Posted by sieni on November 30th, 2006 — Posted in Random moments
Today I found my old high school yearbook (1998), and what a trip down memory lane it was! my heart was warmed with all the fond memories of friends, teachers, and general school culture… the field trips like the Bio class to Lefaga beach (really, an excuse to go to the beach), Geo class to the villages, interviewing shopkeepers and ending up at the beach as a reward (what was the purpose of the interviews btw? again, another excuse to get to the beach), our infamous girls’ tamagochi dance, netball which i sucked at (just as well the knee popped during that rugby game with Perelini), our many school masquerades (our typical class theme that year? “jungle fever”), always being soso at the littlest things, threats by the teachers that we wouldn’t have a class ball if someone didn’t owe up to stealing Mr. Fagasua’s shorts (still not sure about that full story), school athletics day and always coming 2nd place after Erika in the 100m races), creating the haunted house for school fair and Nyd, the zombie, getting spit in the face, flour and water in the hair of the birthday person, the trip to Manono Island and having to rescue Dani after she got a leg stitch in the water… there are so many endless memories. This post is dedicated to those years… to the wonderful teachers and precious friends come and gone (Tommy and Tracy). My, have we all come a long way since with marriages, babies, and careers.
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Posted by sieni on November 27th, 2006 — Posted in Random moments
Saba left this morning back to Haifa for work. He made his connecting flight hi from pattie to singapore thankfully; he was number 16 on the waiting list so not sure how he managed to get on. i’m happy he’ll be spending more time now with faraz and swee [by the way hon, nas and i forgot to give you our shopping list, will email it, faafetai lavach ;)]. we miss you! this morning tara developed a small cold, but she’s getting over it as the day goes by; she’s still her bubbly, talkative self. we didn’t go to the temple service though; wanted to keep her at home to be safe. last wekend we had a meeting and lunch with the National Assembly which was very humbling. i also got to meet up briefly with my school mates, nyd and erika. we didn’t make lunch with the girls cos mom was admitted overnight to hospital with a bad infection of the inner ear. she’s out now thankfully and is recovering at home and will be on meds for 2 weeks. ok, that’s all the news for now! fa laia.
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Posted by sieni on November 15th, 2006 — Posted in Trips
Saba has returned from Auckland after a business trip 
and Khosrow arrives later this week. While he was away, Nasime joined me in the night duties of our dearest Tara. Meanwhile Tara has fallen into a great sleeping pattern at night. She has been waking up once for a feed, and last night for the first time slept straight from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. when her grandmama came to take her to dawn prayers at the Temple. On Friday she recieved her TB immunization and coped with it very well. She didn’t develop any fever thankfully. (Nasime just asked me to send her love to whoever I’m writing to, so here’s tha luurve!) On Friday night she and I stayed up all night glued to the TV wondering whether the Miss SP pageant will air live. It didn’t of course. What we did end up settling for was a Bond, James Bond marathon on cable. On Saturday night we joined family and friends at Seafood Gourmet again (ahh, can’t get enough of the place!). On Sunday after the service we headed to Lalomanu beach after the Temple service… beeeoootiful place. The Temple service was a special and beautiful one for the Birth of Baha’u'llah 189 years ago. Saba will shortly be returning to Haifa to get back to work. In the meantime we’re enjoying watching Tara grow. Her eyes are still blue, and she loves to interact with people, go on car rides, the sound of running water, staring at the crib mobile Nasime made for her, and being cradled on her tummy. And yes, pics should be up shortly Enshallah.Â
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Posted by sieni on November 8th, 2006 — Posted in Trips
We’ve been enjoying our time here in Sa… pics will be forthcoming. Momon (Saba’s grandma and Tara’s great-grandma) arrived last week from LA which has been so nice, and Uncle Pattie arrived yesterday from Auckland now that his school year is over. Last week we attended our first Feast in over 2 1/2 years (we actually hosted it), and it was Tara’s first ever. It was Arbor Day, a public holiday, on Friday, so it was a long weekend here. We went out to lunch with mom and dad and met up with almost all of the Tiapapata community It’s weird to go back to Saturday-Sunday weekends again. We didn’t attend the Sunday service at the Temple because of rain so Tara and I got all dressed up but nowhere to go, so we stayed home and watched cable. I haven’t had the chance to meet up with my school mates yet (Nyd and Erika, if you’re reading this, I haven’t forgotten you! wanna see you guys). The big buzz in town is the Miss South Pacific Pageant, which will be held this Friday. Tomorrow Saba and Khosrow are off to Auckland for business. Saba will return early next week so he can spend more time with Tara before he heads back to Haifa at the end of the month. Tara and I are going to stay in Sa longer and will head to the States with my family mid-December, returning to Haifa in January. Tara is growing up beautifully… she’s chatting and giggling with her aunty Nasime at the moment while I type this up. This morning we took her to the doctor to discuss immunizations, so this Friday she gets the TB jab (sob). Meanwhile I’ve still been stuffing my face with oka and talo and luau and fa’i and McPinati’s. Gotta go feed now.
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Posted by sieni on November 1st, 2006 — Posted in Family, Trips
It’s been so wonderful being home and spending time with the parentals and Nasime joon. Tara is slowly adjusting to the time difference and weather. So far we’ve been to Seafood Gourmet (yummm, a craving I had while preggerz), the Temple service (every morning Ruth takes Tara joon to dawn prayers at the Temple while her mama catches up on sleep), the beach, and the funnest Magic Circus of Samoa yet (what laughs! my fav. was the Tarzan of the Jungle performance), and, yes, I’ve been eating oka, luau, talo, and fa’i (yummmm). [Note to the Ishikawas: Meels, can you email me Michal of Tipat Hilav's phone number immediately?]
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