My Trip to Taupo

Last week on Friday the 4th of September my parents took me to Taupo so I could compete in a rugby tournament.

After an exhausting five hour drive my parents and I had finally made it to Taupo, a town known for its Geothermal activity in other words it smells of rotten eggs. I was so bored I couldn’t wait to get out of the car to reach my destination which was the All Seasons Holiday Kiwi Park as my legs were aching due to the lack of space in the car.

Half an hour later we had finished getting settled in and I went for a little tour around the amazing resort. there I saw a park, a kitchen, a thermal pool and a lot more. When I saw the kitchen it made my stomach growl like a lion I was so hungry I could eat a whole cow. The only bad thing was that I wasn’t aloud to eat because I had to stay under the weight limit of 55 kg's and I had to weigh at 6:00pm.

At 6:00pm the team and I took about a 10 minute drive down and gathered at the Owen Delany Park where we had to weighed in. When it was my turn to weigh I was so concerned, just the thought of me not making it was so nerve racking. Luckily I only ate 3 lollies and I weighed in at 54.7 kg’s and I was allowed to play for the under twelve's Grammer Tech team, after we that everyone went back to their hotels to rest for the next day.

The very next morning I got ready and my parents and I drove down to the park where we would play our first game. We played 3 games and lost one we played against teams like Marist North Harbour, Wai Kanai Coastal and a lot more. After a long day of playing rugby, we won two and lost one, I was very tired and hungry when I went home I ate some Mcdonald's, Chicken, Ice, Lollies, Chocolate and loads more, and after that I rested for another day.

On Sunday we played three games again and it was amazing everyone played incredibly awesome but in the end my team (Grammar Tech Under 12) ended up winning our grades Cup. In the final we played against Carlton Grammar it was like we were playing for our lives. Everyone was doing their job which was tackling, running up hard and strong, and it was so amazing.

But that wasn’t the exciting part the most exciting part was when the Referee called full time and the score was 17 to 12 to us. We jump up into the air while Grammar Carlton started crying with anger on their face, I was so happy I couldn’t explain it. Everyone was so happy and relieved because it was finally over.

So at the end the most exciting part for me was winning and after that we traveled back to Glen Innes to see the family.

Being late to Prize Giving

On Saturday me and my family had to go to my Rugby league prize giving but we got there really late.

"Collin hurry up and get in the car" my mum said "coming I'm just tying my shoes laces" I replied. 

After I got in the car we drove past a small mountain then around the round about and then straight across G.I shops. 

Next we went to Eden park to drop of my older sister Jay'lee because she had training for her Auckland REP team.

Then I fell asleep and had a little dream about me dancing in front of my whole 
class and I won a contest I was just about to get my trophy when we went  over speed bump and I woke up.

Soon later we arrived at the G.I East Tamaki Care Centre. We went 
there to take my little brother Cullai to get his 6 weeks injection.

 After it was finished the time was 11: 45 and we only had 15 minutes to get to 
prize giving but then I said "I'm hungry"then my mum said to my dad " we
need to get him a sausage roll or something to fill him up.

So then we went to get a sausage roll for me at the bakery and next we  headed straight for the Mount  Wellington club.

As soon as we got there I rushed in and saw that my team was getting there 
awards and so I just waited and waited until 2 of my best friends Taimana and 
Stevenson spotted me and told our  manager Andy.

Then Andy saw me and said into the microphone "oh we have we have a 
late comer, Collin please come up on the stage and get your award " 
then I quickly ran up to collected my M and Ms and my new trophy shape 
like a rugby ball.
 
At the end I got to eat steak, veggies, tiny sausages, potatoes salad and lots 
of coleslaw. It was really yum, next  we ate dessert which  was Ice cream  with cake it was really fun!!!

Thank you Mum and Dad for taking 
me to prize giving.  

Afghanistan Travelers

3) Explain how you have tried to imitate the way the passengers would have been squashed and crammed together.

On that very small boat the little boy and his father were very squashed and hungry because they did not have enough food water and not enough space to move around. Also on the charter boat it took them almost 7 to 8 days that is a whole week. It must have been so hard because the boat was only meant to hold 70 but it held 438.

As you can see Khaia at the back is looking really angry because she is squashed and uncomfortable.
The reason we have our arms around our legs is because we have been told by our teacher Mr Goodwin to act like we are on the boat and we are squashed and unbearable. We all felt awkward and nervous because we didn't know what might happen.