| Life is slowly getting back to normal after a longer than usual end of year break for us. I suppose that goes for many of you folks where ever you are. It's time again to get down to work and save enough for air fares and spending cash for this year's much anticipated trip to Tuvalu. Matai o te kaiga i Funafuti, Talia, Satalaka, Polau mo Penipelite, mo Siliga ei tena e tai pili ki a latou, kona ko mafaufau ki te fakatokaga o Fualefeke, faite se fale, tani vai, velevele ke toka kae gali. Te fakai o matou i Mount Isa ko logofiofio i vaiua. Te vaiua mo lofiaga ko pogai ei te lave o galuega, ko tino ko saitia, motoka tali kako ko se galue, tela la, ko aofia katoa matou i tulaga faigata kona. Tenei la pela ko tai feoloolo, ko toe foki malie atu eiloa ki te tulaga masani. E atea ko malologa ne olo atu ei, i Tuvalu pena foki i NZ, tenei foki eiloa koi taumafai atu o fakapaleni aka a feitu katoa: latou ne feagai mo masaki (Alofa) tenei ko fokifoki mai eiloa te malosi fakafetai atu ki a latou kola ne fesoasoani i Tuvalu pena foki i Aukilani. |
| Te ata o Tessa mo tena avaga Gavin Walters mo la tamaliki: Jacinta, Brienna, Brandon mo Gregory. Laumua Snr i te mata, Isaako, Faitala mo Tessa, Alofa e sagasaga mo Suamalie Jr tena i tena feitu. Gavin Walters e galue i te Council, Works Supervisor, e onoono ki auala kola e i lalo o te Chinchilla Council, i loto i te fakai pela foki i tua atu o te fakai o Chinchilla. Sa Alofa, Naisali mo Faitala mo Suamalie Jr, mo Isaako ne oko mai ki Brisbane Aso Lima 23 Ianuali, moe aka i sa Puatiale, te Aso Ono drive ei ki Chinchilla, te fakai e nofo ei Tessa mo tena avaga. E se ofi i te ka a Naisali mo Faitala, tela la, ne tele ei au ke ofi mai. A te mao mai i Mount Isa ki Chinchilla e nofo pela 20 itula fano, luasefulu foki mai. Fenua konei a laukele galogalo atu eiloa, se matea te gataga. Au e oko atu ki te sua fakai e igoa ko Longreach, moe au i kona i te po, i te ono i te taeao kae toe fano taku malaga, e oko atu au ki te sua piliti foliki, te vai ko sua eiloa i luga, ko se mafai motoka o tele. Fakatali malie i kona, pela ko te 10am kae ko isi ka ko olo ki te sua feitu. A te ka tena e tele mai ka ko au e fakatali i te sua feitu, e oko mai kae tele au. Te fakamataku me kafai eiloa e mate te ka te mea eiloa ko tafe ne te vai. Sao atu au i kona, fakasolo atu eiloa i fakai kona, oko atu eiloa au ki sa Tessa i te 9pm Aso Ono. Ne tiaki ne au Mount Isa 10am Aso Lima moe i te po i Longreach, toe drive 6am, oko atu ei 9pm Aso Ono. Ko oti ne foki mai matou ki Mount Isa, i te ola mo te manuia, vikia te Aliki. Selepa, Puleia mo Ben i luga i te poti o latou. Se fuagina eiloa te gali o te poti, 1.8 miliona te tau o te poti. E fakatautau pela e olo atu ki Funafuti i se vaitaimi o te tausaga tenei. Ko gali manafai e tauga tonu mo te fakaotiga o te tausaga. Ian and Ben O'Hanlon, Ivan and Selepa's sons, at present working their Father's business in Papua New Guinea. Left: Michael, Denise and Puleia's son at the Zoo in Brisbane. Denise is also in the photo and looking leftward. Right: Tamaliki tagata a Max tena, ko Teleke foliki, mo tena tuagaene foliki. A Teleke e fai tena electrical apprenticeship i the mine tela e galue ei a Max. Penaia, Siliga and Max about two years ago. Changes have obviously occurred in the two years that have gone past, and quite amazing what age can do. It's one of those phenomenon that takes over our physical make up and slowly wears it down. The physical will eventually worn out but the Spirit would live on to eternity. Ou tagata kona pela eiloa me koi malosilosi, kae olo atu la nei ki Fualefeke e iku o se maua o futi se atu, e se ota tatou i atu. Samoala in England, with the Tuvalu Consular, Mr. Ifti who at one time worked in the education department in Tuvalu, with Tuvalu Community and friends of Tuvalu during 30th anniversary celebrations of Tuvalu Independence. Left: Aoga, Eline, Talila, Puleia, Selepa, Esita mo Tagi at Family reunion in Brisbane. Kae fai la nei ke olo koutou ki Fualefeke, koi mafai ne koutou o palu se fekei, io me tuki se poi, io me tata ne ika. Teleke i te mata fakamaui, Maaka tena tuagaene tenei e sagasaga feitu fakaatamai. Se mautinoa foki i a au. Ko taku fakatau fua me pela eiloa mo Tapuaniu matua i aso koi tamafine ei. Fakaasi aka te ata ki a Lapae io me ko fafine matua Funafuti ke iloa tonu aka me tefea Maaka i te ata tenei. |
| MORE PHOTOS The following photos are picked from the many photos posted at the message board group site. Photos tell stories and the following photos indeed tells us a lot about our families around the Globe. |
Salu, te avaga a Talila, mo te mokopuna o
laua. Talila ko lei ona tuli, ko toe sasale
fakalei, fakafetai te Aliki ko maua te fiafia ne
te matua tena.
laua. Talila ko lei ona tuli, ko toe sasale
fakalei, fakafetai te Aliki ko maua te fiafia ne
te matua tena.
| Send photos of recent developments in you family, kids to Uni, birthdays etc. send it to my email: laumua_kofe@yahoo.com.au or to our message board site. Aumai ne ata a koutou, koga e nofo ei koutou, otou fale, otou tamaliki, mokopuna, mea tupu fakamuli, ke faulu atu penei, ke iloa atu foki a otou fanau mo mokopuna. |