WORDS FROM THE WEBMASTER:

Welcome to the November issue of the THSESWS newsletter, the christmas is only around the corner and I hope everyone is in excellent health. We have got a fair bit of content for this month's newsletter so - without further ado, I would like to quote two messages posted on our "Lalo Kasia Forum" in regards to our web site. I am deeply moved by these two messages and I must sincerely convey my thanks to those two who anonymously posted these lovely messages. Thank you so much. I do use these kind words as motivational tools.

A pleasure......

Tuesday, 02-Nov-1999 17:36:06

144.35.28.93 writes:

Webmaster, It was a great pleasure to finally discover the picture of THS's faithful servant. Now, we finally feel like we have met you in person.

Thanks big brother, for being so thoughtful, although we're all scattered around the globe, having had the pleasure of meeting you (internetwise!!),increases the density of the THS blood that flows within our veins.

'Ofa atu,
Class of 1987-1992

Thanks for sharing your personal and family time!

Thursday, 28-Oct-1999 01:04:40

205.188.193.178 writes:

Hi Loseli!

I would like to THANK YOU for all your ongoing effort and dedication in managing our THSES website. I must say, it's a combination of a touch of class and a stroke of professionalism, which only reflects by those who hold the utmost respect to themselves and as equally to others.

Malo e ngaue!

Hounga'ia.
ex-student of '74

During the later stages of the month of October, there has been some new families added to the list of Tonga High School ex-students who celebrated their weddings. There was one in Melbourne and one in Canberra. Congratulations to those new couples and may you have a happy marriage.

Finally, the THSESWS would also like to welcome the chapter of Canberra and that of Brisbane, it is hoped that other chapters who have not submitted the list of their members or have had some new members since your list was last updated may do so in the near future.

Faka'apa'apa atu
Loseli Ma'ukie Hafoka

ARTICLE BY 'AMELIA PIUTAU (Hawaiian Chapter):

Ko ha Ma’uma’uluta’anga ‘oha Kautaha Ako Tutuku.:

Kau ako tutuku malo ho’o mou lelei pea malo mu’a e tau moe fua fatongia. Faka’amu ai pe ‘oku tokamalie ‘a e me’a hono kotoa. ‘Ihe mahina ni, ‘oku ou fie fai ai ha fakalavelave kiha ngaahi founga pe ‘uuni ‘ulungaanga tene lava ke fakatolonga mo fakama’uma’uluta’i ‘a ‘etau ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku. Koe konga lahi ‘oe me’a ko eni teu lave kiai, koha ako pe ia mei hono fakalele koia ‘etau Kautaha ‘i Hawaii ni.

‘I he ‘eku vakai, ‘oku ‘iai ha ngaahi vahevahe lalahi ‘e tolu ‘e fiema’u ke nau fengaue’aki lelei ‘aupito kae toki lava ke mo’ui mo malohi ‘a e ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku.

Koe ngaahi vahevahe leva eni:

1. Koe Komiti Ngaue mo Fale’i
   
2. Koe kau memipa ‘oe Kautaha
   
3. Koe ‘Atakai moe kau ta’e memipa

‘I he ‘newsletter’ ko eni, teu lave atu pe kihe fika ‘uluaki (Komiti Ngaue mo Fale’i). Koe Komiti Ngaue mo Fale’i ‘oku fa’a taku ia ‘i he ngaahi kautaha lahi koe Komiti Pule. ‘Aia koe komiti eni ‘oku fa’a fili kiai ha kau ‘ofisa ma’u lakanga ke nau tokanga’i mo tataki ‘a e ngaahi tefito’i ngaue moe fatongia ‘oe Kautaha, ‘o hange koe palesiteni, sekelitali, tauhi pa’anga moe ala lakanga pehe.

Koe komiti ko eni koe hui tu’a ia ‘oe kautaha. ‘E makatu’unga ‘a e malohi ‘oha kautaha pea meihe lelei moe malohi ‘ae Komiti Ngaue. ‘I he ‘ene pehe leva, ‘e matu'aki mahu’inga ‘aupito ke tau tokanga mo vakai’i lelei ‘a kinautolu ‘oku tau fili kihe ngaahi lakanga. Ko e ngaahi ki leva eni pe tefito’i ‘ulungaanga ‘oku tonu ke ma’u ‘ehe kau ‘ofisa ma’u lakanga.

1. Kuopau ke nau ‘ulungaanga faitotonu ‘aupito mo loto ma’ulalo. (integrity & humility)
   
2. Kuopau ke tau fili ha kakai ‘oku faka’apa’apa’i mo toka’i ‘eha ni’ihi kehe. (highly respected & good reputation)
   
3. Koha kakai kuopau ke nau lava ‘o fai ha tukupa mo loto ‘aki honau fatongia. (committed and responsible)

Ko e fakapulipuli eni, ko e taimi koia ‘oku tau fili ai ‘a e kau taki ‘o ‘etau ngaahi kautaha meihe kakai ‘oku nau ma’u ‘a e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga ko eni, teu tala atu koe vaeua ‘oe ngaue ia ‘a e kautaha ‘e fai kuo ‘osi lava pe ia ai. ‘Oku hanga ma’upe ‘ehe kau taki ‘oha fa’ahinga kautaha ‘o fakafotunga (portray) mo fakaha atu ‘a e fa’ahinga natula ‘oe kautaha koia pea moha fa’ahinga to’onga ngaue te nau fai.

Teu fakatata ‘aki eni. ‘I he ‘emau kautaha koia ‘i Hawaii ni, ne ‘osi Palesiteni ai ‘a Fifita Finau ‘Unga. Ko Fifita makehe meihe ‘ene faka’ofo’ofa (malie Fita), ‘oku ma’u ‘iate ia ‘a e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga ko eni ‘e tolu ‘oku ou fokotu’u atu ‘i ‘olunga. Fefe ‘a Dr. Sitiveni Halapua? Koe me’a tatau. Faitotonu mo ongoongolelei ‘a e hingoa ‘i he ‘atakai (community) ‘oku nofo ai, pea ‘oku ‘iai leva ‘a e fu’u toka’i lahi ‘oe Kautaha ‘o ‘ikai ngata ‘i he fakaloto fale ‘oe kautaha, kae pehe foki ki tu’a meihe kau ta’e memipa. Koe taimi kotoa pe ‘e fakahoko ai ha’a mau polokalama, na’e lava pe kete tala ‘a e fa’ahinga poupou ne lava ke mau ma’u mo a’usia koe ‘uhi koha toka’i moha faka’apa’apa kihe ‘emau kau ma’u lakanga ‘o tautefito kihe lakanga koia ‘oe Palesiteni.

Mahalo pe ‘oku tau mahino’i ‘a e me’a koia. Te tau ‘eke ma’u pe ‘a e palesiteni moe kau ma’ulakanga ‘oha kautaha. Koe tuai pe hono talamai e hingoa ‘oe palesiteni moe toenga ‘oe komiti, hange ‘oku tau ‘osi sio loto atu pe kitautolu kihe to’onga ‘a e kautaha koia ‘o fakatatau pe ki he ‘etau ‘ilo ki he fa’ahinga ‘ulungaanga ‘o hono kau taki. ‘Aia koe fa’ahinga sio faka Tonga mahalo, ‘a e ‘ikai lava ke fakafaikehekehe’i ‘a e tokotaha fakahoko fatongia pea moe fatongia ‘oku ne fakahoko. Ka ‘oku mou ‘ilo’i ko a mahalo koe peseti ‘e 95 ‘oe fa’ahinga sio ko eni ‘oku mo’oni.

Makehe meihe ‘ulungaanga totonu moe ‘imisi lelei, ‘e matu’aki fiema’u ha kakai ia te nau lava ke tukupaa’i kinautolu ke fua honau fatongia pea tulia ha taumu’a. Pea ko hono mahu’inga leva eni ke ma’u ‘a e fa’ahinga ‘ulungaanga koia ‘ehe kau ‘ofisa ma’u lakanga. Ko ‘etau ngaue fakakolisi tutuku foki ‘oku ‘ikai fai ha vahe pa’anga ia ai, ‘a e me’a ko e ‘oku ne meimei teke (motivate) ha taha ke ne fai ha ngaue. Koe lele ‘aki pe ‘a e manatu moe ‘ofa loto fie mateaki’i ako ‘oku te fai. ‘Ai ai koe fa’ahinga ngaue kuopau kete fai ‘e kita ha ngaahi feilaulau lahi ‘aupito kae toki lava kete fakahoko lelei e fatongia. ‘Aia koe ngaahi me’a ia kuopau kete nofo kita ‘o tomu’a fakakaukau kiai, pea fehu’i kia kita pe tete lava’i pe ‘ikai, pea te toki hoko kihe fatongia.

‘I he ngaahi ‘ulungaanga ko eni ‘e tolu kuou ‘osi lave kiai, te nau fa’utaha kinautolu ‘o ma’u ai ‘a e me’a ‘oku ui koe “tokotaha falala’anga”. ‘Aia koe fa’ahinga kakai eni ‘oku tau fai fekumi ke nau hanga ‘o tataki ‘etau ngaahi kautaha. Pea ‘oku ‘ikai ‘uhinga pe eni ia kihe Palesiteni moe tokoni ka kihe kau ‘ofisa ma’u lakanga kotoa pe. Kapau mahalo te tau nofo hifo ke tau ‘analaiso lelei ‘a e me’a ni, te tau toki sio leva ai ‘o ‘ilo’i ‘a e malava ange ‘a e ngaue lahi mo lelei ‘i he taimi ‘oku ngaue fakataha ai ha kulupu (‘i he team work). He’e maumautaimi e loto vilitaki ia ‘a e Palesiteni kae nonoa‘ia pe ‘a e Sekelitali ia moe tauhi pa’anga, pea ‘e toki mo’oni leva e ngaahi lea ‘oku tau fa’a fanongoa, “’Oku ‘ikai ha to’a ‘e tu’u tokotaha”.

Koe ki’i tapou leva eni kia tekitautolu hono kotoa. Tau hanga mu’a ‘o teuteu’i mo fakafe’unga’i kitautolu kotoa pe ke tau lava ‘o hoko ko e kau taki lelei kihe ‘etau ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku ‘iho tau ngaahi tukui feitu’u takitaha. Neongo pe ko e ha e ngaahi ta’u motu’a ‘oku tau ‘iai, kapau te tau ma’u ‘a e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga ko eni kuou lave atu kiai, kou tui lahi pea hange koia kuou mamata tonu ai ‘ihe ngaue ‘ihe ‘emau kautaha ‘i Hawaii ni, teke lava noa pe ‘e koe ‘o fakahoko lelei ha fa’ahinga fatongia pe ‘e fili koe kiai. Pea koe me’a tepuu foki ‘a e mahu’inga koia ke lava ‘o falala’ia'i koe.

Kau ako tutuku, tau fiefia ‘oku kei vilingia ‘etau fuka ‘o ta’alo e moto ‘oku fai ai ‘eta fie tangata, “Kihe Lelei Taha” he me’a hono kotoa.

Faka'apa'apa atu,
'Amelia Piutau.

Once again,'Amelia Pitau deserves another big applause for this article. I also want to personally thank 'Amelia, for the great work she has done in writing articles for our monthly newsletters. 'Amelia has now become a regular writer for our monthly newsletters and as usual she has come up with another fantastic article (a masterpiece - hats off to 'Amelia) for us all to read. 'Amelia, I don't know what I would do without your ongoing help and support for our web site. Once again, thank you 'Amelia and may god give you good health and abundance of energy to enable you to keep up this excellent work of yours.

For all our ex-students out there, remember that the THSESWS would also welcome articles from any of you. I am sure you are all capable of writing something for us.

My friends, we will value any contribution - big or small, what really counts is the thought of being able to SHARE with others !

STRESS RELIEVERS: (Fanga ki'i talanoa eni ketau ki'i kata ai)

Story #1

In Africa, two men were standing beside a river that they're just about to cross when they noticed a number of crocodiles staring at them. "Are you afraid?" Said one to the other. "Don't you know that God is merciful and good?" "Yes, I do," says the frightened man. "But what if God suddenly chooses right now to be good to the crocodiles?"

Story #2

A bus full of politicians was speeding down a country road when it swayed into a field and crashed into a tree. The farmer who owned the field went over to investigate. He then dug a hole and buried the politicians. A few days later, the sheriff drove by and saw the overturned bus. He knocked on the farmhouse door and asked where all the politicians had gone. The farmer said that he had buried them. "Were they all dead?" The sheriff asked. "Well, some of them said they weren't," replied the farmer, "but you know how politicians lie."

Story #3: This is a true story.

Ha'u heni e ongo matapule mei Tonga ko e fe'inga'i ha ki'i seniti ke kumi ha fafangu ki honau ki'i siasi. Kautama, me'a oli mo'oni eni. Mau fakataha atu ia ki he 'api pe 'o hoku tokoua 'e taha 'o fai ai 'emau ki'i faikava mo lakulaku seniti 'o hange pe ko e fanga ki'i kalapu 'i Tonga. Ko e tou'a ko e setuata ia 'o e ki'i siasi mei Tonga. Mau ha'oha'o atu ia 'o fai 'emau lotu pea kamata leva 'emau lakulaku. 'Iai leva hoku ongo tokoua ne 'ikai kena teuteu ki he ki'i kalapu ni. Ko e me'a leva ne hoko ko 'ena lele ki he pangike 'o toho mai ha seniti ki he kalapu. Ha'u e ongo tokoua ni mo 'ena seniti ko e taki nima noa ($50 notes).

Taimi eni ia na'aku kei ako ai he 'univesiti pea neu fu'u masiva 'aupito(still is). Ko ia ai neu pehe keu vete 'a 'eku $50 ke taki $5(talk about planning ahead). Ko 'eku palani teu li tu'o hongofulu ki he mala'e. 'Aia koe 'osi pe takai inu kuo takitaha nunusi 'ene ki'i la'ipepa pa'anga pea li ki loto. Manatu'i ko e dollar notes kuo pau ke kuku'i ia ke memei fuopotopoto kimu'a pea toki li kae lava ke a'u ki he feitu'u 'oku li kiai (those who are doing physics will understand the science behind this in terms of projection, velocity and acceleration. However, by the time you squeeze the note so hard, it is hard to tell whether it is a $5, $10, $50 etc. It is also a bit hard to see at night). Ko hoku ongo tokoua nena taki $200. 'Aia tena li tu'o 4 'i he 'osi e takai inu 'e 4.

Ko e 'osi kotoa pe 'a e li 'a e tama ki loto pea 'e fakamalo mai leva e setuata. "Malo, malo e li 'a Sione, etc". 'Osi pe e takai ia hono 4 kuo 'osi e seniti ia 'a e ongo tama. Guess what? Toutou li pe au ia. Ko e fai mai ai pe 'a e fakamalo. "Malo, malo e li 'a Loseli". 'Ikai foki anga e setuata ia ki he lanu 'o e pa'anga 'Aositelelia. Ko e me'a 'oku fai e sio ia ki ai, ko hai 'oku toutou li (amount is irrelevant in this case, the setuata identifies your amount by how often you put in rather than the numerical value of what you put in).

Ko e kava Tonga foki koe lahi pe ko e inu kuo tau konaa. 'Osi e takai hono ono kuo 'ikai toe li ha taha ia. Li li pe 'a Loseli ia. Kautama, kaila hoku tokoua 'oku ia e taha, "Loseli ko ho'o fu'u vao nima 'au ia mei fe?" I will keep you in suspense by drawing your own conclusion.

Na'e 'ikai ko ha'aku pau'u eni, ka koe me'a fakavale he anga ka ko e masiva.

BRAIN TEASER: Tau ki'i fakalelei 'atamai heni.

A boss of a factory who makes golf balls said to his employees, "my faithful workers, it is almost christmas and I am in such a good mood. I have decided to give someone an extra $500.00 as a christmas present if he/she can solve this problem for me. Now, here is the problem - I have got 7 of our new brand golf balls here in a bag. However, there is one odd ball out of the 7. That is, one ball is only a fraction heavier than the rest. I want someone to identify the odd one out by devising a method of weighing the balls in order to determine which one is the heaviest."

Note that problem solving is now embraced by so many companies and they encourage their workers to do them regularly. The benefit is enormous in terms of production outputs and quality control.

Assumptions:

All types of scales are available to the employees. One must select any of the scales according to his/her method devised for the problem. There is no way, you can identify the odd ball without weighing - the odd one out is only a few milligrams heavier than the rest.

Rules:

You are only allowed to weigh the balls only twice, that is - you must identify the odd ball (heaviest) after only two weighing and no more. Planning is critical. Note, you might be lucky to simply take two balls out and weigh them and if the odd ball out of the 7 is one of those two then of course the problem will be solved. However, this is due to pure chance rather than a mathematical solution.

Note, quessing must be eliminated from your planning. Be methodical about your approach. You may share your solution with others by posting it on our forum. GOOD LUCK....

FAKA'AMU: Kuo ofi e kilisimasi pea kuo taimi ketau fakaofiofi ki falelotu.

Fakatapu atu ka e 'ata ke fai atu ha ki'i kole. 'Oku ou fakatonga'i heni 'i he lisi 'o e ngaahi chapter lolotonga 'oku lahi 'aupito 'a 'etau kau faifekau. Mahalo nai na'a ko ha faingamalie 'eni ke nau fai mai ha fale'i mo ha tau tapuaki ke 'asi 'i he 'etau newsletter 'o Tisema. Kuo ofi foki 'a e kilisimasi pea 'e taimi totonu 'aupito ke 'asi ha article fakafolofola ke post atu heni. Neongo pe 'oku 'ikai kemau fa'a 'asi ki falelotu ka 'oku kei manatu'i pe 'a e fale'i 'a e matu'a. Koia pe ki'i kole ma'ulalo mo fiematamu'a.

Faka'apa'apa atu

Loseli

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