Reach for glory but stay grounded


The writer (left) posing with other football fans including three-year-old Habib and his dad Shoaib (third left) after watching the World Cup finals at Restoran Mustaqim in Butterworth.

I WAS struck by football fever, literally, when FIFA World Cup 2018 entered its final lap last week.

I developed a bad chesty cough with sore throat and almost lost my voice. This, I suspect, is thanks to the chilly nights out watching the 2am matches on the big screen projector at Restoran Mustaqim in Butterworth.

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