Silly reason to choose WC 2010 Finalist!

Hi there everyone! Right now, right when I'm typing this blog, one of the most spectacular event this year is being on. World Cup 2010 South Africa, Spain plays against Holland. Yay!!!

My room has no telly and I couldn't be bothered to get out of my cosy sanctuary, therefore, I'm not gonna report about the awesomeness of the closing ceremony. However, my twitter timeline said that it was great, awesome, spectacular, Shakira and other singers were lip-syncing.

Well, back to Spain and Holland. Both are big, big football countries. Spain beat German 1-0 to get to the final while Holland beat Uruguay the day earlier (somehow the score slipped my mind!).

Where I come from, both are worshiped. Both my twitter and facebook friends chose either Holland or Spain (or both!) as their champ from the go. It's okay to choose whichever team. We have right to choose, especially that Indonesia is not part of the competing teams. Hehe.

What I can't understand is the way some people tease other people's choices and think that their choice is superior to others. Because seriously, when it comes to preference, relativity really takes matter!

During the semi (or octo-final, can't remember), my friend complained on his twitter status that his newsfeed were being filled with news about Spain, and it was quite tedious to him. I had to like that status. Not that I hate Spain, I have nothing against them, but it's just so boring having them hailed that.

Now that Spain is against Holland, some people are trying to say they pick Spain because Holland was one of our colonists. Well, talk about double-standard!

So, let's look back at the history of Indonesia's complete colonization (sorry I I get it wrong, this is out my memory, can't be bothered to open my history book or google it)

1. Portugal was the first country to colonize Indonesia. Alfonso D Albuquerque led the colonization.

2. Spain came next. Who led them? I couldn't care less. They fought against Portugal. Or did they team up with Portugal to fight Holland ft England? Again, I couldn't care less.

3. Holland came. They arrived at Banten under the lead of Cornelis de Houtman in order to get spices. They met hospitable locals and prolonged their visit. Then they got too greedy and the colonization started. 3,5 century under their colonization was a bad thing, but in some way it was also good. Without them, instead of Republic Indonesia, you could only see different islands going their different way.

4. England also colonized Indonesia although only for a short time. To be honest, I kinda like them as a colonist. Many discovery were found, one of them being the famous Rafflesia Arnoldi by Sir Thomas Raffles. Maybe if they colonized us longer than Holland, we'd all be speaking in English, not Bahasa Indonesia!

5. Japan was the last country to colonize Indonesia. They were here only 3 years compared to Hollands 3,5 century! History said that they were crueler than Holland. But since I didn't experience this first hand, I cannot agree, neither could I object. Thankfully Japan was also busy with World War and the atom bombing, so the Indonesian heroes could prepare the declaration of independence. Ironically, it was achieved with the help of a Japanese military man!

Wow, turns out to be a longer rant than I expected!!! (stop sidetracking, Ath!) Anyway, point is, all of these countries that colonized Indonesia participated in the three latest World Cups: 2002, 2006, and 2010.

It didn't stop people from admiring Portugal's Ronaldo and friends, Villa and friends, Van Persie-Sneijder and friends, Rooney and friends, and Captain Tsubasa (LOL. A football manganime, but more famous than the real footie players).

So, personally speaking, it's silly to pick one team from the other just because of the one that we don't like was a colonist. It's even sillier that if both the teams were colonists.

Love football because of the game. Not because of long time ago history!

I'm off. Gonna watch the game while having midnite snack.

Whichever team wins, there's an Arsenal player lifting the trophy. Whichever team lose, there's still an Arsenal player being the World Cup 2010 runner-up.
Arsenal FTW! (stop sidetracking and watch the final!)