Throughout the week there's been a build up with many fans buying and wearing supporters Tshirts (like the one I bought for my dad) and flags to wave around at the match or small ones for sticking on cars and although they lost by a large margin, it was funny to see so many Samoans playing for the All Blacks and also dominating in various plays.
I'm definitely not a die-hard rugby fan as I leave that to my father and beloved but it's always good to sit down for a meal with the family and to enjoy watching games between nations (and particularly rugby with both Samoa and NZ) with much anticipation hoping that by some miracle the underdog will win (like in the movies).
But when they don't, we say "oh well, at least they gave it a shot and next time, you never know". Being Samoan doesn't necessarily mean that you give up when the going get's tough but it's to figure out what to do for that next time.
Tomorrow, there may be many sad faces or disappointed fans out there but not to worry as there are still many young men fired up wanting to change that fate and willing to train hard to make that happen. There are probably lots of parents right now taking their sons and daughters to rugby training hoping that they will get into those premiere squads that will represent NZ or Samoa.
However, tomorrow I'm looking forward to the book launch but also in launching my acrylic paintings sets that I'll be trialing to sell at the store that depict my identity as a SamoaNZ or NZ Samoan. So considering to go 'live' on Facebook or will take picks and post up on the next blogpost.
Have a happy weekend...
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