My mother called while one of the cooks was giving me a plate to take home. She heard him laughing and asked what happened, so I told her he said I could not leave until I ate more rice. She laughed too. Usually I ask about the house and what she needs, then there is not much time left on the call. This time she wanted to know if the cook was married and if his mother was living. I felt happy telling her about somebody she does not know. When I got home my roommate asked why I had so much rice. I said apparently I am too skinny in two countries.

On the bus I was reading an English message about our Sunday game. It said we were short and I thought the other team had tall players. Then I read the names and understood we did not have enough people. I know that word from work, but there it is always short on plates or short on time, with the thing after it. I wrote a reply and removed it because I was not sure about the words. In the end I sent that I would come early. I want to ask the cook tomorrow if there is a simple way to know which meaning it is. Maybe the rest of the message is the simple way.

My goalkeeper gloves were still wet inside when we started playing. I left them by the window but the room was not getting any air, so I put my hands in and it felt cold for maybe one minute, then everything was hot. The ball slipped once and I kept rubbing the palms together. I like when a shot comes low and I can move without thinking where to put my feet. After the game I sat with my socks off while the others talked. There was grass stuck to my heel and I was too hungry to clean it first. I ate the banana with both gloves on my knees.