King Solomon Hotel Honiara

... des rechten kleinen Fingers und zusaetzlich einen Riss der Strecksehne zugezogen. "Dr. Alex" eroeffnete den Finger sehr grosszuegig, da er glaubte, das proximale Sehnenende im Unterhautfettgewebe suchen zu muessen. Er fand die Sehnenenden jedoch schon nach kurzer Suche und fuehrte sie mit zwei schnellen Naehten ohne Probleme zusammen. Danach durfte ich den gesamten, unnoetig weit eroeffneten Finger ("Oh, I've cut too much. Haha, now you can ...

... diesen beklagte. Auch nicht als die Operationsschwester den Bohren fallen liess oder die falschen Nähte in den Nadelhalter spannte oder die Anästhesie wieder einmal zu lange für die Einleitung benötigte. Und er fand auch noch Zeit, uns die wichtigsten Aspekte der jeweiligen Krankheitsbilder zu lehren.

Da alle Patienten die Operationen gut überlebten und alle wieder wohlauf sind, war es wohl trotz „Faustregel“ ein guter Operationstag für alle.

... Die Patienten lachen uebrigens jeweils auch, wie auch bei noch makabereren Spruechen. Dies scheint voellig normal zu sein, wenn auch die Meinungen darueber bei den westlichen Studenten weit auseinander gehen: die einen meinen, dass “die Solomon Islander lustige Leute mit sehr schwarzem Humor sind und einfach gerne lachen”, die anderen glauben, dass “die Patienten sich sich in ihrer Situation einfach ausgeliefert fuehlen und darum ...

... Honiara Hotel fuhr. Schon auf der Fahrt witzelten wir aber, dass "eh nichts passieren werde". Es passierte tatsaechlich nichts und wir hakten die Episode unter "Halbe Abenteuer" ab. Am naechsten Tag wurden wir dann auch von der gesamten Belegschaft des Spitals lauthals ausgelacht, "Tsunamiwarnung, haha!"
Heute erhielten einige von uns wieder eine telefonische Tsunamiwarnung von der BHC, welche zuerst nicht wirklich beaengstigend klang. Trotzdem machten wir uns auf ...

Enjoyed the comings and goings of the Fishing Village. Kids were quite cute. They are a little more used to me now and smile and wave. Play time is definitely different in the village. Elsah plaited my hair and we just relaxed and talked all afternoon by the sea. Kukum mixed choir gave us dinner and I slept at Elsah's place. Eddie, Tukai and I talked for a ...

We went back to Mount Horeb for Sabbath School. Of course I was told I had to take Sabbath School - not by myself - anyway - managed to get out of it pretty well and had Clacy take most if not ALL of it. Thank Goodness. We then went to Lao Valley for Church. There were people everywhere! LITERALLY! Had lunch with Aunty Filo and her family. Loving the Carb intake!!! Cammy would not approve...went for a sabbatical bathe...at Mamara. Attempted eating out ...

Thursday and Friday... Lots more driving around meeting people who weren't available, shopping, eating and swimming at Mamara. Visited some Oil Palm plantations - apparently this is the new money making scheme for the future... not my cup of tea - hopefully the landowners will see the light! Relatives coming out of my ears! Enjoyed spending time in the Fishing Village.

... days.

Went swimming at Mamara - where the fresh water meets the sea. Fantastic and refereshing!

Being a vegetarian provided to be a little difficult for my aunty at first, but she soon got a great noodle and vegie dish happening, which I then had every day - tasty though! We talked with visitors and had laughs all night but I was tired and I knew that the rooster was going to be up at the same time in the morning as was I!

... markets to shop for food. FUN! Note to self - must try and support as many people as possible and not buy all from the one person - in Australia I couldn't be bothered and try get everything at the one spot.

Fresh fruit was great! As was the shower by star/moonlight. I'd like to think no one was watching me shower but I just know that they were! The white lady had returned to the village. Sleep was a welcome thing...pity natures alarm clock would spoil that the next morning!

Its a part of the voyage that took me to Australia, PNG and beyond to the Solomon Islands... ...It was voyage to Honiara...and Noro port...I was a trainee then...so as part of the training I steered the vessel into the Noro port...wow that was huge power of 8200hP in my hands...