Mataio’s Gospel....We’re the most stable Laughing Samoans

Written by Mathew Lemisio - In Port Vila
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
Some members of the Emalus Samoan Students Association after the campus’ opening church service for the year. A group of first year Samoan students at USP Emalus Campus enjoying refreshments. There is a saying, you can take a man out of a country but definitely not a country out of a man. How true is this? Well I heard and read about this axiom but never got to appreciate it in full effect until this “man” was actually taken out of the country. (For all the good reasons I must stress) You see, one has to be taken out of a country to actually experience this. An experience this writer has lived for three years now. So I guess I’m in a good position to vouch that this saying is so true. I’ve finally got to fully appreciate some of the things that I would often take for granted. Say for example the love and companionship of my family, my mom, dad, my brothers and sisters, my daughter. Even my few very good friends back home. I got to appreciate their friendship more now than ever before. The list is endless. But a late addition is my country Samoa. The realization that Samoa is the most stable country in the region politically and economically. I say this because in one of our courses (Current Development of Laws in the South Pacific), we discuss and debate, some of the latest legal issues affecting countries of the Pacific Region. At a time when our country is the focus of everyone’s attention following the passage of the controversial Right Hand Drive legislation and moreso the proposed Land Bill which is now tabled in Parliament, you tend to hope that other students wouldn’t express opinions on these. But they do. Naturally, when arguments get out of line we’re the first to step in and immediately rebut. Logically, of course. But despite these controversies, Samoa, is still regarded as the most stable country in the Pacific. Our lecturer is of the same opinion. In front of the whole class he pointed out, “Look at Samoa, it’s the most stable country in the Pacific”. That is a real tribute for our country. We may not be perfect but we are the most stable in comparison to other countries in the region. Of course there will be many people out there who will disagree with me but that is my conviction. Our lecturer’s comment has made me feel very proud of my country Samoa. On a hilarious note, our small community here at Emalus is once again under the comical spell of the Laughing Samoans with their latest show, Off Work. Our student council hosted a movie night recently showing the Laughing Samoans on a big screen. The feedback was just awesome. There were demands for copies of the DVD but passing off and copyright are the two issues that we need to consider. In 2005 when the Laughing Samoans released Samoan Wedding , students from other countries went crazy to get their hands on a copy of the DVD. You hear them calling out Loms and other catchy funny lines from that show. Now, we’re hearing, “Is that your job”, “I don’t like the colour of your voice” and a lot more. They just make your day knowing those are Samoan brands (giggles). Well,maybe “close enough”. Furthermore, Zipso’s Fika mai le pese continues to be a hit here with the locals and visitors. You hear it on the radio, the nightclubs, people here just can’t have enough of that song. With more of Zipso’s latest hits, and others by Samoan hip pop artists hitting the radio waves here, I am totally convinced that our vibe is felt around the region. Other noteworthy matters .Vanuatu is an earthquake prone country and over the past few weeks we have experienced some seismic activities but thank goodness there have been no damages. Also prisoners escaping from the correctional centers in Port Vila (its becoming a common trend) caused the business community here to issue a threat to the authorities to have a lock down day to show their disappointment in the lack of security. Some of these escaping prisoners entered our campus and tried to break into some of the students rooms. Fortunately, police and the Army have captured all the escaped prisoners. The good news is that things are back to normal but students and residents around Port Vila are urged to be vigilant and cautious when they’re out and about. Well from us here at USP Emalus, Port Vila, we wish all readers of this column happy reading. You will hear from us in due time. Everyone here is well and now into the second half of this first semester. Some of us will be heading home for the break. Till then..... Comments (4) Subscribe to this comment's feed You crack me off...lol written by Pose Toma, May 06, 2008 Uso magaia le column..... Vaai le samba a kama ua galo ga kusi i lalo Safe week Samoa Tank you tumas.... awesome column Matt!! written by Tua, May 07, 2008 malo Matt!! awesome column...makes us (those taken out of the country) very HAPPY enjoyed reading!! regards to Avila, Sefo, Gabs and everyone on Emalus Campus... oh daz great... written by Jasmine.F, May 07, 2008 se malo prezz!!... magaia le kusikusiga... "muamua ona sii le viiga ma le faafetai ile Atua" ga iu maguia kakou faiga ai i lea aso..hehehe!! magaia kele aka ole au 1st yearzz....."hardowt bro" Hamo Spirit! written by Ane, May 09, 2008 Spoken like a true Samoan...! Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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