Talk Football.

These few days, its gonna to be world cup, world cup and more world cup. With so many sources for the event, including 3 channels of TV, 4 channels by Astro and the Internet, it is not hard to get the coverage the football freaks and of course the normal people wanted.

Speaking of football freaks and normal people, how do you actually define them? Here's some examples that can enlighten you.

Football freaks' conversation:

Cheng: So, netherlands who become striker today?
Me: Nistelrooy, Van Persie and Robben lo. As usual lah.
Bang: Eh, chun le. But I see only Robben working la. By the way, I heard Robben very short only la.
Cheng: He short? C'mon. He's 182cm. He's short because the whole Holland team is tall maa.
Bang: Oh. Eh, then where's Seedorf and Davids ah?
Me: they not participating la. Van Basten(coach) don't like them. Stam oso din come in le.
Bang: Wah, really ah? Seedorf good le. AC Milan there perform so well. Why le?
Me: Aiya, ask the coach lo.
Cheng: So, midfield use who?
Me: If no surprise, Van Bommel, Schnijder, Van der Vaart.
Bang: Wah, boleh tahan le. Van Bommel barecelona one le. He very keng le. Van der Vaart not bad pun. Heard he scored 2 goals in 9 matches in qualifying.
Cheng: That u oso noe?
Bang: Abo le? By the way, i noticed that van der Sar goalkick very chun. He how many caps d ah?
Me: 119 caps and counting. He chun la. Uses both legs to kick. Robben and Van Persie oso can le.
Cheng: Yalo. Chun la. Fulham vs Arsenal. Van der Sar damn yeng. Save dunno 22 times I think.
Bang: More than that lo.

The conversation goes on for the whole football match between Netherlands vs Serbia and Montenegro.


Talking to normal people:

Thomas: So, today who's playing?
Me: Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro.
Thomas: Hah? Where the heck is Serbia and Montenegro?
Me: Somewhere in Europe la.
Thomas: Oic. Heard Netherlands not bad oso. But I still like Brazil the most.
Me: Who say Netherlands not good. They play total football one le. Somemore got players like Robben, Van Nistelrooy, Van der Vaart and van der Sar. Defence all young one tho this time. Only van Bronckhorst old oni.
Thomas: *sweating* *3 stripes on the head*. Hah?

Notice the above conversation are all boys, lets see how the opposition gender talks about football:

Denise: So, who's playing today?
Me: Germany and Costa Rica.
Denise: Costa what? never heard before la.
Me: Its a Carribbean nation.
Denise: Oic. So, tell me. How does the offside trap works?
Me:*Explaining by using the most simple terms I can find to make her understand*
Denise: Er....ok. Like that ar. Hmm..Costa Rica good ah?
Me: Well, according to the FIFA Ranking, it shows that Germany is 19th and CR is 21st.
Denise: Eh, not bad too. Who's in the team then for CR?
Me: Erm. not so well known la the players. Paulo Wanchope is the most famous. He played for Manchester City, Derby and Malaga. Now 37 years old d.
Denise: *sweat* Icic. So, any leng chais in Germany?
Me: .....................
Of course not all females are "normal people". There are some who are as informative, in some cases more informative than the boys. Especially you have a football freak as your brother.

Sis: Ko, England match very boring la.
Me: I know.
Sis: They pass to the opponents more than passing to themselves. Gerrard and Crouch not performing well.
Me: I agree. I see only Lampard, Cole and the defence doing their work.
Sis: Yalo. Owen oso din see him. Beckham chun la the free kick.
Me: Yeap. Unfortunately, own goal la.
Sis: Gamara rite? He's from Charlton one right?
Me: Yeah.


Its amazing how the World Cup can produce so many reactions to it. Some say its the ultimate event in football. Others are not impressed as it only involves 22 people chasing a ball. Some go for it for the love of the game. Others see it as the big betting ring to invest in. Some goes for the skills and techniques. Others go for the leng chais inside the team.

Update for Group stage first match will be out soon.

Stay tuned.