My last week at Portland, Oregon Part2

04 Aug 08:

It is 6am. I did not remember when I slept. I must have a noon nap as this is a noon time in Malaysia. It's time to go. I was so hungry. Wake up and after brush teeth. I packed my beg and went down reception. I ask "Hello! Good Morning. How to go to Convention Center?" I walked 5 minutes to reach the destination. I was so hungry at the time as it must be my dinner time already. I saw some people around a counter at the convention center. It was not much people here because too early I guess. I went into the Hall after registered and got my free drinking bottle (you are right, only one drinking bottle). Wah, the breakfast (my dinner) was served. Got hot dog, scramble egg, fruits juice, fruits. Fantastic, I ate all the way. After a while allot people come in. Some of their faces looks so familiar. Wah, it was started with a supper leader talk. The direction and road map is very clear. Ha, people around have to make it happen. I knew that... I have been to other convention specially the company with 'NUS'. Their convention is full with energy. This convention with beauty setup, but not much energy I can feel. Anyway, it is a great day 1 start of the convention. It continue until lunch and then go to the paper presentation. Wah, so many new idea and technical way to do work. Wah.. this one is good, that is very good. At 4pm.... cannot tahan.. walk back to Hotel and take a nap. 6pm back to convention center again. Because it is dinner time.. Continue by a speaker and then demo showcase, wah.. free "starbut" coffee, walk around the showcase and listen to those inventors tell and show me how their great idea and invention work. Oh.. really allot of things that I can use when I go back.. It end the day when I reach Hotel at 10pm. Wah, it is a compact day, I did not sleep well for the last 48 hours. It time to sleep. before that need to buy a phone card online... well well well. Got it and wait tomorrow need to call back...

05 Aug 08:

It is the second day of the convention, I wakeup at 4am instead and doing something online until 6am. Then nap again and go to convention ~7am. The convention started with breakfast (same type of food like yesterday) . Well, take some breah and egg juice for myself. Coffee then. The event started with speaker again, oh….. where is the energy? But the content is interesting where we will head to for the next few years. After lunch, got paper again, wah,, 3pm cannot tahan back to nap and meet some friend at 7pm for dinner (no dinner provided).

Yoh, we went to China town. Exited, exited, got other food to eat. Well, a group of people went to china town by bus (train cannot pass as the steel bridge close for expansion). Two Indians (vegetarian, cannot eat Chinese food) with us + one German, we are looking Indian food in China town, ha..…. Went to a 30th floor building got one “good” looking Indian restaurant there, but need to wait 1 hour. Wah, it is already 8pm. We went into a Lebonese restaurant. What is this restaurant? I do not know, but their naan damn good, soft and the smell of the naan slung into your lung. I ordered a special egg plant + chicken + Lebonese source, wah, that was very good…. I back to hotel 1030pm again. What, the heck another day….

My last week at Portland, Oregon Part 1

I was going to Portland, Oregon last week to attend a conference (Oregon convention center). I represent my company "I" and my team to this conference. I started my trip on 3rd Aug and come back on 8 Aug 08. It was a very short and compact trip. It just 7 days but it took me 3 days for travelling on the air plane.

I remembered that I plan my trip originally I wanted to travel on 2nd Aug 08 (which was Saturday) but it did not happen due to the availability of the air ticket. I was surprise where allot of people was travelling as well for the conference so I could not get the ticket on 2nd Aug 08. Also I tough I comeback on 8 Aug 08 was great to me but I must went to Oregon site for some technical pass down from US counterpart.

03 Aug 08:

This day, I started my journey to the Portland US Oregon. My flight to Singapore from Penang was 1025am. I remember my lovely girl friend and her family fetched me to the airport, before that we went for a breakfast. We had half boil egg with bread. It was a good moment. I reached airport is 1.5 hour early. I tough it is too much early but fortunately it is. because i forgot to bring my 'I" badge with me. I left it in my car. I had to get help to get it as I could not enter into the conference later in Portland. I must thanks to my girl friend father and brother to take it and fecth the badge to me personally. I appreciate those effort very much. Anyway, they seem to be free that day. I got into air plane by 10.15am and I left Penang. I enjoy a cup of coffee and a small pizza (i think) on the plane. It took me 1.25 hours to reach Singapore. I reached Singapore at 12pm. I have 5 hours to my next flight to San Francisco via Hong Kong. Singapore air port is really a world class air port and no other air part can compare at this moment. My gate was at Terminal 3 where this is a new Terminal to me. I went into T3 and I tough it was not grand as T2. However, it surprised me where it had more shopping outlets and food of choices. It event had a free cinema which play free movie for 24 hours. I watched a movie there and then spent some time for my lunch while working on my weekly report. And I used some more time for online. I went into gate and left 40 minutes. Before I boarded, of course I read some pages of my book, I like to read but I 'm not sure when I started it. It was amazing day for me. I just did not have chance to talk to any one else since every one there do not have chance sit there and wait for no reason.

On the plane, I talked to a women from US, she travelled back from India, I do not know her name (what a shame), we only have chance to talk for a while, as you know after the entertainment on in the international flight, people will just started their own business. I know she was a kid's cardiologist working allot for research and helping children to have a healthy heart. Just like me, helping people to become healthy as a health consultant. The amazing thing to me is she work in Standford University medicine of school. Haha... I forgot to get her contact and I do not have chance because I was requested to chance sit after reaching Hong Kong. However, I knew I will meet her again one day.

I sit with another black woman from US this round, from Hong Kong to San Frans. She is travelling back from Singapore and she ask me why I need to change sit? I told her because my place have two sits for a family member to sit together. Then she mind her own business until reach SF. It was 815pm at San Francisco when I'm at immigration. Luckly I change sit and get down faster that other people from the air plane, just because I only have two hours window for my next flight to Oregon. I need to pass immegration and domestic security check. The officer ask allot fo question to the person in front of me. I started to use my power of tought and think he must ask me only one or two questions instead of please do not ask me allot of questions. It took so long time until mu turn. My power of tought works well, because he only ask me "Are you come for a business trip?", The answer is yes then he chop the pass. hahaha... that is power of law of attraction. I get into my next gate 1 hour before the plane take off.

I reach domestic gate 1 hour before the depart time. Ha, I read books, while I read books, I saw some old couple (I guess is American) chit chating. What the heck I concern. I reach Portland Oregon at 12.30am. I was my first time to Portland. It was 12.30am. Without renting car, I ask the information counter. They directed me to the information counter outside the airport. I ask how can I go to Red Lion Hotel? Well, the only way transportation available during that time is to take Cap. I took a Cap and reach the hotel ~15 mintues. It cost me USD35. I get into hotel room by 1am. Cannot sleep and online doing something. I need to wake up at 6am later.

About me

Dear All, I always want to start blogging but there is always some matter me up not to do so. What it is about? It is always saying time limit. I knew that this is just an excuse to myself. If I live the way with this, I will always live with this with all my life. What else i can create with all reason to self and stop to do something I want to.... The answer is pretty clear to me. Let’s start without having tomorrow...

Let me start my blog by introduce myself to you all. My name is Chee Poh and my family name is Lum. My friends call me Chee Poh. If you put my full name together, I'm Lum Chee Poh and some friend used to call me Poh Chee Lum, it is easy for them to remember I guest. I want to tanks to my father who had given me such a easy memorized name and honor our family up front. Let me tell you a little bit of story of what I think about my name. I was so concern if people call me name inversely when I was little and I was wondering why I got such a name, as is it by coincident or by purpose. Now I already accepting it as I think it was easy for someone else know me easily. By default or by purpose, I'm happy with it as you guys know me now by just easy to referring to the Chinese clinic hall operated by master Wong Fei Hong. Infect now I had invested into a western medicine hall operated by someone else. It was call a pharmacy (not the one own by the woman I love in my life). Interesting...
That was just the starting with my name. To know more about me, I will tell you more......
I started my life on 3rd June 1976. I live my default live since then. Why I said is was default? You will understand if you read more about what I write in the future. I had lived with my father and mother from kid, teenager until my 21st. We live in a town call Kuantan in Pahang stated, east cost of Malaysia. My father was a carpenter and my mum work with a kids house. I have a brother grownup with me until his 14 years old. And then come with my younger sister when i was 20 years old.
It is strange why I live with them until my 21st? It is because I went to University to pursue my Degree in other state of Malaysia. Then I get a job in Penang stated and i stay there until now. What had happen to me all these years. That will be hard to describe in just a few words.
Now, the fire is burning and my blog had been started. There will be allot of categories blogging around in my blog. You will see. I welcome input from friends and other reader. It is my honor to get input, ideas, sharing and improvement for the future blogs. See you guys later.....