sunny day in bos
yes, it's the memorial weekend, i am not sure what it is exactly but i think it may be something about honoring the dead and the survivors of past and current wars that america has been involved in. i am guessing that because 2 years ago, when i first moved to a house in somerville, there was a parade going in front of the house and i had a chance to watch it.
however, it was a bit confusing because there were various regiments with names such as "aleppo" etc. which had animals, motorcycles, hospital devices in their parade group and i didn't understand their connection with "wars." halleppo, being located in my neighbor country, syria, i was interested and approached one of the fat moustached guys on the horses and noticed that he was wearing a fez! so my interest multiplied, and i asked "why is your ting called "aleppo?" he said it's just a name and turned around and i saw his huge horse's back move away from me. so thanks to this guy's skillful social tactics, i was able to learn nothing. now i am thinking that it is a secret society.
ok, enough of yesterday's news and let's move on to real yesterday. it was a miracle in boston and we had two consecutive days of sunshine saturday and sunday. of course, the weather is cloudy today so that we know it's not apocalypse yet. to take advantage of the solar vibes, luchus and i went out with our balls - his soccerball and my basketball- and walked over to the Fens to see if we could get some action. one of the things i love about my neighborhood is the central location, but let's save this one, because my hood deserves its own entry.
soo... we started walking across the green sections and we see happy and healthy people everywhere.. they are suntanning, reading, jogging, walking in the swamp, making love... we walk more and see the group sporty types now .. baseball, freesbee a.k.a "the saucer game" as luchus calls it.. everything is allright but luchus points out one thing: everybody is white.. this is something i wouldn't probably have noticed before 2 years ago, but now i'm concious about the color divide cuz i and i live it every and every day in boston. soo.. we continue and suddenly we see the basketball court. it was sprite commercial meets a hip hop video. or that's just my perception. and yes, we both say: soo, that IS where ma niggas at! competition, sweat and pure skills. by the way, i have to put it out here that in my limited perspective, i think that nowadays there is a notion that black is automatically cooler. i'd love to hear other people's opinions about this.
so after seeing that the basketball court was not exactly my match with both courts full and plenty people in the bleachers, i decided to join luchus to play soccer. turkiye is a soccer country, being the sport to dominate %90 of sports arena but girls do not play soccer. it's a guy thing. -actually why am i saying soccer, this sport is called FOOTBALL - sorry, just cuz americans named another sport that's played by hand "football" does not mean you can change the name of the real deal.. - so my experience in futbol was limited to being a tomboy in elementary school and playing with the guys until about 4th grade. however, yesterday was a big success given my pre-experience. i kicked, ran with the ball and even managed to bounce the ball a few times on my foot. one thing i never tried was hitting the ball with my HEAD because that's something why i'll never be a futbol player. why hurt my head? the guys who na fret to jump up and try to hit the ball with their head during a game with risking to collide in mid -air with another guy's head are the people i can't understand at all!! but they make the game good to watch so live on!
after the futbol session we went over to the courts and i took the opportunity to shoot and play in the small black children, asian and white guys section. it's been a while since my high school basketball days but it's good to see it does not take too long to warm up. it's kinda like once you know how to ride the bicycle anecdote but more complicated.
another down point in mi and my nation-sistas and brathas is the fact that although we came THIRD in World Cup 2002 Japan / South Korea we did not qualify for this year's cup. I and I are feeling the pain more as the time approaches -it's less than 2 weeks for the start of a hot hot game show. people around me are talking about italian, polish, american and trinidadian teams and i got no airplay in any of those conversations! what am i gonna say?! we would have destroyed if the Turkish team was in Germany!?! the champion of the hearts: TURKIYE !
i would like to insert the fun fact here that Hakan Sukur of the Turkish national team scored the fastest ever goal against South Korea at 11 seconds in the last world cup. you can check out old but fascinating news here: Sukur sets speed record
however, it was a bit confusing because there were various regiments with names such as "aleppo" etc. which had animals, motorcycles, hospital devices in their parade group and i didn't understand their connection with "wars." halleppo, being located in my neighbor country, syria, i was interested and approached one of the fat moustached guys on the horses and noticed that he was wearing a fez! so my interest multiplied, and i asked "why is your ting called "aleppo?" he said it's just a name and turned around and i saw his huge horse's back move away from me. so thanks to this guy's skillful social tactics, i was able to learn nothing. now i am thinking that it is a secret society.
ok, enough of yesterday's news and let's move on to real yesterday. it was a miracle in boston and we had two consecutive days of sunshine saturday and sunday. of course, the weather is cloudy today so that we know it's not apocalypse yet. to take advantage of the solar vibes, luchus and i went out with our balls - his soccerball and my basketball- and walked over to the Fens to see if we could get some action. one of the things i love about my neighborhood is the central location, but let's save this one, because my hood deserves its own entry.
soo... we started walking across the green sections and we see happy and healthy people everywhere.. they are suntanning, reading, jogging, walking in the swamp, making love... we walk more and see the group sporty types now .. baseball, freesbee a.k.a "the saucer game" as luchus calls it.. everything is allright but luchus points out one thing: everybody is white.. this is something i wouldn't probably have noticed before 2 years ago, but now i'm concious about the color divide cuz i and i live it every and every day in boston. soo.. we continue and suddenly we see the basketball court. it was sprite commercial meets a hip hop video. or that's just my perception. and yes, we both say: soo, that IS where ma niggas at! competition, sweat and pure skills. by the way, i have to put it out here that in my limited perspective, i think that nowadays there is a notion that black is automatically cooler. i'd love to hear other people's opinions about this.
so after seeing that the basketball court was not exactly my match with both courts full and plenty people in the bleachers, i decided to join luchus to play soccer. turkiye is a soccer country, being the sport to dominate %90 of sports arena but girls do not play soccer. it's a guy thing. -actually why am i saying soccer, this sport is called FOOTBALL - sorry, just cuz americans named another sport that's played by hand "football" does not mean you can change the name of the real deal.. - so my experience in futbol was limited to being a tomboy in elementary school and playing with the guys until about 4th grade. however, yesterday was a big success given my pre-experience. i kicked, ran with the ball and even managed to bounce the ball a few times on my foot. one thing i never tried was hitting the ball with my HEAD because that's something why i'll never be a futbol player. why hurt my head? the guys who na fret to jump up and try to hit the ball with their head during a game with risking to collide in mid -air with another guy's head are the people i can't understand at all!! but they make the game good to watch so live on!
after the futbol session we went over to the courts and i took the opportunity to shoot and play in the small black children, asian and white guys section. it's been a while since my high school basketball days but it's good to see it does not take too long to warm up. it's kinda like once you know how to ride the bicycle anecdote but more complicated.
another down point in mi and my nation-sistas and brathas is the fact that although we came THIRD in World Cup 2002 Japan / South Korea we did not qualify for this year's cup. I and I are feeling the pain more as the time approaches -it's less than 2 weeks for the start of a hot hot game show. people around me are talking about italian, polish, american and trinidadian teams and i got no airplay in any of those conversations! what am i gonna say?! we would have destroyed if the Turkish team was in Germany!?! the champion of the hearts: TURKIYE !
i would like to insert the fun fact here that Hakan Sukur of the Turkish national team scored the fastest ever goal against South Korea at 11 seconds in the last world cup. you can check out old but fascinating news here: Sukur sets speed record
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