Tongan

ʻOku ou fakamatala 'eku ngaue ke akoʻi hoku foha he lea faka-Tonga.

A tribute to my Tongan mother. “Some enter into our lives and quietly go, others come and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.” —Flavia Weedn 'Oku 'ou manatu'i hono 'ofa, faka-laumalie, ngāue taʻesiokita mo hono tokoni faka-Kalaisí. Lahi 'aupito hono tokangá, fakalotolahí, poupoú, fakafiemālie mo hono angaʻofá kiate 'au. Te u manatu'i 'eku fa'e Tonga ta'engata.

A tribute to my mother, who has sacrificed so much for me, and who has always been there for me. I share how she became a nun on the run.

Ko ha fakalāngilangi ʻeni ki heʻeku tamai Tongá, ʻa ia kuó ne tākiekina ʻeku moʻuí ki he leleí.

I share my life-changing trip to Hong Kong with my Tongan older sister.

I share the joy of being together with my wife in Hong Kong, the sadness of having to leave her behind, and my testimony that God loves us and watches over our families.

I had the opportunity to say a few words (in Tongan) to the wonderful Queen Salote College brass band, who were performing at the Canberra Queen Salote College Christmas Concert.

Kuo tapuaki 'eku moui koe'uhi koe sipinga lelei 'o 'eku fa'e. Na'a ne tui pea falala ki he 'Otua neongo hono faingata'a. Na'e 'i ai e taimi pea na'e ne ta'elata 'aupito. Na'e hiki mai 'eku famili ki he Netherlands ko'euhi ko 'e ngaue 'o 'eku tamai. 'Oku faingata'a aupito ke ako'i he lea faka-Holani. ʻIkai ngata ai, naʻa ne haʻu mei ha famili ofi ʻaupito ʻi ʻAilani pea naʻa ne ʻofa lahi kiate kinautolu. ʻI ha ʻaho ʻe taha naʻá ne fuʻu ongosia ʻaupito ʻo ʻikai ke ne faʻa lava ʻo kaka he sitepú ʻi he fakaʻosinga ʻo e ʻahó. ʻI he taimi naʻa ne mohe ai, naʻa ne toʻo hake ha tohi naʻe ʻave ia ʻe hono tokoua mei ʻAositelelia. Ko e hingoa ʻo e tohí ko e "Tukuange pea Falala ki he ʻOtuá". Naʻe kamata lau ʻe heʻeku faʻeé ʻa e tohi ko iá peá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe fie maʻu ke tafoki ki he ʻEikí ʻo tuku ʻene ngaahi kavengá ʻi hono ʻaó. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe he fakakaukau ko ʻení kiate ia ʻa e mālohi ke hokohoko atu ʻene ngāué, pea naʻá ne ongoʻi ha mālohi naʻe mahulu atu ʻi hono iví.