Did they really do it?

I was talking to my cousin the other day about how busy I am since I had started my MD courses. After a short chat she said "ha, they did it!! that is exactly what they wanted". Who are "they"? I think "they" here referes to "7ezb a3da2 al naga7", those people I am talking about since the moment I opened this blog!! They are those people who stood infront of me telling me that I have to postpone my career for one whole year because they are tryng to apply a new educational system and they want me to join it. So, to those who were never involved in a post graduate program in our dear Egypt, it is pretty known that there are no lectures given to PhD or MD candidates. Lectures are only given to masters or diploma candidates but those applying for a higher degree are smart enough to study and understand things on their own. They do not have a syllabus, whenever one asks, he receives a fmous reply "ento doctorah, momken tetsa2alo f ai 7aga" without even defining what is this "ai 7aga", I think they do not know it themselves. Any way, the new system takes a lot of money from candidates so it forces the professors to give lectures to both degrees and present a soft copy from those lectures to the persons in charge. As expected, our senior generations had stopped reading long time ago, they can not deal with computers and they do not have something different other than their masters lectures to give to MD students. What a dilemma? What can they do? BINGO!! they sat together in what they call "department councel", a monthly gathering for each department staff members where they meet each other, talk for some time & end uo with amazing decisions. They decided that the MD candidates should prepare lectures for themselves and present them a soft copy!!! They divided courses given each semester on the number of candidates and each should do a kind of research and present the lecture infront of his collegues & his professor as well!!! very stunning!! and you can never object, why? because you silly person decided to obtain a scientific degree from this country, so accept the rules. Why? because you young researcher are a part of the lousy system and you have to behave like one. Why? because if you started objection, you should then multiply the usual time you are going to obtain your degree in by three or four. Why? because if you object you will stay still in your place. Now I am lost in this system. I stay up all night doing my professors' homework for them. I go to work very tired out of sleep lacking and I present lectures to my collegues. I also have to do some duties in my department like teaching the younger staff and the external candidates. I forgot, I have a thesis that I have to finish but I honestly do not have time to write a single word in it.What do you think? did they do it??

Bas kfaia!!

It is over! that's it! I have to stop thinking about that annoying subject! I have to look ahead and drop it. GOD, help me, help me to stop thinking.

Bring back Epitaph_87

We are a group of Egyptian bloggers really bothered by the blockage of the two-year-old blog "Epitaph_87" ( http://www.epitaph-87.blogspot.com ) along her gmail account (epitaph87@gmail.com), since October, 4th , 2008.She has sent you her problem and requests on Google Help Center and Blogger Support, but in vain.We wish that you'd help us retrieve that blog and account and answer the requests of our fellow blogress, sending you from (epitaph_1987@hotmail.com), and hopefully ASAP Just for notice, we have published this problem on our blogs!! Frustrated www.masrheiaomi.blogspot.com

Still frustrated?!!

I will just discuss with you my latest news!! just a discussion without any personal opinion from my side and I am leaving the comments to you guys. I already told you that I am applying to my MD as any staff member would do (weather we like it or not), still I am insisting on the fact that I do really like my job!! You can get back to my earlier post "why frustrated" to know the whole story, but now I am updating you. I was allowed to register my MD under the umbrella of the new educational system "Credit hours"!! it sounds funny, right? As they say, our certificates needn't to be equalized any where out side Egypt after this system is applied!! I can take it and work in the USA for example!! do you believe it?? Anyway, I was delayed for more than 6 months, stayed suspended with my research point on my desk waiting for this amazing new system. They "suddenly" discovered that I can register for the MD but I can not register my research point!!! According to the new system, the candidate can apply for the degree at the beginning of the fall semester (in September), and start taking lots of theoretical courses in the field of interest. Each credit hour means that the student takes one theoretical hour / week for 14 consecutive weeks!! They found out few days ago that I should successfully finish 12 credit hours (12 X 14= 168 hours lectures) and pass their exams before I can propose a research point!! yes I have it already but this is not official my dear, so you have to follow the system. Take 3 months to finish your courses, apply for the exam in January, pass all the courses with a grade higher than "C" of course, then "BINGO".........You can now apply for your research point!! So, according to the most optimistic scenario, I can not prove that this research point is mine before next February or march!! this is exactly one year after settling it down and preparing every thing to proceed in a useful research that would help lots of patients who are really in need. Do you know how long does it take to make your good ideas applicable in a half developed country?? Do you know how many researches could be done in one whole year?? Do you know how many person can steel your thoughts, ideas and projects and relate them to themselves during this long year? Do you know that I had already started working on my project, trying to gain as much time as I can but I can be confronted with one silly man (and we have lots of them Alhamdolillah) who would object on my research six months from now and stop every thing and makes me think from the very beginning once more? Any idea what could be my reaction then? Do you know if I am still frustrated or not??

الراجل ده حيجنني

لأ!! ما أنا لازم حد يفهمني إيه إلي بيحصل عندنا في اسكندرية ده!!بجد من سنتين اتشال المحافظ اللي كلنا كنا بنحلف بيه و باللي عمله في البلد قلنا ماشي، يمكن اللي جاي يبقه زيه

فجأه كل أرصفة البلد اتكسرت!! كلها كلها يعني, و تراب و عفاره في كل مكان و اختلف الناس, إللي يقول أصله بيدور على كنز و إللي يقول أصله معمول له عمل و مدفون تحت رصيف معين, و اللي يقول و إللي يقول.......إشاعات المهم, بعد كام شهر كده خلص الأرصفه بس مرجعهاش زي الأول طبعا!! امال احنا هدينها ليه؟ عمل سيراميك على كل الأرصفه!! آه سيراميك من إللي بيزحلق ده, وعمل ارتفاع الرصيف حلو كده!!!معرفش ليه طبعا الناس رايحة جاية تتزحلق و تتكسر بس مش مهم!! المهم التطوير بعد كام شهر جاب الرصفان دي كلها على الأرض تاني!! و عملها بارتفاع أقل شوية كل دة كان في عز موسم الصيف!! بلد سياحي بيتجدد في الصيف فيها حاجة دي؟ المهم كنا بدأنا ننسى, بس من شهر كدة جاب كل أرصفة المحافظة على الأرض تاني!! كلها إللي في وسط البلد, و إللي في الطرق السريعة, وإاللي في المناطق النائية, و إللي و إللي لأ و إيه, اتهدت في زمن قياسي!! من الآخر نمنا و صحينا كانوا مهدودين بس الحقيقة مش شايفين عمال بتبنيهم تاني!! بجد و الله, أنا فعلا مش لاقيه عامل واحد بيظبط أي حاجه أنا شخصيا في 3 شوارع كبار بيوصلوا لبيتي, التلاتة أرصفتهم مهدوده لأ بجد ده مش طبيعي!! هو لقه العمل الأولاني علشان يدور على التاني؟ ارحمنا بأه!! ارحمنااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااا