Do you type 'x' at the end of a message ?

Well Rugby too.

This post was typed on Saturday night forgetting that it was Saturday night and not Sunday night! So the sports aspect of it is a bit stale - the rest still applies though! Apparently the England v India cricket match has been a stunner! I wasn't at home sadly, so missed it!


Those who saw my facebook status yesterday would recall that I was excited about today, Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in the Cricket world cup and England vs France in the six nations.

One of the two teams I was rooting for won and the other gave a very gallant fight.

I have been the most uninterested amongst many a friend about this years cricket world cup, no reason why. Anyway a certain argument I had with someone I know about the Sri Lanka v Pakistan match reignited the Cricket fan in me and allow me to confess that the cricket bug has hit me now and hit me hard. Needless to say Sri Lanka's loss to Pakistan had me deflated, quite a few expectations were lingering in me and the task of facing some vocally politically incorrect Pakistanis meant that I had to cringe a bit. Well, I guess a defeat in this match can only mean well for us, now that we have time to reassess and come down from the high citadels of over confidence and media related hollow swollen beliefs. This loss may well be our wake up call to re-juvenate ourselves, remember Spain that won last year's football world cup also lost their first match that they were expected to breeze past against very weak opposition.

England on the other hand came up with a clinical performance to beat France to keep their Six Nations grand slam hopes alive!

Now to come to the part of this post. Are you one of those who use 'x' at the end of an email/text message or anything else? an 'x' symbolises a kiss, or so I am made to believe. I am very reserved about using my x's at the end of sentences as endearing as it may be. Here in the UK, it is quite normal and a guy can send a text to another guy with an x at the end and no one will really find it odd (or queer for that matter) to the extent that they would question the senders orientation. But in Sri Lanka a guy sending it to another guy can be a bit contentious, though girls send it to other girls and no one seems to bother. Equality they say, pah!

I usually use it when someone uses it to me first, just as a matter of courtesy than actually meaning it. As I said, I am very reserved about sending 'x's around and when I do send one it is only to a very limited circle of friends and I usually mean it.

My good friend Kevin had posted this in his facebook page and I couldn't help chuckle when I saw it. I am sure you'll like it too!



Are you one of the x-men or x-women too ?

Have a great Week!

xx