tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83736772012-01-03T23:41:11.755-08:00palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1126766812780101562005-09-14T23:41:00.000-07:002005-09-14T23:47:09.646-07:00

hey everyone! hope you're all doing well. i found this clip today from another blog (click the link to visit). everytime i watch it, i can't help but crack up. i don't know who the guy is, but he has the heart to keep trying before he keels over!

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1123187345507840332005-08-04T13:29:00.000-07:002005-08-04T13:29:05.560-07:00

Six daughters one dream - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper a nice story about a samoan family. the mother provided the inspiration and the daughters kicked ass to attend a top flight college. the latest daughter to graduate has her sights on law school. it's nice to read about these success stories. like i tell my little 6yr old, anything is possible!!

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1123137149585245832005-08-03T23:32:00.000-07:002005-08-03T23:32:29.593-07:00

ManuaTele - News & Views this article discusses how the pacific has become a gold mine for army recruiters. here's a snippet: "The Army has found fertile ground in the poverty pockets of the Pacific. The per capita income is $8,000 in American Samoa, $12,500 in the Northern Marianas and $21,000 in Guam, all United States territories. In the Marshalls and Micronesia, former trust territories,

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1123136076350600382005-08-03T23:14:00.000-07:002005-08-03T23:14:36.383-07:00

Newstimeslive.com Pig head turns up in grass at Tarrywile anyone know if there's any truth to this article which says that samoans have a custom whereby they leave a pig's head at a grave in memory of the deceased? my mom lives far away and its a bit late to call her right now to ask but in any case, i've never head of this being done before. most of the samoans i know, including myself, would

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1122699300449301922005-07-29T21:52:00.000-07:002005-07-29T21:55:00.456-07:00

came across this article about fanny stevenson's (wife of robert louis stevenson) home in gilroy that she built shortly after her husband passed away. here's a blurb from the article:"Stevenson named her home “Vanumanutagi,” which is Samoan for “Vale of the Singing Birds,” Barratt told guests. As if to accentuate her point, a bird hidden in the nearby redwood trees let out a warble."happy

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1122657523014399352005-07-29T10:05:00.000-07:002005-07-29T10:18:43.020-07:00

came across this film that's opening today in american samoa. the film is situated in rotuma, fiji, and according to the director, Samoans were the first inhabitants, according to his island's oral traditions. the movie also stars rena owen from once were warriors. the film has won a top award at the maori film festival. click the link to head to the website.

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1122484008905711372005-07-27T10:06:00.000-07:002005-07-27T10:06:48.950-07:00

IGN: Doom Trailer, Videos and Movies hey everyone! just a quick note that the trailer for doom is up. for any of you that have played doom, there's a clip of the rock using the BFG. not sure how this movie will turn out but in any case, here's the trailer! take care!

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121980036759110842005-07-21T14:07:00.000-07:002005-07-21T14:07:16.760-07:00

The San Francisco Aloha Festival presented by the Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association for those of you in the bay area, the sf aloha festival is coming up in a few weeks at the presidio on 8/6 and 8/7. i'm going to try and make it this year if i can. i go every year and its a blast. good food, good people and good music. the weather has been pretty nice in SF too every year that i've

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121979426789317212005-07-21T13:50:00.000-07:002005-07-21T13:57:06.796-07:00

i just bought this book and received it yesterday from amazon. of course, i haven't finished reading it yet but its been a good read so far, and a great deal for the amount of info you get. the book has information on a variety of samoan art from canoes, to siapo, to rap artists. again, great reading so far and very hard to put down. pick it up if you get a chance.

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121059299000148822005-07-10T22:21:00.000-07:002005-07-10T22:23:31.983-07:00

i haven't had a chance to read this article completely yet as it's rather long, but i wanted to post it before i forget. in short, it's a heart wrenching story about 300 young women that were enslaved by a Korean garment factory owner in american samoa, Kil Soo Lee, and, a reporter's efforts in freeing these women.here's an excerpt: "...a stunning Vietnamese woman from Northern Vietnam who’d just

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121057302297781442005-07-10T21:42:00.000-07:002005-07-10T21:50:31.486-07:00

happy sunday (night) everyone! i came across some pics for the new doom movie starring dwayne johnson. i never watched him much while he was wrestling but since having seen a few of his movies, i have to say that dwayne is pretty darn talented.i'm curious to see how the movie will turn out. i loved the video game, from doom 3 right down to the first doom video game. i'll be sure to go and see it

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121022961876595812005-07-10T12:12:00.000-07:002005-07-10T12:16:01.883-07:00

i came across this website about the siapo artform. there's a lot of nice pieces at this website but probably my most favorite come from wilson fitiao.this pic is one of his works and it's beautiful. take a look at the website when you get a chance. i wish there was someone out here in my area that teaches this.

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1121021827519515842005-07-10T11:57:00.000-07:002005-07-10T11:57:07.583-07:00

SAN FRANCISCO / Cultural issues in murder case / Man who confessed is acquitted an sf jury acquitted a man who had confessed to murder after the defense argued that he had falsely admitted to the crime while acting out his cultural role as a matai in covering for a family member. my parents live not too far from this area where the crime took place and to say its a tough area would be putting

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1120976315752933072005-07-09T23:14:00.000-07:002005-07-09T23:18:35.753-07:00

scientists have found a new volcano near our beautiful samoan islands. apparently, the volcano showed up very recently, within the past 4 years. they also found a "city of eels" near the same locale; hundreds of eels for which they can't explain. my guess is that the eels are looking for a nice spot to hang out...with a plentiful supply of palusami and taro! ;)click the title for the link folks

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1120975286562676502005-07-09T22:49:00.000-07:002005-07-09T23:01:26.570-07:00

hey everyone! i just learned how to post pics! ;) so, i thought i'd post this pic of one of my favorite artists, sara jane auva'a (from sara jane's website). as a lot of you probably know, she's formerly of the group pacific soul. she then branched off to start her own career which has taken off.sara jane has a beautiful voice and a beautiful face to match! ;) any one know if she's single?

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1120970552596851542005-07-09T21:42:00.000-07:002005-07-09T21:42:32.613-07:00

hey y'all... long time no post, i know! i'm really, really sorry but as i've whined many a times before, things have just been so busy lately. the house is coming along, that is, i've emptied the boxes! ;) that and my son is out of school for the summer and so he's looking to me to fill up all the spare time that he now has! :) anyway, i'm really very, very happy, and VERY surprised to see

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1112853351057217072005-04-06T22:55:00.000-07:002005-04-06T22:55:51.056-07:00

well, i haven't had time to update my blog, not that anyone's reading it! sob, sob... nah, seriously, things have been busy lately. i'm in the process of buying a new home, i'm back in school and work's a bitc#$! things should start quieting down hopefully soon. but, the real bummer news is that i had to cancel my trip to samoa this year. my uncle's house has been impacted by the hurricane

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1105686550897006702005-01-13T23:09:00.000-08:002005-01-13T23:09:10.896-08:00

Wow! The chronicle recommends the island of Savaii for a vacation spot. That's surprising...ha ha! I'm heading down to Samoan for summer...can't wait!

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1104487122839044952004-12-31T01:58:00.000-08:002004-12-31T01:58:42.840-08:00

Some pretty funny Samoan jokes, many of which I can relate to. This one, especially: You know you're Samoan when your dad leaves a note in the shower saying don't move the showerhead because it's adjusted to the correct height (his and it hits your stomach) and then he signs it with his full name, like no one knows who would do such a thing? My father didn't leave me notes, but my

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1104399263762299302004-12-30T01:34:00.000-08:002004-12-30T01:34:23.763-08:00

Esera Tuaolo has come out with a Christmas CD. Esera, as some may recall, was a top defensive lineman for the NFL. After retiring from football, Esera revealed to the public that he's gay, which of course caused a big stir. Looks like he's been busy since then; in addition to launching this CD, he's taken a very active role in the gay community. Homosexuality wasn't discussed much during my

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1103431033955181892004-12-18T20:37:00.000-08:002004-12-18T20:39:03.256-08:00

Piece about National Geo's Chris Rainier and his latest collection of photos called Ancient Marks documenting various cultures that apply tattoos and other markings to their bodies. Seems like an interesting book, if not something for the coffee table. I found this especially interesting "...body marking satisfies a yearning to reconnect with the primordial pulse of ancient ways, thus

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1103363830226785532004-12-18T01:57:00.000-08:002004-12-18T01:57:10.226-08:00

i know, its been a while since i posted anything to my blog. not like anyone is looking anyway. ;) things have been pretty busy latey. i've been meaning to post but i've been just caught up with a lot of things, including work and life in general. in any case, i wanted to post this link to pics of beautiful american samoa that i found. very nice stuff...take a gander! will post again soon...

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095748721154580472004-09-20T23:38:00.000-07:002004-09-20T23:38:41.153-07:00

Interesting link about a tattoo artist in Utah. Gives some background on the importance of the pe'a or tattoo to pacific islanders. The guy has some nice tattoos on his right shoulder as well. I just got one done earlier this year. I'll take a picture of it soon and will post it. I have to agree with people that say tattoos are addictive. I'm already looking into getting another one.

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095667099052416212004-09-20T00:58:00.000-07:002004-09-20T00:58:19.053-07:00

Came across this website for Robert Louis Stevenson. Contains most of his works including a complete collection of his poetry and books like Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I'm sure most of you know that he loved Samoa and its people and from what I understand, the people admired him as well. He was named "tusitala" or teller of tales. When he died, he was carried up to the top of

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095569869611519532004-09-18T21:57:00.000-07:002004-09-18T21:57:49.610-07:00

Came across this the other day. Click the title for the link. Strange to think that these filthy places exist in Samoa but I guess every place has its dirty areas. Actually, its not that strange now that I think of it again. I have to say that a lot of the Samoans I've run into can care less about keeping things clean and well taken care of. Not to say that all Samoans are this way of

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095547947349286512004-09-18T15:52:00.000-07:002004-09-18T15:52:27.350-07:00

There's a lot of talented Polynesian artists coming out of New Zealand now-a-days. A lot of the Polynesians I talk to out here don't know of them but I think New Zealand is a hot spot for Polynesian musical talent. Kind of like Seattle with Grunge music. Some of my favorites are Scribe, Nesian Mystic and Mareko. Scribe and Mareko are hip hop, similar to a lot rappers out here in the US but

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095494139308621472004-09-18T01:55:00.000-07:002004-09-18T01:05:24.753-07:00

I bought this Samoan language coursebook to help in my efforts to learn the language. Good book but I recommend you get the audio cassette with it. I was trying to buy it over the course of a year and most stores where out of stock. Walmart finally got it in stock (of all places) and I ordered it but it didn't come with the audio cassette. Anyway, so I visit my mom's house one day and start

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095491019051403432004-09-18T01:03:00.000-07:002004-09-18T00:56:55.653-07:00

OK, I just looked at my first blog and I think this is actually pretty damn cool. Just type in the address www.samoan.blogspot.com and POW!...there it is. Pretty cool. In any case, I thought I'd mention a few words about this Samoan group that I was listening to while I was doing my first post. I actually listen to them a lot. I'm not sure if they're still together but their name is

palusamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425295482725338754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373677.post-1095489827801996982004-09-17T23:43:00.000-07:002004-09-18T00:10:58.016-07:00

Today, I'm starting my first blog. Big step for me. I'm a private person so creating a blog is a big deal. This website won't focus on me too much though, thank goodness for you. I've been interested in learning more about my culture; about the Samoan culture. Its pretty difficult to find information on Samoan culture, even in this day and age. I'd like to think that I'm not the only Samoan

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