It is been five years since my last trip to San Diego for PAG meeting. What turbulent five years we had! Yet, the PAG meeting is always wonderful. I never felt disappointing in PAG. Turnout this year was not as many as in the past, but things have been changing towards a revival direction. Well, at least, I hope we could have a temporary peace.
For the leisure part, I wish I could have arrived two days earlier so that I could have arranged my personal actives better. Oh my, San Diego has the best SPA, hair salon, eatery, shopping centre in the US! Not mention the beach!
For the work part, I’ve learnt a great deal. I enjoyed every minute at the meeting. The only pity is that so many interesting talks and sections occur concurrently, also, I did not get chance to read all posters! Reading the journal publications can’t compare with listening to the lecture by the author or talking to the authors by their posters directly. Next time, I should have spent more time planning, selecting the sections/ talks from the programs in advance. And of course, I should have planned more time in first two days for posters! Many posters were taken down on the third day. Why are people so hurried back home? I haven’t got chance to read your posters!
For food, thankfully I made a good plan in advance, a better one than my schedules at the meeting! I enjoyed hot spot, Italian cuisine, Mexican cuisine. I learned a lesson that never fully trust the reviews. People’s taste are different. It is worth trying on your own.