Victoria's House
A friend has asked me about construction in Samoa. Here's Victoria's house, a Tsunami replacement job with comments. more
A friend has asked me about construction in Samoa. Here's Victoria's house, a Tsunami replacement job with comments. more
Diary of a visionary
The Prime Minister of Samoa Tuila'epa (He says "Just call me Tui") opened our first business in Samoa on Friday and amongst other things thanked me for bringing vision to his country. This post is a sample of an extraordinary three day period - a snapshot of the last three days in the life of an IT Entrepreneur in Samoa. more
The Prime Minister of Samoa Tuila'epa (He says "Just call me Tui") opened our first business in Samoa on Friday and amongst other things thanked me for bringing vision to his country. This post is a sample of an extraordinary three day period - a snapshot of the last three days in the life of an IT Entrepreneur in Samoa. more
Why does it happen?
Lots of people I meet ask me questions about Samoa - people I know and strangers I meet here - both Palagi and Samoan. One of the deeper questions relates to why the Tsunami happened. Here's another Sunday sermon from Paradise. Hint: Bypass it if you're not curious, religious or don't feel like imbibingsome theology something deep and meaningful! more
Lots of people I meet ask me questions about Samoa - people I know and strangers I meet here - both Palagi and Samoan. One of the deeper questions relates to why the Tsunami happened. Here's another Sunday sermon from Paradise. Hint: Bypass it if you're not curious, religious or don't feel like imbibing
Politics & Power in Paradise
Samoa is well recognised as a highly political country. It doesn't matter where you go, what you do, there is this deep political undertone that influences Samoan thinking and behaviour. Read more, if you dare! more
Samoa is well recognised as a highly political country. It doesn't matter where you go, what you do, there is this deep political undertone that influences Samoan thinking and behaviour. Read more, if you dare! more
The Product - Sunday in Samoa
A friend recently sent me an email with questions asking us (Christians) what our product was and whether we were marketing it right. I answered that the product is "Relationship" and we don't need and shouldn't want any marketing at all. more
A friend recently sent me an email with questions asking us (Christians) what our product was and whether we were marketing it right. I answered that the product is "Relationship" and we don't need and shouldn't want any marketing at all. more
Shower 'em with Love
Facing fairly severe "reverse" racism at times in Samoa, I've had to adjust to a different way of doing things from my ingrained patterns of behaviour. Justifiable indignation and defensive aggression must be replaced with another approach - one that more closely resembles grace. I call it here "Showering 'em with love". It's a tricky subject that'll have you thinking! more
Facing fairly severe "reverse" racism at times in Samoa, I've had to adjust to a different way of doing things from my ingrained patterns of behaviour. Justifiable indignation and defensive aggression must be replaced with another approach - one that more closely resembles grace. I call it here "Showering 'em with love". It's a tricky subject that'll have you thinking! more
Just a liitle bit of evil
A colleague in Paradise recently suggested that I should learn that in Samoa, "You have to do a little bit of evil to do good!" I bit my tongue for all of 24 hours hours and then we had a 'little discussion'. That discussion has now been going on for three weeks! It's Sunday again today and that's my trigger to speak religious about this pickly little subject. more
A colleague in Paradise recently suggested that I should learn that in Samoa, "You have to do a little bit of evil to do good!" I bit my tongue for all of 24 hours hours and then we had a 'little discussion'. That discussion has now been going on for three weeks! It's Sunday again today and that's my trigger to speak religious about this pickly little subject. more
Force be with you
"May the Force be with you . . . " and so my daughters had a bodyguard while they were in Samoa recently! more
"May the Force be with you . . . " and so my daughters had a bodyguard while they were in Samoa recently! more
Value Adding
Samoa wants more business, more tourists, more international investments, but making a poorly run business bigger simply makes a bigger poorly run business. more
Samoa wants more business, more tourists, more international investments, but making a poorly run business bigger simply makes a bigger poorly run business. more
