Miraz Jordan

Waiata #3 to learn: E toru ngā mea

E toru ngā mea
Ngā mea nunui
E kī ana
Te Paipera
Whakapono
Tūmanako
Ko te mea nui
Ko te aroha

In English:

There are three
Great things
That are spoken of
In the Bible
Faith
Hope
And the greatest of all
Love

This is an inspirational waiata about the importance of guiding your life by the principles of faith, hope, and love — aroha. Aroha means more than simply love — it can mean caring and sharing and also supporting people.

This waiata can be sung unaccompanied. It is in the call and response style and needs a strong singer to lead it. Alternatively, use two groups and then swap their parts.

At 13.5 Oshi has developed arthritis so now visits the vet quite often. 🐶 He has ½ a Carprieve anti-inflammatory pill with each meal, has had 4 weekly Arthropen injections for cartilage repair and joint lubrication (more to come) and is switching to Hills j/d biscuits. 💲💲

I read Bullets and Beads (A Miss Fortune Mystery Book 17) by Jana DeLeon. 📚

Can Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie manage to evade the killers long enough to figure out why Dwight has returned from the dead?

Another very enjoyable read in the series, and a bit different too…

In 2010 I bought a basic Avanti bike that served me well. In 2018 I bought a much better bike so this was relegated to towing the dog trailer. Now I have an electric bike I’ll sell the ‘good’ one. I gave this to Bike Space Ōtaki a charity that gives them to folks who have a need.

At last, haircut day. Before (with 3 months growth) and after. Really enjoyed chatting with my hairdresser too. Turns out we both dislike the same Levin veterinary clinic we both no longer use.

I just don’t like the look of these clouds…

The next waiata I want to learn is Hokihoki tonu mai:

Hokihoki tonu mai - Again and again she returns
Te wairua o te tau - the spirit of my beloved
Ki te awhi Reinga - from Reinga, for an embrace
Ki tenei kiri e - with this skin of mine
Ki tenei kiri e - with this skin of mine

Ka pinea koe e ahau - I will pin you to me
Ki te pine o te aroha - with the pin of love
Ki te pine e kore nei - with a pin that will never
E waikura e - rust away
E waikura e - rust away

This 2.5 minute video is really cool. Now I know why no-one would ever put on flop-flips to zag-zig down the road to look through some brac-a-bric: The English language ‘laws’ you never knew you knew. Tip: it’s Ablaut Reduplication.

I’m watching an excellent free course called Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life

Just came across this supremely relevant-for-these-times quote from Stanley Kubrick:

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

Ohhh, absolutely ROTFFL hilarious: Netflix ☛ Hannah Gadsby: Douglas. Definitely NSFW. She is so so very clever: all the strands so beautifully woven together and so so very funny.