just a quick one: i'm swamped with homework. got 2 quizzes per day this week, and jeez my brain's not working! i pity myself. the damn question "am i really made for this???" pops in my head every time i can't work something out. needless to say i'm banging my head, while all the others (my classmates) are happily worming their way. sh*t. heaven help me!!!

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today, the merry second day of juillet, was my first introduction to the globally amazing FIFA World Cup '06 (happens every four years, now held in Germany)... frankly i am very ignorant of the whole futbol thing even if the world media's been cryin' about it since juin 9. but anyways, i got to watch my first-ever match this morning, Brazil versus France, when i was mindlessly channel-surfing. my dad, probably the more-informed one of the house (trivia: he was a football player back in his high school days! ;D ), took on the side of Ronaldo & Ronaldinho while i was stuck with the frenchies (which i don't mind at all... being a francophile *hee*) ... funny how it's life and death to the players & fans, when hitting a goal is so damn hard! you spend almost 2 hours with a 0-0 score! imagine my awe when france finally hit a goal... (even if we've got a boxing match in our backyard, i was gazing over the green field! *evil*) ... and so after blocks, kicks, and yellow cards, France won after about approximately 93 minutes, 1-0. in retrospect, the french almost got the goals (3?), except the brazilian goalkeeper expertly blocked the ball, much to the guys' & the spectators' dismay. Brazil was good too, but anyhoo.. better luck next time. i'm for france, because of the crazy bet (Zinedine Zidane -- eetz za cute name! ;p) if only i'll be lucky enough to catch the next show.

*on edit: it's France vs Portugal; and Germany vs Italy for the semifinals this week. the victorious will then square off in the ultimate Final Round.

**will get myself a FIFA crash course via the net these days**

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