1St Meet the Indonesian Steemit Community (KSI) Chapter Gayo in Takengon Town, Central Aceh (Indonesia), Saturday, March 10, 2018. Participants come from various cities in Aceh and Medan to attend a meetup in Takengon that takes place full of intimacy.

The journey to Takengon Town in Central Aceh from Lhokseumawe City in the north has now become faster after a road built from the border of Aceh Utara with Bener Meriah Regency. Although in recent months the road conditions are getting worse due to landslides and high rainfall, in addition, because the quality of the road is low.

We—I and a number of members of Indonesian Steemit Community (KSI) Chapter Lhokseumawe—have arranged a trip to Takengon in advance. Since the Gayo KSI Meetup event begins at 13.00 WIB, we agreed to start at 08.00, in order to enjoy the cool nature of Gayo nature and take some photos and videos to share with the Steemians around the world. But what power, the last two nights I did not sleep because busy with work. Finally, at 11:00 I can just pick up @zainalbakri, @muammar, @emnajourney, and Teungku @jamalhk.

Small accident

When picked up @zainalbakri, our car was hit by a motorcycle that rushed in a hurry. Car a little scratched consequently. A few hours later after the Meetup event in Takengon ended, I just found out that a small accident also happened to the group of KSI Chapter Aceh Timur. Mobil Chairman of KSI Chapter Aceh Timur @ilyasismail with a number of members, among them @zamzamiali and @ syarefaa10, be hit by other cars. Damage to the car @ilyasismail more severe than we experienced.

There are two former avalanches that need to be aware of the road users and both are on the right side if from Lhokseumawe. If there are two cars passing in the street, one of them must succumb to the sake of safety together. However, amid the busy road conditions at the weekend, we arrived at Takengon Town about two hours later. We ate at a restaurant in front of Takengon City Great Mosque. Fish menu of depik, delicious little fish from Lake Laut Tawar. Finally, I enjoy fish depik fried flour around January 2017 ago. It's been a while, but the pleasure has not been forgotten.

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Two advisers of KSI Chapter Gayo @razack-pulo and @bahagia-arbi are waiting at the Pendari Building located not far from Takengon Great Mosque. Both are Steemians Bireuen who participated in the birth of KSI Chapter Gayo. They played a major role in promoting Steem in Takengon City, also known as the Negeri Antara.

There we also met @sadramunawar, a student of Malikussaleh Lhokseumawe University who is also a board member at KSI Chapter Gayo. We are also acquainted with the Chairman of KSI Chapter Gayo @mahlizarsafdi as well as a number of Steemians Gayo. The atmosphere is very warm in the cold air of 17 degrees Celsius which for us was very cold. We felt like coming home after a long time.

The first meeting of KSI Chapter Gayo was hosted by @bahagia-arbi. Two KSI curators, @levycore and @aiqabrago, also curated the event with some advice and information for participants. Both curators are supported by testimonials from game curators @ jodipamungkas as well as some Steemians; @abduhawab, @zainalbakri, @razack-pulo, @kemal13, and @ayijufridar. Unfortunately, the senior Steemian from Banda Aceh, @rismanrachman, arrived late in Takengon City for taking public transportation. In fact, many participants await the arrival.

From Gayo to the world

Gayo Land as an integral part of Aceh, known for its thick culture and delicious coffee. For me, Gayo is one piece of heaven in Aceh, besides Sabang. The strong coffee and culture, as well as its natural beauty, is an object of posting that needs to be introduced to the world at large.

"Steemit is the way to introduce Gayo to the world. The post in Steemit will never disappear and will be a reference for the world to see Gayo," @levycore said who burned the spirit of Steemians Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah. The two districts merged to form KSI Chapter Gayo.

Answering questions from members of KSI Chapter Bireuen about some whales doing power down, @levycore says there is no effect on Steemit's future. "Steemit will not end just because many are power down. However, this will only affect the price of Steem," @levycore said.

Regarding the prices of Steem and Steem Dollars that have fallen sharply lately, the speakers in the meetup believe it is only temporary. Even entering mid or late March, the price of both will return high. In fact, when the price drops is an opportunity to invest by buying Steem and SBD. "A lot of Steemians Bireuen are buying SBDs," says @bahagia-arbi. Buying Steem and SBD is good when the price is down to get profit when rising later.

Steam and SBD prices are up and down, among others influenced by the number of currency crypto is circulating in the market, the selloff or buy by the speculator, the level of investor confidence in the economic value of both, as well as regulatory pressure in some countries.

1St Meetup KSI Chapter Gayo was attended by the Steemians from various cities such as Bireuen, North Aceh, Pidie (I was acquainted with Chairman of KSI Chapter Pidie @rezaacoi who was a member of Aceh Writing Forum), Langsa, East Aceh, Banda Aceh, even Medan (represented by @jamanfahmi ). The cold weather in Takengon witnessed the warm friendship of Indonesian Steemit Community.[]

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1St Meetup KSI Chapter Gayo: Kehangatan di Kota Sejuk

Perjalanan menuju Kota Takengon di Aceh Tengah dari Kota Lhokseumawe di bagian utara, kini menjadi semakin cepat setelah dibangun jalan lintas dari perbatasan Aceh Utara dengan Kabupaten Bener Meriah. Meski dalam beberapa bulan terakhir kondisi jalan semakin buruk akibat longsor dan curah hujan tinggi, selain karena kualitas jalan memang rendah.

Kami—saya dan sejumlah anggota Komunitas Steemit Indonesia (KSI) Chapter Lhokseumawe—sudah mengatur perjalanan ke Takengon jauh-jauh hari. Karena acara Meetup KSI Gayo dimulai pukul 13.00 WIB, kami sepakat bertolak mulai pukul 08.00 , agar bisa menikmati keindahan alam Gayo yang berhawa sejuk serta mengambil beberapa foto dan video untuk dibagi kepada Steemians di seluruh dunia. Namun apa daya, dua malam terakhir saya tidak tidur karena sibuk dengan pekerjaan. Akhirnya, pukul 11.00 saya baru bisa menjemput @zainalbakri, @muammar, @emnajourney, dan Teungku @jamalhk.

Kecelakaan kecil

Ketika menjemput @zainalbakri, mobil kami diserempet sepeda motor yang menyerobot dengan tergesa. Mobil sedikit lecet akibatnya. Beberapa jam kemudian setelah acara Meetup di Takengon berakhir, saya baru tahu kecelakaan kecil juga dialami rombongan KSI Chapter Aceh Timur. Mobil Ketua KSI Chapter Aceh Timur @ilyasismail bersama sejumlah anggota, di antaranya @zamzamiali dan @syarefaa10, diserempet mobil lain. Kerusakan mobil @ilyasismail lebih parah dari yang kami alami.

Ada dua bekas longsoran yang perlu diwaspadai pengguna jalan dan keduanya berada di sisi kanan kalau dari Lhokseumawe. Bila ada dua mobil melintas di jalan tersebut, salah satunya harus mengalah demi keselamatan bersama. Namun, di tengah kondisi jalan yang padat di akhir pekan, kami tiba di Kota Takengon sekitar dua jam kemudian. Kami makan di sebuah rumah makan di depan Masjid Agung Kota Takengon. Menunya ikan depik, ikan kecil yang lezat dari Danau Laut Tawar. Terakhir, saya menikmati ikan depik goreng tepung sekitar Januari 2017 lalu. Sudah lumayan lama, tetapi kenikmatannya belum terlupakan.

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Dua penasihat KSI Chapter Gayo @razack-pulo dan @bahagia-arbi sudah menunggu di Gedung Pendari yang terletak tak jauh dari Masjid Agung Takengon. Keduanya adalah Steemians Bireuen yang ikut membidani lahirnya KSI Chapter Gayo. Mereka berperan besar dalam mempromosikan Steem/it di Kota Takengon yang juga dikenal sebagai Negeri Antara.

Di sana kami juga berjumpa dengan @sadramunawar, mahasiswa Universitas Malikussaleh Lhokseumawe yang juga pengurus di KSI Chapter Gayo. Kami juga berkenalan dengan Ketua KSI Chapter Gayo @mahlizarsafdi serta sejumlah Steemians Gayo. Suasananya sangat hangat di tengah udara dingin 17 derajat celcius yang bagi kami terasa sangat dingin. Kami merasa seperti pulang ke rumah sendiri setelah lama merantau.

Acara meetup pertama KSI Chapter Gayo dipandu oleh @bahagia-arbi. Dua kurator KSI, @levycore dan @aiqabrago, juga mengkurasi acara dengan beberapa nasihat dan informasi bagi peserta. Kedua kurator didukung oleh testimoni dari kurator game @jodipamungkas serta beberapa Steemians; @abduhawab, @zainalbakri, @razack-pulo, @kemal13, dan @ayijufridar. Sayangnya, senior Steemian dari Banda Aceh, @rismanrachman, terlambat tiba di Kota Takengon karena menumpang kendaraan umum. Padahal, banyak peserta menunggu kedatangannya.

Dari Gayo untuk dunia

Tanah Gayo sebagai bagian tak terpisahkan dari Aceh, dikenal dengan budaya yang kental serta kopi yang nikmat. Bagi saya, Gayo adalah salah satu potongan surga yang ada di Aceh, selain Sabang. Kopi dan budaya yang kental, serta keindahan alamnya, merupakan objek postingan yang perlu diperkenalkan kepada dunia luas.

“Steemit merupakan jalan untuk memperkenalkan Gayo kepada dunia. Postingan di Steemit tidak akan pernah hilang dan akan menjadi referensi bagi dunia untuk melihat Gayo,” kata @levycore yang membakar semangat Steemians Aceh Tengah dan Bener Meriah. Kedua kabupaten tersebut bergabung membentuk KSI Chapter Gayo.

Menjawab pertanyaan anggota KSI Chapter Bireuen tentang beberapa whale yang melakukan power down, @levycore mengatakan tidak ada pengaruh terhadap masa depan Steemit. “Steemit tidak akan berakhir hanya karena banyak yang power down. Tetapi, ini hanya akan berpengaruh terhadap harga Steem,” kata @levycore.

Menyangkut harga Steem dan Steem Dollars yang turun tajam belakangan ini, para pembicara dalam meetup tersebut meyakini hanya bersifat sementara. Bahkan memasuki pertengahan atau akhir Maret ini, harga keduanya akan kembali tinggi. Justru, ketika harga turun merupakan kesempatan untuk berinvestasi dengan membeli Steem dan SBD. “Banyak Steemians Bireuen yang membeli SBD,” ungkap @bahagia-arbi. Membeli Steem dan SBD baiknya memang ketika harga sedang turun untuk mendapatkan profit ketika naik nanti.

Harga Steem dan SBD yang naik turun, antara lain dipengaruhi oleh jumlah mata uang crypto tersebut yang beredar di pasaran, aksi jual atau beli oleh spekulan, tingkat kepercayaan investor terhadap nilai ekonomis terhadap keduanya, serta tekanan regulasi di sejumlah negara.

1St Meetup KSI Chapter Gayo dihadiri para Steemians dari berbagai kota seperti Bireuen, Aceh Utara, Pidie (saya berkenalan dengan Ketua KSI Chapter Pidie @rezaacoi yang ternyata anggota Forum Aceh Menulis), Langsa, Aceh Timur, Banda Aceh, bahkan Medan (diwakili @jamanfahmi). Dinginnya cuaca di Takengon menjadi saksi hangatnya persahabatan Komunitas Steemit Indonesia.[]

Photos by @ayijufridar, @bahagia-arbi, @emnajourney, and @sadramunawar.

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