Timatanga
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence; which costs us nothing.John Tillotson
It requires less character to discover the faults of others than is does to tolerate them.J. Petit Senn
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.Henry Ward Beecher
Happy Hari Raya to all my Muslim friends!
Completed quite a few items on my list over the past 3 days.
Markings, classes and even 2 movies.
Wednesday’s training session was very fruitful.
Been ages since I’ve felt this way about class.
Perspiring is a good gauge to see how much effort I put into the session.
Its nice to go home all exhausted from the kicking and what not coz I know I have worked out. The only sickening thing was that I could not walk due to the blue black and its strategic position on my leg.
Thursday class was not bad.
Have lined up an extra class for my P1s next Thursday, so spent some time calling the parents up to let them know about the class and the other details.
Finished my marking :)
Had lunch with Adelyn and Andre at Heartland Mall.
Went to Adelyn’s place to watch DVDs.
The first movie was Déjà vu.
Staring Denzel Washington, the movie was a real brain smoker. We spent so much time speculating about what was going to happen and why things were happening the way they did and what out comes were resultant from various actions that we kinda went into overdrive and had out brains zonked out by the time the movie was done. This is an action movie that gives your brain a lot of exercise.
We resorted to playing Harry Potter on Adelyn’s PS3 after the movie before Andre was supposed to head off for his tuition session. I sat on the floor and had my eyes driven in circles by the graphics. Kinda reminded me of the time I played GTA for 45 minutes and got a 3-hour headache.
Andre’s class got cancelled so we ended up watching the other movie he had brought along. I.e. Swordfish. Hack of a movie. The action sequences and that hunk of a man, people call him Hugh Jackman. *swoon*
Not as painful on the brain as the previous movie was. Thank God.
We watched that one and headed back to Heartland Mall for the two A’s to have their dinners. I went home to munch.
Friday morning went out to WWS and tried to get ready to go out for the Stakeholder project. Word used here is ‘tried’ coz why? The office got rearranged and the printers could not be used. The computers also had a lot of ironing out to be done, so we had to make do with the stuff we had. Went from Robertson Quay to Esplanade and then to Clarke Quay. By cabs and foot. Taking into consideration that we had initially decided to use bicycles as a medium of transportation, I think we did a rather good job of getting around and maximizing the time we spent in each area.
I tip my hat off to PS, she da woman~
We had lunch at Robertson Quay that day, at the Thai restaurant. Along the way, I was reminded about how small Singapore is. She knows 2 of my JC mates from her work place. Hahaha… small world…
Due in part to the RWC this year, I have become mildly obsessed with the Timatanga. It’s the haka performed by the NZ Maori team before their matches.
This particular haka PWNS the 2 hakas which the All Blacks do.
Personal ranking:
Timatanga
Kapa O Pango
Kama Te
Here are the words to Timatanga (Translation: In the beginning)
MaoriI te timatanga
Ko te Kore
Ko te po nui
Ko te po roa
Wehenga Matua
Herenga Tangata
He toa Rangatahi
He toa Rangatira
Whakaki te Maunga
Tae ki te Whenua
Hoki ki te Rangi
Tae ki te Pukerunga
Piki ake piki ake
Ki te ara Poutama
Ki nga Taumatatanga e
Wairua Hinengaro Tinana
Pakeha
English
In the beginning
there was nothing
the big darkness
the long darkness
the separation of Rangi and Papa
formed man/people
formation of young warriors
formation of young chiefs
if you aim for the mountains
you will hit the plains
if you aim for the sky
you will hit the mountain peaks
climb up, thriveto the pathway of knowledge
to achieve excellence
spiritually, mentally, physically
Cool aye?
Now, to feel the real intensity of the Timatanga, google it and watch the YouTube video. Total awesomeness… especially the one with Carlos Spence + Rico Gear and the other one which is lead by Hosea Gear.
Helped Jared out with his poomsae this morning.
He will be going for the NCAP course next month.
I am still in the midst of wondering if I should go or not. The biggest problem I have with it is the dates it is supposed to be taking place on. All Sundays. *bleah*
Dinner with Sheena, Adeline and Siya got cancelled in the afternoon due to last minute changes… hope we get to meet up soon~
Had a nap, marked 4 stacks of papers, did housekeeping for the computer and now… have to go prepare for tomorrow… hahaa…
Sunday marks the beginning of a new week.
With God’s help, I will do my best to serve Him and my fellow Man.
Blessings~
^-^
It requires less character to discover the faults of others than is does to tolerate them.J. Petit Senn
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.Henry Ward Beecher
Happy Hari Raya to all my Muslim friends!
Completed quite a few items on my list over the past 3 days.
Markings, classes and even 2 movies.
Wednesday’s training session was very fruitful.
Been ages since I’ve felt this way about class.
Perspiring is a good gauge to see how much effort I put into the session.
Its nice to go home all exhausted from the kicking and what not coz I know I have worked out. The only sickening thing was that I could not walk due to the blue black and its strategic position on my leg.
Thursday class was not bad.
Have lined up an extra class for my P1s next Thursday, so spent some time calling the parents up to let them know about the class and the other details.
Finished my marking :)
Had lunch with Adelyn and Andre at Heartland Mall.
Went to Adelyn’s place to watch DVDs.
The first movie was Déjà vu.
Staring Denzel Washington, the movie was a real brain smoker. We spent so much time speculating about what was going to happen and why things were happening the way they did and what out comes were resultant from various actions that we kinda went into overdrive and had out brains zonked out by the time the movie was done. This is an action movie that gives your brain a lot of exercise.
We resorted to playing Harry Potter on Adelyn’s PS3 after the movie before Andre was supposed to head off for his tuition session. I sat on the floor and had my eyes driven in circles by the graphics. Kinda reminded me of the time I played GTA for 45 minutes and got a 3-hour headache.
Andre’s class got cancelled so we ended up watching the other movie he had brought along. I.e. Swordfish. Hack of a movie. The action sequences and that hunk of a man, people call him Hugh Jackman. *swoon*
Not as painful on the brain as the previous movie was. Thank God.
We watched that one and headed back to Heartland Mall for the two A’s to have their dinners. I went home to munch.
Friday morning went out to WWS and tried to get ready to go out for the Stakeholder project. Word used here is ‘tried’ coz why? The office got rearranged and the printers could not be used. The computers also had a lot of ironing out to be done, so we had to make do with the stuff we had. Went from Robertson Quay to Esplanade and then to Clarke Quay. By cabs and foot. Taking into consideration that we had initially decided to use bicycles as a medium of transportation, I think we did a rather good job of getting around and maximizing the time we spent in each area.
I tip my hat off to PS, she da woman~
We had lunch at Robertson Quay that day, at the Thai restaurant. Along the way, I was reminded about how small Singapore is. She knows 2 of my JC mates from her work place. Hahaha… small world…
Due in part to the RWC this year, I have become mildly obsessed with the Timatanga. It’s the haka performed by the NZ Maori team before their matches.
This particular haka PWNS the 2 hakas which the All Blacks do.
Personal ranking:
Timatanga
Kapa O Pango
Kama Te
Here are the words to Timatanga (Translation: In the beginning)
MaoriI te timatanga
Ko te Kore
Ko te po nui
Ko te po roa
Wehenga Matua
Herenga Tangata
He toa Rangatahi
He toa Rangatira
Whakaki te Maunga
Tae ki te Whenua
Hoki ki te Rangi
Tae ki te Pukerunga
Piki ake piki ake
Ki te ara Poutama
Ki nga Taumatatanga e
Wairua Hinengaro Tinana
Pakeha
English
In the beginning
there was nothing
the big darkness
the long darkness
the separation of Rangi and Papa
formed man/people
formation of young warriors
formation of young chiefs
if you aim for the mountains
you will hit the plains
if you aim for the sky
you will hit the mountain peaks
climb up, thriveto the pathway of knowledge
to achieve excellence
spiritually, mentally, physically
Cool aye?
Now, to feel the real intensity of the Timatanga, google it and watch the YouTube video. Total awesomeness… especially the one with Carlos Spence + Rico Gear and the other one which is lead by Hosea Gear.
Helped Jared out with his poomsae this morning.
He will be going for the NCAP course next month.
I am still in the midst of wondering if I should go or not. The biggest problem I have with it is the dates it is supposed to be taking place on. All Sundays. *bleah*
Dinner with Sheena, Adeline and Siya got cancelled in the afternoon due to last minute changes… hope we get to meet up soon~
Had a nap, marked 4 stacks of papers, did housekeeping for the computer and now… have to go prepare for tomorrow… hahaa…
Sunday marks the beginning of a new week.
With God’s help, I will do my best to serve Him and my fellow Man.
Blessings~
^-^
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