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Big prank
Your phone credit expires, the mobile network immediately offers you a loan to be repaid when you next top up. But when you press Y as instructed to, it is rejected. Makes you angry to be pranked like that. Right?
Health boss
It is most likely that a new secretary for the health department will be named soon to replace Pascoe Kase whose term expired on Monday. Several contenders are being considered. Stay tuned.
Safe parking
There are many ways people ensure their vehicles are not stolen when parked in public areas. One car owner thought up this one.
Offer to help
A Niall Tangney of Sydney, Australia wrote to us offering to help Andrew Tom of Niugu village, Laiagam in Enga whose story on beekeeping was published in this newspaper on Jan 15. Andrew, Niall can be contacted on [email protected].
Plastic pollution
Coca Cola says it will not ditch single-use plastic bottles because consumers want them. The firm’s head of sustainability Bea Perez told the British Broadcasting Corporation yesterday “customers like them because they reseal and are lightweight”. As one of the biggest producers of plastic waste, the firm has pledged to recycle as many plastic bottles as it uses by 2030. – BBC
Liar, liar
We all lie but US President Donald Trump seems to be miles ahead of anyone. According to the latest tally by The Washington Post, he has made more than 16,000 false or misleading claims since taking office two years ago.
Spelling bee
Kindy teacher: Your child cannot spell “cow”.
Parent: A cow is too big for a three-year-old, Ma’am. Why don’t you start with small things like mosquito, grasshopper or butterfly?
Thought for today
We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad.