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From hunter gatherer to subsitance farming to trying to live in a superficial man made environment, children and youths of today need to be trained to survive in this complicated new environment called the modern world. Apparently, this brings challenges, because the systems have been designed to weed out the below average and reward the best. So what happens to the below average, in a complicated world that we have created? This question drives me into discussings the youth issues affecting PNG.

There are what they called, youth policies in Papua New Guinea, but those policies are mere ink on paper with no real guidelines to dictate actual progress in the lifes of youth. The Education system is designed in a way, that those below average students are pushed off from year 10 and 12. Those that are pushed off the eduction system tend to feel rejected and find pleasure in involving themselves in crime etc.

The current trend of young children (as young as 12 y.o) begging on the streets are a worry. So where did the government go wrong in its policy decisions. I dont think it is so much as to do with policy decisions, it is rather putting money where the mouth is. There has not been any subtantial allocation to address this issue. If the current trend continue, and more kids beg on the street, for sure they will grow up with nothing to fall back on. These kids have been raised up in the city and they dont have any survival skills in the rural areas. Kids who are raised up in the rural areas can survive without money, and can live out of subsistence farming, while kids who grow up in the city dont know how to survive in the village, hence their dependence is on money.

WIth no constant income, they have to resort to crime or petty theft for survival. The current trend of crime is becoming so complicated, as children who are pushed out of the school system, have no way to hanger their lives up, consequently having more time at their hands to become more creative in commiting crimes.

Recently, crime in PNG has taken a different trend, hijacking of planes, holding hostages and demand ransome, etc. These crimes were never heard of in PNG. With even university graduates out of job in the country, young people are fighting for survival. In PNG, youths feel, they have been let down by the government of the day. They can see the rich folks living in high fenced apartments with security guards manning their residence on a 24 hour basis, and driving around in the latest car models, straight from Japan. It is rather a irony to see such a big gap in the standard of living.

The rich had become rich out of Papua New Guineas riches. From Gold, Oil, Copper, Coffe, Palm Oil, Copra, Marine products and logging. Such riches from this raw material exports have been plundered by a few who have become rich overnight at the expense of the poor. Such has been the story for PNG for a long time. When about 10 percent of the population consume 90 percent of resources, you would expect to see 90 percent of the population who are dependent upon 10 percent of the resouces bound to scrap through most of the time.

Such a social ill existed in the world before, and it has repeated itself in some of the developing countries in the world, especially, Papua New Guinea, some African countries and Latin American countries. So, the youths of today dont have a voice to speak out about their rights to education and other benefits from income generated in the country.

If most of the resources are plundered today by the current generation, there will be nothing left for the future generation. PNG faces a crisis in trying to accomodate youths who have been pushed off by the education system.

I hope a government with vision to set the pace, to look at current needs at the same time plan for the future generation. ]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:59:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/361123 -9.4647222 147.1925 -9.4647222 147.1925 http://.tigblog.org/post/315015
Poor rural people in the developing countries are the least responsible for producing the greenhouse gases that are causing the Earth’s climate to change, but they are the most vulnerable to its effects. Nearly one billion people survive on less than US$1 a day and this is evident in Papua New Guinea where employers are paid at a minimum wage of 60t 15 cents Australia p/hour. About 75 per cent of them live in rural areas. They are subsistence farmers, nomadic herders, day laborers and fishers. Many live on ecologically fragile land: mountains, coastal areas and deserts. They depend on vulnerable sectors: agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry.

Poor rural people lack the institutional and financial capacity to protect themselves against climate change. But they manage vast areas of land and forest, and can be important players in carbon sequestration. Helping them adapt to climate change in a sustainable way is an economic, social and moral imperative. Indigenous peoples are particularly vulnerable. They have a special role to play as stewards of our natural resources and biodiversity, yet they are often pushed out of their ancestral lands and onto the least fertile and most fragile lands.
Global warming is a universal problem but the response, whether adaptation or mitigation, needs to be tailored to local contexts. Papua New Guinea seriously need to take into account of the consequences of climate change and ensure preventive measures to overcome the trend we face today rather than later.
]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:32:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/315015 -8.4833333 147.0666667 -8.4833333 147.0666667 http://.tigblog.org/post/310481 So for you all wondering what i have been doing.
Here is part of the answer.
Visit www.yutokorg.ning.com

Been work real hard on this lately]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:58:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/310481 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/218901 If you have time please visit the Yu Tok Blog on www.yutok.wordpress.com

regards
Rex]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:59:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/218901 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/215667
I am taking this steps to get much support in campaigning against people who taken law into their own hands by destroying and killing innocent people who are blamed for law and order issues. In a lot of cases vulnerable group of tribes have become the very victim of this kind of action.
One of the issue that happened recently from where I come from Morobe Patrol Post a historical part of Papua New Guinea in Morobe Province; A man was killed by criminals who where trying to steal from his Garden while he was guarding his garden due to continues stealing from his garden food. Later villagers from the deceased party blamed other village. And mobilized people and went over and destroyed people’s properties including burning down of Houses and beating up innocent people. This is not the first time this vulnerable group of people who are about 50 plus in population have been attacked. This is a contining process of attacks by other villagers living up and near Waria Valley. I come from a big and much populated part of the village further up the Waria river; Zare Ainse is where I come from. As Papua New Guinean I am not in any way of supporting such evil of my people and I condemn attack.

On other hand the Morobe Provincial Government have failed in engaging this people past 33 years; Even though some of our people have contributed greatly to the development of Papua New Guinea. The likes of former UN ambassador of PNG to UN and USA and Premier of Morobe Province Mr. Utula Samana the first Female eye specialist Dr. Bage Yominau.
The both elected Member of Huon Gulf Electorate Mr. Sasa Zibe and former Member Tukape Masani have not addressed or engage our people in the process of development of the patrol post which shares a historical part in former German Colonization of German New Guinea.

I am setting this Blog up to get more support from the Global Community to pressure my Government to try and prevent such incidents to happen in future. Please sing up and let your views be heard.
]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:56:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/215667 -9.4333333 147.1666667 -9.4333333 147.1666667 http://.tigblog.org/post/180877 To share the warmth that I hope to generate
Juts by reassuring that I love her
That we are going to be fine

I hugged her last night
Before she closed her eyes to sleep
I told her that I will always love her
And that it was just the two of us now
She said “Mummy, I love you too”
“And Daddy will be here soon”
I closed my eyes, holding back the tears
And as lovingly as I could
I told her he won’t be with us anymore

With the softest sadness and love in her eyes
She squeezed my hand
And whispered, “Okay, mummy, I love you”
I wanted to cry
But I held that teardrop in my eye
I had to be strong
I’m all she’s got now

(Part2)
I came home from work
She was about to fall off to sleep
But she got on her feet and ran to me
She hugged me and kissed me
-I felt so secure
Then came that sad look in her eyes
“Why are you sad, my baby?” I asked
“I’m sad for my daddy” was her reply,
“He don’t come to see me no more”
I told her it was okay
That I was here for her
She smiled and hugged me
And God, I wanted to cry
“I still love you mummy, you won’t leave me? please”



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will you be by my side until the end?

Can I tell you my secrets deep,

and trust them in your heart you’ll keep?

We are neither of us without our flaws,

can you accept mine as I will yours?

I’ll be a shoulder to cry on when you’re blue,

will you be there for me when I need you?

No matter how busy I will make time for you,

if you are busy will you make time for me too?

I will take your hand and comfort your tears,

will you hold me and soothe my fears?

I will give you joy and many warm smiles,

can we share that even across many miles?

I will not forget what’s important to you,

will you remember what’s important to me too?

With you my most favourite things I’ll share,

If only I know do you truly care?

If you can accept me as I do you,

then I will know you are a friend most true



From:http://ciano3.blogspot.com/2005/03/friend-most-true.html]]> Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:06:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/178267 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/175695 that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say I love you,
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.

There will always be another day
to say our I love you's,
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get
to hold your loved one tight..

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,

Take time to say "I'm sorry, please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

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Schizophrenia beats being alone.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

You have the capacity to learn from your mistakes. You will learn a lot today.

A thing not worth doing isn't worth doing well.

Hard work never killed anyone, but why chance it?

All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.

I don't have a solution, but I do admire the problem.

I think sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it.

The meek shall inherit the earth.....after we're through with it.

If a thing is worth doing, it would have been done already.

Ham and Eggs: A day's work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig.

Lord, if I can't be skinny, please let all my friends be fat.

Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.

Sometimes too much to drink isn't enough.

Jesus loves you! It's everybody else that thinks you're an ass.

It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.

Don't get married. Find a woman you hate and buy her a house. It's a lot easier on you.

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

When blondes have more fun do they know it?

Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

Losing a husband can be hard. In my case it was almost impossible.

Jesus is coming! Look Busy.

My Wild Oats Have turned to Shredded Wheat!

Is reading in the bathroom considered multi-tasking?

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of it.

Why do bankruptcy lawyers expect to be paid?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

Always try to be modest. And be damn proud of it!

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.

Attempt to get a new car for your spouse - it'll be a great trade!

I'd kill for a Nobel Peace prize.

Chastity is curable, if detected early.

Love may be blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

Hell hath no fury like the lawyer of a woman scorned.

Bills travel through the post at twice the speed of cheques.

Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.

A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

There's no future in time travel.

Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives.

Polynesia -- memory loss in parrots.

A good pun is its own reword.

Laughing stock -- cattle with a sense of humor?

Wear short sleeves! Support your right to bare arms!

For sale: parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

I said "no" to drugs, but they just wouldn't listen.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

I wouldn't be caught dead with a necrophiliac.

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

All generalizations are false, including this one.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

I want patience... AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

I have friends who swear they dream in colour...It's just a pigment of their imagination.

There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't.

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?

Help Wanted: Telepath. You know where to apply.

It's sad how whole families are torn apart by simple things, like wild dogs.

Karaoke is Japanese for "Tone Deaf"

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

A day without radiation is a day without sunshine.

A day without sunshine is like night.

A seminar on Time Travel will be held two weeks ago.

Alzheimer's advantage: New friends every day.

An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys

As I said before, I never repeat myself. As long as I can remember, I've had amnesia.

Bigamy: one wife too many. Monogamy: same thing

Bombs don't kill people, explosions kill people.

Bureaucrats cut red tape, lengthwise.

Clairvoyants meeting canceled due to unforeseen events.

Clones are people two.

Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.

Did ya hear? They took the word gullible out of the dictionary!

I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming, terrified, like his passengers.

Do not put statements in the negative form.

Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected become the expected?

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

Friction can be a drag sometimes.

He who places head in sand, will get kicked in the end!

How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise MY hand!

Hypochondria is the only disease I haven't got.

I bet you I could stop gambling.

I couldn't care less about apathy.

Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with battery.

I like kids, but I don't think I could eat a whole one.

I tried to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure.

I used to be schizophrenic, but we're all right now.

If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve.
]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:12:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/172075 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/167511
Modern literature thrives on this caricature of the father figure. Books such as Raising Boys Without Men exemplify this radical vision of children not needing fathers. Yet, when we see the statistics on how hedonistic and dysfunctional society is becoming by following such ideas, we ask, Where have all the fathers gone? Where is their leadership? The answer? Many have selfishly deserted their responsibilities. But others have been cowed by today’s liberal, morally relativistic culture and have slowly relinquished their God-given roles as providers, protectors, teachers and nurturers.

A particular unsettling passage from the book of Isaiah describes society not only as it was in Isaiah’s day but prophetically as it would be at the time before Christ’s return. It is eerily similar to what we see today: “I will give children to their princes, and babes shall rule over them. He people will be oppressed, every one by another and every one by his neighbour; the child will be insolent toward the elder and the base toward the honourable… The look on their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves…As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them” (Isaiah 3:4-5, 9, 12)

Yes, it was prophesied that the father’s role would one day be mostly forfeited in the face of an increasingly blind and lawless society. “Much of our national discussion on youth crime”, writes sociologist David Blankenhorn, ”simply ignores the elephant in the room called “fatherlessness”. Moreover, many analysts come quite close to viewing all traditional norms of fatherhood not as a remedy for the problem of youth violence but rather as a leading cause of it” (“Fatherless America, 1995. p. 29).

So we have a duty to resist following society’s evil ways. One crucial was is by strengthening the family unit as best we can.

We must realize the importance both the father and the mother have in properly rearing children and not give in to the false notions commonly presented that alternative lifestyle parenting is just as good.


(Good News, A magazine of understanding, May-June 2006 Volume 11, Number 3, p. 6)
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I just thought that I'd share this.]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:23:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/167001 -9.4647222 147.1925 -9.4647222 147.1925 http://.tigblog.org/post/166933 *****************************************************************************************************

We're Independent and we're Free, Papua New Guinea!


On Saturday night I went out for dinner. Unfortunately I was late and had to sit near some people I don’t know so well, while my friends were up at the other end of the table. Despite not particularly liking these people, I determined not to be precocious this time, but to be as polite and as amiable as possible.

It was a disaster.

First of all they were boring and old and had absolutely nothing in common with me - conversation revolved around the last time they were in Australia and what they bought, and what they were planning on buying next time they went down. But things really started going downhill when somebody mentioned, “Have you ever noticed how bad the money smells in Papua New Guinea?”

My mouth literally hung open as the six people surrounding me started discussing how on pay day Papua New Guineans (who of course don’t have wallets) stick their money in their buttcracks to take it home.

That’s right – these people were having a conversation about how Papua New Guineans stick their money in their buttcracks to take it home. Laughing and smiling at these silly people, and why their money is smelly. Because, you see, Papua New Guineans stick their money in their buttcracks to take it home.

I was dumbfounded for about sixty seconds, until I started arguing with them. “That’s simply absurd”, I said; “I just don’t believe it” and “Don’t be ridiculous”. “Have you ever seen anyone actually do that?” I asked, and I told them “I’m afraid that this is just too preposterous”. To which they replied “Oh Carolyn, you’ve only been here for a year, you don’t really know Papua New Guineans”.

This coming from people who have lived here for most, if not a good part of, their lives. Well-educated people, in their twenties and thirties. People working for high-powered law firms, aid agencies and businesses. People whose only association with Papua New Guineans is with their Haus Meri, or their waiter, or their colleague (of whom they ask “So how did you actually get this job?”, as if a Papua New Guinean wouldn’t/couldn’t have a qualification, let alone work experience).

I was simply horrified, and I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to throw my shoe at them, to scream at them, to shame them. I wanted to tell them that if they can’t respect the citizens they should get the hell out of this country. Instead I tried to reason and speak with them. All of the protestations and arguments I made were literally laughed at, and I rapidly got to the point where I simply couldn’t engage with these people any more. I was so angry. I felt myself curl up as I refused to make eye contact, and answered everything with monosyllables. I backed away from all conversations and sat there in my shocked silence, while they just presumed I was being a wet blanket. Because of course Papua New Guineans carry their money around in their buttcracks, why wouldn’t you believe this?

As if I’d want to be any kind of blanket around these people. I felt so ashamed to be associated with them – ashamed to be sitting with them, to be holding the same passport as them, to be in any way identifiable as one of “them”. They continued on with their conversation, just presuming that because of my skin colour I’d be in agreement with them. Deeply shamed and offended, I left the restaurant as soon as I could, but I still haven’t been able to leave behind the feelings of revulsion and disgust.

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:47:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/166933 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/166757
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]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:35:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/166757 -9.4647222 147.1925 -9.4647222 147.1925 http://.tigblog.org/post/165003 And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
-- Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little, but not too long.
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared.
-- Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey we all must take,
And each must go alone.
It`s all a part of the Master`s plan,
-- A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick of heart,
Go to friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
-- Miss me, but let me go!

Unknown]]> Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:43:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/165003 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/163633
Consider holding hands.....if her fingers slide into yours without any slighest struggle...she fits...

Because the way I figure, there are two types of people: those those who get it and those who don't. If they get it, there's nothing to explain, and if they don't, there's no point in trying to explain. They don't get it. Move on and if you're going to be with someone, you should find someone who gets it - and someone who fits.

Now the search for this person starts early. From the minute we're born, boys and girls stare at each other, trying to figure out if they like what they see. Like parade lines, passing each other for mutual inspection. You march, you look. You march, you look. If you're interested, you stop and talk, and if it dosen't work out, you just get back in the parade. You keep marching, and you keep looking.

Then you find someone and so you think, "Maybe this'll work." and ultimately, they will find out everything.

How you chew, how you sip, how you hum, how you dance. How you smell at every point in the day, how you are on the phone with your mother, the fact that many of your friends are shallow, that you always have to sit on the aisle, how you never really listen, how whiny you get when you travel, how you're not gracious to your friends when they call, how certain game shows make you really really happy, how cranky you get because you're too stupid to remember to eat, how you manage to get confrontational only when it's with the absolute wrong person to be yelling at, how you don't like the way you look in any pictures you've taken since 1981, how you're unable to get off the phone when you're running late because you don't have the ability to say, "This isn't a good time; can I call you back?"How you have to lick certain fruits before actually eating them, how you have no ability to save receipts-all these things. But they still like you

This feels good. For a minute.
But the next thought is, "Wait a second, why is she being so understanding? If this stuff dosen't faze her, maybe her stuff must be even worse.....Oh God-what don't I know?"

And every day, bit by bit, they will find out.

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A TWO-day seminar is underway in Port Moresby on how school fees should be abolished so that children in Papua New Guinea do not have to pay for education.

The meeting, initiated by the Department of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund is attended by government departments, including National Planning, and Treasury and donor agencies such as Australia’s aid agency, AusAID, Japan, European Union, NZAID and the World Bank. Churches providing education are also participating in the seminar.

Education Secretary Dr Joseph Pagelio said after yesterday’s meeting that children had the right to education but school fee was one of the barriers to the children enjoying that right. This seminar, he said, was the first of its kind that was aimed at setting a ground-work for the formulation of a policy to abolish school fees in Papua New Guinea.

“The purpose of this seminar is to understand the issues facing PNG in terms of school fees, and then come up with strategies and mechanisms that we can use to abolish school fees,’’ said Dr Pagelio.

About 30 people are attending the seminar, a number of whom came from overseas to share experiences gained in countries where school fee had been abolished so that children are now receiving free education.

Dr Pagelio said the seminar was the first part of a long process that might take a few years before the policy on school fee abolition became a reality.
Following the seminar, he said, a few studies on issues discussed would be carried out which would be used to formulate the school fee abolition policy. The policy will then be submitted to Cabinet for approval for implementation.

“It’s (seminar) a milestone. It’s a good thing. If we can achieve it in the next five years it will be good. Many parents will be relieved of the burden.
“It will also allow the children to go to school and receive quality education,’’ said Dr Pagelio.
Among the issues being looked at include whether the policy will cover all levels of education and how much it will cost the Government and its stakeholders to implement the policy.

Dr Pagelio said the donor agencies have shown positive response and would be meeting separately today to look at how they can help the Government share the cost.
Meanwhile, Dr Pagelio said not all schools have taken heed of his appeal not to send children away for non-payment of school fees, saying a policy on abolishment of school fees would ensure no child was sent away.

Prior to the start of the school year, Dr Pagelio had appealed to heads of schools to work with parents on how school fees should be paid while children were allowed to have classes.
]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:26:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/162063 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/161977 (With none of that Sissy Crap!!!!)

1. When you are sad -- I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you that way.
2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile -- I will know you finally got laid.
4. When you are scared -- I will rag on you about it every chance I get.
5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused -- I will use little words.
7. When you are sick -- Stay the hell away from I until you are well again. I don't want to catch whatever you have.
8. When you fall -- I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.
9. This is I oath .... I pledge it to the end. "Why?" you may ask "because you are my friend"


Friendship is like peeing your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.

And remember....when life hands you Lemons, ask for tequila and
salt and call me over !
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Somone who is able to influence the economic course of this world or even someone who influence decision making in ones respective country. A parliamentarian or a government department secretary.

Whichever it is, there is always a hype or 'moment of madness' when such opportunities present itselves. What would you do? Most people would ask for an autograph but for some....a picture session is the best option. "A picture speaks a thousand words' so they say...maybe it does in this instance.

The moment is fleeting, to capture....you must be prepared to do so. Who knows... you may never see them again in your lifetime or you may be the last person to see them alive.

Thanks
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1) Emergency number -

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly ...this number 112 can be dialled even while the keypad is locked. Try it out.

2) Locked the keys in the car?

Your car has remote keys? - This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"

3) Hidden Battery power -

Imagine your cell battery is very low, u r expecting an important call and u don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will gets charged when u charge your cell next time.

4) How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. (Pls do it right now.)


Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either and can use it as PAPER WEIGHT. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing Mobile phones.
Please spread this useful information around.


5) Caution:
Always use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it will affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

Please forward to all your well wishers.


Many Thanks
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Isn’t it true that we all carry our mobile phones with hundreds of names/numbers stored in its memory but yet nobody, other than ourselves, know which of these numbers belong to our near and dear ones?

We are involved in an accident or had a heart attack and the people attending us get hold of our mobile phone but don’t’ know which number to call to inform our family members.
Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?

For this reason, we must have one or more telephone numbers stored under the name ICE (In case of Emergency) in our mobile phones.

Read below for more details….. .

Subject: Fwd: ” ICE” Campaign
Recently, the concept of “ICE” is catching up quickly. It is simple, An important method of contact during emergency situations.

As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need To do is store the number of a contact person or person who should Be contacted at during emergency as “ICE” (meaning In Case of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to The scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn’t know which number to call.

He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose.

Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national “In case of Emergency ICE)” campaign.

In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number stored as “ICE”.

Please forward this. It won’t take too many “forwards” before every body will know about this.

It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest.

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.

A great idea that will make a difference!

Let’s spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our mobile phones today!

Many Thanks!!]]> Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:05:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/160591 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/59391 The Summit was a success for all who attended, among the Youths various stakeholders attended such as reps from the UN theme Group, WHO,World Bank, National Youth Council and Community Development Department.
Out of the summit, the youths came up with the PNG Youth Declaration, this document highlighted the commitment to promote the MDGs throughout the different provinces once each youth participant went back home to their various provinces.
Their commitment was to achieve the recommendations articulated in the declaration which called for continuous collaboration among individual youths and youth groups in the country to dialogue amongst themselves.
As youth advocates they pledged to strive to contribute in encouraging concrete action by youths to achieving the MDGs by the Year 2015, they also pledged to spread the message that youths can make a difference in achieveing reccommendations by mobilizing National and local resources, raising awareness and ultimatly act as agents and advocates of positive change withing the country.

What I found most rewarding from attending the summit as a youth participant was the collaboration,enthusiasim, cooperation and spirit drawn from each and everyone that participated throughout the summit. The will and determination to make a difference and be involved in the process was awesome, truely I am certain there will be a difference through youth participation.

The picture shows various stakeholders from the UN and the Department of Community Development recieving the flages from the different provinces as well as the PNG Youth Declaration.]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:29:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/59391 -10.0833333 147.7166667 -10.0833333 147.7166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/160883 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:04:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/160883 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/160881 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:46:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/160881 -1.9666667 147.1166667 -1.9666667 147.1166667 http://.tigblog.org/post/40268
Thanks Stewart]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:39:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/40268 -9.4647222 147.1925 -9.4647222 147.1925