HIJACK 4th May 2008 We were due to go to Karamui High School by air in a couple of weeks to do some work. The headteacher just visited us to tell us that our trip may have to be postponed. The plane due to go toKaramui last Thursday, had some thousands of pounds in election money on it and it was hijacked at gun point.Money was stolen and all planes grounded for the foreseeable future, until this villain is caught. This hijacker has some vendetta against the s...

MIPELA GO ANTAP LONG MAUNTAIN WANTAIM DOMANIC NA GIDEON 29th April 2008 We had a quiet day on Saturday getting over the near evacuation. We had resigned ourselves to the situation of being evacuated, even though we felt that the judgement was premature, and not based on hard facts. Hard facts are difficult to come by here, where the newspaper says one thing one day then refutes it the next, often the story in the National will be the exact opposite of the Post ...

GROUND BRUK NA ROAD BAGGERUP 20th April 2008 Just a comment about the sports day photos which I hope you have received.When you see the junior 100m - please note the beard of the winning runner.Just because he's in a junior class doesn't mean he isn't 35 yrs old! Note the tape denoting the track which got baggerup very quickly and the new style of high jump!It could be a world beater! Disconcertingly, there was a piece of tape strung across the demarcation line...

SPORTS DAY! 18th April 2008 John and I are in serious need of counselling! To-day was sports day and trials for the district sports!Oh my god - Paul, Dennis and Anne you would have turned in your grave and I think it'll take a few glasses of wine for us to get over it! Briefing was at 8am.3 people were in the staffroom in addition to John and I at that time.Panic had set in as the photocopier was locked up so the programme hadn't been printed (thinking ahead ...

IN THE PINK! 12th april 2008 We don't know ourselves now.The carpenter at the school has made us a wardrobe!! We can unpack, we've only been here 2 months!!The fact that it has no doors and the drawers don't work, is simply an aside! Not only that, but we've got two shelves as well, so the toaster, deodorant and cockroach killer no longer get confused!They're not quite straight (John had a pencil and paper to work out dimensions, but no spirit level, so good en...