world Cup 2006

My Game Is Fairplay...

i used to think soccer is dumb cus it's like watching 11 or so men chasing and kicking away at a pathetic lil ball. now it has changed. i mean TOTALLY changed. i'm slowly getting hooked to watching soccer thanks to the numerous sports channels my dad subscribed prior to the World Cup 2006.

i must have been outta my mind man.....cus i do remember telling people tt soccer is so stewpid n all.....urgh...and i really never expect myself to even sit through the game till half time. so how did i come to this surprising conclusion? i think it was a few days ago [ one of the days which i'm off and has nothing in particular to do ]. at first i tried to read the LeeKwanYew autobiography AGAIN, but i think i'll never get pass 5 pages. it always has this hynotising effect on me. okay, anyway, i was channel surfing and i practically browsed every channel TWICE but i still couldn't find anything interesting to watch AT ALL. i wonder how glyn survived her days with just her tv. and to think that i have more channels on SCV than she does. then i stumbled upon #24, some sports channel and it was showing the start of this Brazil and New Zealand friendly match.

i sat before the tv throughout. it was a darn amazing thing, i tell you. i don't know how but it just seemed as if i was rooted there and now i think of it, i gotta admit i was mesmerized by the game. i even sat through half time and kept watching the replays n stuff. and towards the end of it when it got real exciting i just stood up in front of the tv. it's funny but i felt this great sense of achievement after that. haha.

so it occured to me that i should participate more enthusiastically this time round. besides, i won't know if i'll be that excited about this in 4 yrs' time. at the very least, i must watch the key matches. and i did yesterday. my sister the copy cat, followed to get root beer n chips at 7-11. so me, her, my dad n uncle watched the Germany n Costa rica match in the hall. haha....we were damn raudy man....unbelievable. now i really see more than just ball-passing. at least i pay attention to skills n all....but i can't say i'm a complete fanatic since i still don't know much abt football's history, the rules or whateva. and the guilty side of me reminds myself that i didn't watch it purely outta interest in the game, but in some of the guys. Um, don't get me wrong, i don't go entirely for looks. guys with talent are real captivating too. haha.... like Ronaldhino and Ballack...u think they're cute? no, but they're just cool. Very, Very cool. [being cute is a plus plus point though]

Conclusion: i'm so proud of myself for being acquainted with this sport. haha. and one more thing, i'm rooting for Germany!!! ....and a few others