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By Emmanuel Narokobi Been away in Wewak since last week Thursday and just got back today. So an hour or so ago I became the uncle of a Mister Antonio Zayed Murhein Narokobi. Weighing in at 3.95kgs and at 52 cm tall (or long). My Brother Samson is certainly a proud father and yes his wife [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi I found this interview of my Uncle on the net when I was searching for some of his papers. So I thought I’d post it on my blog as part of my personal records but then since the subject is about something as public as political leadership maybe others may find it interesting [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi Who’s the top dawg of them all? Check out Rob@PNG’s listings of the top PNG websites and I think some very important pointers for successful blogging and on how he hit No.1 on Alexa’s rankings. Could this be the end for online newspapers? (Oh and I don’t know why but I love the banner image [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi So I’m working late right now and it’s 2.30am and lo and behold an email comes through from Copyright Activist and all round good guy, Oala Moi. Looks like he’s out in China and he sent me this pic and a media release. Nice one Bro! I think they went climbing just this morning [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi Role reversal viral video of Soweto, South Africa from another perspective. Posted in Culture, YouTube
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi European based PNG Filmmaker, Mr. Martin Maden was showing these pics of Kauage’s pics on the new Facebook group ‘Wantoks In Europe‘ (started by Michaeline Moir-Bussy). Just looking at them I couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss and certainly pride. It is no accident that all the PNG art work you [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi The bursting growth of ‘social media‘ is grabbing allot of us by the eye balls and dragging us into a new era where everyone is a click away and where the content producer is now also the consumer. I think the word now is that we have become ‘Prosumers‘. So just to visually [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi I’m sitting here at the Yacht Club with my mate Sherman B. having lunch. I just had soup because I think I already eat too much already. Sherman’s on this cabbage/tomato soup diet and he claims that he’s lost 7 kilo’s in 9 days and so he’s obediently just munched through a dry [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi Head over to Malum Nalu’s Blog for a report on the PNGARNet (Academic Research Network), finally being used at the University of Goroka. After hearing about it coming closer to fuition earlier this year at the ICT Workshop at UPNG, I’m keen to hear more on how developed PNGARNet is and what Universities [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi The Socialista just brought to my attention this morning the new themes feature on Gmail. Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! I’ve gone with the Pebbles, because its calming and soothing and goes well with my Japanese Garden office theme. Posted in internet
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi I can certainly say that the standard of music concerts in PNG have definitely taken a step forward after Saturday nights Wally Pazzi concert. Unlike other concerts I’ve seen, attention was given to the visual as well as the audio with large black drapes hanging as the background to the stage. A large [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi Allot of things going on in the music industry in PNG. In this year alone we have seen O-Shen’s spat with CHM, CHM looking into Intellectual Property rights for their artists, Wali Pazi coming on tour this weekend, Akay47’s Music Competition, NBC’s new TribeFM for youth radio, CHM’s new RaitFM, Skwatas Band with [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi Thought I’d give this Poll Daddy feature a whirl….maybe every Monday’s I could ask you all a question'?? Posted in internet, Papua New Guinea, PNG
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi I’ve been attending the 2008 Media Conference since Monday and frightfully I have to give a talk tomorrow with Malum Nalu on Digital (Online) Media. It’s 2.30am now and I’m still trying to complete my power point presentation. I was going to complete it earlier but I though I’d listen to the other [...]
the Masalai blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
By Emmanuel Narokobi A good brother of mine in Rabaul sent me this PDF today. And if you must know he is PNG Chinese, so I’m keen to hear his thoughts are on the whole new Chinese migrants issue. Its not a secret thought that its been a growing concern over the last 10 years or [...]
