Yesterday's Sunday Times featured a column about women pretending to be soccer fans when in fact they are not and I can relate to some of the things the writer mentioned. I cringe whenever I see girls talking about football and the guy's things, because somehow I find these girls too pretentious. Ok, maybe they do like the guy's things, but I just don't get the feeling they really do. They look like they are trying too hard to get the guys to notice them and perceive they are different from the other girls. Want to know how I can tell? It's easy. When a girl is truly passionate about something, it shows in the way she talks about it. There are signs I can pick up — her tone of voice, the shine in her eyes, the big grin on her face, the little pins and badges on her bags, her clothes, her accessories and so on. The signs are everywhere. It is hard not to notice.
The writer proceeded to assure that guys are fine with women not knowing anything about football or just watching the game for the guys. "If you keep screaming at a football match, you lose all your credibility." He emphasized. Again I conceded. Frankly, I can never understand the constant shrieking by women at a horror movie, at a football game, or even at a piano concert (no kidding). When I am enjoying something, I will be so absorbed into it that I will hardly have time to scream. I am bewildered how some women could time their screaming at the precise moment. It is as if there is a mysterious person hiding somewhere with a remote control in his hand and he presses the ‘scream' button at calculated precised timing to make those women scream. It is amusing.
Ask me if I know anything about football, all I can tell you is that I know who David Beckham, Michael Owen and Ahn Jung-Hwan are, and I do watch World Cup but only the finals. So guys, I am not sorry that I know nothing about football. Ok, maybe I am not a "cool" chick but heck, who cares? * shrugs*
And, for girls out there, if you are REAL soccer fans, please continue to be and have a great time watching the game. But, remember to do what the writer has pleaded – "Just don't spoil it for the men."
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Lalala 
June 19, 2006 at 2:10 pm
hmm, so you know one more person than me – (michael owen). this is bad, maybe i should read more on the sport column…
Ja.NICE: Errr ….. Are we having a competition?
June 19, 2006 at 2:52 pm
about being the most ignorant in sports? i don't want to be the winner. its embarassing enough that i ran AWAY from aussie football (due to my small size at that time, mind you, the redskins are twice my size and height at that time), i dont want to be label as the most ignorant person in sports either.
Ja.NICE: Neither do I. š
June 19, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Women shrieking at a piano concert?!?
EEKSS … this makes me shriek š
Totally agree with your point of view on pretentious women…. good entry! š
Ja.NICE: Ha ha. Shall we shake hands? š
June 20, 2006 at 8:50 am
OK. Let me just teach you a couple of basic phrases to freshen you up for the World Cup.
1. Dae-Han-Min-Guk !!!
2. Oh, Pilsung Korea. Oh Coree Coree.
See? That wasn't too hard, was it?
Ja.NICE: Am I supposed to chant those phrases with the hand sign too? Err… Who's Coree? Why is her name mentioned? š
June 20, 2006 at 9:31 am
Am no soccer fan n so never watch World Cup .. and wish that it will be over soon so no more soccer-based advertisements everywhere.
Ja.NICE: soccer-based ads everywhere? How come I don't see them? Maybe I am too busy to look. š
June 20, 2006 at 10:54 am
I know of some girls who claimed that they are so passionate about the soccer games but…..not even know what is an off-side trap: ( and worst, cursed at the referee when he blew his whistle for this foul…ha ha
Ja.NICE: Tsk, tsk. This is embarassing.
June 20, 2006 at 12:14 pm
paperman – think like a guy, we guys dont mind if girls join in watching. – the more the merrier + there is more people to fetch the beer from the frigde (on a democratic basis, of course). ^__^
Ja.NICE: Sorry to disappoint you, but we girls expect you guys to go fetch the beer from the fridge while we watch the game. š
June 20, 2006 at 1:25 pm
haha.
hmmm, i was going to refer you to Ghost's website about Guy's rule for Girls during worldcup, which occurs to me – why don't you write down a set of counter-rules for guys from the girls in world cup??
Ja.NICE: Our rules are simple: You guys just do what we girls ask you to. After World Cup, rest assured that gender equality will be restored. š
June 21, 2006 at 5:11 am
'Coree' is Korea in French and it's what's sung in the cheer song. Pronounced 'Ko-Rae'.
Ja.NICE: Ha ha. Of course I know what Coree is. I was only pretending because the title of this entry is "The Great Pretenders". Gotcha! ;P
Do you believe that I actually understand the meaning of the two phrases you taught me? And how come you didn't teach me: "Aja, Aja, Fighting"?
June 21, 2006 at 7:35 am
i thought that Abraham Lincoln abolishes slavery yeons ago. it seems that he only abolish only BLACK slavery, not MALE slavery. T___T
Yes Master, *kow-tow* *kow-tow* I shall do what you command *kow-tow* *kow-tow*
Ja.NICE: "Sit, sparky, sit ! " š”