yenew's Blurty

The Wonderful Upset
Sounds paradoxical? Read THIS to get what I mean.

Well I had the good fortune to discuss the EURO with someone who claims that he's not going to watch EURO because he knows what team is definitely going to win. And his 2 cents worth? You're not going to believe it. Yes. The pretty boy team - ENGLAND!

Once upon a time, I was so supportive of them - with the likes of Shearer and Beckham and Owen and whoever else, it's hard not to adore the team. Yet, having followed major championships for some years now, I've seen how England performs. Give them a headstart, and they're more than raring to go. Stick in a few goals early in the match, and see how they sulk through the rest of the game. Oh yes, the none-too-famous Beckham red card in the semi game? I shall not dwell on it, for then, I almost died in my sofa.

Oh ya back to pretty boy team. Hmmm... if a girl comes along and tell me she thinks England is going to emerge overall champions, I would probably laugh along with her and nod in the girly anticipation (think:Puss' large doleful eyes).

But when a grown boy comes and tell me that, errrr... I'll have to find out the sense of it (no offence to dear ladies here, just a yenew stereotype showing).

And well as all of you would have realised (I guess the only person reading up to this point will be Poki), there's no sense of it. Instead of letting it brawl into a pre-match conflict, I tactfully steered the conversation to involve a third party, but well, rudery bug gets in some time and you know the rest.

My 13-yr-old kid asked me last Sunday, why didn't I study Science at Uni. I provided an off-the-cuff answer: "Because communication is an art". Looks pretty out of point, but i really didn't wanna tell her I got sick of science (for I'm her science tutor). And I so agree with my answer.

Please, learn to communicate. Because it is an art. And it is what that will bring you through the rest of this life. Not how to integrate and differentiate, draw transformations, and calculate vectors.

Oh ya, to end this entry on an extra high note, I told him firmly that France will prevail when they meet England. And no way can the latter squeeze a slot in the finals. Mark my words. And though I can't spot exam questions well, check me out on this.

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