bits and pieces

Not a very eventful week, and I still can't load images, so just a few notes...

Learned a new word in pidgin: ‘komanda’ used when someone does something really good or admirable. Discovered this when I forked out $2000 to pay the overdue office power bill so that the power wasn’t cut off over the Christmas break. Clearly the first admirable thing I’ve done…

Learned how to say hello/goodbye in Roviana, a commonly spoken/understood local language. Also discovered that soy sauce could have a completely different meaning in said language; soi being a rude word for men’s bits.

Found a leafy green vegetable that I don’t like (the first one!). In usual style I saw something new at the market, so asked how to cook it and bought it. When I took it to work two of my colleagues said they’d never tried it, and one said she grew it as a hedge. Maybe this should have been enough of a deterrent, but I tried it anyway. Not very nice; I hope it makes a nice screen.