Paving the way for .NET in Tonga
A disjoint group of Tongan nationals got together over a dysfunctional mailing list in 1995 to discuss navel gazing topics that lead to increased confusion and further dis-information. After a few wild and tangental discussions some trodded back to reality while others continued to pursue the electric dream through branched out web sites, discussion forums.
NoMoa is one of those branched projects, resurrected as a beginnings for codifying precious knowledge on paper. The electronica forum is a wonderful space and we have learned a lot, but in the third world paper is difficult enough to come by let alone electronic dreams. To pass on knowledge, skills and information, NoMoa.com is a group of Nationals who will attempt to codify this stuff in a more accessible print medium.
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Children's Sunday finds us in Petersham this year, and although they apparently didn't have a Fakame last year, they are definitely having one this year. It may have something to do with the promised meal after the show?
Ma'ata Ngalo'afe is on the official programme, but you know how kids are, there's nothing set in stone until all is finished and done. Sisitoutai decided he would deliver the light entertainment side of the programme and immediately went into action as soon as the programme started. While everyone's serious and concentrating, Sisitoutai wanders the activities making up his own activities and poor mum tries to blend into the background to prevent a disaster.
Things must be in the blood (genes) because the little blizzard Sesilia wasn't on the programme either, but between different parts of the programme she managed to evade her mum's arms and crawled up the stand the elder kids were using.
Can I have a witness to the Lord here tonight ?
Can I get another amen ? AMEN!!
The church decided to celebrate the events with dinner out at the Bankstown RSL instead of the regular cooking (and people late or missing to the functions.) We asked Ma'ata and Sisitoutai whether they enjoyed the day.
"LOVE IT!!!"
Ozzzy ozzzy ozzy, 'oi 'oi 'oi.
We had a clan visit from the visiting Taufatofua's who were in town for Ma'ata Lee's wedding to Siakumi Tangi. Sione and Lesieli got to the reception (note, not the wedding) and we didn't get to either. and we didn't even get photos.
We made it to the game again, now we've really got to call 'Ofa a rabid NSW Waratah fan.
We were the noisy duo in row BB, right behind and in front of some rabid South African fans who were competing sadly against us, but losing it badly even before half time.
We got of to a loser of a start with the game, by standing at the wrong bus-stop ? What's with that ? After half-an-hour of seeing no bus around, 'Ofa had the smarts to get us to walk to another bus-stop to see the rest of the rabid fans queuing for the busses
So, what do you do on a pouring / raining afternoon when you've got a million and one things to do and another long day ahead of you?
Well, you get on the train and get yourself over to the nearest park to watch 'the game!' We treated ourselves this afternoon and took off to the Sydney Football Stadium to watch the HSBC Waratahs (oops, NSW Waratahs) in their Super 14 round game against the Lions.
We went together with Lita and thoroughly loved the experience of not only watching the 'big game' live, but loved the atmosphere.
Grand Pa's flower garden has been taking in a whole lot of rain and therefore we have flowers we can take to Grand Ma.
Ma'ata was just visiting, whilst Sisitoutai was really into filling the watering can to help grand pa water Grand Ma's flowers (remember we been living through a week's downpour?)
Dude needed a change of clothes after only five minutes, as he decided the shortest route between two points is a straight line, independent of the size of water puddles inbetween.
Dream flight pilot takes a break ... Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - From there, his trip will take him over almost nothing but ocean, with brief touch downs in Tonga, Fiji and Hawaii, before returning to California, the US. |
Kangaroos still in league of their own Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - For the record, the other responses were England (16 per cent) and Tonga (11 per cent) but the 100 players polled might as well have nominated nuclear war, ... |
Worker welfare in spotlight Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand - This year 1900 workers from Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands spent up to four months in Hawke's Bay helping to harvest and process various ... |
Guinness Premiership ends with high drama Times Online, UK - How ironic, therefore, that Richards, who confirmed yesterday the signing of Taione, the Tonga international (once of Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks), ... |
Bath: Fine over player registration Northampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - Hala'Ufia, capped 20 times by Tonga, has agreed a two-year contract. The 29-year-old joined Quins two seasons ago, having previously played for Rotherham ... |
Kaikehe, faka'amu ange mai pe ketau fakahaa'i 'a e mata'i lalanga 'a
'etau kau fa'e fita ke tau tali 'a e ivi 'o e Penitekisi pea tau ngaue
ki hotau ngaahi kaunga'api 'oku mafasia (muli)...........mo'oni e lau
Na'e 'ikai keke fanongo ki he letio!!!!????......ko e 'ai 'ena keke
manuki'i 'eku test test!!!!!!.......'ikai keu 'ilo 'oku kei fakapo'uli
pe 'a Nanga mo
me'a!!!......ssssiiiiiuuuuuhhh hhuuuuuuu!!!!!!..........ko e me'a ko e
ngaahi me'a faka'eiki ko e me'a tatau ai pe......he 'oku mahu'inga