The comings and goings of the rabbits thread.

[fed1943]

Thanks Methos and Nugog, I'll do.

Best regards,

[Lancer]

Since the comp I have in the US can't load or play Civ IV I too have limited ability to get involved, yes? I don't see how I can get into the game the way your discussing without having it on, right?

[Nugog]

Don't know Lancer.

There is only one WIFI spot in Port Moresby that I can access PitBoss Games from. So most of the time i don't actually access the game.

I still can get involved at a reasonable level - plus I usually have lots of input on the "big picture".

[Lancer]

Must be an interesting place. Watch out for wierd tropical stuff down there. Funny coming from someone who goes to the Phils but you're in a hot spot for wierd bugs and diseases. Be careful.

In fact, just watched a show on some guy that got a worm under his skin there and it nearly drove him crazy with itching. It made more worms too, lot of them.

Killed the worms by feeding him some tasty pesticide over a long time.

:uggg:

[Nugog]

I already have what is locally called "Moresby Fever" - a collection of tropical illness symptoms - with no real known cause nor aqny real treatment apart from "it goes away - eventually".

Yep - there are some really funky things here - highest rates in the world of HIV, TB, Hep A & B & C.

Recently there have been a couple of cases of suspected smallpox up in the hills. The bodies were burnt before medics could get there, to destroy the evil spirits.

There is an inherent believe in black magic and sorcery. There is even an anti-sorcery Act on the law books here.

[UnOrthOdOx]

That's because black magic is real.


Anyhow.

My mom's back in the hospital, and I'm on notice. Which is why I've been rather sporradic in my posting. So, I'm around when I'm around.

[Nugog]

Good Luck UnO.

[GeoModder]

Good luck, UnO.

[RobWorham]

Good luck UnO, and even better luck UnO's mum!!!!

[Zoid]

Originally posted by RobWorham
Good luck UnO, and even better luck UnO's mum!!!!

[theViking]

Originally posted by RobWorham
Good luck UnO, and even better luck UnO's mum!!!!

[Lancer]

May she quickly recover.

Nugog, you might have mentioned it somewhere else but how is it that you found yourself there? Was it a three day bender that ended wrong?

[Nugog]

Sorry for the delay in responding Lancer.

I have been in hotels for years - up to General manager level.

The hotels (we have 2) here in PNG offer unique challenges (like they are in PNG), but also unique rewards, both on a proffesional and personal level.

Addittionally we are working with the board on some major capital and construction work - so I will soon be spending a huge amount of someone else's money, refurbing an old hotel, plus definetly building one new 200 room accom tower, and now we are discussing two more.

It can be a very rewarding place.

Plus we are starting to have a "real" impact on peoples lives.

We are very close to getting our in-house training formally recognised by an Australian Tafe (trade school - tertiary level), so that our employee's can start to get internationally recognised skill based educational credits - something hugely lacking. Without them the Nationals are literally stuck here - no-one will give them a work visa.

We are also supporting a NGO AIDS awareness group, that is also non-religious (PNG has the highest HIV/AIDs rates in the world).

We have also won support from our head office to sponsor two additional nurses for the Suse Mama's - again a NGO voluteer group that works to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates (also amoung the worst in the world) - these two nurses will save the lives of about 500 babies each a year - really valuable work.

We are close to having gained enough support (read twisted enough arms) to build another dormatory for Chesire homes - these guys are an orphanage that specialises in caring for AIDs babies, and babies with mental and physical disabilities.

On top of all of this stuff - I also run a 160 room hotel set on two acres of garden etc - with 334 staff members.

Those and the fact that PNG does not have an extradition agreement with the EU

[Nugog]

Speaking of which - I have a board meeting here next week - so I will not be around here AS much.

[Nugog]

And then the week after that I am heading away for two weeks leave.