Visual Mihi

Netball, the gospel, my culture and all subjects, is what I LOVE and is what practically makes me, me. Hi my name is Makerita Isaako. And I am a current Yr 8 student in extension attending Pt England school. I am a very privileged prefect that loves her Reading, Music, Technology and Maths especially. I am also a proud Samoan, and quarter Niiuean. Netball is one of my favourite sports, that's why you can see a drawing of a netball ball in one of the boxes. And I love going to church. Being a mormon is awesome. The photo in the middle, well that's just a rough portrait of me. By the way, thanks for reading, this was a little description of some values I have in my life as a Visual Mihi.

Waitangi Day Facts Part 1

The Treaty Of Waitangi also known as in Maori, Tiriti O Waitangi is a public holiday in New Zealand. Waitangi Day was a historic day which occured on the 6th of February 1840 when the Pakeha and the Maori, made a treaty to try and bring a halt to the conflict between the two races. Why was this treaty made? Well it was to help the Pakeha and the Maori settle together, and share New Zealand's land. The treaty was made in under 3 days. No hours at all to spare. William Hobson whom was the General Governor at the time, had fell very ill. So in replacing, James Busby and the rest of the colleagues tried their very best to make a treaty within only 3 days. The days went by and it came to the day of the treaty signing. By then William Hobson was well up and quite the very opposite of ill. Chiefs of Maori tribes from far and wide travelled for a very long distance to get to The Bay Of Islands, where the Treaty was to be signed.




To Be Continued........

Rita's Life Poem

Read the picture on top and that is a prefect explanation about me. And some pin points of my life. I hope you enjoy reading it. Please leave me a comment. Thank-you:).

Holidays What To Do? What To Do?

My holidays started off with me being so ecstatic and all. To being bored and getting much lazier each day at home. Things haven't been that exciting at home. I even wish at times that school could just start by the next minute. But that could never happen. I just have to stay patient and wait for the fourth of February. When school will surely start. The holidays for me have been real nerve racking. First of all it's my last year here at Pt England and I just can't decide what college I might go to. And second of all, I can't believe that I would have to be leaving my splendid school that I have attended for pretty much my whole life, and head for lame old college. But I have to. Anyway school is just around the corner and I've been reading many books each week. Parts of my holidays have been splendid, but I just can't wait for school to get started, and for my holidays to finally be over.

2013 The Final Destination/Year

2012 was awesome no doubt about that, but it's 2013 now and things have certainly kicked off brilliantly for me. On new years eve we stayed up right till it was midnight, and the clock stoke 12:00 am. Watching the clock tick by each second knowing that 2012 was going to end by the next minute, made me just click right back to the many memories I had made in that certain year. For instance the really good friends I had made, the many opportunities I had taken and developed some skills in, and most importantly having Mrs Langitupu as my awesome teacher for the year. Any way back to the countdown. In the meantime to keep my family from falling asleep we watched the mother of all comedy movies. The one and only Medea. We sat and munched on some pizza's which was mainly our new years eve feast. Doesn't sound like much, but it sure did fill me. It was 11:55 pm, and we all waited impatiently. Once the clock stroke midnight we obviously heard all of the fireworks exploding from each side of our house, by the neighboring houses. So we decided to run outside and watch the very first seconds of 2013 go by. As we did I was seriously thinking about everything that could happen this year. But no one knows what life will throw at them, I guess it's full of surprises, and I like surprises. So this year has to be one of my best years since it will be my last year at Pt England School. I have spent 8 years at this school and this will be my ninth and it has to be my very best. So I have to make the very most of things in 2013 and it starts right now!

Christmas Day

For our feast this Christmas we had only the usual Christmas feast any family would have. The traditional ham, chicken, potato salad, and crab salad. Just those and then, cake and ice cream for desert. It was really simple but I heaps of fun. After we had fully filled ourselves up with all the scrumptious food we decided to open our presents. First person to get a present had to be James, my little brother. He was lucky cause he got a Psp, and two games for it. Then it was my turn to open my presents. I first had to open an envelope which only contained 50 dollars in it, then they gave me a shoe box. It obviously had shoes in it. I was wishing for it to have been some new vans. But nope I got Converse All Star flats. They look really cool though. And I got some new swag pants, and am hoping to buy more summer dresses with the money. And then the gift give away carried on. My sister Nive got cheetah looking chuck taylor's, and 50 dollars also. And she got a really pretty sun hat for summer. My eldest sister, got a box of Ferrero Rocher. So did my mum. And then my grandma got 3 boxes of Ferrero Rocher. Then the whole present thing was over and we were just going to stay in for the rest of the day and watch new movies. Since the whether was quite bad itself. We watched Snow White and The Huntsman, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and Wreck It Ralph. After all these movies, we looked at the time and it was going onto 10pm. So we decided to hit the showers then hit the hay. Over all the day was really fun. Got some new cool looking things, and had an awesome Lunch. I cant wait for next years Christmas!

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Brooklyn's Slumber Party (Dancing Diva's)

It's been the first couple of days for the holidays, and I've already been invited to go to a sleep over. And it was Brooklyn's. The note said to come at 11am, and bring whatever. Like it literally said whatever. It was 11am, and I was so not ready yet. So I ended up leaving home round about half past 11. When I got to Brooklyn's, Huelo-Ata, and herself were just up the drive way, going to Shoals Nana's house. My mum then dropped me off, and we said our goodbyes. It was a sleepover after all we couldn't see each other till tomorrow. Since Shoal had to help with her little cousins birthday party we decided to help her as well.

After we did so, we went back to Brooklyn's and we played a little bit of Wii. Then planned out where we were sleeping, and also planned out the rest of the evening. Ashleigh was arriving much later so we waited for her. When she arrived all the girls decided to go to the movies. Since Ariana, Brooklyn's little sister had a slumber party going on as well, they had to go with her mum, and us older girls went to Sylvia Park by ourselves. We got ready and were off. When we got there it was around quarter to 5. And the movie started at 6:30pm. So we walked down to Noel Leeming and played there for a bit, on this dancing game that was on display in the front. We actually kind of attracted a crowd. The time went by so fast the movie had already started when we finally turned to look at the time. We then left the game and scurried off to our movie.  

When we got there we were able to catch the movie in a nick-o-time. We were going to watch Wreck It Ralph. The movie ended, and it appealingly made it into my top 5 favoured movies. Number 1 to be exact. All us girlie's, Brooklyn, Shoal, Ashleigh, Huelo-Ata and I ran down the escalator to Dick Smith, and played on the i-pads in there, while waiting for Brooklyn's mum to come and pick us up. When she picked us up, we were starving, so we got home and decided to help Jacintha, Brooke's mum with the cooking, we were going to have Nacho's for dinner. After everyone ate, we took our showers, and headed to bed. Since the little girls took up the whole living room, the older girls had to sleep in a tent outside. It sounds uncomfortable but really it was nice and cosy. It was awesome, first we played blinds man buff, then we tried prank calling people, which failed. Then we just decided to lay anywhere in the tent, and talk.

Most of us just drifted away to sleep like me. So after I went to sleep I didn't know what happened after that. When I woke up, I saw Brooklyn walking around video recording everyone. It was really funny, but they eventually woke up and realised she took photo's of them sleeping. So she got forced to delete them. We all got up cleaned our things, and got ready for breakfast. But first thing was first, we had to ruin the little girls sleep over. It was funny, cause we tried barging in through the door and jumping on them without making a noise, well that was the plan, but the door was wide open, and they saw us trying to sneak in. So we just gave up and help make breakfast.

For breakfast we were going to have Pancakes, with maple syrup, bacon, cocoa puffs, and some other scrumptious looking things. After we ate we all decided to walk down to the local reserve and go for a morning swim, so we got ready, all keen to swim, when suddenly Jacintha got a text from my mum, saying I could get dropped off home right then. So dream kill, I had to get my things packed and get dropped off home. All the girls dropped me off, and I thanked Jacintha for everything. Even though my sleep over got cut off so early over all I had an awesome time. Me and the girls had heaps and heaps of fun together at least. And we made memories at Sylvia Park, being the dance diva's of Noel Leeming. But overall, I had an awesome as time.