I have been blogging for 352 days (as 27th of October) and another 13 days will mark my 1-year appearance in blogsphere. It has come to a point where blogging is just not about blogging anymore. It is something more than expressing myself through words and jotting down the ups and downs of my life. It is about reading blogs, sharing experience, giving feedbacks / comments and of course, meeting up with bloggers.

I have met quite a number of bloggers and each meet up session gave me surprises and experience. The bloggers that I have met come from various places (Although most of them are from K.L..), each with different personalities, jobs and social status. Like every human being and their thumbprints, everyone is different and unique in their own way.

However, the main point is why do I want to meet these bloggers. Personally, I wanted to meet these bloggers mainly because of curiosity and the thought of extending a cyber friendship to a real friendship. There are many bloggers who blog behind an identity or anonymously. Therefore, the curiosity is always there like how they look like and do their blog assembles what they are. Besides, nearly 90% of the bloggers I have met, I have been reading their blogs since their first post and somehow, I feel attached or concern about the bloggers, as in real life. I actually care and concern about their on goings.

Before I meet up with any bloggers, I will try my best to read all or at least, a few months of his / her archives so that I will get a better idea and understanding of the person whom I am about to meet. I do not just meet up any blogger whom I do not read their blogs or just for the sake of meeting up. At least, this is the most basic thing I can do to respect the person whom you are going to meet and know what topic to chat when we meet up.

Usually, I will try to arrange the time, date and venue of the appointment to be as convenient as possible for the person whom I am going to meet. Unless, the gathering involves more than 4 bloggers, then we will meet up at a specific time, date and venue. There are pros and cons for small gathering (1 to 4 person.) and big gathering (4 or more persons.) though. When we meet up, we talk about food, places, current event, issues happening in blogsphere, work, study, jokes, craps, more craps and even more craps.

Although the invitation is being sent out, that does not mean you / I have to accept the invitation and attend the gathering / meet up. There are bloggers who want to remain anonymous forever, like Mumsgather. She said she will not meet any bloggers and Auntie Maria is the only blogger she met before she started blogging. Therefore, it is not necessary for you / me to accept your invitation to meet up. There are a few more tips / rules when meeting up with a blogger too. You can read it here.

Actually, meeting up with a blogger is not that complicated or scary as people think. However, that does not mean your own safety should be ignored, especially for females bloggers. At least, Auntie Maria told me before that she met a blogger who was totally different from his / her blog. Well, you know the rules and I do not think I need to repeat it here, right? As for me, I doubt anyone will harm me after they see me in real life. –blek-

So, want to meet up?

Bloggers that I have met and became my friends –
1. 1+2 Mom - SAHM
2. Earl Ku – Not-So-Fresh Fresh Graduate / Big Boss in Petaling Street
3. Ellone - Full Time Working Sweet Young Thing (FTW-SYT)
4. Fabian – MMU Student
5. Funkay Munkay – MMU Student
6. Jason Tee – MMU Student
7. Kai Hong – Full Time Working Handsome Young Thing (FTW-HYT)
8. Lee C.S. – Full Time Working Dad (FTWD)
9. Loc Kee – FTWD
10.Mr. Kiasi – SPM Student
11. Msau – Full Time Working Mum (FTWM)
12. Milly – TARC Student / Potential SAHM
13. Mun Kit – Taylors College Student / Goldfish Uncle
14. Mystic Angel – FTW-SYT *
15. Egghead – FTWD
16. Peekabooh – FTW-SYT *
17. Peng Shyong - Full Time Working Husband (FTWH)
18. Shiau Lin – SAHM
19. Suzette – FTWM
20. Tiu Nia Sing – FTW-HYT / Mobster
21. Twinsmom – Stay At Home Mum (SAHM)
22. Venus – UPM Student
23. Sue – FTWM *
24. Willwolf – FTWD
25. Young Brat - FTW-HYT *
26. Zara’s Mama – FTWM

I hope I did not miss out anyone.

I am looking forward to meet these people -

1. Alicia - MMU Student
2. Chloe - UTAR Student
3. David - MMU Student
4. Domestic Goddess - FTWM
5. Earthtone - Promoted from Stay At Home Wife to SAHM 4 days ago.
6. Emotionalistic - FTW-SYT
7. Erizabesu - UTAR Student
8. Grace - FTW-SYT
9. Ice Queen - FTW-SYT
10. James - FTWD
11. Jayelle / Jolene Lai
12. JFE 8555 / Din - Car / FTW-HYT
13. Jinlan - MMU Student
14. Mr. Kiasu - FTW-HYT
15. Simon - FTW-HYT
16. So Gua - FTW-HYT
17. Tash - UTAR Student
18. Tien Soon - FTW-HYT / MMU Graduate

P/S :

* indicates I have yet to finish reading their archives or do not read their blogs.

I have to strike out 2 bloggers because of technical issue. -sighs-

This was a draft post that I written during my stay in K.L.. Therefore, I want to post it up before I continue with my endless mumbling story.

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