Euro 2008 Final: Germany will win.

Tomorrow morning is the Euro 2008 final; I predict that Germany will be the winner. In fact it is a close call between them and Spain, whom have performed very well and have stay unbeaten so far.
Whenever I can’t decide who the winner is, I always like to look at some history to come out with a ‘formula’ to predict the winner. So why do I think that Germany will win?
I have two explanations:

Exception in the 1960s, Germany had gone on to win the tournament once in every decade; they won it in 1972 in the 70s, in 1980 in the 80s and in 1996 in the 90s. Euro 2008 will be the last for this decade; hence, I believe Germany should win.

Another scenario I have notice is beside the 1972 victory, whenever Germany had won the tournament, the defending champion for that tournament was an underdog team. In 1980, the defending champion was Czechoslovakia. In 1996, the defending champion was Denmark. In this tournament the defending champion was also an underdog team which is Greece, hence, this seem like it is going to favour Germany again.

Well, it’s just my anyhow figure-out prediction not guarantee…but I do hope that my prediction is right. We shall see…haha!

My 2nd Home

Today let me introduce to you my 2nd home..that is my office..Yess !!! A place which I have to spend nearly 9hrs or more from monday to friday and sometime even during the weekend. I don't really like my work, but i like my workspace, that is why i have this thinking...that is to make a nice working environment to make you feel like going to work..clever?...ok..i know it sound 'bo liao'..haha!..nevermind.

Over the years i have always try to decorate my workspace with pictures and toys that i like. Some I have retained for many years, because i really like them, for example my EPL coin box trophy, which filled with only 20 cent coins and its already nearly 4years. Another favourite is the IQ Professor and Arale which is a wind-up toy. My all time favourite is the lego version Ernie (somewhere below the computer screen). Recently just got a new one, which is a bear in Mr Fantastic Four version, i also added a wrestling belt to it...haha. All these toys have accompany me everyday during my stressful work. Other pictures are for me to look at to release stress... :)

Netherlands crushed out in Euro 2008

My heart was broken... :(

My fav Oranje army (Dutch for orange, nickname)
were eaten up by the thirsty Russian...

Netherlands were out of the Euro 2008 tournament after they lost to an in-form Russia, 3-1 after extra-time whom played very well this morning during their 1/4 finals encounter. The dutch players suddenly dropped their superb performance during the last 3 matches, they seem having difficulties in creating chances to score and their defence was very porous, many time in the match, the russians were able to make easy shooting chances inside the dutch's penalty area, if not because of the great holland goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar, who pulled of string of good saves, the match would had be ended in normal time.


Beside England, Holland is another team i like, they have always been my favourite since 1990. Every major tournament, the squad was always looked very strong and promising, but they always fall the hurdles during the knock-out stage, the best achievement they had so far was semi-final place in World Cup 98 and Euro 2000 and 2004. This year their squad is the strongest since World Cup 98, i thought they really have a good chance to win this tournament which they did 20 years ago, but too bad, they were out-played by the Russian who lead by the brillant dutchman Guus Hiddink.

Well, not much to look foward now, the tournament left only Germany, Turkey (Zzz...zz), Russia, Spain or Italy. I hope Spain will win Euro 2008...Good Luck to them.. :)

Euro 2008 Fever

Hi...i am getting more & more lazy to post my blog. I have many to write, i guess maybe i am just too lazy to write...haha.

I last posted my blog in April, that was way before my exams, & Manchester United was still chasing for the EPL tiltle and the champion leagues crown. Nearly 2 months have past, i have passed my exams and Man U had won the double. :)

My colleague Jane is out on a long medical leaves for a month, due to nose infection that she had to do an operation. Wish her a speedy recovery.

Last sunday my friend Zairi got married, wish him and his wife stay loving & blessing forever.

Now is my school holiday, i know i should start preparing for my dissertation, but i just want to relax abit first especially this month there is a EURO 2008...heeheehee! The tournament is still in the group stage, the 1/4 finals will start on thursday morning.

So far the tournament is quite exciting, there are some shocking results as well as some fantastic results, especially from my favourite team Netherlands, they had beaten Italy 3-0 and France 4-1, and they have top the group with a game to spare, if not wrong, their 1/4 final opponent is likely to be Russia lead by the former Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink.

Co-host Switzerland is out of the tournament after losing the 1st two matches, joining them is defending champion Greece. Last Night Spain also joined Portugal, Croatia and Netherlands into the 1/4 finals, there are 4 spots left, likely to be Romania, Russia, Czech Rep and Germany.