Finally, I have this relaxing and peaceful moment wherein I can write everything I experienced from the HivePH Meetup 2023. It was something that I didn’t expect would come and I would be part of it. For someone like me who was writing not too long ago and was friended with amazing people I only know online was absolutely hyping me up. I barely had good preparation for this meetup because I had plenty of errands and school works to finish every day. However, the most important thing was I attended and I met them in an extraordinary way.
Looking back at how things were, especially in preparation for this meetup. I already feel the excitement and eagerness to meet them personally. For instance, @hiveph staff is the people I always look up to because despite their busy schedules and professional work. They can still manage the community very well. For the same reason, I wanted to meet all of them, particularly @adamada and @arcspy because I haven’t seen their faces yet.
Furthermore, the first people I met were ate @cindee08 and @cli4d. We met at PITX and traveled to Ayala Museum via Grab to meet others as well. Inside the car, we talked about several random things including our expectations of others’ faces and what our journey in HIVE was. It was a very interesting moment when I had a first glance of @akumagai and @adamada from afar. I didn’t know that it was Adam though.
Approaching the peeps, @jude.villarta, @ishwoundedhealer, @arcsgspy, @demotry, @wittyzell, @cthings, @adamada, and @akumagai made me shiver. I was like, “Oh gosh, I’ve only seen and heard them online and now they were in front of me”. It was surreal. In all honesty, I want to hug Jude first because she is one of the people I’m closest to and she’s huggable as well. How I wish @jijisaurart was there, too. I was really shy, but I still manage to collect myself and have a good conversation with them.
We took some photos in Ayala Triangle Gardens. I observed and enjoyed the walk because it was my first time in the place. Honestly, I expected that it would be hot in Makati, but not to the point that it was very hot. We were all sweating and I felt bad for others because I know they were having a hard time. Ate Cindee, ate Ish, Ford and I stayed there for minutes and we watched a guy who was performing. He was a good singer.
We decided to go to Filipino Lobo Tavern where the meetup place will be held. We walked from Ayala Triangle Gardens to the said place. It was super cool. The night walk was wonderful and we had good conversations, too. The tall buildings were something I looked forward to in Makati. Lol!
When we reached the meetup place, we had no time to fix ourselves because all we did was to talk to peeps. I saw kuya @tpkidkai who was at the door and I greeted him. But I was really shocked when I saw Miss @indayclara who was busy capturing and videoing. I thought she couldn’t make it. When she saw me, I was like, “Gosh, she’s real! She’s so real!” I believed I hugged her and greeted her nicely. Thus, I say hi to ate @lhes, ate @romeskie, @bananzell, @maverickinvictus, and @nmore. If I recall correctly, my hands were shaking while writing my name because I felt so happy seeing them in person.
A few minutes later, @sensiblecast came and I was surprised to see him. His looks and body build were the same as in the photo I saw online. He was a cool and nice guy. I love his hair though. After that, @kraaaaa followed and I didn’t know him actually. Never had an interaction with him in Discord but when we had a few conversations, he was like an angelic person. He knew how to communicate and socialize with people. Amazing bro!
In all honesty, I loved the dishes served on the table. Especially, the Sisig, Bulalo (I am not sure), and Lechon Kawali. The other dishes were fine as well but not my type. I remember the dish that tasted like Suman. It was very new to me. Aside from that, the drinks were good. We have the freedom to drink whatever we want and it was a good start to warm up our stomachs. Lol! The games, singing sessions, and photoshoots were memories that even today were vividly clear in my mind. The laughs and smiles I’ve seen were pure and genuine.
I guessed the best memories and the highlight for me was when we were in the KTV Bar. Only a few left and some sang at the top of their lungs. I loved the drinks, especially tequila. I know that everyone was enjoying and having a good time. It was a kind of bonding that will be imprinted in my memory. The connecting straight pointing finger with @kraaaaa was very funny. I’m aware that I’m not drunk yet. Goodness!
I want to start my honest opinion with the people who attended the meetup. Let’s go first with kuya @demotry, looking at him, he looked like a shy-type guy, and when I had a conversation with him. He was a soft-spoken person and I liked his genuine smile. Ate @lhes was the kind of sister who will constantly remind you of things. She was funny and had a lot of stories to tell. I knew her a long time ago and to see her personally was incredible. Ate @ishwoundedhealer was like a close sister to me. She had this aura and vibe that was so graceful and comforting. Never thought that I would be close to her after the meetup.
Nanay @romeskie was very busy sorting things in meetup but you can tell how eager she was to talk with all of us. I loved our conversations about careers and how she ended up being a homeschool teacher for her daughter. What an amazing mom. Miss @wittyzell was someone I adore ever since I entered the HivePH community. She was accommodating and friendly. She had the vibe that tells you, you can approach her anytime. I am sorry miss for pinching your cute cheeks. Kuya @adamada was not as intimidating as he was in Discord. He was polite, and kind, and shared useful knowledge that you can use in the future. Thank you for the advices and I appreciated it a lot.
Kuya @tpkidkai was a super cool kuya. Smiling and roaming around to talk with people and I loved his sense of humor. We haven’t had a long conversation but looking forward to it at another time. Ate @nmore was super pretty, gosh! I didn’t expect her to be so gentle and approachable. I loved her outfits, though. Lol! Thus, I had the comfort to talk with her. Ate @arcgspy was still the same voice in Discord. We had no lengthy conversations but seeing her personally made me happy. Finally, I knew what her face was and she was totally adorable. Ate @cthings was so pretty, OMG! I never thought that her face was so small and her killer smile was lovely. I always say hi to her because I didn’t know what to say. She was very kind and friendly on top of that.
Ate @cindee08 was the funnies and jolliest person in the meetup. She lightened the mood and made everyone laugh. Her good sense of humor made her win an award, lol! Thank you for the treat ate. See you soon. @akumagai was a tall and nice person. I thought he was intimidating but I was wrong. I had no lengthy conversation with him as well but he was nice. Ate @bananzell was super cute and her smiles are so amazing. I like the way she talked and how she interacted with people. @jude.villarta was the friend that I’m happy to meet with. I hugged her several times and her pleasing laughs were the best. I couldn’t believe that I met you but see you again, Jude.
Miss @indayclara was the sexiest and happiest woman I’ve seen in the meetup. In all honesty, I was starstruck by her and her aura like, “Talk to me, I’m a nice girl”. I want to hug her but I just can’t because I think that would be very disrespectful. But I hugged her when we departed and I want to meet you again, miss. Lastly, @cli4d shocked me when he sang because I haven’t heard him sing in front of the crowd. You made my day and night awesome. I was always thankful for you that you came with me. You know very well what happened and will not spill anything here.
To HivePH community members who didn’t make it to the meetup. There is a second time sure and I hope you can also experience the same thing. I look forward to meeting everyone, especially the people I talk with like @jijisaurart and @eunoia101. That was a good and memorable experience that I will never forget.
Some images are taken from miss @indayclara and miss @wittyzell.
It was nice meeting you too, @dennnmarc! Cute mo sobra hahaha gusto kitang kulitin din actually kaso d na kinakaya ng strength ko haha and you seem occupied with mmmm you know so I thought we can talk some other time naman 😉
Eyy! Omg!! You are so pretty din. I was like looking at you from afar and you are sooo kalog. Natawa naman ako sa occupied with someone else. Hahaha.
Kilig naman ako, Denn!
Di ko na matandaan kung pang ilan ka sa nagsabi na ang liit ng mukha ko that night hahaha
Masaya akong nakita kita! Sa susunod ulit 💖🤘🏻
Halos lahat ata kami nag sabi nyan sayo ate C. Haha. Masaya din na nakita ka ate. So pretty!
Yung tipong binasa ko lahat wishing to be there too and trying to know them through what you have said pero iilan lang talaga Ang nakilala ko in picture.
Si @tpkidkai ba Yung nakagray tshirt din nakshort na may glasses? Another I can surely recognize is @sensiblecast mebu, @akumagai, Ikaw, @jude.villarta, @indayclara and @ishwoundedhealer. Si @cli4d ba Yung Kasama mo sa pic una na naka glass din?
Ang saya nyu parang nakaka inngit pero bawal mainggit Ika nga hehehe. Sana all na lang talaga Ako hehehe.
Yes po ate. Si kuya TP po yung naka gray shirt with collar. Kung pwede lang makasama ang lahat, why not naman po diba? Hihi. Si Ford po yung kasama ko sa unang pics po. He looks cute. Sama po kayo next time ate.
Sana nga noh, Ang sarap siguro sa feeling meeting all Pinoy in hive.
Sana kahit sa zoom lang noh magkita2 Ang lahat. Di ko Rin kasi nakikita Yung iba kahit sa discord kasi usually Friday evening Ang mga games. Di Ako available 😢
Cute cute mo Denny!!! Ikaw yung isa sa mga nakakwentuhan ko nang mejo natagal tagal sa meetup. Super aligaga talaga ako sa mga bagay bagay dun sa meetup. Hahaha. Next time, pipirmi na lang talaga ako sa isang lugar. Hahaha. Looking forward sa mga programs at games na idedevelop mo. Malay mo, ikaw ang gagawa ng pinsan ni Kem Bot. Hahaha
Kaya ng po nanay Rome ih, ang ganda nung talks natin that night. Grabi kasi talaga, ang busy nyo that time. Hihi. Pero ayun nga po, sana'y makatulong sa community very soon. Lam Bot naman ang name nya, joke. Hahhaha
Gusto ko yang Lam Bot. O kaya Batibot. Hahaha. Ang kulit.
Hahaha lam bot,.cool din hehehe
Saan ka ba dyan sa pic @romeskie? Di pa kita nakilala sa picture hehehe
Ako yung bida bidang nasa gitna ng banner dun sa group pic. Hahahaha. Para kita ako agad. Hirap pag ismol ferson eh. Hahaha
Ikaw Yung may sling bag na Blue Ang strap?
Excited na excited kaya ako mameet ka. Like gusto ko haba haba usapan moment natin but ayoko nman madisturbo moments niyo ni cli4d 😂
Anyways, I was happy seeing you having fun and being in the moment, connecting with the rest of the Hive PH pipz. The event just made our bond even stronger.
Ayy, hahaha, ang dami ngang moments namin ni Ford pero naka limit na nga iyon miss. Super gusto ko din talaga ng mga lengthy conversations with you, miss. One of the good days of my early 20s. Eyy!
Loyal ka talaga sa hive @indayclara kasi ying white shirt mo my hive logo talaga. Enjoy na enjoy talaga kayo sa meet up.
Ayiee May something in my smile looking haha. Sana nga, but kahit di meet-up I had plans to meet you guys very soon kahit a couple of days lang... Yieee.
hoy meet mo ako ha
Hahaha, broo! I miss you! Yup, we can do that bro next year after your studies. May work na rin ako non most probably. Cheers!
Amazing, hope more folks keep joining us. Keep up the good work!
Yes, the more people join us, the more hive will become lively. Thank you so much. :)
Hope it was a memorable event for y'all....
Yes, it was. Those days are golden. Pure joy and building real connections with people.
Dang thought I had a long convo with you. Oh well guess that's an excuse to meet up on the next meetup!
Nope. It was very short, Aku. I cannot keep up with your fast speeches. Lol.
Oh lol
eyy! it was nice to see you denn! I love how well you can handle yourself in drinking sesh! you really know how to party! Time well spent! Hope to see you again in the next! cheers!
!PIZZA
!LUV
Oh gosh, it was nice seeing you as well, kuya Mebs. Of course, I did practice for that event because I know there are plenty of drinks. Haha. See you soon! You're just nearby.
$PIZZA slices delivered:
@jijisaurart(1/5) tipped @dennnmarc
sensiblecast tipped dennnmarc
You are really an awesome person bro! hahaha, I just find it funny na binibilang mo ang shots mo. And you never missed the pointing finger.
Aww, thank you, bro. No, I didn't count them intentionally. Talagang natatandaan ko lang how many times I drink. Haha. See? I'm not drunk at all. eyy!
I had fun too @dennnmarc! I just wish I have deep convos with everybody but given my duties and responsibilities and the limited time, I just couldn't. Maybe next time~
KAW PALA UNG UNANG NAG PINCH NG CHEEKS KO!? couldn't remember who it was but buti may umamin HAHAHA
marami bang pumisil, witty? hahahaha
Yeah, we understand it very well, miss. I didn't expect that you're cuter in person. Hahaha. Yes yes, ako yung nag pinch ng checks mo miss sa LOBO. Di ko na kasi natiis that time Hahaha.
Awww 🥺
Yung sisig una kong napansin mukang masarap HAHA
She is, kahit virtual! hehe.
Of course, Den! Libre daw ni Yonong whaha!
Thanks for sharing, Den! Ganda ng kuha mo sa streets! 😊
!PIZZA
Kaya nga ate Jiji eh, I wanna meet you so badly. Can't wait for that time to happen. Hihi. I miss you! :)
Alay lakad ulit tayo! hehehe ang saya nyu kasama feeling ko bumata ako ng 5 years lol, sa uulitin sana mas madami pa tayo para mas magulo🤣
Eyy, you looked young nga po ate eh. Parang nasa 26 y.o ka lang po talaga. hahaha.
Happy to see you all together in person. Finally nasatisfy na yung curiosity with each other. What a memorable event.
Totoo po yan ate. talagang super satisfied ako meeting with the peep and very memorable experiences. Sana makasama ka din po ate soon.
Nakakainggit, sayang di ako nakasama. Thanks for sharing! :)
Oo nga po kuya. It will be fun and good experience na makita ang mga tao sa Hive PH. You're welcome po. :)
You guys sure hard a swell time
I am so happy for you all🥰
Yup, and I truly enjoyed it. This was one of the best memories I had so far this year. Thank you so much, @ibbtammy.
Awwwww that's so nice, cheers to more beautiful memories dear friend and you are most welcome😃
Good to see Filipino people gathering together from all walks of life, from different places of the country all for the community and for the sake of meeting each other in person in the name of the Hive blockchain.
Ganito pala kalakas at ka-organized and mga Pinoy sa Hive, maraming salamat HivePh, isa po kayong inspirasyo. Talaga namang nakakahawa ang inyong mga inspirasyon. Ipagpatuloy lang po natin ang pag-spread ng magandang balita patungkol sa Hive.
yes, thank you so much po. although everyone came from different places, but we still managed to attend in the meetup. I hope you'll come next kuya.
I will try nakakahawa ang energy ng grupo kitang kita sa mga mukha ng bawat isa ang excitement sa meetup.
Sanaol talaga sa mga taga manila na nagmemeet-up. Can't relate hahahahah mindanao area here. Bakit parang medyo kinikilig ako sa blog nato parang may love story na nagaganap. Haha waiting for the next blog. 💕
Yeah, alam ko nga taga Mindanao ka pa, Syd. It was nice to meet people you know online. Malay mo naman sa susunod na mga taon, makasama kana. Huy, bawal kiligin. Hahaha. Joke.
Sana naman may meet up din sa mindanao hahahah. Baka ililibre niyo ako ng ticket in the future hahahah. Relationship reveal na 😂
Ay bet. Ang fun naman netoooo. Naol na lang. 😁
When you come back sa Philippines, you can meet us as well ate.
Ayaw. Hiya ako. Chariz. Hahahaha!
Yiieee u think I'm cute 🤣🤣🤣
Well if you're free next time and I'm in cav, wanna meet up again cuz di ko kayo ni forn masyado nakausap. Introvert brain was still adjusting to such a huge crowd
Yes, of course. Why not? As long as we're both free then we can meet that's for sure. Lots of introvert peeps came out of their shell during meetup, lol.
Ohh cool UwU I think I can go home to silang by like... June or July so maybe you guys will be free then? Would be cool to have coffee with you guys cuz I miss cafe agapita 🥹
LoL no more liquor for you guys tho
that's almost 2hr travel by bus but it's good really good in Silang. We love liquor. hahah.
Bungad ka lang ba Ng cav? OnO
Oof are you guys sure you want to go drinking with me? I don't want to be responsible for having to drag you 2 somewhere to sleep 🥲
the post was 4 days ago, and I didn't noticed it, then I remember the date, I was in davao with my friend that time, so i didn't get the chance to view my notif, and when I view my notif natabunan na ng ibang mention as hivemeet ups.. i hope di pa late to reply dennn ~
I'm so happy to have meet you denn so much! feel ko yong hugs natin were not even enough sana more bonding with you like a longest time till mag sawa tayo .. sana with jiji din
It's okay Jude, hihi. I know naman na you are very busy that time since I saw your tweets. Kaya nga ih. Malay naman natin no? We'll see each other again with Jiji. Can't wait!!