Nongona

Gongonga Basketball Court

Wantok chase

Hem nao... kikim as blong man ya!

Last Moment

Couch Tom talking to me before the game starts. He advised me to be more vocal and called out fake codes in order to confuse the other team.

Melanesian Style

Sammy and I before facing Old Dominion University and Norfolk Blues B side. The day was awesome... pretty hoooooot!

Exit

Exit the scrum. Game against Rochester, New York, March 2006.

Scrum

Scrum at first half. Game against Rochester New York.

Swap

Raikatalau played for me cos of a muscle pull I'd experienced in the last 10 minutes of the game.

Injury

Raikatalau to the rescue!

VA beach vs. Rochester

Ready for a cold game

Tats

Edited Pix.

Conversion

Converting the last try!

Quantico Game

The Marines forward is one of fittest forwards in Virginia region. Solid, fit, and tough, this is a dummy pass I did and it worked. I passed three people. Picture taken 4th March 2006.
Quantico Marine Base.

Complaining

The game against the Marines wasn't fun at all. In fact, I had to scream at the refree because the Marines ripped the ball off me when I did a quick tap.
Picture taken 4th March 2006.
Quantico, Marine Base.

Team ID

Team ID. Virginia Falcons. Picture taken 2006.

Team ID

Team ID. Virginia Beach Rugby Club: Falcons.
Picture taken 2006.

Falcons

Virginia Rugby Club: Falcons. Picture taken at Charlottesville February 25 after our match against Virginia Gentlemen.
Taken at Charl. 20006

Avaiki

Lilah

Beatuful smile, buddy Lilah in Australia.
Pic supply by Lilah
2006

Chana

Chana, a native American of the Tohono O'odham tribe, Arizona. Her favourite phrase is "kewl beans."
Pic supply by Chana 2006.

Moro Escorted

Moro is escorted by two men into the peace negotiation area wearing his traditional costume made of shells. Pic taken 2003
Supply by Patrick.

Moro

Moro, the founder of a cult the heavily influenced soldiers of Guadalcanal Revolutiona Army during the four year civil war in Solomon Islands, 1998-2003. Moro survived to this day.
He wears traditional attire when appeared for the peace negotion.
Pic taken 2003
Supply by Patrick

Moro Warriors

The warriors of Moro village appeared in traditional costume enacting traditional war dance holding weapons made of "wood".
pic taken 2003

Pigs

Pig is a one the most animals in Guadalcanal. The pigs shown in this pic were used for the reconciliation ceremony.

Pic taken 2003

Beauty Show

Pics taken during the peace negotiations in 2003 at Komuvaolu village (Moro's village), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Young women gathered to pose for a pic. This is where religious cult leader Moro lived.

Pic taken 2003.

Loud Speaker

Villagers gathered to listen to some of the announcements from someone, perhaps the big man, who is seen in the pic holding a louder speaker. They wore loin cloth made of bark of trees.
Pic taken 2003.

Challenge Warriors

Pic taken during the peace negotiations in 2003 at Komuvaolu village (Moro's village), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Young warriors approached the guests in a traditional war challenge. The village is where religious cult leader Moro lived.
Pic taken 2003.

Hukilau Beach

Famous Hukilau Beach where hukilau ceremony and shaka sign born. One of the best resting beaches around Laie side, North Shore, Hawaii.
Pic taken 2004

USS Arizon Memorial

The view of USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. The battle ship was among the warships sunk by the Japanese bombers in 1941. The memorial is one of the most popular attraction memorials in Hawaii.
Pic taken 2004

View of CM's Hat

Looking straight ahead to the Kualoa beach park and the China man's hat Island. Picture taken around Kaneohe road.
Pic taken 2004

Kualoa Ranch

Those who saw the movie Jurassic Park should be familiar with this valley. This is the valley where the movie was shot, Kualoa valley, on the Windward Side.
Pic taken 2004

Barbados

Beautiful coastal lines of Barbados South of the Caribbean. The coconut trees makes the place more like home. Supply by Izzy.

Snow

Life can be really really hoooooooot or soooooo cold. Enclosed by snow isn't too bad coz I gotta alotta time to chill and watch movies, listen to Music and do all the crap. Stepping outside of this house is certainly not a good idea.

Dean William

I spent a week with Dean Willie and his family's residence at Hanuabada, Papua New Guinea. Dean runs a local tattoo ship at the Garden City ground flower. Dean's wife is a native PNG of Hanuabada.
Pic taken Dec 2005.

Final Touch

Oshen's new tattoo, a Bellonese Tao. We brought Toxie and Morgan to Honiara hotel to do Jay's tatoo, but were intoxicated before the tattoo was done. I completed it in the morning. He is proud of it coz of its uniqueness.
Pic taken 2005.

Ian and Tanya

Buddy Ian Alamaea kicking back and drinking beer with Tanya at the Honiara hotel.
Picture taken 2005.

Gary and Jay

We hiked up the hill to Rifle Range hill and walked down to white river area. Gary joint us at the Plaza.
Pic taken outside Kiu'uhi's house, 2005.

King Solomon Hotel

Beautiful and colorful entrance to the King Solomon hotel lobby and reception desk.
Pic taken 2005.

Pan Pipers

Pan Pipers enterntaining dinner at the Solomon Islands Mendana hotel. Picture taken in November 2005.

Coconut time

Theres nothing compare to a fresh green coconut at mid-day in a hot Honiara town. Coconut cost a dollar or two at the market.
This pic was taken inside the Honiara main market house.
Pic taken November 2005

Bish and I/ Mendana Hotel

Bishop and I outside Mendana Hotel and obviously we were bought caught off guard by the flash of the cam.
Pic taken 2005

Halau Lokahi Dinner

Georgette and friends at a Hawaiian Halau Lokahi evening dinner somewhere in Honolulu.
This pic was taken in December 2004.

Melanesian Brotherhood

"We ride together, we die together, bad-boys for life"... our melanesian gang in school. This pic was taken outside the games room underneath a very beautiful coconut tree. Tommie, a ni Vanutu-in whites, Deklin in Red-red, and Joe. Dek and Joe are brothers from PNG.
Pic taken 2004

African Friend

My African school mates and soccer mates. Left is Lemington and on the right, I called him Oyaba. Pic taken the day before I left outside our dorm in Hawaii.
Pic taken 2004

Oshen and Mclean.

Oshen and Mclean at the Point Cruiz plaza area. Mclean was a student at the Univeristy of Papua New Guinea and Oshen grew up in Fins, Morobe, PNG. They were happy to catch the moment.
Pic taken 2005 Feb

Avaiki Girls

The day pal Dalcy traveled to Fiji. At the Air Port she was joined by her cousin Katherine and a friend Elvina. Pic taken at the Solomon Islands International Airport.
L-R: Dalcy, Katherine, and Elo.
Pic taken Feb, 2005

Nurse Student

Just imagine a long tiresome walk up the 7 hills beyond Ato'ifi Hospital... a nurse student took a stop to rest, dip in the river, and reflects on the trip.
pic taken 2005

Solomon Islands Police Prosecutors

Students with their certificates after successfully completing a prosecution course in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
If you mess around with the law, you will see one of these men and women in court.
Pic supply by Patrick, one of the instructors.

Ato'ifi Wharf

This the Ato'ifi wharf. Our trip to Ato'ifi and parts of North Malaita in 2005. Picture taken aboard MV. Isabella.
Pic taken 2005

Maori Face Tats

An edited pic taken James Town.