World Cup 2010 Fever

I have to be honest here. I am one of the minority of the world populated people that do not follow the World Cup 2010. But I am amazed how much a game of football could create a world wide fever amongst its population. A lot have been said and shown of its effect on the human race....  and the animal too.


Men and women alike flocked to the "mamak's" or any restaurant that has wide screen TV, just to watch a match. They stay till the wee hour of the morning, abandoning their much needed sleep. Never had so much trouble to have a supper when a match is on. Then there's Astro, selling their Beyond subscription. I saw so many newly installed dark gray Astro satellites in the houses in KL....pointed out by Aiman of course. Home that does not have a 42" LCD TV would get one just so that they could experienced an amazing 3D-like match. The closest you could get to watching the match in person in the stadium. What a frenzy.

Then there is Paul the octopus. I think he just follow his instinct to eat but a lot of people interpret it differently. The poor creature probably could not tell the differences of colour let alone flags of each country. Because if he does, we might as well think twice about what we call human intelligence. those people who wanted to turn him or her into fried calamari should think again....isn't it like us human to kill the messenger just because we don't like the message?

Anyway, this is just my 2 cents worth of the whole ordeal with this year World Cup. I do see a lot of fun in it. It create such an animated conversation among colleagues at work and family at home. The status in facebook had not seen this many overturned of status and comments either.

Tonight the final match between Netherlands and Spain are going to be seen by billions of people worldwide. Imagine if the energy of such mass gathering be put into something like world famine, how much of mouth can be fed....

I just wonder....