i have to confess, i've become a football addict.
i never thought the day would come when names such as Scolari Klinnsman Ribery Ricardo Lehmann would be rolling off my tongue in such easy fashion.
i was NEVER a soccer fan, NEVER seriously. i supported Man U previously because super plus ultra hot Beckham was there, but when he switched clubs to Real, I just couldn't be bothered anymore. Oh, and the most "obsessive" thing i did due to soccer was to buy those little collector cards just for kicks.
I just liked the cards because I like LOOKING at the players. heh.
but this particular World Cup got me hooked. 2002's was just a pastime, something i watched because everyone else seemed to be watching. I caught the final only because I was rooting for Germany. And i heard about Oliver Kahn's excellent goal-keeping skills. But sadly, that night when it mattered most, he blundered, and Ronaldo took advantage of that.

This yr, it's a WHOLE different story.
The first match which i caught in its entirety was England vs Paraguay. Disappointing, to say the least. Germany vs Argentina was extremely nail-biting, when it led to a penalty shoot-out after extra time. I swear i almost died of anxiety. When Lehmann managed to keep out the 2nd spot-kick, I jumped up and applauded and cheered. Exhilarating!
England vs Portugal was a sad affair, although admittedly, the better team won. The Wayne Rooney fiasco was just out of line. It was very sad to see how players had to stoop to such levels just to get another player carded. I read the reports, so please, don't shoot the messenger.
Oh, and after that was Germany vs Italy. MY GOODNESS. i almost freakin died when Grosso scored in the FREAKIN 119th minute. I swear it was hell. And Del Piero just had to hit the Germans a second time when they lost their composure. The 2nd goal was just icing on the cake for Del Piero. And of course, his name on the score sheet. but the italians were good!

I am extremely tired because I managed to wake up in time to catch 1/2 of France vs Portugal. But apparently, not in time for the tackle on Henry, and subsequently, the penalty netted in neatly by the retiring-soon-from-international-football Zizou. (Zidane's 34, can you believe it?!)
France's defence held firm and it later proved that the penalty was the winner against Portugal. Portugal was very good, attacking very rapidly after gaining possession.
super exciting larh!
I don't know what to expect during the finals!

Ok, on to lesser things. (seems like World Cup is taking over the World, seriously, it's like a freaking water-cooler topic now.)

life = mundane. that sums it all up. Oh! on a higher note, I had a very very good laugh yesterday when i headed to jj for squash with my dotters. so exciting la! all the eye-candy talk, world cup talk, and pang sai clan talk. fascinating!
and this of course is dedicated to eunice, chia xuan, jessie, shi yun, and lia. They bought an Esprit blouse for my birthday! thank you so so so much! very touched. -shy- HEHE. ok but the birthday song made me super shy la! omg i seem to be talking like jessie.
i saw the blouse before, and i toyed with the idea of buying it, but i decided against it because i had 2 purchases from Esprit already. I was so shocked when i saw it in the plastic bag can!
hehe, once again, THANK YOU! -hugs-
and of cors, i embarrassed myself yesterday, AGAIN. the lobster thing just finished me off larh in all honesty. HAHA. no details here.

i'm a very happy girl, and Klinnsman quite hot ahh! and Ballack's tearful puppy-dog-eye look...sent jessie and i into hysterics yesterday. was very sad to see his expression like that. judging that he missed the final in 2002, and now this. read a report that he almost broke down.

'A heartbroken Ballack almost broke out in tears when he was asked whether Tuesday's loss felt any worse than his absence from the 2002 World Cup Final. '
'It just is not meant to be for me,' he stated. 'It is bitter.'

i'm heading to ying xuan's house later! we're gonna have supper together. can't wait!
i haven't seen her for so long because of her mid yrs and my common tests.
and i miss coco. =(