Starting from today till Sunday, me along with other medical chaps won't be in the office . We'll be having the MSA2004 Exhibition in Mutiara Hotel KL. Not to say that this would be fun but at least, I'll be off the road for a couple of days! The exhibition on the other hand, can offer you both. It can be fun and at the same time you can bet your boredom to be like never before! Take it from me, it's a pain in the neck. Well, let's just see how this one goes ya?

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 4:44 PM

A photo of a friend of mine when he was hospitalised in ICU @ Putrajaya Hospital last February 16th due to complications after his appendics operation. According to Shuker being told by Dr. Teh, the complication arises when Fairuz have difficulties in breathing after the operation. I dunno. I guess we have to wait for the man himself to update us with the real story. Just thought that I might thumbnail this pic since this is really 18SX stuff. Not that I'm making a fun of this but really, to capture this kinda photo in the ICU is like one in a million. I mean, it is obvious to me that this photo was taken using a handphone and as all of us know, handphones are seriously restricted in the ICU. It is something to do with the handphone frequency affecting the system in the intensive care unit that might interfere with the patient hooked up to the equipment in the ICU. I remember receiving an email about it couple of months ago. Perhaps I'll dig the email out and write in my next blog.

Anyways, the dude; my ex-housemate that is - is doing great now and is currently a lecturer in Uniten. To all his students, this is what your sifu had to go through before he became your lecturer. Don't make his life any harder kids!

Haha, take care man!

...and for the record, the culprit behind the photo?

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 5:18 PM

Brought Honey to see her doctor for her regular pregancy check up. Our baby is 14 weeks already inside. From the scan, we can sort of see the movement of the baby though it wasn't so obvious. The doctor said that it will become more obvious as week passes by. Alhamdulillah, everything looks fine. Honey's also getting better. Here's how the scan looks like :-

God gracious...Flattering huh? :-))
May god protect and take good care of my wife and little baby-to-be, Amin...

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 4:35 PM

I aaaammm really annoyed by these people who would just call me up and starting promoting their insurance products!!! Since last Monday, I've received lots of calls from various insurance agencies promoting their latest insurance policies!!

When I said I already sign up one, they would tell me that this offer will give more benefits and coverage and it will not supersede the current policy. The only thing that would make them stop is to honestly say that I'm not interested. End of conversation. Full stop!!! Lepas tu, whenever I receive such calls, I will directly say "Sorry, I'm not interested". Sometimes I wonder how did they get my number. Hmphhh, must be my buddies...

Anyway, I don't blame them for doing their job. Well, they have to look for clients and they have like a certain target to achieve at the end of the month. (Surprise, surprise, how did I know that?! Huh... )

Simply said, they are JUST doing their job. (That's why I'm being nice to them.. Emphatizing...) In fact, some of them did a very good job. They really have the negotiating skills and some really sounds very persuasive. It can actually influence your mind at that time. ( I can use little help from them for my own nature of career, really... )

Hey, I hope no one will feel offended by this. It's just that I can't afford to hear any of this things right now as my life is miserable and full of uncertainties. There's other things that I need to worry about and to focus on.

One at a time pleeeeaseeee! :-))

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 11:25 AM

They can't go through the season unbeaten, can they?

After 27 Premiership games, Arsenal are showing no signs of relenting. They have already been to Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool and emerged undefeated.

Away games at Tottenham and Newcastle and the visits of Liverpool and Manchester United to Highbury look the main obstacles to a unique achievement.

So, how to stop them? That they have reached March without losing indicates it is not easy, but here are a few suggestions. Although, as the other 19 Premiership teams will testify, there's no guarantee they will succeed.

1: Defend tight and narrow
The pace of Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp's eye for the final pass make pushing up a dangerous tactic.

The offside trap George Graham used so successfully with a previous Arsenal team probably would not stop their successors. If the centre backs are nearer their own penalty area than the halfway line, Henry has less room to accelerate away from them.

As Arsenal's wide midfielders Robert Pires and Fredrik Ljungberg are hardly orthodox wingers, defending the width of the penalty box should be the priority for the full backs.

Arsenal often favour the left wing, but don't over-compensate and neglect the right: Charlton's left back Hermann Hreidarsson was left isolated at times on Saturday and Arsenal's first goal came from a right-wing cross.

2: Pick a quick right back
Or how to stop Thierry Henry, which is rather easier said than done. Henry is rarely man-marked (who is quick enough?) but, given his tendency to drift out to Arsenal's left wing, pace is as important for the right back as the central defenders.

Against Southampton, Manchester City and Middlesbrough, Henry's surges down the left wing have led to Arsenal goals. Even when they don't, if he outpaces the right back, another defender is dragged out of position.

3: Play an anchor midfielder
Besides the left wing, Arsenal's chances often come from the no man's land between the opposition's defence and midfield. Bergkamp, dropping deep into this position, provided the passes for Patrick Vieira and Jose Antonio Reyes to score against Chelsea.

Centre-backs are understandably reluctant to follow him, especially as Pires and Ljungberg tend to break from this area into the penalty box. A deep-lying midfielder should at least mark the midfield runners or track Bergkamp.

Crowding the area around the edge of the penalty box should restrict long-range shots, too, though Reyes' first goal against a Chelsea team with a defensive midfielder (Claude Makelele) came from 25 yards.

4: Get your tactics right
Conventional wisdom is that matching your opponents' tactics is an effective way of stopping them. Not for Arsenal, however; most other Premiership teams play 4-4-2 and have failed to beat them. Whatever their starting positions, Arsenal usually have a third player - whether, Pires, Ljungberg or Bergkamp - in the centre of midfield.

And unless the anchor midfielder is supported by two team-mates, Vieira is more likely to dominate the game.

So 4-5-1 it is, the system used by Bolton and Fulham, who have drawn with Arsenal this season.

One alternative, though rarely used in the Premiership, is to play with three centre backs to help deal with the threat of Pires and Ljungberg joining the strikers.

5: Start well
No other team has the ability to kill a game off in the first 20 minutes. Even though Charlton almost got a point on Saturday, Arsenal had effectively won at five past three.

Manchester City and Middlesbrough seem particularly prone to terrible starts against Arsenal. Defence should be the only objective from the first whistle. Get into the game and then opponents can think about scoring.

6: Frustrate Arsenal
Not, as has been the interpretation at Old Trafford, rattle Arsenal. In their last four games away to Manchester United, Arsene Wenger's team have won twice and drawn once. On each occasion, they were subjected to some overzealous tackles.

But Manchester United's one win in that time, in December 2002, owed much to the harrying of Phil Neville. Given Arsenal's experience and expertise in playing with 10 men, getting their players sent off frequently serves little purpose anyway. Instead, close them down in midfield as much as possible.

7: Set-piece expertise
Arsenal are one of the taller teams in the Premiership but, Vieira and Sol Campbell excepted, that isn't reflected in their aerial ability. Though Kolo Toure competes, Henry, Bergkamp, Pires and Kanu, all over six foot tall, don't win as many defensive headers as they should.

Celta Vigo scored twice from set-pieces last week and the aerial threat of James Scowcroft created Leicester an equaliser in a game when Wenger admitted corner and free kicks troubled his side.

His decision to bring on Pascal Cygan in Arsenal's last two games indicated a weakness against crosses. Set pieces should offer the best opportunity to exploit that - especially if their target is not being marked by Vieira or Campbell.

8: Get behind the full backs
Much of Arsenal's width comes from their attack-minded full backs Lauren and Ashley Cole. But, though the centre backs are invariably well shielded by two defensive midfielders, quick counter attacks can catch Lauren and Cole upfield.

Chelsea scored in their last league meeting when Geremi exploited Lauren's absence and a poor piece of control from Vieira to set up Eidur Gudjohnsen.

And, for all they offer going forward, Pires and Ljungberg do not always cover (though, when they play wide, Edu and Ray Parlour will more often). Even when they have time to get back the Arsenal full backs can be left with two opponents to deal with.

9: Hope Edu isn't playing
As they often prove in the FA Cup, Arsenal can win without Thierry Henry. They won 5-1 away against Inter Milan when Patrick Vieira was injured. Sol Campbell is perhaps hardest to replace, but Edu's presence seems to coincide with Arsenal wins.

Quite apart from his increasingly strong challenge to replace Gilberto Silva as first choice alongside Vieira, the less heralded Brazilian has a habit of scoring important goals.

Of his seven this season, five have come against Chelsea, Celta Vigo or Inter Milan. He also scored last year against Manchester United and has only figured in one of their last three Champions League defeats.

10: Be lucky
Arguably the most important of all, given the quality of Arsenal's players and their consistency this season.

Their last Premiership defeat - against Leeds last season - came courtesy of a Mark Viduka goal which looked suspiciously offside. Two of their losses this year have involved costly individual errors (Jens Lehmann against Dynamo Kiev and Martin Keown away at Middlesbrough).

Mistakes were more prevalent in the collapse of their title challenge last year, especially Toure's own goal at Aston Villa. There have been far fewer this year, but one could cost them their unbeaten record.

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 2:56 AM