Two weeks ago the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development issued a strongly worded news item that seemingly blamed culture shock, a laxity in attitude and aptitude, money and excessive socialisation as the leading causes of the high failure rate of Solomon Islanders studying at the University of the…
Category: Thoughts
NBA Finals MVP meets another MVP
Two of my favorite characters took centre stage last night in Washington DC. I am talking about the Los Angeles Lakers and President Obama. The 2009 NBA Champions, LA Lakers, made the annual pilgrimage of NBA champions to the Whitehouse. In many ways the achievements of the LA Lakers specifically…
Solomon Islands, the final frontier
No doubt anyone who passionately loves their country will believe it is the best place in the world. But I suppose the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau got it right when they said Solomon Islands was the “Islands lost in time”. This is the final frontier, one of the last places…
Making a vision, a mission
Solomon Islands is unfortunate to be caught in a place it would hardly want to be found in. It is lagging behind the developed world while at the same time, it is not impoverished as some may be led to believe. It is a difficult position to be found in….
The pursuit of happyness
In November of 2006 en route Bangkok, Thailand I encountered a huge billboard at the Brisbane Central Station advertising “The pursuit of happyness” directed by Gabriele Muccino and based on the true story of Chris Gardner. The film starred Wil Smith and ushered in Wil Smith’s son, Jayden Smith, as…
Sapphires have definitely broken new grounds.
What had started as an ambitious school project in 2002 has blossomed into a music phenomena that has produced four albums and broken new grounds, set the highest standards in music in the Solomon Islands. I heard of Sapphire Singers back in 2002 and their first DVD production was already…