Happy 46th Samoa from Emalus

Written by Mathew Lemisio In Port Vila
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Samoan Law students in Vanuatu take time out from studies to celebrate independence. We maybe miles away from home but we certainly hadn’t forgotten about the first of June. We didn’t forget what it meant to every Samoan regardless of where they are residing. It’s when our country celebrates its victory over colonization. It’s when Samoa commemorates its Independence Day. So to honour the occasion, the Emalus Samoan Students Association (ESSA) spend the independence weekend at Tara Beach (a few kilometers outside Port Vila) with a number of fun activities which include a sports day, a beauty pageant and an mini Independence Ball organized by ESSA’s executive. The students were divided into four teams, Savaii, Upolu, Manono and Apolima. The day’s programme started on Saturday 31st of May with a sports day which Manono won. Students had the chance to do a bit of kayaking and enjoying the beautiful scenery of one of Vanuatu’s finest resort. The programme resumed in the evening with the beauty pageant which contestants from each team vied for the Miss ESSA 2008 tittle. The last time this pageant was held was back in 2005. Tara Beach staff and guests were invited to the show. They were amazed with the talents the contestants displayed on the evening. The pageant was divided into four categories - the sarong, talent, evening wear and interview. One of the golden rules of the ESSA pageant is that contestants are strictly not ladies. So this year, the island of Manono was represented by Ofisa Tuatagaloa, Apolima was represented by Elia Tulifau, Upolu was represented by Jonah Olderhaver and this author had the honours of representing the big island of Savaii (it was a last minute move since our original contestant felt sick on the day of the pageant). According to the MC of night and also ESSA President, Ms Wendy Pogi, the scores between the four contestants were very close. Miss Upolu won the sarong and talent category, Miss Apolima won the evening wear and interview category. At the end of the night, it was the contestant from Apolima who was named Miss ESSA of 2008. The independence progamme was concluded with a mini independence ball were students enjoyed dinner and a few drinks before dancing the night away. On Sunday, 1 June, ESSA members conducted a brief prayer service before a traditional Samoan toana’i to officially close everything. “When planning this [Independence celebrations] we were mindful of the fact that it shouldn’t interfere with our studies,” Ms Pogi said. “At the same time we thought that as a community we should commemorate this special occasion in the history of our country even though we are miles away from home.” Emalus is now in its final week of lectures this week before having a week off to prepare for exams the following two weeks. Some students will be heading home for a well earned break with the family after a long and busy semester. We are all well and looking forward to the end of the semester. Love to our families. Til you hear from us again….Manuia tele lou tuto’atasi Samoa mai alo ma fanau o loo i Vanuatu nei. Comments (2) Subscribe to this comment's feed Great Job written by Emalusi, June 02, 2008 This article is great...enjoying reading it... happy independence Samoa 2008 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE SAMOA written by Mulan, June 05, 2008 Manuia lava le tutoatasi a le tatou atunuu..... Faamalo lava Matt...an excellent article... Much alofaagas to Samoa from Emalus First Years 2008.... Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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