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More rumour-milling
More rumour-milling, i.e. information from phone calls back home.
Some of the dead were children.
There were apparently children as part of the dead found after the fires and there is fear that more dead may be discovered. Information from Tonga is that some of the dead discovered after firemen were able to investigate the aftermaths of the blazes, were children.
According to hearsay, the parents' of the deceased realised the children were missing but went looking quietly until news was announced of the deaths.
There are fears that more deaths will be discovered during the days clearing work.
New Powers of Investigation
Finding the looting, rioting quite inappropriate (to mildly put it) there has apparently been legislation in progress to give unprecedented powers of investigations to route out the produce of theft involved with the evening. What does that mean, apparently kuo tu'utu'uni 'e Tupou V 'e hakule 'a Tonga or something like that ke ma'u mai 'a e ni'ihi kuo nau kaiha mo fai kovi pehee ni.
This is an interesting turn as almost anything that government does against the hard-liners will be scrutinised by international do-goobers (tm) for crimes against humanity(?) Instead of going the route of declaring Marshall Law with all it's baggage, the King and Government seem to be taking a tight-rope walk between getting the country back in order and appeasing people who aren't even stake-holders in the problem.
blogging Tonga
Don't know why it finally came up, but I'd been looking for blogs on Tonga and Peace Corp Volunteer blogs for quite a while. I find it refreshing to read and view their perspectives on our "Great Country" warts and all. For some reason, I just stumbled on a few and it became an avalanche.
There are a number of great aspects about PCVs in general, and I hope that these reflect through their writings/photos.
- They are individuals contributing in Tonga as well as learning from Tonga. They are not just Americans.
- They are mostly intelligent, in the most part (humour there)
- All that I have met are quite articulate
- They offer a great difference in perspective on what we call 'normal' / 'home'
Click on ...
Adrianne in Tonga - This is a detail of my adventures while serving in the Peace Corps. This will incorporate the good - the bad - and hopefully the funn.
tonga times (Lassana Toure) - im in the peace corps. im in tonga. im a teacher. read some cool stuff. ( and realize that none of what i write reflects the U.S. Peace Corps in any way, shape , form , or consistency)
Randi In Tonga - Here are some of my exciting adventures during my Peace Corps experience in Tonga. Let me know what you think; Can't wait to hear from you. (Note: These are only my views and do not reflect those of Peace Corps)
http://www.Halfro.com - To make a long story short, I became a volunteer and have been in the Kingdom of Tonga for a year now. My journal is about my experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga.
http://tongasteve.mypicgallery.com/
Photos, photos
A kaipola is a Tongan feast that is vaguely equivalent to a Thanksgiving meal, with more food and less cutlery. A kaipola is exactly equivalent to itself, though this perfect simile may be too obscure for the intended audience. Then, a compromise: the kaipola is like a pie eating contest with a more-varied menu, cutthroat competition, and a food coma as first prize.
life in tonga for students at FMG I'm setting up this blog (online diary) to allow students at Florence M. Gaudineer middle school to track my activities and correspond with me while I serve in the Peace Corps during the next 27 months. I will be working in the Kingdom of Tonga as a School-Based Community Educator. I'm told I'll be teaching at the secondary and university levels.
Visit bTonga
Doing the Tea Thing
Just came back from doing that "putu" thing, and the trip started with bright daylight and didn't finish until was seriously dark.
It's one of those things where dear uncle has these wonderful ideas that we're all going to be there when he suggests, and then he gets sidetracked somewhere and your all standing around with boxes of food. But that's cool cause everyone's used to it, except usually it's done at night-time around town although 24/7 is cool out in the bush.
As is the wont of things, you get to the Putu and either your behind a whole lot of people all wanting to get in, or you just get in when the Maama Fo'ou and Katolika do their failotu thing, and it goes on, and on, and on, ... ad nauseum.
Of course it would have helped if dear uncle had mentioned two members of the extended family, not just one, needs visiting. So we bundle the stuff we got from this putu and pack into the boots of the vehicles and dash of to the next one. Offload that stuff and walk in over there.
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