An Offline Gathering of Bloggers

I just came from a meet-up/fellowship event with the Digital Filipino Club members and Cebu bloggers at the Teatro Casino of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. To note, it was my first time to be in a gathering where all the attendees are new faces (except, of course, Ms Janette Toral, whom I am thankful for gracing the event and having me on the guest list).

Digital Filipino Fellowship Night

The event got me to new realizations in a much more higher stature, as far as blogging and online communities are concerned. Usually when I happen to encounter blogs, websites, and social networks, I just only see the pictures and texts in diverse layouts like the way I read my weekend newspaper.

But tonight, it was surprising to see the people (not bots!) behind some of those established websites like mynimo.com and istorya.com.

I admit my exposure to websites and blogs are mostly international, and my blogroll would somehow testify that. So, almost all personal sites being introduced were very much new to me, except for gervacio.wordpress.com, which rang a bell when he introduced his. I think batang buotan once stumbled here already, but he did not remember when I asked him that night. Hehe!

I also got the chance to meet with a new blogging society, the Cebu Bloggers Society, who were very visible on their “Blogger Ko Bai”-imprinted shirt, along with a very impressive guitar-inspired logo. That said, I bought one for myself even if I am not part of the gang. Yet?

Well, because their sites were all not familiar to me. I had to do a little googling.

Orville – thanks for making me company that night (and to Mr. Lao, too. I hope you can find wordpress by yourself because I lost your card.)

BatangYagit.Com – A rising star of Davao. As Ms Janet would describe him, “he is not yagit after all”.

X - thanks for the CBS shirt, even still you did not give it for free. Kidding!

Cebu Bloggers Society – More success! But first, finish the damn website. (Mana diay…)

Who else?

Tournament

Cebu Bloggers Society with Ms Janette Toral

Showband