“You won the contest bruh!” texted 
I was overjoyed by the announcement as it meant that I had a #STACH shirt free of charge, courtesy of the 
(When you finally get the opportunity to snap with
I was trying to sell my BIG STEEM IDEA to him about us setting up a Steem Hub in Ile-Ife. More gist about that coming through soonest, watch this space for more information)
Well, there was just one little problem: I didn’t have cash to make the trip to Ibadan for the meetup. Times have been really hard on me and this was an all-time low period for me as I was transitioning from youth to adulthood and most of my folks were giving me little or no financial assistance anymore; they’d rather assist my younger brother who was still in University.
“Where do I get the money to travel to Ibadan on Saturday?” I asked no one in particular, with my roommate, Wale (
Friday morning, I went to visit my friend, 
I sat down in his office and weighed my options:
What are the odds that I would be stuck in Ibadan without means of returning to Ife cause of transport?
What are the odds that someone at the meetup would not be able to assist me with something that could get me back to Ife that day?
After cross examination, I decided that the chances were slimmer than it seemed that I’d get stuck, so I made up my mind to make the journey the next day. As I was leaving his office, Oga Shola gave me a branded Steemit Shirt he had just made, to wear to the Meetup and feel among. I was ecstatic (that one na story for another day).
I left Mr Shola’s office at around a few minutes to 7pm and there was light there. Rain had been threatening to pour down heavily but so far, nothing serious had happened. I got home only to discover that light had gone (NEPA don carry light because of rain wey no go fall) and we were left in darkness. I wasn’t so much bothered cause I live in a house where light is a birthright than a privilege (we have one of the most constant and consistent power regimes in the country). My initial expectations were that they’d bring back the light later in the evening when all the rain scare had died down. I waited up till 11pm that night, no light still. I slept off Steeming at around 3am, still no light. I woke up around 6am on Saturday, still no light. I now knew that the powers that be had planned my case well to ensure that I did not attend this meetup in Ibadan. I waited till 12 noon in Ife, hoping that light would return and I’d be able to charge my phone, take my bath and prepare better for the meetup, but alas, OYO was my case.
I picked up the broken pieces of my hopes around 12pm on Saturday and got on the road to Ibadan (ah no baff sef, cause water no dey and where we dey fetch water for well, the entire area don fetch am finish). In the bus to Ibadan, I met an oldie (I think she’s a Dolphin) 
(Me, Gloria & George [
But she steadily killed the conversation with her dismal responses and I immediately took the cue and shut my yap up before she did for me with something embarrassing. The journey was swift, annoying (driver was acting all bitchy and being a drama queen at times) and overall uninteresting. We got to Iwo Road in Ibadan and we got different modes of transport that got us to the venue of the event: Wennovation Hub, Mokola, Ibadan.
Once I alighted from the cab in front of the building, I started seeing the faces and usernames written all over them. I first met my friend 
We dem boyz!!! I know that
Due to my nature and my kind of personality, (I really don’t do well in a place idle. If I get to a new place and I notice that there are issues there that I can solve, I jump right in and try to solve them), immediately I got there, I noticed that the projection was having some slight misdemeanor and it was within my capacity to solve, so I offered my assistance and it was taken up swiftly. That kept me stuck at a spot (in front though) but for a good cause. I had the pleasure of taking loads of notes and also seeing some of these Steemit Nigeria Whales firsthand. I felt made mhen!
I was able to take some notes from a few of the speakers, and I’ll be sharing that in another post. The light refreshment they promised us too wasn’t that bad: Pie and Soft drinks, Domino’s Pizza, and cake baked by Ifeoluwapo (
(See the cake ooooo, very sweet looking to the eye, and mouth watering to the heart, yet ah no see am chop)
Trust me when I say that this experience was so much fun.
For me, it is the most amazing event I have attended in a while and I am extremely glad I could make it there and return back to my house in one piece.
How did I even return back home? Someone must have asked. Here’s the story;
So after all the jamboree and philandering in the event, it became very clear to me that I had to leave Ibadan for Ife cause I never planned to stay back in the first place, so I was in a dilemma of who to run to for assistance to make my tfare complete. The MC, Samuel (
Thanks to all the members of the planning committee for the awesome experience, thanks to all those persons who gave me the opportunity to meet them and interact with them (trust you, the real me is very loud and extroverted). When next we have a meetup, you guys would have a DEEP FEEL of me.
Till I come your way again (in writing or chatting), I remain that humble boy from the high side of life, The David Adesina, saying:
Hasta Lavista people!!!
A few photos to show for the efforts after all...
(Gbenga delivering a session on Steem Abuse Flagging and how not to do it - 
(TojuKaka and this very fine damsel from the North -
(Mummy Mosun and myself posing for the Selfie contest;
(Me & Samsticks... Man talked about Cryptocurrency and Steem and mhen, I felt immersed in anointing afterwards [I can't find his handle, but I will make sure he sees this too]
(Myself and Sparklez... I have a tingling feeling on the back of my neck that this guy is either gay or tending to become one very soon. But he'll be the feisty type, not the Bobrisky mumu type that wee be doing like Ode - 
(Behind me, with the camera is 
(I just wonder what
And that my friends, is the end of my Story.
I'll be uploading the important notes I took down at the meetup later in the week. Thanks for reading through this post, plenty SBD fall on all of you!!!
#TheDavidAdesina