Column 1 – The National

Footy lovers
Rugby league is back on the menu with the Indigenous versus Maori All Stars match on Saturday. Let’s keep our fingers and legs crossed that there won’t be a power outage.
Power up
While on power outage, it is now a must for NCD residents to own a power bank. The last thing you’d want is to have an expensive phone that you can’t use because the battery is flat.
Lent time
It’s Ash Wednesday today, the start of the Lent period, according to the Christian calendar. Lent allows Christians to remember Jesus’ fasting in the desert. It is a time of giving things up and a test for self-discipline.
Long queue
Many parents have recently been seen queuing under the hot Moresby sun outside banks to pay for their kids’ school fees. We hope their kids see the sacrifice their parents are making for them. Study hard kids.
A dog’s love
A female dog caring for her pups. Be kind to animals, they have feelings too.
Baby boom
People born after World War II are often referred to as the “baby boomers.” Perhaps we should call the babies born as of last year onwards as the “Lock down babies.”
Top Quote
“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest,”
– Warren Buffet.