Portland piccas

Just like i said earlier....Portland is pretty much a quiet city, quiet and sweet.

Hari kedua akhir kat Portland haritu (Khamis), check in kat marriot hotel...masa ni pagi lagi dalam kol 10am gitu....bilik hotel nyer ok cantik tp harap jer mahal, facilities tak best..baik lagi dok hotel murah and all facilities ada..wireless pon free. Neway, lepas check in sumer, gi turun register kejap kat conference hall tu..terserempak ngan my sv. VBeno nyer aku nak ngelak dari jumpa dia sbb ingat register then chalo jenjalan last shot sekitar mana yg lom terjah kat Portland tu..tetiba depa tgh tea break laks dah....so terserempak la ngan dia..hehehe tegur2 sembang2 tanya bila sampai and all that.. terkujat aku tengok tangan dia ber ampu kain..kisahnya dia kata dia ter slip kat airport as it was raining and drizzling over there masa tu kan. Kisahnya laks, he was supposed to present a paper which he co authored with another lady (tak kenal saper) whom on last minute notice, couldnt make it to the conference.

M siap bagi permission lagik, buley jer gi jenjalan..this is considered your vacation as well H..haa dah dapat lampu ijau tu apa lagik kan kannn..chalo laa huhuuu..so jenjalan belah2 waterfront area tu laks (nearby hotel)...yg ni bukan betul2 city ctr sgt la...but still dalam area of free streetcar routes tu....malam sesambil dinner fish and chips depan tv, baru lar aku terkedek2 kuar segala mala slides, presentation text nak tengok hahaha adehh....so, kejap dok kat meja dia, kejap kat carpet ngadap tv, kejap ataih katil baca membaca..and hat ataih katil tu harus la aku lebuh tertido kan.

The next morning (the day) aku jaga awal (mmg kunci jam sesiap dah sbb dah tau sure lebuh tertidoq nyer)....baca2 lagi last minit..iron2 baju tudung sumer..get ready..minum kopi..(owh ya breakfast tak cover tuh).....then turun ker conference room setengah jam awal...masa sampai the room was still empty, so masukkan ppt file aku ker lappy dia and sit and read and relax. Then sorang demi sorang sampai, termasuk lah Dr Norizan tu. M sv aku pon ada sama. Audience tak baper ramai..habis presentation, sembang2 kejap ngan delegates yg lain..ada sorang prof dari Canberra ni approach aku kata nak attach phd student dia ngan aku..not really attach laa..nak soh budak tu contact aku and discuss2 sbb area dia similar with mine..AHAH!! baru tingat nak kena email Prof tu..aku ni bawak sebemban business cards tp bila kuor dari bilik hotel ker conference room tu, tukaq handbag langsungggg lupa nak bawak..depa yg bagi depa punyer instead. owh yea..in earlier hotel, breakfast was just coffee and they provided muffins, croissants and sandwiches..but of course we only ate plain toasted bread& butter and with some fruits.

Then lepas tu terus check out, terus chalo ker airport....sekian lah ngan Portland.....

It's almost 2am and i cant sleep..oh well, i slept early just now and woke up and wide awake....but gotto force myself to sleep as i need to go to school tomorrow...need to settle with students' evaluations, markings, carrymarks and all...then the plan is next week baru start again on thesis writing....owhh it's freezingggg....haiii...aku doa dan berangan ni...harap2 ada lar pulak chance aku utk present paper kat UK laks..nak merasa laks gi sana bersponsor..harap nak gi bercuti-cutian duit sendreyy tu hrmphh aku tak baper yakin laa......tp mana tau ada rezeki aku di masa depan kan tetiba ada paper aku accepted kat UK nyer conference...amin amin...