Food in my culture

Tongan Birthdays

In the Islands of Tonga there are many things that are important, one of them is celebrating your 21st birthday. One of my favourite things that happens to celebrate, is the FOOD! When my Mum cooks it, it is yum! There are different kinds of foods at a birthday and especially a Tongan birthdays but I love my Mum’s cooking.

In Tonga there are specific types of food and my top favourite is Lu Bulumasima and Otai Meleni. In English it means Taro leaves with povi masima and Otai with Watermelon. It is a lovely meal, I love it, Sometimes we have that on Sunday but we mostly have that on 21st birthdays. For the birthday there is usually about 5-10 tables because it will be packed.  That is why we Tongans book big venues for birthday or weddings.

Our food is cooked from about 2:00 o’clock in the morning and is probably done by 10:00 o’clock. Then we set up the tables with the food and fill them up. When it comes to the front table, that is where the birthday girl or boy sits, and that is the most important table. They put the most effort into decorating that table. By 1:00 o’clock it is done then the woman go back and get ready and the men stay at the venue at look after the food and wait for the people to arrive.

When the birthday is finished the mother or aunts of the birthday person come and clean the tables and packs some food for your family to take home as a gift to say “thank you for coming”. Most people after the birthday go back to the parents of the birthday person’s house and have a few drinks and then go back home to eat the food that they packed.

In Tonga there are heaps of celebrations and one of them is 21st birthday. At the birthday it is very exciting and very interesting.  This is how we celebrate in my culture.

Tatiana

Favourite Movie

THE CAT IN THE HAT

The Cat in the Hat is an awesome movie for the family and also for little kids. It is a comedy as well it is a sensible movie to watch it is rated “G”, If I was to rate it, I would rate it 10/10 I have been watching it since it came and that was since 2003, when I was one, November the 21 and if you ask my mum it is the truth I tell you the truth.   I am always up for that movie when they ask me what movie I reply “Cat in the Hat” I just love that movie and I  will always love that movie its my FAVOURITE movie.

In Cat in the Hat it is all about having fun at any kind of weather and if its raining does not mean you can’t fun you just have some fun in the house.

If you don’t have anything fun to do call the Cat in the Hat you can’t actually call the cat in the hat but you have something that is called “YOUR IMAGINATION” so just pretend and have some real fun.  Go cooking or something but  I love this movie because it gives you the guts to do things that are challenging so if you watch this movie make a daily hobby and if you're a teacher and you have some kids this a very good movie for them to watch and remember no matter what weather it is you can still have some fun.

Tatiana.      

The Fence

THE FENCE

The girl was standing by the fence as the wind passed over her skin.  She stared at the clouds mumbling under her breath.  She felt alone and hurt since her grandmother had gone. She stood next to the fence because that was where her nana walked her up and down when she was little girl.  Now she walks alone and still can smell her nana, sense her and see her smile but she is not there anymore.