I was 'Soccered'!

Its really a treat to watch the enthu on every face that has gone scarlet from cheering for their favourite team and hands that have clapped for every pass of the ball.And needless to say, I have learnt to do it too...and am just living it up in Germany.

For lack of much associaltion with anything that was football-ish, all i knew about it before the world cup was probably the famous player 'Pele'.
All thanks to the noise after each match and a series of Gyaan pilletes from my colleagues here on visit with me, I was interested!

Though not with extreme enthu, I had to succumb to the pressure of some colleagues, extremely passionate about soccer and i HAD to walk up to the Local Market place of this small town Walldorf in germany (Walldorf is currently where we are staying)

It was totally sunny at 5:15 in the evening, almost like the afternoon in India. I was not so aware that it would stay like this for the next 4 hours!

Ya, so we reach as the match was 15 mins up...the two teams playing were Argentina and Deutschland! Wow what a combination! I could make out the importance of this game only after looking at some tense faces..actually a good 1000 of them standing along with me, watching a big green screen under the scorching sun. and all of them roaring their throats away at every pass...Screams, Bands, drums, whistles, beer, flags and what not! And believe me, that was a match of its kind...1-1 till the end of the second extra time is tough! And Finally Germany makes it to the Semis after beating one of the world's best teams....phewww!

The whole crowd burst into puffs of excitement with each goal of the penalty shoot-out.I wish I was watching this in a stadium...the roar would have been deafening!
And then it was celebration time for the Germans....Flags, horns, beer, music all over!
It was an evening to remember! Iam sure this was one of the few things, I would feel lucky I was a part of.

Those sweet gestures that words cannot replace!

This is just a small incident that hapenned at work today..One of our colleagues got late for our regular lunch at the cafeteria. He was stuck explaining a complex issue to somebody. We all were very hungry and as it was almost nearing the closing time, we rushed without him .While we took our lunch and started about calming our roaring stomachs..one gal amongst us gets this idea to take lunch for this guy who might probably not arrive untill the counter closed! The expression on his face when he saw that we had taken it for him was so nice to see. He actually looked quite hungry. He ate real quick and i felt so good watching him eat. I was filled with warmth!

Sometimes I smile at strangers...may be we were just crossing a road together and thats reason enough for me to shell out a smile ..and it just gets better when the other person also smiles at the same time.
I think such small things can really make your day sometimes...Your favourite song on the radio suddenly on a dull morning can pep you up almost instantly...or may be just a phone call from a long forgottten friend wishing you a good birthday that was six months ago...may be you go home to find your clothes that you were refusing to touch for long time, all neatly done by your roomie when she was doing hers!

Such things thrill me so much..I feel elated!
Really, the world is still good enough to live in as long as you have such sweet and tiny instances that can make u feel good!