Saturday 28 March 2009

When It's Time To Box The Balls

Two mates recently almost got into a boxing match over a ball that decided to visit the face of one chap after leaving the foot of the other. It was yet another classic example of why testosterone and sports make for a very, very bad combination.


I myself was not present at the scene of the would-be-crime, though if I was, imagine the pictures I'd have been able to capture. Ooh...the action! The emotion! The bruised eyes and cracked, bleeding lips! I'd have snapped them all before receiving a bruised eye and a cracked, bleeding lip of my own.

It's difficult when things get to your head while playing these kinds of sports. Bloody hell, it's difficult enough keeping your emotions in check when playing something as timid and docile as chess or even draughts, what more a type of sport which requires you to kick a ball with low rebound characteristics into the goal while trying to avoid hitting the poor goalie in his face or cojones. Frankly speaking, judging from how hard some blokes shoot the ball, I'm surprised that there has yet to come out a ruling about how goalkeepers are obliged to wear helmets and/or chastity belts for the sake of their unborn children.

I absolutely understand that the chap who got his glasses knocked off of him must have been in quite a rage having been acquainted rather personally with the ball without him wishing for it. However, that does not mean I agree to him raising a fist and threatening to wipe out the last of the other fellow's descendants. Wouldn't it have been better and infinitely more graceful to just pick up the specs and leave the grounds? Most people would do that, knock on wood. 

But yes, it's always easier said than done and as somebody who did not play in the testosterone-charged game the other day, I suppose I have just about as much right to be commenting on the person's action as a damned Israel troop killing unarmed Palestinians. 

18 comments:

aw3rz said...

ko tak sokong manee pihak = ko isu ngan due-due pihak.

hehe

Jamil said...

awe - berat benar tuduhan anda itu

imyahus said...

senang mulut bercakap, mudah tangan menulis, tapi susah untuk dikawal bile kene pada batang hidung sendiri. sabar memang boleh, tapi tengok jugak la macam mane situasinye. belum cube belum tau, belum kene belum pasti reaksi selepasnye.
apepun... isu!!! haha

apos said...

ko taw x slh sorang shbt 2 pnah ckp ko f***ing s***..n letak ko dlm list kedua 'the most hated person'..yg ptame 2 ko taw la sape..hehehehe..papepon ttp ISUUUUUUUU...

Jamil said...

im - bila kena batang hidung sendiri? Uiks. Hati-hati. Batang hidung sekarang sensitif.

apos - siapa yang isu sekarang? Susah la macam ni

imyahus said...

jamil - erm, batang idung memang sensitif, baik atas atau bawah, dua2 sensitif

apos - aku x pernah tau plak ade list the most hated person... is it the same person? huh, camne ko tau ni, ko dah rapat ngan ye eh? haha

apos said...

ade cte yg blm smpat diceritakan...hahaha..nnt2 la..time2 exm ble lpk memlm kat bistro

Jamil said...

Im - ko la orang pertama yang aku jumpa yang mempunyai dua batang hidung. Tahniah.

apos - alahai. Bila pulak? Kan kita dah takde dah exam besar. Jangan kata ko nak ajak lepak di Bistro time exam Hafazan?

Sop said...

korg sume ni ade isu dgn sesape ke?

Habibah AR. said...

Reminds me again why I've always preferred to be just the cheerleader in any field game.

Jamil said...

usop - takde. Takde isu dengan sesiapa pun. Tak tau la orang lain tu

crimsonskye - I doubt I'll look good with pom poms

Faiz Shukri said...

Sorry tak, aku hantar komen.

Siapa betul, siapa salah, aku serah kat Allah. Bukan hak aku untuk tentukan.

Alangkah lebih indahnya kalau kita selalu rasa yang "aku pun ada share kesalahan aku yang tersendiri", instead of jatuhkan sepenuh kesalahan on 1 party. Selalu bersangka baik. Itu ajaran agama.

On the side note, aku bukan orang terbaik untuk cerita semua ni. And yes, lebih senang bercakap daripada melaluinya sendiri. And yes again, that applied to both parties.

Aku dah penat menjaga hati orang. Nak jaga hati sendiri je pasni.

Sorry for evertything. Peace ;]

p/s: ops. sorry tak panjang lak komen.

Sop said...

aku kawan dgn sume. aku NAK kawan dgn sume. tapi btol cok, susah nk jage ati sume org. aku dh xleh nk tolong pape dah.

Jamil said...

faiz - laa..buat apa nak minta maaf. Pandangan dari semua pihak dialu-alukan di sini. Takde aku nak delete komen-komen orang lain (melainkan dia post komen sama dua kali la)

Aku tahu bahawa amat memenatkan untuk menggembirakan orang lain sampai ke tahap menggadaikan kegembiraan sendiri. Sebab tu mak ayah aku selalu pesan 'kawan tu berpada-pada'. Sekarang ni baru nampak kebenaran nasihat tu.

usop - kita semua buat setakat yang termampu.

Faiz Shukri said...

sop - aku phm sop..sbb aku pun dah tawar hati...the least i can do - is to do no harm..nak tolong tak mampu, do no harm je la..

jatak - kadang2, nampak seronok jugak orang yang duk bahagiakan diri sendiri je..pikir perasaan diri je..buat apa pk perasaan org lain kan, buat penat otak je.. dia hepikan diri sendiri, n harapkan org hepikan dia jgk.. mybe aku kena cuba kehidupan begitu ;]

at least, lebih seronok kot daripada duk pk macammana nak bahagiakan kawan2, sedangkan kwn2 tak cuba pun membahagiakan kita ;]

imyahus said...

aku pernah letak harapan tinggi pada kawan2 baik aku, namun last sekali aku dipinggirkan. pernah satu ketika aku lebih pentingkan kawan daripada keluarga. mak n abang aku selalu pesan kawan takkan tolong kite time kite susah, tapi aku endahkan. then, bile satu kejadian menimpa aku, aku perasan semua kawan2 baik aku x mampu menolong, apatah lagi bersama aku dalam kesusahan. mase tu baru aku sedar akan hakikat pedih tu. sekarang, aku hanya berkawan biase je, dah tak sanggup meletakkan harapan tinggi. buat ape nak susahkan diri utk mereka yg hanya pk untuk diri sendiri

rasenye korang group yg paling buat aku happy. aku selalu bagitau mak aku korang are the best, dan aku hepi bile bersama korang.

buat siapa yg aku pernah buat tersinggung perasaan, aku mintak maaf. bukan niat aku. sori

nuarasheeq said...

wah entri yang hangat! best2. aku xnk masuk campur. tu respon paling mudah dan paling tidak menghiraukan. hah2..tpi tuh bukan aku (dengan nada yang serius). sometimes it takes time to really 'know' certain friends. understand them. and to communicate with em. adapt dri ngan diorang. that's the thing yang kite sume kene face. nanti in the future n looking back of the old days. sure bergelimpangan kite sume tergelak. eventhou bende tuh pahit to some. itulah kenangan..

aw3rz said...

aku ulang balik - genggam erat apa yang ada sementara boleh. dan aku tambah- genggam erat yang damaikan hati.