[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Fatima Tupa'i, Samoa Observer."][/caption] This is Fatima Tupa'i. #SayHerName. She was 25yrs old and she had two children - a 2yr old and a baby thats only a month old. Her husband bashed her to death with a rock while she lay...
Read MoreBig Daughter is home from NZ for the school holidays. Today she went with her grandfather on his morning exercise route. My father is legend fit and consistent with his exercise. He does two loops of Tuanaimato Sports Complex 5 days a week. This was...
Read MoreFor several years now, I've been having some health problems which various doctors have tried to fix with various remedies. I finally got some clear answers on my recent trip to New Zealand. Yay! One of those answers being, that I have a mutant uterus....
Read More2015 technology is great. It means you can talk to your children any time you want to - even after they move away from home - and it doesnt cost you a cent. (Okay, not quite true because internet costs many cents but its still...
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I’d like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land and elders past, present and future. For its through their stories and their wisdom that we learn and grow. It’s good to be here. Brisbane readers have a special place in my heart...
Read MoreSee you this weekend Brisbane! Im delighted to be hosted by the combined Pacific Island Students Associations of three different tertiary institutions in Queensland Australia. Theres limited seating available so please email the contact provided in the poster to ensure your seat. There will be...
Read MorePop Quiz time. You're married (or in a fabulous longterm relationship with your fabulous partner) who is a man. Your husband/man wants to have sex and you don't. Does he have the right to: A. Hit you. Beat you. Cut you. Hospitalize you. B. Get mad and shout at...
Read MoreNext Saturday we're taking part in the Samoa Perimeter Relay, this time on PAT'S DREAMTEAM. Our dear friend Pat Moors has Stage 4 H2 aggressive cancer and she's having treatment in Utah. Our family is joining with lots of other families and friends to do...
Read MoreFor those who have been waiting and hoping that a Telesa movie would happen sooner rather than later - some bad news. I did not sign the contract offered by Multinesia, the company that wanted to option Telesa for film. Yes, they were awarded development funding...
Read MoreI read about a study that says parenthood is worse than losing one’s job. Or the loss of one’s partner. Now I’m usually the first person to yell about how hard parenthood is. I mean, let’s be real, I started this blog just so I...
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