Epenesa Tasesa

Last week’s ‘Take’ was a ‘Mis-Take’, and all I can plead is the traditional maxim of the craft: When doctors make mistakes, they go six feet under; when lawyers make mistakes, they go to jail; when writers make mistakes, they go to the people. No excuses; just regrets, that some readers might have wasted time, in trying to make sense of the senseless, and meaning of the meaningless.

The stories of Afoafouvale’s antics at Biarritz beach and that of Mata’afa’s white handkerchief were, for me, invaluable life lessons on what it takes to succeed and how to be responsible for public resources.

Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, our former Head of State, headed his tribute to Savea Sano Malifa, Editor-in-Chief of the Samoa Observer, Hail to the Chief, and acknowledged his wife, Muli’aga Jean Ash Malifa, for ensuring the show goes on and has kept the ship afloat, despite severe setbacks. I’ll call mine - Hail to Hard Work and Friends. Fata Sano Malifa (Sano), as he was known then, came to journalism with a collection of poems, "Looking down at Waves", already published.