Random Thoughts

it seems i will never understand why half of the civilized world is mad over a small round ball these days. no matter how hard I try, i can never watch football (or, "Foosh-ball", as they pronounce in German) for more than 20 minutes. is it really a big deal if Germany lost to Spain 2-1 (or it might be the other way round also, I don't remember) ? or today is the "historical" match between Brasil and France in the quarter-finals ?

in my institute, there is no dearth of football maniacs who make professional powerpoint presentations every time Chelsea and ManU clash with each other in European championships. they have arranged for TV tuner cards by which they show matches on big screen in one of the classrooms. i have never gone to watch any of the matches till now, much to the dismay of my dormmates. today, however, i decided it was time to try something different. i took 4 pegs of vodka (the first daaru-party in my dorm with the new fachchas) and decided that it was time i lost my virginity with respect to football. so i went to the classroom where they were showing the match on big screen, made myself comfortable on a chair and decided that i won't get up until the match is over. but alas !! i lost again. my eyelids started feeling heavy after 10 minutes (you shouldn't expect anything else from a drunk guy anyway), my head started swinging after 20 minutes, and i was happily drooling off after 25 minutes. somehow i got up in the middle of the match (due to the loud cheer when France scored the first goal of the match against Brazil) and decided it was time i accepted my defeat. to me, it seemes watching "foosh-ball" for full 90 minutes will always remain mission impossible.