England in mourning
There were giant screens in many public areas showing the England v Germany match live but I OD’d on vitamin D yesterday and wanted to see it indoors. Every single pub we went to was crammed. We ended up at Garden Gate in Hampstead and settled down with our Guinness to watch the agony live.
It was excruciating to watch, and I’m not even for England.
Kayo kasi umaasa pa, talo naman palagi. Huwag niyo nang ipapaalala na nanalo kayo noong 1966 dahil masyadong matagal na yon. Kung sa bagay, 1974 pa nanalo sa Miss Universe ang Pilipinas.
Afterwards, the silence descending like a gray blanket. Many people are not going to work on Monday.
At the newsstand a kid of 11 or 12 glances at the day’s papers and says, “I’m not even going to look at those tomorrow.”
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Celebrity sighting of someone I didn’t recognize # 1. We’re on the train to Camden when my friend types a message on his phone and shows it to me. “The guy next to me was a child actor.” I look. No bells.
“He was on Eastenders.” Eastenders isn’t shown in the Philippines. “How’s his career going?” I ask. “Not as well as expected. I think his coming out may have something to do with it. But he is dating a member of Blue.”
Celebrity sighting of someone I didn’t recognize # 2. We’re walking along Regent’s Park Canal when a guy with big curly hair wearing a button-down shirt and shorts zips towards us on a bicycle. “Hey it’s that chef,” says Rian. “What chef?” “You know, the judge on Top Chef? Very mean? Foreign-sounding name?” I don’t watch TV but I read Heat by Bill Buford and remembered a name. “Marco Pierre White?” “Yes, him!” Hey Ige, I saw Marco Pierre White.
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June 28th, 2010 at 07:40
OMG, si Marco Pierre! Friends of mine have recommended his autobiography (The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef), which reportedly makes Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential look like a children’s book in comparison.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:33
I’m a Germany fan myself but I support Liverpool during the club season (Steven Gerrard, England capt., is Liverpool capt. too) and I felt for the England team. That disallowed goal was yet another instance of rubbish officiating. The England team just fell apart after that.
It must’ve been awful in the pub. :(
June 28th, 2010 at 20:13
I still don’t get why FIFA won’t use the available technology. They say it’s a bit expensive to have them. With all the overpaid coaches and players, they’re having money problems? Ugh.
I’m not really much into football, and not even supporting the English team, but I feel a bit sad with the results. I blame the biased British, er English, media!
June 29th, 2010 at 09:57
Heartbreak for Mr. Beckham. =(