I am surprise that all these year of cultural integration between the different races, there is never a united event that Singaporeans can proudly call their own.
The event which united all Singaporeans involved a cup belonging to another country.
I am surprise that all these year of cultural integration between the different races, there is never a united event that Singaporeans can proudly call their own.
The event which united all Singaporeans involved a cup belonging to another country.
the Malaysia Cup ah?
If there's a sport that binds all Sporeans together, then it has to be football..
Even now, crowd of all races will flock the neighbourhood kopitiams to watch the live Premier League games.. I was at a Tampines kopitiam last Monday to watch the live Man City- Man Utd game.. All Sinkies young and old, the Chinese, Malays and Indians were there to watch the game.. Didn't see any FT Ah Nehs, Pinoys.. With the exception of the Ah Tiong cleaners workin there, no other Ah Tiong was sighted at the kopitiam.. You won't see this kind of local unity in a silly sport like cricket.. Even our so called world class table tennis team will not be able to garner massive support among Sporeans..
Football is part of our culture.. It has been around since colonial days.. The FT Ah Nehs can play their stupid cricket game but we Sporeans will stick to our football..
the Malaysia Cup ah?
Lol, I think more like the English Premier League.
hehehe i country bumpkin la. Ya but as bro zeddy said...football is the uniting factor here whether EPL or Malaysia Cup. No other sport comes close.
I was part of the kallang crowd in the 70s...madness la.
Then we got kicked out and in the intervening years cable TV arrived and EPL became the new happening
In the '70's yes, it was the Malaysia Cup but that died when we were no longer participating. Singaporeans then turn to the Premier League and as years went by there were more televised matches which increased the number of fans greatly.
Now they are trying to reverse what was already lost and I doubt they will succeed. It was too little and too late.
Football and Malaysia Cup in particular. You can see all Singaporeans as a single nation. Swearing cursing, referee kayu , apok apok, bodoh and what have you. You can hear the Kallang and the HDB roar when a goal is scored. Wonderful days. And no PAP politican involved.
Thanks bro, good to read this. Brings the soul of nationahood back.
Football and Malaysia Cup in particular. You can see all Singaporeans as a single nation. Swearing cursing, referee kayu, apok apok, bodoh and what have you. You can hear the Kallang and the HDB roar when a goal is scored. Wonderful days. And no PAP politican involved.
....................... I was at a Tampines kopitiam last Monday to watch the live Man City- Man Utd game.. All Sinkies young and old, the Chinese, Malays and Indians were there to watch the game.. Didn't see any FT Ah Nehs, Pinoys.. ................
If you were at tampines and do see any FTs ah nehs, pinoys, a the kopitiams, then you must be blind. Btw did your TPL cheer for your FT national football team?
Hehehe. Enjoy watching futbol in SG kopitiam. Other than the official original English commentaries, you also got the non-official and Hokkien commentaries. Even better if the Kopitiam have Zhi Char stall to cook Sotong Kia or Har Jiong Gai to go with the beers. Cheers!Don't know if TPL is a football fan.. But she can arrange a date with me to watch a live football game in a hotel if she's interested..I can teach her a few football moves and impart some '' tactical skills '' to her on a comfy hotel bed..
Yes our famous referee Kayu chant and other Malay curses during the game.. 60,000 strong all Sporean crowd shouting 'Kepala Butoh' in a patriotic fervor still rings clearly in my head..