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Monday, July 5, 2010
A quadrennial event like the FIFA World Cup does indeed affect not only the football fans, but also their employers. It is not surprising as such, that employers are willing to resort to drastic actions like “rejecting all applications for leave until the event is over, unless they are reasonable”. In my opinion, it was hilarious that the die-hard soccer fan had to lie about his mother-in-law receiving medical treatment, just to watch the event. This brings us to ask, “Why does this phenomenon occur?” It is so simple that we could be amazed with just this answer. This event comes once every four years and brings together all the participating countries just to have them stand apart for 2 legs of 45 minutes each, chasing after a ball with millions of fans worldwide screaming their heads off on their couches, in their beds and even on the streets waving banners and supporting a team that they would probably never meet in person for the rest of their lives. If only I could wrap the above paragraph with sarcasm tags, everything would be much simpler. The only cure for such a “disease”, is if people started to realise the insanity that the FIFA World Cup has unleashed. This insanity being millions of people worldwide willing to spend nights to watch the teams play, some even willing to quit their jobs over such a trivial event, is just silly. In Singapore, we have to pay just to catch this action on our television channel. In my opinion, this requirement acts as a double-edged sword, as it not only earns money for the television station, it also deters those who simply cannot afford spending time away from their jobs, from the very mindless craze. Personally, it is pleasing that we are beginning to notice the silly things that make humans who they are today. After all, what pleases us more than watching people idolise another person or persons, just because they can kick a ball better than you do?
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