That’s A Country United…
June 8, 2010 by XtraLargePtyLtd
Look I’ve always known my past was going to come back to haunt me but one thing I didn’t know was that it was going to be in a form of a ball called Jabulani/Jo-bulani or what ever its called!
My love for the game of soccer is similar to my love for George W. Bush, and I’m not even an American so no prize for guessing what that means! Six years ago when South Africa was announced as the host country for this World spectacular, I knew that I was going to face my demons at some point and be the odd one out in a country that waited so long for world recognition, and acceptance in the global village either as a world class country or tourist destination of choice! I have survived plenty of PSL seasons, let alone World Cup tournaments so again, I thought this too was gonna be a walk in the park! Boy was I wrong!
The hype is contagious, I haven’t seen anything that spreads this fast since the H1N1 outbreak! In the past weeks I’ve found myself doing things that are so out of character for me . I traded my ultimate pastimes for TV soccer viewing, going to Soccer City in support of Bafana Bafana, googled soccer players and letting soccer into my heart!
I still can’t blow the vuvuzela, Rome wasn’t built in a day so bear with me! I’m flying my flag so high I can’t imagine my life post the World Cup! So between the diski dance, the words to waka waka, learning foreign launguages and my soccer gear? I can officially say feel it! It is here!
But hayi this worldcup is gonna milk us dry uyazi? There are just way too many things that need to be bought all of a sudden! Car mirrors will never be the same, and for the first time it doesn’t really matter whether you drive a Skorokoro or a German car, ok’salayo we all have one thing in common, South African Flags protruding from our cars, now that’s a country united!
tjo! As seen on twitter…
flag pic: imod.co.za
soul sista on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:05 am
“tjo! As seen on twitter…”
LOL, tjo! As seen on Just Curious…
I really love the spirit the South Africans have on this one, i can say united they stand and maybe thats another thing behind Bafana’s success lately.
XtraLargePtyLTD on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:09 am
By XtraLargePtyLTD *shifts into silent blogging mode
sanele_mlotana on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:23 am
Tjo hayi no whoeva is driving that car is a true surppoter tjo..wen I saw this pic on twitter I was like TJO!!
dirt disher on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:29 am
Owww, soo proud!!!
Yep, 12th player is us, the supporters!!
And no worries about money guys, we are
all going to be rich after the 11th of july right, after the world cup??!!
So expect to be rich on the 12th of july!!
*hides in nowhere land*
Lela on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:41 am
Hay dirtdisher now u sound like those prosperity preaching pastors. Amanga if u are spending all your money now chances are ull be flat broke nge12 and Henry will be back to his wife. Anyways im so feeling it,jozi here i come!
soul sista on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:43 am
LOL @Lela
Maggs on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 1:59 am
I love those flags on petrol tanks doors or whatever is called so wish i had a car. The mood is just awesome and unifying.
Brown Shuga on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 7:47 am
I can do the mirrors . Not sure about the many flags…
I love how it has unified SA though!
makgotso on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 9:19 am
Indeed we are touching it my mirrors are so happy that they have been wearing something since April no winter coldness for them.
mama ka Gundi on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 10:56 am
hihihi makgotso we fundumezing the car ….Im feeling it like a morning breeze Hai SA is united 4sho Im just wondering what will happen to all the left over stock after the world cup ngaba every Jozi shop is WC fever ….phela World cup is not ur xmas days or valentines neva come back its gone for good after July 11…
NthabiVDK on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 3:16 pm
Hei..I put this big flag on ma car n used celotape coz the flag was small…ayisuki…tjo…the fever indifumene..ma car will neva b da same again after June 11…tjo
beyonce on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 3:29 pm
Hayi the pressure is on, nam ive been subjected, been running away frm the hype but thso loved ones r not leaving me alone i hav a collection of Tees, 2 makarabas hayi ke andisathethi ngevuvuzela, but alas the 1 thing i wud lov to b thrown my way, a ticket to any match alludes me, but ke akhonto.
Uthando on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 2:05 pm
wave your flag and wave your flag
feel it, it is here and the boys are hot
Cleve2 on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 4:53 pm
O WOW!!! THE fever is here. I am loving how united SA is on this. If you don’t feel it, it will bite you in the ass!
soul sista on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 5:12 pm
Oh I’m loving how this WC is making international headlines and I’ve just watched on telly about the spirit the Sasafricans are having…. Ooooh all the doubting Thomases must be ashamed of themselves now.
I think I saw you singing at Sandton Cleve…lol *kidding*
Enkosi on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 5:39 pm
You know I was so mad when someone bought tickets and then told me about them afterwards (I had to pay for them) but now I’m so happy they did it
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Cnglema on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 5:52 pm
I doubt i wil be able to do any work 2nite sandton square and city are hectic!my window is facing da party.i look very odd without a soccer tshirt.
Squeeza on Wed, 9th Jun 2010 9:45 pm
He! He! I saw some vuvuzelas in a supermarket here in UK selling for £2. I never thought I wld see them in this country. Problem is they r red n white and since Im not supporting england I wont buy those. Tried my local south african shop and was told they only sell rugby stuff eishhhhhhhh abelungu