during difficult times

well, we all face such times. difficult times, of course, from the title. yes, we have them once in a while for whatever silly or unforeseen reasons. nonetheless, what i have always learned from these times, besides self-discovery, is that we should be mindful of the three groups of people.

1) people who put you into those difficult times

2) people who helped you through those difficult times

3) people who are there with you until difficult times

people from the first group should be taken note not for revenge. yes, let me be clear.. revenge is a vicious cycle so nope. so what's the point of taking note then? well, taking note of them will benefit you in the long run. now you know those are the people that can't be trusted at all. from simple favors to hanging out, it will never be worth it to look for them. sounds a little harsh but personally, i probably would give them one or couple of chances before cutting loose. everyone deserves a chance at minimum.. so yeah.

people form the second group should be taken seriously and treasured. they are friends to be kept for life. on top of that, remember to stand-by them in times they are in a similar situation with you when they helped you. such people are rare so yeah do treasure them and embrace them.

people from the third group should be noted but not harshly marked or what. they are still your dear friends but probably now you know that you can't really rely on them too much in the future. personally, i would maintain our relationship, improve it if possible.

so yeah, those are my personal point of view. i bet everyone has his/her individual take on such a subject so it is up to you at the end of the day.

the 4th star

a picture paints a thousand words..

stayed up to 6:30am just to catch a match that happens only once every four years.. the FIFA World Cup final match. it was between Germany and Argentina.. of course by now you ought to know what was the outcome. the normal 90 minutes were enough to separate both sides. throughout the nail-biting 90 minutes, both teams kept on testing each other's defense and what not. there were chances but rare. both held up tight though Germany had a dominating possession throughout. well finally nearly the end of the extra 30 minutes, Gotze became the German hero to score the winning goal. well done Germany for the fourth title.. the fourth star will be on your jerseys soon.

thank goodness it wasn't decided through a penalty shoot-out. personally, i find that the most painful way to lose in a knock-out competition but that's the way it is by far. anyway, i also have a new football idol.. the German keeper, Neuer.

Brazil 12th

if you have been following closely to the World Cup this year, especially Brazilian games, you would see this man on your television screen quite a few times. the Brazil 12th man.

this emotion-filled picture was taken during the semi-final match between Brazil and Germany which resulted to a record breaking scoreline of 7-1. this Brazilian fan stood alongside thousands of fans as they witnessed what is said to be one of the horrifying World Cup match in history.

at this point in time i cannot remember this man's name but he is pretty famous. not celebrity famous but just famous for his love of football and his his country. it was reported this World Cup is his 7th such event he is attending. every World Cup he would be there live to support Brazil. furthermore, he was featured in newspapers couple of times as well. so much so, he and many others called him the Brazil 12th man.

for those football idiots out there, the number 12 is used as a football team has only 11 players playing on the pitch. the term 12th man is used to represent the team's fan.

so later that same evening, he handed over the cup he was having to a young German fan. his words were translated. he told the German fan that Germany deserve the win and to go on to win the cup.. also, he requested her to bring it to the final match. the moment was of course captured.. how heart warming..