Things I learnt in the past week!

As the title says…

• Boys can’t concentrate nicely, when girls send them love letters. There are exceptions.
• Girls, who don’t like you, always have some problem with you. They just hate you.
• Fox News isn’t News.
• Dhoni has not lost his touch, yet.
• The Kolkata Derby has not lost its sheen. But it is ruining Indian Football.
• The New Facebook Live Feed is lame although innovative.
• Tanmay is a Philosopher.
• Iohannes would chose playing PES 2010 over any other comfort in this world.
• When I love someone, I become mad, and almost too passionate for the other person’s comfort.
• Indira Gandhi still has her share of Haters and Fans, and still is as controversial as ever.
• George Bush is not a hated personality in India. That’s why I say India is different from the World.
• Aamir is going all out for his Next Film’s promotion, 3 Idiots. Maybe taking some cue from the Publicity Freak, SRK.
• My sister has still not grown up. Sometimes, she is such a kiddo.
• People read my Blog, even though I don’t ask them to.
• Iohannes is less lazy than me.
• 2 States: Love Story of My Marriage, is Chetan Bhagat’s life story.
• I can type very fast in my Cell phone. Very fast. At least, faster than others. That’s because I have a proper keyboard in my cell.
• I hate Physics. I never did before.
• I love Biology. I always did.
• If given a chance, I can sleep for 15 hours or more.
• I love School, when I go i.e.
• I get screwed up much more than a normal person.
• I miss my Childhood. Maybe, The moments I had in it more.
• I should have become a Footballer. I was talented.
• Channel [V] is no MTV. MTV is no VH1.
• Pen is mightier than the sword. Sometimes, literally.
• MS Windows 7 is better than Windows Vista. You expected something more? Don’t tell me!
• I like KFC’s brand of chicken. I love McDonald’s more.
• The applications available for iPhone is better, qualitatively and quantity wise too.
• My Maa gains weight very damn fast. That’s more because of her thyroid problems.
• I am very lazy. I cannot keep up to my promises. I forget things easily.
• Mohit aspires to be a teacher.
• Its fun annoying Maheen.
• Everybody in Bengal knows about Classical Music.
• Girls have a fetish for Bags, Shoes, Lip-Stick, Junk [Costume] Jewelery, Kajal. Some exceptions are always there.
• I can love Physics, provided the teacher is good enough. And good-looking.

I need to sleep now. Enough of what I have learnt.

Let us all hate Manchester United

The other day I was just hanging around in the school fields with a certain friend of mine. We were talking soccer. Suddenly a bunch of eager faces pass by and I hear one of them screaming out, (now I do not know if that was intentional) “Ronaldo? O khelte paare naki? Ball niye nachleyi hoye gelo? Aar Rooney? What does he think himself to be??/Ronaldo? Does he even know how to play? Is there any profit in dancing with the ball? And Rooney? What does he think himself to be?”. And next what I hear is that “Ebar dekhis Tottenham bhalo khelte shuru korbe/Now you will see that Spurs will play well.”

It did not take much time for me to realize that those few were the usual Arsenal-Chelsea fans or ARSEnal-ChelSHIT (if thats a better way of putting things). But the point here is that I fail to understand each time as in why do people tend to hate Manchester United just for nothing. A sane person requires at least one particular reason to hate something or somebody. But when it comes to hating Man Utd its like “Hey…Lets hate Man Utd”. Now how sick is that?

This reminds me of a song I used to hum all the time in my class 6-7 days – Boyzone’s Love Me For A Reason (Did I get the name right?). Although I never really bothered to understand the meaning of the song . Its time now, I guess that I should sing the same song, just replacing “ME” with “MU” and “Love” with “Hate. I mean look dude this is hilarious, you suddenly start hating Man Utd for no specific reason?

OK, I understand if you are a fan of the rest three in the Fatal Four or AC Milan you’ve got all the reasons on earth to hate Man Utd, but if you are a Sunderland fanatic or a Villareal fan why would you hate Man Utd, unless of course you are playing them in the weekend. Its perfect to dislike a club if you are fan of another but u know what is like literally HATING!

In the past two decades Man Utd have given English football a whole new meaning and world football at large. They have easily become ‘the’ most supported club. But it surely does not form the bulk of the footballing fraternity. We (if I am allowed to say that) are the most successful club since the inception of the English Premier League. “Initial strugglers to later heroes”.

Is the immense success we boast about which makes others jealous and hence the hatred?? If its that then people listen up. Here is what I say. Liverpool is a club I really look upto. Man just look at them , they are a FIVE time European Champion. And which makes them the most successful English club along with their domestic glories. Well then why don’t hate Liverpool?

Money matters. Oh yes, it does. Now I do remember that time and again Man Utd have been earning the highest revenue and is probably the richest club in the world. I wish that Beckham still being in the car. The shirt sales in an year alone would have bought a lower division club! .
So, I presume you rightly get my point. Well, just the fact we are filthy rich is enough for people to you know what. When Malcom Glazer took over the club, acquiring 100% shares the club was under heavy debt and still is.But still they have easily managed to buy in players and mind you with huge amounts of sterling. Now that’s the Man Utd way.

As my perplexity deepens even more, I find out another probable reason. Its the men who ultimately matter. Players. Man Utd have attracted some of the best players in the world and who each one of them is a legend. The named number 7 jersey alone has bore some of the best. Charlton, Best, Cantona, Beckham, Ronaldo. Man Utd have produced some of the best in their own positions. Schemiechel under the woodwork. Stam and Charlton before him. Beckham, Giggs, Best and Ronaldo on the wings. Then we had Roy Keane who redefined the holding position. In the front line we boast about having legends like Cantona, Law and recently Van Nistelrooy and Rooney. These names are good enough for anyone to cast a black eye. But is Man Utd the only club with big names? Who is better than Real Madrid when it comes to having the biggest of names in the industry. So, it pretty much comes down to the same thing. Just an EXCUSE!

I remain perpetually confused in this regard. Although I do have come to a probable conclusion. As the devil holds his head high, there reads few words below him – “THE WORLD’S GREATEST CLUB”. I guess that sums up most of it. Doesn’t it?

Till then keep hating Man Utd as they forge towards greater glories!

Glory, Glory, to Man Utd!

Bye,

Dipanjan