What makes a city come alive?
Or rather, I should ask why
– Why would we want a city to come alive?
Maybe the second question is easier to answer.
Category: Papua New Guinea
#62: Three Great Ways To Catch Polio in Pom Siti
Since the outbreak was declared in PNG in mid June 2018, a dozen cases have been reported, and we are still counting.
One case has already been reported in Port Moresby’s 5 Mile.
But how does it spread and how can you get amongst the latest craze to sweep the nation?
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#61: P in PNG: The Second Coming
It’s the week of Independence.
A young mother, elegantly attired in her PNG meri-blouse, huddles amongst the murmur of other young parents under a tent at the Gerehu Hospital.
With all her attention, she watches the nurse-meri, her eyes trailing every movement of the nurse as she squeezes two drops of a liquid into the pinched mouth of her four year old son.
She exhales in relief knowing that the monster lurking in the dark won’t take her son. At least, not this one.
-Hans Lee
AS we settle into the days after our 43rd Independence festivities, we will be confronted with the dawning reality that may haunt us more in weeks to come.
No, it’s not APEC 2018. And it’s not the nervous toea-clanking at the bottom of the governments empty purse.
It is something much, much, worse.
#60: Pasifik Diplomacy: Lost in Australia
Enter stage left: Foreign Minister, Marise Payne.
“Stepping up [in the Pacific] isn’t an option for the coalition, it’s an imperative…”
Exit stage left: Foreign Minister, Marise Payne
AS the US experiences a bout of Political cold, the Pacific is experiencing a space of increasing tension between traditional and non-traditional players.
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#59. Right To The City
This poem has the potential to cause some grief so please take with a grain of salt.
#58 Dear Pom Siti Road Vendors
Originally Published on Twitter:
Dear Pom Siti Road Vendors,
Thank you for the smuk na buai.
The kulau.
The galip nut.
Na peanut.
Thank you for the deer antler.The Nius-Pepa na GoGo Cola.
The 6 ft mirror.
Steering wheel cover, Dark Specs na Air Freshner.
Always and forever,Stuck’n Traphic
#57: My Inquisitive Cuz’n: Australia cracked a joke, and all I heard was a cough.
My 11 year old cousin is quite inquisitive, and to that end she quizzes me about issues that I would otherwise glance over if ever it was in the newspapers.
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