Behind Tan-awa Bai: My Self Introduction

in #introduction3 years ago (edited)

Hello Hive World~~! Saying it through the tune of Hello Cold World by Paramore. Okay, I'll just share a link to this song in the comments if you're not familiar.

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Once again hello, my name is Louie, and trust me, I'm an engineer. Software Engineer. My friends and family just call me Louie or the second syllable of it if they’re lazy. Just kidding. I have no weird nicknames though. You can call me Lawrence too if you like. My Japanese friends call me ルイ(Rui). Yes, I have Japanese friends from work.

I was born and raised in Talisay City, Cebu. Eldest in what I can say family of musicians. I, my father, and brother play various musical instruments, while my mother, she's the singer. Well, all of them can sing well though, except me.
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At a young age, I was already exposed to musical instruments since my father is a music teacher. The first musical instrument I learned was the piano/keyboard. Then the drums, the bass guitar, guitar, and lastly, violin.

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They say music runs in my blood. But I also got dancing blood. Not the modern type of dancing but more on our Philippine cultural dances. Back in my university days, I was part of the university dance troupe. We present our cultural dances to various and big-time audiences. From foreign delegates, government functions, and even theaters. I never imagined myself dancing before. I took it by heart and makes me even more proud to be Filipino. Up until today, the basic forms of the dances are still etched in my muscle memory.

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Aside from music and dancing, I’m also into sports like badminton, basketball, and table tennis. But since the pandemic, I can hardly do those hobbies. Because of that, I turn my interest into photography. I’m also a photography enthusiast. Even before the pandemic, I filled my Instagram with food and travel photos. But this pandemic, I turned it up a notch. With the help of my girlfriend, I created a Facebook page named Tan-awa Bai, to showcase my shots. I started with taking pictures of bikers and riders, then food shops, resorts, and the like. I even created my webpage, https://tanawabai.com, but up to this day, the contents are still a work in progress. You can visit the site though.
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Why @tanawabai?
When I created my Facebook page, we were looking for a name that is not typical but somehow relates to my goal or the contents of my page. Then this thought came to us, "tan-awa bai". Well, it was actually Jen, my girlfriend, came up with that thought. Tan-awa bai closely translates to “take a look at it, my friend”. It is a Cebuano phrase that we usually say when nudging a friend to look at something or someone. Since my goal is also to share what a see thru my camera lens, thus the name.

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How I found Hive?
My avid fan, I mean my good friend @asasiklause introduced me to hive. Just kidding Klause. He told me that I can share the contents of my Facebook page to a different platform. Knowing also the crypto side got me more interested in learning more about Hive. And then, here I am writing my introduction.
I'd like to thank @explorewithsasha for guiding me in making this account. Because if not for her and Klause, who would have thought this amazing platform exists.

What am I hoping to get out from Hive?
Through Hive, I am hoping to learn and connect with talented, creative, and like-minded people. I am hoping other people will learn from my content and appreciate the wonders of the world through my travels and photos, soon.

I can't wait to engage with the people here and stay tuned on my next blog. Thank you and have a great day Hivers!

Connect with me on:
Instragram: @louielaurenz, @tanawabai, @tiltshift_photo
Facebook: Louie Lawrence Lacson
FB Page: Tan-awa Bai

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Hello, @tanawabai! This is @anggreklestari from the @OCD team. We saw that you already posted your first post here in Hive Blockchain! Congratulations and welcome!

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Have a great day!

Thank you very much @lovesniper
Thank you for the tips and info 🙇‍♂️

YEEEEYYY!!! Finally. Welcome to Hive Louie!! Enjoy your journey here on Hive. Im excited to see more of your contents and stories!!! 🤗🤗🤗

Hahaha thank you very much Klause for the encouragement 😄

Hi there, finally. 😊🥰
Thank you for trusting me and @asasiklause and for being so kind and open to suggestions. Welcome to the club. 😊

Asa ang link sa kanta hahaha

Hahah here it is

Thank you @explorewithsasha. Your help and suggestions were greatly appreciated 😄

Thank you sd, yaw lang kaulaw and please if you have any question or suggestion don't hesitate to tap me or @asasiklause and the rest. 😊

Hi, also new in Hive. Looking forward for more blogs from you 😀

Hello! Same here @queenmeiko22 😄

Welcome to Hive, Louie! Looking forward to more posts! I'll be following your page on Facebook & Instagram too! 😁

Hey @tanawabai welcome to hive platform. Let's have musical beats on hive . Lovely introduction.

Thank you so much @sand126 😁

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Hello @itsmiessyonpeakd! Thank you for the warm welcome with GIF haha 😁

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welcome Louie! :) i will call u the music man..

:P

Hahaha thank you @chinito 😅

Great! Welcome to the HIVE!

Thanks Man!

Back Fat YOU'RE WELCOME!

congratulations friend welcome to the hive

Thank you friend! 😅

Hello Louie! Welcome to Hive😊 we are so glad to have you on-board! Please feel free to ask anything if you have questions and we'll be gladly to answer all of them. Xoxo Rica of HCBC

Thank you very much @sassycebuana 😄
Sure2x 😅

Welcome po sa Hive, ako naman po ay guro na taga Batangas.

Thank you po 😁

Welcome to Hive Kuya Louie!!!

Thank you Era! Hehe

Wecome to Hive, sir Louie!

Thank you @itskach
No need to call sir hahaha 😅

Kanindot sa imong username..Bisaya kaayo hahaha. Welcome to hive world!

Hahaha thank you 😊

Hi! Great to see you here in Hive. Hope to read more from you in the future!!

Thank you @humbledwriter!
Haha still thinking what to post next from my list

I'm sure it will be great!

Welcome to Hive.

Thank you 😅

Welcome tanawabai! If you love travel check out @travelfeed / TravelFeed.io :)

Thank you! I’ll check it out and follow 😄

And if you have questions - let me know too. Welcome again!

Welcome to Hive 😊 same here I'm also new to this platform and still learning from it 😊

Thank you and welcome also fellow new Hiver 😄

followed 💕💕💕💕💕

Thank you very much @filipinajourney 😊

Welcome to Hive, Lawrence~!🎉🥳

I hope to see you soon in the upcoming future meet-ups of Hive Cebu🤗😊

Thank you @jongcl 😊

I've always admired music but it didn't love me back T^T Hoping to watch you play through 3speak (like a YouTube, but it's part of Hive) Plus the tips for us who have a plan to learn musical instruments, especially keyboard piano 😍 Have fun in here!

Thank you @sellennee. Might consider it soon 😄

Yey! Will wait for that po!

I hope this ain't too late. Welcome to hive @tanawabai! Perhaps you can post videos of you playing the violin one of these days hehe It'll be nice. Have a wonderful journey here in Hive. I'm sure you'll like it here. :)

They say better late than never. Haha thank you @patsitivity
Soon, i might consider posting videos hehe 😁

Hello @tanawabai , welcome to Hive!untitled.gif

Thank you @gerel 😄