Starting The Push For "SteemFest 4 In The Philippines". (I Had Plans Be SteemFest 3 But Plans Fail!)
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0.000 HBDStarting The Push For "SteemFest 4 In The Philippines". (I Had Plans Be SteemFest 3 But Plans Fail!)
<html> <p>Late last year, my mum was dying. Before i knew of her illness, i had had plans of attending SteemFest 2. I had money for this too as a steemian had sent me money to fund the experience. </p> <blockquote>I ended up applying for a visa but i didn't get it. I knew i won't get the visa though because there was no real way of preparing. </blockquote> <p>Days before my visa application for Europe, my passport was still in another embassy. During this period, i had news that my mum was critically ill, i may have just once chance of seeing her (incase she passed away).</p> <p>So instead of SteemFest 2, i was going to apply for a visa to go see my mum instead. However, just two days before my visa was ready for pick-up, news came that my mum has been declared "free of cancer" etc and she had returned home and that i should wait in the Philippines, since she will be coming over. </p> <blockquote>All this relief and it felt like "signs" that against all odds, i should attempt the visa application for SteemFest 2 (Europe) even though, i had no real preparation. </blockquote> <p>I retrieved my passport from the other embassy and just a day before my interview date for a Schengen visa, was when i started to gather "papers" that were required for a Schengen visa application. </p> <p>I went to embassy the next day and even though the counter insisted that i shouldn't waste money for the visa application as i won't get the visa, i paid the fee and asked for an interview.</p> <blockquote>I spent 30 mins in this interview, with the interviewer carrying a friendly face. I knew though, that there will be no visa.</blockquote> <p>This year, i had plans once again for SteemFest 3! Someone wanted to fund this trip too but days flew drastically (again). </p> <p>My dad arrived here in the beginning of the year. This was after my mum had died and my dad is critically ill too. I am ill as well. </p> <blockquote>Inanycase, days flew fast but i still maintained my plans. I knew i wasn't going to be able to prepare but i wanted to go back to that same Schengen embassy to be interview by that same woman.</blockquote> <p>First things first, i had to get an interview date! However, even that can be an issue here in the Philippines. I had applied for a date in August as you can only seek a date, at least 90 days before your intended departure date. </p> <p>The earliest date i got was for OCT 25, 2018 and this is entirely late, considering that you need a "15-days" interval between your interview date and departure date and SteemFest 3 is early November.</p> <blockquote>This was frustrating as i would definitely miss SteemFest 3 even if i got a visa but i accepted the date.</blockquote> <p>Surprisingly, in September this embassy sent me an email asking if i will be available OCT 11, 2018. Ofcourse i accepted this as this favors "the SteemFest 3 dates". </p> <blockquote>Days flew and i couldn't prepare. </blockquote> <p>I have had too much expenses this year and each day is filled with expenses. A few days before OCT 11, 2018, i got too tired and i cancelled the scheduled interview. </p> <blockquote>I sent an email to the embassy to that effect.</blockquote> <p>This year, i contacted @<strong>roelandp</strong> about considering South East Asia for SteemFest, "the Philippines" in this case. </p> <p>I feel it is time now to <strong>start pushing for SteemFest 4 to happen in the Philippines</strong> and there are many, many valuable reasons for this.</p> <blockquote>One being "visa attainment". </blockquote> <p>The beauty of the steem blockchain and blockchain in general is "decentralization" and i feel this should begin to translate into vaster dimensions. <strong>The world should become smaller in the presence of the steem blockchain.</strong></p> <blockquote><strong>SteemFest is a good way to display's steem's beauty, also in this regard.</strong></blockquote> <p>"Visa attainment" is a hassle and in many cases even impossible in the nations that the world calls "developing". </p> <blockquote>I see many SteemFest tickets being given away and in some cases <strong>"full expenses paid"</strong> but this doesn't mean that <strong>the parties involved will be at SteemFest.</strong></blockquote> <p>There are many other amazing reasons for considering that SteemFest 4 is held in the Philippines. <strong>I will write a full-blown proposal to this effect, in due time.</strong></p> <p>In general, the Philippines is very well-posed to host a successful and even "news worthy" SteemFest 4, considering also that "blockchain industry" is undergoing substantial growth here and ofcourse, with the presence of thousands of steemians located in the Philippines.</p> <blockquote>The Philippines is also very accessible to vaster range of the world population and is a popular tourist attraction on its own and may have been on the bucket list of many as a travel destination.</blockquote> <p>More will be said in my "proposal post" in due time....</p> <p><strong>Your boy Terry</strong> </p> <p><a href="https://steemit.com/@surpassinggoogle"><strong>@surpassinggoogle</strong></a> </p> <h1>Kindly vote for the "steemgigs" witness. </h1> <blockquote><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@surpassinggoogle/dedicating-my-entire-steem-steemit-journey-to-my-mum-as-she-fights-to-hold-on-to-life-steemit-steem-don-t-quit-the-cheating-in"><strong>Dedicating My Entire Steem/Steemit Journey To My Mum</strong></a></blockquote> <p>If you want to support an extra witness and you support mine <strong>"steemgigs"</strong>, it will be really helpful. </p> <p>To vote my witness, simply visit <a href="https://steemit.com/~witnesses">https://steemit.com/~witnesses</a> and upvote <strong>"steemgigs"</strong> or simply click <a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemgigs&approve=true"><strong>Here</strong></a> to do it on one click! </p> <p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaMW1XWyggoxQNFH9GxtYq2FYa6hBuwnMR4wYfNgcCc2g/image.png" width="1366" height="768"/></p> <blockquote> If you want me to make witness voting decisions on your behalf, simply visit <a href="https://steemit.com/~witnesses">https://steemit.com/~witnesses</a> and type in <strong>"surpassinggoogle"</strong> in the second box for proxy. </blockquote> <p>https://steemitimages.com/DQmdKyejpH4V9VkPL23PjRMYfhbLjGK4Wm1hqaJVFmnyb8K/VOTE%20WITNESS.gif</p> <p> <em>Subscribe to us on YouTube:</em> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzI3Rjamg7zSe_o0BwSeIQQ"><strong>UloggersTV</strong></a> </p> <ul> <li><em>Subscribe to us on Youtube:</em> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnIJlzMZzfrcE0bXabLpXKw"><strong>TeardropsTV</strong></a></li> <li><em>Like our Facebook page</em>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UloggersTV"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/UloggersTV</strong></a></li> <li><em>Kindly join the communities</em> <em>on</em> <a href="https://discord.gg/wWrnSXK"><strong>Discord</strong></a> & <a href="https://t.me/teardrops_smt"><strong>Telegram</strong></a></li> </ul> <h1><strong>Also Please Note</strong></h1> <blockquote><strong>We are in first position in the voting contest by http://contest.gonetcoins.com/ and voting close Oct 20, 2018</strong></blockquote> <p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS5sZambCHHs9b7ArUxSRGnqp2WURWhxw7nzsAsAP3tnT/image.png" width="1366" height="768"/></p> <p><br></p> <blockquote>So let's maintain first.</blockquote> <p>If you haven't voted at all, simply visit http://contest.gonetcoins.com/ and scroll down till you find a listing of coins. <strong>Steem</strong> is the currently the <strong>second coin on the list</strong>. </p> <p>Your <strong>"first vote"</strong> simply requires your email. After you have entered your email and proceeded to vote, you will need to confirm your vote. This means that <strong>gonetcoins </strong>will send you an email. </p> <blockquote>Check your inbox and complete confirmation.</blockquote> <h3>Note that you can vote "once a day" till voting ends. </h3> <blockquote>As for everyone who has voted once or more-than-once, please <strong>vote again</strong>.</blockquote> <h3>Visit http://contest.gonetcoins.com/ re-put in your email & vote again.</h3> </html>
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