Losing Streak

As you all know it is World Cup season again, and me being the football (yes, the rest of the world calls soccer as FOOTBALL!) amateur who never plays nor care about soccer has kicked off another season of betting and aimless shouting!

You see, I've never watched complete football matches unless it is a World Cup match! That being said, you can tell that I've only watched football enthusiastically when I was in Form 2 (1998), Taylor's College (2002) and right now after graduation from Purdue (2006!). World Cup has seen me through betting in every stage of my academic life. And with every betting match, I will discuss the odds with friends and their friends and their friend's friend. It has brought everyone irrespective of race, age and personality together with a common interest (even for the uninterested like me) to one topic on the coffee table, which is... WHO WILL WIN?!

Today's match between Brazil and Ghana was no biggie as everyone expects Brazil to win... even so, I lost four bucks as I wasn't betting on the overall full-time score because of the low winning return ratio, but I was betting on who will score next, how many goals in the game will there be and so on... all these through online betting bookies (which I am donating to them lavishly, unfortunately)!







The real loss was actually the match between France and Spain as I had my hopes on Spain but the otherwise unbelievable luck on France's side got them to the next round... and $20 poorer for me just because French players are good in pinching asses! *boo-hoo-hoo*!!!
Then again, I have by bets on France in the game against Brazil.

To date, I've lost nearly NINETY FREAKING BUCKS on bets! But if you ask me, I've never enjoyed football this much before. Not even in previous World Cups! I've learned the basics of the game and know how to actually enjoy watching a match... otherwise I would be staring at the TV looking at 22 people roughneck-ing it out to get one miserable ball into the goal! I realized it is more than that... and I'm glad I can appreciate football better and in the spirit of camaraderie with my friends and strangers.

I hope you guys, anybody, will be able to give me tips on the match between England and Portugal. I am hoping for England but many people say otherwise... What do you think and what do you think I should bet on? Also the Germany and Argentina match. I'd appreciate your comments! Thanks in advance!

P.S. To my family who thinks I'm wasting money, let's just say I made some money from other sources and have the extras to spend... hehe...

Yesterday's Dinner: Baked fish, stir-fry vegs, and shrimp omelet
















Tonight's Dinner: Stir-fry vegs, scrambled eggs, and squash curry. We were supposed to have baked chicken but it went bad... :-(