Our creed, so far I can remember, was to chant Chonaldo's name all day, speak in archaic Bengali and play as much football as possible. We tried to convert some of our classmates, but I don't believe we had much success. Ronaldo, too, fell at the last hurdle – under mysterious circumstances.
Last month, when I was at home in Calcutta, I was rummaging through old school books and found a portion of the Divine Scriptures. This I now present without further comment.
| 1. | Gabli is a pet name; his real name was "Abhishek Ray number 1" (there were two Abhishek Rays in our class). |
| 2. | Thus anticipating Pirelli's ad campaign casting Ronaldo as Christ the Redeemer. |
3 comments:
As the World Cup is about to begin, my mind naturally went back to this post. :)
Haha love it, thanks for being such a faithful reader! So can I expect a comment every 4 years? :D Who are you supporting in this World Cup?
Haha, I think seeing Argentina win in '22 (captained by Messi for good measure) in my lifetime was satisfaction enough so this time I'm not that passionate. That said, hope some traditions continue, such as England getting knocked out in QFs *cue Mourinho football 'eritage meme*
P.S. This summer I intend to rewatch "Detectorists" and FINALLY read "A Month in the Country" as well as "Independent People" so I think I will be commenting much more often :)
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