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

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

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.

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.

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.

Its summer now.

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

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?

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

A yellow Mini. This caught my eye.

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

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.

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.

His name is Muhammad.

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.

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.

A common sight here.

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.

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

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

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.

They are selling knives out in the open.

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.

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

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.

Many workers here are young.

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.

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

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.

Can't wait to get back home.
panglima harapan · 680 weeks ago
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missthe3dara · 680 weeks ago
Honestly , I want to be there no matter what :)
Thanks for giving us a beautiful description and photos of egypt ! Loved it !
Arham Md Ali 66p · 680 weeks ago
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.
missthe3dara · 680 weeks ago
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 :)
Arham Md Ali 66p · 680 weeks ago
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saya · 680 weeks ago
ada yang rasa mcm panas sgt2, tp bila tgok temperature lebih kurang malaysia je.
dia depends kat location kot. ada tempat haritu 48'C.
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yusuflaili · 680 weeks ago
cantik pasar kat sana..tapi kurang bersih ini je masalahnya..yg lain tu semuanya ok suasana santai.
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gieyana · 680 weeks ago
Eh, nak Galabia satu..:-)
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thomas · 680 weeks ago
looks like this country badly need a cleanup
to move on.
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saya · 680 weeks ago
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.
Arham Md Ali 66p · 680 weeks ago
Yang ironinya daerah Dakahlia (Mansoura dalam kawasan ni) adalah kawasan yang Syafiq menang majoriti.
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saya · 680 weeks ago
ooh..baru tahu yg mansurah lg murah drpd Husein. winterbreak nnti blh la 'perhabis duit' kat situ.
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Apai · 680 weeks ago
Noticed that its too dusty and filled with rubbish there...but who cares anyway..haha
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Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
Yup memang smpai banyak gila, tapi kene kisah sebab kita orang Islamkan, malu kalau orang agama lain tengok.
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Jadi kene hormat la kan.
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maryayusof · 679 weeks ago
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... :))
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Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
Awak seronok tgok gambar saya pun jd seronok haha.
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missSenget · 679 weeks ago
seronoknya.. harap2 satu hari, boleh smpai kt mesir...
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Tinta Lana · 679 weeks ago
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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Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
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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Tinta Lana · 679 weeks ago
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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Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
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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Tinta Lana · 679 weeks ago
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.
Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
Jadi kerang2 tu dibuat satela, masak merah n macam2 la.
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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....
Arham Md Ali 66p · 679 weeks ago
Tapi sini memang jubah cantik-cantik. Murah pulak tu
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wahh..cantik2nya jubah..mesti murah kat sana kan..kat sini..mencecah ratusan ringgit...
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gambar yang cantik. anda berbakat :)
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untunglah dapat ke luar negara, belajar budaya dan adat orang sana.. luas pandangan =)
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Tapi sekarang tengah bercuti so update memang pasal Malaysia pulak la.
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pukul 6 dah terang , kalau kat malaysia orang tidur lagi kot .
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btw, nice view! n nice shot! ur pics semua cantek2 blaka..
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Amran · 647 weeks ago
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.
Arham Md Ali 66p · 646 weeks ago
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.