The Haka

So we postponed soup night and went out to eat on Friday night...to that Mexican restaurant. I finally got the expensive meal I've eyed someone else eating everytime i've gone. It was well worth it. I was in the lab all day saturday infecting fish, and I set up a new microscope station Keep your fingers cross that my infection procedure worked!

I went to the All Blacks match on Saturday night against South Africa...we lost by 2 but it was still heaps of fun. We went to our friends' place for the pre- and post-party. We drank heaps, I left my purse in Wayne's girlfriend's car at the beginning of the night and didn't even realize it, played some intense foosball so much so that my hand is still sore. The All Blacks do this intimidating Maori dance at the beginning of their games called The Haka. The All Blacks website says "More than any aspect of Maori culture, this complex dance is an expression of the passion, vigour and identity of the race. Haka is not merely a past time of the Maori but was also a custom of high social importance in the welcoming and entertainment of visitors. Tribal reputation rose and fell on their ability to perform the haka"

The haka performed by All Blacks at the Carisbrook stadium here in Dunedin in 2004