I shall be telling this with a sigh...Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference. Catch the moment and never let it go!
I spent a week with Dean Willie and his family's residence at Hanuabada, Papua New Guinea. Dean runs a local tattoo ship at the Garden City ground flower. Dean's wife is a native PNG of Hanuabada. Pic taken Dec 2005.
Oshen's new tattoo, a Bellonese Tao. We brought Toxie and Morgan to Honiara hotel to do Jay's tatoo, but were intoxicated before the tattoo was done. I completed it in the morning. He is proud of it coz of its uniqueness. Pic taken 2005.
Theres nothing compare to a fresh green coconut at mid-day in a hot Honiara town. Coconut cost a dollar or two at the market. This pic was taken inside the Honiara main market house. Pic taken November 2005
"We ride together, we die together, bad-boys for life"... our melanesian gang in school. This pic was taken outside the games room underneath a very beautiful coconut tree. Tommie, a ni Vanutu-in whites, Deklin in Red-red, and Joe. Dek and Joe are brothers from PNG. Pic taken 2004
My African school mates and soccer mates. Left is Lemington and on the right, I called him Oyaba. Pic taken the day before I left outside our dorm in Hawaii. Pic taken 2004
Oshen and Mclean at the Point Cruiz plaza area. Mclean was a student at the Univeristy of Papua New Guinea and Oshen grew up in Fins, Morobe, PNG. They were happy to catch the moment. Pic taken 2005 Feb
The day pal Dalcy traveled to Fiji. At the Air Port she was joined by her cousin Katherine and a friend Elvina. Pic taken at the Solomon Islands International Airport. L-R: Dalcy, Katherine, and Elo. Pic taken Feb, 2005
Just imagine a long tiresome walk up the 7 hills beyond Ato'ifi Hospital... a nurse student took a stop to rest, dip in the river, and reflects on the trip. pic taken 2005
Students with their certificates after successfully completing a prosecution course in Honiara, Solomon Islands. If you mess around with the law, you will see one of these men and women in court. Pic supply by Patrick, one of the instructors.