Doctorpalooza, Part III (Conclusion)

Okay, okay, perhaps you're bored of the whole me graduating thing. But I did promise to include more pics. I haven't gotten the pics from my friends or the professional photographer we hired still because yesterday had been an extremely busy day with me having to go back and forth between the hostel and the university just to get some documentations done with. Our M.D. diploma (yes they call it diplomas here because internationally a diploma is most of the time at equal rank with degrees. Only in Malaysia I think it's considered lesser than a degree.) is in Russian language, hence the need to make a translated English copy of it and get some certifications done by the powers that be in Moscow. A bit irritating at most, I'm glad that it's done with and I can rest easy while waiting for my flight back home which will be in 2 weeks time.

So, the conclusion of the Doctorpalooza series. This will be in picture-description format to make it more pleasing to the eyes. Some of the pictures are too blurred in their original format; I had to crop them in order to make them salvageable, at least for this entry.

Before the ceremony begins. Here we are with the former dean of the international students - Professor Ludmilla Anatoliyevna Severyanova.


Entering the hall; inside the hall; a speech by Professor Serayev the head of the State Exam committee; Vanitha getting her diploma.


Head of the Group Leaders committee (considered as the head of the international students in general too), Jeewadas, leading the graduates in delivering the Hippocratic Oath. And there's our group at the frontmost part of the hall.

There were also speeches by the representatives of the students, rep. of the teachers, rep. of the first year students (the Russian has a tradition where during graduation a first year is selected to give their speech for the graduates), as well as a couple of songs sung by Moses and our very own Razi. The ceremony was officially ended with the Russian national anthem. Then ensued the photo sessions, and inside the hall most of them was done by our photographer so I don't have any to include here. Outside the hall, however, is a different story. ;)


Strike a pose - this is actually requested by our group photographer - a crazy shot instead of the usual stand-straight-and-smile kinda pose. We willingly obliged.


With some of my groupmates' parents who have travelled all the way from Malaysia.

Now I think I've mentioned a few times already about my groupmates but never really have I introduced them, right? So here I'd like to introduce the doctors of Group 10.


Well...there's me, for starters. Heheh. My group kan, of course la I'm in it!


Our groupleader Dr. Ahmad and his little sister Adnin.


Dr. Anna and Dr. Murni - keepers of my best-kept secrets! :D


Dr. Piyaman (Pipi) and Dr. Vanitha (V) - my fellow travel-mates to the hospitals.


Our very own Charlie's Angels - Dr. Farhana, Dr. Umi, Dr. Amy. Without them, our class will be just too quiet you'll hear the sounds of crickets emanating from out of nowhere. :P


Well, they're not our groupmates but have close relations to me and my group. Clockwise from down-left: ex-roommate Dr. Razi, Dr. Darwin, fellow blogger Dr. Melissa and Dr. Annie.

Afterward we headed towards the main building of the university for the compulsory mortar-board throwing shots as well as some shots around the compound.


Our photographer's unique idea of shooting some shots amidst the greenery of the university's grassy area. I think we weren't actually supposed to step on this area. He insisted and after telling him that he'd pay the consequence (and his fees cut off completely) if somebody come to tell us off about it, we finally obliged.


Group 10, normal pose.


Group 10, practicing for the mortar-board throwing.


Practice lagi....


Whooppss!!


Finally, we did it! Yaay us!

Heh. The end. Of course after I get the shots from the photographer, I'll add a part IV to the Doctorpalooza series, but for now let it be a trilogy.

Oh yeah, I will be taking a short break from blogging - for two days - because I'll be going to Moscow this weekend for more camwhoring to accompany Ahmad in sending his sister Adnin to the airport. See you guys again this Monday insyaAllah.