Calamari, perhaps ?

This was supposed to be a sad news, well, it is actually but I can't stop to wonder about the possibility of it being a dish.

Paul the octopus, who predicted the recent Fifa 2010 World Cup matches, died today at the age of 2 years old.
According to Stefan Porwoll, the director of the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in Germany, "He appears to have passed away peacefully during the night, of natural causes, and we are consoled by the knowledge that he enjoyed a good life"

It is stated here that no funeral arrangements have been made, but Porwoll said Paul would be kept in cold storage until the staff at the center decided how best to memorialize him.

p/s : this post is dedicated to my sis-in-law, adik feezah, for excitedly updating me about paul's death.

(pic googled from the net)

LVing la vida FIFA

Please stop reading if you are already so annoyed on hearing about the World Cup, because I'm still gonna continue blogging about it.
Only this time, it's not about the matches..
..not about the handsome players..
..not about paul the octopus either..
But, it's about Louis Vuitton.
Read on if you're wondering on how exactly is it associating with the World Cup.


Commissioned by FIFA, the special order case, handmade by a single master craftsman in Louis Vuitton’s historic Asnières workshop, near Paris, has been meticulously designed to accommodate the celebrated FIFA World Cup Trophy.

Yes, the Trophy's has its own travel case!
How awesome is that?
Covered in Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram canvas, the travel case is fitted with the company’s signature brass lock and corners, and has a dark brown lining that complements the Trophy’s rich gold.

Like all Louis Vuitton special orders, this Trophy case was made at the company’s original workshop in Asnières, which opened in 1859.
The case opens at the front and at the top to allow the Trophy to be removed easily when, at the final on 11th July in Johannesburg, as watched by many millions of people across the globe.

Spain is not the only winner of the 2010 World Cup.
Louis Vuitton has officially made it into sports history with this product placement.
The FIFA trophy was presented on the Soccer City Stadium with the LV monogram case, by Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the former 2006 World Cup Champion, Italy, as he kissed the Trophy goodbye, before it was handed over to Iker Casillas, captain of the victorious Spanish team.

 As hot as the LV casing might be, I have to say Fabio is indeed hotter!

(pics and facts taken from highsnobiety.com and vogue.co.uk)

And the winner is...

History is created in the soccer city, South Africa today..

The crown for FIFA 2010 goes to..

VIVA ESPANA !!

Thanks to ANDRES INIESTA for his fabulous shot at the 116th minutes into the extra time!

Making the final score Spain 1- Netherlands 0.
Making SPAIN celebrates its first World Cup!
Making the Champions of Europe, is now the Champions of the World!

This makes Spain the second nation in history (after Germany) to hold both the European Cup (2008) and World Cup in the same season! 
What a spectacular heart wrenching end to an outstanding World Cup final.

See you in another 4 years, in Brasil !!

(pics googled from the net)

Ahhhh.. the suspense is killing me!!

We're in the 85th minutes and the score is still 0-0.
But oh my god I've never seen the ball moves super quick!
Come on Spain !!
Just one.. just one..

(pic taken from fifa.com)

Dear Paul..

If you're asking who's Paul, then, you must be living outside the earth's atmosphere.
Because Paul is making the news headlines.
Definitely more famous than any of today's artist, athlete and politician.
Still wondering who?
Well, it's Paul the Oracle-Octopus of course!

This Octopus, residing in the Sea Life Oberhausen tank located in western Germany has predicted the Spaniards to win the Fifa 2010 World Cup finals against Dutch.

Could it just be a coincidence?
This two year old octopus's prediction was right for the recent semi-final match between Germany and Spain.

And the quarter-final match too.

So, would you trust the sea creature, or the Singapore's Mani the Parakeet, which predicted otherwise?

Whatever it is, I'll be cheering for Iker Casillas!

(pics googled from the net)

Spaniards won, again..

Yes, Spain won the semi-final against Germany, 1-0.

This is indeed the week of the Spaniards alright.. could they win the Fifa 2010 World Cup?
Can't wait for Sunday!
Now, I'm off to zzzZZzzzz...

(pic taken from fifa.com)

Team Jacob or Edward? Team Oezil or Casillas?

Just came back from the cinema.
Was am still having a hard time picking between Jacob and Edward..

And now I'm wide awake watching the battle of the giants, Fifa 2010 semi-final between Germany and Spain.

This is super duper hard for me because I'm cheering for Mesut but at the same time I'm screaming for Iker to block all attempt for goal.. where's the logic in that?
We're in the 40th minutes and it is still 0-0.

(pics googled from the net)

A sad match

I didn't stay up to watch the quarter finals match between Uruguay and Ghana, but I watched the rerun of it the morning after.
I was not rooting for either one of them, but somehow, when it's over, I felt the pain of Ghana team.

They almost had the chance to win it during the extra time.
But I guess that's what luck is all about, and they were not that lucky enough to win.
Details news here > fifa.com 


(pic taken from fifa.com)

Glückwünsche !!

We won !

4 goals to nil !

It's not your fault Diego.
Your team played well..

..but the German were undeniably fantastic !!

(pics taken from fifa.com)

Oohhhh the suspense !!

We're in the first half break of the quarter-finals..

..and Germany leading 1-0 against Argentina !

I was rooting for both teams during the qualifying rounds earlier..

..but now as both giants collided..

if I have to cheer for a team..

it is Germany.

Go Oezil !!

(pic taken from fifa.com)

Someone to look forward for.. is..

Mesut Oezil

This 21-year old German midfielder has really made the headlines..
Well, not much about him on the news, but definitely caught my attention !

Seriously, I admit that I don't know the players names, especially those FIFA newbies, but as I sat there watching the match between Germany and England, I was very impressed to see how fast this guy ran on the field!  It's like nobody can outrun him!  He was seriously quick!

Although he didn't score any goal, I definitely vote him as the Man-of-the-Match, instead of Thomas Mueller.
It's unfair that the press didn't credit Oezil as much as he deserves, because it was obvious that he was the heart of the game..
..the one that handsomely dribbled the ball across the field..
..the one that left the English players chasing shadows..
..the one that skillfully passed the ball over for his teammates to score..

Ohhh.. he's definitely going to make the upcoming Quarter-final against Argentina, a match to remember !

Am absolutely looking forward for that !


(pics googled from the net)

Darnniittt

Update :  Spain won against Portugal, 1-0

Yeayyyyyy!!!

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Shooottt...

I'm sleepy already..

What should I do??

Spain vs Portugal, 2.30am, Malaysian time!

 

(pics googled from the net)

Definitely OUT !

Italy lost to Slovakia, 2-3 

Landed them the last spot in Team F.
Definitely out for the next round.

Walk of shame..

 (pics taken from fifa.com)

Slumping down

Very disappointed with yesterday's match.

France lost to South Africa, 1-2

(pics googled from the net)

That's what I called a victory !

Argentina won against South Korea, 4-1

Well played, boys!

Very well played indeed!

(pic taken from fifa.com)

Another HOLA !

For the spirit of FIFA, I must stop mourning over Spain's defeat last night, as it's not the end of the world yet, there's still 2 more matches for Spain.

But for today, lets put our mind and soul to ARGENTINA !

Oh can't wait for their match tonight !

(pic googled from the net)

Oh NO !!!

We're in the 54th minutes and Switzerland is leading by 1-0 !!

Arrrkkkk!!!

Update : Spain lost to Switzerland 0 - 1

Darrnnn.. I so need to change team!

(pic googled from the net)

Spain

Sad to say, none of the FIFA players came into my dreams lately.

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Hence, I'm going with my instinct.

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Which at the moment, I'm leaning towards Spain.

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Although Argentina did cross my mind too.

Can't wait to see Iker Casillas tonight !!
Muahhss !!
GO SPAIN !!

So, which team are u cheering for this time?

(pics googled from the net)

Let the games begin!

Yes, this was my tee 4 years ago.
I didn't even expect Italy would win but heck it was indeed an excellent prediction alright as I bought this tee way before the FIFA 2006 started.

Why did I support Italy at that time?
Because of Filippo Inzaghi, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Gianluca Zambrotta and Francesco Totti.

(Yes, this it the smokin' hot Totti if u must know!)

(.. and this is Cannovaro)

Believe or not, I was a devoted football fan.
I even played the Football Manager on Yahoo Games and formed a group to compete with the boys at work.
Yeah, those were the days.

Lately, I have no interest to follow football anymore.
But there's always been a soft spot in my heart and soul for the World Cup !!
Surprisingly, it is very difficult for me to pick my team this year, because all my favourite players are no longer around.
No more Jens Lehmann, Michael Ballack and Oliver Kahn in the German team.
No more Frenchmen Fabien Barthez, Syylvain Wiltord, Claude Makelele and the ever controversial Zinedine Zidane.
No more Spaniard Raul Blanco Gonzalez for me to ogle over.

Goshh.. this is hard!

Hubby said that he will not stand beside Thierry Henry like before, but instead betting on England..

I have read the teams profile and I sort of plan to lean towards the Dutchmen.

But the other part of me wanted to keep on cheering for Buffon and Zambrotta.

Although we all know that the possibility of Italy being defending champion is very very VERY slim.

But at least it will save me the hassle of buying a new tee, huh?

Hmm.. ok.. I seriously can't decide.
Let me sleep on it.
..and see which hunkalicious player made his debut in my dream tonight.. bwahahhaha

(player pics googled from the net)