Like this:

“Are you following the soccer matches?” people would ask me.

Hello?

It’s F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L maybe?!

Argue as much as you want, but I’m sticking to calling the Beautiful Game by its rightful name – football.  

When English star David Beckham arrived in America to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy, he had to apologize and correct himself at the press conference where he was introduced. Becks called the sport he played “football”, and then said, “Excuse me, soccer”.

Shame on Becks I say!

 So back to the South Africa World Cup 2010… HAS IT BEEN INSANE OR WHAT?

I don’t know about you, but even when the tele is not on, I still hear the buzzing sound of the vuvuzelas (pronounced VOO-VOO-ZAY-LAS)  in my head! It’s mad I tell ya!

The vuvuzela’s name in Zulu roughly translates to “making a lot of noise”, and oh boy, it sure does live up to its name!

There’s even a joke going around – What’s the difference between a woman and a vuvuzela?

One makes a lot of noise, and the other is made of plastic! (HAHA!)

Much has been debated about the vuvuzelas since the start of the tournament, with many calling on FIFA to ban the vuvuzelas. There’s even a Facebook page entitled “A Vuvuzela Free World Cup 2010″ which has garnered support from close to 300,000 fans to date!

But the plastic trumpet is an integral part of South Africa’s culture and pride. Imagine someone telling us Malaysians that we should ban the kompang at events?

What is interesting to note however, a South African Earplug company has an answer for those who can’t stand the sound of the horns. It has designed an earplug in the shape of a vuvuzela. Spokesman Andrew Chin said the company had 70,000 provisional orders a few weeks before the tournament.

World Cup 2010 has been rather disappointing so far. What happened to favourites like England, France and Spain? I sit and watch these games, and end up channel-surfing to find something more exciting.

Yes, yes, Portugal did score 7 goals against Korea DPR. But we expected the Koreans to get trashed didn’t we? And Ronaldo’s goal was SOOOOOO FUNNY! You have to see his reaction! (Watch the goal highlights HERE)

If you ask me who I’m rooting for, I love to watch Spain, Italy and the Netherlands play. On top of that, I’m all for the underdogs and have a soft spot for Asian teams. Go South Korea! Go Japan!

But for now… It’s still too early to say who will lift the Cup. So I guess it’s back to the vuvuzelas.

Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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