We just had a successful Hive-OCD Onboarding Seminar at Caduawan Elementary School last June 24, 2023 (Saturday). It was a day full of learning, new connections, and celebration!
How it all transpired?
It was @naymhapz and @callmesmile who initially informed us about their neighboring school teachers who were interested in joining Hive. I and @ybanezkim26 promised beforehand that we would be speakers as long as the rest of the planning would be spearheaded by them. And so we reached a final date of June 24th.
However, before the said date, I encountered some difficult life challenges that rendered me unsure if I could make it. And so I invited @intoy.bugoy to be one of the speakers just in case I could not attend. He gladly said yes. And this made me feel secure that with or without me, the onboarding would push through.
2 days before the seminar, I finally confirmed with @callmesmile that I would be joining. She was elated. @ybanezkim26 and I decided to meet up at 5:00 am at the bus station and would pick up @intoy.bugoy along the way so I said beforehand to @callmesmile to invite inform the participants that we would start at 9:00 am so we could end early as well but guess what happens...
Was late but the show must go on...
I only had 2 hours of sleep but I still manage to wake up at 4:30 am however when I was about to head out at 5:00 am, my intuition was on high gear and I suddenly had the urge to call @ybanezkim26 first. Well, I knew he always had a problem waking up but this time it was him who arranged the meet-up time so I had full confidence in him. However, it took me an hour to send him missed calls! His phone was on silent. 😂 And it is not my missed calls that woke him up but his body clock.
The bus left at 7:10 am and we arrived at the school at exactly 9:45 am. At this point, I surrendered everything to the Divine and relaxed into the belief that the teachers will manage on their own while waiting for us to arrive. Then I took a nap during the trip.
It was raining when we arrived at the school and the teachers already started the program by sharing their experiences. We stumbled on @naymhapz sharing her Hive profile and blog with the participants. We immediately set up Kim's laptop and went straight into business...
I started by sharing how I stumbled upon Hive then when it got to the part of explaining all about the basics of Hive, I handed the mic to @ybanezkim26 which he easily discussed like a pro.
@intoy.bugoy then discussed the Peakd interface and how to navigate it, including how to write their first blog. He did a pretty good job.
Then I further continued sharing about how to make their introduction blog, the do's and don'ts in blogging, and some tips to make original, quality content.
Mind you, we didn't have any practice or a run-through with the presentation. Everything was impromptu. In the middle of the talk, snacks were distributed - bread and some delicious coconut drink.
Somehow, we manage to finish the talk in 2 hours, at exactly noon. Of course, we finished with a group photo shoot.
I then realized that it was a big group of teachers and college students! And this was the time, I was able to say my greetings to the other participants and gratitude to the principals who were gracious enough to allow this seminar to happen.
Huge gratitude to @callmesmile, @naymhapz, @ciadanmea. @dehai, @jobeliever, @netswriting for organizing and supporting this OCD Onboarding Seminar and also for this "surprise" birthday celebration. Although I told @callmesmile that there was no need to buy me a cake instead they went big time and included a sumptuous meal for us to enjoy.
Know that I feel the love and appreciation you have for me. Forever grateful to be celebrating my birthday with these wonderful friends from Hive.
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