SteemPH Meet Up Caravan - Bulacan
I have been in the Steemit platform for a long time. Aside from my friend 
who I invited to Steemit, I haven't met other people from the community. Luckily, there was one meet up held near us. It was just about one and a half hour drive from Angat, our hometown. So we decided to attend and meet with our fellow Filipino Steemians.
who I invited to Steemit, I haven't met other people from the community. Luckily, there was one meet up held near us. It was just about one and a half hour drive from Angat, our hometown. So we decided to attend and meet with our fellow Filipino Steemians.
We are fortunate to be part of the first SteemPH Meet Up Caravan held last February 17, 2018. Firstly, I want to thank the couple 
and 
who organized and hosted the event for us. This would not be possible if there are no people who pioneer and set events.
and who organized and hosted the event for us. This would not be possible if there are no people who pioneer and set events.
The Venue
The event was held at a restaurant named "Bahay na Tisa" which is located in San Gabriel, Malolos, Bulacan. As you can see in the photo, the place has a brick inspired design which makes me want to take many pictures. The carbonara and sandwich that was served by the restaurant tasted great (Free snack c/o the organizers 😁).
The Discussion
A SteemPh gif that I made before
As the first part of the discussion, 
was introduced. It was explained that it was formed initially to perform outreach programs. The core includes 
, 
, 
, 
, 
and 
. They showed the different programs that was done by the community like relief operations for typhoon victims and assistance for the war-torn Marawi in Mindanao. The community is growing so there were sub-communities that emerged like 
, 
, 
and 
that help in managing and promoting the platform.
was introduced. It was explained that it was formed initially to perform outreach programs. The core includes , , , , and . They showed the different programs that was done by the community like relief operations for typhoon victims and assistance for the war-torn Marawi in Mindanao. The community is growing so there were sub-communities that emerged like , , and that help in managing and promoting the platform.
which is also a project of was also mentioned. It aims to provide helpful information about Steemit to guide the newcomers. Another one of their initiative is 
. It intends to support the artists in the Steemit platform. (I recently joined a contest hosted by .) A new project, 
, was also mentioned. 
During the discussion
Some of the basics in Steemit like formatting, aligning and content creation was discussed. They also talked about witnesses for the Steem blockchain and how to vote for them. They mentioned the PH witnesses that are supported and support namely: 
/ 
, 
, 
and 
namely: / , , and 
They also spoke about 
and 
. serves as a portal for contributions to open source projects. I have already visited their site where you can check for different tasks like translation, design or analysis. They mentioned the requirements that consider to tell what are good posts. also talked about the benefits of being part of .
and . serves as a portal for contributions to open source projects. I have already visited their site where you can check for different tasks like translation, design or analysis. They mentioned the requirements that consider to tell what are good posts. also talked about the benefits of being part of .At the last part, and talked about powering up. They spoke of how it will help us and the community since the Philippines doesn't have a large voting power. I have already done a power up before and I might consider doing it again depending on the circumstance. 😄
and talked about powering up. They spoke of how it will help us and the community since the Philippines doesn't have a large voting power. I have already done a power up before and I might consider doing it again depending on the circumstance. 😄
The Participants
Link to solo pics 📷
Me, myself & 
😎
After eating, we introduced ourselves to one another. Some spoke of how they discovered Steemit and what their content is about. While sharing our Steemit journeys, we also got to talk about motivation and reasons why some people left the platform.
As
After the event, we went outside to take photos. I look forward to meeting these people again in the near future. (I created a gif of our group shots 😆)
Souvenir
A simple memorabilia from the meet up
I would love to attend more events like this. Meeting and talking to other people teaches us many things. It was fun meeting you guys. See you on the next meet up! 👍😁👍
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Salamat! 😄 Thanks!
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