recently the all blacks has released a new poster campaign. the adidas limited edition "bonded by blood" posters are made of real sample of blood by each of the all black.
yup it's true. each of them gave blood which was then sterilised to create the posters.
and tonight i had a chance to see them live. live as in at the stadium. you have no idea- ppl are flying in from everywhere in the country to wellington for the game.
why are new zealanders so fanatical over rugby you ask? i wasn't sure before but after tonight, i knew the reason why.
the all blacks had a tradition that had followed for ages. as some of you might recall my experience with the maori war dance, the haka. the all blacks has been performing the haka everytime before the match.
the whole stadium came to a stand still when they did the haka. it shows how much the kiwis take pride in it.
this is the haka dance they do everytime before a match. the man you'll see doing the shouting is tana umaga, last season's captain. he's kinda like our national hero just like zidane to france. this was taken last year in NZ when they went against australian's Wallabies.
if you ain't got a clue why they did what they did, you'll think they looked like a bunch of idiots. but i challenge you today, to see beyond the shouting, beyond the action. i believe it is the act of declaring the victory both verbally and physically.
i admire the passion. it is not only words, i felt the whole team speaking in one voice, in unison.
there's power in words. believe in it and declare it- it will be done.
kjason
p/s: the all blacks was against favorites, Springboks from south africa. but the all blacks proves to be head and shoulders above them. final score: 35-17.
why the new zealanders are so fanatical about rugby you ask? the answer is obvious- they kick ass.big time.
