A rainy day and a great read.

It has been raining since afternoon. I love rainy days if I don't need to be outdoor walking around in flip flops getting all annoyed because it's impossible to keep my feet dry. So, today has been a perfect rainy day thus far because without any lectures or tutorials, I get to lie on my bed, curl under the blanket with a book in my hand. 

Speaking of book, I finally read Twilight last week. Probably a 1000th years later than everyone on here. I started reading the book on a Sunday before bed, with classes awaiting me on Monday, thinking it will be a habitual 'a few pages read before bed' thingy. Afterall, it's only the prologue, how can I possibly be hooked. It turned out I couldn't be more wrong. Because the next thing I know, it's 9 in the morning and I ended up walking around campus like a zombie. It is IMPOSSIBLE to put down the damn book! Well, Edward is perfect. Perfect. Not a big fan of Bella though. No, not because she's like the luckiest girl alive. No.

Back to the book I'm reading in the comfort of my room today. It is a sporting autobiography of our vice captain Jamie Carragher. I am not a big fan of autobiographies and I don't like the idea of active players jumping on the bandwagon of coming out with autobiographies because as an active player, there are limitations as to the things or the extent of what you can voice out. As a result, you get a format for all the autobiographies out there, be it David Beckham: My Autobiography, Steven Gerrard: My Autobiography and etc. It's more or less about the story of how they make it from streets of the estate to playing the best football league today. Plus a couple of chapters on the best and worst time of their (ongoing)careers. And maybe a chapter on the family. 

But, Jamie Carragher's is so different, so full of character, just like the man himself on the pitch. There is no format, just a compilations of rants from a man who 'has grumpy old man syndrome 40 years too early', quoting his wife. Constructive rants that is, and completely honest, dealing with the issues concerning football, and not only Liverpool. When he is not afraid to openly disagree in the book with the current manager in certain aspects to get his message across, you know that man's got character. 

For the 100% commitment he shows in every single match, I respect him. When he turned his back on the screwed up England national team last year, giving up forever the chance(however slim it might be) of winning the World Cup or European Championships, I applauded him and desperately hope that our captain and the other English lads in the team will have enough guts like him, walking away from something that's not right. And when he was being slated on radio for his decision, and called degrading nicknames by one of the guests on the radio show, he called the studio and had a go at that clueless so called guest expert and totally shut him up; he is my hero. And 3 chapters into the book, that man is growing bigger in my eyes. I'm bursting with respect and pride.

If I keep going, this blog is going to turn into a tribute for Carra. I'm heading back under my blanket with the book. This is by far, the best sporting autobiography I have read in a while. A friend asked me yesterday that whether this book is my new Bible, and I told her no, don't be silly. I think I change my mind now. It is. And it should be for every football fan out there. And a must have for Liverpool supporters. But I'm guessing most of us probably know that already, and that is probably the reason that it is selling like hot cakes and I have to walk 4 bookstores before I finally get my hands on a copy! 

GREAT BOOKS ARE <3!

Mayyie