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emma_in_dream) wrote2018-04-19 05:58 pm
emma_in_dream) wrote2018-04-19 05:58 pm
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I am not a big sports fan, but there is always a pleasure in watching people do something supremely well. The hockey match we saw was Pakistan vs England, two strong teams with a grudge. I have never seen such a fast, committed game.
Since my Mum uses a walker, we had the best seats in the house, literally in front of the stand about two metres behind the fence. We were randomly seated in front of an area block booked by Pakistani supporters who cheered virtually non-stop. I learned that ‘Shabash’ (a word I had previously encountered only in MM Kaye and Kipling) is pronounced to rhyme with harsh not rash. ‘Diwa diwa Pakistan!’
The match was a draw, which pleased me because both sides were so committed and so competent that it would seem unfair if one triumphed.
Since my Mum uses a walker, we had the best seats in the house, literally in front of the stand about two metres behind the fence. We were randomly seated in front of an area block booked by Pakistani supporters who cheered virtually non-stop. I learned that ‘Shabash’ (a word I had previously encountered only in MM Kaye and Kipling) is pronounced to rhyme with harsh not rash. ‘Diwa diwa Pakistan!’
The match was a draw, which pleased me because both sides were so committed and so competent that it would seem unfair if one triumphed.