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🇫🇯🇨🇳 He/Him | Freelance Pasifika linguist | PgDip linguistics🎓 | A risk to every gender 🏳️🌈 | Tamata Viavialevu
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Can we make some noise for ya bois first featured article? 😊
So proud I got to put my name next to my mentor's on this project and then be asked to write about it! It's a small win but a win nonetheless for representation of Young Pasifika academics. We're out here guys!🇫🇯
One of the big guns from the linguistics department heard about my workshop and was so impressed she wants me to write an article about it in USPs Conch magazine.
I can't believe that they're talking about MY work. I'm so incredibly humbled I'm floored rn 🥺
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“Down syndrome”? Losa’s man is a masters student in Hawaii, Jonathan is a kasei from TikTok.
One of these 2 are challenging their mind, the other one is mentally challenged. You do the math 😐
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Listen, I'm just saying if I ever bagged a Fijian girl, forget traditional gender roles she'd never EVER have to touch a pot or pan in our house for the rest of her life, that's all me girl just tell me what you want for dinner 😏
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My parents cant fathom that I'm out here competing for UNPAID internships to just get my foot in the door. A degree doesn't get you as far as in the 80s, you gotta network, go to events, do work to get work
The time of sending CVs & waiting for the phone to ring is over Torika💀
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Wasn’t going to post this ig story here but fuck it we all deserve a laugh. Shout out to Fiji TV 😂
So… I fucked around with a blow torch and almost burnt my house down 🤡
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Somebody’s grandfather is on here commenting on girls photos and retweeting porn I’m HOLLERING 😭 team Fiji someone come get your Tutu plss idk if he knows we can all see his rts 💀💀💀💀💀
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Broke up with mans Thursday, drank my feelings Friday, went out to dinner with someone new tonight
Yeah I'm hurt but if he can't see how good I was to him there's a million other people with better vision
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SPC entry level vacancies be like…
Position: Assistant
Requirements:
-Bachelor’s degree
-Minimum 768 years of experience
-10000 word essays on quantum physics, string theory & the economy of Ba Sing Se
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Bula Re!
Didn't see any kuta on the qts so I thought I'd show up & show off for
#CBM
✨
Yacaku -Semi Arthur Naisau
'Oro - Na'alou
Ti'ina - Macua'a
Yasana - Macua'a
#CBM_UNITED
C B M - U N I T E D
QT/THREAD a post of your pic, name, koro, tikina and yasana. Lessgoooo
#CBM_UNITED
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Met one of the boys from high school in Os last night. I haven’t had contact with him in maybe 5+ years & the way we ran into each other hugging & jumping like idiots I was tearing up
He has 2 kids now & he & his wife are doing well for themselves & I’m so so happy for him 🥹🫶🏾
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Stop engaging with that ulukau Ilikini don’t you gang see the exposure you’re giving him? That’s EXACTLY what he wants.
He’s the new Ron
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I AM FUMING. A thread...
My friend
@typicalrotuman1
has an IG for her art & today some siosio 🇺🇲 was on 1 of her pics calling her a racist. It's a drawing of her & her man with the caption "I got me some strong tasty coffee" mind you these are both Fijians (I'taukei & Rotuman)
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Not the Tongan twink I made out with and the Kiribati boy I dated coming to say hi to me within 2mins of each other 💀
It's giving Pacific Islands Forum 😭😭😭😭😭
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Just a reminder to new USP students...
You can get Apple music on the student discount for $5fjd a month if you make a unidays acc & link your USP login. Also you get Apple TV+ bundled in for free.
You're welcome 💁🏾♂️
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Funny story, found out at a house party that me & this dude messed with the same girl it was so hilarious bc he started describing her house & I finished the description. We both paused for a second & looked at eachother like 👁👄👁 then burst out laughing bc she played us both💀
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Bachelors degree vs Post graduate diploma 👨🏾🎓
Bookmark this for when I get my masters (eventually)
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Excuse the flex but... I GOT THE JOB‼
My new job title is Fijian Language Expert & Phonetician and yes that sounds super fancy so I'll be flexing it until everyones annoyed with me☺
I have a job interview over Google meet tonight so I vacuumed my floor. My mental state is just silly antics and tomfoolery at this point
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A reflection on
@LiceMovono
points today about Paul Gerathy & his place in Itaukei academia. I have a TON of respect for him & his work no doubt he was instrumental in the push to document/study Fijian langs so with great respect from someone studying linguistics at USP today...
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Spent more time on this campus than the other one tbh 😂
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Got to flex my French at the Roc market with a customer today, she & her baby daughter were speaking French to eachother then switching to English to order & when I replied in French she had a big smile & we got to chatting
It feels so nice to speak a language I never get to use
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Its the Tongan girl kneeling to propose to me and asking "Wait, but are you Fijian? Bc I want mats"
Me: MY FATHER OWNS ALL THE MATS IN MACUATA. HOW MANY KUTA BABY? HOWWW MAANNNNYYYYY????? 🤣
#MMT
🇹🇴
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I heard you like boys who cook sooo... Can I make you lunch sometime? 😃
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when you’re mean to Israel this is who you’re being mean to:
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I don’t want to hear comparisons to the night life in the west or north or where ever. You gang just worry about your town being flooded this coming cyclone season & leave my City OUT OF IT
I am tiredt of the Suva slander I’ll hear NONE of it 🚫
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Incase I was rambling. "Men ain't shit" is a colloquialism used by an oppressed group (women), much like "fuck the police" no it's not aimed at ALL men/police it's a "fuck you" to the system of power that oppresses them.
It's not about you, IT'S ABOUT THE SYSTEM
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Elite ✨
Tbh there's nothing sexier than a big chunky Rotuman man dancing a tiạp hi’i 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
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Went to opium on Saturday after almost a year and got culture shock. Everybody standing on tables to dance like it’s normal behavior, one dumb ass looking girl just stood up there like 🧍🏽♀️
If you’re not gonna shake some ass up there get the fuck down Tupou
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When your family is telling you what mats to put where but you don’t know their names so you get yelled at for taking too long… WHOS JOB WAS IT TO TEACH ME GUYS? 😭💀
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Usp be like - You must go through the appropriate channels...
Me, an islander: "Hi aunty? Yeah, can you help me out with this? SAS wants to fight"
Aunty: "Resend the email, CC me"
Powerful 😂
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As fucken scary as the thought of this snake is, I hope biosecurity releases it responsibly in a suitable area & not just kill it.
Like maybe in Gau, where it'll feel right at home with all its relatives 🥺
#CBM_UNITED
This snake was found close to our area in Vatuwaqa and the person that found it wants to keep as a pet.
He even charged people $1 if they wanna see.
Some1 called the police to complain , they were told to call Biosecurity.Finally biosecurity came nd took away.
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That waka guy getting dragged on the TL ruthlessly
Someone mentioned his wife getting dragged last time for being dense, someone telling him to pay ginger framers fairly, someone telling him to go fuck his coffee shop
Vaka na car crash I dont want to look but I cant look away😭
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Dad was honored for his outstanding service to the country. Hes been a pillar of the Fiji Scouts Asso. for 25+ years & an integral part of youth edu programs for 1000s of young Fijians
Im so incredibly proud of him
When I say I stand on the shoulders of giants I mean it ❤️🇫🇯⚜️
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In January I was crying bc I was given a 2nd chance I didn’t deserve, PG units aren’t easy or cheap so I didn’t know how I was gonna redo my final course
Today I’m crying bc as burnt out as I am I made good on a promise I made to my family & my supervisor
IM GONNA GRADUATE!🎓
I owe my research supervisor so much, an email she sent me had me bawling my eyes out on the train today. I wouldn’t have finished my BA, started my PGDip or thought I was good enough to even consider an MA without her.
Her faith in me has brought me to tears multiple times…
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It’s almost 9pm and my parents aren’t home yet, no call no txt NOTHING…Do they think this is a hotel? For me to stay up and wait for them???
Very soon I’m going to go wait on my driveway with a belt who do these kids think they are???
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Here I am enjoying my evening jog & trying to change my playlist when some guy snatches my phone & sprints
When I tell you the asthma left my body SO FAST when I chased him
Anyway 1 of the yasa boys tackled him & I got my phone & my lick back. Also I think my knuckles dislocated
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The viavia people last night, another 1 was this ugly girl with box braids giving me the side eye.
Miss, I grew all these inches on my head myself meanwhile under your synthetic extensions you have 2 inches of cotton ball fluff to match the 2 inches on your man 🤏🏾
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Bisexual dating- clubbing edition
Dating a man-“we go home?”
Me: If you want to go home you can go dont let me stop you Im having a good time no one told you to come I already said I’d be out late so dont spoil my night just bc you’re tired
Dating a woman-“we go home?”
Me: Ok.
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“I stand with Israel” ni sona, you didn’t even vote last election ulukau
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I was lying out my teeth to randoms in the smoking room last night saying I went to Yat Sen to avoid a deans conversation until I heard“HEY OB!” From one of my classmates in head to toe Marist merch. Flag and all 💀💀💀
Everyone saw. I just …😭
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@laborielfiji
Losa’s my home girl from USP & I know Kalen from primary school. They’re the least problematic people I know, that dirty little twink should stick to fighting rats in the club for territory or whatever he does in bar one
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THIS IS DISCRIMINATION! Just drag her! Why y'all gotta bring the rest of us gap toothed bastards into it?
Didn't we suffer enough in primary?
#FeelTheGap
😭😭😭😭
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Please, those uncooked chickens buy 2 vodka sodas & waste space all night while locals are out there buying tower after tower like someone’s going to die if they don’t 😂
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Tupou is so loud on the TL and I never 100% know what she's talking about
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Brought someone home from the clubs & instead of putting the moves on them I sang an entire Paramore album to them, front to back, I handed them the CD to read the lyrics & sing with me too. Baby there was a concert in my bedroom this morning lmfao this is why Im fucking single😂
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Not to tickle my own pickle but whoever locks me down is gonna be so lucky… & fat 😛
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Dad says hes going back to USP next semester to finish his MA bc he finally found a supervisor
Me: OMG we’re going to be MA buddies together next year?!
Dad: Thats IF you hurry up & submit your final PG assessment thats taken you all year
Jone pls, my feelings😭
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LOOK AT HER GUYYYYSSSSS!!!!
I’m so proud of her! 😍
Me: *confidently* I’ll top the cheesecake with a berry compote
Narrator: He had never made a compote in his entire life
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Dads bday cake is a carrot & date cake spiced with ginger(from his farm btw❤️), cinnamon & nutmeg topped with salted caramel and toasted coconut.
Best believe when I’m in the kitchen everything’s made FROM SCRATCH baby 👌🏾🥕🎂
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In other news I went on a date with a man that didn't let me pay for ANYTHING. Is this what pretty girls feel like all the time? Because it's nice to be taken care of 🥺
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Told my friend that I was checking out this cute guy that walked past the bar, didn’t think anything of it, went to the smoking room & that cute guy comes up to me… what does he say?
“Ay bula…. Momo Arthur?”
😭😭😭😭😭 FAAAAKKKKK
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Woilei nothings ever good enough for some of you gang, as if you could go meke at Ratu Sukuna day or festpac with your fucken ugly beer bellies and kanikani STFU and do what you’re good at….NOTHING
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If you’re going to get me a birthday cake from rosy hearts just give me a hug bro, it’s ok don’t waste your money
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Started talking to someone a few years younger than me & their need for attention is way too much for me to handle. I don’t even txt my sister every WEEK & you want me to check in with you twice a day?
This is why I don’t mess with anyone under 25, got me feeling SMOTHERED
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But also if someones spent their time training in a certain field maybe just listen with a teachable spirit bc even tho a degree doesnt quantify intelligence it does indicate someones dedication to their craft. Having access to knowledge is 1 thing having the skill to use it is🤷🏾♂️
Not related to this tweet you don’t need to be a ”doctor” to talk about health, you don’t need to be a “scientist” to talk about science, you don’t need to be a “chef” to speak about food 🧐
This is the age of information. It’s all out there for u to know ☝🏽
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🧵Walked to the bar & some guy stopped me, he said “Your father was my teacher, I know your mother” mentioned them by name then, “I know your whole family, please thank your mum & dad for me bc they were our role models in Tavua”….
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Oh my hair feels right and I’m feeling myself tonight 🔥
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I LOVE Suva weather. If you dont like the rain...Leave 🤷🏾♂️
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I was told in a politics class that he didn't think "common folk" needed to have access to tertiary education. He believed that privalege should be reserved for I'taukei aristocracy bc he thought an educated commoner would undermine chiefly authority. Kinda shitty if you ask me🤷🏾♂️
Today i learnt that Ratu Sukuna was not how we learnt about him in school.
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Slay
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An older family member saying “you can’t even speak Fijian” was so rude. That’s not even funny damn that hurt my feelings a lot. Sure I’m not fluent yet but I try really REALLY hard
But whyd you have to knock me down like that? Did it make you feel better about yourself? Hateful
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Nobody: …
Thomas Baker:
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No Pacific country can even hope to match a Fijian curry. My experience? Eating chicken curry in Uvea.
Spices used:
1- Haldi
2- Salt
3- End of list
Don’t fight me on this, the Indo-Fijian fam will drag you😌
What’s your unpopular food opinion?? We are in need of harmless discourse, unload the clip!!
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I don’t enjoy cooking for my family anymore, I actively avoid it now bc they don’t appreciate the effort. At times I’ve started prepping meals 2 days ahead & the 1st thing that’d come out of their mouths when its finally on the table is criticism, flat out ungratefulness
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“Free West Papua” but “I stand with Israel”? AND YOURE PASIFIKA?
Oh nah, unfollow me rn I just know your sapo got skid marks you dingle berry bitch
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Roast chicken, 3 sides and a gravy from scratch...ya boi is tired 🥴
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Picture 1 - 21st bday, suicidal & about to drop out of law school
Picture 2 - 26th bday Graduating with a BA, already in my PGDip linguistics era with credits on 1 publication under my belt & about to write a full page spread in the university magazine on my work
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A requirement for getting into parliament should be having a full head of hair bc if there’s 1 thing I’ve learned about bald Fijian men in politics…..
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Is NOW the time to make JOKES about part Tongans?
When Tongans globally are suffering?
When people still can't get into contact with their family in the kingdom?
When Lau is in the state its in?
Very yucky behavior. A reminder to use your qavokavoka before your mouth does a coka
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Funny how I still get made fun of for being the darkest grandchild, like my uncle used to call me "Blackie Chan" and "espresso" but none of my fair cousins ever got approached for modeling jobs 🙊
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No more of these coup senior citizens in parliament YOU HEAR ME FIJI 🫵🏾
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Well… to sum it up…
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Mum: Kauta mai na coco ya
Me: *brings a kuta*
Mum: 🤨
Me: 👁️👄👁️
Mum: Ae??? Iko kila na cava na coco?
Me: …*holds up a vakabati & looks at dad*
Dad: *looks at me with pity shaking his head*
Mum: Iko! Vosa vei luvemu
Me: Just point at which one please YOURE STRESSING ME OUT 😭
When your family is telling you what mats to put where but you don’t know their names so you get yelled at for taking too long… WHOS JOB WAS IT TO TEACH ME GUYS? 😭💀
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Made a crispy fried tofu in a honey soy glaze for lunch. 10/10 would make again
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Almost got beat up by 2 guys last night on 2 separate occasions for dancing with their wives. My brother if she's gonna throw it back for me and not you that sounds like a you problem 🥴
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My mum kicked down my door at 8am with a “GET UP UNLESS YOU WANT TO BUY WHATEVER YOURE COOKING TOMORROW YOURSELF YOUR FATHERS GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET NOOOOWWW!!!!”
Cut to me running to the car holding my sneakers, hair tie & the determination to not pay for a single thing😂
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Gotta make sure I look extra 🔥 for the FSM culture night tonight & the after parties, why?
Because eventually I want to be a house husband so trapping a med student is like an investment in my future retirement 🤌🏾
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Made shakshuka for dinner & for once I didn’t break the yolks. They were runny & jammy & perfect 😌
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Polynesians.
with talk around elitism going on how do you guys define pasifika elitism lol, wit examples
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I don’t want to add salt to the wound but interestingly the French equivalent DELF- Diplôme d'études en langue Française is valid for LIFE
Apparently the French know you don’t forget a language every 2 years 😂
I took the IELTS Test a few years ago, aced it proudly, only to find out the certificate is valid for 2 years. SORRY, DOES ENGLISH CHANGE EVERY 2 YEARS TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT WE NEED TO RE-SIT TO PROVE THAT WE CAN STILL SPEAK OUR FORMER COLONIALIST'S LANGUAGE?!
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I’m not saying buying a house in our parents time was easy but the way team Fiji has rallied around Roneels good news is telling of how difficult/almost impossible being a home owner is for our generation
Congratulations to him and fuck you to the sewer rats in government
If only we could run to our govt for security the way twitter is running for Roneel 💀
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In a cab & this car swerves towards us then goes back to his lane to pass us
Cab Driver: WOOOOAAAIIII
Other driver: WOOOIIII!!!
Me: WHAT THE FUCK?!!!!
Cab driver: No worry boss that’s my son
Sala chutiya save the jokes for home I’m gonna have a heart attack 😭
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My research supervisor telling me she loved my research topic in our meeting today was validation I really needed.
I didn't think it was good enough but she kept going on & on about carrying this over from Postgrad to my masters & helping me securing funding.
I'm on a high rn😁
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Nobody asked for my DMC review but honestly it’s not good. The oil tastes weird, chickens super greasy & the seasoning sucks… The portions & textures good, Im guessing its pressure fried not deep fried. IMO Sun Fryer seasons their chicken better. Glad I tried it, wouldnt go back
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Guy: *grabs my waist* You’re such a beautiful boy
Me: and you’re an ugly man, kauta tani na ligamu deu vaculaki iko i matai nomu friends. Set?
Guy: Oi oi set set
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Finally looking through pictures from my graduation party & found this gem
Mr Naisau Sr always yapping
Mr Naisau Jr never listening 😂
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Made a fried chickpea rice bowl salad thing with a honey mustard mayo for lunch. Should've quick pickled the onions but 10/10 would make again ✅
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Had to look for something to back this up real quick before some Ratu came for my neck😭 but yeah, mans was not a fan of upward social mobility for the common folk. Maybe he was threatened by the possible creation of a powerful middle class of I'taukei🤷🏾♂️
Let's not romanticise him
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Hiya! This has a bit of traction, I'm a PG sociolinguistics student so I can speak on this with a bit of authority. An accent is personalized to an individual and has so many influences, ie, class, socio economic status, mother tongue, identifying with a subculture, media being..
Just talk english normally with your fijian accent. Theres nothing wrong with it. Like where did you get your overseas accent from when you've always lived in fiji? 🥴😂😂
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You ex Natabua students ok? Bc it seems like you all need a hug… or therapy? Both?
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Can’t wait to tell my mum I’m done with my PGDip. This woman is so shady, last month she really said “so will you graduate before I die or what?”
Ma’am I already have a degree YOU WERE THERE! 😭
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Yesterday I learned some girls have been hustling my niece out of her lunch at school for awhile. I told my sister Id put laxatives in the food so that those rats violently shit their brains out to teach them a lesson…Now Im not allowed in the kitchen when lunch is being made 🙃
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