Hui-chen and I went up to Taipei on Sunday evening to meet up with some bloggers at an informal gathering hosted by Byron, of Textura Design [1], and Bike Hugger [2]. It was a nice group of tech types with talk about blogging, politics and of course, technology. There are other accounts of the event worth reading, and with some great photos:
Darren Melrose [3] Great photos!
IslaFormosa [4] Apparently there was sausage? I didn’t see any sausage! I love sausage! Nevermind, smartass (see comments).
Textura Design [5] Thanks for hosting this event Byron!
Taipei Blogger Party Video [6] Thanks Mark!
Taipei Mixer [7]
Now, I have to tell about a funny thing that happened. There was a giveaway of some cool stuff (technically, called “scwhag). Byron asked if he could use my hat to put cards into for the drawing. I had no objection of course (except that my hat was a bit sweaty!). But I suggested to Byron that I should disqualify myself from the drawings because my hat was being used, and if I were to win the top prize, well, it could be considered a conflict of interest. Of course, I was joking and Byron laughed it off saying it didn’t matter.
I won the top prize [8]….
Here is the video, embedded for your convenience:
Thanks to Byron and his colleagues for having us!
See you at Blogtoberfest on October 25th [9]!
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#1 Comment By Fili On October 21, 2008 @ 16:04
It was great finally getting to meet you and your lovely wife.
#2 Comment By thenhbushman On October 22, 2008 @ 00:40
Fili » the pleasure is ours. hope to see you this weekend!
#3 Comment By islaformosa On October 21, 2008 @ 22:09
The jokes on you! In fact ‘sausage fest’ means too many males and not enough females. Get it? Sausages?
You may have to ‘eat’ your words.
“Apparently there was sausage? I didn’t see any sausage! I love sausage!”
Sorry, that was the best laugh I’ve had in a long time!
Cheers!
#4 Comment By thenhbushman On October 22, 2008 @ 00:37
islaformosa » yeah i get it. may i suggest a different photograph then? 😉
#5 Comment By Todd On October 21, 2008 @ 22:49
Too bad I missed out on some schwag. See you Saturday!
#6 Comment By thenhbushman On October 22, 2008 @ 00:37
Todd » looking forward to it!
#7 Pingback By Blogger meetup in Taipei | Fili’s World On October 24, 2008 @ 17:44
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