I registered in Steemit February this year and I can say that my first 2 months was an incredible journey. For such a short period of time, I gained a lot of new friends and I got a better understanding of the platform.

You need to stick a bit longer and read further to understand what's going on in this picture

The @steemsummit held yesterday was my first time to attend a Steemit event. It was also the first time to finally see the faces behind the usernames I see a lot around the platform. In fact, it’s my first time ever to be a part of a community of content creators- it was a wonderful experience.

A lot of interesting things happened during the Steem Summit. Let me break it down first, with the things I love about it

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE STEEM SUMMIT

The people

In this picture is @themanualbot, @jan.lives, @xaydtrips, @legendarryll, @ybanezkim26, @thegaillery, @reewritesthings,@brokemancode,ME, and @jsmalila (took this from @brokemancode, thanks man)

This was the best part. I just felt so happy to have finally met them and talk to them. The energy in the venue had me inspired the whole time.

Can you guess which is @reewritesthings's calligraphy and where's mine?.... Don't stress yourself out people. Okay I'll give you a clue: Mine's purple. Flawless, isn't

The Fact that I didn’t break my neck

I had to ask from people for some photos of me, I got his from @morken, thank you

I'm happy I was able to entertain the crowd with my pole perfromance. I didn’t slip, I didn't kick the projector and I completed the performance with only minor injuries. Haha

The left: that was from holding elbow grip for too long. The right: I totally forgot how I got that

The Speakers

Well I had to say it was my first time listening to a talk like this. Two days prior, I was listening to a presentation about Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Toxic Hazardous waste and then suddenly there I was, listening to Michael and Nathan Senn about concepts that are totally new to me.

But I had a great time and I knew it was just the beginning of much more things to learn. It was interesting to know that @kryptonia can be a useful tool for engagements in Steemit.

The Talents

Wow, Seriously, just Wow. I have to be honest with you. I never really appreciate beatboxing until I heard people from Cebu Beatboxing Community perform. How can you produce several kinds of sounds at the same time? Like…How many larynx and voice folds do you guys have? Where do the other sounds come from?

MIND B-L-O-W-N

I love how diverse are the talents of the people in that event. In poetry, in writing, in photography, drawing, painting, singing and yes, ofcourse beatboxing.

@tuffyjames doing some beatbox sorcery

AND BEHOLD... THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE EVENT

The 8-feet Ceiling height

Aspace was perfect. In fact, I couldn’t think of any place that is more ideal for the Steem Summit. But it wasn’t ideal for a pole performance. I had to make adjustments to the portable pole which has an original height of 11 feet. I didn’t install the second extension. I had to make adjustments to the tricks because if I overdo my inverts and climbs, my legs would probably hit the projector on one side, the trusses on the adjacent side, and the pipes on the opposite side. I had to practice when I arrived there just to get familiar with where I should be throwing my limbs.

But that's just me guys. Aspace was perfect. I just hated the fact that I can't do some more awesome stuff like drops and flips haha.

That's me practicing before the event started. Thanks @brokemancode for capturing my epic struggling- face.

The Temperature in Aspace

Now this will explain the very first photo in this post. What the hell are you doing Anne Porter? – I had to warm up.

Before I pole, I need to precondition my body and literally increase my body temperature. Though it was a comfortable temperature inside, it was too cold for some active stretches. Also, it was too hot outside and I’d probably be sweaty and slippery if I warm up there. (Not to mention the awkwardness of by-passers watching a lady getting into her front splits in a parking area). The ladies comfort room was the sweet spot – perfect room temperature and away from people’s attention.

I could never delete this from the blockchain ever. I'd probably regret uploading this. Please don't tell my grandchildren about this

I hated the fact that I was too shy to talk to some people

I may have improved on how I manage my anxiety and fear of performing but I’m still shy about initiating conversation with people I do not know. Can I just say hi to @themanualbot and @jassennessaj here instead? LOL. Also, people from Cebu beatbox community led by @jaderpogi, I wanted to congratulate and express my fan-girliness but I was too shy (and busy disassembling my pole after the event).

I wanted to talk to the Senn brothers of @kryptonia because I was just amazed of the talent and dedication these gentlemen have invested on their project. I love drawing inspirations from these kinds of people. However, I was too scared of throwing some silly questions because of my lack of technical know-how about blockchains, cryptocurrency and other crypto-equivalentsofastrophysics. Maybe after I do my homework on some readings about the topic, I’ll grow some balls to talk to them.

The fact that I didn’t get to meet @surpassinggoogle

Peace, @ybanezkim26, :)
When I was new to Steemit (actually I still am), I noticed this guy @surpassinggoogle who has pretty high upvote values in my poor, lonely posts. I learned more about him and his cause from @thegaillery and @ybanezkim26. I hated the fact that I didn’t meet him that day. I didn’t know he would have a surprise-visit. @brokemancode already played a video message from him so who would have thought?!. That chat message from @ybanezkim26 that he was there just broke my heart. I asked Dad if we could go back and he said we couldn’t. Mom was waiting for dinner.

So that was it. Congratulations to the organizers, @ybanezkim26, @thegaillery, @legendarryl, and @honeyletsgo. I’m looking forward for more gatherings and other Steemit projects!