What a Tumblr Meetup is All About
My Tumblr account has been with me for quite a while. I do blog but I primarily write blogposts in my Wordpress account (handpaintedsky.wordpress.com). Last summer, I officially became a Tumblr-er.
I was carnival ready but opted not to bring out my inner kikay self knowing. Na-shy na ako to dress to the nines.
So here is what happened during the Tumblr Summer Ender Meetup 2014 —-
Coming from our house, I hailed a jeep plying the Naga-Pili route. I got down at the corner if the entrance leading to the Capitol Complex, hopped on a motorcycle, and got down to where the Capitol Convention Center was.
I was welcomed by Nick and his team. I was thereafter asked to register and was given a name tag and a fan from Havaianas.
The program began with a prayer led by Ally, which was followed shortly by a brief history of the Tumblr meet ups as shared by Nick. Then, the fun activities began. :)
Now what to expect in a Tumblr meet up? What do you need to bring during a Tumblr meet up? Your tumbler, of course! Jooooooowk! Corny. Haha.
Here are some pointers for you to enjoy your Tumblr meetup (or any meet up for that matter):
One, bring out your inner cheerleader. If you were so active in your school during Intramurals and cried out cheers so loud until your voice became hoarse, now’s the time to remember all your batch cheers. Recall all the lines that pumped up the energy of your teammates that at the same time drowned the spirit of your opponents. Or, just be creative and come up with anything that suits your team name like ours:
"Tenenenten tenenenenen tenenenenen UBE!" “UBE-bi baby baby my baby baby…”
(I must say that UBE stands for Ultra BiolEt since our name tags’ the color violet. Hahaha.)
Two, wish and pray that you be called in the raffle. There are a lot of items that were given away during the meet up.
If you’re not the early bird, you have your chance to win prizes via your registration number. My lucky number (I was number 10) in the registration list was called in to be one of the winners in the raffle.
Three, gear up for some memory work. Remember the cheering/chanting in number one?
All the cheering and the chanting is only a creative method by which the team will introduce themselves and their URLs. If you’re not deaf and is patient enough to store all the URLs in your memory card that is your brain, then, make good use of it.
Memorize as many URLs as you can. Who knows? You can win a piece of (cup)cake! (Thank you Ariane’s cupcakes)
Four, tote around the most unique things you have at your disposal. It may give you another chance to win something.
As for me, I brought my good ole umbrella with me. Ain’t it weird and unique given the summer heat? Haha. I don’t know but I guess I was the only one who brought an umbrella with me. And for that, I was able to take home another loot.
But yeah, a Polaroid shot is a product of the bring me game, too!
Five, brace yourself for celebrity appearance and fangirl/ fanboy all you want.
None other than Cosmopolitan-bachelor-turned-youngest-governor-in-Philippine-history graced our Tumblr meetup.
Migz Villafuerte is such a cover boy. No wonder majority of the Camarines Sur population gave him the gubernatorial seat last election. I’m part of the minority, though. Anyway, join in the pa-picture kay gob bandwagon na lang -
After the photo opp with him, he witnessed how we unraveled ourselves in order to come up with the longest line. He had a brief chitchat with the organizers as well.
Team UBE with team Green won the game! We each got items prepped by the organizers.
I told you, there were a lot of items given away. And I’m happy that my team has one twice!! Tenenenten tenenenen tenenenen UBE!
Six, just be game na game with everything.
All the games and prizes didn’t end with the longest line relay and Gov. Migz leaving the venue. There was one last game where we huffed and puffed our way through four (4) glassfuls of flour to find a single one peso coin. We didn’t win but que ber. I had so much. I haven’t played that game ever in my life. Haha.
Seven, carry around your most happy self. You need a good deal of it especially since you’ll be meeting new friends, playing old silly yet fun games. Smile a lot and be open to everyone around you.
The Tumblr Summer Ender Meetup is one riot of a journey for a blogger like me. I have been with Tumblr for xxx years already but this is the first time I was able to mingle with bloggers who, after all, are also humans like most of us.We may have different styles, genre, and topics in blogging. Yet, at the end of the day, we share the same love for self-expression.
I would like to congratulate Nick who painstakingly thought through the whole process of the meet up and the other previous meet ups. Sulit ang pagod, Nick Astig!
I would also like to commend his team who helped organize this event. Horaaay!
And to the sponsors who helped the organizers give more to the attendees. Thank you so much. Your generosity is very much appreciated.
What a way to end my summer! Until the next meet up, Tumblr guys. In Malacanang naman, yes?
I remain.
But wait there’s more…
