THE MONEY MAKING CONCEPT

Never in my life have I ever been really in need of money. Today I called up one of my favoured "Tavale's" (cousins) in search of a way to make some quick cash for Fiji. I got word a from a very reliable source that her boss was paying a Mexican guy $200 each month to clean-up their home garden which is about as big as 12ft x 10ft. Its not much of a job for $200 and being that I needed some dough, I made it my mission to convince my cousin into hiring me and not the mexican guy. But still $200 isn't enough for my cause.

The reason behind my sudden urge to raise money is the fact that when an islander returns home, it is advised that he pack all of his cheap clothes with only one pair of shoes but most importantly be loaded with a heck of a lot of money. My warning was given by none other than my homeboy and neighbour for 15 years, Steenox, whose exact words were, " Bro when are you coming down? The Namu train is waiting!" Having lived and been a part of the Namu train for a portion of my growing age, I could identify what Steenox means when the Namu train is waiting. It means I have to get off my ass and start looking for money.

The Namu Train is a labelled status for the people back home in the islands who think that when one returns from a foreign country, he shall be bringing back money to cater for the needs of those onboard. In other words, it is a bunch of people who eagerly await your coming in expectancy of good tidings that involve the giving away of money. However, funny enough, the namu train only functions for the first two weeks of the foreigners visit. Sometimes even longer! In one perspective you are thought highly off and given alot of respect on your return to the motherland; on the other hand you are losing are hack of alot of money on things such as alcohol, food and other daily necessities..lol.

If you come home broke, you're most probably a joke! Not entirely true, but in my culture, you don't want to come home broke. So here is to raising an awareness that Navstar is in need of money for travels back to Fiji..lol. Alot of my family have been telling me to visit them before I go down to Fiji so that they could give me some pocket money. That's pretty much my first source of income for travels...Anyone with ideas?