timtufuga's Journal in July 2007

This is certainly a blast from the past. I have finally made contact with my half brother, and sister in law, from Samoa, and they have sent me photos of their young one, Miranda, who is now six years of age.

Mr. Manu Tausisi and wife Shanti Wongsin. (2001)

It has been 10 years since I last spoke to my half siblings. In that time I never knew that they had married and had children of their own. Although I have never knew of their marriages, who their spouses are and where they have moved to during this past decade. I have no idea of the health of my father and his wife in Samoa. I have not seen my father since 1997. My father is a certified practising accountant and is a senior auditor for the Audit department within the Samoan government. He is an former Canterbury University of New Zealand undergraduate and a Saint Bedes old boy from Christchurch, New Zealand. Saint Bedes College sporting hero would be John Preston from the All Blacks, then there is lawnbowlers like my father in their sporting almanac history.

My father is Fa'imanu Tausisi Amituanai, you can find him on google, and you will realise that he is a lawn bowler from Samoa. My father, and his wife, Sonalote, have represented their country in Lawnbowls for a couple of decades having represented Samoa in the Victoria Commonwealth Games, in Canada, in 1994, the Kuala Lumpa Commonwealth Games, in Malaysia, in 1998, and finally, the Manchester Commonwealth Games, in England, in 2000. My father is famous for beating the Lennox Lewis of lawn bowls, Kevin Kerkow, from Australia, the world champion, in mens singles, in a round robin lawn bowls match, back in 1994.

As you can gather, we have a very estranged relationship which can only be explained as rather spurrious in origin. I have finally made contact with one of my three half brothers, two are still in Samoa. My other brother is in Auckland, New Zealand, is a naturalised New Zealander, he is also married with four children, all New Zealand born Samoan. My other sister is in Fiji with her husband and she has three offsprings in this marriage, by the way her husband has the same surname as my sister and I, and yes, he is also from my mother's village in Samoa, but we are related only in distant kin. This is something of an affront of sorts sine I also call my brother in law Mr. Tufuga as well. Mr. Fagaloa Tufuga LLB, and LLM, is a United Nations lawyer who had been formerly seconded from the Samoan government to serve the UN. My half sister, Mrs. Marei Tufuga MPP is a postgrad. from Sydney University.

My full blood sister, Rochelle Tufuga, and I, are New Zealanders, having been born in New Zealand, I was born in Christchurch, not surprising, way back in 1968, ancient history now.

It is strange how life can make such an interesting spectacle of families relationship, then you have the bastards out there who tell the whole world about it!!!! Shameless heh!!!

Ia soifua

Tim Brian Tufuga

and, yes, you can call me by my other name Tim Brian Amituana'i.

My I-Pond is now activated.

Thank you for your pictures Manu and Shanti

A montage video of my late mother's misdiagnosis...

Noosa Half Marathon next on the running calender...

I have youtubed my Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2...

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