The Convention
So this is the last day of SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 – the first in Asia, by the way – and my sixth day in Singapore. I am currently doing the morning shift which is basically noneventful – hence this post.
So far, the convention is okay. Not great, as maybe I haven’t yet seen the things worth seeing (such as the infamous art gallery). I was able to attend some lectures for academic papers, but unfortunately not the stuff I was most interested in. Shifts are.. well, they’re mundane tasks, expectedly, but I wish I could be doing more. Working at the Network Operations Center, perhaps?
As for Singapore, I was able to go around a bit. Visited the Singapore Art Museum, which had its shares of HUH? art (too avant-garde for me), but also really wonderful, wonderful works (the featured Korean stuff, in particular). Also rode the Singapore Flyer – a huge ferris wheel – with fellow student volunteers. Went also to the Marina Barrage, a great place to hang out and contemplate. And finally, got together with old college friends, very fun, really.
So overall this experience is okay, but not exceptional. Well of course the trip is not over yet, but I am not really expecting too much. Although I am looking forward to drinking some smartly-picked (I hope) bottle of wine with another good friend.
I miss Hong Kong!