Gordon | South Auckland
“The reason I’ve come over to Onehunga today is because a very long time ago I used to stay here as a little boy, seven of us, and basically just coming back to have a look if things have kind of changed, and it has dramatically.
When was the last time I had fun? I think for myself when I actually have fun I make sure that people are looked after. It’s really good to hear their actual pleasures of them being themselves, and that makes me happy inside. It’s a very, very good question, actually. I think fun is about families, for myself, and being around families, and whatever you do, you’re making history, and it’s fun making it together. I suppose you would correlate that with your friends, as I would normally go out with them fishing. It’s a big highlight for me, just the actual boys getting together, also with the families getting together as well, and that’s fun.
I suppose growing up here in Onehunga, or coming from Tauranga, [I] had about five brothers, including myself, and one sister. [My] sister and brothers went to Penrose High. I went to Te Papapa School back in those days; I don’t know what it’s called now, but from there to Manukau Intermediate, and that’s also changed, too so I’ve been told. For me, I suppose if you asked me what is life, I always tell myself that life is, the meaning of life means it will end eventually. So, you need to go out there and just do what needs to be done. I think having passion in your life will correlate with actual fun coming inside to it. If there’s no passion in what you do, there’s no fun in doing it.
I can’t really tell you much what I actually do, but my passion is making sure people are okay – they’re fine, as well as things are supposed to be. It’s supposed to run, it’s the way it is, unless you’ve been told otherwise.”
