As I write this piece of writing I keep wasting time thinking about all the food that I’m going to buy, instead of thinking about the ways to go and which direction my hands need to be in.
Today is Fiafia eve. To be honest I’m not that nervous but I know what I’m like, I’ll act all confident and then when my group gets called I’ll freak out and try to hide. I know I’ll be fine though.
This is my first Fiafia. Well being in a group, for the past three years I have come to watch my best friend Lucy. I always love coming to Fiafia to eat the delicious food that families from the school set up.
The thing that I look forward to buying the most is Cook Island donuts.
This year I chose to be in the Niuean group. I chose the Niuean group because I am Niuean and I knew it would be a small group, and I don’t like being in large groups of children. I am so happy that I chose Niuean group because our dance is sweet and short.
There are many different groups in Fiafia I can’t name them all. Obviously there will be the normal groups like Samoan, Tongan, Kapa Haka, Cook Island and Hip Hop.
The thing that I am looking forward to most is that the girls get to wear lipstick!!! I am a humongous fan of lipstick. My favourite type of lipstick is matte! Which is why I'm going to be wearing my favourite red matte lipstick.
In about an hours time all of the groups will be heading to the court for one big walk through, I think it will be a dress rehearsal. I brought my white shirt and my lipstick today. I am hoping that it will be a full dress rehearsal so I can wear my lipstick. I just have one rule! No one else can wear my lipstick but me.
Today is the real deal. Fiafia is tonight and I’ll be performing on the big stage in front of so many people. My group has already gone through our last run through practice on the stage. I am so looking forward to the food and performances. I am also looking forward to wearing lipstick! As I said before I love lipstick. But today I did get a little bit nervous. All the other girls in my group aren’t really into makeup like I am, they made it sound like it could kill you! Some girls asked Ms Lagitupu if we had to wear lipstick. My heart sank. Ms Lagitupu said “No we’re not wearing makeup!” I replied that Miss Lavakula said the we could. After a little discussion Ms Lagitupu said its alright if we come tonight with a little lippy on as long as it looked neat and tidy. My heart finally rose back up, I was so relieved!
I am pretty calm right now about Fiafia, I know I’ll do great!
Wow what a very descriptive piece of writing about your first FiaFia night Alexis. You really get the feeling that you love wearing lipstick,because you have mentioned it many times in this piece of writing, and that you are also looking forward to the food.
ReplyDeleteFia fia night was awesome and you did an amazing job with your group, I could see that you all put alot of time and effort into making sure your performance was spot on. The food was delicious, and to see so many people come along to support this amazing event is awesome.
Well done Alexis on your first Fia Fia night you rocked.