Viewing from a Point

By Nathan Matbob Know the past...learn from it, Live the present...make it better and; Look ahead into the future...strive to achieve the best. Life experiences can make or break ones future, and we as rational beings (or so we think) have to go through this process all throughout our lives. Hence, our past shapes the kind of life we live today, therefore it determines the kind of future we may have. However, it is not always the past that can determine the kind of future we achieve. Although the influence can be insurmountable depending on the circumstances, there can always be room for change or a complete turn around. Some folks would often say "Its been in my family for generations, its a curse..." That in itself is a direct self curse because that is how one can predetermine the kind of life he or she will live in the future. The determination of our future is very much dependent on what we do now. If we are job seekers; we will be job seekers for

The 2012 National Elections has passed and a new government has been formed. The parliament has now been boosted with the inclusion of some very experienced and respected citizens of the state, but we can just say "let see how they perform in this term". Madang has new faces in the likes of Madang Open Member and Police Minister Hon. Nixon Duban and Member for Usino Bundi Anton Yagama. Welcoming back two  former politicians are Hon. Tommy Tomscoll (Middle Ramu) and now Madang Governor Hon. Jim Kas. With them include returning members Hon. John Hickey (Bogia), Ken Fairweather (Sumkar) and James Gau (Rai coast). So where is the journey from here now? Madang people have been so far spectators and observers in their own land. We see big multi million dollar deals being signed and are underway like the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone and Ramu Nickel Mine. Japan and New Guinea Timber (JANT) company has been operating since the 1970s. So far, the Madang Provicial Governmen

Ever had those moments when you feel that you just do not know what will happen next? Well, for many people who are at a stage of transition from one phase in life to another there is bound to be that unpleasant surreal feeling. Take final year students for instance (primary, secondary and tertiary), they apply out to their desired institutions that they want to go, they believe they have done enough to secure a place or position, or may be they have lost faith in themselves...whatever the feeling (you would know what I'm talking about). And then there are small hiccups that aggravate the situation, not necessarily relating to the build up of the anxiety but little incidents or delays that would make one more than nervous or wanting to give up.  These are little testers in life that can either bring the best out of a person, or drive the person to the brink of, or perhaps outright failure. And there is this saying "There's a light at the end of the tunnel"  however