Now in Tonga

Well I arrived in Nuku'alofa on the 25th of september. Took me about three weeks of backpacking and lodging at guest houses to secure my own rental, a one bedroom flat part of a large house on the main road in Fanga. The house is called "sailoame" and in the two weeks I've lived there have had two breakins...one by a friend who is now on my black list (there's a story behind this) and the other by some local Fanga boys, who brought back the laptop minus the stickers on the front (my decor) because they knew that Sini was also staying at that spot, and because of Sini's dealings with local communities, they will stay away. It also helped that for the past week a friend who also is a professional security guard has also been posting at my spot and alas, today is friday so the weekend no doubt I will post all day all night and see what pops up. I spent the last three days attending the Tourism Week workshops with Sini who I'm assisting with research and development of a water-based tour operator business. The Weslyans are running a program for return migrants "Reconnection Program" been attending that past two weeks. And just basic stuff here and there. Hmmm, reason for my lack of blogging, well the internet is hella slow here, but today at the workshop at the brand new convention centre, the internet is FREE and quick in the "delegates room"....Last week was the South Pacific Forum. This building is soooooo not eco-friendly. Tonga is a trip.