up the reds!

There goes the FA Cup down the drain...lol T.T  we lose 1-2 against Brighton earlier this morning. As a fan I don't even know if this club can be saved :( but I am going to remain hopeful regardless!!!! 

That being said, let's continue our grateful series number two :)

Let's start with how I eventually become a fan of Manchester United. Growing up, I have always looked up to my Abah (al-Fatihah) so much. We were best friends. He's the best Abah ever, like he's so cool, so kind & so everything. He's the perfect father figure for me. My Abah was a Man United and football fan for the longest time. So he subscribed for a full sports packaged ever since idk the earliest Astro era? back when we could play penguin games on Astro, back when Astro ceria was at channel 24. I prolly was seven or eight at that time. (I still continue this subscription till this day because then where else could I watch those unlimited sports channel righttt. couldn't live without badminton, f1, football, hockey, sepak takraw and all those world cup, the commonwealth games etc etc) (I hate Astro though so pricey)

Aight let's get back to the point. So every game night, my Abah would let us siblings know that for example "at 10 pm Abah wants to watch united vs qpr" so on so forth. And then us sibling would stop watching cartoons and watched the game together when it hits 10 pm. That's how I got accustomed to watching football hahaha. After all those years of course I would be a fan, how could I not, right? I also have three younger brothers that my Abah bought a set of jersey each for them. Still remember the name at the back of the jerseys, Rooney, Berbatov and Owen. Good old squad. Actually I could relate to those old squad rather than these days. When I was eleven to thirteen that's when I really really try to understand the game, watching and asking my Abah why is it like that and why is it like so. Thankfully he was patient enough to answer all of my questions hahaha

Those simple moments will be forever etched in my memories, especially after the passing of Abah. Hence why those old squad feels closer to me, because that was the squad I shared my memories with Abah. When Cristiano Ronaldo was back at Old Trafford in 2021, I probably shed a lil weeee bit of tears watching that game. I imagined his reaction watching that return, but it was just me all alone. You see, me and this club, it wasn't casual lol. It's nostalgia and I'm the victim of nostalgia which leads to this pic below;

dream came true moment!! May 2025.

I have always dreamt of watching football games at the stadium. Guess what, the first one was a friendly game between Manchester United vs ASEAN All Stars. I know it wasn't even the prem or some important match but like I said, I am the victim of nostalgia and so there I was ;) To top it off, united lost that game HAHAHA full experience of being a fan of united frrrrr. anyways....that's that. Maybe my next stadium experience will be at Old Trafford who knows (please sponsor me jaebal juseyo anyone).

p/s: let me quote this song from Taylor bcs it always reminds me of myself when I'm missing my dad.

Losing him was blue, like I'd never known

Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know
Somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red