About 3 weeks ago Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the English Premier League. I have always been a Liverpool fan (their slogan being "You'll Never Walk Alone"). I remember watching lots of football on TV when I was in primary school and longed to play football too. Many might think that it is a silly game with about 22 players running after a ball. But football is far more than that. As with most sports, it is about agility, strength, strategy, fitness and knowing who your opponents are. I don't profess to be an expert at the game and I am certainly not one of those fans who would go rooting for their favourite club to the point of head-bashing, etc.
While mulling over football and fans, my mind raced to a fellow iLander. I am his fan and he played (plays??) football and from what I understand, he is trying to reach out to the community to increase the awareness of the sport. He recently took over the helm of a football association. Woo-hoo!! He does not need any introduction. So my wandering mind shifted from Liverpool to football to fan to him . It stopped there (yes, I have shortened the leash to me wandering mind). Why do I absolutely lurve his posts so much? He is simply incredible. He works wonders with words and is able to put up a whole post just on one word. So I am going to try to give it a shot to see if I have learnt anything from the Master himself. Since he is close to me heart and football is close to his, I am putting my best foot forward in this attempt.
I hope I am not shooting myself in the foot with such an ambitious task. I know I have to footslog along and not hotfoot this post in order to get it right and yet keep the interest of my fellow iLanders.
Since I have not come up with any interesting posts of late, I confided in my sister explaining my worries to her. Have I become dull and boring?? Are the little grey matter I possess slowly but surely shrinking?? Is this a sign that I have one foot in the grave?? Or is it just a lull period for me?? Something that most geniuses experience J (Heh! Heh! ' have I mentioned that my middle name is "Modest"). My sweet sister initially, with utmost patience, decided to keep her foot in both camps while she listened to all my whining. No, Shelly, you are not old and decrepit. And, no Shelly, you are definitely not a genius J.
She suggested that I pay someone to write a blog for me to post in my name. She even offered to foot the bill. She was so worried about my mental state of mind that she almost waited on me hand and foot. But when I continued my incessant whining and drowning in self-pity, and she realized that I needed a good kick on my behind she put her foot down and did exactly that .kicked me on my behind. Thank goodness she lives in another country and it was only a virtual kick. Otherwise, my other worry would be getting her Athlete's foot on my Athlete's behind J.
Her wise words to me were to get my foot in the door and everything else will fall in place. Well, being obedient, I put my foot in and how have I fared in this attempt??? Nice one Shalini.? Great post Shalini? You are simply awesome Shalini?
MY FOOT, Shalini!!!!!!
enough of football…try footsie now :-)…l-o-v-el-y post.
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the footwork is quite elegant, as deft as maradona’’s!
So Shali is following the footprint of a footballer..he..he…Hope he will come with the missing pair to match the foot of Cinndrella here. Have a firm foothold on what you are seeking. Don’t falter your footsteps till you reach his foothill. But my warning is not to have any footloose on anyone. Always walk on footpath in the iland..he..he..Traffic is unpredictable. Glad to see that clarifying footnote about your sister. Will wait for the footage of the rest of events….PGR
:)… nice one !!
Ha ha ha ha ha …. now where are you going to put your foot down!
so, you went out footloose and just hit the ball straight past the goalkeeper, into the net.. for a goal !!!! hehee… humorously written.. lovely read..
football certainly isn”t a game of going berserk over footl-looseness or tomfoolery about footloose folk who tap their feet as they bring their own ipods to the football stadium [to block the din and noise of those feet-tapping football-jazz and bass-musicians who step on their foot-gears to beat the hooters and the sirens of the dumb-charaders who give impromptu live shows in the playing-field to make the whole sport of football appear a dumb charade ]…footloose or is this being off-the-cuff reporting or is it being footloose - or is it just part of the great hysteria sorrounding the game of kicking a ball with one’’s feet which shrouds the thinking-minds to not to be able to think beyond the football or even dare glance beyond the foot kicking the football…ooops…did I recall the origin of the lively sport called football which began when the brit soldiers began to kick the heads of their then arch foes on the battlefield?…shhh shelly,am off to my shell before your free- kick
Your foot is better than any blog i have ever written.
Like master like pupil, excellent footage on footie here. What a way with words and your wit rocks too.
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A truly interesting post Shalini! U show that u can be quite good at humour too. Do write such funny stuff more often.
hi…friend! no dout, your footwork is very nice.
Wow.. Shalini did not realize how crazy you were about football. I am sure if you played,your footwork would be great or as modest as you are you may say “Footcellent”
Loved it. Keep writing and listen to your sister.
Something tells me that you were a Manchester fan before this……. Hmmmmmmmmm
You have started the week on the right foot for sure, I do like this footloose post. Along with football, my favourite passtime is footsie, ha ha.
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I really liked the punch line “you”ll never walk alone”.
But dont kick me if i say that i understood only that and the rest bounced like mcgrath’’s yorker……! I am a cricket guy. he he he
WOW, Shalini ”modest” K, who is the footballer, iam not aware, sorry for my low GK.If someone is ready to pay for writing blogs, i am willing…i have so much to write and i dont becoz i feel if i write so often, people would stop reading it or take me seriously. I think we are at two extremes, nice post, but frankly i would prefer some stories from you, like ”Naveen”, Anita, my man etc….:))))