Hi popol, are you a National? Mi hamamas tru long bungim yu hia long dispela ples. Toktok bilong yu i stret: Mi senisim ples bilong signboard i go long stretpela ples long sait bilong haus balus.

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Bolokes, on May 6, 2007, said:

Orait, mi bin lus tingting long narapela askim bilong yu: Dispela sign board i no "recent", nogat, em i bin sanap long ples balus taim mi wantaim famili bilong mi i kamap pinis long Manus long yia 1986 i go inap long yia 1994. Sori, mipela i no bin kamap gen long PNG inap long dede, tasol tingting bilong mipela i stap wantaim ol pren na kongrigesen bilong ECOM long "asples bilong mipela": Manus.

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peatuhacs, on May 6, 2007, said:

Hi Bolokes, Mi amamas tru long harim long yu. Yes I am a National and I grew up in Manus. My village (Riuriu) is at the end of the runway. You will drive through my village on your way to Salamei. I was 5 years old in 1986 and we frequented Momote Airport often. Our mother used to go and sell crabs and fish at the haus balus. Tasol mi bin liklik mangi tumas olsem na mi nogat gutpela memory long dispela taim. I can recall some of the things but I can't really recall the signboard. That's why I thought it was recent. But I know its exact location, that's why I sent you a suggestion. Na mi tingim tu dispela olpela colour bilong Air Niugini. Today all the F28s and gone and are replaced by bigger F100s.

I'm currently not living in Manus, though my parents are still there. But I'm planning to go to Manus sometime this year to visit my parents. Last taim mi bin go long Manus em long 2005. And I will try to go visit again somtimes soon.

Mi gat sampela pren husat i bin skul long ECOM high school. One of them in Thomas Usu Jnr. Mi no save bai you tingim ol or nogut yu lus tingting pinis.

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Bolokes, on May 7, 2007, said:

What a surprise! :-) During our stay in Lugos we sometimes went for picnic to Salamei beach together with our national friends from Lugos and other Missionaries. So we must have bypassed your village and even, maybe, we have seen each other... Yes, I still remember Thomas Usu, however, I think it was the father, since ECOM High School was founded during my stay something around 1990/1991

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peatuhacs, on May 9, 2007, said:

Yes, I know Thomas Usu (the father) as well. His son Thomas Jnr is my friend. We went to Uni together and he is now working as a biologist. Thomas Usu Snr is now the school principal of ECOM High School...Manus (and particularly Lorengau) is a small place so yes maybe we have seen each other.

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f.morrill, on January 11, 2008, said:

I was in the US Navy...at Lombrum Point...1945 it was at that time...US Navy Ship repair Unit..Navy 3205.....how may I obtain some pictures of the place today....I will pay....thank you

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Bolokes, on January 24, 2008, said:

Hi f.morrill, nice to meet you here. This picture (and about 6.000 more) I took during my stay on Manus from 1986 to 1994. I am sure many changes happend since then. I was based on the Mission Station (Evangelival Church of Manus) at Lugos. I regret to say that I did not often visit the military station at Lombrum, maybe only 2-3 times, so that I might not even have pictures from there. However, I am still in contact with Missionaries, working at Lugos. Maybe, you can contact one of them by email to ask for recent pictures...

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racand7, on August 23, 2008, said:

Hi Bolokes, I am a Papua New Guinean married to a Manusian and currently in Australia, Melbourn doing a Masters Degree.

Seeing the pictures actually bring my thought back home. But, I would like to thank-you for doing a great job advertising PNG-Manus Province on your Blog.

I hope, you haven't forgotten how to eat sak-sak and fish. Hamamas tru long dispela site blong yu.

God Blessing yu na famili blong yu.

Cheers!

Andrew Vickerman

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Bolokes, on August 27, 2008, said:

Hi Andrew, mi hamamas tru long gutpela toktok bilong yu. Sampela taim mi sotwin tru long Manus ailan, long wanem, em i "asples" bilong tripela pikinini man bilong mipela. Yes, mipela Misinari bilong bipo, mipela i bung long wanwan taim, na sindaun, na stori liklik, na kaikai. Narapela mun i go pinis wanpela Misinari i bin kam long "furlough" long Germany na em i bin karim saksak wantaim em. Tru tumas, mipela olgeta Misinari bilong bipo, mipela i bin hamamas tru na kaikai gutpela saksak wantaim pis. Tasol, pis mipela i kaikai pinis em i no gut tumas, olsem gutpela pis mipela i bin kaikai pinis long Manus. Olsem mipela tu i kaikai ol narapela samting, we mipela i save kaikai long Germany. Em tasol, sotpela toktok bilong mi. God i blesim sindaun long yu na meri bilong yu long bikpela ples Melbourn, na tu Em i blessim wok bilong yu na meri bilong yu tu. Paul-Gerhardt Koch

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crament, on February 4, 2010, said:

anyone know anything about 2nd world war personel stationed on manus

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Bolokes, on February 10, 2010, said:

Hi crament, sorry to say, but I don't know anybody except 6 German Missionaries including a little baby, working on Manus since 1914, who where killed by Japaneese on a ship heading towards Rabaul in 1942 and thrown into the sea. These martyrs are still known and honoured by Manus people, especially by the Evangelical Church of Manus.

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crament, on August 2, 2010, said:

hi bolokes sorry for delay not very good on computers interesting story but my dad was stationed on manus 42 to45? flying defiants as rear gunner on night recon i think he was under the command of the americans

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