If we were to name a place where Hivers meet most frequently, I'm pretty sure Brewsome Coffee would top the list this week.
This week I met two different Hivers who were visiting my city in Taiwan. I needed to find somewhere convenient near to public transport, and Brewsome Coffee came up with very high ratings.
The downstairs area only has two small tables to sit four people, and both times I sat upstairs. They also have another upper floor but was closed on both my visits. There was a big colourful poster on the wall. I think it's something to do with coffee flavours, but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to study it in detail. Too busy meeting Hivers, that's much more important!!
I'll show you a bit more of the café below and seating area, perfect for chit chat, and my meet up with two very good virtual turn real life friends.
Dean aka @deanliu is the Hiver I have met the most times and I know from my very very early days on the chain. Actually we already met up a few weeks ago when I came back to Taiwan. He was visiting my city this weekend and we arranged to meet up again. I think you can never have too many meet ups, and we always have plenty to talk about, both about Hive and in life in general. This time Dean bought this son TT along, I've read about TT in Dean's post since he was five or six when I first joined ~~Steem~~ and now I get to see him in person. Makes me feel so old!
Dean is anon on Hive. For those who know him on Hive and want to see what he looks like, the nearest you'll get is his coffe from our meeting and a glimpse of his glasses 😂 !! That said, I do have a photo of him now. The photo in possession is not the main point. The main point is the trust you build up with people, that you earn over time from someone who value their privacy and anonymity. And I truly appreciate the trust placed in me. ~~Friends of Dean who want to see him, just make me an offer 🤣🤑🤑~~
Sean aka @whangster79 is my partner in crime in the Worklife Community we created a few months ago. There are not that many Hivers from Taiwan, so it's always nice to see a new one join. He joined after the split and has been active on and off. This is the first time we've met IRL and we had so much to talk about that the afternoon flew be so quick. Sean isn't actually Taiwanese, he's American Korean but has been in Taiwan for a few years hence the cheesy pose ✌️😂
He was really sweet and bought me a little present he 3D printed himself. It's a fidgety thing that has no practical purpose but is extremely addictive. The 'thing' has six interlocked rings which you can flip round and round and round. I showed it to hubby afterwards and he was really impressed with it as he's toying with the idea to buy a 3D printer. Then he took it and started playing with it when we were chatting. I'll have to make sure he doesn't steal it from me !!
Originally I was hoping to ~~kill two birds with one stone~~ meet Dean and Sean at the same time as they're both based in Taiwan and are committed to the long term development and longevity of Hive. The three of us are very aligned with this vision. Unfortunately our stars didn't align this week, so please consider this your introductions Dean and Sean, from Pean (I figured I'd join the EAN club 😂 ) and hope you guys can meet up sometime.
