วันศุกร์ที่ 14 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554

Pressure, Drama and Controversy

I remember sitting on an Aerosvit flight on my way 2 Kiev few months ago. Before the flight took off, I walked around a gigantic King Power duty free shop window, shopping. I walked around, not realizing that the time was running up until I got a called from the operator to be on board immediately. At that time, I looked on to my stuff, realizing I didn't bring any book to read during the flight. So I ended up buying a new one so I could find something to do during my spare time.

Back to my place, my house where I'm sitting right now. On my right, I see stack of books and magazines, ranging from novels, design books and magazines that I never get to finish. I never know when I will be able to, but I know that someday I will.

I think the key to successful reading is enjoy and absorb the moment.....enough with my reading problems.


After my memorable trip in Romania. I realized that the new chapter of my life had begun.

I'm working in a corporate office. But there's no way I will give up on my favorite past time, watching American football.

2 years after my favorite player had retired, I'm still all excited when the season began. It was like automatic. I knew when the game starts. I feel excited every weekend, mostly after midnight.

This is my 10th anniversary of me following NFL. I can say to myself that I'm football junkie. If there is a contest for biggest NFL fan, I think I can compete among the guys.

And because NFL is a quarterback-driven league. I had seen many stories and controversies that involved quarterbacking position, from Brady and Bledsoe(2 great QBs on their own terms), Drew Brees to Phillip Rivers(2 great ones on the same team in San Diego Chargers), or Kurt Warner and Marc Bulger(As a ram fan, this one hurts the most. but it's understandable now). However, the one I'm seeing now surprises me the most because it basically had nothing to do with players' performance.

Because I don't watch college football (why should I? I have zero connection with American college teams. Hopefully I might have one in the future, then I'll root for one of them), I didn't have any love for Tim Tebow beside hearing his name from the press. When I watched Tebow threw, it was the first time I can easily take notice of the QB's throwing motion.

Every time I watch Denver Broncos, I can feel the pressure of the starting QB. He's a good guy and better QB at this moment. Now that he's benched, I wish him well at the next stop. I believe he will be a starter again in NFL.......

This is just one of the story I follow during the NFL season. I know this might sound silly, but I believe in sportmanship. I follow the stories of men in pads. I read the stories, watched the documentaries. Those stories inspire me in a lot of ways......