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Singapore Tweetup Update

Come and meet fellow Singaporean and Singapore-based Tweeters at Singapore's first ever Tweetup. Ever wondered who really lies behind that @name ? - well, come and find out! A great networking opportunity and chance to make new friends.

There will be some free food and a great one-for-one drinks deal.

My thanks to Andrew Peters and to Geek terminal for helping organize and being so generous with their hosting.

See you all there!

All Are Welcome!!!!!

Date:	14 May 2009
Time:	19:00 - 21:00
Location:	Geek Terminal (Raffles Place MRT / Golden Shoe Car Park)
Street:	55 Market Street #01-01

So, I have decided to organize a Singapore 'tweetup' -well, I say organize....

So, I have decided to organize a Singapore 'tweetup' -well, I say organize - I will sort out a venue and date and time and do my best to see that it's well-publicized.

Why am I doing this? Well, the lovely @belindaang encouraged me (unsuccessfully I should say - my own laziness) to attend a recent event she was going to saying it would be nice to put a face to the tweets.  I agree with Belinda and I'd like to put her face to her tweets too.  I was also one of three people (@aplink and (the wonderfully named) @popmycherry being the other two) who briefly tried to get the Singapore twestival up and running a few months ago. We were beaten back by the Singapore Government requiring several weeks' notice to grant permits for events that involve fundraising.

I muted this idea of an informal tweetup at the end of last week and got some positive responses from several people so I think there are enough people who'd enjoy it.  I'm not sure if we should have any specific objectives for the event other than it generally providing an opportunity for Singapore based Twitterers to meet each other.  I am also very conscious that a 'physical' meet up isn't necessarily what Twitter is all about for some people and I'm half expecting some ardent local Twitterers not to be interested in attending.  That's fine of course.  (I'm actually quite disappointing in real life but I will be there!)

                                                                                                                                                                                                   But, I would love to hear from anyone who has some ideas on what we could or should do - maybe for future events if not this one.  I for one am looking forward to meeting (if they are able to come) the wonderfully Web 2.0 @belindaang, the very bright and informed @Nisha_Lakshmi, the very funny @roycheong1, the ever-popular  @AngMoGirl, my new good friend @callumlinden, some of the Twitterers with the best profile pictures @applelovesshoes and @deliciatan, the @StephenFry loving @laure_f  amongst others and all the other Singapore based Twitterers that brighten and inform my day.