#Protocol101 When a HUG Meant Something Deeper.

I never planned a meetup.

Never wanted to start a campaign

or build something that looked bigger than I really was.

I just felt...

maybe it’s time for Thai bitcoiners to meet.

Not as bitcoiners, even.

Just as one ordinary person

who wants to meet another.

Bitcoin teaches us about privacy.

We talk about self-sovereignty, keys, nodes,

freedom, security, pseudonymity, darknets.

And I respect all of that. Deeply.

But somewhere in me…

I always wondered...

What does their laugh sound like

when they hear a stupid joke in person?

How do their eyes smile

when no screen is in the way?

I didn’t invite anyone to drink.

Didn’t call it a tech event.

I just threw out a simple question:

“Wanna meet up?”

“No agenda. No speech. Just come. The stories will write themselves.”

That was what became #Korat101.

Or maybe deeper than that.. #Protocol101.

It wasn’t a project name.

It was a state of mind

I tried to send into the community,

without asking, pushing, or packaging it as anything official.

I never knew if anyone would come.

I just knew...

if two or three people showed up for real,

then maybe we could begin building a new kind of world. Together.

And somehow…

it happened.

We didn’t meet to study bitcoin.

But somehow, every conversation circled back to it... not as a topic,

but as the ground our hearts stood on together.

That night had everything life was supposed to have:

Real laughter... not just emojis.

Live music... not just YouTube links.

Stories about love, pain, silence, and joy.

Some words forgotten.

Some etched in us forever.

But above all that,

what I remember most clearly...

was the look in someone’s eyes

when they realized…

they were allowed to be themselves

without having to prove anything.

We talked about economics, politics,

about women, parents, love that had disappeared.

And somewhere in all that,

we always found our way back to bitcoin... without even trying.

Because bitcoin was never just a system.

It’s a reminder.

That real value isn’t what most people agree on.

It’s what we’re willing to stand for,

even if we have to stand for it alone.

Some arrived cautious, scanning the room.

They left with lighter hearts.

Some came to listen.

They spoke more than they expected to.

Some came to learn about Bitcoin.

They ended up learning about themselves.

And none of it came from a keynote.

No slides.

No structure.

Just one thing

Someone, somewhere,

opened their heart enough

to really listen.

That’s the protocol I was talking about.

No code.

No whitepaper.

But somehow.. it worked.

Because it was real.

I didn’t want anyone to know who started Korat101.

Didn’t need anyone to remember who lit the first spark.

I just hoped someone, somewhere,

might feel bold enough to light a flame of their own.

No need to be special.

No grand reason.

No budget.

No team.

Just a quiet need

to see someone else,

face to face.

Protocol 101 isn’t a formula.

It’s not a brand.

It’s not a blueprint to be copied.

It’s a posture.

A willingness

to lay down your expertise,

your opinions,

your need to teach...

and just sit beside someone,

ready to be changed too.

That night,

the beers ran out,

but hearts stayed full.

I grew quiet,

just listening to them all talk.

And I realized...

Sometimes, the most valuable thing

doesn’t come from being right.

It comes from making others feel

like they matter.

No one stood out more than the rest.

No one played “the most important role."

And yet,

everyone belonged.

Because no one was trying

to be anything

but themselves.

I don’t know who’ll host the next “101.”

I don’t know who’ll borrow this idea,

or who’ll just scroll past it.

I only know...

if you’ve ever longed

to truly meet a Bitcoiner friend,

if you’ve ever wished

someone would hear you

without rushing to respond,

if you still believe

real connection can happen in this world...

then you’re the one

I’ve been hoping would carry this fire forward.

And when that day comes..

maybe I won’t be there.

But somewhere,

in some quiet corner of the world,

I’ll be smiling.

Because I’ll know..

We’re building a society with heart,

not just a network.

And it begins with something small...

as long as it’s real.

#WhisperOfRealness #Siamstr

P.S.

That first moment happened a long time ago.

But if it’s real,

it echoes still.