AMIR TORRES BLOG

I wanna buy a new laptop!

2009-12-09T06:47:00.000-08:00

im thinking of buying a new laptop..

not that i dont like my existing desktop.. its just that..its a desktop! i wanna buy a laptop! previously i did say that i like the HP netbook.

but now, a new netbook has caught my eyes!

its the MSI wind U110! i checked it few days ago. its as low as RM 1149! soowweeet!

im gonna window shopping for the best price in shah alam.. dont wanna go to KL altho the price there wud be might cheaper.. its too far for me..i'd go as far as sunway pyramid only.. if tesco setia alam have cheap laptop, i will buy! :)

Inani Craft's fan page

2009-11-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

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im officially a doctor!

2009-10-27T01:52:00.000-07:00

OMG! OMG! at last! after waiting for so long (3 months), i have finally passed my exam!

today, 27th October 2009, i... am...a... DOCTOR!

u can call me, Dr Amir Izmail Mohammad Zaini. :)

i would like to thank my friends in family medicine for helping me thruout the 10weeks course. really appreciate all the help and tips for the exam.. thx also to my dearest family for supporting me all this while, and for subsidising my duit sewa, duit makan and duit kereta..dont worry mama n papa.. insya Allah, i will take over to pay all the expenses with my hard earn RM 4K monthly income soon.. hehe..thx also to my sweet adorable girlfriend, Dr Nana (kalo dah merisik, bole panggil fiancee' ke? kene tanye org nih), for her words of wisdom.. :)

thx also to JPA for giving me extra 2 months of scholarship (altho i havent gotten the 30%-less money still..).. also, not forgetting, Prof Julia Blitz, head of family medicine for ur endless support and guidance and also to the wonderful PMC staffs and lecturers, including Nancy Goh, Dr Tang, Dr Ho, Dr Chean, Dr Soe, Dr Syikin, Dr Kaw and Dr Tan. (hope i didnt leave anybody behind)..

it has been a wonderful journey for the last 5 years, which started in Sept 2004.. full with ups and downs..
but in the end, i finally graduated..:)

all the best to my surgery/medicine friends who still have 2 weeks before their exam.. dont worry, u all will pass, insya Allah.. i will be here till end of November, and will join u guys to study sama-sama..

to all the readers , dont worry... im a doctor.. :)

Dr Amir Izmail Mohammad Zaini
MB BCH BAO (NUI)
27th October 2009

im number 1 in fantasy football league (cucuwan league)!!

2009-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

OMG! OMG! im at the top of the league! my team (sarcoidosis) reached to the pinnacle for the first time this season..in fact, first time ever in past 3 seasons! quite remarkable for my standard..usually by this time, for past 2 years, i wud be already down the league due to lack of interest in this game..prefer to play football at padang or watch at tv.. but this year is different.. dunno why.. but probably due my last final moments of freedom of doing anythg i want before stepping into the harsh unforgiving world of working as HOUSEMAN.. huhu.. i have less than 3 months left.. i will most probably work in January next year.. (2010)..

HP mini 110

2009-10-16T23:50:00.000-07:00

OMG! those laptop look awesome!!!!!! came across these pic at HP website..was looking around for my baby girl's new laptop to buy.. costs around rm1500.. thats sooweeetttt... will go to KL this weekend with my girl to find one of these.. i bet we will choose the pink one! :)

Repeat exam on 22nd and 27th October

2009-09-28T10:59:00.000-07:00

my repeat xm is coming soon... looks like i have to work hard from now..

hmm... did i tell u that i had to repeat 'family medicine' paper? AND i didnt get to graduate back in 5th July??

hmm.. how time flew.. its almost 3 months now.. most of my friend already posted to hospital across Malaysia.. kinda sad didnt get the chance to graduate with them back in July.. though im kinda relieved that i dont have to work so soon.. the earliest i will work according to Pak aboo is end of December.. thats just nice for me..

i really think there is a 'hikmah' from the things that happened to me.. maybe, i really need this few months lay off before starting work.. to put things into perspective.. to prioritize .. and to prepare mentally..

so back to school everybody..

it has been a great cuti raya.:)

Top scorers 2008/09

2009-06-03T11:42:00.001-07:00

1	Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea	19
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	18
3	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	16
4	Fernando Torres	Liverpool	14
	Robinho	Manchester City	14
6	Kevin Davies	Bolton Wanderers	12
	Darren Bent	Tottenham Hotspur	12
	Frank Lampard	Chelsea	12
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool	12
	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	12
	Gabriel Agbonlahor	Aston Villa	12
12	Ricardo Fuller	Stoke City	11
	Peter Crouch	Portsmouth	11
	John Carew	Aston Villa	11
	Robin Van Persie	Arsenal	11
16	Matthew Taylor	Bolton Wanderers	10
	Robbie Keane	Tottenham Hotspur	10
	Jermain Defoe	Tottenham Hotspur	10
	Djibril Cisse	Sunderland	10
	Benedict McCarthy	Blackburn Rovers	10
	Emmanuel Adebayor	Arsenal	10
	Carlton Cole	West Ham United	10
	Kenwyne Jones	Sunderland	10
	Amr Zaki	Wigan Athletic	10
25	Dimitar Berbatov	Manchester United	9
	Stephen Ireland	Manchester City	9
	Nicklas Bendtner	Arsenal	9

Today is 24th May (sunday)... 7 days to go

2009-05-24T06:05:00.000-07:00

well.. 7 days to go.. status:

MEDICINE: CVS, RS, CNS, Rheumato, Endo, Hemato, Gastro-entero
SURGERY: upper+lower GI, thyroid, breast, hepatobiliary, pancreas.
GP: currently going thru past years paper

yet to finish:
- look thru past years MCQ
- infectious disease
- lumbs and bumps, vascular
- emergency medicine
- orthopaedics revision

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in the mean time, lets enjoy the video clips by Zi Avi from S'rwk..

ENJOY! :)

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new jersey 2009/2010

2009-05-22T10:31:00.001-07:00

well...the new spain jersey looks so 'superman-ish'.. i dont like it..
same goes to england new jersey..its too immaculate for me.. too lazy to design ke? i guess the reason behind this simple design maybe becoz they r trying to emulate the 1966 england world cup winning jersey.. they think that they can win if they wear jersey of a champion.. oh puh-leeesss....

1 week gone.. 1 week more!

2009-05-22T08:41:00.000-07:00

huhu... time really pass u very quickly.. its already 1 week.. 9 more days or so away from exam.. hmm..

so hows my progress?

i have started studying medicine, more or less covered these:
- cvs
- respi
- neuro
- some, GI, some hemato, some rheumato

surgery this weekend

GP? omg!!! what about GP??!!! damn!!!!!!! got to go...

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acer predator pc

2009-05-22T07:41:00.000-07:00

spec:

Intel Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Quad processors
Nvidia's nForce 780i chipset
up to 8GB of 1066MHz DDR 2 memory
three Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX graphics cards in Tri-SLI mode.
1kW power supply
7.1-channel HD audio with EAX 4.0 support
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi card
multi-format memory card reader
3.5mm audio sockets
quartet of USB 2.0 ports
four more USB ports round the back
a six-pin Firewire connector
two Gigabit Ethernet ports
six more audio jacks

wow..... i want one ....
http://www.acer.com/predator/

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ASTHMA guidelines GINA 2008

2009-05-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

Things you should know about asthma

what is asthma?
- asthma is chronic inflammatory disorder of airways characterized by bronchial hyperresponsiveness leading to widespread bronchoconstriction.
-asthma is reversible
REMEMBER: airway narrowing and airway hyper-responsiveness

Factors which cause asthma
- host factors - atopy
- environment factor - allergen, infection, air pollution, smoking, diet etc

Mechanism of asthma:
inflammation involving these cells and mediators result in airway hyper-responsiveness and asthma symptoms
- inflammatory cells (mast cell, eiosinophil and T lymphocytes)
- inflammatory mediators (chemokine, cytokine, cysteinyl leukotriene, histamine,NO, PG etc)

Airway narrowing due to:
- airway smooth muscle constriction
- airway edema
- airway thickening
- mucus hypersecretion

airway hyper-responsiveness
- err.. no need to know la..

special mechanism in asthma
acute exacerbation
- due to triggers
nocturnal symptoms
- due to circadian rhythm of hormones (epinephrine,cortisol,melatonin etc)

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Management depends on presentation
- (acute/chronic) and
- severity

how to assess the severity?
- by clinical examination and ix (peak flow/spirometry)

classification of severity?
- intermittent
- mild/moderate/severe persistent

so, after patient already on treatment, you have to assess level of control. how u do that?
ask for:
-day symptoms
-night symptoms
-frequency of reliever tx
-limitation of activities
-lung function (PEF/FEV1)
-exacerbations (acute asthma attack)

Levels of control are:
-controlled
-partly controlled
-uncontrolled

Treatment of asthma
- reliever (bronchodilator)
- preventer (anti-inflammatory)

hmm.. what is bronchodilator?
- B2-agonist (salbutamol, salmeterol)
- anti-cholinergics (ipratropium bromide)
- methylxanthines (oral theophylline, iv aminophylline)
- cysteinyl-leukotriene antagonist (montelukast)

What is anti-inflammatory then?
- steroid (beclomethasone, fluticasone, budesonide, oral prednisolone, iv hydrocortisone)
- cromones (sodium cromoglicate)

now you know the medication, so now, how do you manage chronic asthma?
- ok, the principle is 'lowest dose possible to achieve control'
- so if not control, step up the medication
- this is call step-wise approach (step up/ step down)
1) SABA when necessary
2) SABA + low dose steroid
3) SABA + low dose steroid + LABA
4) SABA + moderate/high dose steroid + LABA
5) SABA + oral prednisolone (lowest dose)

then, what about exacerbation? what is it and how to treat?
ok, exacerbation is progressive SOB, chest tightness, cough or wheeze, characterized by reduction of expiratory flow.
it needs repeatitive SABA tx, early steroid tx and O2 supplementation

severity of exacerbation
- mild
- moderate*
- severe*
- respi arrest immenent*
*important

important facts
1) GERD is 3 times more common in asthma
2) ~30% asthmatic adult have acute exacerbation due to aspirin/NSAID
3) in pregnancy, 1/3 become worse, 1/3 stable, 1/3 less severe
4) majority of asthma patients have hx of rhinitis. (30% rhinitis develop asthma)
5) near 70% polyps patient will develop asthma (almost 90% aspirin-intolerant have polyps)
6) viral (not bacteria) respi infection assoc with asthmatic symptom. virus include rhinovirus, para-influenza, influenza, coronavirus, adenovirus

Final year exam - 1st - 20th June 2009

2009-05-16T02:14:00.000-07:00

study hard, study smart!

2 weeks from finals

my first day of 2 weeks study break

2009-05-16T01:50:00.000-07:00

well... juz started my first day studying.. off to a slow start really. was doing al these unrelated stuff early in the morning. but no worries. i have made an organized schedule so that i will finish revising in time before exam.

today im finishing up upper & lower GI surgery. then i would read up some cardio stuff later.

im really confident i would make it in time for exam and be prepared. Insya Allah, we all will pass our xm. ;)

good luck guys!!!

family trip in Bukit Tinggi

2009-05-08T04:44:00.000-07:00

class of 2009

2009-05-08T04:37:00.000-07:00

me at front row~!

from right (sitting):
izwan, uv, aimad, ME, mamat, johan, ...

i dont think, this is the complete number of people in our batch.. there should be more. the reason why many were absent:

--> it was taken at 8am, on a sunday! malas nak bangun pagi ni..

december 2008, sunway lagoon

2009-05-08T04:32:00.000-07:00

Final year PMC

2009-05-08T04:29:00.000-07:00

well, it has really been a while since my last post. ive been busy.. with stuff.. u knoe la kan.. blaja medicine nih.. anyhow.. final year xm in 3 weeks!!!

3 weeks~!!!!!!

arrgghhh..

better start study my friend...

goodluck to all... happy revising... :)

amir torres
7th May 7.31pm

Chelsea vs Malaysian XI

2008-08-05T22:24:00.000-07:00

i went to the Shah Alam stadium on the 29th July, to watch chelsea vs Malaysia XI.

Not being a supporter of chelsea, i was undecided initially, whether to go or not. but then again, they (premiership team) dont come that often, so might as well just go. Lagipon, the stadium is very near to my house. so i went la to Sunway pyramid to buy the ticket. i was about the buy the RM33 ones but in the end decided to buy the RM53 ones. i dont like the view from behind the goal posts since ive watched three times from there!! (stadium Bukit Jalil - Man U v Malaysian XI , Anfield stadium - Liverpool v Chelsea , & Nou Camp - Barca v Atletico Madrid)

the match was a bit disappointed on chelsea behalf. they dont play really well. in fact, Malaysia were the better side at some stage of the game. Malaysia came close on couple of occasions to score, but the players shot wide. anelka and ashley cole scored for chelsea. match ended 2-0.

Amirul Hadi played really well so as Hardy Jaafar and keeper Helmi Eliza.
Deco was a revelation for chelsea, with his accurate passing n playmaking. im disappointed in Lampard. i was hoping he would score from his trademark long shot.

but all in all, it was kinda ok ok la..

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+ the atmosphere was amazing! i shouted like mad until me lungs collapsed!
+ full-spirited performance by Malaysian side

- post-match traffic jam (i spent 30minutes in the car trying to get out of stadium area!)
- fruitless attempt to buy food at half time (queue was ridiculous, if there was any! damn..)
- half-hearted performance by Chelsea

Keane to join Liverpool!

2008-07-30T02:00:00.000-07:00

Liverpool have officially signed Robbie Keane from Tottenham in a deal which could rise to
20.3 million pound.

The signing was Rafa Benitez's 5th summer signing, following the arrival of Philip Degen, Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri and David N'Gog.

Robbie Keane is desperate to end Liverpool's title drought following his move to Anfield.

As a lifelong Liverpool fan Keane has lived through the pain of the club's 18-year title famine.

Now the 28-year-old Dubliner reckons he is at last in the right place to do something about that situation.

"This club has stature, great players and tradition. There is no reason we cannot finally win the title again."

And Keane reckons he can form a mouth-watering strike partnership with Fernando Torres next season.

He said: "Torres has been a revelation since he arrived in the Premier League and I am looking forward to playing alongside him.

"I had a great understanding and relationship with Dimitar [Berbatov] at Spurs, and hopefully I can do just the same with Torres. But it is up to me to get into the team and work hard to prove a partnership works.

"I hope myself and Fernando can have that sort of relationship and score plenty of goals.

"I am very excited with the prospect of playing alongside Torres. He is probably the best striker in the world.

PRO EVO SOCCER 2008 - 19th APRIL 2008

2008-07-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

Our second Pro Evo Soccer 2008 was held last 19th April 2008 at the seminar room 1, PMC.. For the second time around, Roy won the competition, followed by Kurt in 2nd, while yours truly received third placing..

winners of PMC EPL football fantasy!

2008-07-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Last year, PMC football club organised our very first EPL (English Premier League) Football fantasy 2007/08 . 23 people participated in this game.

The winner of our first fantasy football is Anas Class 2008 (Team Seraya Fajar). 2nd place goes to Alek class 2008 (Team 'Nama Saya Rain'), while 3rd place goes to Roy class 2009 (Team Bola Rakus).

**yours truly (wink wink) only managed 15th place.. its damn hard!!! seriously!!!

New PMC football club 2008 logo?

2008-07-03T08:14:00.000-07:00

i think this is one nice logo... i made it myself..cantik kan? kan? haha.. well, i guess its ok.. i think im gonna make this an official logo for our club.. probably minus the inverted pentagon..=)

TORRES WON MAN-OF-THE-MATCH

2008-06-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

Spain's Fernando Torres took home the Man-of-the-match award for his display in tonight's 1-0 final victory over Germany at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

TORRES LEADS SPAIN TO EURO FINAL VICTORY!

2008-06-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

Spain are champions of Europe for the first time in 44 years after a 1-0 defeat of Germany in Vienna. A solitary goal from Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute was enough to hold off a German side who rarely looked like scoring as Spain had the majority of the chances in the second half in a game in which they were deserved winners.

Spain won their only previous piece of silverware in this competition in 1964 and had not been beyond the quarter-finals of any competition in 24 years, yet Luis Aragonés's men have chosen to use that history as an inspiration rather than a burden. After a strong start from Germany, seeking a fourth title themselves, Spain were the more dangerous side throughout an entertaining final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion although it took just one goal – in the 33rd minute, courtesy of Torres's pace, perseverance and an unerring finish – to end their long wait.

SPAIN IN THE FINAL!!!

2008-06-29T05:54:00.000-07:00

Spain
	Xavi (50)
	Daniel Güiza (73)
	David Silva (82)

Superb Spain stormed into their first final in 24 years by rolling over in-form Russia at Euro 2008 in Vienna.

On another wet night in Austria, Luis Aragones' men attacked throughout and scored second-half goals through Xavi, substitute Daniel Guiza and David Silva to claim their fifth win in as many games and set up a title showdown with Germany on Sunday.

The outcome prevented the Russians, who lost 4-1 to Spain in their opening game, from making their first appearance in the final since the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Spain will meet Germany in the sunday's final.

SENIOR'S TESTIMONIAL MATCH 2008

2008-06-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

Friday
20TH JUNE 2008
5.28pm

Last friday, PMC football club organised a testimonial match dedicated to our seniors. They had just recently finished their final 5th year exam. this is probably their last football game as PMC students ever. the turn out was better than expected, as around 30+ people attended this farewell match. everybody on the pitch looked lively and enthusiastic. the juniors won 3-1.

here's the link to the full pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/izmail84/PMCTESTIMONIALFOOTBALLMATCH02

New committee member of PMC football club 2008/09

2008-06-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

PMC, 17th June 2008 - Official Football Club AGM was done at seminar room 2 , at 4pm last Tuesday. Club advisor, Prof Rajeswari attended the AGM, along with the new committee members. The last year's president, Mr Amir Izmail (yours truly), emceed the AGM.

the AGM reviewed the past year activities, current financial status & club inventories.
Proposed new plans of 2008/09 were also discussed. Few proposals were brought up including:
- get a football coach for PMC team
- buy small goal posts for football practise
- create a new blog for PMC football club
- create a bulletin board for football club

i would like to wish the new committee good luck for their respective posts. I hope, the club will be more successful this year.

the new members:
- back (left to right) : Kudut, Zaim, Korez, Che'Eh
- front (left to right): Fazrin, Mujed, Prof Rajes, Jere'
- behind camera: me!

PMC FOOTBALL JERSEY LAYOUT

2008-06-18T05:35:00.000-07:00

well... i gotta admit...im really really lousy at drawing.. here's the rough layout of how the jersey will look after we add the small number n PMC logo at 'front', with PMC writings n big number at the 'back'..

New PMC football jerseys! ORANGE!!!!

2008-06-18T04:31:00.000-07:00

at last..after a couple of weeks of football jersey hunting, i finally found the best offer.. one complete set of jersey costing only RM48 !!! this include jersey shirt, short, socks, small number n logo at front, plus PMC writing and big number at the back..

this year, we're going orange!!
orange shirt n short with black socks.. i always like orange all this while.. both the colour and the fruit! since we had red jersey last year, n the senior had blue 2 years ago, i suggested that why not we go ORANGE this year?

"orange? isnt that kinda girly?" one wud say..
i wud respond," this isnt so.. in fact, orange is COOL!"
just look at Kadet Pertahanan Awam! they r wearing orange n how awesome they look, while giving rescue.. hehe.. no la..the reason i chose orange becoz of one thing only....
the Dutch football team.

actually, i was about to choose fluorescent green (u noe,with all the fuss about 'going green', im kinda supporting this noble cause, although this is not what they really mean) but after watching (too much) Euro2008, i was mesmerized by how the Dutch played.. their slick passing, fluid movement and dribbling and swift counter-attacking... they are simply marvelous..

call me over-ambitious, but i kinda hope that our PMC team can play good football..since we probably will never be like the Dutch, why not atleast try to LOOK like them..hehe..smart eh?

last year's jersey 'manyak suwey' punye.. lost in futsal tournament n was 4th in inter-college football..we lost in 3rd-4th placing. no medal..

so im hoping the orange jersey wud bring us luck.. =)

EURO2008 WIDGET

2008-06-14T11:40:00.001-07:00

Spain 2-1 Sweden: Villa last-gasp goal sinks Swedes

2008-06-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

INNSBRUCK, June 14 (Reuters) - A stoppage time goal from David Villa gave Spain a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Group D at Euro 2008 on Saturday to put them firmly on course for the quarter-finals.

Spain took the lead in the 15th minute when Fernando Torres stabbed home a David Silva cross with the sole of his boot but Sweden came back in the 34th when Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted from close range.

Villa struck deep into stoppage time for his fourth goal of the tournament.

My football manager 2008 story

2008-06-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

this is my first time talking about FM 08 in this blog.. FM what u say? FM stands for Football manager 2008, which is the BEST FOOTBALL MANAGING GAME in the world!! every hardcore football knows about this game, n u r NOT officially a 'football fan' until u play this game.

to the uninitiated, FM is a pc game where r u a manager of a club, n well.. u manage the club. u control the tactics, training, players to buy, players to sell, etc. if i cud describe this game in one word, it is ADDICTIVE.. u cud practically sit on the chair in front of pc, playing the game from 8am until the midnite! seriously!! i remembered doing it 4 years ago while playing CM04 (the game then change its name to FM), then i become sick for a few days... u cud say, i had a CM dependent disorder. huhu..

back to present, i started playing FM08 again this year, after stopping last year. well, as expected, i become obsessed with it instantly! i began by selecting atletico madrid in the spanish La Liga. 1st season, i managed to steer my team into 4th place! an achievement indeed, given that the game developer had increased the difficulty level. i had aguero, who is arguably the best attacking midfielder in the world, n few others like reyes,maxi, n forlan to help me score! end of 1st season, i sell reyes,maxi n forlan. then, i bought Elano, who is at that time, one of the best playmaker in the game. i shud be elated but instead, i began to have problem. u see, Elano plays the same position as aguero. since i consider elano is better at playmaking, i decided to shift aguero to full-time striker. he scored handful of goals but not as much as in 1st season. Elano comes into prominence. but come midseason, my team began to crack. i think i lost like 5 league games in a row! n ive been using the same tactic since early season! thats when i realized that the game's AI has become smarter n they as if have analized my games for a while n konws my pattern of play. i finished the season at 4th place again but barely.

3rd season started convincingly, but come January, my team (again) began to crumble, like cheap Tesco cheese-flavored biscuits.. i juz dont understand it. now, im at 10th place. exactly in mid-table.

FM08 has really affected me this past 3 weeks. i kept thinking of FM,over n over again, confused n perplexed by how FM works. i become obsessed to the point where i dont think at all about psychiatry n began to abandon my daily responsibility!! (it is that serius!).

thus, on this day, 14th June 2008, i decided to hang my FM boots, n take a hiatus from the game for a while n start doing my responsibility n taking my psychiatry posting seriously... huhu...

** byk nye baju tak basuh lagi nih!!! dem.....

Sweden vs spain - preview

2008-06-14T06:08:00.000-07:00

Referee: Pieter Vink
Sweden

Manager: Lars Lagerback

On the Field
- Isaksson
- Stoor
- Mellberg
- Hansson
- Nilsson
- Andersson
- Svensson
- Ljungberg
- Larsson
- Larsson
- Ibrahimovic
Player to watch

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Internazionale man finally lived up to his billing against Greece. Let's hope that is not it for the tournament.

Subs
- Allbäck
- Elmander
- Källström
- Shaaban
- Dorsin
- Rosenberg
- Majstorovic
- Granqvist
- Wiland
- Linderoth
Injured
- Alexandersson
- Wilhelmsson
Suspended

None
Spain

Manager: Luis Aragonés

On the Field
- Casillas
- Ramos
- Puyol
- Marchena
- Capdevila
- Xavi
- Senna
- Iniesta
- Silva
- Torres
- Villa
Player to watch

Fernando Torres

Reports of a bust-up with coach Luis Aragones will not deflect the Liverpool striker's focus away from opening his account for the tournament.

Subs
13. Palop
23. Reina
14. Alonso
3. Navarro
20. Juanito
17. Guiza
10. Fabregas
16. García
2. Albiol
12. Cazorla
18. Arbeloa
22. De la Red

Injured

None

Suspended

None

** im predicting a 3-1 victory to Spain!

Amir Torres

9.13pm, 14th June

Torres: No rift with Aragones over subbing

2008-06-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

INNSBRUCK, June 13 (Reuters) - Spain striker Fernando Torres has denied that he was angry with coach Luis Aragones for taking him off in the team's 4-1 win against Russia in their opening game at Euro 2008.

Torres walked past Aragones when he was replaced by Cesc Fabregas early in the second half of Tuesday's match and did not acknowledge the coach's outstretched hand.

'I was angry with myself and it isn't true that I refused to shake the coach's hand,' Torres told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday.

'Luis was six metres away from me, we weren't that close and I would never show any disrespect to a coach.

'I know that I can't get angry for more than 30 seconds when I've got team mates next to me who didn't play (in the game) at all.'

Torres is almost certain to be in the starting line-up when Spain play Sweden in their second match in Group D on Saturday.

Spain striker Villa fractured his finger

2008-06-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

NEUSTIFT, June 11 (Reuters) - Spain striker David Villa, the first player to score a hat-trick at Euro 2008, sustained a hairline fracture to his finger while celebrating his first goal in the 4-1 win over Russia.

The 26-year-old, who trained with a bandage on the index finger of his right hand on Wednesday, was hurt when he ran over to hug team mate Fernando Torres who had set him up to score in Tuesday's Group D match in Innsbruck.

'I got my finger caught in Fernando's shirt when we were celebrating the goal and bent it back,' Villa said. 'It hurts quite a bit but it is nothing important.'

** i wonder what Villa did in fernando's shirt? hmmm... suspicious... haha

Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal

2008-06-13T14:10:00.000-07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo's sweet second-half strike all but put Portugal into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals today as Luiz Felipe Scolari's team beat Czech Republic at the Stade de Geneve.

Portugal winger Ronaldo shoots through the Czech Republic defence to score.

The Manchester United star coolly slotted home after being teed up by Deco shortly after the hour to put the Portuguese in the lead for a second time, Libor Sionko having cancelled out Deco's opener.

Substitute Ricardo Quaresma put matters absolutely beyond doubt in stoppage-time when he tapped home from Ronaldo's pass.

The victory takes Portugal onto six points in Group A following their opening-day win over Turkey, while the Czechs - who beat co-hosts Switzerland 1-0 in the curtain-raiser - will look to clinch a last-eight spot on Sunday when they face Fatih Terim's Turks.

Preview - Portugal vs Czech

2008-06-11T03:11:00.000-07:00

Spain's neighbor, Portugal will take on Czech tonite at 12midnite (malaysian time). Portugal are aiming for their second win to ensure they finish top of the group, to avoid Germany in the quarter final.

top left: Moutinho
top right: Simao
bottom: Deco

probable starting line-up:

Ricardo(GK)
Pepe(DC)
Carvalho(DC)
Ferreira(DL)
Bosingwa(DR)
Petit (DM)
Deco (MC)
Moutinho (MC)
Simao (MR)
C.Ronaldo (ML)
Gomes (ST)

with influential central defenders, Carvalho & Pepe, protected by Petit just at front of back 4, Portugal looks solid at the back. Portugal will be hoping to gain advantage in the middle of field with 2 playmakers, Deco & Moutinho, working in synergy together, flanked by Ronaldo n Simao at the wings. Lone striker, Gomes will be poaching goals from crosses and thru-balls. they looked dangerous especially in counter-attacking, relying on fast wingers, Ronaldo n Simao.

i predict a 2-0 win for portugal. =)

Amir Torres
6.37pm, Wednesday

Villa paid tribute to Torres

2008-06-11T02:52:00.000-07:00

Spain hat-trick hero David Villa paid tribute to strike partner Fernando Torres following Tuesday's 4-1 drubbing of Russia, even though the Liverpool man again failed to get on the scoresheet for his country.

Immediately after slotting the ball past Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to complete his treble 15 minutes from time, Villa raced to the Spain bench to embrace Torres, who had been substituted after 54 minutes and replaced by Cesc Fabregas.

That was the third Spain match in just over a week where Torres has been taken off early, with coach Luis Aragones substituting the Liverpool striker at half-time in both friendly matches against the United States and Peru.

Torres has now failed to score in each of those three matches - albeit whilst not always at peak fitness - and although he has been prolific during his first season at Liverpool, he has notched just once for his country since 2006.

All that has led to speculation about the striker's ability to perform for Spain the way he does for Liverpool, but Villa was keen to show Torres he is fully behind the former Atletico Madrid man.

"The first two goals were with the help of Torres," said Villa.

"You saw what happened with the first one and with the second he opened the space so (Andres) Iniesta could make the pass to me," Villa added.

Spain v Russia

2008-06-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

spain 4 russia 1

the match ended 4-1 in favor of spain.. Villa scored a hattrick, plus last-minute strike from Fabregas ensured the spanish armada into comfortable win in their first game of the tournament. villa played magnificently tonite, showing a lot of composure and great eyes for goals. To my dismay, Torres was taken off early in the 2nd half becoz apparently Aragones wanted to protect the 2-0 lead they had in the 1st half. but obviously, all goals from spain can be summed up into these 3 words... efficient counter attacking! with silva, iniesta and xavi in the attacking roles in the middle of park, protected by Senna, just front of back 4, Spain swiftly and efficiently passed the ball, which is very evident especially when counter attacking. Villa especially played very well tonite assisted by the industrious Xavi, and the skillful pair of iniesta and silva. i was expecting a hattrick tonite from Torres but Villa got it instead. nevermind that, whats importang is spain got what they aimed for.

inset:
David Villa
(man of the match)

Late for spain game

2008-06-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

damn.... i woke up late again for a football match... 30th minute of spain v russia match...
well.. i guess better late than not watching at all.. the score ended 2-0 in first half, thanks to both David Villa goals.. first goal was precipitated by fine solo from Torres before passing to Villa to finish it off.. 2nd goals was a classic. Iniesta defence-splitting pass, to Villa who coolly slotted the ball into the net. hoping for a much better performance after the break.

top left: iniesta
top right: David Silva
bottom: Xavi

in the meantime, tonite's spanish line-up

casillas (1)
marchena
puyol
ramos
capdevilla
iniesta (16)
xavi (8)
silva (21)
senna
villa (7)
torres (9)

Tertido during football match

2008-06-10T03:38:00.001-07:00

huhu.. yesterday, i decided to sleep early, thinking that i wud get up to watch Italy vs Holland. instead, insomnia kicks in early n i spent few restless hours rolling in bed.. i cudnt take it, n decided to wake up n watched the first game, (france vs romania) which i intended NOT to watch.. well, i had to pick one since it is weekdays... after watching the 1st half, i decided to sleep for few hours and woke up in 2nd half of the 2nd game.. i did woke up at 4pm but realized that the game was almost over...ODD... i didnt noe the match kicked off early dat nite...hmm.i reluctantly went back to sleep again... THAT was what i thought until the today, the guys said this morning that the game did start at 2.45am and ended at 4.30am..!! what happened was i mistakenly saw on the TV, assuming the time was at the 93rd minute while in fact it was 63rd minute!!!!!!!! arrrrrrrgggghhhhhhh.. damnnn....... i probably miss one of the best match of Euro 2008 so far!

the match ended 3-0 , in favor of Holland... im gonna watch the highlite at 750pm later.. Sneijder scored a terrific volley during the match.. this loss is soo uncharacteristic of Italy, who claimed to have the meanest defence in the World.. (italian league famous for their defensive-mindedness)..

the france v romania ended in bore 0-0 draw.. Italy will probably be doomed already unless they can pick themselves up n win all their remaining games..

653pm, tuesday

Torres: Euro success can end Red pain

2008-06-09T05:24:00.000-07:00

NEUSTIFT, July 6 (Euro 2008) - Spain striker Fernando Torres is eyeing Euro 2008 glory to help him get over his Champions League semi-final heartbreak with Liverpool.

Torres came within touching distance of capping a memorable first season at Anfield with a Champions League final appearance, but agonisingly missed out after a 4-3 aggregate loss to Chelsea in the last four.

That meant Torres, despite netting 33 competitive goals following his big-money move from Atletico Madrid, ended his maiden campaign at Liverpool without any major honours.

'I have a lot of confidence following this season, and with a lot of desire to be able to finish the season with a title,' he said.

'It will be what I have always dreamed of - a great season and a great end.'

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2008/team?id=164&cc=3888

Spain's starting line-up for the up-coming game against Russian

2008-06-09T05:11:00.000-07:00

NEUSTIFT, Austria, June 8 (Reuters) - Midfielder Marcos Senna is closing in on a place in Spain's starting lineup for their opening Euro 2008 match against Russia on Tuesday.

The Brazilian-born player appears to have been given the nod over Xabi Alonso for the holding role to provide defensive cover for the talented trio of Andres Iniesta, Xavi and David Silva.

Senna, who played a key part in helping steer Villarreal to runners-up spot in the Primera Liga behind Real Madrid this season, has been in the theoretical starting lineup in recent training sessions at the team's base in Neustift.

Coach Luis Aragones is also thought to be mulling over using Getafe midfielder Ruben de la Red in the holding role, although the former Real Madrid youth team player's inexperience could count against him.

Senna told a news conference on Sunday: 'Luis Aragones hasn't confirmed yet if I will be in the starting lineup but I want to make sure I'm in top form so I'm ready when I'm needed,'

'I can play a little bit more forward or a little bit further back, wherever I'm needed and I'm comfortable in both positions. But there is huge competition for places. All of us feel like we're in the starting lineup.'

Iniesta confirmed he was recovering well after missing Spain's final warm-up match because of a stomach bug.

'I lost a little bit of weight because of it and I don't have much to lose so I've tried to make sure I eat well,' said the Barcelona player. 'But I feel better now and will do all I can to ensure I'm in top shape for the game.'

The squad took a break from the training pitch on Sunday morning, spending time in the hotel gym and pool instead.

'We're just trying to kill time anyway we can,' said Iniesta. 'We just want things to get started. Once the first game is over it all goes a bit quicker and things become more intense.'

Dilemma of football games

2008-06-09T05:05:00.000-07:00

Romania v France @ 17.00 UK | Holland v Italy @ 19.45 UK

im still undecided which game i want to watch.. i cudnt possibly watch both since this week psychiatry posting is a bit full and also becoz of end of the week mid-posting mcq.. well.. i wud think about it in my sleep... zzzzz

Torres to shine in Euro 2008

2008-06-08T07:57:00.000-07:00

Go Torres!!! hope u score tomorrow against the Russian..

http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/index.html

Spain, hope u shine in EURO2008

2008-06-08T07:35:00.001-07:00

Spain national team players from left to right up:
Iker Casillas, Carlos Lopez Marchena, Sergio Ramos, Joan Capdevila, Marcos Antonio Senna Da Silva, Fernando Torres. From left to right bottom: Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, David Jimenez Silva and Carles Puyol

Im supporting spain for this euro 2008!
well, some say i support them becoz of torres alone.. but i beg to differ.. u see, spain have a constellation of star players! tho individual brilliance is far superior than a team, that is besides the point.. just look at the players!

for the keeper, casillas is the best keeper in spain, playing for Real Madrid. if he is injured, they still hav Pepe Reina, who is arguably one of the best in europe at the moment, thanks to Liverpool's dominance in Champs league this past few years.

for defenders, they hav ramos n puyol, probably two most influential defenders in the game.. both played in real n barca respectively.

for midfield.. spain is blessed with sooo many fantastic players.. xavi, alonso, fabregas, iniesta, silva, reyes... they r having constant headache who to field since only 4 players will fill these positions..

for the striker, Torres n Villa will become the meanest striking pair in history of Euro tournament! Torres scored 33 goals last season n is hoping to emulate this achievement in Euro! hope he will score a lot n help spain progress all the way to final..n most importantly... not getting injured! Liverpool need u badly next season dude!

gud luck to spain!!!

EURO 2008 has kicked start!!! oh yeah!!

2008-06-08T07:00:00.000-07:00

Euro 2008 officially kicked off yesterday morning 12am, sunday... i was really looking forward to this tournament! i almost miss the first games, no thanks to astro!apparently, they are in the process of upgrading their service by changing the old astro card with the new one. since my mum paid my astro bills (well, she did insists on installing astro n paying for it..hehe), they sent the card to Klang instead of Penang! i realized this on tuesday! so, i quickly asked mum to send my via Post Laju. she only did it on thurday, so i managed to get on Friday.. thanks to the Mr Post Laju ( who called me during my Friday prayer, and curiously asked me why i am not at home? ahahaha... kantoi skipping solat dude!) . Luckily i didnt hav a class that evening, so i cud juz rush back home to get it...

so.. back to the story..on saturday nite, i invited a couple of friends home to play Pro Evo 2008 for a couple of hours prior to kick-off.. after few hours of enthusiastic pro-evo-ing (but mostly shouting to each others since we played 5 people at one go thru the technology of multi-tap!! hehe), the first game started. it was swiss vs czech

overall, the game was ok-ok.. not really the best of match since not many stars were in both teams.. rosicky (probably the only star in czech team, besides than Petr Cech) missed the match.. for the swiss, so much are expected of them but catastrophe strucked them in the form of injury to their most-influential player...alexander frei...he was knocked down in the first half.. he ruptured a ligament which wud rule him out of the tornament entirely... so sad for the swiss... but never underestimate the power of host team.. they might bounce back thru sheer teamwork.. like what greece and south korea did... the game ended in favor of czech.. 1-0..

the second game between portugal n turkey was more entertaining... but i missed this game, due to strong urge to sleep... haha... my friends was watching the match while i was fast dozing off... huhu...

so many games for the coming weeks..i cudnt possibly watch all of them u noe... but i will watch spain definitely... Torres my man... hope u score dude... go spain!

My first ever blog entry

2008-06-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

Hi there blog people!

this is my first ever blog entry. im not entirely sure why i made this blog. but i can point out a couple of reasons. 1) bcoz of peer pressure (everybdy seems to have a blog. not having one wud mean im soo not up-to-date.. 2) i want to report about my college's football activities eg. friendly matches, trainings, etc. 3) i wanna share my stories about football in my life 4) ive got plenty of time.. err.. cancel that last one.. basically, i just want to try something new.. like what i did last week, signing up for facebook , which was one of the regrettable things i did this year.. so much to do in facebook!! i barely have time to juggle my friendster! too much work load for me.. huhu... anyways, i wil give it a try (1 year trial) , see how i can cope..

Amir Torres
9.58pm, Sunday June 2008

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