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The Crocodile Prize 2012 Anthology The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 Copyright © 2012 Pacifica Sene ISBN: 978-0-9871321-1-6 Cover design by Joe Bilbu Sir Vincent Serei Eri (1936-1993) The Crocodile, by Vincent Eri, was the first novel to be written by a Papua New Guinean, and was published by Jacaranda Press in 1970. Vincent Eri was born in Moveave in Gulf Province and later became Director of Education, Papua New Guinea’s first Consul General in Australia, a Member of Parliament and Governor General. His novel is set in Papua New Guinea before and during World War II and is a coming of age story about Hoiri, whose life poses a continuing contradiction between traditional life and the modern world. The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 OUR SPONSORS The Crocodile Prize is an initiative of PNG Attitude & the PNG Post- Courier The national literary contest for Papua New Guinean writers could not continue to grow and expand were it not for the sponsors and donors who have shown such great commitment to this important cultural activity. MAJOR SPONSORS AustAsia Pacific Health Services Writers Forums British American Tobacco (PNG) Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Literature (Sir Paulias Matane Award) Cleland Family Prize for Heritage Literature Ex PNG Chalkies' Yokomo Prize for Student Writing Ok Tedi Mining Prize for Women's Literature (Dame Carol Kidu Award) PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum Prize for Essays & Journalism (Sean Dorney Award) PNG Society of Writers, Editors and Publishers Prize for Poetry (John Kasaipwalova Award) Steamships Prize for Short Stories (Russell Soaba Award) SPONSORS & DONORS Australian High Commission Bob & Julie Ellis Corney K Alone & Tanya Zeriga-Alone David Wall Don Hook Dr Lance Hill Ed Brumby Eric Johns Firewall Logistics iv The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 Philip Fitzpatrick Frank Hiob Graham King Henry Bodman John Groenewegen Keith Jackson AM Michael Ahrens MRSM Group of Companies Murray & Joan Bladwell Norma McCall Paige West Paul A Povey Paul Dennett Paul Oates Sean Dorney AM MBE South Pacific Strategic Solutions Star Mountains Institute of Technology Stuart Hoare Sue and Kev Ellison Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Brisbane v The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 CONTENTS Foreword 1 The Winners 4 Short Stories 8 Adults Jimmy Apiu 9 Binge with Mary Jane Jimmy Apiu 14 False Tears Dominica Are 17 The Finger Dominica Are 20 He Broke the Egg Kela Kapkora Sil Bolkin 25 Now I Can Die Kela Kapkora Sil Bolkin 29 Fire Truck Biango Buia 34 Angel Regina Dorum 39 Oh, It’s the Songs They Sing Jeffrey Mane Febi 48 Love When Bought Eric Gabriel 51 The K50 House Ian Dabasori Hetri 54 Diary of Phoenix Peter Jokise 58 Nightmare Ruth Kamasungua 62 An Adventure with Potholes Hogande Kiafuli 66 Missed by the Wielding Axes Peter Maime 69 Father of the Man Grace Maribu 73 Third from the Fourth Marriage Dilu D Okuk 78 Burnt Gelab Piak 82 Dancing in a Redskin’s Arawa Leonard Fong Roka 85 Dominoes of Love Peter Severa 88 The Bamboo Master Bernard Sinai 94 The Dilemma Bernard Sinai 96 The Fan Charlotte Vada 99 Norah Jones Nou Vada 105 Happily Ever After Alma Warokra 109 vi The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 #Second Alma Warokra 113 The Knocks Brigette Wase 115 The Mountain Brigette Wase 119 God’s Blessing in Every Step of the Way Elizabeth Wawaga 123 My Name is Sandy Imelda Yabara 127 Poetry 130 Circle of Tears Agnes Are 131 Sonnet 3: I met a pig farmer the other day Michael Dom 132 Beauty is in da water Michael Dom 133 Ples we mitupela I bin stap wantaim Michael Dom 134 So near, so far – a sonnet to transience Michael Dom 135 As I bask in her afterglow Michael Dom 136 A candlelight mark in Port Moresby Michael Dom 137 Johnny got wan nu muruk insait his banis Michael Dom 138 This is My Place Michael Dom 139 Haiku written about night time at a village along the Papua coast Michael Dom 142 Today another good man passed Michael Dom 144 Hearing rain approach while reading in bed at night: Morobe Province Michael Dom 147 i got sex on my mind – in the club! Michael Dom 147 State of the Public Service Michael Dom 149 Sonnet 3: Parallel Lanes to Nowhere Michael Dom 150 Lucky Little Lizard Michael Dom 150 A pendulum plays a well-known rhythm Michael Dom 151 Return to Mambon Nil Michael Dom 152 Mama Jimmy Drekore 155 Seasonal Seducers Jimmy Drekore 156 A Poet’s Quest Jeffrey Mane Febi 157 Dreams of a Place Jeffrey Mane Febi 158 The Bougainville Crisis Sophie Garana 160 Legal Joke David Gonol 162 A Dog’s Philosophy Anthony Kippel 163 I am sorry it has been so frustrating Mary Koisen 164 This Part of the World Anita M Konga 165 Mama’s Bilum Erick Kowa 167 Trials of the Yellow Man Erick Kowa 168 The Great Speech – A Bush Poet’s Commentary Erick Kowa 171 She’s a Mother – That’s How! Lapieh Landu 174 For You I Will … Lapieh Landu 175 Misconception Lapieh Landu 176 vii The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 What Happened Back Then! Lapieh Landu 178 Struggling between two cultures Patricia Martin 179 Road to Seclusion Hinuvi Onafimo 181 Nervous Poet Hinuvi Onafimo 182 A Poet’s Chant Hinuvi Onafimo 182 Old Sibuta Hinuvi Onafimo 183 A Journey to My Womb Hinuvi Onafimo 184 Paddle Me Back Gelab Piak 185 Christianity Leonard Fong Roka 186 Dance to the Beautiful Sea Leonard Fong Roka 187 The Magic of Kunu’nava Leonard Fong Roka 188 A Journey Far Away Marie-Rose Sau 193 Timeless Attitudes Peter Severa 195 Trupla Man Bernard Sinai 196 Twenty Two Women Loujaya Toni 197 Once Upon a Prime Time Loujaya Toni 198 She Lied Loujaya Toni 199 To Whom it May Concern Loujaya Toni 201 The Making of Me Emma Wakpi 202 In Bed With Me #2 Imelda Yabara 205 Way out of reach Imelda Yabara 206 Essays 208 Untighten Your Fist Lorraine Basse 209 Is Sex Education Compatible in Primary Schools in PNG? Werner Cohill 213 Robust Force or Rogue Cops: The Future of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Werner Cohill 218 Let’s Not Mince Words About Buai Bisnis Michael Dom 222 What’s Buai Got To Do With It? Michael Dom 225 Sir Koitaga Mano OBE and the House of Assembly David Gonol 229 Get the balance right between social and economic realities that underlie the development of professional sport in PNG David Kitchnoge 233 Are we ready 30 years on …? Lapieh Landu 237 Nakan in Madang Town Stanley Mark 240 Does PNG really have an attitude problem? Martyn Namorong 243 What is Development? Martyn Namorong 246 How to Break Free from the Vicious Cycle of dinau Francis Nii 250 viii The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 Wake Up PNG! Francis Nii 254 My Atoll, My Home Raroteone Tefuarani 256 Delusion, Disillusionment and the Devil’s advocate: A bedtime story for Papua New Guineans who believe in change Nou Vada 260 A Tribute to My Fathers Emma Wakpi 263 The Haunting Emma Wakpi 267 Heritage 271 Barasi – The Manam Way of Celebrating a New Year Lorraine Basse 272 Traditions of the Bena Bena People of the Eastern Highlands Anthony Kippel 275 The Story of Totoga Wai from Babaka Village Beauty Rupa Loi 284 The Migration of Wanigela People of Central Province to Tufi in Oro Province Golova Mari 287 Modernisation of Tribal War: A Threat to Civilisation Francis Nii 289 Migration and Mythology: The Way from Shortland to Kieta Leonard Fong Roka 292 The Complex Rituals of Death in Kieta Society Leonard Fong Roka 297 The Last of the Segera Tutubes Miriam Roko 301 How Yari Siwi Got Their Body Decoration Henry Sape 304 Malah’s Initiation to Womanhood Hilda Fromai Yerive 307 Students 310 Pink and Round Brenda Anduwan 311 Man’s Best Friend Macquin Anduwan 312 Sporty: A Dog’s Life Clara Philomena Are 313 Great Man’s Tale Jovie Hriehwazi 316 Where Have All The Children Gone? Hannah Ilave 318 Wonderful Sphere Vanessa Kavanamur 319 Going Through the Unimaginable Angeline Low 320 Sweet Sophie Angeline Low 327 First Day at a New School Sharina Paliou 328 Baia Village Kayla Reimann 330 Peace on Earth Kayla Reimann 333 The Fight Joshua Rere 335 What Have We Come To? Axel Rice 337 We are Children of God Pusateryanna Tandak 338 In the Memory Jeremiah Toni 339 The Contributors 340 ix The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 x The Crocodile Prize Anthology 2012 FOREWORD 2012 will be remembered as a tumultuous year in Papua New Guinea. It was a year of political upheaval and uncertainty where the very fabric of parliament, the courts and even the constitution were tested. This was followed by a frustrating election dogged by disorganisation, faulty electoral rolls, corruption and vote buying. Many Papua New Guineans were hoping that, at election end, a new batch of younger, better educated and ethically sound politicians would emerge to haul Papua New Guinea out of the political, social and economic morass in which it seemed to be mired. The year since the last anthology was published was also a time characterised by tragic events, both in the airline and shipping industries. There was unrest in several towns with riots and demonstrations related to migration and the relentless pressures of development. There were also individual and horrific tragedies like the beheading of a woman in broad daylight at Koki Market. If you read this anthology you will see how many of these events have coloured the stories, poems and articles written in 2012.
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