKlMN0OfqAUjcpNCU3Fv73byo0SbC5zlgOogNmZjASxE4JxEpVCtkGz4aTZKkQshgwqWWv_VwPkBWrNz3O5Q/w400-h180/20240303_230627.jpg" title="Hard earned money from Papua New Guineans can be lost through gambling" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Young people who are not careful can loose their hard earned cash to online gambling</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, the media can be an
avenue to call out addictive gambling especially newspapers which can help
vulnerable groups such as young people. Firstly, Miller et al, noted that
newspapers should frame stories around gambling by including the voices of
problem gamblers. While these problem gamblers might be reluctant to share
their stories, at least the story begins the debate around reducing the
addictive nature of gambling. Journalists have a responsibility to reduce
gambling in our communities by finding problem gamblers or reformed gamblers
and doing their stories. Secondly, another way to tackle problem gambling is to
combat it with advertising. There is already evidence that advertising leads to
increased risk of gambling (McGrane et al., 2023) so newspapers must turn this around by using advertisements to reduce addictive gambling patterns by providing strategies such as setting personal limits on betting <span>(</span>ABC Pacific, 2023). Who will foot the advertising bill? Miller et
al (2014), pointed out that there must be collaboration between the media and
health organizations to develop ways to financially back advertising against
gambling.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29jPpp3hyphenhyphen8Lil0l5E5BJKbw10eC6WCT291IpEqhEpxpy5IY2e28RVJJR_gijb_uYeqFi1nYkFX4Vbg9nARPRS5giFrkMFMk3ZeGw2Md5bYyep5TyUhyGTOQZSq9vMciVDRcZj2d3foEyciDCsEPAzIk90y9GuiJx5uBupc6QEbTNjTIrtSK0RUY7JtY41/s4624/20240303_230442.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Newspapers have a role in reducing sports gambling in our country especially for young people" border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29jPpp3hyphenhyphen8Lil0l5E5BJKbw10eC6WCT291IpEqhEpxpy5IY2e28RVJJR_gijb_uYeqFi1nYkFX4Vbg9nARPRS5giFrkMFMk3ZeGw2Md5bYyep5TyUhyGTOQZSq9vMciVDRcZj2d3foEyciDCsEPAzIk90y9GuiJx5uBupc6QEbTNjTIrtSK0RUY7JtY41/w400-h180/20240303_230442.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Newspapers can be a used by public health organisations to reduce gambling among young people</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So personally, I believe that if
you have never tried online gambling, do not try it as it can become addictive
and lead to social and health problems for you down the line. Even if you
already began sports betting, seek to set a limit for bets or never bet more
than you can lose. The PNG Government must also see this as a rising problem
and find ways to address this before many more social and health problems
arise.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-25690288656110356942024-03-02T17:53:00.004+10:002024-03-02T17:53:53.716+10:00Amazing Pero Pero<p>Madang has some really good places to visit if you are looking for a getaway. </p><p>I recently took my children for a tip to a rural guest house on Karkar Island in Madang. You have to travel for about an hour out of Madang town until you reach Megiar village. Then you can get on a boat and travel for another hour on a speed boat to get to Kuburne village. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyyFj1FkFk65ONaYORjwPc2IH_g4H4N9e3IXaFv_2ke8SHWRwIVUX-WubH5Z-6-nYmbYXtqwLT0rExMCj3P4A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p>On arrival, you will see that the guest house is located in the village setting but the owners have moved a bit to the edge of the village and set up their lovely guest house. The guest house, set in the lovely Kuburne village, has two bungalows which are well made and comfortable. The interior of the two houses are done well - you have polised wooden floors, comfortable chairs, proper solar lighting, running water for bathrooms and toilets. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqbg-dhxcittIqqb3FKQfUaEQpHU8NTe-bP3zVxJwYEVDj4gIa-sJGalf4jr5Tl9dpEGIJpJmaoQrifb_nyvNva43ljbElzmiA5ULSowJP_7KqSG1ta4sgE_l2Jh6AmQcLdi-EJ5QQbTr_s6zhk_IdNoc9a_xROmFfqIbarW4jJVGTJwOCcIQG7TofvTf/s4624/20240111_063946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqbg-dhxcittIqqb3FKQfUaEQpHU8NTe-bP3zVxJwYEVDj4gIa-sJGalf4jr5Tl9dpEGIJpJmaoQrifb_nyvNva43ljbElzmiA5ULSowJP_7KqSG1ta4sgE_l2Jh6AmQcLdi-EJ5QQbTr_s6zhk_IdNoc9a_xROmFfqIbarW4jJVGTJwOCcIQG7TofvTf/s320/20240111_063946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGT1BrTlFL00bWNSjgdQhlciaql2zBxRBShZGu4Mv-jVk41vbtc5bQJ7Y9nz71bw5HXFn0eGJMtuyn3WVMk-3MEANAieBOPVoHUvyU2glCWbyQP1YCSxHH6zLK8HyO019Owj6mDFJ8Yleb8o_2XEyhInuYJchKFBUBXNDvzXe6BEloW3mzxW6QWdFDd6d/s4624/20240109_175820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGT1BrTlFL00bWNSjgdQhlciaql2zBxRBShZGu4Mv-jVk41vbtc5bQJ7Y9nz71bw5HXFn0eGJMtuyn3WVMk-3MEANAieBOPVoHUvyU2glCWbyQP1YCSxHH6zLK8HyO019Owj6mDFJ8Yleb8o_2XEyhInuYJchKFBUBXNDvzXe6BEloW3mzxW6QWdFDd6d/s320/20240109_175820.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR8OiEkM_2DR627o7kMU0mPL-T10tMvpLIjR0POrjATVkWgOrKPgStaotf2DRU8l-kvC7CKbwPKZ4TPEt6PXmct8sWkmaseJ0IgOBZGNO60NrOA-nqdezsd6HhAy-FDc6g_0VwKYzZOzqNuNw_OeFlJJTdinE6KOdjyJakv3yXCH-qi0qEJZq3eV-nYMS/s4000/20240111_063429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR8OiEkM_2DR627o7kMU0mPL-T10tMvpLIjR0POrjATVkWgOrKPgStaotf2DRU8l-kvC7CKbwPKZ4TPEt6PXmct8sWkmaseJ0IgOBZGNO60NrOA-nqdezsd6HhAy-FDc6g_0VwKYzZOzqNuNw_OeFlJJTdinE6KOdjyJakv3yXCH-qi0qEJZq3eV-nYMS/s320/20240111_063429.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJCqknUHnvoN0mfK4EVm29y-pvlBWwx8j1j8kHDYioBhutvV3yDj81RrVZnyIhGf39RUqgR2wJwccq3BTFTyKAcjhxoHTZGurcr0nzrBhWrNRdLmNm2s66XeXmI5b5VjFQfcF8ci8OWqFR-XHfhWUR0R83VqkLGc1yvBy6Rfm_gWK7QeAzCindkk0t-li/s4000/20240111_063356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJCqknUHnvoN0mfK4EVm29y-pvlBWwx8j1j8kHDYioBhutvV3yDj81RrVZnyIhGf39RUqgR2wJwccq3BTFTyKAcjhxoHTZGurcr0nzrBhWrNRdLmNm2s66XeXmI5b5VjFQfcF8ci8OWqFR-XHfhWUR0R83VqkLGc1yvBy6Rfm_gWK7QeAzCindkk0t-li/s320/20240111_063356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wUke0cp-KKAIXcIZKp1YcC9jUApGENvNaSINcaIcDZWU7M870V-RLe-Dt4Ym3bMi1hf9W0xyPx9D78Aj3pqr39yMihUjhWHBsVH6f6U2k5y8GfL8n9_9PTe1SfimHTBbhvLC3DSEA90Ka8CpU5LnmbTLyDzP2dK4PxFQ3CuNLmtQChn1vnaocmLyxzVO/s4000/20240111_063055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wUke0cp-KKAIXcIZKp1YcC9jUApGENvNaSINcaIcDZWU7M870V-RLe-Dt4Ym3bMi1hf9W0xyPx9D78Aj3pqr39yMihUjhWHBsVH6f6U2k5y8GfL8n9_9PTe1SfimHTBbhvLC3DSEA90Ka8CpU5LnmbTLyDzP2dK4PxFQ3CuNLmtQChn1vnaocmLyxzVO/s320/20240111_063055.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The meals prepared by the owners were great and we loved the lemonade made in glasses with straws. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hQN0DUeu53_HYIDPuBvrhuzgVOtyjyYEt2gH9mZpV9hCoJYOdvsX9U1kNvg-Ul_U4HgIPW_RBKd_XRXPW2oBoVO7Y03wTaI5v0M1rK1jd2H1cIE_1HsI6_XkjjwKA0YXlj6ww3HmucGeZ7gjJEOACBvJyAEPNbDfP7uCTxQklajmpk_W5V_M1h6Ie8SX/s320/20240110_193043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can watch the full video of our trip on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mub5wlMDJeQ&t=15s" target="_blank">Amazing Pero Pero</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-31357653855305314992023-12-27T13:26:00.001+10:002023-12-27T13:26:27.550+10:00Rempi Youtube #madang #Madang #explore #papuanewguinea<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TVL_DtuClBw?si=3ltyLOMFMvLtL5aE" frameborder="0"></iframe>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-67960062910927276712020-08-17T17:05:00.012+10:002020-08-23T00:32:10.757+10:00The PNG PM at 49 in 1985<p> Today, as I was going through some old newspapers, I came across the picture of one of Papua New Guinea's great leaders - Mr. Micheal Somare. He was the first PNG prime minister and one of the founding leaders of PNG's independence journey.</p><p>What took be aback from this picture was of how young he looked when he turned 49. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmof0biG-BzD8liIhoXcB0U1SxZ-t7R5yiFKTHjjySMGljsKskXSLoW8EWMMEmYZxRDdh3XNiKNXOUmnbLaDG0CFPqTcRAZBXiMgf7Ko0Ew_g_cEqm5EtfyyL3oxnH8JxLkA17leg1EWn/s2608/The+chief.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmof0biG-BzD8liIhoXcB0U1SxZ-t7R5yiFKTHjjySMGljsKskXSLoW8EWMMEmYZxRDdh3XNiKNXOUmnbLaDG0CFPqTcRAZBXiMgf7Ko0Ew_g_cEqm5EtfyyL3oxnH8JxLkA17leg1EWn/s640/The+chief.jpg" /></a></div>The picture appeared on the front page of the Post Courier on Tuesday, April 9th, 1985. <br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-82575635510450420292020-07-15T15:46:00.000+10:002020-07-17T15:48:33.200+10:00A loss for Manus<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dr Gabriel Kulwaum, The Nature Conservancy, shares his work from ..." class="rg_i Q4LuWd" data-atf="true" data-deferred="1" data-iml="730" height="169" 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width="300" /></p><p>Ah sore...Dr. Gabriel Kulwaum...a loss for Manus! He did his PhD at
the University of Queensland with his thesis titled 'Problems of
devolution in Papua New Guinea education' in 1995. I remember when I was
in high school at ECOM, he was a dedicated school Board Chairman. </p><p>
One day he came to school and found that the students in one class were
making a lot of noise and he went in to investigate. He found that the
teacher had just left to find buai/smoke at the nearly village. <span class="text_exposed_show">Dr. Kulwaum quickly took his vehicle, went to the village and literally chased the teacher back to the classroom. <br />
When students faced disciplinary actions during weekends he would
interrupt the school assembly on Monday morning and lecture the whole
student body: 'hamaspla haus yu buildim pinis na yu laik marit? Hamaspla
kanu yu sapim pinis na yu laik wokim family? Hamas spia botol yu
stretim pinis na yu laik pait? Hamaspla saman blo kanu yu pasim pinis na
yu tok yu man?'</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p> I salute
you for the fact that you impacted the lives of Manusians for so long in
so many areas of their social and cultural wellbeing. My sincere
condolences to his family.</p></div>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-26181469507953898242020-07-10T15:44:00.001+10:002020-07-17T15:45:57.115+10:00Oh sumatin laif....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-5TH3PfIzZQ3PR04nU7lmu5iKqge6yPKaLkrO9uJhz5YY6rk-zkRx87vxhP-oJ6bWodm61tf1DUXy3rhnGZN0Id0dB0W1vsBAY4cKiU5pWDzSTUYt7yhhToNy95I57_k2scMCnoKNC7a/s2048/20200710_110329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-5TH3PfIzZQ3PR04nU7lmu5iKqge6yPKaLkrO9uJhz5YY6rk-zkRx87vxhP-oJ6bWodm61tf1DUXy3rhnGZN0Id0dB0W1vsBAY4cKiU5pWDzSTUYt7yhhToNy95I57_k2scMCnoKNC7a/s320/20200710_110329.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh sumatin laif!!..Taim yu stap sumatin lo high school or secondary
school or college or university, nogat man bai luksave long yu. Sampla
taim bai yu nogat soap, towel, bedsheet or matress. Yu bai struggle igo
inap yu pinism skul blong yu. Na taim yu holim wok olgeta man bai kam na
tok 'Oh that's my son' or 'That's my daughter right there'.....oh PNG,
yumi sa win tru yah!...lol</div>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-91654104933860322202020-06-27T15:41:00.000+10:002020-07-17T15:43:45.999+10:00Domestic Violence in PNG So many women are dying and have died of domestic violence in this
country. Those who are posting on social media, please keep on posting
and talking about it so that this issue becomes part of our everyday
discussion. Too many times, it is ignored and kept out of public
discussion. <p> I believe domestic violence is a systematic problem
nationwide and therefore needs a systematic approach towards solving or
reducing the problem and this needs to start at the top - political lea<span class="text_exposed_show">ders.
Political leaders as a group, wield great power including the political
will to change something in their favour. If we have the political will
to win, create and bankroll the South Pacific Games and the APEC
meetings, then why cant we for something that matters to our loved ones?
Our hauslain? This 100% male parliament is not even close to hearing
the cries of women. We need more women political leaders who, as a
group, can change the momentum on the fight against domestic violence.
This cannot happen in one go but over a number of years. </span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p>
Come on women, 2022 is the year for change. Stand up, be counted and
vote women into parliament! Imagine if 50% of parliament were women!
Maski long votim ol man bikos nogat senis kamap na ol meri dai yet.
Imagine the countless women who are in rural areas of PNG who face life
like what this young lady went through everyday. We need a systematic
change where relevant government agencies are adequately funded, legal
systems and protocols for perpetrators are fasttracked, safe houses
become the norm, hotlines are toll free, training for law enforcement,
etc. </p><p> This fight needs political will to kickstart it. We have
signed petitions, international conventions, ran campaigns etc. Inap!
Sanapim wanpla meri lo komuniti blo yu, votim em lo 2022 na em bai go na
rausim ol tambaran lo displa haus yah! Na yupla ol meri, inap lo votim
ol man!! Displa pasin we igat 20 candidate na wanpla meri, maski votim
ol man! Even if you dont like her, just block vote na yumi salim displa
meri go lo Waigani! We need more firebrand Josephine Abaijahs and
straight-shooting Carol Kidus! Come on, let us vote for change in 2022!</p></div>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-88691704307468844932020-06-20T14:52:00.000+10:002020-07-17T15:35:39.049+10:00A wedding!<div>What a privilege to attend a wedding! <br /></div><div>Its not often that I get an official invitation to attend a wedding but today was different. I was invited by Jerome and Aloisa to attend their wedding.</div><div>The wedding took place at the DWU chapel. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUxYrJ_VwFDPVy40sNlQmxzBWJ0aJw6I16gZCvS_8aUexZZHzd9VbS2035OQvfqnApo0uQsuZJTp2wsogBoK_wO0sNQcnTLBQSVcL41lXBNljlefpo5ibLZQQvXnBMXg5jr0jkXG4deK6/s2608/20200620_095831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="2608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUxYrJ_VwFDPVy40sNlQmxzBWJ0aJw6I16gZCvS_8aUexZZHzd9VbS2035OQvfqnApo0uQsuZJTp2wsogBoK_wO0sNQcnTLBQSVcL41lXBNljlefpo5ibLZQQvXnBMXg5jr0jkXG4deK6/s320/20200620_095831.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The church was well set up and nicely decorated with the theme of red, pink and white.</div><div>I took Lordes as well and we went. <br /></div><div>We arrived 10 minutes earlier than everybody. We met Professor Peter Anderson and then waited for everyone to turn up. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8tTPQY2dpjHh9UCyuJpm54JUkj_BfNBRMrXHc08Prfv4U5ufW21YvxPZPLRWea7hZw0a5kD2MHUAQvFgyKBujR-0Xj9SeE_ZvINO7uK_4IiMLgdNdYo_9HfKQoGOIUkUGC5WAI2xDG_N/s2608/20200620_095704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8tTPQY2dpjHh9UCyuJpm54JUkj_BfNBRMrXHc08Prfv4U5ufW21YvxPZPLRWea7hZw0a5kD2MHUAQvFgyKBujR-0Xj9SeE_ZvINO7uK_4IiMLgdNdYo_9HfKQoGOIUkUGC5WAI2xDG_N/s320/20200620_095704.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Inside the church, the place was amazing with bright colours, flower petals sprinkled on the floor, flowers placed neatly here and there, balloons, white sheets dangling from stands, a red carpet.....it was very nice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAezbvTAQygEJ02pCxFJerU3KGezNfM-uipcbNvTWE94nz5_Zqte7ip97flA3-iMcRJfOhD22Sdi4zpUnENCJJjvcupS1XGslmx2E3jBiHLHFmspUWZJSkTw9ofaDD5JhbFudT9yxHJnZo/s2608/20200620_100608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAezbvTAQygEJ02pCxFJerU3KGezNfM-uipcbNvTWE94nz5_Zqte7ip97flA3-iMcRJfOhD22Sdi4zpUnENCJJjvcupS1XGslmx2E3jBiHLHFmspUWZJSkTw9ofaDD5JhbFudT9yxHJnZo/s320/20200620_100608.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then the couple did their procession with their bridesmaid and the groomsmen. All were immaculately dressed - the ladies with pink and the guys with dark suits. <br /></div><div>I don't know why I got a bit misty eyed when they both read their vows....it just says so much about committing oneself to another person. It really is a powerful moment when one person says something so meaningful and profess their love to another person in front of a community. It really is. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU782zb_gEklsF_R3Wpeq8w16RkrJbCTIhm40JVasBR7T1jLgvfzz8ip8n5Fuy84HM62oPV_OMeWRFL4wSPg4uiXAyNkX1i-wgUyLNL5DFecqgg21kMiodmYpA1v1jzGQ3RFMRgODgJKh/s2608/20200620_105152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="2608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU782zb_gEklsF_R3Wpeq8w16RkrJbCTIhm40JVasBR7T1jLgvfzz8ip8n5Fuy84HM62oPV_OMeWRFL4wSPg4uiXAyNkX1i-wgUyLNL5DFecqgg21kMiodmYpA1v1jzGQ3RFMRgODgJKh/s320/20200620_105152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just as the event was getting more beautiful, Lordes said she was feeling cold and her hands trembled. I asked her if she was ok, she looked at me with worried eyes and I know something was not right. I led her outside the chapel. When we were outside, she asked me to carry her home. <br /></div><div>When we arrived home, she was shivering profusely. I gave her some panadol and told her to lie down. She didnt have fever so I assumed the panadol would calm her down and I would go back to the wedding. After few minutes she was shivering but this time I became concerned. In that brief moment, I thanked God for giving me the right mindset to get her quickly to a health facility. Later on, after everything had worked out and I reflected back, I just knew that if I had not taken her to the hospital, she could have lost her life. It was that serious! I quickly called the ever reliable 'Hilux' and he quickly came and took us to the private clinic along Modilon road. When we arrived the service was really fast and efficient. Lordes's temperature was 39. 4 degrees and they gave her arthemeter and christapen! It was malaria. <br /></div><div>Now I look back and at that moment I had made the right decision in taking her very quickly to the health facility. It really could have been worse!According to <a href="http://ram.rawcs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RAMPNG-2017-Handbook-on-Malaria-Control-in-PNG-2017-Final-100817.pdf">Malaria Control handbook for Papua New Guinea</a>, four out of every 10 outpatient visit to a health facility in PNG is a malaria case and around 600 people die annually from Malaria in PNG!</div><div>Anyway, my daugther and I missed a great wedding event at the chapel and the reception at the Madang Resort hotel.</div><div>A very big congratulations to Mr. and Mrs Semos!<br /></div><div><br /></div>Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-54711679518456636902020-06-02T14:37:00.020+10:002020-06-13T08:32:11.893+10:00Coca Cola names on 330mls cansOver the past few weeks, I have began to see the new marketing scheme put up by Coca Cola here in PNG. I am referring to the current use of common names together with the catchphrase ' Share a Coke with ___________ (name of person). The campaign to put names on the soft drink began in <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drinks/cocacola-brings-back-viral-personalised-bottles-with-aussie-names/news-story/99a4212f8940e6eb72fb3f9e9700df2a" target="_blank">Australia in 2011 and then spread to more than 70 countries.</a> It has been used on coke bottles and cans as well. In Australia, any person interested in having their names on the cans <a href="https://shareacoke.coca-cola.com.au/" target="_blank">could ask for it</a> with name characters up to 14 letters <br />
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The person who came up with this idea is a genius! Why I say this because the intended (if it was intended) effect is that when people buy these 330 mls cans of coke here in PNG, they actually share the can they bought or are drinking on social media, particularly Facebook. I am also on Facebook so I can see family and friends posting their cans of coke when they have found their names on the can. The recent one I saw yesterday was about the name of the place: Madang! I guess its something new, interesting and unique and the cans cost K2.00 and is often available throughout PNG. Once the cans on social media, it has a ripple effect as other people too want to share their names as well. This 'share a coke with' campaign is something people can relate to and of course identify with and so the social media posts continue to grow.<br />
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Once Coca Cola begins to put the original Papua New Guinea names on the cans of coke, this will reach another level altogether. Currently we are only seeing the common English names like Eddie and Latifa as shown on the two cans on my table. If Coca Cola PNG chooses to increase the names to include local or indigenous names such as <i>Kisakiu</i> or <i>Kanawi </i>or <i>Kusunan </i>or <i>Poilep</i> (a sample of names from the Titan language areas in Manus province), then it will be something else. I guess once we reach the names that are indigenous names that come from our villages or family members who bestow these names on us, then I imagine two things will happen:<br />
1. Papua New Guineans will love coca cola more and cherish the idea that a huge company could care enough for that person and therefore print their names. They will drink the sweet liquid and then keep the can as a souvenir. Of course social media photos will grow as more unique names will appear on the cans. It is a special feeling when your unique name is on a can that someone else in the country has in their possession. It makes someone feel unique and special when people see your indigenous name on the can.<br />
2. People will begin to question the use of indigenous names on the cans. I imagine some people might even begin to question the use of original names by a multi-coporation company and if they can actually do this. This is because we haven't seen Coca Cola PNG asking for people's names to be written on the cans like what is being done in Australia. What about issues of copyright? Will Papua New Guineans feel that such a huge company is using their unique names to sell for a profit? <br />
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Maybe I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. Maybe. We will see how this progresses in the coming weeks! <br />
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See yous!Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-4038211319758841852020-04-29T16:29:00.000+10:002020-05-01T07:19:35.108+10:00Creating the Lesson Activity on MoodleWhen the COVID-19 situation came to the fore and lock down was <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/413340/png-extends-state-of-emergency-for-two-months" target="_blank">declared</a>, universities began to think about how they could continue teaching their students.<br />
While there are various tools available to teachers, I found solace in the use of an activity tool that is found on Moodle. It is called the Lesson activity. I first did not know how to use this Moodle activity.<br />
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I had watched a video developed by fellow academic Mr. Bernard Yegiora which he shared on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIq8KGZCUPE&t=374s" target="_blank">youtube channel.</a> Check out his blog <a href="https://theyegiorafiles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here. </a><br />
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After viewing the video, I began practicing the outline of the lesson activity on Moodle. Eventually, I began to develop lessons for my final year students. One of the earliest lessons I learnt through the use of this Lesson activity is the importance of Lesson Planning. Lesson plans are a key aspect of a teaching strategy. The plan has a topic, learning objectives, list of materials, specific timeframes for each section, subtopics, review activities and exercises. I consider doing the lesson plan as much more of a difficult thing to do than developing the actual Lesson Activity on Moodle. So much time is spent on creating content for your students, placing yourself in their shoes, thinking about baby steps they can do in your lesson before moving onto the much complex areas of your topic. At the end when the lesson plan is done, you get excited as you now begin to transfer what is on the lesson plan onto the Lesson Activity on Moodle.<br />
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This image below shows the Lesson activity being implemented. As you can see, the lesson has subtopics with a menu and each topic is displayed in the centre. <br />
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Students have go read and go through each page. You have to click a link to go to the next page. They do that until they reach the last page and the lesson ends. Once a student reaches the end of the lesson, you get a notification of that student's completion. <br />
I found that after developing the lesson, I could post it on Moodle and let the students go through the lesson pages at their own time. Thus I found that if you designed the lesson properly, you could develop it as a self paced activity for the student. This means that students can do it at their own time and pace during the week. You could also assess students through the lesson activity too if you wanted.<br />
One of the better characteristics of the Moodle lesson is that one could develop review questions after each subtopic. For example you could develop Multiple Choice Questions or True/False questions as well. This enables the students to answer the question, get back the answers and continue through the lesson. <br />
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After developing some of the lessons during the lockdown period, I decided that I could help other academics learn about this activity as well.<br />
I ran two sessions for staff members from my faculty (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and both sessions took roughly around two hours. <br />
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It was hectic and draining after each session but I got through it and was blessed to pass on the little knowledge I had to others. I guess this is part of fulfilling the Divine Word University theme for this year 2020: <i>'It is in giving to we receive'. </i><br />
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Someone asked me about why I was so intent on running the sessions for my colleagues as they had the internet to 'self learn'. I said that my belief is that by sharing, I help my fellow colleagues improve the way they teach. In this way, the academics, as a group, progress and move forward. For example, if I was only one person with a skill like this and didn't share, it helps no-one, because it creates a burden for myself as no one else will understand how to improve or find better ways for that particular skill I have. That is how I feel about sharing knowledge like this. Let me explain this in another way. If you are a fisherman from a fishing village and you develop a new technique on how to catch fish better, you have to share this new knowledge with other fisherman. You may keep your new technique a secret and catch more fish than everyone but soon or later when you get into trouble or get stuck with your new fishing method, nobody will know how to help you because you are the only one who knows how to help yourself get out...hahahahaha!<br />
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Anyway, if you ever get to use Moodle as a learning management system in your organisation or school, try this activity as it will help you greatly. One thing that I have seen is that though it is really hard work to develop the lesson plan for your Moodle lesson activity, in the long run it makes you, as an academic, become efficient with time so you can do other things like research, administrative tasks and even have time for family too.<br />
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Before I get out of here, I's like to say that, an event has forced us to change how we have been doing things. We must embrace the change, find the good in it, adapt to the changing times and help others climb up as well. <br />
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Em tasol!Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-27849859876908199642020-04-23T16:57:00.000+10:002020-04-27T16:59:33.344+10:00Bright new days ahead...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes we forget that when the sun rises in the morning sky, God
paints the air with magical colours to wish us brighter days ahead. When
I woke up this morning and walked around the campus, the air was so
crisp and light so breathtaking. Enjoy these photos!!!<br />
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Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-41054339504226483272020-04-15T18:11:00.000+10:002020-04-27T18:13:17.991+10:00Reading COVID-19 messages on campusDuring the evening, when I took the kids around the campus, we came upon the messages developed by staff and students. It was certainly great reading and discussion material for the kids. They looked at the pictures and followed diagrams and had questions for me too...lol<br />
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-27810114202463409192020-03-28T06:29:00.000+10:002020-03-28T06:32:48.498+10:00Papa God tasol still keeping us intact<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Many people who know a little bit about the WHO health systems Building
Blocks that the PNG health system has adopted, will agree and say that our
health system is fragile (too many problems at different levels at national,
provincial and district levels among the six building block areas). <br />
<br />
We, as a country, have been exposed to the virus for around 3 months now as
people move from China and other places into PNG. Seriously, we could have been
one of the first countries to b<span class="textexposedshow">e hit. Even ol pasin
blo yumi lo wokim nating nating and combined with our cultural practices would
be the best breeding grounds for this virus. </span><br />
<br />
But just think about this: In that time period, we have not seen community
transmission of the virus. I was thinking that maybe we were not doing enough
testing. But even if we didnt do enough testing, the health surveillance system
could have picked up the severe cases already in the different provinces. Maybe
the disease will come and hit us hard, I dont know.<br />
<br />
There has to be something else that is keeping us safe, dont you think?
Every evening when i watch the news on tv, other countries are fighting and
fear is winning. For us, right now, the only thing keeping us intact em bikpla
marimari blong God bikos planti man meri insait lo PNG wok lo pray istap. Oh
yes, these people are not on facebook! They dont have internet and they dont
have access to regular media but they are on their knees in that chapel, in
that closet, beside the river, up on the mountain or in that silent room.....<br />
<br />
Ino gat narapla samting gen, em God tasol yah na yumi stap yah!<br />
<br />
Tonight mi
harim displa song gen na mi tingim yumi PNG na how yumi save stap yah....<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tau.abary/videos/10216607727802505/UzpfSTExMzg4OTQ5OTE6MzA2MDYxMTI5NDk5NDE0OjEwOjA6MTU4NTcyNDM5OTo1MzMzMTY5NDM1ODA5Njg5Njg/?__tn__=%2CdCH-R-R&eid=ARAhTKMaxYECG3BlXk1yGCBIiVgk4l9OBwzDCU8dKF_sKJ9SoUGzkKp3G59QRlPqus0AR922btIfJKfy&hc_ref=ARQYJYeQjTJRvo1VBgwLsmJOPREuTIpB8IX8qfd0wqAMPg5Fa8rO3jG7e_pggKNLnuY&fref=nf" target="_blank">Pastor Tau Abary's daughters sing a tokpisin song during the country's lockdown period</a></div>
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Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-82313475879950085782020-03-11T18:25:00.000+10:002020-04-27T18:25:43.913+10:00Research ConversationsToday, I attended a research conversation. It was a small session led by Professor Collin McDougall from
Flinders University. The FMHS staff attended. One of the things that I liked about these research conversations is the sharing of experiences from other members of the faculty about challenges and issues they have faced as researchers. Having been here for a while now, I can honestly say that research is hard work, not because its difficult to do, but because of the time and effort one must put into to produce something that is worthy to be read by others.<br />
I guess academics must publish work regularly in quality journals and research that can help our country too! Olsem na wok blo research mas go het!<br />
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Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-45167885106391143642020-03-03T17:07:00.000+10:002020-04-27T17:07:33.394+10:00Some old filesWell its the beginning of the new semester!<br />
You know as I was rummaging through stuff I noticed a few old items on the shelf. I took them down and dusted the. Lo and behold, there was some old student projects from some years ago. What a pleasant sight it was to glance through them.<br />
I know for sure that students who write them are now working in great jobs throughout PNG!<br />
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-87358551635301400462020-02-24T17:37:00.000+10:002020-04-27T17:38:41.029+10:00Logitech R400<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember849"><span>This particular PowerPoint presenter device (Logitech R400) has been helping me teach for the past five years. When it went kaput, I wanted to find someone to help me fix it since I had no idea about IT stuff.</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember849"><span> But the internet
provided the solution. People around the world share how they fix things
and post it on forums and discussion pages online. I found such a site
and followed instructions using a kitchen knife, opened the device and
fixed the tiny switch. Now the device is working again.</span></span></span><br />
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Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-65318039817276440262020-01-01T17:17:00.000+10:002020-04-27T17:19:07.935+10:00Beauty of life on the sea shoreWell sometimes Madang gets a bad rap in the press, but the truth is that the natural environment wins every time. I was most fortunate to visit a little piece of beauty just outside of Madang town, just past Siar island.<br />
This is how we spent the last day of 2019...<br />
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-16891517934960017252019-11-22T18:00:00.000+10:002020-04-27T18:00:56.106+10:00Finally graduation!And finally a journey that started earlier this year finally ended at Lae International Hotel when we graduated!<br />
I have truely enjoyed the journey when we undertook this Postgrad Certificate course at Griffith University. <br />
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-77995647684783011692019-07-27T10:39:00.000+10:002020-01-13T12:36:22.264+10:00First visit to Suncorp StadiumI remember I began watching rugby league as a kid in the late 80's. I remember watching the state of origin on TV when the game was played at Lang Park (which is in Brisbane, Australia) which was the home of the Queenslanders. In the late 90's Lang Park was redeveloped to become what is now known as Suncorp Stadium. It currently can fit just over 52,000 seats. Its massive. It has so many amenities but i just couldnt list them all. I think the obvious ones to point out are that it also has around 25 food and beverage outlets, around 34 bars and 5 ATMs.<br />
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We (my colleagues from Griffith course) got to watch rugby union match. It was a test match between the Argentina Pumas and the Australian Wallabies. It was Will Genia's last game and he played well. We all cheered whenever he did something great on the field. Here is the story <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-27/wallabies-beat-pumas--16-10-in-rugby-championship/11353762" target="_blank">Wallabies beat Argentina 16-10 in Rugby Championship Test in Brisbane</a><br />
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I, off course, wasn't too interested in the game as I think i was overawed by the place itself. It was huge and the noise was intense. There were over 30,000 people and I could see people behaved themselves but those who were a bit cheeky had the security come take them out of their seat. I guess the match was not too great at times because we had to do the mexican wave which was too fun to take part in and see the wave swell as it moved through the rows of the stadium.<br />
It was my first visit to a stadium in Australia and it was great fun.Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-73640989224355880822019-06-11T00:35:00.000+10:002020-01-18T00:37:21.326+10:00Catching UpIts not too often that university class mates catch up.<br />
Our lives are often filled with work, family, sport, recreation etc so it is indeed rare to ever meet up in one place. Well this week, I had the opportunity to meet some of my class mates from university. It had come at an unfortunate time as one of my class mates sister had died so we went to the 'hauskrai'.<br />
Best tumas!<br />
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-78858041209840293432019-05-14T22:47:00.000+10:002020-01-14T00:22:39.892+10:00A visit to the Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural CentreIm always fascinated by Aboriginal culture and this visit was very informative!<br />
Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre is based at the foot of Burleigh Headland National Park in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, alongside pristine Tallebudgera Creek.<br />
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We first visited the centre building where they gave us a talk on the history, peoples, art & craft and cultural activities of those who had inhibited the Gold Coast area long before it became a city like what it is today. We were fascinated by their stories and then they performed traditional dances showing times and seasons, animals, journeys and many more.</div>
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After this session, we went on a walk along the Centre's footpath. It was enjoyable to see birds, smell the sea, meet other walkers and experience the lifestyle of those who had come to love this place.</div>
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-12841807357137896682019-05-02T11:08:00.000+10:002020-01-22T23:30:09.742+10:00SouthbankI have always heard about this place but to actually see and experience this place just feels so right. Southbank is just right in the city of Brisbane. It is just outside the Griffith University campus in Brisbane so as soon as class ends, you just walk out and then you are already on the part of the stretch that is Soutbank. I noticed that it is really a peaceful place to walk, run or exercise.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People ride, walk or jog along the bank of Brisbane River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Im standing at Southbank while Brisbane city is in the background</td></tr>
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<br />Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-33939752464767165062019-04-22T12:16:00.002+10:002019-04-22T12:24:56.503+10:00Thinking about things...<br />
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Sometimes He plans the most remarkable things in His own way....things that we have lost faith in and takes the pain away in the most unexpected of ways. We question the way things are. We ask why. There are more questions than answers. But we never give up. We should never loose faith on He who holds our breath in His hands. We hold onto His promises each day.Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-81424686444708037902019-04-17T21:13:00.000+10:002020-01-13T22:43:14.659+10:00Australian Outback SpectacularThis was a night I just wish my three kids were here to see - it was just too beautiful!<br />
The group was invited to attend the Australian Outback Spectacular which was around 45 minutes from with the bus shuttle from where we were staying. The AOS (just to save time tying the whole thing) is one of the Gold Coasts must see tourist attraction. It is a Village Roadshow theme park where a story of love happens along the backdrop of the harsh but stunning Australian outback.<br />
It was just like a move with lights, music, great acting, great props and stunning visual artistry.<br />
Of course we ate a three course meal and had wine!<br />
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Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519880604639341502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050379456512299864.post-39252610708409251892019-04-12T00:41:00.000+10:002020-01-22T23:32:19.527+10:00Surfers ParadiseI have always heard about this place called Surfers Paradise. Well now I am finally here at this famous place in Queensland. Surfers Paradise as I learnt is a coastal suburb along Gold Coast city. The place is clean, has efficient transport and many shops too.<br />
The beach itself is clean and stretches for a long way along the coast. In the mornings, I would come down to the beach and walk along the cement footpath. There are so many people walking and running to get some exercise in the morning.<br />
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