The missus isn’t due back from Vega$ ’til late tonight, which means we’re in extreme-parenting mode for one more day. Genuine posts up soon; in the interim, please enjoy the above vid of Burmese construction workers showing off their Eto’o-like skills. We wonder if any of these blokes are currently living the dream in the nation’s National League Cup.
Captured Shadow // Jun 9, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Looks more like Sepak Takraw than soccer, but it is hard to tell from the video. The ball looks to be moving more slowly than a soccer ball would
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_takraw
Brendan I. Koerner // Jun 9, 2009 at 12:29 pm
@Captured Shadow: Definitely some kind of rattan-like ball, a la Sepak Takraw. But struck me more as a soccer-skills showcase–the classic “let’s all get in a circle” thing, sans makeshift net.
Any way you slice it, pretty impressive display of athletic skill.
BTW, Microkhan loves him some speak takraw. Check it out:
https://microkhan.com/2009/05/20/money-meet-mouth/