Yin Chin’s WorD Space

I was exhausted and sick after Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC) in Melbourne. Anyway, the trip to Melbourne was FUN

9th Dec 06

Conference would not start until tomorrow, so today would be my RELAXING day. Told my cousin since early that he would most prob end up being my tour-guide for the rest of the day, haha. Listed a full list of places that I love to visit… & took more photos :p Oh can’t deny that he really did a great job!

Been to Victoria Market, Melbourne Central, Federal Square, Flinder St Station, China town, outlet factories, CROWN casino and etc. Started the ‘muck-around’ since early 8:30am, and only get back home @ 12am after the X’mas show in Crown casino. Pretty exhausted but enjoyable! I was almost collapse, haha… was too happy to have 5 days off (well, it meant to be conference…)! & yes, have had some food that couldn’t even found in Tassie & that I’ve been longed for! It was 42 degrees, so hot that I couldn’t stand, have taken 4 times shower in a day! but that did not help, very lucky to have air-conditioner, 1st time turning on air-conditioner in Australia… probably would nvr ever hv chance to do it in Tassie… sigh -_-|||

10th Dec 06

I was still very tired after the very intensive touring yesterday! Anyway, it’s 1st day of the conference. Took the tram on our own, manage to get to Rydges Hotel with the map. Well done!

Ha… the tutorial sections were found to be cancelled. No one even notify us, and everyone else. Apparently, only 2 ppl registered for the tutorial, so they thought not many ppl gonna turn up for that, hence cancellation of the tutorial. Well, it’s good in the sense that I have to prepare for my presentations (2 papers) on Monday, and yet, I haven’t done any preparations nor practices. very brave!

This ang mo (very bossy one), suggested that we should go to Museum to kill time. Well, that’s a good idea, not feeling practising the presentations in the early morning. So off we went to Museum, oh ya we WALKED to museum from Rydges Hotel. I almost gone crazy, coz I wasn’t recovered from yesterday yet, and I asked "why don’t we take a tram?" And know wat, this ang mo said "It’s walking distance, we should take a bit of walking…" anyway…

Went to Museum, and left @ noon. Heading back to my hotel coz wanted to get started with presentation practising (though i still feel like going around). Anyway, i was too tired and too hot to even bother mucking around. Better idea to stay in my hotel with air-conditioner on.

Couldn’t concentrate much, but did a fair bit of practising. Grab my cousins out @4:30pm b4 I went for the conference registration @ 5:30pm. Met some new friends over there… from different universities…

Took a train to South Yarra after that, heading to the place that my cousins stay. Did a little bit of editing on my presentations slides. Only went out for dinner @ 风味小馆 after my other cousin came back fm his football kicking or watsoever, that’s around 9pm -_-|||

Anyway, we had BALACAN KANGKUNG!!! Man i miss this food so much! 奶油炒虾, and tofu. I enjoyed the dinner very much, but in the mean time, quite nervous with the presentations next day.

My cousins drive me home, and off i went wif last bit of practising.

11th Dec 06

Ohhooo… I done my presentations! It went so good that I was very happy. One new friend fm Monash U even ask me if i ever feel nervous, as he told me i spoke confidently. Tat’s a compliment to me. I’m quite surprise that none of my friends could actually tell tat I’m nervous, well that’s good sign. The chair even came up to me and congrats me wif good presentations. Was SOOOoooo Happy~

After all, I went sick! After the thrown-out of my voice etc… i got sore throat, once i had it, I got everything - fever, flu etc… bad luck. Even until today, i still coughing -_-||| hate it!

12th Dec 06

Conference kept on going, with other presentations running in parallel. But i was free~ conference dinner on tonite, seem like we going to have Indian food, with Indian dance too… lucky i hid up myself, if not, would hv been grabbed by those new naughty friends for some Indian dance haha… (they got me the next day and blaiming that i din come along for the dance, well lucky me!) shake-yr-bum-bum

13th Dec 06

Last day of conference… we took late flight flying back to Hobart… I was very looking fwd as i miss Hobart heaps! Arrived Hobart @ 9pm

14th Dec 06

Well… AUPEC 2006 officially ended. It was FUN and i enjoyed it! & I’m very looking fwd as my dear dear coming back today! Hurray~ He came back from his 2-week holidays back in M’sia & Singapore. That’s a very short holiday, but can’t help missing him heaps! Was very excited and of course happy, brought me a lot of presents back! And of course, happy that he is BACK!

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