Yes, I know we are not blessed with four seasons in this tropical climate. Why, every day is like summer - scorching, humid and blinding hot at times (oh, and the occasional hazy days every now and then too). So let’s pretend it is indeed summer in the city, which it is anyway.
Let’s see now, it has been and is –
A summer of births
My mates Jules, Tini and Mrs A all gave birth in July. Nando and FedEx also became fathers in July.
A summer of deaths
Among others, the world bade goodbye to Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, Sir Bobby Robson and Corazon Aquino (and three of them died of cancer). My dear friend also lost her father on Friday. Scary reminder to us still breathing that our time will be up one day too.
I dreamt of Big Brother on Saturday. Is that a good or bad omen, I wonder?
A summer of trips
If you consider May as early summer, then there was the Europe trip, followed by a short trip to SG in June, the birthday weekend getaway in early July and the recent less-than-24-hours trip to SG again last weekend. Alhamdulillah. And hopefully those trips won’t stop there.
A summer of transfers and transfer rumours
Ahhhh... it wouldn’t be summer without footie transfers and transfer rumours. Moneybags Sh*tty have joined Real Madrid in their summer shopping and unlike normal summer sale shopping, they really splash out as if in a race to buy players. Toure has followed Ade to become another Sh*tty player and Senderos is also on the way to Everton. I’m not that worried that Wenger has yet to sign anyone else besides Vermaelen because neither ManUre nor Liverpool nor Chelshit have been spending either, but I am worried about our defenders, I really am (I’m not that worried about our strikers despite Ade having left and Nasri being injured). And there’s also the talk about Vieira coming back to Arsenal.
A summer of few footie action...
I have to content myself with the Confederations Cup besides watching tennis (the French Open and Wimbledon). And thank God Hamilton won at Hungary. But I miss football. Thank God for the few friendly matches and I must say it was a relief to see the lads. There was the 7-1 trashing of Columbia, the comfortable 5-0 win over Szombathelyi Haladas, the one-nil victory over Hannover 96, and the wins over Atlético Madrid and Rangers in the Emirates Cup over the weekend (superb Shava and wonderful Wilshere!).
... and some movie marathon
Watched 17 Again, Angels & Demons, Terminator Salvation and State of Play at the theatres and Slumdog Millionaire and Bedtime Stories on DVD in June, continued with Transformers (actually felt like walking out of the theatre half-way through it) and Public Enemies and The Kite Runner (on DVD - brilliant) in July, and it was the Ice Age 3 (hilarous!) last weekend.
Ahhh... and the new Premier League season will kick off soon and Ramadan will be here too shortly. Have a super summer everyone (or what’s left of it)!
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