She Is From Mars, I Am From Hell เธอมาจากดาวอังคารส่วนฉันมาจากนรก

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​Hello.​ ​Let​ ​me​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​around​ ​nine​ ​things​ ​before​ ​I​ ​start:​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​the​ ​book,​ ​regrets​ ​of​ ​these​ ​two​ ​years,​ ​difference​ ​of​ ​first​ ​two​ ​years,​ ​dislike​ ​of​ ​what​ ​I​ ​see,​ ​love​ ​of​ ​solo​ ​travel,​ ​opinions​ ​on​ ​studying​ ​and​ ​topics​ ​of​ ​interest.​ ​I​ ​did​ ​this​ ​writing​ ​piece​ ​as​ ​a​ ​self-reflection​ ​and​ ​diary​ ​for​ ​my​ ​university​ ​life​ ​in​ ​Chulalongkorn​ ​University.​ ​The​ ​word​ ​“​self-reflection​”​ ​is​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be​ ​clearer​ ​than​ ​what​ ​I​ ​did​ ​in​ ​the​ ​high-school​ ​published​ ​diary​ ​a​ ​few​ ​years​ ​ago.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​read​ ​it,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​know​ ​it​ ​well.​ ​You​ ​will​ ​see​ ​many​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​diary​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​activities​ ​with​ ​a​ ​person,​ ​the​ ​identity​ ​will​ ​remain​ ​secret​ ​as​ ​such.​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​say​ ​everything​ ​here.​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​remember​ ​everything​ ​here,​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​want​ ​to.​ ​So,​ ​just​ ​think​ ​with​ ​the​ ​words​ ​I​ ​typed.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​not​ ​a​ ​fun​ ​one​ ​of​ ​course,​ ​but​ ​it​’​s​ ​true.​ ​You​ ​will​ ​see​ ​everything:​ ​life​ ​events​ ​and​ ​sport​ ​reviews.​ ​By​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​each​ ​episode​ ​will​ ​be​ ​in​ ​French,​ ​the​ ​translation​ ​to​ ​English​ ​will​ ​be​ ​in​ ​bold.​ ​The​ ​thing​ ​is​ ​not​ ​every​ ​person​ ​here​ ​can​ ​read​ ​Thai​ ​so​ ​this​ ​piece​ ​is​ ​in​ ​English​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​Thai​ ​in​ ​the​ ​high​ ​school​ ​version.​ ​It​’​s​ ​true​ ​that​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​regret​ ​that​ ​my​ ​life​ ​should​ ​have​ ​been​ ​more​ ​fun.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​there​ ​was​ ​a​ ​COVID​ ​year​ ​which​ ​cancelled​ ​on​ ​site​ ​activities.​ ​I​ ​spent​ ​time​ ​adapting​ ​in​ ​the​ ​second​ ​year​ ​longer​ ​than​ ​the​ ​first.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​I​ ​love​ ​the​ ​online​ ​world.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​each​ ​year​ ​differently.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​year​ ​was​ ​about​ ​less​ ​friends​ ​but​ ​less​ ​issues​ ​to​ ​deal​ ​with.​ ​The​ ​second​ ​year​ ​was​ ​about​ ​events​ ​and​ ​too​ ​many​ ​people.​ ​At​ ​least,​ ​I​ ​found​ ​different​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​like​ ​my​ ​friends​ ​in​ ​two​ ​different​ ​years.​ ​Some​ ​friends,​ ​well,​ ​they​ ​stay​ ​with​ ​the​ ​closed​ ​group​ ​more​ ​so​ ​it​’​s​ ​hard​ ​to​ ​sneak​ ​in.​ ​Too​ ​big​ ​a​ ​group​ ​has​ ​too​ ​much​ ​speaking​ ​behind​ ​the​ ​back.​ ​I​ ​hate​ ​this​ ​shit.​ ​However,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​too​ ​many​ ​speaking​ ​behind​ ​the​ ​back​ ​when​ ​it​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​criticism​ ​of​ ​lecturers.​ ​Some​ ​people​ ​look​ ​at​ ​what​ ​lecturers​ ​did​ ​as​ ​subjective​ ​and​ ​prefer​ ​not​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​in​ ​the​ ​dark​ ​side.​ ​Most​ ​episodes​ ​were​ ​about​ ​me​ ​going​ ​to​ ​places​ ​alone.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​it​ ​as​ ​this​ ​trip​ ​can​ ​be​ ​tailored-made.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​include​ ​much​ ​about​ ​study.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​it.​It​’​s​ ​stressful​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​years.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​some​ ​fine​ ​subjects​ ​but​ ​there​ ​are​ ​six​ ​subjects​ ​each​ ​semester.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​not​ ​that​ ​multitasking​ ​to​ ​be​ ​that​ ​demanding.​ ​The​ ​standard​ ​for​ ​A​ ​is​ ​much​ ​higher​ ​than​ ​high​ ​school​ ​with​ ​more​ ​specialised​ ​subjects.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​do​ ​my​ ​best​ ​in​ ​the​ ​first​ ​two​ ​years,​ ​I​ ​guarantee.​ ​Well,​ ​you​ ​may​ ​hear​ ​the​ ​less​ ​stressed​ ​version​ ​of​ ​studying​ ​from​ ​others.​ ​Don​’​t​ ​forget​ ​that​ ​many​ ​people​ ​didn​’​t​ ​study​ ​hard​ ​in​ ​the​ ​class​ ​anyway.​ ​These​ ​people​ ​were​ ​just​ ​talking​ ​and​ ​disturbing​ ​others.​ ​Some​ ​of​ ​these​ ​cunts​ ​still​ ​have​ ​bright​ ​minds,​ ​read​ ​well​ ​and​ ​score​ ​well​ ​anyway.​ ​Fortunately,​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​try​ ​to​ ​scold​ ​too​ ​many​ ​people​ ​in​ ​this​ ​book.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​care​ ​much​ ​about​ ​censoring​ ​either​ ​but​ ​I​ ​did​ ​censor​ ​anyway,​ ​sadly.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​not​ ​always​ ​welcome​ ​to​ ​criticism.​ ​I​ ​just​ ​didn​’​t​ ​do​ ​bad​ ​things​ ​first.​ ​However,​ ​just​ ​criticise​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​guess.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​read​ ​through​ ​it​ ​later.​ ​You​ ​can​’​t​ ​be​ ​hated​ ​much​ ​as​ ​people​ ​can​ ​do​ ​too​ ​many​ ​things​ ​that​ ​I​ ​hate​ ​anyway.​ ​There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​one​ ​episode​ ​mentioning​ ​that.​ ​Generally,​ ​I​ ​feel​ ​so​ ​pathetic​ ​that​ ​some​ ​lecturers​ ​are​ ​too​ ​optimistic​ ​that​ ​people​ ​can​ ​remember​ ​things​ ​long​ ​enough​ ​for​ ​tests.​ ​Lecturers​ ​planned​ ​to​ ​measure​ ​subjects​ ​more​ ​than​ ​improve​ ​everyone​ ​in​ ​general.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​as​ ​competitive​ ​as​ ​the​ ​future​ ​I​ ​reckon​ ​but​ ​that​’​s​ ​laziness,​ ​anyway.​ ​Too​ ​many​ ​lecturers​ ​tried​ ​but​ ​failed​ ​anyway​ ​to​ ​inspire.​ ​I​ ​think​ ​it​’​s​ ​too​ ​much​ ​to​ ​ask.​ ​The​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​hierarchy​ ​is​ ​too​ ​much​ ​in​ ​Thailand​ ​that​ ​I​ ​am​ ​bored​ ​of​ ​criticising.​ ​However,​ ​too​ ​many​ ​lecturers​ ​make​ ​me​ ​question​ ​what​ ​the​ ​hell​ ​I​ ​paid​ ​for,​ ​like​ ​waiting​ ​seven​ ​weeks​ ​for​ ​exam​ ​points​ ​or​ ​trying​ ​not​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​or​ ​not​ ​guiding.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​dumb​ ​so​ ​I​ ​study.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​be​ ​very​ ​pleased​ ​if​ ​you​ ​discuss​ ​this​ ​book​ ​with​ ​me​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future.​ ​Anyway,​ ​I​ ​still​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​people​ ​shouldn​’​t​ ​reveal​ ​too​ ​many​ ​secrets.​ ​This​ ​will​ ​be​ ​just​ ​10​%​ ​of​ ​two​ ​years,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​90​%​ ​secrets.​ ​Lastly,​ ​before​ ​I​ ​finish.​ ​Remaining​ ​as​ ​independent​ ​as​ ​possible​ ​comes​ ​from​ ​having​ ​strong​ ​support.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​studying​ ​support.​ ​My​ ​friend​ ​should​ ​get​ ​all​ ​the​ ​credits.​ ​About​ ​love​ ​support​ ​anyway,​ ​this​ ​was​ ​beyond​ ​shit.​ ​The​ ​style​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​is​ ​almost​ ​all​ ​narrative.​ ​The​ ​other​ ​style​ ​of​ ​writing,​ ​which​ ​I​ ​called​ ​timeline,​ ​is​ ​used​ ​in​ ​the​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​Olympics​ ​and​ ​the​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Finland​ ​and​ ​Sweden,​ ​which​ ​I​ ​went​ ​there​ ​in​ ​the​ ​confused​ ​time.​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​like​ ​what​ ​was​ ​on​ ​my​ ​mind​ ​all​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​trip.​ ​However,​ ​my​ ​writing​ ​will​ ​show​ ​you​ ​that​ ​I​ ​love​ ​both​ ​countries​ ​so​ ​badly.​ ​It​ ​inspired​ ​me​ ​to​ ​do​ ​more​ ​trips​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future​ ​which​ ​you​ ​will​ ​see​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​also​ ​welcomed​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​pictures​ ​from​ ​the​ ​trip​ ​as​ ​well.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​sports,​ ​charting​ ​music,​ ​counselling,​ ​photography,​ ​modern​ ​history,​ ​crispy​ ​pork,​ ​potato​ ​chips,​ ​Sprite​ ​and​ ​I​ ​love​ ​love,​ ​although​ ​I​ ​never​ ​find​ ​one.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​addicted​ ​to​ ​both​ ​drama​ ​and​ ​comedy.​ ​Addicted​ ​to​ ​comedy​ ​is​ ​not​ ​healthy​ ​for​ ​others.​ ​Sometimes​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​feel​ ​funny​ ​things​ ​are​ ​too​ ​funny​ ​because​ ​I​ ​am​ ​addicted​ ​to​ ​something​ ​funnier​ ​and​ ​ready​ ​to​ ​criticise​ ​cheap​ ​quality​ ​things.​ ​Addicted​ ​to​ ​drama​ ​is​ ​not​ ​healthy​ ​anyway,​ ​but​ ​shame​ ​on​ ​anyone​ ​leading​ ​me​ ​to​ ​these.​ ​By​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​it​’​s​ ​true​ ​that​ ​some​ ​people​ ​make​ ​me​ ​happier.​ ​Some​ ​people​ ​make​ ​me​ ​feel​ ​worthy.​ ​However,​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​like​ ​the​ ​most​ ​annoying​ ​topic​ ​in​ ​the​ ​conversation​ ​with​ ​other​ ​people​ ​than​ ​these​ ​mentioned​ ​in​ ​the​ ​last​ ​few​ ​years​ ​was​ ​people​ ​telling​ ​me​ ​I​ ​was​ ​keeping​ ​on​ ​happier​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​before.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​know​ ​what​ ​would​ ​make​ ​me​ ​happier​ ​in​ ​the​ ​last​ ​few​ ​years.​ ​Relationships​ ​were​ ​like​ ​roller​ ​coasters,​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​see​ ​any​ ​single,​ ​unowned​ ​girl​ ​have​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​give​ ​me​ ​any​ ​shit.​ ​Well,​ ​I​ ​enjoy​ ​some​ ​friendships​ ​that​ ​I​ ​am​ ​going​ ​to​ ​mention​ ​happily​ ​in​ ​this​ ​book​ ​though,​ ​especially​ ​one.​ ​Studying​ ​was​ ​far​ ​away​ ​from​ ​being​ ​in​ ​the​ ​right​ ​way​ ​that​ ​I​ ​knew​ ​what​ ​I​ ​was​ ​dealing​ ​with​ ​systematically.​ ​Should​ ​I​ ​be​ ​an​ ​actor​ ​because​ ​I​ ​just​ ​have​ ​lively​ ​conversation​ ​but​ ​inside​ ​myself​ ​was​ ​a​ ​straight​ ​trainwreck?​ ​I​ ​stood​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​being​ ​an​ ​uninteresting​ ​man​ ​or​ ​an​ ​annoying​ ​cunt​ ​for​ ​years.​ ​It​ ​wasn​’​t​ ​fun.​ ​My​ ​identity​ ​was​ ​certain,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​want​ ​this​ ​certainty​ ​of​ ​being​ ​a​ ​serious​ ​and​ ​complicated​ ​man.​ ​A​ ​happier​ ​me​ ​should​ ​be​ ​some​ ​time​ ​privacy​ ​and​ ​some​ ​time​ ​doing​ ​productive​ ​things​ ​that​ ​make​ ​love​ ​stronger.​ ​It​’​s​ ​just​ ​a​ ​dream​ ​somehow.​ ​The​ ​other​ ​me,​ ​a​ ​relaxed​ ​one,​ ​an​ ​uncontrolled​ ​passionate​ ​one,​ ​can​ ​be​ ​shown​ ​if​ ​anyone​ ​uses​ ​me​ ​properly.​ ​Okay,​ ​in​ ​summary,​ ​I​ ​am​ ​annoyed​ ​why​ ​people​ ​looked​ ​at​ ​me​ ​as​ ​a​ ​keeping​ ​happier​ ​person.​ ​That​ ​doesn​’​t​ ​mean​ ​any​ ​single​ ​achievement.​ ​However,​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​insult​ ​or​ ​forget​ ​small​ ​achievements​ ​anyway.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​more​ ​emphasised​ ​when​ ​I​ ​finally​ ​had​ ​a​ ​friend​ ​cheer​ ​me​ ​up​ ​or​ ​congratulate​ ​me​ ​on​ ​these​ ​things,​ ​which​ ​took​ ​many​ ​years​ ​of​ ​life​ ​for​ ​that,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​take​ ​it.​I​ ​love​ ​that.​ ​Lastly,​ ​I​ ​am​ ​confident​ ​about​ ​many​ ​sports​ ​reports​ ​that​ ​I​ ​witnessed.​ ​They​ ​were​ ​symbols​ ​of​ ​addiction​ ​and​ ​it​ ​should​ ​be​ ​included.​ ​About​ ​me​ ​with​ ​friends​ ​though,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​much​ ​more​ ​confidence​ ​in​ ​telling​ ​you​ ​that​ ​it​’​s​ ​good.​ ​Hope​ ​you​ ​enjoy​ ​it. 

A​ ​reader​’​s​ ​comment 

Prem​ ​I​ ​alr​ ​read​ ​through​ ​all​ ​ur​ ​diary​ ​na.​ ​Really​ ​want​ ​to​ ​say​ ​that​ ​it​’​s​ ​so​ ​sweet​ ​that​ ​you​ ​record​ ​all​ ​the​ ​details​ ​happened​ ​between​ ​you​ ​and​ ​your​ ​friends,​ ​this​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​really​ ​good​ ​way​ ​to​ ​look​ ​back​ ​through​ ​all​ ​the​ ​stories​ ​in​ ​uni.​ ​The​ ​diary​ ​looks​ ​perfect​ ​already​ ​so​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​think​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​adjust​ ​anything.​ ​It​’​s​ ​good​ ​to​ ​know​ ​what​’​s​ ​going​ ​on​ ​from​ ​your​ ​perspective,​ ​and​ ​your​ ​words​ ​definitely​ ​make​ ​all​ ​the​ ​stories​ ​make​ ​more​ ​energetic​ ​and​ ​positive 

Saison​ ​z​é​ro 

 ​É​pisode​ ​un:​ ​s​'​effondrer 

Falling​ ​apart ​is​ ​indeed​ ​a​ ​low-key​ ​start​ ​to​ ​the​ ​diary.​ ​The​ ​important​ ​part​ ​of​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​EBA​ ​Chula,​ ​I​ ​will​ ​just​ ​call​ ​it​ ​EBA​ ​since,​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​go​ ​through​ ​the​ ​admission​ ​test.​ ​You​ ​name​ ​it,​ ​maths​ ​test,​ ​social​ ​test​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Thai​ ​program.​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​better​ ​dealing​ ​with​ ​IELTS.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​the​ ​society​ ​and​ ​the​ ​environment​ ​there​ ​at​ ​all​ ​as​ ​I​ ​am​ ​a​ ​Triamudom​ ​person.​ ​I​ ​hop​ ​in​ ​and​ ​hop​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Pop​ ​bus​ ​since​ ​some​ ​of​ ​them​ ​are​ ​not​ ​air-conditioned.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​interviewed​ ​all​ ​qualified​ ​candidates,​ ​I​ ​would​ ​probably​ ​rank​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​about​ ​how​ ​much​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​get​ ​here.​ ​I​ ​haven​'​t​ ​been​ ​obsessed​ ​with​ ​demand​ ​and​ ​supply​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​the​ ​history​ ​of​ ​ABBA.​ ​I​ ​lied​ ​anyway​ ​to​ ​get​ ​in.​ ​The​ ​faculty​ ​didn​’​t​ ​ask​ ​much​ ​about​ ​it​ ​then​ ​so​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​lie​ ​much.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​just​ ​about​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​good​ ​enough,​ ​you​ ​get​ ​good​ ​things.​ ​This​ ​statement​ ​is​ ​also​ ​what​ ​will​ ​be​ ​in​ ​the​ ​EBA​ ​too.​ ​I​ ​did​ ​an​ ​IELTS​ ​test​ ​in​ ​Samyan​ ​in​ ​May​ ​2020,​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​worst​ ​times​ ​to​ ​have​ ​any​ ​test​ ​I​ ​guess​ ​as​ ​you​ ​may​ ​get​ ​COVID-19​ ​for​ ​free.​ ​The​ ​preparation​ ​was​ ​two​ ​weeks.​ ​In​ ​summary,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​shit.​ ​I​ ​saw​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​preparation​ ​websites​ ​too​ ​late,​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​in​ ​use​ ​later​ ​anyway.​ ​The​ ​score​ ​was​ ​7.​ ​I​ ​was​ ​upset.​ ​Writing​ ​was​ ​horrible.​ ​Listening​ ​and​ ​reading​ ​were​ ​the​ ​key.​ ​The​ ​testing​ ​relates​ ​to​ ​financial​ ​constraints​ ​also.​ ​As​ ​IELTS​ ​took​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​money​ ​and​ ​my​ ​mother​ ​wanted​ ​EBA​ ​more​ ​than​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​stuck​ ​with​ ​CU-AAT​ ​for​ ​the​ ​maths​ ​test​ ​as​ ​I​ ​heard​ ​it​ ​is​ ​easier​ ​than​ ​TOEIC.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​good​ ​one.​ ​There​ ​were​ ​two​ ​chances​ ​to​ ​get​ ​into​ ​the​ ​EBA.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​round​ ​of​ ​admission​ ​was​ ​in​ ​January​ ​2021.​ ​I​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​distribute​ ​future​ ​vaccines​ ​of​ ​COVID-19.​ ​I​ ​have​ ​to​ ​record​ ​it​ ​in​ ​half​ ​an​ ​hour​ ​from​ ​my​ ​home​ ​in​ ​Chonburi.​ ​I​ ​failed​ ​the​ ​admission.​ ​I​ ​was​ ​totally​ ​upset,​ ​you​ ​know.​ ​The​ ​EBA​ ​told​ ​me​ ​that​ ​my​ ​points​ ​in​ ​English​ ​and​ ​Math​ ​were​ ​too​ ​low.​ ​There​ ​was​ ​nothing​ ​much​ ​to​ ​separate​ ​anyone​ ​from​ ​the​ ​video​ ​stuff.​ ​In​ ​March,​ ​I​ ​retake​ ​the​ ​CU-AAT​ ​test​ ​again​ ​to​ ​have​ ​better​ ​maths​ ​points​ ​as​ ​the​ ​test​ ​is​ ​cheap.​ ​The​ ​points​ ​were​ ​better​ ​and​ ​I​ ​was​ ​ready​ ​for​ ​the​ ​last​ ​admission.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​an​ ​interview,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​different.​ ​My​ ​approach​ ​was​ ​showing​ ​off​ ​with​ ​calmness,​ ​it​ ​went​ ​well.​ ​I​ ​got​ ​a​ ​call​ ​later​ ​that​ ​didn​’​t​ ​please​ ​me​ ​about​ ​the​ ​past​ ​health​ ​issues.​ ​Luckily,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​just​ ​because​ ​the​ ​faculty​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​get​ ​me​ ​in.​ ​After​ ​a​ ​clarification,​ ​I​ ​got​ ​there.​ ​I​ ​was​ ​glad​ ​at​ ​first,​ ​before​ ​I​ ​thought​ ​of​ ​tens​ ​of​ ​issues​ ​coming​ ​up,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​them​ ​will​ ​be​ ​discussed​ ​soon.​ ​Let​ ​me​ ​go​ ​through​ ​whatever​ ​happened​ ​during​ ​that​ ​time​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​also.​ ​This​ ​will​ ​be​ ​common​ ​in​ ​the​ ​diary.​ ​One​ ​life-changing​ ​thing​ ​happened​ ​is​ ​the​ ​discovery​ ​of​ ​Clubhouse.​ ​I​ ​saw​ ​that​ ​around​ ​Valentine​’​s​ ​Day​ ​in​ ​2021​ ​which​ ​was​ ​quite​ ​fast​ ​among​ ​Thais.​ ​The​ ​start​ ​of​ ​Clubhouse​ ​life​ ​was​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​others,​ ​just​ ​jumping​ ​into​ ​any​ ​channels​ ​as​ ​there​ ​weren​’​t​ ​many​ ​options​ ​then.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​them​ ​is​ ​the​ ​daily​ ​news​ ​Clubhouse​ ​which​ ​would​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​the​ ​later​ ​episodes.​ ​I​ ​stuck​ ​to​ ​some​ ​history​ ​channels​ ​as​ ​well​ ​but​ ​it​’​s​ ​too​ ​boring,​ ​better​ ​than​ ​some​ ​lecturers​ ​nevertheless.​ ​By​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​my​ ​second​ ​home​ ​was​ ​built​ ​in​ ​six​ ​months,​ ​completed​ ​in​ ​November​ ​2020.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​row​ ​15​ ​minutes​ ​away​ ​from​ ​where​ ​I​ ​live.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​big​ ​ranch.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​fine​ ​at​ ​what​ ​went​ ​on.​ ​The​ ​only​ ​thing​ ​I​ ​wanted​ ​was​ ​a​ ​bathtub.​ ​Yes,​ ​it​ ​has​ ​been​ ​my​ ​dream​ ​for​ ​so​ ​long.​ ​I​ ​go​ ​to​ ​that​ ​bathtub​ ​every​ ​time​ ​I​ ​go​ ​there,​ ​obsessed​ ​with​ ​it.​ ​The​ ​ranch​ ​is​ ​a​ ​good​ ​reason​ ​why​ ​I​ ​don​’​t​ ​travel.​ ​How​ ​can​ ​you​ ​find​ ​a​ ​better​ ​budget​ ​hotel​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​your​ ​own?​ ​I​ ​started​ ​a​ ​sports​ ​news​ ​podcast​ ​that​ ​year​ ​as​ ​well.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​just​ ​a​ ​show​ ​to​ ​give​ ​the​ ​listeners​ ​the​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​sports​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​day,​ ​focusing​ ​on​ ​top​ ​level​ ​sports​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​just​ ​a​ ​show​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​my​ ​satisfaction​ ​because​ ​I​ ​just​ ​care​ ​about​ ​the​ ​top​ ​people​ ​only.​ ​There​’​s​ ​football​ ​in​ ​it.​ ​I​ ​think​ ​4/5​ ​of​ ​countries​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​have​ ​it​ ​as​ ​a​ ​number​ ​one​ ​sport.​ ​My​ ​pattern​ ​for​ ​years​ ​now​ ​starts​ ​with​ ​football​ ​followed​ ​by​ ​cricket,​ ​followed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​other​ ​sports​ ​before​ ​having​ ​the​ ​first​ ​break,​ ​then​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​American​ ​sports​ ​and​ ​from​ ​Thursday​ ​to​ ​Monday​ ​finish​ ​with​ ​Australian​ ​sports.​ ​Well,​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​around​ ​6​ ​to​ ​12​ ​sports​ ​in​ ​20​ ​to​ ​30​ ​minutes.​ ​Few​ ​days​ ​before​ ​I​ ​got​ ​admitted​ ​to​ ​the​ ​EBA,​ ​Eurovision​ ​that​ ​year​ ​was​ ​indeed​ ​a​ ​refreshment.​ ​It​’​s​ ​not​ ​that​ ​shocking​ ​about​ ​the​ ​cancellation​ ​in​ ​2020.​ ​What​ ​Eurovision​ ​people​ ​could​ ​do​ ​was​ ​just​ ​wait,​ ​you​ ​know.​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​sad​ ​for​ ​Iceland​ ​and​ ​Lithuania​ ​the​ ​most​ ​,​ ​as​ ​they​ ​had​ ​a​ ​great​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​win.​ ​It​’​s​ ​certain​ ​that​ ​they​ ​won​'​t​ ​win​ ​in​ ​2021​ ​as​ ​the​ ​songs​ ​didn​’​t​ ​have​ ​“​a​ ​winning​ ​glimpse​”​.​ ​For​ ​outsiders,​ ​the​ ​glimpse​ ​has​ ​a​ ​different​ ​explanation​ ​through​ ​the​ ​years.​ ​In​ ​1965,​ ​the​ ​glimpse​ ​was​ ​just​ ​something​ ​interesting,​ ​a​ ​non-ballad​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​music​ ​as​ ​Serge​ ​Gainsbourg​ ​tried.​ ​Indeed​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​contest.​ ​In​ ​2021,​ ​it​ ​should​ ​be​ ​something​ ​memorable​ ​in​ ​both​ ​a​ ​few​ ​seconds​'​ ​stuff​ ​and​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​song.​ ​The​ ​winning​ ​song​ ​should​ ​concentrate​ ​on​ ​both.​ ​Italy​ ​and​ ​France​ ​were​ ​good​ ​throughout.​ ​Malta​ ​and​ ​Ukraine​ ​could​ ​have​ ​some​ ​fun.​ ​Switzerland​ ​was​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​be​ ​great​ ​in​ ​juries​’​ ​opinions.​ ​Sweden​ ​was​ ​forgotten​ ​somehow,​ ​it​’​s​ ​a​ ​weird​ ​year.​ ​That​ ​night​ ​I​ ​saw​ ​that​ ​glimpse​ ​in​ ​Italy​ ​and​ ​Malta.​ ​Malta​ ​went​ ​off​ ​as​ ​the​ ​televote​ ​was​ ​horrible.​ ​It​ ​has​ ​been​ ​horrible​ ​as​ ​normal.​ ​Italy​ ​with​ ​M​å​neskin​ ​won​ ​with​ ​“​Zitti​ ​e​ ​buoni​”​ ​or​ ​shut​ ​up​ ​and​ ​behave,​ ​the​ ​second​ ​rock​ ​song​ ​ever​ ​to​ ​win​ ​the​ ​contest​ ​after​ ​the​ ​gospel​ ​song​ ​from​ ​Lordi​ ​called​ ​“​Hard​ ​Rock​ ​Hallelujah​”​.​ ​Again,​ ​what​ ​a​ ​refreshment​ ​it​ ​was.​ ​Let​’​s​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​real​ ​EBA​ ​life. 

 

 ​É​pisode​ ​deux:​ ​l​'​é​mission​ ​de​ ​radio 

​A​ ​few​ ​days​ ​before​ ​the​ ​start​ ​of​ ​that​ ​EBA​ ​saga,​ ​the​ ​Clubhouse​ ​channel​ ​called​ ​News​ ​News​ ​News​ ​launched​ ​the​ ​spinoff​ ​from​ ​the​ ​normal​ ​serious​ ​news.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sports​’​ ​edition​ ​in​ ​the​ ​style​ ​of​ the​ ​radio​ ​show.​ ​It​ ​started​ ​with​ ​a​ ​Brazilian​ ​named​ ​Nicole​ ​and​ ​an​ ​American​ ​named​ ​Ashwin.​ ​It​ ​wasn​’​t​ ​my​ ​show​ ​at​ ​first​ ​but​ ​at​ ​that​ ​first​ ​show.​ ​I​ ​raised​ ​my​ ​hand,​ ​I​ ​talked​ ​for​ ​some​ ​time​ ​then​ ​got​ ​admitted​ ​easily.​ ​The​ ​thing​ ​is​ ​that​ ​the​ ​show​ ​has​ ​a​ ​similar​ ​purpose​ ​like​ ​my​ ​own​ ​show.​ ​The​ ​biggest​ ​topic​ ​at​ ​that​ ​time​ ​was​ ​the​ ​preparation​ ​for​ ​Euro​ ​2020,​ ​another​ ​affected​ ​sport​ ​thing​ ​from​ ​COVID-19.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​it​’​s​ ​the​ ​European​ ​Championship​ ​of​ ​football.​ ​Let​ ​me​ ​go​ ​through​ ​what​ ​happened​ ​before​ ​mentioning​ ​that​ ​show.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​24​ ​teams​ ​in​ ​the​ ​competition.​ ​These​ ​6​ ​groups​ ​of​ ​4​ ​teams​ ​would​ ​provide​ ​16​ ​spots​ ​for​ ​the​ ​straight​ ​knockout​ ​extravaganza.​ ​The​ ​tournament​ ​was​ ​hosted​ ​by​ ​11​ ​cities​ ​in​ ​as​ ​many​ ​countries.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​game​ ​started​ ​in​ ​Rome​ ​and​ ​the​ ​final​ ​four​ ​was​ ​in​ ​London.​ ​France,​ ​the​ ​world​ ​champion,​ ​and​ ​Belgium​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​do​ ​well.​ ​England,​ ​Italy​ ​and​ ​Spain​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​do​ ​well​ ​with​ ​improvements​ ​needed.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​certain​ ​the​ ​final​ ​four​ ​will​ ​have​ ​football​ ​powerhouses​ ​with​ ​Italy​ ​and​ ​Belgium​ ​able​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​the​ ​too-early​ ​quarter​ ​final​ ​matchup.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​watch​ ​what​ ​happened​ ​to​ ​Christian​ ​Eriksen​ ​live.​ ​His​ ​sudden​ ​emergency​ ​caused​ ​shockwaves​ ​to​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​That​ ​was​ ​more​ ​shocking​ ​than​ ​the​ ​result​ ​that​ ​Finland​ ​had​ ​an​ ​upset​ ​win​ ​against​ ​Denmark​ ​and​ ​Danish​ ​crowds.​ ​Let​’​s​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tournament.​ ​Group​ ​A​ ​was​ ​easy​ ​for​ ​Italy​ ​as​ ​they​ ​won​ ​all​ ​three​ ​games​ ​at​ ​home.​ ​Turkey​ ​on​ ​the​ ​other​ ​hand​ ​lost​ ​all​ ​games​ ​so​ ​Switzerland​ ​and​ ​Wales​ ​got​ ​these​ ​points​ ​and​ ​followed​ ​Italy​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next​ ​round.​ ​Belgium​ ​swept​ ​group​ ​B​ ​so​ ​finding​ ​runner-up​ ​was​ ​about​ ​the​ ​three-way​ ​battle​ ​of​ ​Finland,​ ​Denmark​ ​and​ ​Russia.​ ​Russia​ ​beat​ ​Finland​ ​1-0,​ ​Finland​ ​also​ ​beat​ ​Denmark​ ​1-0​ ​but​ ​Denmark​ ​had​ ​a​ ​night,​ ​beating​ ​Russia​ ​4-1​ ​sending​ ​both​ ​countries​ ​home.​ ​Netherlands​ ​won​ ​all​ ​three​ ​games​ ​in​ ​Group​ ​C​ ​but​ ​was​ ​labelled​ ​as​ ​overrated​ ​as​ ​the​ ​team​ ​was​ ​in​ ​an​ ​easy​ ​group.​ ​Austria​ ​won​ ​twice,​ ​Ukraine​ ​won​ ​once.​ ​Both​ ​also​ ​qualified.​ ​North​ ​Macedonia​ ​lost​ ​all​ ​three​ ​games,​ ​they​ ​qualified​ ​from​ ​the​ ​weak​ ​League​ ​D​ ​representative​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Nations​ ​League.​ ​For​ ​Group​ ​D,​ ​Scotland​ ​managed​ ​a​ ​draw​ ​at​ ​England​ ​but​ ​losing​ ​both​ ​games​ ​at​ ​home​ ​to​ ​Croatia​ ​and​ ​Czechia​ ​eliminated​ ​them.​ ​England​ ​won​ ​the​ ​group​ ​by​ ​winning​ ​the​ ​other​ ​two​ ​games,​ ​Croatia​ ​and​ ​Czechia​ ​split​ ​the​ ​points​ ​when​ ​playing​ ​against​ ​each​ ​other​ ​and​ ​went​ ​through.​ ​A​ ​mini-surprise​ ​happened​ ​in​ ​group​ ​E​ ​as​ ​Spain​ ​didn​’​t​ ​win​ ​a​ ​group.​ ​Sweden​ ​did​ ​it​ ​by​ ​tying​ ​Spain​ ​and​ ​beating​ ​Slovakia​ ​and​ ​Poland,​ ​both​ ​didn​’​t​ ​pass​ ​the​ ​group​ ​stage.​ ​Group​ ​F​ ​was​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​death​ ​as​ ​France,​ ​Germany​ ​and​ ​Portugal​ ​were​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​group.​ ​Hungary​ ​was​ ​eliminated​ ​with​ ​a​ ​fight,​ ​tying​ ​with​ ​Germany​ ​and​ ​France,​ ​France​ ​won​ ​the​ ​group.​ ​The​ ​other​ ​powerhouses​ ​also​ ​made​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​last​ ​16.​ ​To​ ​make​ ​each​ ​episode​ ​a​ ​timeline,​ ​I​ ​separate​ ​the​ ​knockouts​ ​away.​ ​Let​’​s​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ ​show.​ ​Let​'​s​ ​go​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​radio​ ​show​ ​stuff.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​this​ ​show​ ​so​ ​much​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​communication​ ​the​ ​presenters​ ​have.​ ​It​ ​takes​ ​some​ ​time​ ​to​ ​understand​ ​the​ ​preference,​ ​especially​ ​the​ ​favourite​ ​football​ ​team.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​a​ ​United​ ​fan​ ​of​ ​course.​ ​Ashwin​ ​supports​ ​Chelsea.​ ​Nicole​ ​loves​ ​Everton.​ ​You​ ​guessed​ ​it.​ ​The​ ​common​ ​opponent​ ​of​ ​these​ ​teams​ ​are​ ​Liverpool​ ​for​ ​sure,​ ​which​ ​means​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​great​ ​start.​ ​The​ ​late​ ​2000s​ ​was​ ​the​ ​great​ ​time​ ​to​ ​see​ ​Liverpool​ ​against​ ​Chelsea.​ ​They​ ​played​ ​24​ ​matches​ ​between​ ​October​ ​2004-April​ ​2009.​ ​That​ ​was​ ​excessively​ ​frequent.​ ​I​ ​think​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​more​ ​intellectual​ ​reasons​ ​why​ ​all​ ​of​ ​these​ ​teams​ ​hate​ ​Liverpool​ ​so​ ​badly​ ​is​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​"​always​ ​the​ ​victim​"​ ​mantra​ ​that​ ​some​ ​people​ ​enjoy​ ​accusing​ ​them​ ​of.​ ​You​ ​know​ ​that​ ​Liverpool​ ​fans​ ​are​ ​the​ ​victims​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Hillsborough​ ​disaster.​ ​The​ ​common​ ​target​ ​of​ ​this​ ​thing​ ​is​ ​the​ ​acute​ ​innocence​ ​of​ ​whatever​ ​happened​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Heysel​ ​Stadium​ ​in​ ​1985,​ ​the​ ​decisive​ ​reason​ ​for​ ​the​ ​five-year​ ​European​ ​ban​ ​of​ ​English​ ​teams.​ ​Some​ ​older​ ​fans​ ​accepted.​ ​These​ ​shouldn​'​t​ ​and​ ​won​'​t​ ​be​ ​targeted​ ​much​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​younger​ ​fans​ ​as​ ​the​ ​fathers​ ​won​'​t​ ​tell​ ​them,​ ​didn​'​t​ ​try​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​them​ ​or​ ​didn​'​t​ ​know​ ​the​ ​danger​ ​of​ ​not​ ​telling​ ​them.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​negativity,​ ​the​ ​oppositions​ ​didn​'​t​ ​want​ ​Liverpool​ ​to​ ​do​ ​well​ ​in​ ​Europe,​ ​even​ ​now.​ ​Well,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​hate​ ​speech​ ​but​ ​the​ ​forgetfulness​ ​still​ ​happens​ ​today.​ ​Okay,​ ​back​ ​to​ ​some​ ​positive​ ​stuff.​ ​The​ ​moderators​ ​have​ ​common​ ​high​ ​awareness​ ​on​ ​sports​ ​on​ ​both​ ​the​ ​English​ ​and​ ​American​ ​side.​ ​We​ ​feel​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​speaking​ ​about​ ​all​ ​major​ ​things.​ ​The​ ​major​ ​headline​ ​of​ ​ice​ ​hockey​ ​is​ ​more​ ​important​ ​than​ ​the​ ​tenth​ ​major​ ​headline​ ​of​ ​football.​ ​Sadly,​ ​sports​ ​shows​ ​care​ ​about​ ​ratings​ ​too​ ​much​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​the​ ​content.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​see​ ​80​%​ ​of​ ​sports​ ​shows​ ​about​ ​football.​ ​That​ ​doesn​'​t​ ​make​ ​sense.​ ​To​ ​expand,​ ​these​ ​sports​ ​people​ ​tried​ ​so​ ​hard​ ​to​ ​be​ ​the​ ​best​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​you​ ​know.​ ​They​ ​should​ ​be​ ​treated​ ​as​ ​equal​ ​as​ ​possible.​ ​When​ ​Nicole​ ​comes,​ ​she​ ​deals​ ​with​ ​F1,​ ​rugby​ ​league​ ​and​ ​football.​ ​I​ ​and​ ​Ashwin​ ​split​ ​the​ ​cake. 

 

1.​ ​Ashwin​ ​starts​ ​the​ ​show​ ​before​ ​provide​ ​his​ ​monologue

2.​ ​I​ ​was​ ​introduced​ ​by​ ​Ashwin​ ​and​ ​provided​ ​my​ ​own​ ​monologue,​ ​cutting​ ​all​ ​contents​ ​that​ ​he​ ​spoke​ ​before.​ ​Sometimes​ ​speak​ ​about​ ​life​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​week​ ​briefly

3.​ ​Ashwin​ ​starts​ ​from​ ​football.​ ​He​ ​discusses​ ​football​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​week

4.​ ​I​ ​give​ ​comments​ ​in​ ​some​ ​issues​ ​before​ ​speak​ ​about​ ​standings​ ​of​ ​top​ ​European​ ​leagues

5.​ ​We​ ​may​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​some​ ​less​ ​important​ ​but​ ​more​ ​local​ ​football​ ​if​ ​it​ ​is​ ​important​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Ashwin​ ​in​ ​North​ ​American​ ​side,​ ​I​ ​in​ ​Asian​ ​side​ ​and​ ​some​ ​others

6.​ ​I​ ​now​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​next​ ​section​ ​call​ ​miscellaneous,​ ​Ashwin​ ​will​ ​take​ ​a​ ​short​ ​break​ ​when​ ​I​ ​round​ ​up​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​10​ ​sports​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​week​ ​about​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​what​ ​happened​ ​uninterruptedly,​ ​one​ ​part​ ​focusing​ ​on​ ​non-North​ ​American​ ​sports​ ​such​ ​as​ ​cricket,​ ​rugby​ ​and​ ​tennis​ ​which​ ​Ashwin​ ​may​ ​comment​ ​in​ ​some​ ​sports,​ ​the​ ​other​ ​part​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Australian​ ​section​ ​I​ ​carry​ ​it.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​about​ ​the​ ​AFL​ ​and​ ​NRL​ ​where​ ​people​ ​crazy​ ​about​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​of​ ​them

7.​ ​Ashwin​ ​leads​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next​ ​section​ ​about​ ​North​ ​American​ ​sports.​ ​It​'​s​ ​about​ ​what​ ​sport​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​in-season.​ ​From​ ​February,​ ​it​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​twin​ ​of​ ​basketball​ ​and​ ​hockey​ ​together.​ ​From​ ​late​ ​June,​ ​it​ ​will​ ​be​ ​baseball.​ ​From​ ​late​ ​October,​ ​it​'​s​ ​about​ ​the​ ​NFL.​ ​I​ ​comment​ ​or​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​hockey​ ​section​ ​mostly.

8.​ ​Ashwin​ ​finishes​ ​the​ ​show,​ ​I​ ​may​ ​leave​ ​with​ ​funny​ ​goodbyes.

 

It​'​s​ ​so​ ​structural​ ​that​ ​we​ ​don​'​t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​before​ ​the​ ​show​ ​about​ ​what​ ​we​ ​should​ ​do.​ ​It​'​s​ ​so​ ​easy.​ ​The​ ​show​ ​was​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​one​ ​hour​ ​but​ ​if​ ​Ashwin​ ​has​ ​time,​ ​we​ ​just​ ​talk​ ​longer​ ​and​ ​longer.

 

É​pisode​ ​trois:​ ​pr​é​paration 

This​ ​was​ ​just​ ​part​ ​of​ ​life,​ ​not​ ​the​ ​best​ ​part​ ​of​ ​life.​ ​That​ ​year​ ​was​ ​the​ ​first​ ​ever​ ​maths​ preparation ​class​ ​so​ ​no​ ​one​ ​knows​ ​if​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​ ​or​ ​not.​ ​It​ ​directly​ ​wasn​’​t,​ ​indirectly​ ​perfectly​ ​was.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​mess​ ​for​ ​short-term​ ​but​ ​there​ ​is​ ​much​ ​more​ ​to​ ​say​ ​about​ ​long-term.​ ​Ajarn​ ​Yong​ ​Yoon​ ​was​ ​in​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course.​ ​He​ ​mainly​ ​mentioned​ ​statistics,​ ​which​ ​would​ ​be​ ​talked​ ​about​ ​more​ ​in​ ​the​ ​second​ ​year.​ ​I​ ​forgot​ ​things​ ​then.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​class​ ​ever​ ​was​ ​about​ ​dealing​ ​with​ ​ZOOM.​ ​On​ ​the​ ​blindside,​ ​it​’​s​ ​better​ ​to​ ​observe​ ​who​ ​was​ ​online​ ​and​ ​remembered​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​names​ ​before,​ ​if​ ​lucky,​ ​meeting​ ​after​ ​class.​ ​I​ ​just​ ​tried​ ​to​ ​remind​ ​myself​ ​of​ ​some​ ​things.​ ​It​ ​went​ ​fine.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​quite​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​many​ ​classes​ ​after.​ ​There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​few​ ​people​ ​showing​ ​up​ ​on​ ​ZOOM,​ ​turning​ ​on​ ​the​ ​camera​ ​showing​ ​their​ ​faces.​ ​It​’​s​ ​certain​ ​that​ ​the​ ​lecturers​ ​are​ ​more​ ​fascinated​ ​with​ ​the​ ​foreigners​ ​or​ ​seem​ ​to​ ​be​ ​foreigners.​ ​After​ ​the​ ​classes​ ​started​ ​for​ ​a​ ​week,​ ​I​ ​reached​ ​the​ ​first​ ​one​ ​on​ ​LINE.​ ​People​ ​already​ ​have​ ​it​ ​so​ ​it​’​s​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​find​ ​one.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​write​ ​about​ ​it​ ​more​ ​later.​ ​During​ ​the​ ​week,​ ​I​ ​made​ ​a​ ​cake​ ​with​ ​my​ ​mother.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​tiresome,​ ​it​ ​went​ ​well.​ ​I​ ​won​’​t​ ​do​ ​it​ ​for​ ​some​ ​more.​ ​Back​ ​to​ ​that​ ​LINE​ ​stuff​ ​for​ ​chronological​ ​purposes,​ ​I​ ​remembered​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​fine​ ​start​ ​before​ ​that​ ​friend​ ​gave​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​of​ ​her​ ​couple,​ ​that​ ​was​ ​fast.​ ​The​ ​process​ ​of​ ​that​ ​thing​ ​is​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​greetings​ ​to​ ​as​ ​many​ ​people​ ​as​ ​possible.​ ​If​ ​only​ ​1​ ​of​ ​15​ ​is​ ​the​ ​right​ ​connection​ ​for​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​take​ ​it.​ ​It​ ​took​ ​until​ ​June​ ​30. 

 

É​pisode​ ​quatre:​ ​nuits​ ​magiques 

Here​ ​comes​ ​the​ ​knockouts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​championship​ ​as​ ​all​ ​the​ ​teams​ ​were​ ​finding​ ​for​ ​notti​ ​magiche​ ​(magical​ ​nights).​ ​Denmark​ ​continued​ ​the​ ​Russian​ ​demolition​ ​by​ ​hammering​ ​Wales​ ​4-0.​ ​In​ ​my​ ​opinion,​ ​Wales​ ​lived​ ​over​ ​expectation​ ​at​ ​first.​ ​You​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​goalkeeper​ ​Danny​ ​Ward.​ ​Gosh,​ ​that​ ​wasn​’​t​ ​a​ ​great​ ​start.​ ​Denmark​ ​had​ ​only​ ​a​ ​few​ ​good​ ​enough​ ​players​ ​though.​ ​Italy​ ​had​ ​to​ ​use​ ​extra​ ​time​ ​to​ ​send​ ​Austria​ ​home​ ​2-1.​ ​The​ ​second​ ​attacking​ ​unit​ ​of​ ​Italy​ ​was​ ​basically​ ​good​ ​enough.​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​for​ ​Alaba​ ​though​ ​that​ ​he​ ​carried​ ​the​ ​country​ ​for​ ​so​ ​long.​ ​Netherlands​ ​lived​ ​up​ ​to​ ​expectation​ ​by​ ​losing​ ​0-2​ ​to​ ​Czechia,​ ​shipping​ ​out​ ​the​ ​manager​ ​F.​ ​De​ ​Boer​ ​in​ ​the​ ​process.​ ​There​ ​were​ ​still​ ​more​ ​Dutch​ ​kids​ ​coming​ ​up​ ​nevertheless.​ ​The​ ​big​ ​game​ ​later​ ​between​ ​Belgium​ ​and​ ​Portugal​ ​ended​ ​with​ ​the​ ​dethorne,​ ​Belgium​ ​won​ ​1-0.​ ​The​ ​younger​ ​Hazard​ ​scored​ ​the​ ​only​ ​goal.​ ​The​ ​Belgian​ ​team​ ​was​ ​still​ ​solid​ ​for​ ​a​ ​few​ ​years​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know.​ ​Spain​ ​against​ ​Croatia​ ​was​ ​the​ ​game​ ​of​ ​the​ ​round.​ ​Two​ ​good​ ​teams​ ​met​ ​too​ ​fast.​ ​Croatia​ ​scored​ ​two​ ​late​ ​goals​ ​before​ ​losing​ ​in​ ​extra-time,​ ​a​ ​score​ ​of​ ​5-3​ ​for​ ​Spain.​ ​That​ ​title​ ​was​ ​eclipsed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​later​ ​game​ ​between​ ​France​ ​and​ ​Switzerland.​ ​Benzema​ ​scored​ ​twice.​ ​The​ ​Swiss​ ​team​ ​scored​ ​two​ ​late​ ​goals​ ​also​ ​to​ ​force​ ​extra-time.​ ​Serefovic​ ​scored​ ​twice​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Swiss.​ ​The​ ​score​ ​remained​ ​3-3​ ​after​ ​120​ ​minutes​ ​before​ ​Switzerland​ ​won​ ​the​ ​penalties​ ​5-3.​ ​The​ ​demons​ ​were​ ​exorcised​ ​in​ ​a​ ​game​ ​between​ ​England​ ​and​ ​Germany.​ ​One​ ​can​ ​name​ ​as​ ​many​ ​games​ ​as​ ​possible​ ​relating​ ​to​ ​Germany​ ​beating​ ​England​ ​in​ ​tournament​ ​knockouts:​ ​Euro​ ​1996,​ ​2010​ ​World​ ​Cup,​ ​1990​ ​World​ ​Cup​ ​or​ ​someone​ ​may​ ​mention​ ​Euro​ ​1972​ ​quarter-finals.​ ​England​ ​that​ ​day​ ​had​ ​fans​ ​and​ ​form,​ ​knocking​ ​Germans​ ​2-0.​ ​The​ ​last​ ​game​ ​had​ ​less​ ​than​ ​10000​ ​people​ ​show​ ​up​ ​but​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​dramatic​ ​end.​ ​Ukraine​ ​scored​ ​a​ ​goal​ ​in​ ​the​ ​injury​ ​time​ ​of​ ​the​ ​extra​ ​time​ ​beating​ ​Sweden​ ​2-1.​ ​Here​ ​comes​ ​the​ ​quarter​ ​finals.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​another​ ​time​ ​Switzerland​ ​pulled​ ​the​ ​more​ ​successful​ ​team​ ​to​ ​penalties.​ ​This​ ​time​ ​it​ ​was​ ​Spain​ ​but​ ​a​ ​1-1​ ​draw​ ​finished​ ​by​ ​Spain​’​s​ ​3-1​ ​penalty​ ​win.​ ​The​ ​late​ ​game​ ​was​ ​a​ ​big​ ​match​ ​everyone​ ​was​ ​waiting​ ​for.​ ​Belgium​ ​played​ ​Italy.​ ​The​ ​latter​ ​won​ ​2-1.​ ​The​ ​next​ ​was​ ​another​ ​unpredictable​ ​game​ ​in​ ​the​ ​paper.​ ​Denmark​ ​beat​ ​Czechia​ ​2-1.​ ​The​ ​last​ ​one​ ​was​ ​an​ ​English​ ​steamroll,​ ​beating​ ​Ukraine​ ​4-0.​ ​They​ ​just​ ​showed​ ​up​ ​overseas​ ​too​ ​after​ ​they​ ​played​ ​all​ ​games​ ​in​ ​London,​ ​also​ ​the​ ​final​ ​four​ ​was​ ​in​ ​London.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​see​ ​the​ ​advantage.​ ​Here​ ​comes​ ​the​ ​semi-finals.​ ​Spain​ ​could​ ​be​ ​looked​ ​as​ ​an​ ​underdog​ ​before​ ​the​ ​game​ ​against​ ​Italy.​ ​The​ ​Spaniards​ ​haven​’​t​ ​had​ ​any​ ​real​ ​test.​ ​They​ ​couldn​’​t​ ​beat​ ​Sweden.​ ​The​ ​goalkeeper​ ​was​ ​controversially​ ​selected​ ​but​ ​this​ ​team​ ​lives​ ​beyond​ ​expectation​ ​already​ ​under​ ​Luis​ ​Enrique.​ ​Italy​ ​had​ ​the​ ​same​ ​formation​ ​with​ ​Spain​ ​in​ ​that​ ​game.​ ​Chiesa​ ​scored​ ​first​ ​for​ ​Italy,​ ​Morata​ ​tied​ ​it​ ​for​ ​Spain.​ ​The​ ​game​ ​was​ ​pushed​ ​into​ ​penalties.​ ​Both​ ​teams​ ​missed​ ​the​ ​first​ ​penalties​ ​but​ ​Morata​ ​missed​ ​his​ ​penalty​ ​also,​ ​Italy​ ​won​ ​4-2​ ​in​ ​penalties.​ ​Another​ ​game​ ​seemed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​an​ ​easy​ ​win​ ​on​ ​paper​ ​between​ ​England​ ​and​ ​Denmark.​ ​However,​ ​Denmark​ ​led​ ​first​ ​by​ ​Damsgaard​ ​before​ ​Kjaer​ ​conceded​ ​the​ ​own​ ​goal,​ ​another​ ​1-1​ ​game​ ​after​ ​90​ ​minutes.​ ​Kane​ ​won​ ​it​ ​for​ ​England​ ​in​ ​the​ ​extra​ ​time,​ ​setting​ ​the​ ​final​ ​against​ ​Italy,​ ​or​ ​in​ ​other​ ​words,​ ​against​ ​all-Europe​ ​as​ ​there​ ​are​ ​too​ ​many​ ​English​ ​hate​ ​throughout.​ ​Here​ ​comes​ ​the​ ​final,​ ​Italy​ ​had​ ​the​ ​better​ ​teams,​ ​England​ ​had​ ​fans.​ ​Although​ ​people​ ​know​ ​England​ ​had​ ​fans​ ​as​ ​such,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​still​ ​questions​ ​why​ ​Italy​ ​was​ ​considered​ ​good​ ​somehow​ ​except​ ​the​ ​manager​ ​is​ ​reliable,​ ​not​ ​Southgate.​ ​Shaw​ ​scored​ ​for​ ​England​ ​early​ ​in​ ​the​ ​game.​ ​Italy​ ​tied​ ​it​ ​from​ ​Bonucci,​ ​that​ ​was​ ​another​ ​1-1​ ​game​ ​after​ ​90​ ​minutes​ ​for​ ​you.​ ​Nothing​ ​much​ ​happened​ ​later​ ​so​ ​the​ ​game​ ​was​ ​going​ ​to​ ​penalties​ ​again.​ ​England​ ​scored​ ​its​ ​first​ ​two.​ ​Italy​ ​missed​ ​one.​ ​However​ ​England​ ​missed​ ​the​ ​next​ ​two​ ​while​ ​Italy​ ​scored.​ ​Italy​ ​could​ ​win​ ​it​ ​again​ ​from​ ​Jorginho.​ ​He​ ​scored​ ​the​ ​decisive​ ​penalty​ ​against​ ​Spain.​ ​Jorginho​ ​missed​ ​it.​ ​Saka​ ​could​ ​tie​ ​it​ ​in​ ​the​ ​fifth​ ​penalty.​ ​He​ ​missed.​ ​Italy​ ​won​ ​3-2​ ​on​ ​penalties.​ ​Europe​ ​erupted.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​see​ ​the​ ​YouTube​ ​video​ ​of​ ​Europeans​ ​dancing​ ​on​ ​the​ ​street​ ​anywhere.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​absolutely​ ​hilarious.​ ​I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​watch​ ​the​ ​game​ ​though​ ​but​ ​I​ ​will​ ​describe​ ​that​ ​in​ ​the​ ​later​ ​episodes.​ ​That​’​s​ ​sad​ ​I​ ​missed​ ​the​ ​party.​ ​In​ ​summary,​ ​that​ ​tournament​ ​was​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​refreshment,​ ​it​’​s​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​wait​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​how​ ​close​ ​Europe​ ​is.​ ​The​ ​quality​ ​of​ ​European​ ​football​ ​is​ ​fine.​ ​I​ ​think​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​the​ ​100th​ ​anniversary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​European​ ​Championships​ ​all​ ​around​ ​Europe​ ​again.​ ​Don​’​t​ ​do​ ​that​ ​every​ ​four​ ​years,​ ​what​ ​the​ ​chaos​ ​we​ ​saw.​