It is the 29th of February, isn't this a grand day just because it comes once in 4. Thank you for all who said hey...I need affirmation once in awhile to feed my insecure self :).
We found this little boy on a hike we took. He was sitting in the gardens all decked out with really no where to go. Just decorated and sitting waiting for us to arrive and take his picture or admire his war paint on his little innocent face.
He is in the Mbua, his teachers are sitting in Wamena waiting to get their money from the government but instead of coming back to teach, they keep sitting in Wamena. Meanwhile, this little boy has no one to teach him...he is waiting too. The Papuans get a lot of money from the government, this island is full of natural resources so to placate the masses...money is given but no responsibly to work is required. Money, but no power or responsibility. It is a lethal mix...but the question to ask, where is this little boy going to get his education if none of this teachers need to teach to get their pay? Multiply this island wide and you begin to see what a slippery slope this is becoming. So he waits for his teacher who is waiting for his money.
But on this day this wonderful day of the 29th...get all dressed up and go, eat a fresh garden salad with all the trimmings and a big fat steak with all the flavour just because you can and we can't. We'll get dressed down and walk in our shorts and eat rice with cooked greens just because we can on this the 29th of February.
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