Tau’olunga Komipiuta
Me, chillin’ in Tau’olunga Komipiuta. I really need to do something about my man boobs.
This trip to Tonga was mostly to work on our TYA project and also for Planet Tonga.
So, most of my time was spent either looking at the beige, brick walls of my hotel room (and watching the spider the size of my open hand, crawl in and out of the AC) or staring at the yellow walls at Tau’olunga Komipiuta.
What is Tau’olunga Komipiuta, you ask? It’s the only Apple reseller in Tonga and the preferred internet cafe of Tonga’s most intelligent people, yes, I’m talking about Mac users. (Shut up Anapesi!)
There goes Anapesi, giving us orders again….she’s so bossy.
If you want the best service, hassle free and reliable computers, or you want to buy and iPod or the newest Mac, go to Tau’olunga Komipiuta. This is where my cousin Sione works, along with Trish and owner of the store, Kik Velt, who was so generous to let us come and do our work and tie up their lines uploading photos for our PT readers.
When Elsie isn’t doing the robot with me on Taufa’ahau Road, she’s practicing with our other cousin Teresa
Another cool thing at TK is the sun dial on the outside wall, facing the road. It actually works!
No, it’s not graffiti! It’s the sun dial at TK…
If you are ever in Tonga and need the internet, graphic design services, large format ink jet printing, movie editing, Tau’olunga Komipiuta can do it all.
Tau’olunga Komipiuta’s store sign..thanks Anapesi for the pic!
A deep, heartfelt thank you goes out to Kik Velt, Trish and to Sione for your help and allowing us to use TK as our work center and giving us the edge over the local media…(yup, our stories and pics were always up first, even though they they were always butting in front of me at all the events……woo hoo 
We love you!!
Check out their website HERE
PS…thank you Sione for my Tongan fonts!!
August 1st, 2006 at 1:07 am
call me stupid or whatever y’all want but what is a sun dial?
August 1st, 2006 at 3:12 am
Nifo koula, this LINK should give you an idea of what the sundial does.
The Ha’amonga they say is actually a sundial.
The sundial at TK wasn’t working the day I took pictures because that particular day was rainy and cloudy. But I was there again on a different day where the conditions were suitable and the time on the sundial matched the time on my watch!
Cool stuff!