November rain..

Hullo all,

Hah! the title means nothing actually. For the lack of any ideas to put as the entry title, and since I was at a place without much rain last month, I kinda missed glorious Malaysian downpour with its thunder storm. Anyway,

What would you expect to find at a country you’ve never been to? How do you think your reaction would be? Well, Papua New Guinea hit me smacked-full in face! I could never imagine the place prior to my visit and obviously, one can only imagined so much. If anyone asked me to describe the country then my answer would be; It’s culturally unique, people are mostly friendly and most of all; it made me cherished and be thankful of what we have here, in our country.

I started the long journey at early hours of Saturday (15/11) on board of the flight to Brisbane via Sydney. Imagine the long hours we’ve to endure and by the time we landed and claimed our luggage, I was so not in the mood to see that my bag has lost one of its wheels. We checked in at Rendezvous Hotel, Brisbane CBD and then walked around few blocks, camera whoring and checked out the night life. Err..more like checking out people who are enjoying their night life there. Next morning, we hit the road by 7.30 am bright & early to the airport again. The flight to Port Moresby was smooth and we landed there around 1.30 pm. That night I was so bone tired and crashed to sleep by 11.30 pm but not before a scrumptious dinner at Port Moresby Yatch Club courtesy of our host.

Everyday, we were chauffeur driven to work and back by the staff. Not because we demanded such treatment, but it is simply unsafe for foreigner to walk around the Port Moresby (or the country) on our own. Foreigners catching the public transportation are almost unheard of. But bear in mind, what I meant here are foreigners who are first timer in the country. If you’ve gotten used to the country and being there for quite sometimes, by all means, go around freely on your own accord. Basic safety rules applied, of course. (i.e take care of your damn self & belongings)

After few days there, my body has already adjusted to the local time and when it’s time to leave, I felt kinda sad. Apparently the place kinda grown on me and I vow to myself that somedays in future, I might came back to PNG. Who knows eh?

Well, It's already December and am back in the office now. Tomorrow, whole department will be in Guoman, Port Dickson for our teambonding thingy. Looking forward to be at the beach.

Taa. okbai.

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