Kaululan sa Uruweras (Noho Marae in Te Kuha)

The New Zealand grasslands.

Ang sabi nila eh eto raw ang isa sa pinaka-maganda sa buong mundo. Malambot, mabango, walang langgam or kung anong anik-anik na nangangagat.

Ika nga sa 300: "We will put its name to the test."

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Armi calls it the Human Zorb. Putris, mga 10 minutes umiikot-ikot ulo ko after.

This was taken at a AUT-sponsored Noho Marae (a Maori immersion program) I attended last November in Te Kuha Urewera, located in south eastern side of Lake Waikaremoana. For 5-days we lovingly talked, slept, ate, sang and played with our new whanau (Family).

Speaking of singing, part of the evening program was asking guests to entertain the hosts as a sign of gratitude to their hospitality. Naku po, expected pa naman nila na dahil Pinoy tayo, kasing galing natin kumanta si Lea Salonga, Mig Ayesa or si Charice Pempengco

Lenny: Uy, ano gagawin natin?
Tuny: Magperform tayo ng traditional Filipino dance... Tinikling...
Maglalatik.. Ah! Sayaw na lang kyo ng Pearly Shells.
Lenny: Anoh??

We ended up doing a Bahay Kubo song and dance number.