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Good job
Pat yourself on the back if you managed to put some money aside before the festive season for the education expenses of your children this year. You are a responsible parent, not like those now joining the long queues at the banks for school expenses loans.
Promise yourself
Promise yourself today that no matter how hard it gets, you will not give up.
Path cleared
It was still there before Christmas but someone has finally removed the trunk of the palm tree which had been for ages blocking the footpath alongside Sir John Guise Drive in Port Moresby.
Facebook note
Note sent to Facebook: Please stop suggesting people I may know. I know them but I don’t like them.
Best Broncos team
Brisbane Broncos great Gordon Tallis has picked his best ever Maroons team (with him as coach): Darren Lockyer, Lote Tuqiri, Steve Renouf, Justin Hodges, Wendell Sailor, Wally Lewis (c), Allan Langer, Glenn Lazarus, Kerrod Walters, Shane Webcke, Petero Civoniceva, Brad Thorn and Gene Miles.
Unpredictable weather
From a reader: The weather in Port Moresby is so unpredictable that it is almost like the politics in Waigani.
Cheeky ass
What an ass! A man who admitted snatching a bag from a woman but was apprehended by members of the public had the cheek to ask the court to acquit him as the bag had been recovered and that nothing was stolen.
Thought for today
Life is a fingerprint that cannot be duplicated. So make the best impression with it – live it, love it, and do not waste a single moment because time has no holiday, dreams have no expiry date, and life has no Pause button.
Top quote
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.”
– Albert Einstein

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