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A Kiekie is a Tongan outfit, a decorative waist girdle used mostly by ladies on semi-formal occasions but occasionally by men these days as well. In extremely formal settings, both female and male will accept a Ta’ovala.  In informal settings, neither gender needs a girdle, yet women may still choose to wear Kiekies since they are an attractive, comfortable accessory that can be flaunted. (Ta’ovala are typically rather stiff and hot to wear, and they all have a similar appearance).  As you can see that there are 6 lines and each of the lines have special and unique patterns in them, repeating twice.

In my culture any gender can be worn  an Ao Dai. The áo dài attire has historically been associated with femininity, with “Miss Ao Dai” shows being well-liked in Vietnam and among Vietnamese living abroad. On the other hand, men’s versions of Ao dài, or modified versions of it, are also worn at formal events like weddings. One of the rare Vietnamese words that can be found in English-language dictionaries is Ao dài. You can match the áo dài with either the khăn van or the nón lá.

Assumption Day honors the idea that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, did not experience the inevitable physical deterioration that comes with death, but rather that her body was “assumed” into heaven to be rejoined with her spirit. Without Mary there is no Jesus. and so Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus,  meaning Mary is free from sin, which is why they selected her. Mary was send to heaven because she had finished the course of her earthly life. Mary shows us the way to God, the way to heaven, perfect life with no sins .

As school was over its time for our break. Every 2 months we will have our 2 weeks break, this holiday wasn’t as fun as last holiday but it was alright. but I enjoyed it, I get to spend time with my family and have fun. I tried a lot of new things like, going to new places in New Zealand. I went to the forest with my friends and discovered lots of things getting to spend time with them was pretty nice. taking a walk at the beach alone gets my mind off things and I value my time alone, watching movie develop my thoughts not just that I get to spend a lot of time with my family, we went out for dinner a lot and I enjoy spending quality times with my family and people I love. During the holidays, my friends and I would visit the city every day. meeting new people and making new friends. Not only did I spend a lot of time with friends, but we also engaged in lots of activities like eating, going to the photo booth, and karaoke. it was entertaining. Not just that i still contact friends from school asking how they are. I would have loved if our holidays were longer than 2 weeks.

 Memories lasts forever

Today was a very exciting day. This morning I went to school earlier than usual so I didn’t miss out on the Motat. As the mini bus arrived we settled down. By the time we arrived it was still very early so we ate our snack first and waited for the instructor. And so the girls and I used that time to make more memories together. Time goes by and the instructor has arrived as she goes through the instructions as well as the rules.

 And so we walked to this one room where there’s a lot of interesting stuff. There were 4 tables, the first one was the musical table, the second one was an electric table, the third one was a magnetic table and the last one was a magnifying glass. I found it very interesting and learned more about how each object works and why. Afterwards, we wandered around and explored the area, discovering new things and how it functions. It was now time for us to go on the tramp. It existed ages ago.

 Afterwards, we wandered around and explored the area, discovering new things and how it functions. It was now time for us to continue tramping. It appears aged. It’s memorable how they need to stand to drive the transporter since they don’t have enough space and they don’t use a steering wheel either. Then as we got off unluckily it was raining so hard but since we were wearing the school jacket we did get fully wet. We ran from the tramp to the souvenir shop and discovered lots of cool things and observed new knowledge. At the end we went back to the little area to eat and so Seanna used that time to go buy some food. I bought 2 milkshakes for me and the girls and one for me and my cousin to share. After eating we went back on the mini bus and headed back to school. 

Today was a wonderful trip and it will always be deep down in my heart. I hope our school can do this more often so we could observe more knowledge and discover new things.

The Filipino Event

This week was International week but we celebrated one major milestone, which is the Filipino independence day via a Filipino dance, which is very exciting. We only had 2 days to prepare for our dance which is very challenging. We spent our first day picking the song and practiced half of the dance. Which is amazing. The next day is the day for us to perform and is also the Filipino independence day. We were practicing the full song and making up for a unique movement. 

As we  practiced and practiced, we didn’t even notice the time running. The teachers have finished setting up the chairs for us, so when our time is over, we  head downstairs to the hall. I was a bit nervous about our dance since we didn’t have that much time but well I’m sure we did a great job. As each grade progressed, they did pretty well and their dance was so nice. And so it had come to our time to present. We came up to the stage as everyone yelled, which made me more nervous but I found it funny. Our movement was fantastic, everyone was clapping and cheering for us. I was very proud of our dance since we did well all though we didn’t have enough time to practice but still managed to  do a great job!

Other than that I enjoyed all the performances and it was very entertaining to watch as well. I appreciate all the efforts the intermediate have put in to make a wonderful performance. I hope we could do this more often since it was so fun to watch all the different dances.

Tahitian visited our school!

This morning is just like a normal day at school. I came early so I was playing basketball. Till I saw a group of people heading to our school,I assumed they were heading to a church or somewhere else. However, the bell rang, everybody reported to room 9 for the liturgy. I assumed everything would continue as usual until Mr. Sa mentioned the arrival of the people from Tahiti.

 Following that, we went to the hall to prepare for the Tahitian to come. As they came in we sang our 

school songs, as well as representing our school values as well as our school standard. After that we went up to our classroom and paired up with a buddy to show them around the school. And get to know about their culture, after that we had morning tea and went to play.

 Afterwards we went back to the hall for the Tahitian performance. They were so good, their moves were professional and beautiful. After that they teach us how to do the dance. And the movies were very interesting and I had a lot of fun. I would love to do this again some day. But other than that today was pretty entertaining.

At the end before they left they gave all of the seniors a special necklace like some sort of seashells necklace. It was pretty cool and very pretty.

Apart from that, I had a lot of fun at school today. I enjoy spending time with the Tahitian and watching their performance as well as knowing more about their culture.