Itu ini begitu begini

Salam 'alaikum. Salam buat semua.

Alhamdulillah. Dah hampir seminggu kaki dijejakkan di tanah air tercinta. Syukur.

Alhamdulillah juga, tak kena jet lag. =)

I don’t know if it’s just me, or if Malaysia is really different from when I left almost a year ago.

Agak berat saya rasa ujian kat Malaysia ni. Definitely different from Warsaw.

Hope we will all be able to cope.

Well, here are the 5 things I miss about Warsaw. Hihi.

1. 1. Kelajuan dan kekerapan metro, tram, dan bus. Hari tu naik KTM, baru perasan. Slowwwwww. Hehe. Tapi ada aircond laa kan =)

2. 2. The people asking “Nie jest goracy?” (Tak panas ke?) bila tengok kami all covered up.

3. 3. Kebab matin. Oh yeah, definitely.

4. 4. Buat2 tak faham bila orang marah2.

5. 5. Carrot Warsaw sedap. -_-“

Itulah sifat manusia.

Some things are only appreciated when they’re lost.

Right?

Ps: Barakallah Kak Izzat n Uncle. Congrats. Congrats! Semoga dapat membina baitul muslim yang sentiasa diredhai-Nya. Sorry tak ada gambar. Camera tertinggal =p

Nota kaki: Disebabkan kelajuan dan signal dan availability of internet yang sangat “thorbaik”, saya terpaksa compile a few posts and post them together bila encik internet sayang saya lebih sikit. Harap maklum, harap maaf.

I can fly!

Salam 'alaikum. Salam for all.

Everything in heaven and on earth belongs to Him

Who'd disagree with that?

And if you agree, you would also agree that all of our lives belongs to Him, depend on Him. Right?

Then you would agree, catching a flight and reaching your destination safely, and a successful holiday trip does not depend on how well you hop from terminal to terminal to catch a flight. Nor does it depend on how well you plan out your trip.

Na'ah.

It all depends on Him. If He wills, it happens.

You can have the best of plans, yet still end up being stuck at the airport, missing your flights.

So my friends, let's all pray, and continue to pray, that He'll help us all the way through our little trip, and all the way through our lives.

Have a wonderful summer break. And a fun time clearing your mind for next year's backflips and sommersaults. =)

Say: “Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah.”

ps: Let's conquer Rome! Roma baby!

footnote: Let's start our journey with a Bismillah, re-set our intention and keep our hearts down low. And hope that He will accept our little trip as ibadah. Pray for us too. =)

The End.

Summer attachment - First Year

Salam 'alaikum. Salam for all.

How's all your insides doing? Fine I hope.

Just finished my practical. Half of it anyway.

Have to finish the other half in Malaysia.

Let me share a few tips for the practical, for those who haven't done it yet.

This come in late as i have to experience it before i can write on it.

But of course, this only work if you're doing it in a foreign country where you don't speak the language. *wink2*

Do's

1. Come early on the first day. Only.

2. Don't be afraid to ask to go for a break. Trust me, they love it when you're gone.

3. Make sure you tell them you won't understand anything they say. That way, they won't bully you too much.

4. When they say something, nod and look smart. Even if you don't get a word they're saying.

5. Read up on some practical things like how to take blood pressure manually, because they usually assume you know it and don't teach you if you don't ask.

6. If you do ask them for guide, well, don't bother to ask. You won't understand anyway.

7. Be honest. If you don't know or can't do something, tell them. It's lives you're dealing with.

Don'ts

1. Don't just sit and look bored. They'll give you more work. Trust me, it's no fun.

2. Never put your off your plan for another few minutes. If you have plans, eg to leave early or to sneak out, act on it immediately. Because they can receive your brainwave through telepathy and find you to give you more work so your plan won't succeed. Plus, you're going to be a doctor. You need to plan fast, and work your plan.

3. Don't be bothered by the yip-yapping of the patients. First of all, you don't understand a word they're saying. Second, they'll just end up not doing what you tell them to. Most probably because they don't trust you.

4. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. This is the time to make it all. Mistakes are part of a learning process. Sure, they might get angry at you, but why bother. You wouldn't understand anyway. Just make sure you don't cause irreversible damage to the patient's brain, heart, liver or any other organs for that matter.

Easy enough isn't it? Good luck then!

Learn, and keep on learning. It will be worth it in the end.

ps: Bye-bye Warszawa. Hello Roma!

Sekian.

Road to Death

Salam 'alaikum. Salam for all.

Phew! Lama tak update.

Alhamdulillah. Everything went well.

Saya lulus exam histo juga.

Meaning that's the end of 1st year's cramming, backflips, sommersaults vomitting, bla3.

Alhamdulillah. Semua dari Dia.

Ok. Start cuti.

Summer bebeh!

Ingat relax la. Tapiii.

Macam busy je.

Duduk kat rumah kejap2.

Ahhh. Masa busy macam ni, mula la deviate sikit2. Mutaba'ah amal lubang sana sini.

Oh no.

Harus pull myself together again. Baru ujian kelapangan masa sikit.

What have i been doing?

The first 2 days, disibukkan dengan mencari lagi tempat buat practical. Lagi.

Memang ingat dah dapat. Tiba2, masalah.

Takpe2.

Tiba-tiba saya terbaca satu ayat:

Maksud:

Dan dijadikan oleh Allah untuk menguji apa yang ada dalam dada kamu, dan untuk membersihkan apa yang ada dalam hati kamu. [3 : 154]

Erk!

Tak cukup bersih hati ni mungkin.

Setelah berusaha lagi, insyaAllah saya mendapat tempat di department of neurology. Dibantu seorang Prof. yang pernah ber-holiday di Malaysia. ^^

And of course, dengan izin Allah.

Semalam kami pergi satu tempat yang sangat dah lama saya nak pergi. Lawatan ke Poland tak lengkap rasanya jika tak ke tempat ni. Krakow. Or in English, Cracow.

Apa ada Krakow ni? Well, it is said to be the most beautiful city in Poland.

It's kinda like Prague.

I like it. It's nice. Tapi i still prefer Warsaw =D

Ok. Journey to Krakow, naik train intercity. Memang best naik train kat Poland ni. Hehe.

Pergi Krakow sendiri. Mencuba untuk jadi survivor.

Sampai je Krakow, kami buat keputusan untuk pergi Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Hah? Apa tu?

Oh sama macam masa kena sumbat ramai2 kat dissection room hari tu.

Eh, tak2.

Concentration Camp ni ialah tempat dimana orang-orang Poland pada awalnya, dan orang Gypsy serta Yahudi kemudiannya, ditempatkan masa zaman Nazi dulu.

It is the largest of all concentration camps. Road to death is what they call it.

Diorang jadi slave atau kena bunuh.

Kena bunuh banyak cara.

Bath (konon2 mandi, tapi last2 kena bunuh dengan Cyclone B), suffocation (dalam bilik gelap. Which the prisoner will die sebab tak cukup oxygen. Kadang-kadang diorang nyalakan api sket, bagi cepat sket oxygen habis), starvation, illness, pest, macam-macam lagi la.

Memang genocide kaw2 laa.

Kebanyakan diorang mati lepas 2 or 3 month kat situ.

Nak masuk tempat ni payah gak la, kena ada tour guide.

Dia cerita laa sejarah ni.

Kalau tengok memang sedih gak la dengan cara hidup diorang semua.

Dari sudut pandangan humanity, memang kesian.

About 1-2 million people were killed. Just like that.

Mass extermination.

Kalau ikut apa yang saya faham, orang-orang yang pergi sana tu dijanjikan a 'better life'.

Naik train sempit2. Ada yang mati dalam perjalanan.

Sampai2 ada Doctor check kesihatan. Pastu "Ke kiri" or "ke kanan".

Ke kiri means dibunuh dalam 'bath'. Ke kanan means jadi slave.

I personally don't know which would be a better fate.

Ada je orang yang escape. Diorang lari, bagitahu orang ramai yang diorang sebenarnya dibunuh beramai-ramai kat camp tu.

Tapiii. Takde siapa nak percaya.

Dan kebanyakan yang escape tu, berjaya ditangkap balik.

The infamous quote 'Arbeit macht Frei'. German for 'Works will make you free'.

This sign was stolen late last year and cut into 3. Only the replica's left now.

Memang tempat tu ada aura ngeri sket.

Saya masuk pagar tu, memang saya rasa macam saya sendiri jadi tahanan. Hehe. Over2.

Setelah membaca dan mendengar sejarah Nazi ni, memang "wow, tak sangka".

Kalau tak dapat pergi pun, baca lah sejarah dia. Memang menarik.

Sebab tu lah, banyak kali dalam Quran tu, kita kena travel, macam dalam surah al-Mulk yang kita baca tiap2 malam tu: (maksudnya)

Dia lah yang menjadikan bumi bagi kamu: mudah digunakan, maka berjalanlah di merata-rata ceruk rantaunya [67 : 15]

Lepas jalan2 Auschwitz, kami pun pergi Old Town Krakow.

Menarik juga!

Dan kami ambik last train, balik Warsaw.

Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.

ps: Baca-baca juga. Tapi jangan sampai terpercaya propaganda diorang. I wonder, berapa ramai Palestinians yang diorang dah bunuh, compared to their numbers being killed. Hurm. At least they don't have to live in tents like the Palestinians do, eh?

Sekian.