Souq Sikkah, Moursi, Kushari, and the Muhammads.

Exam's finally over.

By the Window

It was hard, very very hard. Can't say that I'm confident I'll pass this time around.


Tuition Centre

But it was a very memorable semester for me, made lots of new friends, be it Malaysian, Egyptian or Saudian.


The Hospital

This is the Paediatrics Hospital. In layman terms, "pediatrics" mean childhood. This is were most of our clinical classes are held. The OSCE exam is held here as well.


Children's Hospital

A typical day at the hospital. Look at all these people waiting to get consulted by the doctor. Imagine how busy life as a doctor is.


Syarik Galak

I love this picture. Took it on my way home from the exam. If I were to show only one picture to describe Mansoura, it'll be this.


Untitled

Its summer now.


Tokmiah

Took this while having breakfast. It is inside an Egyptian restaurant at 6 AM in the morning. The sun's already shining.


The President

Morsi’s the new President of Egypt. He has a huge burden on his shoulder. Not only are the citizens watching him closely, but the whole world as well. But I believe he can succeed, he’s an intelligent man.

A random fact; do you know that he used to work for NASA as a rocket engineer?


A New Hope

Hopefully the people gives him a chance to prove himself.


Fruit Stall

It's watermelon season now. They are everywhere. Never bought them here though because they are full of seeds.


Yellow Mini

A yellow Mini. This caught my eye.


Koshari 1

A staple Egyptian dish, called Kushari. Its an acquired taste though. I personally love it.


Sikkah 2

Had a walk to souq Sikkah the other day. Its essentially an open air marketplace. If Cairo is famous with Khan el-Khalili, Mansoura is famous with Sikkah. It is not as big or well known of course.


Dark and Bright

The open air atmosphere makes for a very unconditional atmosphere. The shops set up canvases to prevent from direct sunlight. This picture came out very underexposed due to to me messing up the exposure dial on my camera. Sorry.

I was taken aback when I was called out by a seller on the lower left of the picture. Turns out he wants me to take his picture.


Muhammad

His name is Muhammad.


Sikkah

Though I don't live in KL, it reminds me of Chow Kit Road, except a lot more noisier. I'm not sure which is cheaper. But compared to Hussein, many people say that Sikkah is cheaper, especially clothes. Must be because Mansoura is not full of tourist.


Utilities

Had these water container at home. Summer is so hot that I can drink up to 3 litres of water per day. It's easy to get dehydrated in the summer.


Woman With A Bag

A common sight here.


Colors

Scarfs are cheap. One thing I noticed is how happy and cooperative the Egyptians are when a camera is flashed at them. This person's name is Muhammad also.


Clothes

If you are a good bargainer, you can get some very good deals.

Colorful

Colorful isn't it? Not sure what these are.


Outdoors

It seems like you can find everything here. One thing of note is how close the souq is to the Police Station. Thus, there are polices everywhere. Most of the time you will get called out by the policemen if they saw you walking around with a camera. They will check the picture you took and will ask you to delete them. It's understandably for security reasons.

Thankfully that doesn't happen to me today.


Utensils

They are selling knives out in the open.


Smile :)

The guy in pink is also named Muhammad. See a pattern here? There's too many people named Ahmad and Mohammad here that in the university - we are required to write our full name up until the name of our grandfather.


Jubah

One of the many, many shops selling Galabia. It costs between 100 - 250 EGP depending on the quality and design. Most of them are made from Egypt so it's a nice gift to be given to relatives.


Carpets

Carpets are quite cheap. Bought one for my family 2 years ago during the summer holiday.


The Woman

There's no large scale shopping complex here in Mansoura, thus souq is the place where people go to get their materials. Not for me though, I can count with one finger the times I went here. It's too crowded for me to go on a weekly basis.


Shoe Shop

Many workers here are young.


Sugarcane

Stopped by the juice store after 2 hours of walking non-stop. I ordered a glass of sugarcane juice. Noticed how yellowish the juice looks? It tastes totally different from the one we normally have in Malaysia.

I prefer the one here in Egypt, it tastes more milky if that makes any senses. Sometimes I asks the seller to add some lemon to the juice. Lemon and sugarcane mixes very well together.


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As much as I hate how sometimes the Egyptian blatantly take advantage of how fickle the Malaysian students are....


Hush

You can tell how we are now becoming a small part of their community. It's a positive cycle, we contribute to their economy, while they in turn, can slowly see the way of the Malaysians. We also have lots to learn from them as well.


Welcome

Can't wait to get back home.

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mesir mmg mnarik! i love the galabia! look nice.. :)
1 reply · active 680 weeks ago
Budak-budak memang suka sangat bawak balik jubah ni balik Malaysia.
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Assalamualaikum ,

Honestly , I want to be there no matter what :)

Thanks for giving us a beautiful description and photos of egypt ! Loved it !
4 replies · active 680 weeks ago
Waalaikumsalam,

Terima kasih sebab membaca ^__^

Tapi tu lah Mesir ni memang beza sangatla dengan negara kita, boleh cakap bagai langit dan bumi la. Tapi suka tengok generasi baru Mesir sekarang ni, memang nampak idea bernas diorang.
Sama sama awak :D

Nampak pun boleh tahu memang berbeza. Time summer panas banyak ea dari M'sia ?

I'm glad if you could give more Egypt's photos :)
Setakat ni 2 je entry pasal Mesir, yang latest ni dan jugak entry blog yang pertama, yang tajuknya "circadian" tu.
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summer kat sini, ada tempat yg panas lg dr malaysia. ada yang panas mcm malaysia.
ada yang rasa mcm panas sgt2, tp bila tgok temperature lebih kurang malaysia je.
dia depends kat location kot. ada tempat haritu 48'C.
suka bndar macam tu.. nmpak klasik.. teringin nak pergi..
1 reply · active 680 weeks ago
Mansoura ni, rasa tak ada sangat tempat yang boleh buat kita cakap "wow' sebab bukan kawasan pelancongan. Kalau Cairo, Luxor dan Alexandria memang banyak tempat menarik.
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entry yang menarik...dapat juga sayamengetahui sedikit sebayak suasana di sana.
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1 reply · active 680 weeks ago
it's nice to have experiences living there. thanks for sharing~ ^^
1 reply · active 680 weeks ago
You're welcome, thanks for reading. ^_^
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wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,scarf tu ...banyaknyaaa,juling mata onie :D
family sy pnah ada yellow Mini tu.. arigatou, nice sharing :)
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yusuflaili · 680 weeks ago

salam;
cantik pasar kat sana..tapi kurang bersih ini je masalahnya..yg lain tu semuanya ok suasana santai.
awesome picca..
The moments captured was so awesome..likeee...

Eh, nak Galabia satu..:-)
if one day nanti sy pergi egypt at least i have someone to refer . ^_^

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2 replies · active 679 weeks ago
Boleh-boleh, tak ada masalah. Kalau dekat Egypt kene pergi la satu pantai ni dia penuh dengan kerang, sampai boleh main baling-baling. Kerang semua tu pun free.
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wahh..penuh ngan kerang smpai leh baling2? hehehe. best2 ^_^
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tgk pic tu terasa mcm dya kt mesir je..hihih
It's nice to be able to see and feel how others live,
looks like this country badly need a cleanup
to move on.
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1 reply · active 680 weeks ago
It does, it does. Let us hope that the new president can literally clean the place up.
sgt cntik gmbr yg diambil=)..
waktu nk tunggu keputusan pilihanraya haritu, pergi kedai je pakcik2 tu tanya 'mursi au syafiq?'
bila jawab 'mursi', diorang happy. Siap panggil kawan2, n tanya skali lagi.
Waktu tunggu result tu plak, rasa takut tu, macam takut utk negara sdri.
Bila dah tahu keputusan yang Mursi menang, dah takda dah demonstrasi2 ni(kat sini lah). macam terus jadi aman..
Gembira utk diorang.
2 replies · active 680 weeks ago
Kalau dekat Mansoura, biasanya kalau ditanya orang akan jawab samada Morsi atau Fotouh. Macam dekat hospital ramai doktor sokong Fotouh. Tapi alhamdulillah la Morsi menang. Fotouh pun kalau baca manifesto dia sangat bagus.

Yang ironinya daerah Dakahlia (Mansoura dalam kawasan ni) adalah kawasan yang Syafiq menang majoriti.
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saya tak familiar sgt dgn fatouh. mula2 pilihanraya dulu pun x ambik tahu sgt. hujung2 tu baru ambik tahu.
ooh..baru tahu yg mansurah lg murah drpd Husein. winterbreak nnti blh la 'perhabis duit' kat situ.
nice picture...
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Noticed that its too dusty and filled with rubbish there...but who cares anyway..haha
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Waalaikumsalam Apai.

Yup memang smpai banyak gila, tapi kene kisah sebab kita orang Islamkan, malu kalau orang agama lain tengok.
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kalau tak boleh cakap wow, sy tetap sukakan environment dgn budaya dan tempat yang nampak natural macam ni.. Lagi terserlaah kebudayaan yang boleh dipelaari.
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Yup, kita duduk tempat orang memang kene tahu dan hormat la budaya orang ni. Macam Mesir ni xboleh duduk silang kaki, diorang cakap aib. Pakai kain pelikat pun dikatanya aib.

Jadi kene hormat la kan.
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maryayusof · 679 weeks ago

As salam Am,

Nice post & nice photos too :))

Inilah yg dikatakan jauh perjalanan luas pemandangan... Experience is truly money can't buy! Hidup di negara org tentulah tak sama dgn negara sendiri tp bila dah lihat & tengok negara org yg lebih kita buat panduan & yg kurang kita patut syukuri apa yg ada dinegara kite... :))

Menjawab soalan adik diblog akak tu...insya'ALLAH raya nnt genaplah setahun kami di Peru ni :))

Every country have their own uniqueness & beauty! Segalanya milikNYA kan :))
wah!! nice la gambar2 dalam nie.. seronok tengok :)
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1 reply · active 679 weeks ago
Thank you :)

Awak seronok tgok gambar saya pun jd seronok haha.
untungla berada di mesir...
untungnya ada pengalaman hidup di negara org..

seronoknya.. harap2 satu hari, boleh smpai kt mesir...
1 reply · active 679 weeks ago
Insyaallah boleh :)
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Assalammualaikum.

Am..seperti biasa..gambar2 am ambik, mengizinkan Lana tuk imagine serba sedikit suasana kat perantauan..negara orang.

Kelihatannya, sampah agak merata2.. tpi, lana rasa, bukan semua tempat macam tu kan? >_<

urmm..bila tgk gmbr Mansoura pertama tu, jalan raya nya tu, memg penuh ngan pasir ke?? maaf am tanya mcm ni.. seronok tol tgk2 gmbr2 kali ni! ^_^

Jubah lawa, carpet lawa, watermelon lawa, sugarcane pun lawa.. lana rasa, semua lawa2 dalam gmbr ni,wehehehe.

Lagi2, kalau ada lagi gmbr, boleh upload. ^_^

oh ea..Salam Ramadhan ea am..selamat berpuasa.. kiranya am skrg dah habis final exam kan? dah boleh balik sini la eh?
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Waalaikumsalam, haha thank you :)

Memang Mesir, bukan setakat Mansoura camtu, banyak habuk Kat dalam rumah pun banyak habuk. Sekarang ni musim panas lagila, dahla panas - nyamuk dengan lalat serius banyak gila.

Dah habis dah final 4th year, tunggu result la ni, tapi dah kat Malaysia dah. Balik sana insyaallah pertengahan September nanti.
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Am, am, lupa nak tanya.. kadar tukaran wang kat sana macamna???

Pastu, am kat mesir kan? Sbnrnya, lana tak paham lah negara2 arab ni macamna sbnrnya. Mesir tu negara kan?? tempat am skrg ni, salah sebuah negeri eh? bandar?
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4 replies · active 679 weeks ago
Kalau sekarang ni, duit Egypt kadar dia denga duit Malaysia 1.92. Maksudnya kalau sebulan RM400 convert jadila 792 EGP. Duit diorang dioanggil Egyptian Pound tapi orang tempatan panggil Genih. So 792 Genih. Kalau belanja RM400 - RM500 pun dah cukup untuk bayar sewa, internet n makan ( kalau masak sendiri).

Mesir tu nama negara, orang mat salleh panggil Mesir ni Egypt. Kat Egypt ni ada 27 daerah, setiap wilayah dipegang oleh Governor. Macam Malaysia kan ada 14 wilayah.

Macam tempat am, Mansoura ni dibawah wilayah Dakahlia. Mansoura ni ibu negeri Dakahlia. Kira macam kalau wilayah Terengganu ibu negerinye Kuala Terengganu, Kelantannye Kota Bharu camtula.

Mansoura ni boleh dikatakan bandar la, tapi takde apa, shopping complex kecil. Lebih kepada bandar universiti la.

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hehe, tima kasih jawabkan ea am.. :)

uhuii..ni bukan pantai banyak kerang dah.. memang pantai kerang patutnya ni..pasir pun tak nampak (-_-) heh3.

Banyak betul. eeii, memg kerang hidup eh?bukan kulit kerang jep?

tetiba rasa geli, hehehe.
Memang kerang hidupla, budak2 ni buat balik 2 guni kerang sebab memang boleh ambik free. Orang arab tak makan kerang sebab dikatanya haiwan 2 alam, padahal tak.

Jadi kerang2 tu dibuat satela, masak merah n macam2 la.
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Allah..rindunya nk g mesir! bln 1 hr tu bjln kt kaherah,mansoura,alex...sgt2 puas hati sbb bnyk brg murah xmcm kt jordan sy duk skrg..huhu..dan bli jubah kt sikka mmg murah dr hussin..hussin sesak ngn org smpai xsmpt lngsung ambik gmbr...hihi
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Tu la pasal, dan satu lagi Hussin kan tempat pelancongan, jadi memang penjual tahu diorang boleh amek kesempatan dengan jual barang 2-3 kali ganda lagi mahal.
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Assalamualaikum,

You are so lucky to have a chance studying there. As for me, it is just a dream because I'm not good enough (Maybe Allah has another plan for me...sob ...sob.....). Love that beautiful abaya....
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Waalaikumsalam, ayuni janganla fikir camtu, sebab biasa kalau Allah tak bagi something, Dia memang dah plan sesuatu yang lagi baik untuk kita.

Tapi sini memang jubah cantik-cantik. Murah pulak tu
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wow , interesting post ! melihat keadaan di tempat org mmberi pngalaman cukup bermkna utk kita :) and I hope u can be a good doctor and contribute something to our society :)
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Insyaallah, 2 tahun lagi kalau takde sangkut paper.
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oh study kat Mesir ye.wahh tmptnye nmpk menarik.Cendol pn inshaAllah bertolak ke mesir lps raye ni..tak sabo rsenye nk smpe sne ade jubah cantik!
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Cendol nanti belajar kat mana? Saya belajar dekat Mansoura.
inshaAllah cendol kat cairo.
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Belajar medik eh?
aah.InshaAllah
Souq tu 'pasar' kan? souq sikkah nmpk mcm Petticoat Lane kat London..Haha!! I got a cousin in Egypt.I think he's in Cairo XD
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Yup kalau awak masuk link dekat "souq" tu akan direct ke page wikipedia yang explain souq ni macam open air market la. Nak jugak pergi London satu hari nanti.
wow,,i would love to try the kushari! :)) i wonder what's the general ingredients are?
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DIa campuran nasi, spaghetti halus dengan nipis, makaroni, lepas tu kuah dia kuah salsa tomato, tambah dengan bawang kering dengan kacang kuda dan kacang dal. Sedap wooo.
Gambar2 di atas ni memang sangat Awesome. Aku paling suke gambar first. Angle die, fuhh. Cun gilak. Naiss. :))
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Haha thanks, gambar yang first tu amek dekat kafeteria hospital. Masa tu baru habis clinical training jadi xde kerja snapla.
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insya Allah..setelah berusaha,doa dan tawakal...kejayaan akan dpt dikecapi :)

wahh..cantik2nya jubah..mesti murah kat sana kan..kat sini..mencecah ratusan ringgit...
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lawanyeee scarf. sebijik cam kat mesia jugak. hihi. tapi jubah still , sana the best. ngehehe

gambar yang cantik. anda berbakat :)
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nice...
bestnya tengok gambar2 ni.. :) teringin pulak menjelajah dunia..
assalamualaikum, koleksi gambar yg menarik..

untunglah dapat ke luar negara, belajar budaya dan adat orang sana.. luas pandangan =)
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Welcome ^__^. Best dapat semangat camni.
Wah! Mesir.. Tak pernah sampai sana so tak tau macamana pemandangan & cara hidup orang2 kat sana.. Btw, MM singgah sini membalas kunjungan.. Terus tertawan nak singgah & membaca kat sini lagi.. Keep on sharing k! Nak jugak tau benda2 lain yang menarik kat sana.. Macam makanan, pakaian, budaya & so on.. =)
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Thanks sebab datang, insyallah lepas ni banyakla pasal budaya sana, tempat famous macam piramid semua tu akan diceritakan.

Tapi sekarang tengah bercuti so update memang pasal Malaysia pulak la.
bestnya study kat egypt :)
pukul 6 dah terang , kalau kat malaysia orang tidur lagi kot .
hehe
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Pukul 3.30 pagi dah subuh, pukul 5 tu matahari dah mula naik dah. Jadi sape yang puasa dekat sana sekarang ni letih sikitla.
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jubah 2 cantik . labuh plak 2 . jubah kat malaysia ni pendek2 . . . sgt ssh tuk org yg tggi
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Time first year dulu belikan jubah untuk mama, terlebih besar, memang dekat sana saiz M diorang lain dari sini.
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souq=pasar kan? kalau tak silap laaaa.. ingat2 lupe je blaja bhs arab dolu2..

btw, nice view! n nice shot! ur pics semua cantek2 blaka..
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baru balik winter holiday kt mansoura/cairo. Visit anak yang belajar medic in mansoura. Nice experience walaupun sampah merata2. A good opener......
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Saya belajar mansoura jugak makcik, tahun 5 manchester sekarang, anak makcik tahun berapa?

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Nak tanya. kaherah ke mansoura jauhtak? Berapa KM? kalau naik bas berapa lama sampai dan berapa kos nya? InsyaAllah akn ke mesir 4 hari. Rasanya nak lawat mansoura sebab kawan ada mengajar kat sana.
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Waalaikumsalam Amran, sorry lambat reply.

Bila datang Mesir ye? Mansoura dengan Cairo tak jauh, dalam 120 km, tapi sebab jalan banyak bonggol, jadi biasa amek masa 2 jam setengah untuk sampai Mansoura. Tu pun kalau tak jam la, kalau hari cuti macam jumaat sabtu boleh jadi sampai 4 jam.

Kalau naik bas dekat area Ramsis, Cairo kan, harga dalam 15 EGP macamtula, sekarang tak tahu berapa sebab harga makin naik, tapi rasa tak sampai 20 EGP. Kalau convert RM 7 - RM 10 camtula jadi tak adala mahal sangat. Ada jugak naik van, orang sini panggil tremco dalam 15 EGP satu seat tapi tak rekomen sebab sempit dan tak selesa. Satu van tu muat dalam 10 orang, selagi tak penuh selagi tu tak jalan. Saya kalau naik tremco biasa akan bayar untuk 2 kerusi supaya nak selesa.

Kawan kat Mansoura dia duduk area mana ek?Kalau student medik majoriti dekat area Stadium Universiti.

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