Meet-up with Cebuano bloggers
I’m really happy to have gotten together with Cebuano bloggers last Sunday. Since I was going to be in Cebu for the weekend, I’d asked Winston to try and get in touch with some bloggers and invite them to an informal meet-up. There were about 15 or so of us at Bo’s Coffee on Osmeña, including Max Limpag and Wilson Ng.
It was Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Diaz, and it had been raining, but the Cebu-based bloggers (some turned out to be originally from Zamboanga, Iligan, Dumaguete…) made time for the get-together. Max and the others said it was the first time that bloggers were in one place at one time.
Reminiscent of the first few times that Davao bloggers came together socially, our Cebu counterparts had their ice-breaker yesterday, and it was quite heartening. I’m certain everyone shares the hope that it will spark more such gatherings.
I’m glad to have finally met Kevin and Mark, with whom I’ve already been corresponding via blog comments and email.
The bloggers’ afternoon socials was attended by a mixed group: bloggers of varying themes and concerns, people of different backgrounds. And this is good, because variety adds spice, which drives away boredom! :)
The bloggers present, aside from the guys I’ve already mentioned above: Paul, Wilhelmina, Aileen, Xerxes, Aldrin, Rodelio, Rio, Francis.
Beyond the getting-to-know aspect, seeds of future bloggers activities were also sown. In fact, they have pretty neat ideas! But I’ll let them announce their own plans. What I can say, though, is that the VisayasBloggers.com feeds aggregator site will definitely get off the ground, starting with the blogs of those present yesterday. But the more important thing is, there’s now been a very encouraging start.
Kudos to Cebu’s bloggers!!!
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wow! kudos to kuya bloggie for initiating such an event! ypu’re spreading the good virus… =)
Thanks, sweet! :)
(My nickname has only one G btw…)
Blogie,
great to have finally met you in the flesh. lols. Anyway, I might visit davao for the kadayawan!
Cheers!
@Beejing — Great! Lemme know if you’ll make it. :)
Sure. I’ll send you an email.