一早5:30起床由老婆送我到五堵車站，搭6:14火車到台北，搭6:55國光號達桃園機場，搭10點多UA班機經東京來到舊金山，抵達舊金山是早上10點，飛機上不敢再點咖啡及酒，多喝水廁所跑了五趟，抵達舊金山時就真很累了。出機場ITSC請來自巴西的漂亮妹妹Crini拿著 ITSC-17的牌子令人的感到親切。在會面點等候時正巧遇見日本朋友okamoto一起前往，等到1:30大會安排的巴士3:30抵達會議地點Monterey Asiloma conference ground。在機場吃了一份日本料理toriniku terayaki實在是不好吃，太鹹了。這回住宿完全免費，當初預約名字已經取消而以peter wang訂房，讓Hotel registor 找不到我的名字。最後終於找到了。這是個state park, 走到我住的房間要走一段路，為了找路還費不少心。在找到房間的時候，發現園區內有三隻鹿，很可愛。園區內自然景觀非常好，所有建築都是木造房子。是百年前建造的。旁邊有海灘，景色真好。艶陽下吹著冷風，感覺很舒服。
There was a ice break at night 19:00-22:00 for the late member coming. I met kathy in airport and met Eva in social hall at night. For internet access I have to stay in social hall.
Day2 4/14/2010
Conference started, Allen's wife Jeniffer is coming to conference also. My post report was arranged on 1st one in second post report section. Jeniffer said why my wife didn't come with me. Allen has arranged best room for us and paid it for us. But no way. wait for next time.
There was a special program for Hal Woolf Memorial session, Mrs Woolf was coming with Eva last night. it is a very great memorize session. All of the chairman of ITSC was talk some word to memorize Hal Woolf. Drink water is not provided by Hotel, so I have to fill all of my water pot.
Day 3 4/15/2010
Liam invited me and Kathy went out to Pacific grove for launch. Kathy bought our launch. For the Post Viewing, I have nice discuss with many authors.
For the healthy, I found evening is the good time for running. I ran on board walk, it is a very nice trail for running.
Day 3 4/16/2010
Same as usual.
Day 4 4/17/2010
Working Group was toke place in a house, it is located near beach. Very beautiful house, have nice sightseeing. I attended RTM group, almost the same member as last a few years.
I attended Lobos point hiking activity at afternoon. It took about 3.5 hours. It was a very nice trail, along the trail have nice coast view and ocean and forest, sea seals, birds and coats. After 3 hours waling, let me felt so tired.
Dinner gave us BBQ, had very nice dishes, so I ate more than usual. After that, I found there was a campfire in the nearby, when I walked closer to look. It was our conference program. Many conference member attended. freely talk and baked cotton candy. It was a little chilly, I ordered a cup of wine make me feel better. For my poor English, at the begining I felt so lonely. After Kathy came to talk with me, and Elizabeth and her daughter Elma came around, I felt more interested in this activity. I stayed there until 9:15PM
I met Chinese guy Daniel Zhou(周X正），I promised sent some picture to SID for he does not bring camera this trip. Elizabeth's daughter Elma is so cute and beauty alway catch my eyes.
Day 5 4/18/2010
Sunday is a holiday. After reading bible then went our for breakfast, then I went out to Monterey city. It is a harbor city, I walked along one street, bought a few coffee beans, neutral madicines. Incident entered a coffee shop at 12:00, I found there is a 5 member orchestra, play very nice jazz music. Drinking coffee and enjoying the music is the best program on the way to Monterey. I came back to Ashilomar at 1:15, take a rest then feel free to take a relux sunday afternoon.
Dinner was toke place in Chateau Julien, It is a wine factory. We enjoyed very good wine and some western food, include cheese, cookie, curry rice, beef with bread, salad. The staff of wine factory gave us a nice and detail introduction about how the wine is produced. I bought a bottle of Merlot 2006 in US$47.9. This my most expensive wine I have ever bought. I think I have drank 4 cups of wine, so my face was turned red. So was Maria. She looks so beauty. I felt I has a little drunk. I came back to Asilomar at about 8:30 by bus.
Nancy announced the competition result of weather forecast among the world. Japan got the pride of First one, ECMWF is the second. The predict the weather of yesterday, include weather, wind speed, temperature.
Day 6 4/19/2010
Conference Banquet is located in Monterey Aquarium from 7PM~11PM. We took 3 buses to there, It was surprised we may enjoyed wonderful dinner and eating beside the ocean fishes. At night time this aquarium is limited used by us. I drank 1 cup of red wine and extra 2 bottles of beer. I felt drunk again. Wine ticket was given by cameraman Tomas and Xu Liu. We even had chance to feed fishes.
Day 7 4/20/2010
Last day of this conference. I took conference bus on 13:15 to San Francisco city. Today is the first rain day in these a few days.
From San Francisco Airport to downtown is my another adventure. I have to find the way to down town, After I toke BART to Powell station, I make a phone call to 碩輔。Waited about 40 minutes he showed up and asked his friend Jagie with her car to pick up me. Joseph's apartment is so crowded and small, I felt very uncomfortable, but I think I have to accept this situation. He is my brother, I should live with him love him.
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