I just can't believe it -- I am falling in L-O-V-E!

IT'S BEEN a while I do not write in this column, thanksfully Norwich City has some mixed result on the past months and now stay in the safety zone, with the highlights of course is our number 10, former Colchester United striker Jamie Cureton, who scored his 10th hat-trick in his career against the rock bottom side Colchester United , which the Canaries eventually the winner of the 5-1 scoreline. Big credit for "Curo" in a very difficult season to him, and I am quite sure he can reach the 20th goal mark, as I predicted as the start of the season.

BUT IN this column, I would not talk about Norwich City; as I say before, this is the space I would love to express myself, included Norwich City of course, but also I will talk about my life style, my 7-a-side football team, also some of the food I eat, or the best buffet I have ever had! This time it will go to a topic which for everyone, is usual and normal; but for myself, as I told former Norwich Cty player Gary Holt at Nottingham Forest's players lounge before: it is rare, it is amazing, it is what I do not know, I cannot believe it -- I have my first-ever girl friend, at the age of 32, start from last month. Can you believe it?

I always say I am a footballer, and I love football, football and football forever! I tell everyone there is absolutely nothing more can put in my life, except football before; but today I had eaten my words, because there is a female, who enter in my life, and maybe start to take me away, no, it's a joke! A girl cannot take me away from the love of Norwich City! Yeah I would say that because she will never watch my column, haha! ;-)

My girl friend's name is Daphne, and well she does not know about football, also never a sport fans. The story start in about 2 years ago, we get to know each other because we are both the fans of a Hong Kong female TV star, as the name I have mentioned here before, Ms. Patricia Liu Chek Kei. Well, what a turnaround because even Patricia is now retired from her TV job, but we are together!  

MORE AMAZING to know is me and Daphne get to know each others, because by sending e-mails! Once I go to a Patricia's function in Shatin, and she goes to the function too, but not with me together, she sees me, then we send e-mails and we agree we may start something, so we start to date; but it last for three times, then suddenly she disappear and say we are finished! I don't know the reasons but, that's life and I have to accept it.

In last month, on the day when I am 32nd birthday (March 6th), she send me an e-mails and say Happy Birthday to me, and I ask her what's going on and when is her status now? She reply she is still single, and of course for myself too! I ask to request can we re-start again? She agrees and well, that's exactly what is going on now. Today we just agree the March 23rd 2008, is the date we start to be a couple. Well I am 8 years older than her but I always think the age is never a problem, because as I say people always think I looked like 18 years old!

Oh! I can't believe it, but we are doing quite well at the moment, we go out to eat, go to the malls, go to the football shirt shop together, we have some happy and enjoyable time. One interesting topic I have told her is no sex until marriage! It is a amzing to know it's spoken out by a man but hay, that's me! Of course I try to persuade Daphne to own a Norwich City shirt, but she say she won't at the moment. Anyway I will try my best!

Of course I have seriously consider about my performance as a Norwich fans, also I am the chairman of the "Hong Kong Canaries"! But hay, it won't be a problem! I will still travel to Norwich City in this October, of course in every coming year, until I die.

THIS WEEKEND is the East Anglian derby and the game is kick off at noon, it's a big shame the game is not choose by Sky Sports to LIVE this game, but anyway I will be at home on this Sunday, 7pm Hong Kong time to listen the game. Let's hope Curo can dying his hair into green color and scored the winner again!

David and Daphne, remember this pair!