three posts ago, i was very sore over arsenal's terrible performance at seville
but i've thought it over
and i've realised, i have nothing to be sore over

arsenal is still a young team, trying to find it's footing
and on that day, many of the first team key players were rested or injured
clichy, hleb, flamini, adebayor, gallas were all absent
and fabregas had to be taken off because he sustained an injury
but clumsy senderos (i do pity him for't) was playing
even gilberto has become a bit slow due to old age or inaction
and denilson and armand traore- well, they're a couple of teenagers; they played okay, but they just couldn't commuicate to each other well
i'm not releasing them from blame though; they're arsenal players now, and they need to learn how to play the arsenal way
but they have alot of time before they reach their prime at 23, so they should be given a chance

so i don't feel at all bitter anymore
in fact, that game's significant contribution lies in the fact that it allowed a few second-string arsenal players to shine
nicklas bendtner, for example, was a stable lad, with fine control of the ball
(and he's still only a teenager!)
and he has been complaining of not being given a chance to make it into the big boys' team
so this was a great opportunity to show what' he's capable of- and he did wonderful
and dodo (eduardo) did fine too by scoring the first goal off a pass from bendtner

now, i do realise that my posts nowadays revolve mainly around arsenal
i don't know why- i just am so crazy over arsenal!
hahaha
they're just a fabulous team to watch, and the more i watch them the more i've invested my feelings in them
and the more i've invested my feelings in them, the more i love them!
lol

my loyalty to arsenal was questioned about two weeks ago by the bro
he said: why don't you just go support reading since you watch so many of their games?
i was darn insulted!
hello, who's the one who's willing to wake up at 3/4 in the morning to watch arsenal and pray for them to win?
me!
where were you?
sleeping still, only opening your eyes to see the score once in a while
harrumph!
i don't watch just reading games; i watch whatever matches shown on the football channel
(especially if there're good-looking players! and, as it turns out, there's one player i find good-looking in reading lol. but i digress...)

reading is just a pet team
a team i'm fond of, not a team i'm crazy over
of course i saw aww if reading lose
but i don't lament their loss like i do for arsenal
and my prayers are not with reading, they're with arsenal!
so i suppose it's grossly unfair to compare my love for arsenal with my fondness for reading

hahah
i've been meaning to get that off my chest for a while
and now i have, so i feel better

i haven't packed my bags yet
and i'm leaving tomorrow!
nor have i cleaned my room
nor finished knitting a scarf
arrgghh
so much to do
so much wasted time spent procrastinating
and a good sci-fi book is waiting for me...
oh my goodness, i haven't packed!
hahaha

adios then, mi amigos

fina-colada-flying-tomorrow!