Letters to the Editor – letters@fijitimes.com.fj
Fashion show
The FJFW is gaining momentum day by day as more talented designers are eager to showcase their creativity and prove their mettle in the fashion industry.
Looking at the events and designer wears, one can clearly say the Fiji Fashion Week is turning the talented unknowns into knowns.
With eminent designers such as Ana Rabuka, Anton Conway and Alex Ligairi, the fjfw seems to garner regional and international recognition as well.
While all is blooming in the world of fashion, it would be nice to have guest celebrities who have worked the ramp such as Paris Hilton, former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and other famous models to grace the event.
I am sure it will further boost the rapport of the fashion industry in Fiji.
Avitesh D Kumar Ba
An elephant
An elephant is a very gentle beast when you get to know him but it is well known to be unforgiving never mind for how long you had hurt him.
Likewise I’d say they are comparable to some of our politicians today who kept preaching to the people advising them not to be swayed by the good deeds of the government but remember what had happened to them in the past.
Perhaps the message here is this: “Why can’t we all live as humans and not as an elephant for once, to understand that reconciliation and forgiving is the only way forward to build a better Fiji for our tomorrow”.
Romeo Baleimakogai Kivi
Vatukoula
Bus worthiness
So we note recent media reports that the latest accident involved a bus served with a defect notice by none other than the LTA, only a day before.
I’m sure the public (motorists, passengers and pedestrians alike) are watching keenly to see what the LTA does in this instance.
Will they walk the (much) talk and ground the whole fleet of this company whose bus was involved in Kalabu, as they have done previously to another operator (with lesser notoriety for bus mishaps) too?
Or will there be a different set of rules applied?
We’re all watching, Mr Tuinaceva. What’s your next move?
R. Sharma
Australia
Research statistics
Just as I had envisioned after reading Saturday’s headline that it will be understood in the ambiguous way by some!
Did you mean 55per cent are unemployed or that 55per cent of people polled said unemployment was a major issue?
There is vast difference in the two, please clarify.
However, please also allow me to have my say on your article: Fiji among the worst (FT 31/5).
On the contrary, let us view this subject of unemployment on a positive light against your gloomy backdrop.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
This famous quote by J.F. Kennedy highlights the value of responsibility everyone should learn to imbibe in their life.
Without responsibility, there is no freedom.
Elbert Hubbard said: “Responsibility is the price of freedom”.
Therefore, to find oneself standing in the queue of the jobless is to find oneself with wrong choices.
Have we made responsible choices?
Have we kept our eyes and ears open towards the market indicators before we leaped into those choices a few years back?
Have our instructors – those who educated us, given us the pros and cons of our choices?
If not, then the high unemployment rate means failure of our educators to properly guide us towards our destinies.
Sir Ken Robinson PhD, the retired American educationist highlights that we have got it all wrong.
He says that we have a system that uproots the individual from his natural, secured habitat.
Education should rather harmonise an individual to his environment.
The education system should be geared as such to reflect this principal of freedom of choice, not one that subjects one to a constrained mentality of seeing one’s narrow career as all-in-all.
We need a system which makes the individual responsible for their choices with multi-talents.
One must take their choices in life with utmost care and attention, for the opportunities are never limited.
When individuals take the right choices, they move ahead, so do all of us.
The intelligent never blame others for their anguish.
“Life is like riding a bicycle; to keep your balance, you must keep moving,” so said Albert Einstein.
Look around, many fields require people like yourself, take a pick, you will help shorten the queue, its never too late.
Som Nand
Nasinu
Not about love and hate
Pio Bosco Tikoisuva has got it wrong (FT 2/6). What Felix Anthony the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party said has nothing to do with love or hate.
Mr Anthony said: “It is apparent that the Electoral Decree only applies to other political parties and not Fiji First”.
Question is whether that statement is true or false?
The voting public should form an opinion about that by keeping a keen eye out on the relevant information and evidence.
It is the civic duty of the media to put that before the public without leaning towards any political party.
Rajend Naidu
Sydney
Thank you
I would like to thank this government for bringing the investors to the Yavusa of Vatukaloko in Ra.
Work has started for the two manufacturing company with which Fiji will benefit and it will enhance Fiji’s GDP.
Youth of Vatukaloko will get employed. Once again thank you very much.
Mereseini N Taukave Vatukaloko Tavua
Kind words
Why is it when someone dies, they are spoken of highly despite their shortcomings in life?
Wise Muavono
Lautoka
USP crossing
Thank you to the authority for fixing the light at the USP crossing.
Korina Waibuta
Suva
Man enough
I would not vote on their past but for our better future. I would not fall for their political orientations but for their ability. I would vote not for any centred political agenda but a balance and broad care-for all. Are you man-enough to be our man!
AREKI DAWAI
Suva
Black box
Can we have black box installed in our buses?
Pat Vuli
Suva
Man’s life
SO what’s your problem Ashneel Prasad? (Equal rights FT 31/05). Try getting a life.
R. Brown
Suva
FB and church
If going to church is like Facebook every body would go to heaven.
Maika Soro
Sigatoka
Equal rights
In response to Ashneel Prasad FT (31/05) just be a gentleman and do the right thing in the right way, then automatically one will realise that males are not being condemned but rather appreciated for their actions for what you mentioned is something how one views things. It’s a matter of vision to things with one’s analysis not the fact.
Kirti Patel
Lautoka
Political view
If students can get penalised and scholarships revoked because of their political affiliations, I wonder what other startling revelations may surface next. Such incidences could possibly set a platform for employers victimising their employees for having a different take on political matters. Just a thought.
Nishant Singh
Lautoka
An indication
How prepared and committed are we in rugby. The JWC is an indication.
Congratulations in order
Congratulations to the Under-20 side that created history for a small nation as ours.
We must also recognise the efforts put in by the officials and not forgetting our very own Fiji FA for their development programs.
Let’s hope rugby union can follow suite and include the junior grades right up to the premier, and we wish the boys all the best.
Go Fiji Go.
Lawrence Wara
Suva
Heroic win
Hats off to the Fiji Under-20 soccer team for creating history and definitely making Fiji proud.
The tears of joy for the emotional Under-20 Fiji coach says it all. Vinaka boys for making Fijians proud.
This is just the beginning of many great things to unfold.
One year is ample time for the young lads to fully prepare and showcase splendid soccer next year during the World Cup in New Zealand.
Fiji is behind you. Keep up your dazzling performance and form.
Manpreet Kaur
Ba
Fiji U20
I was very amused by the attempt by the Fiji Football Association president to claim credit for the Fiji U20’s progress into the U20 World Cup with the proclamation “this has never happened in the 76-year history of football in Fiji and I’m glad it’s under my leadership”.
If anyone deserves credit for it, it would have to be NZ Football who did the hard yards in securing hosting rights to the tourney thus gaining automatic qualification as hosts, and affording opportunity to another Oceania nation to qualify for the tournament. It is important to note that while on tour to New Zealand last month, the Fiji U20 team had lost to the NZ U20 team by 5-0, which provides some indication of who the winner might have been had the NZ team been involved in this round.
The closest Fiji came to qualifying for the U20 World Cup was in 2007 when the side with the likes of Roy Krishna, Krishna Sami, Ben Aminio, etc provided a credible challenge to the NZ side.
That, arguably, was the best Fiji U20 team.
The challenge now for the Fijian side would be to prevent other nations competing in the tournament from creating goal scoring records at our expense.
The first step should be recruiting a professional coach.
Nathan Hall, who created a sensation in Oceania with Amicale FC’s outstanding form in the OFC Champions League, should be an ideal choice.
Nilesh Lal
Suva
Great performance
I would like to congratulate Fiji U20 side for winning the U20 qualifiers and qualifying for the FIFA U20 world cup in New Zealand.
Hard work did pay off, but it was bit disappointing that there was not any front page picture for the U20 side.
Instead it had something there and I think that Fiji qualifying for the World Cup did not mean anything to the local media.
Anyways, go Fiji go and all the best at the World Cup next year and thanks for making Fiji proud.
Krishneel Vyas Samabula
