* The Barcelona Football Club winning the Spanish league( La Liga) this past week.
Barcelona winning the La Liga was highly pleasing for us. Barca - as they popularly known - are playing some really attractive football right now. Their type of soccer comes very close to the way most soccer fans love the game to be played. They play possession football( holding on to the ball as much as possible), coupled with lots of attacking. The result is not only beautiful to watch, but they score lots of goals too.
Their recent two semi-finals games against Chelsea in the Champions League may not have yielded that many goals, but any neutral fan would have loved the way Barca dominated. Chelsea were on the back foot most of the time, defending as if their lives depended on it. Barca were all over them. Barcelona's league win is a triumph of style with substance.
Well done to the new coach
Pep Guardiola and his boys.
* Still on matters football. You will have to excuse me here, because Mzansi( South Africa) is hosting FIFA's biggest showpiece( the 2010 World Cup) next year after all. I cannot help it.
I read in THE TIMES(18/05/09) this week that the Southern Sun group of hotels
has introduced what it calls Football Fridays in its workplace. Every Friday its employees are encouraged to dress in their favourite team's soccer jersey. The MD of Southern Sun - Mr Graham Wood - said this practice was meant to create excitement around FIFA'S World Cup that is coming to S A next year.
This move by Southern Sun was pretty cool, I thought. FIFA - the other day - was
complaining that there is not enough buzz here in Mzansi around the 2010 World Cup.
This campaign by Southern Sun should be a good start.
In fact, the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee( LOC) - Mr Danny Jordaan - was quoted in this article as saying more South African companies should join this Football Fridays campaign.
May I also take this opportunity to make a plea to our own CEO - Mr Michael Jordaan - to allow us join this worthy campaign. Being the national sponsors of this event makes FNB the perfect candidates for Football Fridays.
* An email we received from Mrs Sarah Bibi Sheik-Imam. A colleague of hers
seems to be leading from the front. She writes:
"Hi Duncan,
I just wanted to say thank you for all your help with treasury. And congratulations on doing a great job as Teller 1. I know it is hard work, but you
have proven to a lot of people that you can handle it.
Be strong."
Way to go Duncan my man.
While still on the subject of giving big 'ups' to fellow workers, I would like to
to say something too:
To Victor( our Financial Planner) - "Ta ntate for your tolerance of my frequent
requests to use your terminal to print stuff.
I really appreciate your generous spirit."
To Linda( our Co-ordinator) - "Welcome back my sister. You were terribly
missed. It's really good, I mean really good
to have you back."
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Show Us Barca
_____________
Show us Barcelona.
Show us your style.
Show us possession football at its finest.
Remind us of Johan Cruyff's 'dream team'.
4 successive La Ligas.
Plus 1 Champions League Cup then.
Who can argue with that.
Show us Barca.
Bring back some of that class Pep.
'09 La Liga in the bag.
Man U to follow this Wed.
Messi and Eto'o.
Henry and Iniesta.
Bang in those goals.
Shake and rattle Man U's net.
Show us you are champions Barca.
Not only of Spain.
Or even of Europe.
But of the whole world.
Show us Barcelona.
Show us your style.
====================================
SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
====================================
Barcelona winning the La Liga was highly pleasing for us. Barca - as they popularly known - are playing some really attractive football right now. Their type of soccer comes very close to the way most soccer fans love the game to be played. They play possession football( holding on to the ball as much as possible), coupled with lots of attacking. The result is not only beautiful to watch, but they score lots of goals too.
Their recent two semi-finals games against Chelsea in the Champions League may not have yielded that many goals, but any neutral fan would have loved the way Barca dominated. Chelsea were on the back foot most of the time, defending as if their lives depended on it. Barca were all over them. Barcelona's league win is a triumph of style with substance.
Well done to the new coach
Pep Guardiola and his boys.
* Still on matters football. You will have to excuse me here, because Mzansi( South Africa) is hosting FIFA's biggest showpiece( the 2010 World Cup) next year after all. I cannot help it.
I read in THE TIMES(18/05/09) this week that the Southern Sun group of hotels
has introduced what it calls Football Fridays in its workplace. Every Friday its employees are encouraged to dress in their favourite team's soccer jersey. The MD of Southern Sun - Mr Graham Wood - said this practice was meant to create excitement around FIFA'S World Cup that is coming to S A next year.
This move by Southern Sun was pretty cool, I thought. FIFA - the other day - was
complaining that there is not enough buzz here in Mzansi around the 2010 World Cup.
This campaign by Southern Sun should be a good start.
In fact, the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee( LOC) - Mr Danny Jordaan - was quoted in this article as saying more South African companies should join this Football Fridays campaign.
May I also take this opportunity to make a plea to our own CEO - Mr Michael Jordaan - to allow us join this worthy campaign. Being the national sponsors of this event makes FNB the perfect candidates for Football Fridays.
* An email we received from Mrs Sarah Bibi Sheik-Imam. A colleague of hers
seems to be leading from the front. She writes:
"Hi Duncan,
I just wanted to say thank you for all your help with treasury. And congratulations on doing a great job as Teller 1. I know it is hard work, but you
have proven to a lot of people that you can handle it.
Be strong."
Way to go Duncan my man.
While still on the subject of giving big 'ups' to fellow workers, I would like to
to say something too:
To Victor( our Financial Planner) - "Ta ntate for your tolerance of my frequent
requests to use your terminal to print stuff.
I really appreciate your generous spirit."
To Linda( our Co-ordinator) - "Welcome back my sister. You were terribly
missed. It's really good, I mean really good
to have you back."
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
==================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Show Us Barca
_____________
Show us Barcelona.
Show us your style.
Show us possession football at its finest.
Remind us of Johan Cruyff's 'dream team'.
4 successive La Ligas.
Plus 1 Champions League Cup then.
Who can argue with that.
Show us Barca.
Bring back some of that class Pep.
'09 La Liga in the bag.
Man U to follow this Wed.
Messi and Eto'o.
Henry and Iniesta.
Bang in those goals.
Shake and rattle Man U's net.
Show us you are champions Barca.
Not only of Spain.
Or even of Europe.
But of the whole world.
Show us Barcelona.
Show us your style.
====================================
SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
====================================
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