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MY JOURNEY INTO ADULTHOOD - Part 1

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It has been a pretty busy time of my life in the past years 2016-2021. I was busy with work, trying to find what works for me in this new life. I've been through so many crossroads and choices that I had to make over these few years outside of my comfy parents laps. Here's a bit of reflection over those years (If I can remember correctly). OCTOBER 2016  After I left university, I decided not to go home, but to pursue employment in PNG's most densely populated city of Port Moresby - the city of the filthy rich, the struggling middle-class, thugs and cultural and societal misfits. For me, it was a place to find a decent job. It wasn't too long before I figured it's not as easy as it was presented to us in the comforts of a lecture room. I bet all under-grads had the same dream as I had, thinking we've made it in life going into a University and it should be all downhill from there, getting a good job owning a house a car. Well that is not the case, as soon as you ...

Port Moresby "Violent City"

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VIOLENT CITY 2018 was a big year for this nation. Emerging out of traditional and cultural conflicts, the Papua New Guinean Government decides to host one of the most import conferences of the Asia Pacific in this developing country. This is how the world (or our neighbors) view PNG "A violent city prepares to host a glittering summit" - ABC News Australia. "In a few months, world leaders will meet in one of the most dangerous cities - Port Moresby. The Papua New Guinea and Australian governments are spending millions to get ready for the APEC summit..." Is this true? Francis Boso does not share the same view. In response to some of the comments, Mr Boso kindly states that PNG has never done any "terrorist attack" like in other countries.. He further states that "Most tourists are seen by Papua New Guineans as Gold Hunters" that is why they hate them for that. A couple of links to reported cases of violence were also gi...