✈️️The Airport Reflection ✈️️

IALT: reflect on what I did today

Today I left the school grounds at 12.00PM, but with permission of course! Amon, and myself left in order for us to catch my mother's flight to Tonga! My mother, grandmother, and my uncle were leaving to Tonga for my Grandpa's only real sisters funeral. Because she died in Tonga, her final service will be performed and she will then we burried in Tonga! They say her death was very unfortunate, they had taken to the hospital, and that very night, as she was lying on the hospital bed, she slowly passed! It was very sad news to hear about her death, but we were able to bear through! Although her actual funeral was in Tonga, family in New Zealand gathered, if they could and prayed for her to be in a much safer, and happier place. We attended her service of course, and we sand a few verse's from the him, and then the priest of the day (Sione Polo), performed a prayer on behalf of everyone. After the family service there were refreshments,

• Fizzy Drinks
• Tea/Coffee/Milo
• Bread
• Biscuits
• 
  
• And much more! Straight after that we came home and organised for my mother to jump and fly to Tonga today (thursday), and stay in Tonga for a week, which means she will be returning next Thursday (18th March). 

We arrived at the airport, organising all my mother's, my grandmother's, and my uncles bags, with their suitcases, passports, and also tickets. We sat around for at 15 minutes, then there plane was called.. We said our farewells, and tears were also seen, espically from my brother Amon! He didn't want for mother to leave him behind, but in the end he was able to manage! She left on her adventure, and on her way to Tonga, with my Grandmother & Uncle.

I found it hard to let my mum go, but I understood why she had left! At the same time, I was able to wish her safe travels, and happy travels though!

I wish I could've gone!

Have you ever been on a plane,

If Yes, where was your destination?, 

And

If NO, where would your destination be if had the choice?

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👍Many Thanks...

⏳Sunday Funeral (Favona)⏳

IALT: reflect on the Funeral, my family & attended

Yesterday at 8.00pm we were on a

 way driving to Favona (In Mangere)... Due to a funeral we were a ked to sing at, and attend to. At a type of thing like this, in the Tongan culture it is known as a Apo. Each church basically just sings a song each. IF YOU think of it we basically just take turns. It was boring at first because we just sat there,  8.30pm and had to wait till the service finished at 10.00pm. Once the service is over for the churches singing, it's your choice whether you would want to stay over night,  or not. We couldn't stay over night because, My dad was working, and we also had school... Well only Ma'asi, who attends Edgewater College, and My sister Sydney, who is currently at Auckland university studying, law and hoping to become a lawyer one day. Myself, & Amon (At Tamaki Primary), have teachers only day today which means for today we get to choose want we want to do, well mostly!

As I was at the funeral I saw one of my peers, from school there. I saw Siale, it was very sad to hear the person who died, him and his family were very close with. For the past few days (Last Week), he had to miss out school because of the funeral, which was like me when my Grandpa died 2 years ago.

We saw heaps of different family and friends at the funeral,

Have you ever been to a funeral? 

If yes, what was something that stood out to you?

Because something that stood out to me was when I looked around, and saw all the different churches there, and all the different people crying, with sadness and depression!

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Many Thanks...