THE OLD LONG CUT AYE

Yesterday we were over the Shore picking up some stuff from the bros work site. As we drove back we got caught in peak hour traffic (5.00pm). When we got the the northern side of the bridge I said we should go round the back of Pt Chev. But the bro reckons yeah... nah... I got a better way (clue)... TRUE I thought... that is the better way.

Anyway old speedy gonzales shoots past that off ramp... and heads off the Cook Street off ramp... then sweeps round back to Wellington road... back over the motorway toward Freeman Bay... then left onto Howe and up the hill to K road. He turns right on K-road and heads up to the lights at the start of Great North. He follows Great North to Grey Lynn... down to Western Springs... and 40 mins later...we finally get to Point Chev... (20 sets of lights all up)... most... if not all red... just for us... to matou nei waimarie...

When we get to the lights at Great North and Pt Chev Road... I say BRO... If you had listened to me we would have been here 20 minutes ago... This has got to be the longest short cut ever... in fact this is an official long-cut... Bei If you'd open your bloody ears... we'd have been having tea by now... even the peak hour motorway would be faster... ANYWAY... next time you wanna show me a short cut... DON'T
‪#‎dontletothersdriveyouaroundthebend‬

RESTART TRY AGAIN

When all hope is lost... when the whole world is collapsing around you... and you're under attack from all sides... things start exploding in your face. When you're down to your last chance... things are going crazy... you're outnumbered and overwhelmed... then your hit... and suddenly you go down... hit the wall... and finally crash and burn... BOOM game over...
WELL... just hit restart... and have another turn... ‪#‎lifewithouconsequence‬

THE LEADER

A brave leader knows when the war is won
A wise leader knows... when the war is lost
Knowing your limits is a sign of ones strength

MY AVERAGE IQ...

I need a few more real academic friends... just so I can get my average IQ score up... EVEN HIGHER THAN IT IS ALREADY... u know it... lol

A WAIRUA

Everybody is anonymous in cyber-space... 
but some people... are a lot more anonymous 
than others... who really knows what?

SMART TECHNOLOGY... DUMB USER

This idiot really takes the cake aye...A Wellington man who had 94 videos from up the skirts of 180 women or of them undressing in bathrooms has been given ten months home detention... the old filming up the skirt gig... There's always one idiot out there and this 36-year-old pleaded guilty to six counts of making intimate visual recording. I guess thats one of the down sides of having such smart technology... Some people do dumb things with it. Just look at how much pornography is available on the net. With all the benefits modern technology brings... there is also a dark side to the world wide web and governments everywhere need to exercise more control. Easier said than done... but we must try something... doing nothing is getting nowhere.






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RUAUMOKO: THE GOD OF EARTHQUAKES

Ru ana te whenua - the earth starts to tremble

Ruaumoko represents the unborn child and to this day remains inside the womb of his mother Papatuanuku. Originally his parents Rangi and Papa were locked in a loving embrace that blocked out all light. Ranginui held tight to his beloved Papatuanuku. They had many children, all of whom lived in the tiny space between their parents. It was very dark and very cramped… nobody was exactly happy with the situation. 

As the children grew up they became even more annoyed at the living conditions. But Ranginui and Papa would not break their embrace. Soon the children gathered deep in the darkness to discuss the problems of living in such conditions. Tangaroa was very keen to separate his parents but felt he was not nearly strong enough to complete such a task. Tawhirimatea apposed any talk of separation and threatened his brothers with eternal war if they even attempted to break them up. Tumatauenga scoffed at his brother’s emotional outburst and demanded their parents be separated immediately. Otherwise he would kill them himself.

Rongo and Haumia were vegetarians… they didn’t want any killing or bloodshed… and Ruaumoko wasn’t even born yet. He remained with his mother but Ruaumoko was not exactly happy with his plight either ...or the actions of his older brothers. As his parents were prized apart by Tane Mahuta… there was hardly time to adjust to the separation when a battle began that saw Tawhiri attack his brothers with violent winds and storms. From within his mother Ruaumoko could feel the battle rage above… he felt the pain of his mother as the rain and wind cut deep into her flesh.

As the anger welled up inside him... Ruaumoko began to kick and stomp inside Papa’s womb. This made the earth shake violently and the land rolled and twisted. Thus the unborn child of Rangi and Papa is seen by most as the god of earthquakes, thunder, lightning and volcanic activity. Many believe Ruaumoko turns his mother over to signify the difference between the cold months of winter and the warm months of summer.

Some believe he married the great Hinenuitepo and together they rule the shadows of the underworld. Ruaumoko is known by other names and he remains angry at being left as an unborn child. From time to time he stirs within his mother and causes the land to tremble and shake. Sometimes this causes volcanoes’ to explode into life ...and sometimes it’s the volcanoes that cause the earth to tremble and shake… either way… it’s Ruaumoko at the center of that anger.

On the east coast the earthquake god is summoned by the rousing words of a leader... “Ko Ruaumoko e ngunguru nei” (it is Ruaumoko who roars with anger)…and the people of the land roar in response... Au...Au... Aue ha... and thus they start the famous haka Ruaumoko. -(about the atua who carved their sacred mountain Hikurangi). The power of Ruaumoko can never be ignored… just ask the people of WELLINGTON who continues to witness the destructive power of the earthquake god... Ruaumoko. MAURIORA WHANAU

Tauparapara (part): (no Rongowhakaata)
Kia hoki nei au i runga i te mauri o to tatou nei tipuna ko Ruaumoko… kia pa-patu-i-te-Onekura, Kia pa-patu-i-te-Ahrewa... Ki nga tuahu o te Rangi-tu-Roua o Ruamatua-mai-Hawaiki... Tu a te Kahukura ka tutu te Heihei, Tu a te Kahukura ka tutu te Roki Kahukura a uta, Kahukura a tai, ka pu, ka rea kei waho eeee….Kai to Ariki tapu, to mana whakatiketike, kia hukahukanui, kia hukahuka roa Tupore kau nuku, tupore kaukau e takoto ake nei eee… iii…
Maranga mai ra!, Maranga mai ra!

‪#‎randomactofeducation‬.