If you missed the first ever Social Media Breakfast: Singapore, you’ll really want to come to the next (and subsequent) ones.
![[Social Media Breakfast: Singapore]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast01.jpg)
It was horrifyingly early (for a Saturday), to be sure. We told everyone to come at 9 am. We were there at 8:30 am to set things up. The bulk of attendees drifted in around 9:30 am. About 10 people from the confirmed attendees list didn’t turn up.
But it was still a good show. Over 40 people came, ate and tagged.
![[Hisham's tags]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast02.jpg)
(Hisham managed to collect an impressive number of tags very early on.)
I noticed something very interesting.
During the entire event, people stood around the pool tables chatting…
![[The hangout of choice]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast03.jpg)
…instead of choosing the more comfortable alternative.
![[Neglected couches]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast04.jpg)
The couches were largely unused all morning. Only Daryl and Jean seemed to appreciate the seating comfort.
![[Having the couches all to themselves]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast05.jpg)
Maybe Jean needed to sit down in order to write on her notepad. You might remember me mentioning in an earlier post that Jean has laryngitis and can’t talk for the next two months.
Rinaz, being the smartest of them all, hogged the bed.
![[Thinking about having breakfast in bed]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast06.jpg)
Anyway, people are strange.
But strange people make the world fun. In the first place, the concept of social media breakfasts is pretty strange in itself, especially when you incorporate Jeff Pulver’s personal social networking toolkit.
But I think it was a huge success and people generally enjoyed themselves. I did. I actually brought two camcorders, planning to videotape the event, but I was so busy having fun, getting to know people, chatting, tagging, eating, and everything else, that I just didn’t have time to do any filming.
Michael saved the day, though. He brought his new HDV camera and put together a very nice video.
Here’s Mic with his vidcam:
![[Michael is very pleased with his new camera]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast07.jpg)
And here’s Mic shooting my tags:
![[Sheylara shows off her tags]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast08.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of Aaron Koh.)
And here’s the arm of the OCD, gender-confused ladyironchef, who took pains to arrange all his tags in a neat row.
![[Brad's neat row of tags]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast09.jpg)
Of course, the event wasn’t just about tagging. Many good discussions revolving social media and Web 2.0 were generated in just one short morning. Useful connections were made for future collaborations. And a new community was formed, paving the way for more exciting developments in the area of social media in Singapore.
Daryl has a good roundup of the event on his blog.
![[Daryl suffered an identity crisis]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast10.jpg)
And here are the people who made this breakfast possible.
![[The breakfast people]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast11.jpg)
From left to right:
Daryl, who pulled the event together.
Derrick, whose idea it was to start this event.
Nabilah, who co-owns Frujch and graciously allowed us to mess up her place.
Sheylara, who prepared the tagging kits and helped in the video.
Ken, who is Caleb’s friend.
Caleb, who was the last-minute mystery sponsor of the event, offering to pick up the tab for everything.
Way to go!!
![[Caleb and Sheylara]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast12.jpg)
But I think the most important people in an event are the guests, without whom an event would not be possible.
Thanks to every last one of you who took the plunge and gave this inaugural event a chance. I can’t wait to see you guys again at the next breakfast!
Bring a friend the next time and keep the community growing!
![[Sheylara's tags]](http://www.sheylara.com/images08/0408breakfast13.jpg)
(The tags I collected.)
The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 and now operates in many cities in the USA. SMB Singapore is supported and endorsed by www.socialmediabreakfast.com.
Thanks for the writeup! Can you send me that pic of ours? =)
elloz video girl. :) – i cant wait for the next!
Qiaoyun:
Wow, looks like you guys had a great time! This was the first breakfast of the Social Media Breakfast series held outside the US. Well done. Looking forward to reading about future breakfasts.
Good work! Nice tags, very appropriate. :D
Daryl Tay: Haha, don’t thank me. I should have written this like a week ago. :P Will e-mail you the picture!
Hisham: Heya! Me too! ;)
Bryan Person: I’m very honored by your presence in my blog. And also very appalled that I neglected to pay tribute to the parent SMB in my blogpost! That has been fixed, though (ref. last paragraph of post.) Thanks for creating the SMB and supporting our event! ;)
modchip: Thanks, mate! I’m waiting to hear about SMB Philippines someday… maybe? ;)
Gosh… u must’ve been busy. Take care, girl.
Thanks for the plug! :D
Hi babe!
Wow you took longer to write than me! hehehe…but it was real nice meeting you that day, but I didn’t really get to talk to you, what with the swarms of guys around you and all ;)
See you soon!
“People are strange” – In other news today… “Pope is Catholic” and “Bears shit in woods”
Of course people are odd… That’s why they are so interesting, and why we all read your blog (OK, YOU are cute AND strange, but still)
oi! whats with the gender-confuse. i’m not! lol!
Ah, very busy leh, haven got time to write a post on this and the yebber party yet, hope to do it by this weekend, was busy shifting my blog last two weeks. haha!
Keeo your posts coming : )
Regards
Brad
Haha, let’s cross our fingers for SMB Phils. :D
what happened to the tags that i put?!!!
Miccheng: Thanks Mic! Hey, you deserve the plug. It’s a great video!!
Nabilah: Haha, yeah. I just have too many things to write about these days, lol. Great meeting with you, too, and really thanks alot for providing the venue. I love your sandwiches!!! ;)
Jesta: Well…. THANKS! I think…
ladyironchef: You are, stop denying it! lol. Good luck with your blog shifting! Looking forward to reading your post. ;)
modchip: Haha. Maybe you can come up with the idea and arrow someone else to organise it for you, lol. :P
Vandalin: Um… our bad! The post-its weren’t really sticky and they kept falling off. :(
Looks like this turned out very well