Spanner has been found. LOL

Bubba Louie said:

Spanner has been found. LOL

here i am …. over here……HEEElllooooooooo.

:)

spanner said:

Bubba Louie said:

Spanner has been found. LOL

here i am …. over here……HEEElllooooooooo.

:)

hello spanner do you remember who i am?

god I hate it when ppl say that … heh heh.

Um … sorry to say but …ummm …..head down with shame ….no BUT the name is familiar.

spanner said:

god I hate it when ppl say that … heh heh.

Um … sorry to say but …ummm …..head down with shame ….no BUT the name is familiar.

i think i remember you, most probly just said hi to each other. well we can be friends now.

Longy was here yesterday but PM’s been missing for a while. There was mention of him walking the Kokoda Track so maybe he’s doing that.

Anyway everyone will be back tomorrow. It’s quiet here at nights.

The “love-in” continues…

No Kokoda yet, but I did spend a good deal of time in a part of PNG that I often thought of Ken. That’s right, I did a lap of Bougainville. And surprisingly, I found only 4 Bougainvilleas. Very disappointed I was. I expected acreage of pink rambling thorny canes, but found buggerall really.

photos downloading now. Only took about 6Gb of snaps…

often thought of Ken. That’s right, I did a lap of Bougainville. And surprisingly, I found only 4 Bougainvilleas. Very disappointed I was. I expected acreage of pink rambling thorny canes, but found buggerall really.
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I thought the island was named after a Lord Bougainville or somebody? Did they name the plant after him as well?

Dinetta said:

often thought of Ken. That’s right, I did a lap of Bougainville. And surprisingly, I found only 4 Bougainvilleas. Very disappointed I was. I expected acreage of pink rambling thorny canes, but found buggerall really.
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I thought the island was named after a Lord Bougainville or somebody? Did they name the plant after him as well?

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Correct, named after a French Dude I think. And I think the plant got the guernsey the same way. However, Buka, the “capital” and the name of the smaller Island was named because the first explorers arrived and said “What is the name of this Island?” and the locals said “Buka” (translated to “What?”)…

However, Buka, the “capital” and the name of the smaller Island was named because the first explorers arrived and said “What is the name of this Island?” and the locals said “Buka” (translated to “What?”)…
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Rolling on the floor here…hang on while I catch my breath ….

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There’s about 28 languages in Bougainville. Some of my faves were “Good Morning” in Halia (spoken around the North and in Buka) and that was “Tsi Bong Bong” and down south around Arawa, “Good Morning” was “Dunbara Mata”

pain master said:

There’s about 28 languages in Bougainville. Some of my faves were “Good Morning” in Halia (spoken around the North and in Buka) and that was “Tsi Bong Bong” and down south around Arawa, “Good Morning” was “Dunbara Mata”

28! my goodness the villages must have been isolated from each other for a very long time…

I wonder if some of our English sounds ridiculous to them?

gone

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

There’s about 28 languages in Bougainville. Some of my faves were “Good Morning” in Halia (spoken around the North and in Buka) and that was “Tsi Bong Bong” and down south around Arawa, “Good Morning” was “Dunbara Mata”

28! my goodness the villages must have been isolated from each other for a very long time…

I wonder if some of our English sounds ridiculous to them?

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830 languages in the whole of PNG. With only a handful of them considered dead. One third of the world’s indigenous languages are found on this Island.

Makes for an interesting journey. And if you can identify someone of a certain region and say “G’day” in their “Tok Ples”, then you score some amazed reactions. Especially the Tufi lady in the supermarket who was stoked that this white guy knew how to greet her in her own mother language…

And my driver last night who picked me up from the airport was amazed when I said “Thank you, and Good night” in his language.

heh heh heh…

No Kokoda yet, but I did spend a good deal of time in a part of PNG that I often thought of Ken. That’s right, I did a lap of Bougainville. And surprisingly, I found only 4 Bougainvilleas. Very disappointed I was. I expected acreage of pink rambling thorny canes, but found buggerall really.
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i’ve got 3 bouganvilleas here in adelaide.
what happened in bouganville? did the plants die out or were your trips confined to ‘civilised’ areas where they are not popular. so far PNG is not rating well in conservation – ( the wild chokos and the cannas in Lae?).

Bougainville was indeed named after a French dude, he was a sailor and explorer… kinda like a French version of our mate, Cap’n Cook, ‘cept Bougainville scored naming rights to a whole Pacific Island whereas Cooky got a lighthouse north of Cairns as his namesake.

Anywho, I think Bogan had a botanist on board (like a Joseph Banks kinda guy) and Bogan got the Pacific Tropical rambler named after him.

I think

Most of my travel was spent in the “Urban” parts of the Islands, but I did get to bash around the bush a little. In fact, since the “Crisis” the bush is starting to re-colonise the urban areas. Especially around Arawa and Kieta where the “Crisis” was considered ground-zero.

Photos to appear on my flickr any moment now.

that sunset with the black siloquetted trees and the golden sky is dreamy. the more biting social comments of fear, neglect and abandonment are keeping the content interesting.
lovely work again. you must look a sight with all that camera gear, stopping to snap old tyres and abandoned petrol stations. stay well.

spanner said:

Bubba Louie said:

Spanner has been found. LOL

here i am …. over here……HEEElllooooooooo.

:)

Now that has put a spanner into the works ROFL

pepe said:

that sunset with the black siloquetted trees and the golden sky is dreamy. the more biting social comments of fear, neglect and abandonment are keeping the content interesting.
lovely work again. you must look a sight with all that camera gear, stopping to snap old tyres and abandoned petrol stations. stay well.

it’s true pepe, I certainly don’t behave like the rest of the carpet baggers who snoop around looking for a quickrich scheme. I’m reasonably upfront with my actions and I know when to apologise if I step over the line.

It is always polite to remain polite. The Saturday morning that I found the tyres, i also found a whole bunch of drunkards still drinking and very very messy. But they were happy to pose (read: fall over) for the camera and none were too concerned about my cheeky pidgin.

Photos to appear on my flickr any moment now.
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Have you really been to those Middle Eastern countries, or is there something I’m not picking up with this photo-site?

Dinetta said:

Photos to appear on my flickr any moment now.
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Have you really been to those Middle Eastern countries, or is there something I’m not picking up with this photo-site?

Sorry D, The flickr site is a share between me and a photography friend who used to live up here in Moresby. We decided to loosely keep in touch, we share the site and show each other some stuff. He knows PNG very well so sometimes the shots I put up are more about the places we may both know about.

I think it maybe time to either purchase the flickr pro or go for another nom de plume. They only allow 200 shots on the freebie flickr…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Photos to appear on my flickr any moment now.
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Have you really been to those Middle Eastern countries, or is there something I’m not picking up with this photo-site?

Sorry D, The flickr site is a share between me and a photography friend who used to live up here in Moresby. We decided to loosely keep in touch, we share the site and show each other some stuff. He knows PNG very well so sometimes the shots I put up are more about the places we may both know about.

I think it maybe time to either purchase the flickr pro or go for another nom de plume. They only allow 200 shots on the freebie flickr…

Oh OK… I’m still happy to look at the photos…armchair travel and all that…different to the coffee table books and travelogues…

:)

pain master said:

pepe said:

that sunset with the black siloquetted trees and the golden sky is dreamy. the more biting social comments of fear, neglect and abandonment are keeping the content interesting.
lovely work again. you must look a sight with all that camera gear, stopping to snap old tyres and abandoned petrol stations. stay well.

it’s true pepe, I certainly don’t behave like the rest of the carpet baggers who snoop around looking for a quickrich scheme. I’m reasonably upfront with my actions and I know when to apologise if I step over the line.

It is always polite to remain polite. The Saturday morning that I found the tyres, i also found a whole bunch of drunkards still drinking and very very messy. But they were happy to pose (read: fall over) for the camera and none were too concerned about my cheeky pidgin.

i’m sure your diplomacy gets you through many a situation.
i sat and sketched in europe and was forced to do only 10 minute sketches because (i’m no diplomat and) people were exceedingly keen to peek over my shoulder. however i did manage some 30 minute sessions when seated at coffee lounges with only the waiter as an audience.

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Photos to appear on my flickr any moment now.
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Have you really been to those Middle Eastern countries, or is there something I’m not picking up with this photo-site?

Sorry D, The flickr site is a share between me and a photography friend who used to live up here in Moresby. We decided to loosely keep in touch, we share the site and show each other some stuff. He knows PNG very well so sometimes the shots I put up are more about the places we may both know about.

I think it maybe time to either purchase the flickr pro or go for another nom de plume. They only allow 200 shots on the freebie flickr…

Oh OK… I’m still happy to look at the photos…armchair travel and all that…different to the coffee table books and travelogues…

:)

we like to show a few sides of our travels that maybe not everyone would care too much about… you know, truck tyres, upended forklifts….

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

that sunset with the black siloquetted trees and the golden sky is dreamy. the more biting social comments of fear, neglect and abandonment are keeping the content interesting.
lovely work again. you must look a sight with all that camera gear, stopping to snap old tyres and abandoned petrol stations. stay well.

it’s true pepe, I certainly don’t behave like the rest of the carpet baggers who snoop around looking for a quickrich scheme. I’m reasonably upfront with my actions and I know when to apologise if I step over the line.

It is always polite to remain polite. The Saturday morning that I found the tyres, i also found a whole bunch of drunkards still drinking and very very messy. But they were happy to pose (read: fall over) for the camera and none were too concerned about my cheeky pidgin.

i’m sure your diplomacy gets you through many a situation.
i sat and sketched in europe and was forced to do only 10 minute sketches because (i’m no diplomat and) people were exceedingly keen to peek over my shoulder. however i did manage some 30 minute sessions when seated at coffee lounges with only the waiter as an audience.

GF dabbles in watercolours occasionally and we have discussed the logistics (and safety) of setting up at the local markets and try to achieve a painting. GF has opted to sometimes paint from my photographs…

GF dabbles in watercolours occasionally and we have discussed the logistics (and safety) of setting up at the local markets and try to achieve a painting. GF has opted to sometimes paint from my photographs…
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yes – it might be safety – but more likely sketching presents a problem of concentration – if you wanted to do a performing art you would sing.
photography does have an advantage in capturing the moment.

photography does have an advantage in capturing the moment.
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until you start to think too much about what you are trying to achieve…. then it can be a bit frustrating trying to capture the moment, and then trying to make a change to capture that moment, just a little bit better…

until you start to think too much about what you are trying to achieve…. then it can be a bit frustrating trying to capture the moment, and then trying to make a change to capture that moment, just a little bit better…
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yes – the light waits for no man.
there was a father and son team photographing fungi at the wirrabara forest when we were walking around. we were there for 2 hours and so were they – walking back and forth to their car with different lens etc. its a good job some of you cameramen are so besotted.