Lydia Rees

TUFUGA'S MAT - PART 1 UNITED THROUGH BLOOD AND PAIN f o r   c u l t u r e  ~  f o r   m e  Written & Published : Lydia Rees   . . .  I anxiously sit watching and waiting for when the tufuga arrives and every little bit of movement around me makes me grow a little more weary. In the distance I can hear the sea crashing, the wind passing through the trees, the lady in the field sweeping up what used to be luscious green leaves which have now fallen to their resting place, I wait. My ankles press against the falas (mat) , imprinting the weaving crafts, folded legs that sat to make these mats for folded legs to rest on, lay on, sleep on, cry on. Flies fly back and forth, touching my skin, flying away, touching the mats, flying away, touching my back pack, flying away, heading in the direction a nearby group of onlookers , flying away, imitating the direction of my thoughts wondering aimlessly here and t...

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...

 FLYING SOLO As the new year welcomes us, I am more than happy to say that this year I have my mind set on what I had always planned on doing ... & that is simply, work hard & play harder! When your circumstances force you out of relationships / friendships there's nothing more to do than to focus on yourself & your priorities ; for me , Church (read my other blog for more on me & church  http://lydiarees11.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/transitions.html?m=1 ), my family, my career & last but definitely never the least ME! I am not going to lie when I say its going to be scary , but I know it will all be worth it. I took myself on some adventures and stepped far outside of my comfort zone and my oh my, am I happy that I did. The more you stray from what we consider as "comfortable", the more we allow ourselves to understand the things going on around us. SAMOA - where the mosquitos bite, and the sun bites harder  I really did mea...