The younger brother went to catch the live match between Singapore and Liverpool last night with some classmates and their Geography teacher. Before he left the house last night, I dared him to bring Man U banner and wear the headgear of a devil's horns to the stadium. He told me to "go and die" in reply.
Today, I asked the class casually who went for the match. It's a good topic to build rapport with them. The boys totally lapped it up immediately. The instant they heard the word "Liverpool", enthusiastic cheers arose. A couple of boys raised their hands to indicate that they were there for the live match. A couple of the (physically-absent) boys chipped in and grumbled in disgruntlement about the cost of the tickets. I can't help but to chuckle. Boys!
Anyway, I was chatting with the younger brother a couple of minutes earlier. He was relating something which he saw in the stadium. One (a guy) was wearing a Man U shirt; worse still, it has the name "Owen" stamped across the back. Another (a girl) was in Chelsea shirt. I marveled at their... What's an appropriate word? Courage? Audacity? Stupidity? Insensitivity? Decisiveness? Oh well, whatever.
I've digressed. So, anyway, we were talking about Liverpool. Out of habit to irritate him, I began chanting "Man U, Man U, Man U".
"Eh... You don't follow the football scene, neither do you normally watch matches. So why are you still 'Man U-ing?'"
"Cos Man U is the first club that I liked, what. I'm very 痴 情 and loyal one, ok?"
"As if. Then tell me, which club is Beckham in?"
"Real Madrid". I preened smugly.
"Where is he now?"
"Eh... Still Real Madrid, lor. Not meh?"
"Wah lau! He's no longer there liao la! He's now in ******************** (I forgot what that club is called. Something that sounds like Something-something Galaxy?)".
"Then how about Yorke? Where is he now?" The younger brother refused to relent.
"Eh... Somewhere... Out there."
"He RETIRED liao lah!"
With that, he gave me a pathetic sigh.
Man, brothers are evil.
P.S. I think it's high time to switch interest to another club. Nowadays, (thanks to the brothers) I can list more Liverpool players than Man U players.
Today, I asked the class casually who went for the match. It's a good topic to build rapport with them. The boys totally lapped it up immediately. The instant they heard the word "Liverpool", enthusiastic cheers arose. A couple of boys raised their hands to indicate that they were there for the live match. A couple of the (physically-absent) boys chipped in and grumbled in disgruntlement about the cost of the tickets. I can't help but to chuckle. Boys!
Anyway, I was chatting with the younger brother a couple of minutes earlier. He was relating something which he saw in the stadium. One (a guy) was wearing a Man U shirt; worse still, it has the name "Owen" stamped across the back. Another (a girl) was in Chelsea shirt. I marveled at their... What's an appropriate word? Courage? Audacity? Stupidity? Insensitivity? Decisiveness? Oh well, whatever.
I've digressed. So, anyway, we were talking about Liverpool. Out of habit to irritate him, I began chanting "Man U, Man U, Man U".
"Eh... You don't follow the football scene, neither do you normally watch matches. So why are you still 'Man U-ing?'"
"Cos Man U is the first club that I liked, what. I'm very 痴 情 and loyal one, ok?"
"As if. Then tell me, which club is Beckham in?"
"Real Madrid". I preened smugly.
"Where is he now?"
"Eh... Still Real Madrid, lor. Not meh?"
"Wah lau! He's no longer there liao la! He's now in ******************** (I forgot what that club is called. Something that sounds like Something-something Galaxy?)".
"Then how about Yorke? Where is he now?" The younger brother refused to relent.
"Eh... Somewhere... Out there."
"He RETIRED liao lah!"
With that, he gave me a pathetic sigh.
Man, brothers are evil.
P.S. I think it's high time to switch interest to another club. Nowadays, (thanks to the brothers) I can list more Liverpool players than Man U players.
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