Lydia Rees

HEADS OR TAILS UCE? Written and Publish by : Lydia Rees Talofa and welcome to another rant aka ugly excuse of a blog. More often than not, when you flip a coin, you have very very very high chances of it landing on HEADS or TAILS, true? For a moment, lets ignore the fact that there is a very slight possibility that it would land on its side *rolls eyes*. The other day when I was enjoying a fresh chicken Caesar wrap at McDonald's, I overheard a conversation between two Polynesian BOYS behind me that had me ready to throw hands. ÿeah so there's this girl that I'm following on instagram and she is f***** sexy man" "did you hit her up uce" ÿeah I sent her a dm and asked her if she wanted to kick it" ähhaha mah uce" "bro every time we plan to meet up or something, she always has a family event or church aye" "but that's the thing with girls of our kind aye, Samoan girls are cool until they decide to put everything else b...

To my Polynesian Sisters ( and brothers), More often than not, I see a lot of eye rolling when people hear about where I am employed and where I have previously been employed. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lydia, 19, currently residing in Sydney Australia and I am employed in Serviced Apartments , apart of an organisation recognised internationally. My previous employment was in the Employment Services industry, behind a desk working a 9am - 5pm. Not once as a teenager did I know that I would excel in ""office jobs", but it was something that just happened over time. Just like everyone else, I had and still have my fair share of early morning wake ups, long ass train rides, arriving home at ridiculous hours and yes, a fair share of assholes in the workplace. But for some reason, the fact that I did not wear a high visi vest or pick and pack boxes, automatically allowed those who did, to look down on me. I wore ballet flats and heels instead of safety boots a...