The golden cup has once again been lifted by Italians. So many surprises! big teams outplayed and my favorates could not even reach semi-finals. Jidane lai dashain laagyo, umpire lay ni rato achhyata laidyo dhogya mawuka parera. Italians got the belssing instead. "Dai! aaja Italy lai jitawuna parcha hai jasari bhey ni", this guy had called me in early Sunday morning. He neither could manage to have ball on foot nor had a whistle blower in his mouth. But, I did not bother to argue with him, "Kasari jitawuni?", and I hung up before we got into further debate simply saying 'bhai haalcha ni'. Tell you the truth, this past month had been an excitement for me but I did not have luxury to afford extensive cable. I was forced to watch all games in foreign laguage channels except for few games here and there. A german boy was in jubilation with Sakira's hips don lie. 'Nicht!! Nicht!!!', he yelled in half drunken voice. ABC went yard by yard, guys in ESPN did not seem happy for last minute 10 yard penalty shootout. Jessica saw the game between Ghana & US only because Jerry Springer was replaying the past episode. She did not like it coz she did not find any cheerleader. However, she noticed a German blondi holding a humongous beer glass. "That was cute! Are they gonna replay?", this was overheard many times. I believe Jessica had more valid reasons than this fella who would find the match boring due to extra half an hour. ESPN2 was already late for old cup kentucky derby. Forget about the postgame comments, they were eager to show the 'World cup Kukur race' held in Freemont, California.When I turned on the TV for next match, they were still interviewing the world champion, the guy from Idaho who was having hard time unleashing his little hero. Now the fever is over. Except for Zidane, there is nothing to talk about. I heard this world cup has almost shutdown everything in Nepal. Organizers even cancelled the rally for smoking band in public place. Why do we have to look for solution for those which are not even problem? Is it beacuse girija quit smoking? I never understood the real deal. Anyway, I am sad because the soccer vibe is almost over for another four years. Who knows where will I be in 2010? Because I have been geting calls for my life insurance. "Jira! you are geting old, you better have this policy rightway", this telemarketer stratled me every now and then which made me nothing but frantic. I feel like mumbling with big bottle of Corona, "Sakira! your South American hips lied this time, Argentina could not make it baby!". Please let me live for another four years without being disturbed by these insurance guys.