Being the eighth out of eleven it was hard not getting what you want at times. We had to share with one another things like food and clothes. Not long, things started to get better when my older brother and sister started working. Our lifestyle changed, we ate good food, got to have what we wanted and most importantly the happiness it brought.

It was easier paying bills, school fees and anything money-wise. But in time they both got married and now have their own families. This is why I’m looking for a job, to maintain our lifestyle and to never go back to the hard times. 

If you want things to stay the way they are, you have to work hard because good things need sweat and determination.
 
                                                     Written by Mr N. Ha'apai

Growing up I loved playing rugby but I never thought it would be a source of income for me and my family. Rugby has taken me overseas and I have played in countries like Britain, New Zealand and Romania.
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I came back to Tonga when my contract with the Romanian rugby club had ended. I continued playing rugby for the local Marist club. But in 2016 I injured both my knees severely which forced me to hang up my boots.

Now I am looking for a job and I realise how a good education could have helped me. Unfortunately, in my school years, rugby was more of a priority to me than my education.