One of the perks of doing a PhD, is definitely that you get to travel for conferences . This was a trip of many firsts: my first trip to Asia, my first trip alone, my first international conference etc..The interesting thing to note here, is that I am a vegetarian. To confess my food orientation is a lil more complex. I am not a vegan (hell no), but I ain't a vegetarian in the true sense too. I eat eggs. I also have a liking towards chicken but only if they are done the Indian way which, like Kim Kardashian's butt, no longer looks real. It has got to be spicy and non-meaty. So you can imagine my horror of going all by myself to the seafood capital of the world when I can't stand the
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