Call this what you like, it is only an expression of my thoughts.

Once, all that was heard in the mornings, was the laughter of children,
bartering of customers, and slow music of folk songs
In the evening, the family settings, the pride the joy,
and the silence of  prayers.

One could smell the wet grass, in the marches of South Iraq,
or the bread and tea, at the break of dawn,
They could see the beginning, of a sharp and strong civilisation,
and perhaps the dawn of a new era.

A new era indeed, a dark one too.
All this before 1979 suddenly vanished.

Replaced it was, with hush and haste as people scurried,
not wanting to remain on the streets longer than necessary
The wetlands became a refuge, not an enjoyment
and the uprising of a new leadership, blistered with lack of morality and humanity.

But many years later, they recovered.
This dark age was over, they thought.
They had lost many loved ones, their childhoods, their nation, their identity, and their trust.
But they were slowly returning to what they wanted originally.

And today. It starts again.
When will this cycle be over?

That ideal for their nation, the one that the people desired.
It is not a crime to want something as that. Peace should not be considered a crime.
Religious, linguistic and racial differences are not rational triggers for war.

And since when has a war been a solution to anything? When is it absolutely necessary to dictate a land of innocent people, and cause darkness and force your way through?
The whole world is against you.
But that doesn't stop you.
'In the name of religion' you say.
But is this really? Is this what religion stated? Because truthfully, if it were, I am no longer a Muslim.
Religion did NOT ever support such immorality, and you shameless people know that very well.
You simply tag your intentions with such a pure thing, knowingly demonizing it.

Who do you think you are? You are in no place to force people into believing something.
And don't you dare compare yourself to the armies of prophets of before, or of their proceeding Imams for that matter.
For they would never intentionally or unintentionally instill that fear into people.

But through all of this, I feel sorry for you.
Because today we unite, everybody else. And we know that what we lose, we lost in true spirit of Islam.
Because we did not comply with your expectations.
We fought back.
And the strength we have does not lie in our weaponry, you fools, but in our hearts and faith.

Bring back the old days that defined Iraq.

FIFA Commentating

Disclaimer: I am merely a 16.5 year old with no expertise on football. Cheers mate!

HEY FRIENDS,
SOO it started with a kick, and an own goal ( :( ) and so far, one thing 2014 has taught me is that the world cup IS HELLA UNPREDICTABLE :P

The only match I have so far been able to correctly predict was the opener! Damn :/
I am uber excited for next stage, although I am totally dismayed about England and Spain!
The thing is, most people would've assumed that a defending title-holder would reach at least knock out stage, but no such luck with Espana.

First, I wanna revisit some of my favourite matches so far. (Top 5)
1. England vs Italy                
2. Australia vs Netherlands  
3. Switzerland vs France
4. Brazil vs Mexico
5. Uruguay vs England

Who do I predict shall win?
Well before the draw between Germany and Ghana, and the last minute goal from Messi, my eyes were set on Germany and Argentina. Now, I reckon Germany still have it, Belgium may have a shot, Netherlands are quite there, and Brazil if they hasten a little.

Who do I want to win?
If you haven't already gathered, I am huge with the Portuguese, that is Brazil and Portugal. Also, during 2010, Germany vs Argentina (4-0) , I fell in love with Deutschland!

Players that have been good thus far
- Luis Suarez
- Thomas Muller
- Robin Van Persie
- Argen Robben
- Guillermo Ochoa
- Alexis Sanchez
- Karim Benzema
- Tim Cahill
- Eden Hazard
- Alireza Haghigni
- Daniel Sturridge
- Neymar Junior :D
- Oscar

There are heaps more that I cannot remember off the top of my mind, but these guys were brilliant, even if some of there teams were not quite top-notch.

Predictions for next set of matches?
Belgium vs Russia -  Belgium win, 3:1
Korea Republic vs Algeria- draw 1:1
US vs Portugal- Portugal**: 2-1

**Hopefully Ronaldo will be able to play!

A pixie flew by my window and told me to updAte.

Ok so the pixie was a slow loading internet browser and the window is my laptop screen.... 

but dang flabbit it has been long my friends.

I wanna discuss somethings in my post today. Humility and self degradation.

If you don't know me already, well I'd say I am a huge advocate of self love. And if somebody looks down, or denies me when I tell them something positive about them, I get worked up. I feel that the human race as a whole has reached the stage where many developments have been made, and most of us are living at ease. So why do we have to be at war with ourselves?

I just feel that it's almost ridiculous how youth in particular, at this day and age, do not appreciate being commended or told that they have done well in something. I mean they do appreciate it, perhaps, but sometimes their intense self negativity and self loathe is all you really get in return. 

I am not going to discuss how important self love is, because we have so many tumblrs dedicated to that sort of thing, and I am totally all for going and getting some motivation off them. But I challenge you something. If you are ever in that negative space of yours, I want you to brainstorm like 50 reasons why you are an awesome human being. In no way at all is this immodest behaviour, because this is a personal matter and does not require the attention of the world. So do that. And then tell me if you don't feel better.

Modesty is not determined by how well you can mask your reaction to a positive comment. Similarly, boasting about it is not the way to go. I reckon that when you are modest, you accept yourself, and show people that you do in the way you respond to their comments. You don't hide your face in shame when you get commended. You lift your face, smile, thank them, and return the favour. Spread the love y'all.

SoOo to all the FIFA peeps out there who are counting the sleeps till match time in Arena de Sao Paulo, ahhhh!

I wanna do a public prediction. Like Paul the octopus. I mean he got so much recognition for predicting Germany's wins and losses correctly. Who's to say I can't do that either?

Personally, I reckon the groups are rigged majorly, and that Brazil and Argentina are both definitely making it through. I support Portugal, Spain, Germany, Brazil, and for patriotic reasons, Australia. Actually I support all the nations :) 

Well my predictions are summarised in this image lol

OOH players I will be watching this world cup: C. Ronaldo (need I say more??), Thomas Muller (seriously not over that goal in '10 against Argentina daaaayum), David Villa, Neymar, Ozil aand much much more.

I am mega disappointed that Kaka won't be playing this year :( but let's pray the young Brazillians carry on his and Ronaldinho's brilliance on the field. 

okiez I have managed to make soccer, or football a dorky subject.

Bye my little upside-down-rainbows!!!