Hello Steemians!
Power! The introvert side of me was screaming yesterday. As I am borderline introvert, properly described as ambivert, I was overwhelmed by the number of steemians who attended the 7th Cebu Steemit Blogger's Meet Up at Marisse Patisserie. As I had to mingle both old friends and new, I had to release all the reserved energy that I had in me. I had a great laugh while I was in the venue that I had to sit down and catch my breath from time to time.
, 
, 
, and 
. I can vouch for them because I've known them personally. Please watch out for their posts.It was my 2nd meet up and I was stunned by the growth of the Cebu community, specially when everyone was gathered to have a photo session. I also had some invites and I hope that they had a great time as I did. I'll insert it here; please follow these budding authors:
, , 
, and (she's still to be confirmed). Okay, so much of me. Let's have the run-through of that amazing event.
The Venue
Marisse Patisserie is located at 32 Sanson Road, Lahug, Cebu City. They have one of the best cakes and confectioneries in Cebu. The place is fancy just like Dolce, the venue of the last meet up. I'm always amazed by the organizers who never disappoint when it comes to venues.
The interiors are painted with pastel colors with cream white and blueish green as dominant colors. The swimming pool outside added a fancy vibe as a backdrop which can be seen through the glass panels.
So much with the description of the venue; you just have to visit the place. I highly recommend it!
The Event Prior
From Ayala, 
There was a registration at one table; we just have to type our steemit username and our Facebook account name. After the registration, I immediately mingled with new-found friends in steemit. I saw frequent and familiar faces; that's ordinary. What caught me off-guard were the number of new and unfamiliar faces. I think that almost half of those who went the meet up were newbies. The good thing about it was that they were so eager to learn more about steemit.
I also had a great time with my core group before the event properly started. The likes of
(who was just curied recently), , 
, 
, 
, , , and really made my day!
Aside from my core group, there are others worth mentioning as I had a great time chatting with them as well. These people are also worth following as they are growing in the community. The likes of
, 
, 
, 
, 
(another curied author last week), and 
are so awesome that I had a hard time keeping up.
Special mention are the likes of
, 
, 
, and 
for properly organizing the event. Surely, the next will not be a meet up, but a convention in a bigger venue. This is because the numbers are exponentially increasing and Marisse Patisserie was filled yesterday that my workmate who happened to visit the venue with his family prompted to transfer to another cafe.
The Event Proper
After the meeting of the core leaders of 
discussing steemit-related topics to active steemians.The third and special group was handled by
and company. This group tackled on financial literacy and maximizing your earnings in steemit. I wanted to join this group as I was really interested about the topic, but I had to transfer from one group to another. I just requested to send me the slides used in her session.
discussing financial literacy.Assisting every steemians and accommodating every concerns were
and .
and , discussing what steemit is all about to newbies.I never really had a particular agenda in mind when I decided to join that meet up. I just wanted to enjoy the company of my fellow steemians. Most of the time, I just jumped from one group to another. But while
was speaking, he called me to share some insights on how to get curied. I never thought that I would be able to speak in front of that number of people. As an introvert and a socially-awkward person, it was a different kind of experience for me. I mustered all my energy and strength to speak because I don't want to disappoint. Hopefully, I was able to deliver it well and many steemians from Cebu will get curied! Steem on!
was at the side, judging every word I say. 😂The After Dinner
After the event proper, it was decided to have a dinner courtesy of the sensei
and for that free dinner!Wish you were with us
, 
, 
, 
, 
, , and 
! See you next time!
Final Gratitude
To the core leaders of
A big shoutout to 
To all who were not mentioned, you were awesome as always! Feel free to comment below for your name to be included. I apologize for my human incapacity. 😂
Until the next meet up,
Kim,
Thank you
Here other photos worth sharing:
If you wish to use these photos in your posts, you have all the freedom to do so. 😉