Wednesday 26 November 2014

How a bongos makes sound

The sound from the bongos is created by your palm hitting the bongos causing the air inside the bongos to vibrate creating a sound. To make the higher sound you tighten the edges of the drum tightening the skin making a higher pitch. To make a lower sound you loosen the edges to make a lower note. They are joint  instruments one small and one big, the reason that there are two is so you don't have to change the pitch while your playing.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Hiwi The Kiwi

He yelled "dad!"

Dad replied confused "what?"

"Where's your life jacket?" Said the kid.

"Remember I'm a tough swimmer,"says dad.

"But Hiwi the Kiwi said no matter how tough you are, always wear a life jacket."

"Ok. Let's go"

2 hours later...

"I've got one, I've got one, quickly, it feels like a whopper, hold the rod," shouted dad.

"Ok," said the kid, "what are you doing?"

"What did I do this time" exaggerated dad.

"You have to wet the towel incase the fish is too big or too small, and you have to gently put it back in the water."

"But why do you have to wet the towel?" Asked the dad.

"So that if you do have to put it back in the water, you won't take of any of it scales off and it won't get infected and die in the water," explained the kid.

"Ok, I got it, I got it, oh it's a big one alright," gladly said dad.

"Put it down now, it too big, it might have babies inside of it," replied the kid.

"That means more for me," exaggerated dad.

"Put it back now," shouted the kid.

"Ok, calm down," said dad.

"What are you doing," yelled the kid.

"What now?"  replied dad.

"You have to gently push it in to the sea, you can't throw it, it might get damaged," explained the kid.

"Ok I think that's enough fishing for today, you've taught me lots," said dad.


Monday 10 November 2014

He yelled,"Move!" As he witnessed the two cars collide and create a collision.

You can smell the smoke rising from the two cars, feel the hot blazing heat, see the melting metal.

"Help, help me please!" I could hear yelling from the distance

I realised the person was still alive, I called the ambulance and reported the accident. I sprinted to the car and pulled her out, she was badly wounded, she had past out from the crash, it looked like she was in a trance of a deep sleep. I felt like there was nothing I can do, all I could do was cover her wound and pray.

I hear sirens coming from the distance, I look around and I see these flashing lights. It was the ambulance. I stood up and waved my hands yelling, "over here!"

We rushed her to the ambulance and drove her to the hospital. We finally got there, the surgeons were yelling, "emergency, emergency!"

We rushed her to the ward. The surgeons said I could not go past here so once again I had to pray.

It was a miracle, the surgeons said we made it just in time. They said it was lucky I covered her wound or else it would've been infected and she would have died.

"It was just lucky I was in the right place at the right time,"said the man.



Te Reo Term 2

Sunday 9 November 2014