Guess Who on Funafala
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South Bay on Funafala
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Departing Funafala
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Salaina (Funafala)
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Inland Funafala
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Brian hard at work on Funafala
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Very Peaceful (Funafala)
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Penina, Helena, Ziggy (from Australia)
Brian and Helena feasting
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Naseli and family
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Punga, Linda & tamalikis
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Computer Department led by Opet
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Inside the Filamona Lodge
My favourite road
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Getting some exercise with Opet
Naseli and Helena
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Funafala Beach
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Helena and Brian, Funafala
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Helena finds a little friend.
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 | I met Punga at Houston TX, Brian. I don't quite remember what year it was, but it must be in the mid-eighties.
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| Brian, which one they named Naseli Foliki?. |
| hahaha!!. Is that for real, Brian?. Where exactly is that sign at?. |
 | Talofa koulua mai kona,
Fakafetai lasi mo ata, ko oko loa te gali, pela loa koe me ko toe tu atu i te afua o Funafala. Ko te mate o Loto (Nanumea/Funafuti) te avaga a Tatava tela ne fai i Funafala, kae ne olo i ei matou te Komiti a fafine Funafuti o ave te motou pale kae maise pese e fakamafanafana ei te kaiga fanoanoa. Tapa, au te fiafia ia au ne toe fano ki motu, me seiloa me toe afea ka toe tu atu ei oku vae ki tena kauone. Ko te 2004 ne tupu ei te fakalavelave tenei.
A ko ia tenei e tautau ana ika masima, tapa, sea la me ko oko loa ite fai aka i te fakamasimaga o ana ika. Ai ko salisali atu loa a suavale kiei, seiloa atu mene isave io me ne tama ika aka.
Au nei ko fiu ite tusi atuga ki tau imeli Helena, kaati e iku loa o se la, me tela koe seki respond mai aka loa kiei.
Ko alofa lasi atu matou mai konei kia koulua mo te lua kaiga.
Tofa,
Matapua A'asa Tava'e |
 | viiva wrote on Sep 25, '07 Beautiful family photo you have, I guess Vaenga is the only one missing from there. |
| viiva wrote on Sep 25, '07 I can see the funafuna on your plate Brian. There are few Funafuti girls here, they make beautiful funafuna.
Alofa atu. |
 | yuummmm hahahaha tapa ko fia kai aka loa ki mea kai kona i olua mua hahahhahhaha |
 | brc58 wrote on Sep 25, '07  hahaha!!. Is that for real, Brian?. Where exactly is that sign at?.  Hey that is real Mike, Palagi Road is up in Fakaifou, it branches east off Tuvalu Road, turns north near Mainaga Fou Church, goes past a burrow pit then turns west back to Tuvalu Road. Not too far from the hospital. Helena says palagi's used to live there way back before independence. |
| brc58 wrote on Sep 25, '07 Brian, which one they named Naseli Foliki?. Not sure, I will check with Helena...... |
| brc58 wrote on Sep 27, '07 I can see the funafuna on your plate Brian. There are few Funafuti girls here, they make beautiful funafuna.
Alofa atu. Well what exactly is funafuna Puleia? Even helena is not exactly sure......?? |
 | sepmaatusi wrote on Sep 30, '07, edited on Sep 30, '07 beeeeeeeeeeeeautiful scenery!!! |
| i'm feeling very tu8-sick here :) |
| is that isave ika masima? |
| nice! ...i never been there. |
| ...definetely hard work :) i love this picture! were u thinking about vancouver? :) |
| oh yes funafuna! karim liked funafuna when he was in tuvalu. brian, i think the name funafuna was given to that deep fried jam/jelly filled dough because it looks like a sea cucumber which is "funafuna" in the tuvaluan language. am i right, puleia? |
| lovely family photo! karim and i worked with mofete at fisheries and i went to school with penina and suluga (classmate) who is also not in the picture. |
| opet is looking slim here, heheheh! |
| we lived on the 3nd house to the right at the end of that palagi road back in 1997 & early 1998. mike, it's near the seimeana maneapa if you know where that is :) |
| sepmaatusi wrote on Sep 30, '07, edited on Sep 30, '07 |
 | Hi!..My name is Sala..I think this is the best shot...with Helena...taken...as of the 'Old Man'...God bless... |
| brc58 wrote on Oct 10, '07 Hi!..My name is Sala..I think this is the best shot...with Helena...taken...as of the 'Old Man'...God bless... Yeh, we love that photo, thank goodness we came before Naseli passed away... |
| viiva wrote on Oct 21, '07 Sorry for confusing you with the funafuna. Helena, se' kote jam doughnut? Sep is right, it shapes like sea cucumber. Is'nt that what on Brian's plate? looks like it anyway. Ma tama mo Selepa loves them when we were in Tuvalu. When we came back they insist we make them, unfortunately they don't taste the same. Ha! ha! I believe is the yeast kaleve they use for baking bread there. I heard many palangi(Australian) talks about how nice the bread in Tuvalu taste.
Maukuuku, kaati tena te igoa Tuvalu ki ei. I'm not sure.
Love to you all and have a nice day.
tofa.
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 | Nice pic of your dad and his siblings. |
| I love these moments in Funafala, when everyone else seems to have disappeared and you are left alone to think...........love pic |
| Isn't that wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just love your pic and the backround!!!!!!!...its just amazing........ |
| Oi lei....toku fenua mo ana motu, Helena ko pisi eiloa lua ata.............tapa! sausala te gali |
| Oi...aku pati loa ia au ko tuu i Funafala, au ko mafaufau atu loa ki aku teletelega ite matafaga o Funafala, kae kai i gatalaliki tata kae ufi kite tai........... |
| Taku toe project loa ne fai koi tuai au o vau kote fakafouga ote fale kaupule o Funafala, ne olo ei matou te Kaupule katoa o moe ite wknd, ke redo the whole thatches mo pui foki, reminded me of Solomon Ielemia, koi ola ei ite taimi nei, kae fia fusu ei a Lota kia Solomona me masalosalo ia Neipesi(avaga aia) e fai tou tagata me fia fai mo Solomona(ko ana mafaufauga loa) hahahahahaa..........mea fua mo kata malie............. |
| Aren't you lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
 | Uncle Mike, Seimoana maneaba kote maneaba ote kau Nanumea, e tai pili kite fale o sa Latasi matua I think lol! |
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