Tyler and Emily in PNG

Ah the first week of March and my birthday month is over so no more excuses. I apologize again to the faithful followers of this blog. I have not been as faithful to you as you are faithful to this blog. I am finding it more and more difficult to sit down and write my life journey with you. Not that I don’t have time but by the end of the day I am exhausted of looking at a computer screen. During the day, I am busy helping others and solving end user issues that even writing an email to a friend or family member does not happen.

Though there is good news…the Hewitt monthly newsletter has been published! You can find the March newsletter here.

One highlight of the weeks past was attending the pukpuk races. A pukpuk is a crocodile in Tok Pisin. We do not have pukpuks in Madang town though we do have lots of them in rivers in PNG. I had never been to a pukpuk race but heard of them in the past. It is held at the country club and this year it was to benefit the disability center in town and also Rotary Club. The basic idea is that of a horse race though instead of horses you race pukpuks. There is a fishing line tied to the pukpuk and a reel of sorts at the finish line that you (the jockey) wind up to reel in the pukpuk. Of course, the fastest pukpuk wins the race.

PBT took part in sponsoring the races and I was one of their two jockeys. The other jockey was Michelle. She really stole the show with winning 4 straight races. Sadly, I did not win a single race and I have to blame the poor reel. Trust me, there was definitely an advantage and disadvantage depending on what lane you were assigned to with what reel.

It was still fun to watch the races and cheer on our team. In the end, Emily and I won a nice stainless steel electric teapot and also a free large pizza. It was an evening worth attending and we have fun.