Oh Cairo

Assalamualaikum. (This post is strictly based on my own opinion and with no intention of hurting anyone)

Cairo, a vibrant city. If you want to have a relaxing and calm holiday, well Cairo's definitely not the place to go. But if you like ADVENTURE, then it's perfect! How should I describe Cairo? Well, it's definitely not dull! Somehow I have found myself in Cairo for winter break. I would like to say a few things about the people in Cairo. They have very interesting characters. For some reason, they seem to be laughing one minute, angry the next and sad after but then happy in the end. This happened while I was in the taxi. The taxi driver was talking on the phone. I find this very interesting. Then, there's this other incident, when the gang and I were waiting for the bus. A fight broke out (something very common in Egypt), there was this guy who was angry, took a broom and was about to hit another man. Other people helped to stop the fight but the man was persistent. He really wanted to hit the other man with the broom. It's funny how adults can also throw tantrums. :) Then, there's this other incident when some man selling oranges threw an orange at me while I was looking for a taxi to go back to the train station. Actually, I was really angry, I would very much indeed like to kick him and use my martial arts moves on him but I dare not cause a scene. Something that I learned so far in Egypt is to hold your anger and remain calm. So I did. Another part of this very interesting trip was when the gang had to split because the taxi driver won't let us all  ride inside the same taxi. So we did split 3:3, Nabila, Umi and I and Yana, Athira and Fatihah. We were really worried about the other team because they got lost. A very unfortunate thing happened. Not only were they lost, they were also being followed by some scary guys. FORTUNATELY, nothing happened to them. They managed to find a safe place where a lot of soldiers were standing, so those scary guys dare not to do anything bad to them. Shifting to our side of the story, well, we were being chased by a kid with a taser FULLSTOP. We. Ran. Like. Hell. In the end, we got reunited. Frankly, I was really glad the time we got reunited. I hate splitting up with my lovely mates :) Oh, did I mention? We also got chased by a dog. A naked dog.

These are only some of the "fun" and interesting stuff that happened to us during our trip. In Cairo, you get to experience all sorts of feelings. From disgust to happiness. From being scared to being brave. Apart from all of that, Cairo made me think. Why did those people did those stuff? Why did that man threw an orange at me, for instance. I truly believe that Education is important. Educated people with conscience will never do those kind of things. Why must they always fight with each other using violence when they can just talk it out?Most of the time, when I see someone fighting in the streets, I really have the urge to strap them on some chair and let them discuss their misunderstandings and solve it calmly. It's weird how I don't completely blame them for being like that. Instead of being angry, actually I feel really sad. As a muslim, I truly do. Why is it that they're acting like that? Aren't they muslims too? Islam teaches us good things yet we do bad things.

The trip to Cairo is a real eye-opener. One day, I would like to change the fate of Islam countries. I hate how people are looking down on Islam. So, to that, I must first improve myself. MUSLIMAH DOCTOR GO GO! :D

Ciao and have a nice day~ <3

All Cairo'd OUT!

Assalamualaikum everyone! Hey how's everyone? Sorry for not updating any news, hehe been busy with exams, exams, and ah wait, more exams.

So the gang and I decided to go straight to Cairo right after the EXAMS (tension2...) Finished Module 1 exam at 10.30 a.m. and rushed home to pack my bag. Yes I love traveling but I hate packing clothes so yeah it was a pretty dramatic and tense scene, stuffing clothes and other stuff into my bag. I was the only one left with the "unpacked" bag so yeah haha. So the train to Cairo leaves at 2.00 pm on the dot! I mean, no joke, the train here's really punctual. It will not even wait a minute for you. Say, if you're late even for 2 minutes, you will not even get to see the train. To add to the dramatic scene, we're supposed to leave the house early at least an hour early but hehe you know, we're still in the process of learning how to travel light so just imagine this. 6 girls, running, dragging their luggage bags across the road, stopped a taxi, stuffed themselves inside. Good thing, the taxi driver was a very nice young man. Usually they will not allow 6 people inside the taxi. But he let us and he even stuffed our bags inside the trunk of the taxi. Memang tak muat, terbukak je but hey, what to do? Dah lambat hehe. 

                                            (See? In the back hehe, tak boleh tutup, bag penuh)

(Actually tengah panic takut tertinggal train but hey, that doesn't mean we can't snap photos now huh hehe)

So the dramatic scene continues. We only have a few minutes left before the train leaves. Rushed to the train station in Alex but still we have to find "our" train. Straight up, asked the man in front of the train, he doesn't speak English so we just showed our tickets. He said something about platforms and numbers. Because of the language barrier, we didn't quite understand what he was saying so we had mistaken our train for another. Went back to the man and he clearly showed us. The train was looong. I mean long, long. Alhamdulillah, we got to buy ourselves 1st class tickets but 1st class means that our carriage was the first carriage which was at the end from where we currently were. So we ran like there's no tomorrow to our carriage! Yeah we did. All this running after ending the exams a couple of hours before is...how should I call it? Refreshing! Haha.

From the pictures above, yes, we safely secured our places. SUCCESS!

After 3 hours, we finally arrived in Cairo! The train station's really beautiful. Mind you, just the inside though.

Yes, we've arrived. Now what? Haha. Next our mission was to find a taxi to go to Umi's friend's place, the place where we'll be staying for the night. Funny stuff. You know how taxi drivers in Cairo like to con people, well, some of them, not all. So here I was, asking whether the taxi has got a meter running and he completely BLOWS UP for some odd reason. Stomped his feet, slammed the door and droved off. I'm talking about the taxi driver. Well, better control that anger of yours Mr. Grumpy Grumps Taxi man. That anger will not get you customers. Luckily we got a taxi and finally found the place. 

During our time in Cairo we went to a few places mostly for SHOPPING. I mean, come on. We're girls. Hehe. It's interesting how even though we live in the same house, the gang and I have different shopping interests. Like how Yana and Nabila like to go to the supermarket, Fatihah and Athira shop till they drop and how Umi and I were just running around the mall, trying to kill time, so most of the time you'll find us eating. Apart from that, we even went to Aktabah and Hussein (sorry I'm bad at spelling the name) Basically, it's a market way where you can shop for all kinds of stuff like souvenirs, clothes and more. Personally I like Hussein more because it's more tourist friendly but here's my advise, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of your belongings. There's a lot of pick pockets there. Sorry there's no picture of the place because I'm afraid that my camera will get stolen. :D 

Besides shopping, we went to Cairo to settle some "Bakan" business. We went to Bakan Perak first, Bakan KL, Bakan Selangor and also Bakan Terengganu. It's nice meeting other Malaysians in Cairo. :)

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We only stayed at Umi's Friend's place for one night. The next day, we had to split, Umi and I stayed at Bakan KL while the others stayed at Perak. Then for the rest of the trip, we stayed at Arma, a Malaysian building in Cairo. It was pretty worth it, considering the fact that  we only payed 3 LE per night. Plus we get to eat Malaysian food like Kueh teow goreng (you don't know how much I've been longing for this), Nasi goreng paprik, Mee Hong Kong, kuih-muih, Nasi lemak, roti canai ( well, I didn't get to eat roti canai as I was too busy settling some stuff at Bakan Selangor...nak buat camne, takde rezeki) and many more! Dapat jugak lepas rindu makan makanan Malaysia sikit hehe.

That's basically the summary of our trip. But wait this is only the cover. There's another side of the story. I'll probably post it next time. THIS IS STRICTLY MY OWN OPINION AND I DO NOT MEAN TO HURT ANYONE OR WHATSOEVER but yeah I'm glad I live in Alexandria :)

Ciao!

The Definition of Wallpaper

Assalamualaikum. Hey everyone. How's it going? I'm still in one piece alhamdulillah but my brain...ahahaha, not so much. So, practical exam's coming soon and finals will be soon too. Hmm...

Wall + Paper + Lots of tape = wallpaper

BREAK TIME AT YANG'S

One of the things that I absolutely LOVE about Alex would be the fruits. Fresh and cheap (in RM) but being the cheap person that I am, lowering the price is what I dooo-eth. LOW PRICE like a boss. So, umm, eat more fruits kids. Fresh, big, fat strawberries or sweet juicy oranges? O yes, be very jealous.

Ciao and have a nice day!

Medical Checkup...ADVENTURE

Assalamualaikum! How's everyone? I'm fine alhamdulillah. So, I had to go through another medical checkup, PART 2. Kalau tak, tak boleh buat final exam. For the first med checkup, they tested our eye sight and our heartbeat but for part 2, kami kena ambik darah la pulak. Habis semua takut haha, probably because we knew that the doctors ganas-ganas belaka and yes, being a member of the last group doesn't help much either. You get to see the end results of other people who had gone through it first. And I say, doesn't look good. Ada yang darah memancut, pengsan and had to repeat a couple of times (7 times!) etc. But yeah mostly tangan lebam-lebam. At some point, I believe that over here, asalkan patient tu tak mati dah kira okay haha! But I'm not trying to generalize ALL of the doctors la. NO. So, Group C's medical checkup was on the last day which was last Tuesday. The best part of all for me would probably be the bus trip. We went to the hospital by bus. Rasa macam masa dekat sekolah pergi school trip. AWESOME. The bus was awesome, atap boleh bukak, equipped with toilet. Nice. So on the way to the hospital, we passed by some kind of prison. One word, FREAKY. Seriously, looks like some kind of haunted place in horror games. Got a bit excited but yeah, still takut. The prison penuh dengan polis. (Obviously) At first, I thought that the prison was the hospital. Because there was this sign that said mustashfa(hospital). Maybe due to my limited arabic skills, I misinterpreted the sign. LUCKY! Yeah, the sign probably said "HOSPITAL right up ahead!"

Not so fast. The hospital was...well a bit better than the prison, I mean a slight better. There were tanks, yes tanks with soldiers in them at the entrance which I found awesome hehe. The bus stopped at the entrance and we had to walk through the "garden" to reach to the building. Man, my first comment about the hospital, "I WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER BE ADMITTED HERE." I mean, I know, never compare the facilities over here with Malaysia's but I mean, hospital kerajaan kat Malaysia memang waaaay better. Plus, the hospital kinda smells. We had to line up and yes, despite feeling nervous, I ran to get to the front line, well because I want it to end fast. There were two doctors, one seems nice and the other was a "little" ganas. Lucky me, I got the ganas one. Hahahahahaaha...=___=
Muka doctor tu agak bengis at first but then she smiled at me. Probably because I said "BISMILLAHIRAHMANIRAHIM" really loudly. Nice move there, cut the tension. Doktor tu memang tak letak alkohol ke apa, terus cucuk! Before I know it, I'M DONE! Oh yeah baby, got out of the room, plastered, all smiles. Signed my name and walked next to the line of people who had yet need to take the test. SUCCESS.

Yes, it feels a little numb but I'm just glad that it's over. Due to the cold weather, my friends had the urge to use the toilet so we went to search for it. Then, this lady showed us the way. She brought us to one of the empty rooms. Umm..I stand my ground when I say, I will never be admitted here. The room was really depressing, small, with two beds, a small coffee table, two chairs, nothing else and the windows...hmmm. Somehow reminds me of a mental hospital. Oh no, better, one of those really creepy hospital that you find in those really scary horror movies. Yeah, that one. I can't imagine myself staying in that room. I'll CRY! No joke. One of my friends refuse to use the toilet (I don't blame her). She rather hold it in and use the toilet at Mwassah. A LOT LOT LOT BETTER, the toilet. After that we went back downstairs to gather with the others. The line was still there so all we had to do was wait. We went to wait in the "garden" and spent our time watching birds and cats playing, yeah because we can. When everything's finished, went back to the bus ah but wait before that, bought oranges :) The bus took us back to Mwassah. While waiting for our class to begin, we ate the oranges (like a boss) at Mwassah. Then, class resumed as usual.

In the end, it's a good day. New experience. DOUBLE SUCCESS. Plus, tempat kena ambil darah lebam oh yeah baby. Oh yeah, yesterday I asked Fatihah about how her injected spot was doing, she didn't know how it looked like,(she refused to see it, same case as me at first but then curiosity made me look) , after I showed mine, she wanted to check hers. BEST REACTION EVER. Both of us gasped, shocked, seeing the spot, purple blue. Then again, we laughed it off.

P/S: Sorry no pictures of the hospital. Forgot to bring my camera ugggghhhh.....Ciao people! Have a nice day!

Awesome English

Assalamualaikum.

Too awesome for me NOT to share.

My beloved pencil box/case

Sometimes, an innocent notebook can leave you a deep impression. Truly emotional.

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My favourite part would definitely be the "ah" part. It makes everything sound so, ah, poetic.

Have a nice day.

Hello 2012!

                                                                    
                                                             FORM 5 CLASS TRIP

                                                       FORM 5 one of our many parties

                                                    FORM 5 FORMAL NERD class picture

The trio: Fatihah, me, Athira

Location: KLIA

Note: Muka-muka hingus yang sedang menunggu masa nak naik kapal terbang.

Location: UPM - tempat tengok dan study cadaver

Last day practical huhuhu

Location: EGYPT in front of a castle lupa nama tiba2

Assalamualaikum! 2011 is ending. 2012 is starting. So, the question now? "How are you going to spend your new year?" My answer, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm ending 2011 with exams. Plus, spending 1/1/2012 studying for exams because the next day, exam day resumes. Nice. Bak kata Fatihah, "baru terasa macam medical student. Hahahaha...*sigh*" Yup, true confession of a medical student. Looking back at 2011, got my SPM results, spent the BEST, LONGEST holiday ever doing nothing, went to premed and came to EGYPT.

New year resolution?

1. Become more rajin.

2. Improve arabic skills.

3. Be more more more proactive.

4. HAVE FUN STUDYING!!

5. Be nice to everyone.

6. (please insert other new year resolution here)

Yeah, I can't think of any right now other than stated above. But I know for sure, I have A LOT to change and improve.  For the better wacchaaaaooooo!

So, uhh...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :D

Jom sambung belajar. Study study study, exam exam exaaaam. Note this, if you happen to be room mates or living with medical students, do not freak out when they laugh or smile out of nowhere while studying or when they're left alone. They tend to do that. The closest example? Muka-muka di atas.

Weird cravings and more

Assalamualaikum! Hey, how are you? So, I'm currently learning about genes and stuff. Plus, embryology. Don't forget embryology. Interesting subject hmm. All this stuff about babies, yes, no doubt we're suffering from it's side-effects. For instance, I've been having these weird cravings of eating baby food while my other friend had been dreaming about babies for days, straight. She also has this desire of wanting to own take care of a baby. Haha. Baby food is enough for me. Oh yeah, we've also been house hunting. There were some nice places but they're just too far from Mowassah. Such a pity, seriously. Oh yeah there was this one house which all of us fell in love with straight away. 4 big rooms, air-conditioned, new, a HUGE living room, 2 bathrooms and one lovely kitchen. But noooo, it's too expensive, FAR from our budget. Actually the Baba of the house told our agent that it will cost only such and such and that he'll let us reduce the price. Huh, he freaking lied. It's about 3 times worth more than our budget. Fuuuuu.....Then, we went to find another house, smaller but it's newly built. It's really really nice and it's pretty close to the Mowassah and the market and the supermarket. But nooooo....we had to refuse for safety reasons. It's new, yes, no one has lived in it yet but the house is the only one finished on that floor. Considering that we'll be the only ones living on that floor and that there'll be people doing the construction work, it's just too risky. If anything happens to us, no one will hear us scream. Plus, I don't trust those construction workers. Sorry, a girl's instinct. Oh yeah, exam's coming up and I'm soooo nervous. Pray for me and my friends. Future doctors, FIGHTING! Anyway, I'm currently watching a cruise ship from my window. Cool and unfair at the same time. Looks so fun, with all those blindingly lights. I want to go on a cruise too!!! Ciao~ :) Have a wonderful day!

Yang and Fatihah - Best friends' adventure time!

I believe I'm in the "beyond" category.