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THE LADIES OF THE AFAKASI SCOOP
We talk a lot in our episodes about our own experiences but our listeners still have some questions about us. Since we have never done a "who we are" type podcast we thought its about time we did that - just a tad delayed given that we have been podcasting for over a year now LOL.
Check out our brief Q&A below and then head over to Episode 24: Q&A with the Afakasi Scoop on YouTube or your favourite listening platform to hear the full Q&A session.
by Afakasi Scoop I 22 October 2021
Title | Cyn | Tee | Ria |
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Where were you born and raised? | Born and raised in Ranui, West Auckland! | Born - Green Lane Hospital - Auckland.
Lived out South first 10 months of my life before moving to West Auckland and been here ever since.
| Auckland, NZ. Moved around a bit as a kid but spent most of my life in West Auckland till recently I moved to Southside where I currently reside. |
What nationality are you? | I am Samoan from Tugafuafua and mums from vaipuna in Apia, our family descends from Scotland. | Fun Fact: 46% Samoan, 27% Ireland, 3% Tongan, 3% Sweden & Denmark, 8% Scottish, 12% England & North Western Europe, 1% Eastern Polynesian & NZ Maori | Half Samoan/Half Dutch – Mums family is from Vailoa Palauli in Savaii and I don’t know my Dutch side |
What kind of girl were you known as in High School? | I was a good student but a rebel as well lol... | Good-girl | I was in what they referred to as the “brainy” class but I was an undercover rebel lol |
What is your occupation? | Teacher | Educator | I was in Human Resources Management for 10 years but have now started my own business as a Life Coach – TuRIA Coaching check out my website turiacoach.com |
How many kids do you have? | 4 boys | 3 daughters | I have 2 boys. They are 13 & 15 now and are my security guards .. so good luck to whoever tries to cross the threshold! |
How old were you when you got married? When did you have kids? | Married at 21 years. Had 4 boys, left at 36 years of age. Lol had my eldest at at 19 | Married aged 25yrs. Kids - Twins at 26yrs & our youngest at 29yrs.
| 24 when I got married,
26 when I had my first son
28 when I had my 2nd son
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Current relationship status? | Am currently in a relationship | Married | I am single and ready to mingle hahaha Refer back to episode 19 – Dusting off the cobwebs, dating after 40 for more details |
What have you learnt from being in a marriage and having kids | That Marriage/relationships shouldn't be hard. Life can be busy - MAKE TIME. | Compromise, patience, & I’m quite onto it when I need to be and don’t even realise it (Coz as a Mum - you just are!). | Never close the lines of communication, don't give up too easily, nurture the relationship with your husband. |
What made you want to jump into podcasting? | When I catch up with these two over wine we have so much laughs and jokes and thought this would be awesome if we did it in a podcast while discussing some topic we go through as mums | When Cyn head-hunted me to join I was flattered! (Cyn, galm doooown LMAO)
Nah honestly we always talked about all the things we got up to and were constantly doing those “imagine if we wrote a book” lol! !
| Cyn asked us to lol And then I fell in love with it.
Its a really good excuse to prioritise time with the girls too. Sometimes we get so busy that we dont make time for us - having this podcast ensures that we do.
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What makes Afakasi Scoop different? | What you see is how we are when catching up makes it that much easier. It's nice to hear other ladies say they have a connection to us because we remind them of us. | We talk to each other like we normally do in person. It’s kinda like - What you see is what you get | We talk about stuff that we haven’t heard our Pasifika people talk about in public before. |
Which character are you on the podcast? | I'm the wise advisor lol...i should've become a therapist or something…..lol | I’m the go with the flow, get my facts 15mins before recording type! I like to play devil’s advocate and looove rarking Cyn up & she falls every time:( lol | I'm the serious, planning, responsible one that the other two always yawn at but ya need me and love me, ya know it lol |
Describe the other 2’s characters on the podcast - #1 | Don't be fooled by Ria she may sound like the innocent one in the middle but she is undercover too...lol however very organised got her shit together. | Ria: organised, logical thinker, reigns Cyn in when she needs it. Ria's actually undakava mocker too & she's more lady-like than we are🤣
| They are both the won’t take anything serious guys, dont read the plan guys and the keep fighting with each other guys hahaha Makes for great entertainment value lol
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Describe the other 2’s characters on the podcast - #2 | Tee - is so good at rarking me up.
Always asks me the questions to get at me lol so I go blank but I try to be ready for her hahaha
Picks on cyn all the time, she's a mean girl! lol | Cyn: ulavale, funny joker, can be serious also, bullies Tee & goes 0-100 real quick for no reason! | I wouldnt have it any other way. |
Name 3 things you wished you could do/ on your bucket-list - #1 | Travel to Scotland to where The Crichton Castle is, my cousin went and I saw pics but would love to see it in person! | To travel to Ireland & Scotland to see where my donors family came from
| I want to go to Holland to see how my other side (Dutchies) live |
#2 | Would love to Open a office for our Network | Take my kids to Samoa | I want to move back out West Auckland lol |
#3 | Go with my partner and my boys and travel | Milk a Cow (actually) | I want to buy a remote property and turn it into a retreat centre for Mums to rejuvenate, find themselves again and do my Life Coaching work |
Hear the Q&A session in full on
Episode 24 - Q&A with Afakasi Scoop on YouTube
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