Psalm 100, 1-5
1) Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2) Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs. 3) Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise, give thanks to him and praise his name. 5) For the Lord is good and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations.
I N D E X
Talofa / Welcome
Efty Speaks
A Bit About Myself
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Family Photo Album
Hot Links
Suaga a le Vaa Tele
The Findings Of the Big Canoe
Australia's Own Samoa Dreaming
Dedications
Efty Speaks............
First of all, I would like to give my praises and thanks to the almighty God, the God of all living things, for blessing us each and every day of our lives.Special Thanks Go Out To My Beautiful Parents:
Nimese Matamua (dad) from the village of Salelologa. Sala Tupua (mum) from the village of Utualii.
Thank you for being a positive influence in my life, Mum you ARE always there for me, you give me the best advice.....Always read your bible, it will help you in life's uncertainties and steer you towards the ultimate goal that should be in all our lives.
"ETERNAL LIFE"
JUST A BIT ABOUT MYSELF:
Well, lets see, where do I start...
Im kind of a hard case person,
I like to talk... I like to laugh...
I was born and bred in good old Auckland, New Zealand. I have been living
here in Sydney, Australia, just saving up all my pinga's,
dinero,nacho's etc.... to be able to go back to the homeland that I
love, and live out my life.
But for now, keep smilin' coz
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O LE SUAGA A LE VA'A TELE
FUIMAONO NA'OIA FERETI TUPUA
O le Mafuaga o le Igoa o MANUSAMOA
O le ulugalii o Muamai ma Mulimai na malaga maI Fiti i aso ua maavae. Na taunuu le malaga i le Faasaleleaga i le nuu o Vaiafai ma tali lelei ai e le Alii o Tagaloa Funefeai. Fai mai le tala na o mai le ulugalii lenei ma aumai le la manulele i totonu o le Faga. O le tolotolo i Vaiafai e igoa o Utufiu sa feiloai ai le ulugalii ma Tagaloa Funefeai ao tu lona malo i ia aso. Sa apata le manu ma sausau fia lele, ae fai atu Tagaloa "aua nei tatalaina i fafo le lua manu nei fasimate e manu o Samoa e na ona laiti ae feai". Ona maua ai lea o le upu "ua sausau fia lele le manu na i Utufiu". E vaai atu le fafine o Mulimai ua felelei mai manu o le inafo ona nofo lea ua tatala i fafo le la manu e aunoa ma le iloa e lana tane o Muamai. E lei umi ae vaai atu le ulugalii ua fasi tele e manu o Samoa le la manu ma ua mate ai lava. Ona ita ai lea o Muamai i lona toalua "se fesili ea Mulimai ia Muamai". O le pogai lea o le upu ua avea nei ma muagagana "Fesili Mulimai ia Muamai". O iinei foi na maua ai le igoa "MANUSAMOA"
THE FINDINGS OF THE BIG CANOE
FUIMAONO NA'OIA FERETI TUPUA
TRANSLATED BY EFTY
Where the name Manu Samoa came from.
A couple, Muamai and Mulimai journeyed from Fiji in days of old. They arrived in Faasaleleaga (Sava'ii is divided by 2 district's Itu Faasaleleaga and Itu Tane)at the village of Vaiafai and were received well by Chief Tagaloa Funefeai. The story goes that the couple had journeyed here with a bird in a cage. The couple met up with Tagaloa Funefeai in Vaiafai at a little cove called Utufiu,(Who at the time was in office for the district.) The couple's bird screeched and tried to flap its wings wanting to fly, (From here, we get the old samoan saying, The bird flapped it's wings wanting to fly at Utufiu. Ua sausau fia lele le manu na i Utufiu) where as Tagaloa advised them not to let their bird out of its cage or the Samoan bird's (manu Samoa) would kill it. However one day while sitting alone with her bird, the woman Mulimai watched as the Samoan birds flew overhead, she felt sorry for her bird, so she opened the cage and let the bird fly out without telling her husband. Moments later Muamai came and they both watched on as the Samoan birds ganged up together and killed their bird. Muamai became angry at his wife and said Mulimai should ask Muamai. This is the origin of another old saying (Fesili Mulimai ia Muamai) Apparently this is also the origin of where we get the name Manu Samoa from.
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DEDICATION
I wanna say Hi to my mate Ana and hubby Filipo and Baby Pela. Big Ups to my girl Tone aka maggot. Hi to My Uncle Moe & Aunty Poto, Hi to cousin Liz, Sefo & the kids in NZ,cousin Lynx, Steve & kids in Sydney Hey to June & Dave in United Arab Emirates, Dez in Sydney, Hi to my Uncle Sua & Aunty Iole of Vaivase, Malo to Uncle Laki & Aunty Avau & Noreen, Ane & Laki Jnr, Malo Lava to Metuli & Maulu & kids Michelle, Helen & Junior, Hey Uncle Mookie out in the whop whops, Hey to Aunty Sala & Uncle Fouvale at the markets of Fugalei, hi to Ross & Selena & kids, Big Ups to Berna and Sasa over in Samoa. Hey to Lafi & Dakota, Ata & Sia, Baker & Karla in Sydney & KIDS. Big Up's to Katerina in Melbourne. Hey to Mills & other half back in NZ. Big ups to my girl Esther and her bro Mona Matiu in Utualii, Big ups to Tosi and all the gang at Alafua. Choo hoo hoo to my cous Faitala & Seirosa and families. Big Ups to Tayah & Fambam & Aesha in Melbourne, Big Faamalo to Rita & Family in Samoa. Hey to any other MATAMUA'S OUT THERE. Hey to Tai & Family in Switzerland. Last but not least, big ups to my girl Lea at USP Fiji.
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