WORDS FROM THE WEBMASTER:

Welcome to the December issue of the THSESWS newsletter, the christmas is now only a few days away and no doubt everyone is looking forward for a happy christmas and a nice break from work. We can only dream that one day, our saviour will come and take us all under his wings of love and save us all from the stress and pressure of this system of things. The world is getting worse and worse, there are so many problems people are facing each day and we are just fortunate that we are still here to enjoy life but surely the life that God has prepared for us is far more pleasant than this wicked world.

The THSESWS is happy to announce that the examination result for entrance to Tonga High School has been released and the list has been published on the section "Exam Results" on the front page of our web site. I must also take this opportunity to thank 'Ana Faiva'ilo for supplying the list. Congratulations to all the new students of Tonga High School for the new millennium. All the best to you all and expect nothing short of excellent in your search for knowledge and skills. Finally, the THSESWS must congratulate Catherine Chang for being the '99 dux of Tonga High School. Excellent work Catherine!

Faka'apa'apa atu
Loseli M Hafoka

ARTICLE BY 'AMELIA PIUTAU:

Malo mu'a si'i ngaue totoivi 'a si'i 'Amelia 'i hono fa'u ma'u mai pe 'a e Article ke pulusi atu he'e tau newsletter fakamahina. Malo 'aupito e ngaue lahi 'Amelia. 'Ofa ke tokoni atu ai pe 'a e Tamai Hevani ki hono foaki atu ha ivi mo ha mo'ui lelei ke si'i fai 'aki ho'o ngaue ki he 'etau ki'i peesi ni. Malo.

Ko ha Ma'uma'uluta'anga 'oha Kautaha Ako Tutuku: PART II

Neu lave atu foki 'i he 'newsletter' 'o e mahina ko Novema ki he taha 'oe ngaahi founga pe 'uuni 'ulungaanga tene lava ke fakatolonga mo fakama'uma'uluta'i 'a 'etau ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku. Na'aku fakamamafa'i atu ai 'a hono mahu'inga koia 'o e ngaahi tefito'i 'ulungaanga 'oku totonu ke ma'u 'e kinautolu kuo fili ki he ngaahi tu'unga taki 'oe ngaahi kautaha. Teu lave atu leva 'i he mahina ni ki he ngaahi 'ulungaanga koia 'oku totonu ke ma'u 'ehe kau memipa hono kotoa fakalukufua.

Ne lava foki ke tau vakai 'i he 'newsletter' 'o e mahina kuo 'osi ki he mahu'inga koia ke 'iai ha kau taki lelei, faitotonu mo toka'i foki ke nau tataki mo fai hono leva'i 'o e Kautaha. Ka 'oku mou 'ilo'i ko a 'a e fakapulipuli, ko e ngaahi 'ulungaanga koia 'oku feima'u ki he kau taki ko e ngaahi 'ulungaanga tatau pe ia 'e to e fiema'u ke ma'u mo mo'ui'aki 'e he toenga 'o e kau memipa 'o e Kautaha. He kohono mo'oni foki he 'ikai ke peseti 'e 100% 'a e ngaue 'aha kautaha neongo e lelei fefe 'a hono kau taki kae faifai kehe atu pe 'a e kau memipa ia. Koia kau ako tutuku, tanaki atu ki he ngaahi 'ulungaanga koia neu lave atu kiai 'i he mahina kuo'osi 'oku tonu ke ma'u 'e he kau memipa 'a e ngaahi 'ulungaanga ko eni.

1. Loto fie poupou
2. 'Oua 'e loto fakaanga
3. Fe'ofo'ofani 'i he 'ofa fakatokoua.

Kou tui 'e 'ikai toe fu'u fiema'u ia keu faka'auliliki atu 'ae ngaahi 'ulungaanga ko eni he 'oku mahino pe ia kia tekitautolu hono kotoa. 'I he taimi 'oku 'absent' ai 'ae ngaahi 'ulungaanga ko eni meihe kau memipa 'oha kautaha, 'oku 'ikai ha tala'a koe kautaha ia koia he 'ikai fuoloa kuo tali honau koau. 'Oku mahu'inga 'aupito ke tau ma'u ha loto feipoupou ki he 'etau ngaahi ngaue 'oku fai. Koe me'a mahino foki ia 'e 'iai 'e taimi 'e ni'ihi tete mo'ua kita kiha ngaahi fatongia kehe pea 'ikai ai kete fa'a lava atu ki ha ngaahi polokalama 'oku fakahoko, ka 'oku 'ikai 'uhinga ia kete loto ta'e fiepoupou ai. 'Oku hanga 'ehe loto fie poupou 'o fakalahi 'a e ivi moe loto fiengaue 'a kinautolu koia 'oku nau faingamalie ange ki hono fakahoko 'o e ngaue. He neongo ha li'aki fakataha ia 'aha memipa ka 'oku ne loto fiepoupou ko e taimi pe 'oku faingamalie ai ai, kuo pau ke 'attend' ia he ngaahi polokalama 'oku fai.

'Ikai foki ngata ai, 'oku hoko ma'u pe 'ae fakaanga ia 'i he taimi lahi kene hanga 'o holoki mo veuki ha fa'ahinga ngaue 'oku fai. 'Oku 'iai foki e taimi ia 'oku 'constructive' ai e fakaanga ia. 'Oku ha ia 'ihe founga koia hono fakahoko mai. 'Oku lava pe ke tala ai ko e feinga ke toe fakalelei'i ange e ngaue. Ka 'oku 'iai e fa'ahinga fakaanga ia 'oku 'alu fakataha ia moe fakalotokovi moe meheka, pea ko e fa'ahinga kalasi fakaanga eni 'oku tau faka'amu ke 'oua 'aupito na'a hala loto'api mai 'i he 'etau ngaahi ngaue fakakolisi tutuku.

Ko hono faka'osi leva, 'ae mahu'inga koia ke nofo mo fengaue'aki 'i he fe'ofo'ofa ni 'a e kau memipa. 'Oku totonu ke ma'u 'ehe kau meipa 'o e ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku 'ae ongo'i 'o e 'ofa fakatokoua 'i he anga 'o 'enau fengaue'aki. 'Aia 'oku totonu ke hilio 'i he ngaahi ngaue kotoa 'oku tau fai'ae mo'oni koia 'oku 'uhinga ai 'etau fepikingaki ki he kautaha. 'Aia ko kitautolu ne tau ako 'iha 'apiako pe 'e taha, neongo pe e to'u kehekehe moe ha fua ha ngaahi me'a 'oku fai ai ha faikehekehe, ka koe me'a tepu na'e fai 'ae ako 'i he 'apiako tatau. Pea 'oku tonu leva ke 'iai ma'upe 'ae ongo'i 'oe 'ofa fakatokoua 'i he anga 'oe fengaue'aki 'oku fai. Kou tui lahi 'e hanga 'ehe ongo'i 'oe 'ofa fakatokoua 'o pukepuke mo teke 'ae ngaue ki he langi lau.

Fakatauange ke hokohoko atu 'e tau mou'i'aki 'ae ngaahi tu'unga 'ulungaanga ko eni 'i he 'etau fai feinga koia ke langa hake 'a 'etau ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku.

Faka'apa'apa atu,
'Amelia Piutau.

CHRISTMAS PRAYER & GREETINGS:

Tapu mo e ha'ofanga ka e 'ata ke fai atu ha ki'i tokoni fakalaumalie ke tau 'inasi kotoa ai.

As an Information Technology (I.T) person, I have no idea on how to address this audience spiritually. However, I must attempt to provide some spiritual food for all of us in our journey towards Christmas and the new Millennium. I was hoping that our faifekau friends may provide us with the spiritual part of things but since there hasn't been any, I have decided it is time to stand up and do one myself. To me, there is no better prayer than the powerful and intriguing words of Psalm 23. Indeed, I will supply you with Psalm 23 and also the Information Technology version of Psalm 23. So, here is the original Psalm 23:

Jehovah is my shepherd I shall lack nothing.
In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; By well-watered resting places he conducts me.
My soul he refreshes. He leads me in the tracks of righteousnes for his name's sake.
Even though I walk in the valley of deep shadow, I fear nothing bad, For you are with me; Your rod and your staff are the things that comfort me.
You arrange before me a table in front of those showing hostility to me. With oil you have greased my head; My cup is well filled.
Surely goodness and loving-kindness themselves will pursue me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of Jehovah to the length of days.

And here is Psalm 23 using the Information Technology terminology.

"The Lord is my Programmer - I shall not crash.
He installed His software on the hard disk on my heart.
All of His commands are user friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for His Name's sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I will fear no bugs, for You are my backup.
Your password protects me; You prepare a menu before me in the presence of many viruses; Your help is only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.
And my file will be merged with His and saved forever."

'Emeni!

Kaunga ako, ko e ngaahi veesi ia ko 'eni 'oku fiema'u e ta'u kakato (taimi lahi) ia ke tau hanga 'o fakaikiiki. Koia ai ko 'eku fakakaukau ma'ulalo pe ke tau hanga mu'a 'o to'o pe a 'a e veesi 'uluaki. "Jehova is my shepherd I shall lack nothing", or "The Lord is my programmer I shall not crash" or "Ko hoku tauhi 'a Sihova ; 'E 'ikai teu masiva". These words are very simple and yet very powerful. 'Oua na faifai pea tau falala ki ha tau poto pe ko ha poto 'o ha tangata. Ko Sihova only is our saviour. Neongo 'etau masiva fakapa'anga, masiva fakakoloa mo e masiva fakapoto - ka 'okapau tetau hanga 'o tali 'a Sihova ke hoko ia koho tau taki, hoko koho tau 'Otua pea hoko foki ko 'etau faiako - kou tui lahi tetau hoko ki tautolu ko e kau tu'umalie lahi taha 'i he mo'ui fakalaumalie. Koe koloa 'o e mamani 'e mole ia ka koe mo'ui fakalaumalie 'e tupulekina 'o hoko atu ki he palataisi kuo teuteu ' e Sihova ma'ae fangasipi 'oku nau fai totonu, 'ulungaanga lelei, fe'ofo'ofani mo tauhi 'ene folofola. Manatu ma'u pe ki he fo'i quote ko 'eni. "Ko e ha hono 'aonga 'eku ma'u 'a mamani kae mole hoku laumalie". Ko ia ai kau kaungaako 'i he 'etau 'unu'unu atu ki he kilisimasi pea mo e ta'u millennium 'oku 'oatu heni 'a e fakaafe me i he THSESWS ketau hanga kotoa mu'a 'o adopt 'a e Saame 23 (tali fiefia 'a e saame 23) ke hoko ia koe maama ke ne hulungia hotau hala ke hoko e ha'ele mai 'a Sisu 'oku tau hanga fiefia hake 'o kau he hiva hosana 'o 'ikai ke tau 'auha ka tau ma'u 'a e mo'ui ta'engata.

Ko e ki'i tokoni nounou pe ia mo ma'ulalo 'oku lava atu he'e THSESWS ma'a moutolu hono kotoa 'i fe pe ha tapa 'o e kolope 'oku mou 'iai.

Popoaki Kilisimasi:

Na'e 'iai ha kau tangata poto ne nau nofo 'i he hahake 'o Palesitaine. Ne taki kinautolu 'eha fetu'u ki he 'ai'anga kai 'o e manu ki Petelihema 'i Siutea. Na'a nau hu ki he pepe valevale mo foaki 'a 'enau ngaahi me'a 'ofa. Na'e kau ai 'a e koula he koe me'a ia 'ae Tu'i, 'a e laipeno he koe taula'eiki ia pea mo e mula ko e faka'ilonga ki he teuaki 'o 'ene pekia. Talu mei ai, mo hono 'ulungaanga'aki 'i he taimi 'o e kilisimasi 'a e fefoaki'aki 'o e ngaahi me'a 'ofa.

Kau ako tutuku, neongo 'a e 'ikai lava ke ma'u atu ha ngaahi me'a'ofa ke foaki 'i he fa'ahi ta'u kilisimasi ko eni, ka 'oku fie 'oatu pe mei ho'o mou motu'a sevaniti webmaster, Loseli Ma'ukie Hafoka mo hono famili, pehe kia 'Amelia Piutau pea pehe foki ki he kau poupou mo tokoni kotoa ki he 'etau website 'a 'emau popoaki talamonu kiate kimoutolu kotoa pe kaunga ako tutuku, kae pehe foki kia tekinautolu 'oku nau fa'a 'ahia 'etau ki'i peesi ni. 'Ofa ke mou ma'u ha ngaahi 'aho malolo fakakilisimasi fiefia mo'oni. Pea 'oku 'iai 'ae fakatauange ki he Tamai Hevani kene kei fai ho tau tataki koe'uhi koe ta'ufo'ou 'oku tau hanganaki atu kiai mo hono ngaahi fatongia. 'Ofa ke mou ma'u ha ta'u fo'ou mohu tapuekina mo monu'ia foki.

The THSESWS hereby wish every Tonga High School Ex-student, current students and staff of Tonga High School(where ever you may be) a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW MILLENNIUM.

Faka'apa'apa atu
Loseli Ma'ukie Hafoka,'Amelia Piutau & Others

NEW MILLENNIUM RESOLUTION:

"Let us strive to become better individuals in what ever we do. May we seek the knowledge and to have courtesy not to take anybody for granted. Let us appreciate what ever we have got and be grateful for it."

WEBMASTER 

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