the pre-conference was held two days ago, with the participants attended the session for the product that they are using. as for me, i attended the same pre-conference session with another librarian from Univ. Malaya and another guy who came from Penang but has migrated to Australia for quite some time.
after d pre-conference session ended, that guy (an uncle actually) voluntarily gave me a guided tour around the city... just to familiarize myself with the streets and areas. we covered some parts of the city such as Federation Sq., Queen Victoria Market (though it was closed), Flinders Street Station and walked to many other different landmarks. i tried to absorb as much information as possible about the places but i can never do so when there was toooooooo many things to see around the city.
we then attended the welcoming drink session organized by the organizr but i did not stay long. met a friend who is studying here at Melbourne and we walked to a small and cosy Indonesian restaurant called Blok M. we then W-A-L-K-E-D passed the shopping malls (ye...berjln shj) and absorbed the beautiful scenery of the city at night. while waiting for a tram to head back to my hotel, we met another Malaysian couple who wanted to know the places at the city that they can go during that hour. unfortunately, the shops are all closed at around 6pm (including the restaurants).
i am enjoying the city... though my fitness level is being tested to its maximum as a result of all the walking around the city. it's cold in the morning but it gets warmer in the evening. people are nice and i'm looking forward to explore the city more on Thursday (the only day that i can have a whole-day tour and walking around CBD). still figuring out the way to go around the city using trams/buses... but no worries, with the combination of good people and weather and enough food, i won't complaint, hahaha...
till then...
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