Op shopping

There are three stores that I know of so far. Closest one is Labels which, due to it's proximity, can be patronized by the city workforce. Apex and Hamamas ('happy' in tok pisin) are a bit of a drive or a long walk but make up for it by having a bigger range of products.

During a certain lunchtime last week, i bought 2 t-shirts, a air of linen pants and shorts for a bank breaking K6 ($2.5) from Labels. Last Sunday, we drove down to the other two centre for some retail therapy and walked away with a breadmaker (K120), 2 t-shirts, a singlet, a warm jacket for the Mt Wilhelm climb and a light jacket for the cool nights - all for less than the cost of a quarter pounder meal. Barg.

There is a walk to some waterfall on the cards this weekend. It will probably have to be Sunday. On Saturday, I'm quite looking forward to watching the footy at Andrew's place again and trying some more of his homebrew - an art form he has been perfecting for the past 15 years.

Photos from Garoka Show

http://picasaweb.google.com/112918988108248304486

Sorry about the delay

I have a pretty poor internet connection here. It's a 128kbps ISDN line which i swear runs slower than dial-up. Geographically, it's a poor location for broadband - highland plateau surrounded by mountains on all sides.

It may not be suited for broadband but definitely does ok by me. It has cool mornings and warm days, fresh crisp mountain air and some million dollar views... And the fresh vegetables! Oh my god!

Work is going well. There is a lot to do - seriously heaps. If you're interested in knowing exactly what I'm doing, drop me an email and i'll send you some stuff.

I played a game of squash the other day and almost died of a heart attack. I was told it's the altitude and takes a few weeks to acclimatise. I figured it's like when Goku trains in a the high gravity spaceship on his way to fight Freeza and then is awesome strong. I'll be a super saiyan when I get back to the plains.

Garoka show was on last weekend. I have 200 odd photos and videos of it. So awesome. Will upload when i get a better net connections.

Lukem you...

T-7 and counting

Hello all... ETA 7 days.

Flight have been booked for 6AM Saturday 11th Sept. Medical obligations have now been completed. Few more loose ends need to be sorted out:

1. International drivers license

2. Trekking shoes for kokoda :P

3. New pair of glasses

4. Call Qantas about excess baggage

5. Sell motorbike

This will be epic.