Seminar P&P BMKPM 2008 - Selesa Beach Resort, PD

2-5 December 2008

I got d same feeling taunting me as when I attended d BPHPP 2008 in Ayer Keroh. Some ppl who didn’t attend dat Bengkel (workshop) asked me d same question dat was asked by some during d Bengkel. Well, d same answer was heard of course.

One of d judges seem 2 recognize me during d seminar. There’s no wonder there, he’s d 1 who evaluated my presentation during d Bengkel in Kuantan last yr. But I kudnt bring myself 2 talk/greet him whatsoever. I kud only smile at him. I mean, …who am I? I only participated for d 1^st time last yr & in d seminar dis yr, I was only d ‘exhibition person’!? Yep, I learned later during d closing ceremony dat d xhibition was truly done for cutting the cost compared 2 d previous yrs.

There were some behind-the-scene tales regarding our preparation/tasks. But all there is to it is dat, it’s now in d past, so juz leave it be. Wat’s d point of talking abt things dat we have no power in changing… ? But those who were involved; d perps, u guys really shocked & let me down. U let a lotta ppl down actly…

Another unfortunate news is dat, KMM didn’t win anything dis yr. From wat I heard, every yr KMM wud at least get d consolation prize. But not dis yr unluckily…

Something during the Prize-giving ceremony reminded me of d poem The Race (sorry, cant remember the writer's name). B4 dat, during the Pleno session, amidst d discussion, 1 participant cum presenter stood up 2 inform dat he noticed his research ppr was not in the list. I remember him. His presentation during d workshop in Ayer Keroh was impressive. He’s d only male Sc. Lectrr who I noticed presented in English. Not juz dat, his content was quite clearly understood by most of us even tho’ he presented on a Sc. Subject.

Well, back 2 d Pleno, he stood up d 2^nd time later asking for explanation/reason as 2 why it happened becoz d chairperson didn’t provide explanation d 1^st time. It was admitted as a weakness on the committee’s part due to latenite work. My fren & I noticed dat dat’s not d only ppr dat wasn’t mentioned in the Pleno. Some ppl mite think how kiasu dis guy is…but I tink he has strong belief in his research dat made him persistent abt it.

Thus, during d prize-giving ceremony, as successful papers & the presenters were announced & invited to take their prizes, to our surprise, the 2^nd prize belonged to that persistent Sc. Lecturer fr KMNS…?! U shud hear the applause then. It’s as loud as that of a 1^st prize winner being applauded if not louder :D That was a nice moment. Especially for the winner of course :)

Oh well, farewell Seminar P&P 2008. Wat’s in it for me in 2009? I cant even begin to wonder…?! Brrr