Vuvuzelas are hot in Cheer!
by Tham Ying Hui
Meet Bryan Wong Yi Jun. He was the 15-year old football enthusiast who had brought the house down with his very own Vuvuzela, or should I say, Vuvuzelas.
Just in case you are illiterate in the said sport, a Vuvuzela is an elongated trumpet-shaped noise-maker of choice for the South African FIFA World Cup fans. It is usually about a meter long and made up of a colorful plastic.
Football fans know it as the distinct deafening buzzing that has become the unofficial anthem of this international game. But not many of them know that the loud blaring sound stems from its history of being the instrument that called the King’s guards to a council meeting. It was made from the horns of kudu antelopes then and the sound could travel further.
Centuries later and alterations were made to the Vuvuzelas, though the intensity of the noise did not diminish much, as Bryan gladly demonstrated to us.
When asked how he got hold of the World Cup’s new icon, albeit an ill-favored one, he said they were gifts from his parents, who visited South Africa recently.
“They knew I was a football fan, so they went and got me this,” he enthused, holding up a blue color Vuvuzela, which cost RM 30. The cream color one was a hotel gift.
Taking advantage of the football fever, Bryan decided to bring his Vuvuzelas to cheer his school’s team on, adding to the hype surrounding Cheer 2010 Finals.
Well, it was definitely good thinking as SM Sri Kuala Lumpur was awarded the Best Supporters Award.
And Bryan, any shout-outs?
“Go fight, Cyrens!”
P.S. Here you go, Yiing Huey!
P.P.S. Article may appear a little different when it is published on RAGE on Wednesday. Author suffers from Grammatical Errors Syndrome, thus her articles need to be highly edited before presenting to the public.
P.P.P.S. Photos related to the article would have to wait.
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