7th Cebu Steemit Blogger's Meet-up: The Numbers are Overwhelming!

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.

_{@xaydtrips, @jeebee0331, @imyourshyness, and @ivanafrey24. 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: @xaydtrips, @jeebee0331, @iamyourshyness, and @ivanafrey24 (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.

_{SUCCULENTS! The fact that they have succulents as their centerpieces, I am now biased towards that place.}
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.

_{THE INTERIORS. It's an eye candy!}
So much with the description of the venue; you just have to visit the place. I highly recommend it!

_{THAT FAMED SWIMMING POOL. You're not allowed to swim though.}

The Event Prior

From Ayala, @thegaillery, @ivanafrey24, and me rode a taxi to Marisse Patisserie since we have no idea where it is located. We arrived at the venue at around 1:15 PM. I was shocked that the place had lots of people already. I thought the place was really jam-packed as it was Sunday, but I was surprised that majority of them were steemians!

_{Feel free to find your faces. Haha.}
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.

_{Happy faces everywhere!}
I also had a great time with my core group before the event properly started. The likes of @honeyletsgo (who was just curied recently), @thegaillery, @thisisruby, @themanualbot, @babybear, @xaydtrips, @jeebee0331, and @imyourshyness really made my day!

_{My other set of family.}
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 @josejirafa, @maimaimaichan, @thefairlady, @pizzanniza, @julsmlz (another curied author last week), and @jenesa are so awesome that I had a hard time keeping up.

_{Overflowing groupies!}
Special mention are the likes of @jassennessaj, @ninyea, @itinerantph, and @joancabz 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.

_{PHOTOSHOOT PA MORE! I love this photo!}

The Event Proper

After the meeting of the core leaders of @steemph.cebu, they decided to split the crowd into 3 separate groups. One group was composed of newbies or interested individuals who haven't registered yet, but are so eager to learn about steemit. They were handled by @ninyea and @bellatravelph. The other group was for active steemians who wished to navigate more in the platform and wanted to maximize their steemit experience and realize their fullest potential. They were lead by @themanualbot and @jassennessaj.

_{@jassennessaj discussing steemit-related topics to active steemians.}
The third and special group was handled by @smaeunabs 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 @smaeunabs to send me the slides used in her session.

_{@smaeunabs discussing financial literacy.}
Assisting every steemians and accommodating every concerns were @fernwehninja and @itinerantph.

_{@ninyea and @bellatravelph, 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 @themanualbot 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!

_{The master @themanualbot 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 @themanualbot. I had another great time at SM because of the free food and the free laugh due to @honeyletsgo's antics. To my core group, you guys were awesome!

_{THAT BUSOG MUCH FACES. Thank you @themanualbot and @babybear for that free dinner!}
Wish you were with us @xaydtrips, @legendarryll, @faithvarron, @wandergirl, @brokemancode, @thisisruby, and @reewritesthings! See you next time!

Final Gratitude

To the core leaders of @steemph.cebu, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you. Because of your leadership, Cebu has been very active and we can't deny that because the numbers are really showing everything!

A big shoutout to @themanualbot, @jassennessaj, @ninyea, @itinerantph, @fernwehninja, @queenjventurer, @joancabz, @mikekenleytungal, and @purepinay!

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, @ybanezkim26

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_{Thank you @honeyletsgo for some of the photos! Congratulations on your first curie!}

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