World Cup 2010- Angeline Lee [102830Y]

World Cup 2010 has created a huge wave of viewers all over the world. During this period, which happens once in every four years, people go feverish over the world cup. In Singapore, it has been reported that many world cup fans stayed past 12 midnight just to catch the world cup live.

These fans typically constitute everyone from students to working adults. Regardless of who, they always have to face exhaustion in the following day with lethargy overcoming them as a result of not catching enough sleep.
Students come to school restless, with some even dozing off in class which leads to reprimands from teachers. These leave the students feeling even more remorseful and grumpy when leaving the school. As for adults, the deprivation of sleep which will leads to lower concentration and productivity at work.

The main problem is that the world cup is an event which happens only once in every four years. People feel that if they did not catch it, it is like passing on a once in a life time opportunity.

Besides these, there is also a larger group of gamblers who have place bets on the matches. It is not about watching game which they are concerned with, it is all about whether they have won their bets.

It is hard to eliminate the root of the problem as the problem lies within oneself. They chose to stay out late despite the fact that they are aware of the consequences of not catching enough sleep.

Summing it up, it is a matter of choice and self-discipline which every individual got to decide for themselves if staying up to watch the match is worth the while.