My, oh my!....did we have a party or what?
Bula everyone, I hope all is good & well as we get in to the eve of Christmas!
I wish to thank each and everyone of you for being there on the 22nd for our Family Get Together!
A big Vinaka Vakalevu too to the Tuamoto's for being such Great Hosts, The Ladies (our Wives) and our Kids whom I'm sure all had a good time.
A special Vinaka also to Joe and Maria for taking care of our finances and thanks to them, our wives are smiling because we were too drunk to hold on to our envelopes ...... sorry brother Oz, 'sa tobo na i vunivuni' ... can't put in for wash down now!
I hope we all enjoyed the night as I know I did and so did my family, even though I may have acted stupidly after finishing the bottle of Bundaberg Rum, but what the heck?....we were there to enjoy ourselves.....The Taukei ni vale was really smart this time.....KNOCK OUT IN THE ROOM.....save-taka nona Red Shirt!
Finally, as we approach the Big Day, I hope that we will always remember the real meaning of the day and always give thanks to Him as it is His birthday we are celebrating.
MAY YOU ALL HAVE A SPIRITUALLY FULFILLED CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS & ENJOYABLE NEW YEAR!
If anyone has any photo's you want to be uploaded on to our blog site, please forward them to me and I'll put them up .... subject to my approval ....vacava Tau Vini?
Monday, December 24, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
JUST AROUND THE CORNER - THE 22ND IS FINALLY HERE!
Well, well what do you know? It's finally here and I mean today is the 22nd of December 2007 ..... the day we are getting together with our families and friends to celebrate the end of yet another year.
Today, we will enjoy and have fun! We shall give thanks to the Lord for being able to make it thus far and rejoice we shall as we approach Christmas!
Let's not forget the needy, let's not forget the orphan, the hungry and those who are unfortunate.
Let's all pray that the New Year, 2008 shall be a good one for us all and that whatever happens, let's pray that His will shall be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Now hold on to your seats and watch this blog site for more news and photo's from today's happenings!
Moce Jo.
Today, we will enjoy and have fun! We shall give thanks to the Lord for being able to make it thus far and rejoice we shall as we approach Christmas!
Let's not forget the needy, let's not forget the orphan, the hungry and those who are unfortunate.
Let's all pray that the New Year, 2008 shall be a good one for us all and that whatever happens, let's pray that His will shall be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Now hold on to your seats and watch this blog site for more news and photo's from today's happenings!
Moce Jo.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Rebekah Principle
The Rebekah Principle
Those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:4 NLT
Good leaders constantly observe the actions and attitudes of those around them. They're looking for someone they can trust; someone who sees the big picture yet doesn't miss the details. And when they find them they reward them! Don't wait for tomorrow, empty your best into today and watch what happens. Rebekah did and she inherited the wealth of Abraham, became the bride of Isaac and the mother of a nation. What a payoff! When Abraham's assistant was sent to find a bride for Isaac, he asked God for a sign to confirm his choice. He said that the woman who would voluntarily offer him and his camels a drink of water would be the one. Do you have any idea how much water one thirsty camel can drink? Abraham's assistant was looking for someone who wanted to serve rather than be served: in a 'me first' world that's hard to find!
Notice Rebekah's qualifications. She was motivated and time conscious: "She… ran to the well." She was thorough: "[She] drew water for all his camels" (Genesis 24:20). That one act of kindness altered the rest of her life. She'd been to that well many times before and nothing unusual happened, but that day she found favour and her life changed for good. What if she'd missed her opportunity, or said, "That's not my responsibility?"
Whether you realise it or not your actions and attitudes are determining your future. So perform with excellence for someone is watching; someone God may use to help you get to the next level. Live by the Rebekah principle - always do more than is required of you, and do it gladly!
Those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:4 NLT
Good leaders constantly observe the actions and attitudes of those around them. They're looking for someone they can trust; someone who sees the big picture yet doesn't miss the details. And when they find them they reward them! Don't wait for tomorrow, empty your best into today and watch what happens. Rebekah did and she inherited the wealth of Abraham, became the bride of Isaac and the mother of a nation. What a payoff! When Abraham's assistant was sent to find a bride for Isaac, he asked God for a sign to confirm his choice. He said that the woman who would voluntarily offer him and his camels a drink of water would be the one. Do you have any idea how much water one thirsty camel can drink? Abraham's assistant was looking for someone who wanted to serve rather than be served: in a 'me first' world that's hard to find!
Notice Rebekah's qualifications. She was motivated and time conscious: "She… ran to the well." She was thorough: "[She] drew water for all his camels" (Genesis 24:20). That one act of kindness altered the rest of her life. She'd been to that well many times before and nothing unusual happened, but that day she found favour and her life changed for good. What if she'd missed her opportunity, or said, "That's not my responsibility?"
Whether you realise it or not your actions and attitudes are determining your future. So perform with excellence for someone is watching; someone God may use to help you get to the next level. Live by the Rebekah principle - always do more than is required of you, and do it gladly!
Monday, December 10, 2007
IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER
It's almost unbelievable but it's true, Christmas is just around the corner and so is the New Year - 2008! We are now in to the 'last lap' so to speak, of the year 2007 and we can only wonder at 'what it could have been' had it not been for the coup! and I'm of course talking from the perspective of an employee in the Tourism Industry. So many things were supposed to have happened this year in terms of Tourism and we can only now look back with one 'tamani big VAKAISAISA' and hope that the New Year will be better.
Personally, I will always look back at this year as one the darkest in my life after the loss of my younger brother. I had never really felt so bad and so let down even after the passing away of my parents. My thinking was my parents had played their part and fulfilled their duties in our upbringing and it was up to us to carry on with their legacy while on the other hand, I felt that my brother still had so much to contribute to our family, his job and to the Nation as a whole!
I'm so thankful that I have a wonderful wife, family and friends who have all assisted and supported me during my darkest hours. I shall be forever grateful to all of you TCO's Club Members!!!.
I know that we started the year 2007 with so much enthusiasm and I know the coup really affected our plans. I think we should once again put our heads together, take stock of the past and strive to do better in 2008!
It's never too early to do this, but I'm wishing all of you, my friends the TCO's Club Members and your families; A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! See you all on the 22nd???
Personally, I will always look back at this year as one the darkest in my life after the loss of my younger brother. I had never really felt so bad and so let down even after the passing away of my parents. My thinking was my parents had played their part and fulfilled their duties in our upbringing and it was up to us to carry on with their legacy while on the other hand, I felt that my brother still had so much to contribute to our family, his job and to the Nation as a whole!
I'm so thankful that I have a wonderful wife, family and friends who have all assisted and supported me during my darkest hours. I shall be forever grateful to all of you TCO's Club Members!!!.
I know that we started the year 2007 with so much enthusiasm and I know the coup really affected our plans. I think we should once again put our heads together, take stock of the past and strive to do better in 2008!
It's never too early to do this, but I'm wishing all of you, my friends the TCO's Club Members and your families; A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! See you all on the 22nd???
Weekend News from JD's Corner
Bula All!!
After watching the George 7's Final,I conluded that Fiji is at the moment the 2nd best team after NZ.If we do not get in a good finisher wing and a good kicker then unfortunately we do not stand achance against NZ.Naba has to be dropped,We need a specialist playmaker and defence has to improve.The players are good but not fit enough for the series.Hopefully we can get Naevo,but he derserves a break after a busy hectic season.Put Ryder and Nasoni Roko and Lepani with Who else but Wai himself if we wanna go somewhere in 7's for the rest of the series,otherwise,I am sorry but we will only go down the ranking not up.
To make things worse Hatton lost,but to a superior fighter.I had hoped he won jst to shut up Mayweather's big mouth,but his hands were as good as his mouth.Hope you all had a good weekend,Sa vakacava tiko na item..keitou sa tekivu tiko na practice..sa rauta.
Qarase is talking louder now and bloody Daman made me to work,putting up shutters,but good to be prepared...sa yaga na scout.
Sa kena levu ga ni vakadidike...that's all I can say for now...So mai yasana qori...Have a nice week,everyone.
Vinaka.
Moce Jo!!
After watching the George 7's Final,I conluded that Fiji is at the moment the 2nd best team after NZ.If we do not get in a good finisher wing and a good kicker then unfortunately we do not stand achance against NZ.Naba has to be dropped,We need a specialist playmaker and defence has to improve.The players are good but not fit enough for the series.Hopefully we can get Naevo,but he derserves a break after a busy hectic season.Put Ryder and Nasoni Roko and Lepani with Who else but Wai himself if we wanna go somewhere in 7's for the rest of the series,otherwise,I am sorry but we will only go down the ranking not up.
To make things worse Hatton lost,but to a superior fighter.I had hoped he won jst to shut up Mayweather's big mouth,but his hands were as good as his mouth.Hope you all had a good weekend,Sa vakacava tiko na item..keitou sa tekivu tiko na practice..sa rauta.
Qarase is talking louder now and bloody Daman made me to work,putting up shutters,but good to be prepared...sa yaga na scout.
Sa kena levu ga ni vakadidike...that's all I can say for now...So mai yasana qori...Have a nice week,everyone.
Vinaka.
Moce Jo!!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Stay Where You Are
Stay Where You Are
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1
Why would the prodigal son leave his father's house when everything he needed was there? Because:
(1) He got used to its benefits and took them for granted. We're not slow learners - bust quick forgetters! That's why God told His people, "Be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you… out of… slavery" (Deuteronomy 6:12 NIV). When they crossed the Jordan and entered the Promised Land God told them to take 12 stones, one for each tribe, and build a memorial. Why? To remind them of whom they were, who He was, and the covenant that bound them together.
(2) He didn't know what was 'out there.' The path that takes us away from God leads to pain, not gain. Ask those who've walked it. They'll say, "Don’t go there!" If you think things are bad now, wait till you leave God's protective custody!
(3) He wanted his father's blessings but not his authority. The question Christ asks you today are: "Why do you call me, 'Lord'… and do not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46 NIV). Why indeed! Peter Marshall, Chaplain to the US Senate, once prayed: "Lord, help us to apply what we applaud." Amen!
God told Moses: "I will make all My goodness pass before you… Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock" (Exodus 33:19-21). When you find your place in God's Kingdom and begin to function in it, you'll begin to experience His goodness in your life. And what about the prodigal? When he came home his place was waiting for him. Yours is too!
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1
Why would the prodigal son leave his father's house when everything he needed was there? Because:
(1) He got used to its benefits and took them for granted. We're not slow learners - bust quick forgetters! That's why God told His people, "Be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you… out of… slavery" (Deuteronomy 6:12 NIV). When they crossed the Jordan and entered the Promised Land God told them to take 12 stones, one for each tribe, and build a memorial. Why? To remind them of whom they were, who He was, and the covenant that bound them together.
(2) He didn't know what was 'out there.' The path that takes us away from God leads to pain, not gain. Ask those who've walked it. They'll say, "Don’t go there!" If you think things are bad now, wait till you leave God's protective custody!
(3) He wanted his father's blessings but not his authority. The question Christ asks you today are: "Why do you call me, 'Lord'… and do not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46 NIV). Why indeed! Peter Marshall, Chaplain to the US Senate, once prayed: "Lord, help us to apply what we applaud." Amen!
God told Moses: "I will make all My goodness pass before you… Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock" (Exodus 33:19-21). When you find your place in God's Kingdom and begin to function in it, you'll begin to experience His goodness in your life. And what about the prodigal? When he came home his place was waiting for him. Yours is too!
Monday, October 29, 2007
EATING JUNK FOOD WON'T BE A PROBLEM ANYMORE
This is what the future holds....eating junk food will not be a problem anymore.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
COLLECTED QUOTES
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FMF FIJI RUGBY TEAM IS NOW NUMBER 9!
Fiji's moved up to number 9 on the IRB World Ranking. Not a bad effort from the boys considering the limitations in terms of preparations and the financial constraints they faced prior to the tournament. Imagine what the FMF Fiji Team could have achieved had they gone through the preparation the Tier 1 Nations had or if they had played together for a season. GO FIJI GO!
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Another Week and Getting Closer (OLDER)!
Bula vinaka TCO's!
Yet another week has come & gone (sorry no posting last week as was a bit busy)and we are getting closer day by day to the end of another year. It's amazing how fast the days seem to be passing by and it only seemed like yesterday that we were celebrating the end of last year. Well peoples, one thing is for certain....we are not getting any younger as each passing day brings us closer to our next birthday!
There's no particular announcement to make but it looks like we are all or have all been busy hence our not being able to convene a TCO's Meeting. I will not be available to attend to any meeting this month as I have family commitments until after the end of the month. This shouldn't be any excuse not to hold one and I'm calling on the Secretary and Treasurer to please try and convene one before the end of this month, October 2007.
It's important that we keep in touch and more so to try and clear our finances within next month, November 2007.
It's also time for us to start thinking/preparing for our end of the year 'do' and I'm suggesting something similar if not the same thing we did at the 'JT's' for the birthdays in September.
I'll leave it to you guys to talk about it if and when there is a meeting before the end of this month.
Last but not least, I'm inviting you all to my brothers 'vakataraisulu' on the 27th Oct'07 which will be held at the Soqosoqo Vakamarama Hall in Nabua, Suva starting at 0900hrs.It'll be great to see you guys there and guy's....you know what?.....this'll be your best chance to 'buturaki' me as I won't have any say at all in how strong the grog should be....da dui muria noda i yatu!!!.
Sa donu and may you all have a blessed week!
Yet another week has come & gone (sorry no posting last week as was a bit busy)and we are getting closer day by day to the end of another year. It's amazing how fast the days seem to be passing by and it only seemed like yesterday that we were celebrating the end of last year. Well peoples, one thing is for certain....we are not getting any younger as each passing day brings us closer to our next birthday!
There's no particular announcement to make but it looks like we are all or have all been busy hence our not being able to convene a TCO's Meeting. I will not be available to attend to any meeting this month as I have family commitments until after the end of the month. This shouldn't be any excuse not to hold one and I'm calling on the Secretary and Treasurer to please try and convene one before the end of this month, October 2007.
It's important that we keep in touch and more so to try and clear our finances within next month, November 2007.
It's also time for us to start thinking/preparing for our end of the year 'do' and I'm suggesting something similar if not the same thing we did at the 'JT's' for the birthdays in September.
I'll leave it to you guys to talk about it if and when there is a meeting before the end of this month.
Last but not least, I'm inviting you all to my brothers 'vakataraisulu' on the 27th Oct'07 which will be held at the Soqosoqo Vakamarama Hall in Nabua, Suva starting at 0900hrs.It'll be great to see you guys there and guy's....you know what?.....this'll be your best chance to 'buturaki' me as I won't have any say at all in how strong the grog should be....da dui muria noda i yatu!!!.
Sa donu and may you all have a blessed week!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Another Working Week
Bula vinaka TCO's. Today Monday 24/09/07 begins another working week and it also happens to be the last week of September. Time is surely flying and it seems like it was only yesterday that we were celebrating the New Year (2007)!
While we blog on and continue with our daily lives and jobs, this in my view would also be a good time to reflect on the happenings of this year, reset our our compass, course and target as we approach the last three months of the year. We are indeed lucky to have come this far and we should be thankful to the Lord Almighty for his blessings!!
May you all have a God Blessed Day today and a Great Working Week ahead, and don't forget Friday, 28th is our meeting and the VENUE IS STILL TO BE CONFIRMED!
Peace TCO's!
Friday, September 21, 2007
MESSAGE BOARD !
1. We will now have our next club meeting on the 28th September. The venue is still to be be decided. So guys, if someone wants to host, please let us know!
2. You guys who missed out on the Birthday Bash we had at the Tuamoto's last Saturday, we had a brief discussion about doing a similar thing for our Christmas Party as all of us who were there sort of liked the idea. You don't really have to go to an Island on a day cruise or to a beach to enjoy yourself. Hopefully, JT's offer of hosting the venue still stands. Further discussion to be held in our meeting. Neiba, this time we may have to help supply the 'cough mixture' as I'm sure there'll be plenty of coughing that day!
3. Osea's off to the States (Monday 17th) to attend a seminar on his business and we should wish him luck and hopefully he'll come back more revitalized.
4. Last but not least, our finances - for those of us who still owe money to the club, please make an effort to settle asap and those who were guarantors to outside loans, please follow up. Remember, you are responsible!!
That's it from me and if someone else has something to add, please help yourself!
2. You guys who missed out on the Birthday Bash we had at the Tuamoto's last Saturday, we had a brief discussion about doing a similar thing for our Christmas Party as all of us who were there sort of liked the idea. You don't really have to go to an Island on a day cruise or to a beach to enjoy yourself. Hopefully, JT's offer of hosting the venue still stands. Further discussion to be held in our meeting. Neiba, this time we may have to help supply the 'cough mixture' as I'm sure there'll be plenty of coughing that day!
3. Osea's off to the States (Monday 17th) to attend a seminar on his business and we should wish him luck and hopefully he'll come back more revitalized.
4. Last but not least, our finances - for those of us who still owe money to the club, please make an effort to settle asap and those who were guarantors to outside loans, please follow up. Remember, you are responsible!!
That's it from me and if someone else has something to add, please help yourself!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
About Us
Bula fellow bloggers!
This blog site is dedicated to a group of friends who used to sit and share bowls of grog after work day in and day out.
We are The Chosen Ones Social Club, we've been around since 2005 and most of us reside in Nadi, Fiji Islands. Some of our founding member friends have moved on either finding new employment in other parts of the country and or overseas and there were also those who just left may be because they wanted something which our club could not give them.
We have simple goals and ideals in life and they include working for the betterment of our families and country, better education and brighter future for our children and of course spending quality times with our families.
We are a close knit club and enjoy each others company very much. We've had several family get together or Family Days and also celebrate each members birthdays whenever and wherever possible.
This blog site is dedicated to a group of friends who used to sit and share bowls of grog after work day in and day out.
We are The Chosen Ones Social Club, we've been around since 2005 and most of us reside in Nadi, Fiji Islands. Some of our founding member friends have moved on either finding new employment in other parts of the country and or overseas and there were also those who just left may be because they wanted something which our club could not give them.
We have simple goals and ideals in life and they include working for the betterment of our families and country, better education and brighter future for our children and of course spending quality times with our families.
We are a close knit club and enjoy each others company very much. We've had several family get together or Family Days and also celebrate each members birthdays whenever and wherever possible.
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