Updates

i) oooo... dah lama org tak update pape kat sini. so sumer sibok buat PO?

ii) me and apoo dah beli ticket. details are as following:-

FRIDAY 27 MARCH 09
(0600-0835) London Heathrow - Zurich [Swiss Airline]
(0935-2105) Zurich - Dar Es Salaam [Swiss Airline]

FRIDAY 24 APRIL 09
(1410-1945) Dar Es Salaam - Doha [Qatar]

SATURDAY 25 APRIL 09
(0115-1355) Doha - Kuala Lumpur [Qatar]

iii) note that the returning leg of journey is missing from the itinerary. we will have to book it soon. all in all GBP1000.00

iv) teeqah have you buy the tickets? ning?

v) accommodation?

bear grylls' word of wisdom

Latest updates: flight tickets comprising of 3-way journeys from manchester to dar es salaam and onwards to kuala lumpur, returning to manchester cost just under 950 gbp from stat travel. weh havent bought it yet and will do so by tues the latest. hopefully u'll get your reply by then tqah, so that we can buy them tickets together.

N'ways, i have been a fan of bear gryll's born survivor lately. n this is one thing he said tht stuck to mind thus far. (he's surprisingly bright for someone who eat simply everything he can laid his eyes on-lizards, camel's intestines, goat's testicles, and so on).

"To achieve your dreams, you need to get out of your comfort zone and get to places where you can do whatever it is you need to do. Then you have to make it home in one piece, as a survivor."
-bear gryls, some exaggeration and probable grammar mistakes by farah apoo

So yeah, cant wait for our 'big adventure'!

Why do we fall in love?

Love is a purely physiological response with overly dramatisation over centuries by hopeless romantic writers/poets.

We need to breed. As female homo sapien, we only want the best for our potential offspring. That explains why physical attraction is important - we want to have a physically superior offspring that can survive better in the competitive environment (especially in future mating). Also why money is important. In elephants, the best male is the one with the biggest tusk. In human, the best male with the best look, big number in the bank account, big personality and loyalty.

Sense of loyalty and fear of losing our male partner (as we call it in the north) arise from almost thousands of years of evolution. After mating and producing offspring, like other mammals, female homo sapien normally take care of the offspring (breastfeeding, grooming etc). In order to do this, support from the male homosapien is very important. Therefore, it is important for human to have a emotional mechanism that leads to keeping the male homo sapien, not only after the mating season but throughout raising up their offspring, and growing old together.

The sadness or the phenomena of 'heartbroken' also arise from thousands of years of evolution. If homo sapien do not feel sad after losing or ending up a relationship with their partner, the offspring will lose as their parents will fight and separates so easily.

The end.

Flight

Apparently, flight is not straighforward kalau nk balik terus gi Malaysia from Tanzania. Boleh je, tp kene adventerous skit.

Flight from Manchester to Dar Es Salaam - Senang je.. one way ticket around 300pound bleh dpt

Masalahnyer Dar Es Salaam to Kuala Lumpur... xde direct flight.. so kene beli separate ticket..
Dar Es Salaam to Dubai (Emirates) ~ GBP 350 pounds..
Dubai to KUL (Yemen Airlines) ~ 118pounds (yg ni cheapest la)

KUL back to Manchester - Mahal la gak as it stands now ~ 400

So looking at it now mcm... 300 + 350 + 118 + 400 = GBP1168 - mampu x nie?
Sbb kalau return ticket tanzania UK ok je.. masalahnyer nk balik msia balik, pastuh balik UK balik
adoiiii...

Accommodation

UHHUHUu.. even though I haven't received any reply yet, but I am so excited that I already looking for accommodation. There is a youth hostel 10 minutes walking from the hospital - 14 pounds week - sounds good!

ALternatively, kalau korg rasa x kompiden psal hostel tuh ada sebut christian (Tanzania Youth Christian Students), I've look at hostelbookers.com - ada hostel tp mahal la skit, 4pound satu malam... Shana Hostels
Tabata, Segerea, Dar es Salaam, 000, Tanzania - map - directions

Tp so far, the best bet mcm youth hostel tuh.. im sure bukan christian pun depa accept kot.. we can call them.. yer la kan.. walaupun non-christian,mustila dier suka kiter nk dok situ, bleh depa dakwah kt kiter.. kui kui kui...

Quote from the website (www.elective.net)

http://www.electives.net/en/4/bbviewcomments.mxs?id=1136&type=4

iv just done my elective at muhimbili, and i stayed at TYCS, which is nearby and a good place to stay.

TYCS, kibasila street, upanga. +255 222 152 778.

£14 a week bed and breakfast (bread, butter, tea, coffee, sometimes a banana or papaya).
showers and toilets are shared, and just cold water in the showers, but i definately recommend it for ur elective placement.

I did my medical elective in Dar last year. It was amazing you will have a fab time!! We found a very cheap hostel close to the hospital. It is called TYCS (tanzania youth christian students... or something like that!)and was about 10 mins walk from the hosptial. It was about 2 quid per night and included breakfast. Ask the woman at the uni in the office who organized you she will have the number. It is in upanga and full of other medics! good luck - make sure you get to zanzibar!!!! xx

Scala

www.scalamusic.net
Tgh hangat tgk Britain's Got Talent.
I'm all for them.

PS: If we go to Zanzibar, we can make a video like this. Teeqah, up for it??

confirm!

me and farah had both received confirmation from the hospitals.

I) Tanzania: CONFIRM!
ida: Department of Paeds and Child Health
apoo: ?

II) Sabah: CONFIRM!
ida: Medicine and Surgery
apoo: A&E and O&G

Yabedabedu!
Bring it on.

PS: For Muhas (registration and tuition fees) amounts to 240USD.. lebih kurang 120GBP.
PS2: sapa rajin nk pegi tny thomascook ke, STA travel, baper harger ticket? I asked them before, they said (then) it was still very early to get quotes. Doh!

i dreamt of spring..

... of bright yellow daffodils, children's laughter and people eating vanilla ice cream.. and woke up to the rudeness of a cold lancashire morning in march. march. i refuse to call it spring. spring is april. but even that imagination may be taken away. they were talking about the possibility of a first 'white spring' over bbc1. there is no such thing. it's called climate change in march. and we might as well rename all the seasons.

anyway sorry for the yada yada. (i presume i can since teeqah post a pic of her n dodo. and ida, nice reply. haha) i understand we are sending the application to muhambili individually then?

Latest Updates!

i) PHILIP SHANN
Apoo had spoken to the phase 3 coordinator. He said: We discourage but we certainly cannot stop. READ: CAN HAVE SPLIT ELECTIVES

ii) WRITE LETTER EXPLAINING WHY
Each of us have to write a letter explaining why we would like to do a split electives (together with the details of the dates and hospitals). INDIVIDUALLY. To be email to Mr Shann.
phase3.coordinator@manchester.ac.uk

iii) WE DECIDED ON MUHAMBILI (as opposed to Mnazi Monja)

iv) EMAIL TO MUHAMBILI ASKING FOR 4 PLACES (rather than 3)
Apoo had emailed Muhambili asking if 4 students can go there. AWAITING REPLY.

v) EXAM RESULT!
Muhambili requires exam result from 1st yr till now. Please ask from the medical school (write email stating name, student id, address) medicalexams@manchester.ac.uk
Allow 1-3 weeks for the result to arrive in post.

vi) Meanwhile.. please sort out the other half of the electives (wherever you guys to do it). Good luck. cant wait!

vii) dont worry about accom in Muhambili. will arrange that later. 2 choices (univ accom or hotel around the hosp area)

ida xxx

decision decision decision

Another matter that needs your immediate attention; Manzi Mmoja hosp, Zanzibar OR Muhimbili hosp Dar es-Salam???

I need to reply to the respective hospitals, whether we are going to proceed with application (in the case of Muhimbili) or formally confirm our elective placement (in Mnazi Mmoja)

Hopefully we can decide on one hospital. but if we are still divided, we can go ahead and go to whichever hospital our heart desire..d'oh

Give me a reply by 2200, 19th March 2008. And give suggestions as well as how to phrase my reply email to one of the hospital which we decide not to go to..hehe

Hear from you soon.xx

split elective

HI ALL

I ASKED THOSE IN UNDERGRAD

THEY SAID WE HAVE TO EMAIL PHASE 3 COORDINATOR IF WE WANT TO HAVE A SPLIT ELECTIVE.

AND ADDED THAT: DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION/PAYING FEES/BUYING FLIGHT TICKETS UNTIL WE GET A WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THEM.

WTH?

I HAVE THE EMAIL ADDRESS WITH ME. WILL EMAIL THE COORDINATOR SHORTLY.

ida xxx

Zanzibar bebeh

General

Time Zone	GMT + 3
Currency	Tanzanian Shilling (Tsh)
Approximate exchange rate	US$ 1 = 1,000 Tanzanian Shillings = 100 cents
Official languages	Kiswahili & English
Electricity	220 - 240 V AC, 50 Hz
Religion	Predominantly Islam
International Dialing code	+ 255 24, followed by 7-digit local number

Getting to Zanzibar by Air

From the Rest of the World

At present, Gulf Air, Ethiopian Airlines and KLM (together with Kenya Airways) offer international scheduled flights to Zanzibar. Several large carriers fly into Dar es Salaam, which is only a short trip by air or sea from Zanzibar. Amongst them are British Airways, Emirates Airlines and Swiss.

Food

Lobsters, kingfish, prawns, octopus, crabs and squid are just a few of the many types of seafood on offer. It is not surprising that Zanzibar's specialities are centred around what is available locally, so take full advantage of the variety of spicy seafood dishes on offer. Coconut also features in many dishes.

VISA

WE probably do not have to worry about VISA going to Tanzania.
References

http://www.uyaphi.com/tanzania/visa.htm

and

http://www.tanzania-online.gov.uk/visa.html

LONELY PLANET - TANZANIA

LONELY PLANET ON TANZANIA

Planning your electives in Tanzania - in general

From Student BMJ

Planning your elective - Tanzania

Mark Wilson gives you some tips on arranging an elective in Tanzania

On the coast of east Africa, Tanzania comprises the mainland and a number of small islands such as Zanzibar and Tanganyika. The scenery varies greatly from the coastal lowlands to the volcanic highlands and the Great Rift Valley. The highlands are home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak.

Tanzania is famous for its wildlife. Wildebeest herds, zebras, lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are in abundance. The beaches are beautiful and the cities are friendly. If you want an exotic island break then visit Pemba or Mafia, which aren't yet overrun by tourists.

Tanzania has a long history. One of the oldest human remains at 1.75 million years old was recently found here. The various African tribes (mainly Masai from Kenya) intermarried with trading Arabs 2000 years ago forming a new people with their own language, Swahili.

There's plenty to do;

climb Mount Kilimanjaro,

see the Ngorongoro Crater (the largest unbroken caldera in the world),

visit Olduvai Gorge, the Serengeti, Arusha, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara National Parks.

Then go south to Selous Game Reserve, Mikumi, Ruaha, and Udzungwa Mountains National Parks, and don't forget to visit Zanzibar.

Medicine

Basic medical care is state funded, although there are also a number of Christian missions. There are four major referral hospitals: the Muhimbili National Hospital which caters for the east, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre for the north, Bugando Hospital for the west, and Mbeya Hospital which serves the southern highlands. The government runs 17 regional and 55 district hospitals; missions run around 56 hospitals.

Despite relatively good medical care, diarrhoea, respiratory diseases, and malaria are still big killers. Prevalence of HIV is increasing and is around 20% in rural regions (8% is the national average). Most hospital work--such as ward rounds and writing notes--is done in English,
but most patients only speak Swahili. A detailed background to health care
structure in Tanzania can be found at www.tanzania.go.tz/healthf

Visas

You will need to get a visa, which costs £38. The High Commission's address is Tanzania High Commission, 43 Hertford Street, London W1Y 8DB (tel 020 7499 8951; fax 020 7491 9321; www.tanzania-online.gov.uk).

Immunisations

You should ensure you are up to date for hepatitis A and B, typhoid, polio, tuberculosis, and tetanus. Rabies is sometimes recommended. Malaria (the malignant falciparum form), exists all year throughout the country below 1800 m and current advice on prophylaxis should be sought before travelling. You should also consider taking HIV post-exposure prophylaxis.

Some medical schools and government hospitals

• Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences--Office of the Principal, PO Box 65 001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (tel 15 302 6; email dfmed@much.ac.tz; www.muchs.ac.tz; www.udsm.ac.tz). They can organise electives, for example in Mbeya Consultant Hospital. Only around 50 Tanzanian students enroll each year and there is a high dropout rate; this makes Tanzania short of doctors.
• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre--PO Box 3010, Moshi, Tanzania (tel 00 255 57 54 263/52 291; fax 055 54 381; www.kcmc.ac.tz). This 450 bed hospital is situated in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. It also has its own medical school.
• Bugando Hospital--PO Box 1370, Mwanza, Tanzania (tel 068 40 610; www.bugando.org). The University College of Health Sciences at Bugando Medical Center is established as a Catholic college with four schools: medical, nursing, pharmacotherapy, and dental. The Hospital has 800 beds for the population of 8 million people in northwest Tanzania.
• Mbeya Referral Hospital--PO Box 419, Mbeya, Tanzania (tel 065 3576). A large referral hospital (by Tanzanian standards) in southwest Tanzania. It is a teaching centre for clinical assistants, who do a similar job to junior doctors.
• Mnazi Mmoja Hospital--PO Box 338, Zanzibar, Tanzania (tel 00 255 54 31 071)
• Hindu Mandal Hospital--PO Box 581, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (tel 00 255 51 110 237/110 428)
• Agha Khan Hospital--PO Box 2289, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (tel 00 255 51 114 096)

Some mission hospitals

• Berega Mission Hospital Berega--Morogoro, Tanzania. This mission hospital has 120 beds and poor conditions; an excellent though remote elective.
• St Anne's Hospital--PO Box 2, Liuli (via Songea), Tanzania (connected via USPG charity). This is a remote, small, 100 bed Anglican mission hospital on the banks of Lake Malawi.
• St Francis Hospital--Kwo Mkono, Handeni District, Tanzania. Another Anglican 70 bed general mission hospital offering a range of health programmes including rural clinics.

Mark Wilson, author of Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World, Royal London Hospital, London
Email: mark@medicstravel.com

Mnazi Mmoja Hospital

Mnazi Mmoja Hospital - According to Apoo - all set

A bit info on the elective in Mnazi Mmoja Hospital

Student BMJ
Click here

www.worktheworld.co.uk
Click here

ida n tom

Ala... setakat dodo buat ape?

anyway.
good that you had done those things. well done.
some hospitals (like the one that zy going to do) do require exam result transcript (frm 1st year).. huhu...
start applying from now... apparently it takes 3 weeks!
gosh.

REVISED TO DO LIST - teeqah's

Letter from dean - done
CV- done
Covering letter - in progress
Passport photos - waiting for signal

Activity in SABAH- Yeay!

http://www.mountaintorq.com/index.html
i got the itineraries for the climb.
defo choosing the more diff one!

REVISED TO DO LIST

Both-
covering letter DONE (ida) (apoo)
Update CV -DONE (ida) (apoo)
and print them out DONE (IDA)
Fill in the form for SABAH DONE (ida) (apoo)

Apoo-
Pic to be taken DONE
to forward anything elective related to ida

Ida-
request for letter from dean DONE

too much time at hands

not really.. hehe
but this is what i've been doing: watching grand designs on internet
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1243727057/bclid1197715142/bctid1396495219
check out the link...i think this is the house that you mentioned to me before.

cool!!!!
(i know, totally unrelated, but hey, we can make a trip to the house as part of our traveling adventure) hehe
ida xxx

train

this is the fastest train in india
even if we pick the executive coach, its only 22pound.
http://www.rediff.com/travel/1999/aug/trsch.htm

from bhopal to newdelhi.(1800rupee)

agra is 2/3 way from bhopal to new delhi, ok kot i supposed.
refer to your email, i've forwarded the email from dr r.

ida x

TO DO LIST

For week starting 3/3/8

Both:
i) to write cover letter for SABAH
ii) to update CV
iii) to find other possible hospitals for INDIA
(so far we have HIMACHAL PRADESH LADY WELLINGTON, ALLINDIA MEDICAL SCIENCES and KING EDWARDS MUMBAI)

Ida:
i) to write to Dr Rakesh DONE

Apoo:
i) to get passport pic taken

ok.
please update when done.
x

Date

ELECTIVES:
BLOCK 7: 30TH MARCH 2009- 24TH APRIL 2009
BLOCK 8: 27TH APRIL 2009- 22ND MAY 2009

elective 3-2-3

during lunch i spoke to ellen n emily.
their are actually arranging their elective in 3 diff places.
AMAZING!
(but they can do that easily.... as they are in block 5-6)
egypt--> botswana --> mauritius.
aih, jeles ar nih.
ida x

africa?

these are some suggestions for activities in africa.
mostly in tanzania... believe it or not.
ida x

http://goafrica.about.com/od/africatraveltips/ss/africaplanner.htm