Pacifica Festival

Every year I look forward to this event. For five year's in a row attending one of Auckland's biggest Pacific Festival in the region heald last week end 13th March 2010. We left home about 9:15 due to traffic from pass experience. When we got their the first village stop the the Cook Islands for obvious reasons "Food", so many stalls to choose from, anyway I bought my self a plate of food with mayonnaise, taro, rukau this is a taro top cooked with coconut sauce, raw fish and my coconut drink. A part from the food the performers of the day also uplifted my spirit with the music of Cook Islands artist, traditional dancing. I also tasted some other cultural food like the Tongan Otai, fruit drink sort of with watermellon and coconut, it was pretty good and Samoan rukau they call it Palusami not sure about the spelling, fijian kava, it was okay, I realy enjoyed my self and look forward for next years, Festival.

I love the Rarotongan's foods

Sweet words are easy to say. Sweet things are easy to buy. But sweet people are difficult to find. Life end when you stop dreaming. Hope ends, when you stop believing. Love ends when you stop crying. Friendships ends when you stop sharing, so share this to whom you consider a friend, to love without conditions, to talk without intentions, to give without reasons and to care without expectations.

Three years ago my family and I went on a family trip to the tropical Island of Rarotonga in the Cook Cook Islands. Since then I still can visualise my self being in Rarotonga. The people where warm friendly and helpful. The beautiful white sandy beaches over looking the deep blue lagoon reflecting the calm blue sky. I thought is a magical Pacific experience and an unforgettable vacation. However the highlight of my trip was the Cook Island food. Mayonnaise they call it the cook Islands potatoe salad, chop soy, and their fileted raw fish, garnished with lemon juice, onion, tomatoes, parcely of cause the fresh coconut cream, Iwas brave enough to try it and I love it. Honestly I dont like sea food now I love it especially the fileted raw fish with ganished.

Tips to help you maxise effectiveness

If you are interested in changing your life style for the best than your current one. Here are some tips to help you get there.

Eat healthy food to fit in with your life style gold:

• Eat a variety of nutritional foods
• Make sure to eat your five plus a day. e.g fruits and vegetables of your choice
• Eat a lot of bread preferably wholegrain brand, rice, pasta or noodles including
• Lean meat Fish, and other alternatives
• First choice of drink water then milk

Be mind full:

• Limit your intake on saturated fat eat in moderation
• Eat food that are low in salt
• Cut back on you alcohol when drinking
• Less eating on foods containing lot of sugar

Additional advice:

• Breakfast the most important meal of the day it's a must
• Eat slowly and take your time. Get up early

Other important factors: A regular exercises and food intake is evenly important it gives you the balance for healthy body and weight. Only 30minutes of physical activities a day. However you can spread it out in the day. e.g walking to the shop, mailbox, hanging up your washing, doing house work or what ever life style you have.