Updated: January 18, 2008
The event coverage is finally up. If you’d like to view the full list of attendants (though it looks less), visit the AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) Starbucks Gathering events page. Thanks, Michael.
TheStar and the AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) group recently organized a small bloggers gathering for the bloggers of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. It was hosted by Starbucks in the brand new; The Gardens, Midvalley. A quick note though is this isn’t the Starbucks in Borders. This outlet is the one next to the walkover from the old Midvalley to The Gardens.
There wasn’t any real agenda to the gathering unlike the Malaysia Bloggers Buff 2007 forum I attended. This was really a gathering of the great minds to let free their pressures and catch up with other bloggers. Okay, that was exaggerated.
The event was scheduled from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. But from what I heard, it ended at 1:00PM. I wasn’t there up until the end as it was a busy weekend for me. And I’m so disappointed having to miss the groupie photo. *cry*
On that very Saturday (January 12, 2008), while I was suppose to be letting go with other bloggers, meeting new faces, new ladies and old buddies I had to:
- Sell a Space Invaders t-shirt to someone.
- Consult a potential client at Starbucks.
- Leave for a lunch date.
Anyway, I would really like to share some link love with all the bloggers who attended but unfortunately I don’t have the list and I can’t find the list. Yes, the list that Michael A. Fredericks promised me! Where are you, Michael! :P
These are the ones I remembered (or heard people mentioning):
Brian (Goldfries)
James (Himitsu)
JayHan (Jayhan Loves Design & Japan)
Albert (Glaring Notebook Cubed)
Peter (The Digital Awakening)
Sashi (Sashi-isms)
Suanie (As Suanie Sees It)
Jason (Smashpop)
MenJ (MenJ)
Louis (EarningBlog)
Jeff (Otoreview)
K-Pop Sisters (K-Popped)
Yvonne (Yvonne Foong)
There were about 50 bloggers who attended. So as you can see this is like only a partial list. And just to give you an idea of the numbers, here’s a photo by smashpop.
Thank you to TheStar and AMBP for organizing this event. I really wished to have been in the group photo. Maybe I’ll Photoshop myself near the tree or somewhere. Great to see all the bloggers and hope to see you guys again. :)
[tags]All Malaysia Bloggers Project, Starbucks, TheStar[/tags]
Just that some groups are so big, quite shy to go “oh hi, er……. I’m Brian from goldfries.com”
wished i could have stayed longer :X
goldfries:
Urm…how many name cards did you distribute?
suanie:
Come come…I put your picture inside there also. LOL! :)
weiii, you mistaken my name la, its “James” not Jason :P (Now I realised why name cards are important now :P )
Hope I can make it next time and come with proper agenda.
Wa.. that pictures you put is very funny la… everyone is opening like mouth like crazy people! thanks ya, hope to meet up again next time. ;)
cyrus:
oops…amended. :P
lowyat:
yeah man…can’t have the lowyat support without planet lowyat.
louiss:
I’m thinking what you all doing with mouth open. LOL!
that picture is taken when some one shout “Say “Ah~~””, then everyone is open their mouth big, haha. btw, glad to meet you there.
jayhan:
no wonder. sigh…wish I too could’ve open my mouth. LOL!
nice meeting u… although we didnt really talk heheh
woot see ya on next gathering.
Hmm…never did meet you. Thus, have to meet you next time round. :)
I wish I could be there but unfortunately I was running 2 “shows” on that day – the legal career fair and the asian law students international conference.
Too bad. Hope to meet up with you in person 1 day.
Wow, you’re a very busy man. Well, as the old ones say it – if you’re busy, business is good. LOL!
And I too, hope to meet you some day. :)