It was Halloween’s Day on Saturday and I headed back to Ampang for the weekend, walking quite a bit (and with my backpack; that ought to have burnt some serious calories) along the way. Darn, forgot my pedometer again but I reckon I walked more than two km that day. First stop was at the dentist’s before trying out the massage centre just two doors away. I wanted to do cupping but the lady – fresh off from the boat from mainland China – gestured and signalled that it’d be better if I went for a massage first before the cupping so I decided to give it a try.
This time, I had 16 cups placed on me symmetrically (the KK one placed them haphazardly on my back). And this time, it didn’t hurt as much although yes, my skin was stretched here and there. I have a good mind to go for my third cupping before the year-end.
It was also a North London derby on Saturday with Kop flop Spuds Captain Keane making bold claims just before the match that his side is better than Arsenal (yup, shortly after losing at home to Stoke City). Surely you are kidding us, Robbie.
But as it turned out, it was Arsenal who were trick-and-treating at the Emirates, with Captain Fabulous unceasingly knocking on our neighbour’s door. The first forty minutes were even and a bit flat (not as flat as the Fulham-Liverpool first half but still flat) until van Persie took advantage of the defensive shutdown by the Spuds and smashed in a goal. Then eleven seconds after replay, well, 10.8 seconds actually (enough to rival Usain Bolt), Captain Cesc stole the ball and dribbled boldly forward. His individual genius overcame collective idiocy and he waltzed in a second goal for the Arsenal. And that should be enough to send Arsenal to second position (well, before ManUre took on Blackburn shortly after) but (hopefully) having learnt the lessons of the past week, the lads didn’t slow down in the second half. Captain Cesc had earlier stated that we would not change the way we play and that we must kill the Spuds to maintain our challenge for the top spot and van Persie did just that by slotting in a third (again, thanks to Sagna) to earn three points for the home side, the 1000th Premier League point for Wenger and leave the visitors in disarray. It proved to be a fantastic week for the gaffer though he remained agitated on the sideline (you would have thought we’d let in three goals instead) – upset as he couldn’t communicate with his players, yes, such was the noise at the Emirates. For more match report and pictures, go here and here.
In other footie-related news, we’ll travel north to meet the Sh*tty team again for the Carling Cup quarter-final. You-know-whore had stated recently that he had actually apologised to van Persie for the stamping although the latter said otherwise. Despite saying the case is closed, the Dutchman seemed eager to pay another visit to Sh*tty.
So, is there still any question or doubt who the top dogs were? I think not. It’s matches like these that really confirm that footie, for all the frustration and anger it brings us at times, is really the best thing in the world and it makes us feel that everything is beautiful and right with the world. I’ll leave you with pictures from Saturday because they really tell a thousand more words.
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