Malaysia Truly Asia

Hello. Arrived in Malaysia 2 weeks ago, now after dealing with all the hassles of cargo and what not, I'm officially at home for good. Sorted out the clothes and threw some out. Fashion mode in Malaysia is totally different, with all the sun and the humidity. I will miss Moscow, that I know for sure, but not right now, maybe later when I got sick of working long hours in the hospital and in the KL traffic, yes at that time 'maybe' I would miss Moscow.

Moscow have taught us how to be tough. I feel the difference when once we used to just agree with everything,have people stepped on us every year upon registration, towards the end, nobody could bug or mess with us. And I hope we have less hassle in Malaysia, I'm sure I would have a good life here after all those years overseas.

Getting a degree from a non english speaking country means that we need to have translation for every document. This process is very 'leceh'. I regretted going back too early sampai have to menyusahkan people. But my friends are all very kind and understanding. For juniors who will be graduating next year I suggest you stay in Moscow for at least 2 weeks after your official graduation. This is to ensure smooth processing of your result transcript's translation.

I blog using this PC initially just on the floor, then I found a kiddie table with alphabets and the name of flags around the world, and days of the week on it, but I guess a kiddie table is better than no table at all. LOL. So yeah, I'm still on the floor in my bedroom, but the screen and the keyboard is on the small table. It's good enough for now, cant' be asked to go and buy a proper reading table yet.

I will register in the first week of August. Hope to get the nearest hospital to my house. Wish me luck people.

Happy Graduation Dr Alina =)

After 6 years of study..

I can only thank Him for his grace and endless motivation; and my family for always supporting my ups and downs..

Alhamdulillah..

Medschool is DONE!

Sorry have not been able to update as I was very busy. I'm done with final exam. And I did my interview with SPA the next day. I was sleeping whilst waiting for my turn,because I was still tired from post exam the day before.

SPA Interview

A middle age woman interviewed me and she's pretty nice and friendly. I was asked to explain about my practicals in Malaysia and what have it learned from them. I was also asked about the role of a house officer in a hospital. And then I was asked about what I would do in emergency situation. Since the question is pretty general, I just threw in a few ABCs*. It was more like a friendly conversation. The woman was very motherly.

Last Checklist



This check list is to make sure we pass all the books to the library, then only they will stamp on the paper. And there are like 3 points of the library you need to have it done. Ergh. It was such a drag. Seriously. Macam2..ingt balik pun rasa mcm nk strangle je sorg2 yang x bertanggungjawab. Haih.

Graduation Ceremony

Bestnye tak sabar dah. It's gonna in 4 days!After all those years..finally it's all over.6 years of ups and downs. This is a priceless memory. The friendship we built here

Pics:


*ABC is a well known mnemonic in medicine.
(A=airway,B=breathing, C=circulation)
A= checking airway
B= check if got breathing
C= check the circulation of blood

Yours sincerely,

Dr Alina Hasni (hehehe ;p)

Bubu gone home..

Nurbubulu bt Abdullah.

This cat belongs to my bestfriends Iznee & Zack.

Today she flew back to Malaysia.

It's a bit sad when usually she always bug me when she enters my room..now she's not here anymore.

Bubu will be arranged to meet her suitor, Jojo in Malaysia soon.

Hopefully Bubu and Jojo will have cute fury babies in future.

I on the other hand have another one final exam to sit. So wish me luck for that.God I hate studying. I keep scanning facebook and it is sort of addictive. Haha. But I still have to put a lot of effort for this final call..

Anyway, Ive changed the layout and I think this blog will be the main blog for me since I can address official stuffs here in future. Please check out the links on the sidebars esp if you are medstudents, there are a lot of useful blogs up on the side bar. And if you also enjoy fashion, a lot of links are on the side bar too okay?

Keep in touch to all my seniors who are already doctors, my juniors who are still studying, and last but not least to all my friends!

Alan.

MASSAD 2010

MASSAD stands for Malaysian Students Annual Dinner. Every year, MASSAD takes place at around May time of the year. The dinner is to celebrate the final year students who are to graduate at the end of academic year. This event have created a sense of belonging for us here.

Usually MASSAD would last from evening to night time, so the Maghrib prayers are always at stake. Every year MASSAD committee would prepare a corner for muslim students to pray.

Here's a few tips for MASSAD for muslim girls who want to dress up and wear make up but still pray Maghrib.

1) You must bring the following in your MASSAD bag: make-up remover with facial cotton (2-3 pieces are enough), your face toner and mosturizer, and also the make-up itself. Have your socks ready.

2) Before attending MASSAD, make sure you use water washable mascara and easily removed face make up products. After your maghrib prayers, you can opt to use any mascara you wish. After that dry your face and reapply your toner and mosturize your face. You can opt to wear the makeup after praying.

3) Set your alarm to remind you when Maghrib starts, this will give you a rough idea when to go to the toilet and do ablution (wudhu'). In the toilet, remove your make-up with your make-up remover and wash your face thoroughly. This is when washable mascaras become handy, because it would come off easily when you wash them.

4) If you wear a decent dress which is fit for praying usage (lose and your hijab falls below your chest), then you do not have to bring telekung. (I think normally MASSAD committee would have a prayer costume ready for you in the praying corner/hotel room).

5) MASSAD would have open floor for the non muslims to dance, you can slip out early as MASSAD committee would always prepare early buses for those who do not want to stay.

Be home early okay girls. You want to be a part of them but you are also an image of your religion. Be a professional muslimah. Keep in touch!

Alan.

Islamic Teaching Referrences From a Parasitology Point of View

[This is not a hijab btw,it's just my ordinary praying costume, I just cant be bothered to wear a proper attire for a video LOL, sorry for my laziness people]

This video is to just surfacely go through what my lovely professor (who is a specialist doctor in parasitology and traveler's medicine) have to say about a 'well-known' taboo of impurity that lies within a certain types of animals within the Islamic teachings. (of course you would have to watch the video to know what animals they are since I would not want this video to cause such offense to the people around..sorry in advanced)

He's the professor that caught me taping his lectures on my previous video called "2 Years Later. A vlog!" (that was funny).

His insights about parasites are remarkable and from the way he teaches us, he seems very wise and precised. He have spent all his lives traveling to many places to give treatments to the locals, working with the World Health Organization (WHO). His favorite country is Singapore but he has deep passion for India.

I'm just so glad to have known him. =)

Have a nice weekend people.I'm having an early weekend over here. It's really great!

Cheers!

A day in Kremlin

spring's beautiful tulips..


xoxo


pweetie flowers


iznee's legendary jump


zack, iznee and me (we're bestbuddies and roomiess)