Only three things make me cry — love, death and World Cup.
Haha, seriously. I remember myself crying like a baby on the way home from Ateneo when Germany lost to Italy in the semi-final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. I also almost fell into depression when they almost became the European champions in 2008, being beaten only by Spain at the finals.
The problem is that I am sooo emotionally attached to my favorite teams (Germany and Spain, but more for Germany). I invest emotions. I spend so much time following them. It’s more obsession than love, really. I feel like I’m part of the team. So when they lose, I crumble. It doesn’t help that they almost always are so close to championshop only to be defeated in the last few minutes.
I haven’t had a decent sleep for almost a week now, trying to be updated with all the World Cup happenings. Last weekend, I spent most of my time watching matches and their repeats. I just can’t get enough. Most of my tweets recently are also about World Cup. Here are some of them:
- yoshke: Steven Gerrard is looove! #worldcup
3 days ago - yoshke: @KelvinServigon I think we (Philippines) rank 150++ internationally so i’m quite sure we wouldn’t have made it even if we tried. 🙁
4 days ago - yoshke: @kelvinservigon It just saddens me that we’re not really a football country. Too bad, I love the game. | 4 days ago
- yoshke: Dear England, WTF?! Draw with US? Seriously? 1-1? For real? Unbelievable. #worldcup
3 days ago - yoshke: I’ve waited 4 years for this, Team Deutschland. Don’t fail me. Excited for your match against the Socceroos! #worldcup #fb
3 days ago - yoshke: Yeah, that’s what i’m talking about! GERMANY 4-0 AUSTRALIA! Team Deutschland! #worldcup
3 days ago - yoshke: Watching the ALGERIA-SLOVENIA match. #worldcup
3 days ago - yoshke: Watching the ALGERIA-SLOVENIA match again. #worldcup
3 days ago - yoshke: Spain, Spain, Spain, WHAT THE EFF?! Losing to Switzerland? 1-0? Seriously? This #worldcup is getting more and more interesting.
about 14 hours ago - yoshke: WTF SPAIN?! You don’t lose to Switzerland like that. It’s against the law of nature!!! #worldcup
about 13 hours ago - yoshke: Bakit lagi bangko si Cesc Fabregas lately? Sayang naman galing at kagandahang lalaki nya kung nasa bench lang sya. Lololol
about 13 hours ago - yoshke: With all these huge upsets, I’m now waiting for ITALY to f*ck up in their match against NEW ZEALAND and my World Cup Group Round experience would be complete. Can’t wait. NYAHAHAHA. Go Deutschland!
about 8 hours ago
- yoshke: Team GERMANY is like the XTINA AGUILERA of football. They have mad skills & they always deliver. But people don’t give a damn. Sad. 🙁
about 3 hours ago
So there.
GERMANY IS SO GONNA WIN THIS WHOLE WORLD CUP THING!
images courtesy of theguardian.co.uk
As early as now, I’d like to apologize to those non-lovers of football who visit this blog regularly as I’d be blogging about the 2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa) in the next few weeks. I may not look like a sport enthusiast but I love football as much as I love myself. (And dude, you have no idea how big my love for myself is, LOL.)