I gambled today for the first time in my life through Singapore Pools. Have never bought 4D or ToTo before. I don't know what made me want to bet on soccer. I had been so tempted from day 1 of the World Cup to bet on the matches but my will was strong enough to prevent me from succumbing to the temptation. I am glad I didn't bet on those matches as they were so unpredictable. But today, I am taking a chance. I am going to bet on the underdog, Germany, though it is not really an underdog. Since it is not the hot favourite, the profit is bigger if it wins. I put a 10 bucks bet on Germany and a 5 bucks bet on a draw. My heart tells me to bet on Brazil but my instincts (hope they are accurate) tell me not to. My friends were jesting that I could create a Maths worksheet for the kids using the World Cup bets as questions eg: What is the minimum bet I should place if I want a profit of $50, given that the rate is $3? OR If the match was fixed beforehand to ensure that the results would be in the ratio of 1:2, and Brazil scores 2 goals in the first half, how many goals must Germany score to maintain this ratio? Show your workings clearly and calculate the total number of goals. OR use the probability method to calculate the probability of Germany winning the World Cup.
Perhaps I could set questions for Eng eg: Give a character analysis of the Italians based on the actions they took following their loss to Korea. Of course, the kid would be expected to use the examples of the Italians firing Ahn and the Italian Mafia issuing a death warrant to the referee.
I think I am mad. I actually went to squeeze with so many people at the Padang yesterday to watch the match which was terribly exciting and made me unnaturally high. It was really warm and stuffy and there was hardly any room to walk because everyone occupied the smallest space available and tried to deflate their butt so that they could sit on the tiny square of space. It was quite an experience for me as it was the first time I watched soccer with such a huge crowd, at least a few hundreds. I know some of u may hate the World Cup because of the amount of hype about it but it seems to be really different this year. The underdogs like Senegal, Korea etc lasted long enough. Anyway, I am glad I finally decided to take the risk of losing money and bet! YAY!
Germany go!