was caught up in the world cup fever for the past month like (almost) everyone else.
one golf kaki was caught commenting “我对世界杯没什么兴趣”onboard the shuttle bus and the driver nearly slammed his brakes in shock (and mostly disgust). the rebuttal came fast and furious: “你如果对世界杯没兴趣，那你人生还有什么意思？！？”

of course the whole bus burst out laughing but I can't help but once again marvel at the power of sports and soccer in particular. how is it that so many people in the world can collectively transfer their mental and emotional energy into watching (practically) strangers trying to kick a ball into the net? this commentator in China got into trouble because he was screaming on air "GOOOAAALLL... LONG LIVE ITALY, DOWN WITH THE AUSSIES" at 2am in the morning. I mean, he's not even an italian! and I saw my fren (and heard that my sis did too) collapsed into tears when England was knocked out. strange game this.