world cup fever is upon us again.. amazingly.. for a person who is very much a fan of the beautiful game.. i am nowhere as obsessed as some non-fans when it comes to following the fortunes of some of the teams who are located halfway around the globe.. suddenly.. the spiky haired banking professional has turned into someone who has soaked in the samba heat half his life.. some geeky IT professional has been consuming kimchi his whole life etc etc.. this is most weird.. and half of these soccer obssessed individuals who pledge allegiance to their "favourite teams" can't even kick a ball if their lives depended on it.. notwithstanding.. it is also very much a reflection of our country's lack of identity and focus.. whoever are the favourites will receive their fair share of backing.. you do not see such fervour and enthuasism when the singapore national team plays..
the last time the stadium was packed (and not for NDP but for a football match) was when singapore won the tiger cup.. tat was over 2 legs and singapore had virtually won having gained the upper hand in the first leg in indonesia.. so our supporters suddenly turned into "die hard" fans who have always been there for the lions.. this is just so typical.. the "i am behind you as long as you win" mindset.. this is not called die hard.. but then again.. we've been weaned on a must win culture so i guess the whole bunch of us walking around zombified and programmed to align ourselves with winners is nothing new..
during this month.. i am just gonna enjoy myself watching becks bend the ball.. ronaldinho amaze with his antics.. ronaldo mesmerise with his stepovers and zidane going on and on while betraying his age in this last hurrah.. damn.. i dun even like the french team.. the only team i can probably identify with as a proxy is ironically T&T.. they are a tiny nation of 1.1 million and yet have defied the odds to qualify for the world cup.. having said that.. they do have big names starring in top european leagues.. we have mere names wanting to be seen in HRC..
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