A Lone Delegate To The 8th International Congress On Animal Production, Hamburg, West Germany.

About 1000 delegates represented the different countries in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Japan, and Asean countries, including New Zealand and Australia. My paper on Philippine Animal Situation did not have the chance to be read, however it was published in the Official Report. It was the first time where I had heard the shortest report from each speaker which could be understood with the aid of earphones in different language, i.e., if you are English speaking, report in French is transmitted to you in English.

I had several funny incidents in Hamburg, like for example, at Frankfurt, I was questioned by German officers for leaving two bottles of native sweets inside the plane when every passenger was to vacate the plane for cleaning before proceeding to Hamburg. The sweets was intended for the Consul in Hamburg. When I ordered for “pigs’ feet” for a change, I though it was cooked ala-Filipino Style of “Paksiw na Pata” only to find out that it was only steamed on which you have to add half a dozen spices to suit your taste. In Paris airport, I made the mistake of going towards the opposite direction in the very long alley of the airport to the place of the plane which would take me to Rome and Cairo. However, the plane waited for me which cause the delay of the flight.