It was somewhere in the early part of 1969 that Dr. M.R.A Hashmi brought to my notice an advertisement inviting papers for the 3rd Asian Australian Congress to be held in Canberra in 1970. If the paper was selected for publication in the proceeding of the congress by scientific committee, the author will be given an all expenses paid trip to Canberra. The offer was valid for only a few of the Asian countries, and one person will be selected from any country, I decided to try my luck wrote two papers – both were selected – and I was invited as a guest.