Love on the first sight

You were going to church one afternoon and you saw the most breathtaking creature of exquisite beauty approaching you from up ahead. Let us put ourselves in the place of a boy. The moment he saw her, his breath stopped. Time seemed to standstill and everything around her stood upright with their heads bowed as she passes by. His eyes glued on the tenderness of her body as she approached him in even strides. It was Christmas Eve and she was on her way to church. Her body radiated from the evening sun and she glowed with great beauty. Wow! Am I seeing an angel sent from heaven above? He thought to himself. He can’t help it but kept on looking at her as she closes in. He was spellbound and could not move an inch. She was the most gorgeous of things god has ever created. The thought of her charming face and her crystal blue eyes troubled him a lot. He can’t eat well and has trouble sleeping. The love he has for her was so intense. That’s love on the first sight.

Wherever, it might be, be it a church, a school or a market place, it was there that you met someone you thought to be the love of your life.

From the example above, both of you accidently bumped into each other one morning in church. She laughed and smiled at you and you did the same. Then, on every Sunday you go to church and became a faithful Christian. Funny, it was not the reason but to see her every Sunday because she worships in the same church. Soon you give excuses to hang around her place. She saw you and did the same.

Before long you started seeing a lot of each other and become more than just friends. Both of you are love birds. It was maybe in your fifth or sixth grade. As the years wear on two of you started making plans like finishing school, get a paid job, get married, have a family and live a happy life. How romantic it would be. You always picture her in your dreams and she did the same. The love you have for each other is so intense that you would not let anything come in between you two.

The heart breaking moment came when two of you were selected to continue in separate high schools. Before you two part ways, you met and promised to write to each other or call each other. Both of you were so in love that despite the distance between you two, love you have for each other is so strong.

After twelfth grade, both of you graduated and were selected again to different institutions. Both of you can’t help it but promised to be faithful to each other until the time is right. However, later, you found out that things turned out to be against the great deal of plans you made in your youthful days. She goes around with another guy. The love you have for her was washed down the drain and left a hole in your heart. It hurts so much that you don’t even wanted to see her again or have anything to do with her. You burn everything that reminds you of her and promise yourself never to love another woman again. It was then that you recall your father’s words; love on the first sight can be deceitful.

This is just a scenario of being loved on the first sight. If you are a male or female reading this post, it might be different for you. Yours can have a different ending as well. How funny love can be. It drives people mad and they do crazy things.

 

Life of a student

If you were once a student reading this post, be pleased to know that life has been shaped for the better because you lived.

Being a student is full of fun and of course has its own downsides. Most students leaving their homes for the first time is somewhat a bit disconcerting. You feel that your parents or friends are not there to fend you. At first you feel like giving up. But not too worry because it happens to every new student. I once felt the same when I went to Passam National High and then to Divine Word University.

Going to a university is quite a unique experience for every new student. It’s one of those rare occasions that cling to you for the rest of your life. The thoughts of meeting new people, the excitements and to realise that you are now on your own makes every new student wanted to tell their own share of stories. The experiences are often memorable for some reasons. Things like people you met on the first day at school and the mistakes you made are worth keeping.

As often you would hang around with friends from your previous school or students from the same village. For some people it is not the same. I remembered the first person I met was someone from Central province. We met when we were sitting in the queue trying to get ourselves registered. Later I found out that he was a smoker so we had no trouble getting along together.

For others, your best friend might be the one you accidently bumped into on your way to the library or someone who smiled at you because you looked funny or because both of you have the same passion for reggae music. Whatever the reasons, it is always through awkward moments that you met someone you call your best friend.

The fun begins when you get acquainted with your roommate. Initial meeting often lasts for hours. I can’t remember exactly what me and my roommate talked about the first night. I guess we talked about smoke, betel nut, food and other “boy marn stuff”. For some it may be about some high level discussions of secrets and sweet hearts back home. Anyway, I did enjoy his company. He was doing his second year when I enrolled and I looked upon him as a “big brother”. He seemed to know a lot about the school.

Greatest of friends, 2011 Graduation

To the students who are dying of enrolling into a university, life in a university is not so different from that of high schools. One thing that makes it slightly different is more freedom is given to the students. That is how I would describe life in a university. Your learning is in your own hands.

Other things are similar. There are sports clubs in universities where you can join. Also there are extracurricular activities and student services there to look after your wellbeing in university. Paramount of all is the academic stuff like assignments, tests and lectures which are everyday activities.

Apart from that social life will seem to fill the greater part of a university life if you do not budget your time properly. Friends are always around. There are all kinds of friends. Some are helpful while others are not great friends. Otherwise, everything is the same. You get drunk over the weekends while there are piles of work waiting for you, you met someone you thought to be that one and fall in love, go dating, dancing or partying. No one cares about that, parents are not around to see you, you thought to yourself.

For me, the greatest of all friends are my classmates, the class of Health Management 2010-13. They are cool and we have no problem hanging around together. Beyond that are things I do not like.

 

HM class of 2011 party at Island Peak, Madang

K6 billion Loan-Sinister?

Opposition Leader, Hon. Belben Nama challenged the O'Neil/Dion Government to explain to the people the reason for borrowing a loan of K6 billion from Chinese Exim Bank.

The loan entails an interest rate of K460 million per annum. This pose a risk to the young and developing economy of PNG.

O'Neil/Dion Governement explained that the money would be used for infrastructure development in PNG.

However, Department of Treasury, the legal agency authorised by the Public Finance Management Act tp look after public funds was not aware of this deal. Furthermore, PM intends to convert Department of Works into a state owned enterprise to accommodate for the deposit of the money where it would be used outside of the Department of Treasury.

Is this a fishy deal done by today's government under the pretext of national interests?

Adapter from:PNGfacts.com

Open Day

5^th May of every year is a significant date on Divine Word University’s (DWU) calendar. It is the Open Day. It is the time when all the students and staffs of DWU from respective academic departments showcase what they learn in lectures to the general public.

The public here in Madang are very fortunate as there is wealth of information and knowledge available free of charge to them. The displays comprise of knowledge in the field of Health Sciences, Arts and Business and Information System.

 

Apart from them, there are partners who are invited to part take on this eventful day. Partners include RD Tuna, Bank South Pacific (BSP), ANZ Bank, Ramu NiCo, World Vision, PNG IMR, Hertz Car Rentals, Madang Resort, Travel Air, Fire Department and the list goes on. Also presented is the Arts and Craft sector.

During the display, judges come around to assess each faculty and at the end of the day prices are awarded to the best performing faculties.

Health Management Student during the Open Day, 2012

So next time you are in Madang, take time out on 5^th May and see for yourself what DWU offers on this eventful day.