Football fever

OK, I know that it’s been all makan bola, tidur bola, minum bola these past weeks. Everything else has been forced to play second fiddle including AF5. That’s right folks, even the great grandmother of all reality TV shows, at least for most teenagerslah, had to take the back seat to 22 men and one little ball.

Have you ever witnessed your office mates walking into the office with their eyes looking as square as your TV set? Or perhaps, when you greet them, the first thing they said was goal morning? Or how about when someone starts to annoy you, do you suddenly have the urge to pull out a red card and yell, ‘you’re off!’? Well, if you have, then you and your buddies are probably suffering from an acute FA cup or Euro or Champions League or English League Fever.

Anywhere you turn now, you will hear the names of Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Raul and Ronaldo. Walk down any street and I guarantee you that you’ll bump into someone wearing a football jersey. And if you think you’re safe if you stay home and just watch TV, think again, football has invaded every single channel. Even the latest HBO ads are football-driven! You can’t escape it.

But with that said, I have to admit that I’m not the biggest footie fan on the planet. Some of the football fanatics I know can spit out obscure facts like when Canada last played in the World Cup or when the next England match is. It’s mind blowing how easily they can remember these facts but cannot recall their wives’ birthdays!!

So why bring this topic up?

Because I’m still upset having loose out to my dearest during our wrestling session for the TV remote last Saturday nite thus missing Ebi’s performance!! Sob!

p/s I have to admit though, it is kinda fun to watch the knowing looks that passed between sleep-deprived commuters.