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@Ching 14 December 2022

Does it tells Blasphemy? There are songs that are trending nowadays but got some backlash for using the name of Holy Mary. Many religious people are calling out the band for its blasphemous act, but it is really? I'm a faithful person, but I'm not sure if my soul are now in the list of going to hell someday from listening to these kinds of songs everyday. I'm not just after the melody but the story behind those lyrics. Whenever I hear these songs in Spotify, I just sing along and play them on repeat. Ever heard of the songs ***Mary on a Cross and Bloody Mary***? Mary On A Cross By Ghost https://youtu.be/xYm4FU7Bu3s This song is everywhere before the netizens could ever decode the meaning behind those lyrics. It was even condemned by the side of the church for using the name of the Holy Mary. It sounds so sacrilegious just by hearing the title of the song, right? Then, another trend comes along when people in the internet discovered what does the lyrics of the song really means. It talks about a persons addiction to drugs and the effects of that to them. The title ***"Mary on a Cross"***, itself, is another term to weeds. There a lot of terms to call it and sometimes it is called Mary Jane to filter the word or cover it up. It doesn't talks about a lady and how beautiful she is. The song meant the beauty of that ecstatic feeling of the effects of drugs to them. Bloody Mary by Lady Gaga https://youtu.be/6-hxTTlNuUE You might be familiar with this as it conquers the internet when the iconic Wednesday Dance was released on **Netlfix**. I admit, that was surely lovely. I haven't watch the whole series but just clips from the internet but I think it's really good just from those. If it wasn't for those clips, I wouldn't be able to hear this masterpiece and which as of now, I fell in love with. There are even arguments on the internet that this song is better to be the one used in the series than the original. Either way, they are good because Jenna Ortega nailed it. I don't think this song speaks of anything blasphemous. Lady Gaga was just portraying break up in the most vague way and put it in a unique concept, darker in a way but more upbeat. *By the way, this account will be awakened again. No special reasons, I just feel like being active on both accounts for quite some time. But yeah, I wouldn't be spamming your notifications or your feed. It's just my bipolarity is triggered at this time of the year when more emotions come at me and I can't handle them. anyway, thanks for your time for reading this if you could drop by.*

@Ching 11 July 2022

I'm Feeling Under The Weather. Yesterday, I wrote 3 articles for read.cash and Hive. After that, I read some articles, leave an upvote, and drop a comment. I also made some engagement like replying to the comments in my article and making noises on noise.cash. It was already midnight, but I still can't sleep. I'm actually a nocturnal person. My bofy work better at night and I usually can't sleep early. But due to my work back then, I forced myself to change its body clock so I can have a good rest at night. Now that I'm unemployed, it feels like going back to the original nocturnal habits. It's not only last night but for a few weeks already. I forced myself to sleep last night so I watched an anime to tire my eyes. Unfortunately, the anime was good that I got entertained. I ended up sleeping at past 2 am or 2:30 am. I'm watching ***Aharen-san Wa Hakarenai*** until the 4th episode last night when I realized that it was already 2 am. I also felt that my eyes were already heavy, so I slept then. The anime is about Raidou and Aharen trying to change themselves in high school. They are trying their best to make friends without scaring them off first with their looks and personalities. I have a good laugh watching it and I also learned a lesson from this. I'll finish watching this later. Just imagine you have a boardmate that is laughing at night until dawn. You might think I'm crazy if you're living next to me. Good thing, the boarder next to my room is on a night shift as a call center agent. No one will complain about hearing me laughing at dawn here. I might as well write a review about the anime, so pulling an all-nighter will be worthy. Then, when I wake up this morning, it's already 11 am. It's cold in the morning here, so I thought that it was still early. I'm even surprised to check the time on my phone. I hurriedly got off my bed while still dizzy. I almost got out of balanced with that. My eyes are still sleepy but I already overslept, so I just wash my face to wake myself fully. Not really a good morning, eh. My worst enemy of all is oversleeping. Once I overslept, my system would be distorted, and all messed up. It's like my brain is also out of *Resouce Credits* like in Hive that it can't process any transactions that my body is doing. I felt drained and kinda floating. I took a break from Hive for now. I think I'll just update every other day here, so my brain could rest a little. If only Hive is not so strict and complicated like read.cash, I can upload freestyle writings everyday there. But it'a not, it has a lot of rules and very much organized. My previous articles that you may like to read: **What's Up, Girl?** https://read.cash/@Ching/whats-up-girl-4fa13196 **Withdrawing Blindedly; just another goodbye to my BCH** https://read.cash/@Ching/withdrawing-blindedly-just-another-goodbye-to-my-bch-372f83c3 **Strengthening The Mindset For Survival** https://read.cash/@Ching/strengthening-the-mindset-for-survival-98c15a1e **Learnings And Realization After Hive Onboarding Orientation** https://read.cash/@Ching/learnings-and-realizations-after-hive-onboarding-orientation-9702368c You may also visit me on Hive. **Hiya! A New Bee Has Landed.** https://read.cash/@Ching/learnings-and-realizations-after-hive-onboarding-orientation-9702368c#bad-link **How Was My College Interview?** https://peakd.com/hive-188409/@ayane-chan/how-was-my-college-interview **The Ink Well Prompt #73: A Blessed Heart** https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ayane-chan/the-ink-well-prompt-73-the-blessed-heart *Cheers!* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I'm grateful that you read this and I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 10 July 2022

Learnings And Realizations After Hive Onboarding Orientation I joined hive last month to earn more and explore other blogging platforms. First,  I joined under the referral link of **Meitanteikudo** but I haven't saved my Hive Keys. Sometimes, I'm clicking fast without reading because of the eagerness to dive in faster. When I tried to log in my account in another browser, it was needed and that was when I realized that I shouldn't be hasty without understanding the process properly.  I made an account again and that was when **ayane-chan** was born on the Hive platform. I made an **introduction about myself** so the readers and curators could know me but I don't have any clue about the proper hashtags to be used and the proper community where I should submit it. Since I don't have any Hive Power, I can't engage in the platform well. I haven't been active there since I posted my introduction a month ago.  https://peakd.com/register?ref=ayane-chan When I read an article of **tpdkai** about the onboarding orientation of **Hive Ph**, I decided to be active again. I joined the **Discord Server** and asked some delegations from tpdkai, then received **40 HP**. It was all thanks to him that I was able to build my name on Hive again.  https://peakd.com/c/hive-188409/created https://discord.gg/thPkbuZv *Last night, at 7 pm on Google Meet, the orientation was done. They explained,* *What is Hive?* *Its features* *The communities* *The curators* *How to make an introduction?* *Proper hashtags* *Dos and don'ts* *Wallet* *Hive token* *Hive power* *Hive Backed Dollars* *Codes and formatting techniques* *and a lot more*. The hosts were in presenting and made sure that we can understand how Hive works for there was a Question and Answer portion in the end.  When the Orientation has ended, I have these **realizations**, too.  ***I should improve my English Speaking Skills.***  I got inspired when I heard them speaking fluently. They sounded like professionals and it was nice listening to how they pronounced every word. For sure, I can write decent English articles but when it comes to speaking, I often stutter and sometimes I'm out of words. Living in a city where only BPO companies and English Tutorials have better job offers, I badly need that skill.  ***Learn how to do presentations.*** During high school, we often have reporting in class. Since I'm an introvert and I'm not good at speaking in front of the class, I always find a way to skip that. I succeeded until graduation. I never got to experience doing presentations in my whole high school life. Last night, when I saw how they presented the topics, I realized what I have been missing in my life. I shouldn't have ditched those reports and I should have built my confidence instead. Well, it is already in the past.  ***Learn more about CSS.*** They're using the language when uploading photos and adding links. I have tried to learn this before but I don't take the class seriously. Now, I'm regretting it. I have all the resources I need but I let the laziness in me get into my head. Now, I'm facing the consequences.  It was a blast! Hive is indeed a complicated platform and the tutorials are overwhelming. Until now, I can't still absorb all of the information that I have learned. I believe, I can just learn all of it along the way by consistent learning, writing, and earning. The experience was the same when I was a newbie in read.cash and it was much worse since I didn't have any idea about cryptocurrency but nothing couldn't be learned with a consistent learner. ***Thanks for reading!*** My previous articles that you may like to read: **Anxieties Before The Interview** https://read.cash/@Ching/anxieties-before-the-interview-5bced3eb **What's Up, Girl?** https://read.cash/@Ching/whats-up-girl-4fa13196 **Withdrawing Blindedly; just another goodbye to my BCH** https://read.cash/@Ching/withdrawing-blindedly-just-another-goodbye-to-my-bch-372f83c3 **Strengthening The Mindset For Survival** https://read.cash/@Ching/strengthening-the-mindset-for-survival-98c15a1e You may also visit me on Hive. **Hiya! A New Bee Has Landed.** **How Was My College Interview?** https://peakd.com/hive-188409/@ayane-chan/how-was-my-college-interview **The Ink Well Prompt #73: A Blessed Heart** https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ayane-chan/the-ink-well-prompt-73-the-blessed-heart *Cheers!* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I'm grateful that you read this and I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 9 July 2022

Strengthening The Mindset For Survival "I can survive, wherever I am." I have been holding to this statement for years, trying to be independent. I know I can, for I know my strengths. I have been practicing this since I was a teenager, and it's working until now. I'm fighting alone in a world unknown to me with the only thought in mind that I have to survive. Knowing the place little by little, I have learned how to take proper measures to ensure my survival. Building connections, making friends, and building skills are my daily quest. Every day is like now or never or maybe do or die. I never complain about the unpleasant encounters that I have along the way. I only have a thankful heart every time a day has passed that I'm still alive. Grateful for the things I have earned and learned. I may not be blessed financially, but I am blessed with a rich mind and heart. Every day is a struggle and hustle. What can I do when I don't have anyone to support myself but only myself? No other options, no other choices, but to stand up on my feet, stand firm, and dive into the striving world I am in. It's not easy, but a Christian with a faith that can't be shaken will not let herself be defeated by the chaos in her head. It's just a voice of discouragement; I can mute it or ignore its whispers forever. It's a voice of a pessimist; I know I'm optimistic. I can't be beaten. I can't be shaken. May the anxieties can make me tremble in fear of what the future may bring, but I know I can still take a step towards it. Maybe slow at first, but nothing beats consistency and constant perseverance. In the days to come, many unknown or strange things will come to me. I may fail in handling it, but I can try again and again until I know the proper way to do it. There would be problems that are difficult to solve, but there isn't a problem that doesn't have a solution. There would be people in my way to delay me or stop me from achieving the dreams that I wanted. They are nothing; they can never turn me back to the slumps. My only path is going up. May fate trick me into my downfall, but it's not enough to discourage me from going up again. I may not go on the right road first, but I can learn it along the way. Well, no man is an island, then so it is. I'll be needing guidance from the Above, always, and I know He wouldn't forsake me. *That's why I love Calum Scott's song called Rise. It says,* ***"Not how you fall back down but how you get back up before you hit the ground."*** It's not about the fall but the measures you took to get yourself up. How can you strive to get back on track again? How can you stand up again? How did you have the courage to try again? Those are the questions there that you needed to answer. If you can have the answers, you can face any adversities strongly. Those were also that I got to do. May we survive every fight. *Cheers!* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I'm grateful that you read this and I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 8 July 2022

Withdrawing Blindedly; just another goodbye to my BCH. Last month was the poorest performance I have here in my blogging journey. It's not intentionally but it was still an inactivity. I haven't make up for that since the dip and also since **Rusty** is saving BCH. It's understandable and I'm not compalining about it since as his name goes, he is ***Random***. It just sadden me a little that other writers have earned **1 BCH** or more than **0.5 BCH** while I didn't. Last month, my Uncle died and I have to go back home to go the vigil every night to send our condolences and sympathy to my cousins and niece. It was also painful for us since he is our father's brother. It was my father who helped a lot in building the tent there, so the visitors can have more space to stay. Their house isn't also big and it's not that strong to hold a lot of people anymore since it hasn't been repaired yet ever since the Typhoon Odette. The damages are still visible in the corners of the house. As much as I wanted to be active there online, the network signal is preventing me to. The network signal the is very poor that it can't even send a text or load page. I have to look for a spot that has a better signal to published a few articles and have a little engagements. There are even times that I have to climb a tree and stay up there for hours just to be active online. Now that I'm back to the city and I needed a budget for my expenses, I reap what I sow. I didn't intend to withdraw at first since I want to hold it and accumulate more to take advantage of the dip. Then, hold it until **BCH** pumps again. Unfortunately, that plan was spoiled when I got short on my budget lately. I have no choice but to withdraw **0.6560191 BCH** in my wallet. My payment due in my boarding house will be next week and my food allowance can't last for a week also. I also have to go to school for a few times to follow up my enrollment status. It would be a lot of expenses when summed up which urged me to withdraw what I'm holding. I know that I can earn that again but what have been spent is lost. It would be a lot more if I haven't spent it. Adult problems have come to me at once, though. I don't have a choice but to withdraw it blindedly and with a heavy heart. I still can't accept that I have to withdraw my **BCH** in the dip but I can't do anything about anymore. **I can only just keep on grinding more to accumulate more this month. Side hustles are the only ones who keeps me alive right now. I have beat myself up to be productive everyday and to avoid procrastination. This isn't the time to be lazy.** *Cheers!* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I'm grateful that you read this and I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 7 July 2022

What's up, Girl? Since my College Interview is rescheduled on Friday, I have a lot of free time for myself last night. I continue watching my favorite drama and ended up sleeping at 3 am. I woke up at 9 am and have my breakfast at 12 noon. I thought I'm well since I'm not sleepy or having heavier weight pulling my head. I did all the things I usually do, hustling and engaging in some communities online. I thought I'm doing it right but later on, I realized that what I'm all doing is stupid, and out of focused. I always overlooked things and not checking it carefully first before acting. I even listed them all in our group chat in ***Telegram***. ***I asked about the tutorial on how to withdraw in Appics, though there is a pinned message about it.*** I'm a month user in Appics and I can already receive my earning though it's not that big. I tried to learn where I could trade the token since it's not on Binance. I'm searching online and at the same time asking everyone at the chat group in Telegram. Then, someone told me there that there is a pinned message about the withdrawals. I just have to read the two articles about it. That's the consequence of not checking the pin messages. ***I suddenly remember that I haven't save my Private Keys in Appics, so I made a new account.*** I was to talking @Bakermom in Telegram about Appics and I suddenly remember that I haven't saved the Private Keys. Since she is an old user of Appics, I asked if it is that needed. She said that we need it when we withdraw our money and logging in our account when there is some updates in the App because it just automatically logged out the account when there is one. With these reasons, I panicked and create a new one. ***When I'm makinga new wallet account in Telos, I realize that the Private Keys are just sent in Gmail when you back up you keys.*** An idea sparks in me when I realized this but it was already too late. I already made an account. I looke up every email in my Gmail and yeah, there it is. Just lying there in front of my face with the title, ***"Appics Keys"***. Why am I so forgetful these days? ***I logged-in back to my previous accout.*** After I found the keys, I logged in again and tried those keys. It worked! That means, I have properly back up the keys in case of worst scenarios but I'm just to forgetful to remember them. Now I have a new account in Appics that I can never use. I'm too excited to join the webinar in HivePH. I thought it's tomorrow, not realizing that July 9 is Saturday. I'm writing all my stupidities when I realized my mistakes but I'm still wrong at the last part. July 9 is Saturday but I have written Sunday there. I was talking to Eunoia to see each other at the webinar since we have Hive accounts now. We should join the webinar to understand the platform fully. I don't know what hits me today that I'm not thinking properly. Maybe, this is already the effect of sleeping late at 3 am. My mind is still asleep because it doesn't have a proper sleep and still tired from processing all the details that I was watching last night. Coffee can't save me anymore. I drink my usual black coffee when I woke up but it feels like I just drank water. I'm trying to get back on my senses whole writing this. I hope I can do that. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 6 July 2022

Anxieties Before The Interview My room is totally dark while I'm writing this. The only light that is present is the light from my screen. There is a ***power interruption*** here since 1 pm and until now the power hasn't been back yet. It's also raining hard here outside. Thankfully, I wouldn't be needing an electric fan tonight since it's already cold from the rain pouring outside. The landly provided an emergency light in the kitchen, but I'm already lazy to go downstairs. I just ate here in my room, using my the flashlight in my phone as my only source of light. Despite from the coldness that is making me tremble, I'm also trembling from worrying and being nervous for tomorrow's ***College Interview***. I can't stop getting anxious since this is my only chance this year. If I can't pass the interview, then I'm done. I can only wait for next year to take the exam again and have an interview. Last Tuesday, I received a text from the college that I have to go there for an interview. It is a requirement to be enrolled to their department where the course that I desire is in. I'm glad to receive the news and excited but at the same nervous. It's my first time having this and I don't have any idea what kind of questions will be ask to me. If I don't have any idea, *as usual*, I get anxious. I reached to my friends in Telegram and they said it is just usually related to the course that I want to take up. My best friend told me, *who also take up the same course that I want in the same school*, that he was just asked about some basic details about himself. However, it can be different in my case since his first choice back then was Teacher Education and not BS Information System. My cousin who is a Senator in their Supreme Student Government at that College said that maybe we are going to be evaluated. The possible topics are about basic coding. Yes, I know some basic coding but I have to review it since it has been four years that I have done any codes. I tend to overthink now. I'm also thinking that maybe, they will just ask me basic things about myself. Maybe, they wouldn't drop any students since the students who took the entrance exam aren't that much. If they drop the ones who can't passed their standards, then just how many students will be enrolled? I keep holding on to that possibility to calm myself. It's hard to have no other choice. You just have to rely on your luck if you can pass or not. Then, that will be the basis if you can enroll or not. It's kind of my fault since I went home late that the other universities were already done conducting their entrance exams, but I have reasons for it. I really don't mean to be late in taking entrance exams. It's just that my work don't let me go home that easily. Anyways, best luck for me tomorrow. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 5 July 2022

I Finally Use My Credit Card But Not For Me. I have been restraining myself not to use my Credit Card yet. I intend to use it when I purchase my laptop and I know that it will be costly, so I'm careful to maintain my credit limit. I never used it ever since I receive the card from my bank last March. Even if the bank often sends me emails about some amazing and reasonable deals, I'm never tempted; not even when they sent me a letter that I can loan up to Php 45, 000 and I can pay it without interest in installment up to 36 months. I hate debts the most and that is why, I don't want to have if it's not that needed or necessary. Well, a certain event made me do it. Remember my friend from my previous article yesterday, she is exactly the reason why I'm tempted to use it. I tried to use the SPayLater of Shopee but my verification failed and I can send my Valid ID again next month if I want to send my details for verification again. That's the only option that I have thought of since I don't to use my card. Lazada don't have such program as Shopee, so it left me no choice. Actually, I'm not obliged to do the purchase for her but a part of me is guilty since I was the one who offered her the job. Now that she is in an unpleasant situation, she can't request for a cash advance anymore for her to buy a new phone. Her fell on the stairs from the second floor for a lot of times already and its LCD is broken. She can still use it but just a little more force and the LCD would already detached from the screen. I pity her situation, so I offer to purchase her a new phone using my e-credit card. It has another credit limit aside from my principal card, that's why it's not an issue if she use it. We agreed on that and she would just pay me every month after I receive the Statement of Account. The phone's memory has 6GB RAM and 128 ROM, which is expandable up to 256 GB; with 5000 mah battery. The price is a little higher, but since my principal card is the bank's Blue Mastercard, I can pay it for 12 to 24 months in installment. I don't want to have a debt that long, so I just choose 12 months and since my bank is good, I don't have any interest. The monthly payment is Php 1,426.58 but my friend don't want to work there for long. She told that she would pay me double every month and I'll just take care of handling the payment. The store is quick in processing. After 24 hours, they already delivered the phone to my friend in Manila. Maybe, just an advantage because she is in living the Metro. She can purchase it herself but she doesn't have a day off for now because of Covid-19. She can't go to the mall whenever she wants to. Also, her workmates' eyes are on her most of the time. It would cause a rumor again if she go out so often. I told her if they asked where did she purchased her phone, just tell them directly that it is from me. Since they me and my attitude, I know for sure that they will shut up. I called her this morning to check on her, and I was right. They didn't dare to said a thing. I don't want to join in the chaos as much as I can, but they are already crossing the line. Just to get closer to the boss and to put their names in the light, they'll bully a girl without an evidence. It stresses me out more than my own problems. Anyways, thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

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@Ching 4 July 2022

You only don't need skills in a workplace, but also a courage to figh back. *We all know that* ***skills*** *is a must in a workplace and that's the main requirement to get hired. Skills aside, what will you do if you're co-workers are close on bullying you? Should you continue working or ask for resignation? Maybe, you can fight them back, but if you have the courage to do it.* This is about my friend whom I referred in my previous workplace as a Personal Assistant of my lady boss. Honestly, my lady boss have an attitude and she shouts sometimes. I told her about it and all that she could expect before starting the job. I already have resigned, so I'll be leaving her on her own once I have rendered all the tasks to her. She agreed to it and told me not worry because she is already useed to these kind of things. After a month, I left her. I sometimes checked on her by messaging her and she was still okay in there. Two weeks later, she was accused of stealing my lady boss' money. She told me she didn't do it and I believe her since I know her since we were kids but the boss keeps on insisting. Her other colleagues joined on condemning her without evidence. Though indirectly, but through sending vague messages on their group chat and she knows that they are talking behind her back. The boss became silent about the issue since she can't prove her accusations but her colleagues is still on it. She just focused on her work and she would call me sometimes to vent out her frustrations. It just hurts to listen when you can't do anything to help your friend. I suggest that if that keeps going on, she should resign from the job and apply for other jobs since she has a lot of connections in Metro Manila. However, she refused and said that she can still handle it. She just have to endure it to save money, so she can resign before December. I told her not to push herself if she can't handle it anymore. It's better to resign than to let those kind of people to tear down your mental health. At first, I thought that she is a strong person because she is talkative and sometimes have an attitude when talking. It turns out that my impression of her is all wrong. I'm maybe an introvert and she is an extrovert; she is confident and I'm shy; she is talkative and I'm silent. All her outside appearance and the personality she shows is just a cover up. She is not really that strong. I'm stronger than her. When I was still working there, no one can bully me and not even the lady boss. I'll speak if I have a reason. I'll argue if I think I'm right. I'll fight back when I think they looked down on me. I'm proving myself worthy of the job everyday, so they can't spot any flaws to bully me. No one treated me like what they did to her. I was once accused of stealing her money but I remember all too well that she just don't list it on her wallet. I have a reason to contradict her accusation and she didn't insist on it anymore. It happens to my friend and unfortunately, she lacks observation in her surroundings. She didn't know how to handle it and now she can only breakdown in silent. *The truth will prevail and I hope it would happen sooner, so she could have the justice that she longed for*. Anyways, thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-0fc16392#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 2 July 2022

What Happens When Understanding Doesn't Live In The Family? The most important element to have peace and harmony within the family is understanding each other. It doesn't matter if you are older and you have more right to rule the family. It doesn't mean that you can always be right just because you are older from everyone. It doesn't always works that way. If we ignore the details to understand one another and just let our ego rule within us, it would be always a chaotic family. ***Do you ever wonder why there is a rebel inside the family?*** It's because no one tried to understand their sides, sentiments, and what do they feel towards the issue. Perhaps, they are heard but misinterpreted or being judged impartially. They can't be free to express themselves, do what they want, pursue their passions, follow their real dreams, or state their opinions because they would be oppressed by the members of the family who are against of what they want. It is supposed to be their home and their refuge but if it is like that, it feels like a cage which they can never have freedom. By time when all the disappointment were gathered, hatred are piled up, and anger becomes stronger, the rebellion starts to find its way in to our minds which pushed us to bravely talked back with the elders, argue with them, quarrel with them, or the worse case scenario is to run away from home. I felt that and I can relate in every way. ***Our father is the best example of pride, ego, and restrictions.*** There wouldn't be a day that he wouldn't boast all that he did. Then, he would drink everyday to celebrate it. He would every people around him without fail. He thinks that he is smarter, the most industrious, the most responsible, and the perfect husband and a father. Yet, boasting is just boasting, none of it are true. He is the opposite of them all. The worst part about him is that he would count people's contribution. He would always take it blindly and will always see the worst in us. He would tell us that we haven't done anything even if we did all the work and there he is just drinking all day. He would always find a way to find faults in us and hurt our feelings in every word that he would utter. Thus, all those years, he never fails to anger all the people around him and hate him in every way. Yesterday, my cousin called me to let me know that my father and his father *(my uncle)* had a fight. My father is counting the contribution of my uncle in building my sister's house. It's a thing in province where ***Bayanihan*** resides with us. My uncle defended himself that he has a lot of work also on his end that's why he can't help but my father was like a deaf and act liked he didn't heard my uncle's reason. Then, he even swear in front of them and called my uncle a fool. That's when a fight broke within them, resulting to punching one another. Families are supposed to be allies, but what's happening? We should be helping one another but if the other party have their own priorities, we should respect them. As I said earlier, it doesn't mean that you are older, you are right and to he followed all the time. My father is the eldest among his siblings; that's why he always thinks that he should and must be followed all the time. Just because he is older and have a lot of experience in life than the others, he thinks highly of himself to think that his judgment is always right. It shouldn't be that way. Since we are families, we are supposed to be understanding each other to maintain the peace and harmony within the family. If peace and harmony resides, then love can grow and the bond will also become stronger. It would be nice if it's like that. However, as the saying goes, ***"It's hard to straighten the stem of the tree when it is already old and the foundation is already hard."*** Most of the old people are often like that. Their ways can't be change already when it is the one that they got used to while they are growing up. I can only hope and pray for our father to change. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block. https://read.cash/@Ching/results-of-eye-check-up-510fcd01#i-appreciate-seeing-you-in-my-sponsor039s-block

@Ching 1 July 2022

Results of Eye Check Up Last Monday after I took the entrance exam, I went to register for PhilSys ID and to print new ID Photos. I have to wait for 30 minutes before I could claim those ID Photos, so I just roam around the mall to amuse myself. Then, at the distance I saw the vision corner. I went there to have a look. Then when I saw that ***EO offers 20% discount on a whole package*** and many more offers, I went inside their store to inquire about it. I asked if how much is the check up and they said that it is ***free***. I just have to pay for the lens and the frame of the eyeglasses. They lead me to their display of eyeglasses to choose a frame that I like. I declined and suggested that I would like to have a check up first because I don't know what Grade my eyes have. It was also my first time having a check up, so I guess it's needed. Lately the issue with my eyes, where it was aching when exposed to sunlight or bright lights. I'm also seeing an aura around lights that is thrice as big as its usual size. My vision isn't also that clear when twilight and evening comes. Vision is one of our most essential senses and if taken for granted, a lot of things would be difficult to us if it becomes impaired. I can't ignore it for too long, so I opted to have a check up. The doctor examined my eyes in their device which they can see our eyes closer. I don't what it is called, though. Then, the doctor asked me sit in a chair with a distant TV, and asked me to read the the letters. I was too slow to recognize the letter since it was small. After the doctor let me tried to wear different grades of lens that suits my eyes. He let me walk around the store to test if I would feel naseous while wearing or the floor would look like waving when I looked down. The lens is fine when I wore it and it was clearer. The doctor recommended a lens of a translucent type, so that my eyes wouldn't be hurt with brightness anymore. Then with ***25 Grade of lens, near and far***. I take the prescription to the counter and the staff assisted me. After a while, the staff came to me again saying that they didn't have a stock of translucent lens anymore and the only one they have is anti-radiation. If I really want it, I should come back after 10 days but if I'm fine with anti-radiation glasses, they will give it to me after 30 minutes. I asked if they still have to put the Grade in it, and they said, ***"Yes"***, since it was recommended by the doctor. I have to wait outside for 30 minutes before I could claim it. Later when I came back, it was already done. I paid for it and they cleaned it, then wrapped it in a small eco-bag. They offered me an anti-fogging wipes but I don't have money in me anymore, so I refused. I'll just come for it next time. *This is eyeglasses that I have chosen. Some of the display has a plastic frames, so I thought that it was not that durable. The one that I have chosen is metal and I guess it can last longer. I just have to change the lens at any branch if the grade is not correct for my eyes anymore.* Now, my eyes are fine with the prescription glasses. I wear it most of the time because it has also an anti-radiation to protect my eyes from the radiation from my gadgets. *You know*, I'm often with my phone side hustling to earn more income. Good thing, I still don't have a Laptop now. If I did, maybe the grade will become higher and faster to progress than I expected. Thanks for reading! *Thanks to* @Micontingsabit *for the sponsorship.* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching I appreciate seeing you in my sponsor's block.

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@Ching 28 June 2022

I Took The College Entrance Exam And Register For A National ID. Yesterday was hectic. I woke early to review more for the entrance exam and prepare myself at 8 am. The exam would start at 12 nn, so I have more time. After I prepared myself and made sure that I brought all my belongings that necessary to take the exam, I set off. I have to present a Valid ID, Vaccination Card, and my email concerning their given schedule. It was needed before we can enter the gates of the school. I also have to walk to the other street just to catch a ride in a jeep, then I went out earlier. I have to ride 2 jeepney because the one that is passing by near us only stops at downtown and it will not pass by the school. When I get off and wait for another jeep, I was confused at first if they are passing by that street since I'm not familiar with the routes and I can't see any of that jeep passing by. I have to asked a Traffic Enforcer just to confirm my doubts. I waited for a few minutes and it truly pass by there. I got afraid that I would be late when the jeep got stuck in a traffic jam and I only have 30 minutes left before the exam. Luckily, it doesn't stayed that long in the traffic jam. I present my ID, Vaccination Card, and the email before the Security Guard and the Supreme Student Government Official, so I can get in. Then, they point me to a queue of students who are about to take the exam, too. It didn't take that long before we were guided to our respective classrooms. I even met my cousin there along the way who was one of the proctors of the exam. She was a proctor of Room #1 and I took my exam at Room #5. The examination, then started. I didn't have any problem regarding the History, English, Science, And Computer Fundamentals but Filipino, Math, and Abstract Reasoning made me scratch my head there. We were only alloted 1.5 hours to finish answering all the subjects but there were a lot of Math problems to solve. When I only have 15 minutes to answer, I just skipped the Math and proceed to the easier ones. I passed it when I finished and went down to catch a ride back to the downtown. We can't loitter in the school anyway. I supposed to wait for my cousin but we were not allowed to stay there. I catch a ride and went to SM. I have to add more Photo IDs because I will submit the other to Philheath tomorrow, and the others would be foe future purposes. They advised me to wait for 30 minutes and I could just come back for it. I went to the Philippine System Registration are to register for a National ID. I looked so haggard and oily over there in the picture. The staff shot a lot but maybe I just don't look quite good at that time since I just came from an exam. Just goodluck to what will be the outcome of it when it would be delivered to me. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 25 June 2022

I Am Guided, And Hope In Me Have Come Alive Again. I have the leisure to think about my plans in life these days and that's why I can't get myself to interact more here these days nor be active on any social platforms. One scroll, just replying to messages, and nothing else. Even writing is out of my interest. No matter how hard I try to persuade myself that I have to grind more, I can't bring myself to it. Maybe, this was the effects of living alone and just confining myself within the four corners of the room. I'm not too fond of engaging with other people outside. My usual cheerfulness online and offline has left me to just drown myself in my own wonders. Procrastination has gotten into me also. I just feel like lying in my bed all day that even eating doesn't interest me. When I have the chance to go out to accompany someone, I took it, or else I'll just bore myself to death. Yesterday, my cousin invited me to come with her downtown because she wanted me to accompany her in applying for a job. She is a first-time job seeker, then it's kind of understandable for her to feel anxious about the process. *Image source:* *regencytransportation.com* https://www.regencytransportation.com/assets/www.regencytransportation.com-blog-wp-content-uploads-2018-04-interview.jpg It's been a while for me also to apply for a job and I don't have a good memory to recall how was my experiences in applying. I applied to some BPO companies back then but I wasn't lucky enough to get hired. It just gave me trouble with trauma in applying to such kinds of jobs. Interviews are already a pressure, how much more when you are doing the actual job? It's not just to entertain myself by means of accompanying her but also to gather knowledge of the process when applying, the requirement that they are asking, and clues about what kind of questions will be asked at the moment; either they are hard or just basic. It's a relief on my part after her application. All my questions are answered and justified. Now, I know how it works because I have to know it before I could act alone since anxiety would get me if I don't know what will become of me without any knowledge of the consequences. After that, I joined her at a friend's farewell party. I don't them but I'm still not in the mood to go back first. I just join their fun instead, and happily joined their conversations. We were full of Carbonara and Coke when we finished eating, then they just chose to watch movies and picked a Comedy genre since the girls are not a fan of Horror. I have learned that their friend's partner is a Restaurant Manager at Greenwich. My cousin was asking in a joking manner if their friend can recommend her but her friend immediately agreed with her. I joined the inquiry also and she agreed. We just have to send her our resumes. She will just print it and pass it to the branch. I was overjoyed with this opportunity. However, there is one thing that made me think twice about if should send an application or not. Early in the evening yesterday, my cousin who is a TESDA Scholar messaged me if I would still pursue the Caregiving Training. It was the one that I gave up because I already have spent my allowance for it when I went back home to the countryside during the wake and burial of my deceased uncle. The photo above is the requirements which he gave. I gave up the idea of the training when the College sent me an email about the entrance exam's schedule which will be held on Monday. I soon realized that even if I take the exam or apply for the Caregiving Training Scholarship, it still can't give me a guarantee that I can be enrolled either way. I have to try my best to try those two choices and just let fate choose for me where will it leads me. God indeed never forsake me. He is always there guiding me and I just to learn how to be patient. I almost lost my hope of pursuing the training and being qualified to enter college but he never ceased to guide me. He is always giving me a lot of opportunities to guide me on where to go and what to avoid. Now I just have to wait patiently for where would this lead and let my heart be the judge for what will I pursue. *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

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@Ching 21 June 2022

Trying To Be Productive But I Overslept, Just Did Some Surveys, Then. I had set an alarm at **6:00 am** last night because I want to accomplished more today and be at least productive. I didn't notice that it's raining outside this morning. I heard my alarm ringing but I just turned it off since it was still calm and dark outside. It was already cold, so I have slept again without being aware of it. It was about **11:30 am** already when I woke up fully. I can't even believe the time at first since it's just a while since I slept again. Funny, since I have to check my other phone just to confirm the time. I was still sleepy but I forced my self to got up and cooked my rice. Maybe, I was just too tired from yesterday's travel. My legs are even numb from walking last night that I have to straighten it for hours just ease the numbness. Gladly, the numbness and all of my body were gone when I woke up. I went outside while boiling my water for my coffee to buy a refilled bottle of water from the refilling station next to my boarding house. There was a lot of ants in my water inside the bottle when I got back here. I don't know how did they got there since the bottle was closed and there was no other way in. Maybe, these ants knows magic, teleportation I guess, *kidding*. When I came back, I just have my usual coffee to get warmed up from the cold surroundings and turned off my fan for a while. When my rice is cooked, I bought a viand outside which is **Tinolang Bangus**. I want drink the soup of it because I'm still cold, even now that I'm writing, still it is. I was just cleaning my room after eating my breakfast and lunch at the same time, ***Brunch*** *ba haha*. Dust is all over the floor already and there are some spiderwebs on my ceiling. This is the result of not being here for 10 days. Before I start working any side hustles that I'm doing to make a living, I start reading my bible according to its ***Reading Plan***. I'm just trying to regain my religious self here, being spiritual isn't enough. I have been putting aside my worship service for years now and I have to make up for that, as in a lot. The last time that I went to the church was last Saturday when we attend the mass for the burial ceremony of my deceased Uncle, and ***take note*** that it was the first ***after 6 years*** or so. You know, I have been a rebel to my own faith and religion back then that I used to despise churches. Depression got me there to think that way but now I already changed that and got back to what does my heart and faith is really telling me. I'm reviving my faith and strenghtening it more, so it could not be shaken again even if life would place a storm in my mind again. After that, I was answering surveys in ***You Gov***. It is a survey platform where you will get paid by answering surveys. I still have to accumulate ***2,705 Points*** more to reach the rewards. https://account.yougov.com/ph-en/account I have been ignoring this in my emails actually, but I came to notice it again right now when I thought of expanding my funds in **Paypal**, so I can withdraw it in my **Gcash**. I have **$10** in my Paypal from my side hustles and Paypal rewards but I can't withdraw it yet because Paypal requires to have a $10 maintaining balance before making any outbound transactions. Another one is ***Rakuten Insights***, also a paid survey platform. This one is suggested by @Kelzy which I saw in her ***noise.cash*** post. https://member.insight.rakuten.com.ph/home https://noise.cash/post/4rzmpwmcwwrjp She said that it is easier to accumulate points since they give a lot in every survey, then I tried it. It's kinda true since they gave me **105 points** when I answered a *3-minute survey*. That is much more than what can You Gov give. ***So, hi there!!! What's up, readfam?*** *That is all for today's blog. Thanks for reading!* *And yeah, you are all welcome in my sponsor's block. I'm welcoming you with all my heart.* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

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@Ching 16 June 2022

Catching More Signal Above The Tree As I have said in my title, I'm literally here above the Dalandan tree to catch more signal. I don't know why is that the case here but we would literally climb a mountain or a tree to have a decent network signal. If I don't, it would take me 10 minutes or so just to load a page and it wouldn't even let you see all the features clearly. My brothers put a slab of wood along the brances so that we can sit above comfortably. Mind it, the dalandan also have thorns in its stems. We have to choose carefully where to grab a stem and where to position ourselves. This tree does have fruits now but it's not ripe yet. It would be a free snacks while staying here using our phones if ever. There are ants living here but they are not going near us. Maybe they got scared because we would kill them for sure if they but us, lol. I tried to wake up early this morning since we are having a fine weather today. I'm planning to wash my laundry, then I should do it early since it often rains every afternoon here no matter how sunny it is in the morning. There isn't even a cloud up there but I'll still look out for strong winds since it would be the start of cloud formations. Then, later on, ***BOOM***! *Charr*. Those beautiful cloud formations would turn gray to almost black, and rain would pour down harder for two hours, leaving a cold surroundings until night time. Well, free centralized air conditioner. Just one of the advantage if you are living in the countryside. You don't need to buy an electric fan or an aur conditioner anymore, just mosquito repellers because they have a swarm anywhere here. I tried capturing some photos of our Gumamela flower before doing the laundry. I like seeing it because it is covered with dews. My hand wouldn't like to cooperate with my mind, though. It keeps on shaking while I'm focusing my camera on to the flower. Well, as a result, ***epic fail!*** I couldn't capture what I'm seeing. Maybe photography isn't just for me. Sad but true, I have to accept that fact. It will be three days more until I can get back to the city. Though I'm already frustrated with the poor signal, I'm still savoring every moment that I'm here. You know, fresh air, fresh and free water, no noises from the vehicles, and no pollution. You can even meditate here peacefully and no one will ever disturb you. The only enemy here is mosquitoes and poor signal but aside from that, nothing. You'll surely have a peace of mind behind those problems that is still piling up every day. Just another blog from me here in the countryside. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

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@Ching 14 June 2022

Inactive for 2 Days, Slow Network, And Busy Life The number one barrier here for me to be inactive is because of the slow network signal. It is much slower than the turtle, I swear. It's really frustrating to wait for it to load a page every time. I can't even edit my lead image in Canva or save a draft here. It would take me to climb a tree, literally, or look for spots that have much more signal than in our home. Good thing, we have found a spot and it is on my late Uncle's hut. The problem is that the hut is already damaged and it is not repaired yet. It didn't have walls that shield us from the rain. It is also located farther from the house which makes it creepy at night if you are alone. Of course, I wouldn't go there alone at night, so I can't be online if that's the case. My cousins' have a decent signal but it is also disappearing from time to time. It's not stable at all for me to write a draft here or upload some pictures. I even only have posted 2 updates on my ***noise.cash*** account these 2 days. This kind of inactivity is killing me. My goals are ruined. I can't already reach those no matter how hard I try this. All I can say for sure is better luck next time. https://noise.cash/u/AyaneChan Yesterday, I have no choice but to go to the town to pay our electric bills because my mother didn't pay for it on its due date. The main bill is just affordable, *for me*, but since they didn't pay for it on time, they were charged a **$1** penalty. They didn't have a source of income since the typhoon Odette. They can't even have a good crop after that because the seedlings were out of stock everywhere due to people's demand because of the typhoon's drastic damages to our farmlands. Well, maybe they are already ashamed to ask me since I don't have a stable income for now. That's my mother's attitude. She would tell us that our income is ours only but her income is ours to share because it is her responsibility to provide for us. She would never ask us to give her funds for the house. She wouldn't even want to receive what I will give her sometimes. It is good to have a mother like this who didn't take us as her retirement but it also worries me every time if she is still eating properly and have a decent living since she never tells me what is happening at our house if I wouldn't ask. After two days of inactivity, **BCH** surprised me again, and not just me I guess but every one of us here. It's only **$129** as of now. It doesn't worry me much since most of the coins in the crypto are also on the dip, even our fiat's value in our country is going down. My only worry is the inflation in our country. The prices of the goods in the local market are killing me. I can't buy a lot of groceries anymore for just **$20**. With that worth, I can only buy two kilograms of meat and its spices, then the rest is my transportation fare to the market and back home. I remember when I was a kid, my parents would bring a Tote Bag full of groceries just worth $20 and that would last for a week or so already with the 7 members we have in the family. But now, it can just last for days. That's how rapidly the inflation rate is going higher. I can only hope that the economy and the crypto market will recover sooner. Maybe not now, but I'm desperately hoping for that in the next coming months. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 10 June 2022

Gloomy Skies and Gloomy Hearts As I said in my previous blog, it's not in my plan to go home this month since I'm saving up money and holding my budget tight because we are still in a bearish market. Yet, unexpected things happened last Wednesday night. My Uncle died and it's not appropriate for me not to show up and lend some help. So yeah, it's a ***"Goodbye, 1 BCH"***, for me since I don't have any extra money to spend going home. Though it hurts to see my wallet going zero again, it left me no choice. https://read.cash/@Ching/goodbye-1-bch-c27fa59b This morning, I woke up early to prepare myself. I have to set out early since it would be a long journey for me and it would be too hot to walk because the tricycle can't go in our place. The roads are rough and not concrete, only sugarcane trucks can enter. I capture this along the way. This is at the Municipality of Valladolid and that island on the other side is the Island of Guimaras. It seems so close but I haven't been there. When I arrived in our hometown, I bought 2 kilos of pork first and some spices, also some groceries for our home. The tricycle stayed too long at the terminal waiting for other passengers. It was already about 10:30 am when the tricycle set out. It was almost noon when I arrived at our Barangay and my mother was already waiting for me. It was too hot to walk already but we have no choice since the tricycle can't go in anymore. We have to walk for about 2 and a half kilometers to get to our house. Good thing, it rained heavily in the afternoon and it only ceased at 6 pm, making the surroundings cooler. Still with gloomy skies along with the gloomy hearts here at the wake. I went there to help. Then, a little while later, my father came to build the tent outside since it is already crowded inside their house. We have to build an extension because the guests keep on coming to visit. It would be a week of sleepless nights to go. It's a tradition here in the countryside to have a wake for a week before the burial. We can't complain since a lot of relatives are coming also and we are still waiting for other relatives to visit before we could follow up on the burial. The network signal here also is very poor. Just one picture and it already took me 10 minutes to upload. I want to upload more photos but the signal is against it. I have to look for spots that have a good signal. I'll apologize in advance if I can't update for a while. *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 9 June 2022

Goodbye, 1 BCH. I have been budgeting my money in me, so I couldn't convert for a while. I often convert my BCH at the end of the month but this time since we are in a bearish market, I opted to hold it a little longer. The current price of BCH is Php 9,500 in our fiat, and I'm waiting that it should at least pump at Php 11,000 before I could decide to sell it. I really hold my budget tightly just for that because I don't want to withdraw my savings in my bank either. With that aim, I have already survived for 8 days and I still have enough money to survive for another two weeks. I didn't even think of going home to my daughter for a while to lessen my expenses. Yet, an unexpected thing have happened yesterday that leave me no choice but to do it. Before that, I was roaming around the city, hunting for Caregiving Training Schools. I went first to Philippine National Red Cross but they only offer first aid training for now. They still don't have a schedule for the Caregiving Training. Then, I went to the second school which is accredited by TESDA. When I arrived there, I just have known that their training facility have already moved to Silay City. It is 15 to 20 minutes away from Bacolod City if you travel by bus. I have doubts to go there at first but since I didn't have anything to do in my room, I still went for it. The funny thing about it was I didn't know which street would I stop the bus. I was just relying on Google Maps but it wasn't detailed or specific. Good thing, the old lady beside my seat is a resident there and she helped me with it. She wasn't so sure about it but I just said that it was the street before the Magikkland since it was the one shown on my Google Maps. The Bus Conductor immediately knew where it is and he stopped the bus for me there. I was asking the e-bike drivers where the school is and they send me there. It turns out that it was a street before where I get off. I inquired when got there and the details shocked me. Their tuition fee is around Php 26,00 in 6 months of training, then practicum for the certificate. Their training is also going to start on Monday. I have second thoughts about it, so I asked my Aunt. She said that I should ask my cousin how did he get his scholarship. I also asked and he said that he will send me the link but up until now, he still didn't. Maybe, he is busy with his work since he is a Security Guard at the airport right now. When I went home, another surprising and painful news have come to me. My Uncle died last night. So, I put the Caregiving Training into consideration for now. My plan of not going for a while to save money was ruined also. In this situation, I can't just sit here in my room and do whatever I want. I should help there since the wake and burial ceremony would be the busiest. Going home means more expenses. It leaves me no choice but to convert the 1 BCH that I was holding for over a week already. The price when I convert was Php 9,500 but I still went for it without even blinking. I can't have doubts anymore since it is an emergency. I'm thinking to cash out in Palawan Express to claim it faster but they are charging me Php 160 for it. Then, I tried to cash out in ***ML Lhuillier*** and they only charged Php 90 for it. That's a lot to save, Php 70 can be my bus fare going home already. 'Til we meet again, 1 BCH. It is my first time holding 1 BCH in my for almost two years of blogging but in just over a week it is gone. That's going to be a long journey of accumulating again, maybe a month or so. Just thanks for the dip that it will be easier, yet I'm still not sure if I can do it again since a lot of financial problems are emerging in our family right now. I still have to think a way of how to accumulate funds for the fertilizers in our crops. Another headache but it's still worth it to see the results. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 8 June 2022

Roaming Around The Mall To Canvass for the Prices of a Laptop I have thought of doing a lot more when I can have a laptop with me. Since I was planning to enroll myself in college, I have thought that it can be more useful to me. I have thought of looking for a part-time job online and a lot of tasks can't be handled by a phone but on the desktop. Just like the transcribing job online, you will join a company that is giving that kind of job, then they will send you the audio which is about an hour in duration for you to transcribe what you will hear into a word document. My friend has tried it on her phone but even just opening their website can't be loaded there. Then she tried it on her laptop, and there it was working well. An online tutorial job can be a less hassle also if I would ever a student in the next coming months. For sure, it can't be done using a phone only since you will need a big screen while teaching. You will use the cursor to show the kids what you meant. It will also need a camera since it would be a recorded tutorial via video calling where a teacher and a student can see each other. A phone can't handle that for sure. It would hang and lag since that one needs to use a lot of data. It was a rainy morning that day until the afternoon. I'm not interested to go out first since the rain is just gone and the surroundings are cold. But then, my friend went out for a stroll and I was also bored in my room since I was just doing nothing but lying in my bed since morning. I went out with him and we just walked to the mall since it is just a walking distance, just a few streets and we were there. We didn't want to spend money also since we don't have a useful excuse in going out. This is the garden at the entrance of the mall. The floor was still wet from the rain and also the benches there outside beside the tree. I thought that I have captured the big tree beside this garden but I haven't and I haven't checked until I can go home. It's a branch of **Ayala Malls** here that we were going to roam since it was the nearest mall here in our place. We present our Contact Tracing IDs and have our temperature checked before we could enter. Then, I accompanied my friend to the store Toys 'R Us inside. He is fond of Gundam merchandise. He checked the prices of their Gundam toy figures there. He was also canvassing the prices of the things that the wants to buy. After that, he went to the store where they are selling pet supplies because he wanted some things for his cat. I just went along with him until he finish his business. Then, we went to **Abenson's** store where they are selling appliances and gadgets. I checked how much is their laptops there and if they would accept credit cards for installment. Their prices range from ***Php 21,000*** to ***Php 65,000*** and of course if you want a laptop with good specs, you'll go with the more expensive one. Since my credit card is a ***MasterCard***, they offered that I could pay it in installments for up to ***24 months***. That is a great offer for me as a future student already. I think I will go to another mall in the future to look for other brands since the brands that they are selling there are only **Acer** and **Asus**. If I can have some time, I will look at SM City Mall next week. It was already getting late after that, so we decided to walk back home before it rains again. That was the end of my adventure the other day. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 6 June 2022

ID Photo featuring Another Friend Previously, I met up with a friend that I haven't seen for four years in my article, *"Meeting Up With A Friend After Four Years"*. It was a fun and an awesome moment to be with her again after a long time. Things got busier in our lives back then and since we don't have the same paths in our lives, we surely have parted ways after the graduation but now that things have settled down, we can meet again. https://read.cash/@Ching/meeting-up-with-my-friend-after-4-years-abec6024 Last Saturday, I meet up with another friend again. We planned to have our ***ID Photos*** taken at the mall. We decide to meet up there since the weather was so hot and surely we doesn't want to meet up in a hotter place where we would bathe in our sweats. So surely, a mall would since even if brownouts will occur, they still have a generator to back up the electricity and continue the operations of their air conditioners. Having said this, when we are preparing to go out, the clouds get gloomy. I'm afraid to get soaked when the rain falls, so I brought an umbrella with me and set out first before my friend. Earlier than that, she told me that we should set out together, so I would wait for her that long since she still have to drop off an order at her customer on the way. I surely thought that the rain would be falling soon, so I get out first. I hopped into a jeepney and after 10 minutes, I'm already at a street near the mall. It's just a walking distance and I remember that I have a friend on the way, so I knocked on her home and check if she was there. Luckily, she was there, so we have another chitchat. If I would be permitted, it would be a never-ending chat again but I remember the friend that I'm going to meet up in the mall. I bid goodbye to her and walked to the mall. When I enter, there was a band playing in the center. It is similar to musicians playing on the streets and they will open their guitar cover for tips from people. I went upstairs at the second floor and sit on the bench while waiting for her. I just entertain myself by listening to the band and sing every song that I know. This is me while waiting. Imagine this, it's my face being taken for an ID photo. It looks like a strong wind blows my hair for that to be messy. After a few minutes, she arrived. First thing I did was to hug her though I know that she doesn't like to be hugged. Then, we proceed to the shop. We fill out a form and pay, then we wait for our turn to be taken. When it was done, we were instructed to claim the photos after two hours. We eat first and then have a lot of chitchats. We got immersed with it that we didn't know that two hours have already passed. Well, it can't be helped since we didn't have seen each other for four years also. We claimed the photos and went downstairs to have a little shopping at ***Watsons***. Just some cosmetics since we're women, you know the thing already. Surely in the next days, I'll be meeting few friends again. I just don't know who will be the next since I haven't contacted the others yet, just the two of them for now. Also, I don't have much money to spend when we are roaming around and it would embarassing to be treated by them. For some reason, I don't like to breat treated for free ever since I'm earning my own money. I don t why but it's kinda like, ***"I know how to earn, so I'll work for it."***, kind of thing. Anyways, thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

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@Ching 5 June 2022

Meeting Up With My Friend After 4 Years Ever since I graduated from high school, I never met my high school friends. A lot has happened to me since then and I haven't got the chance to proceed in college. I worked instead for years and my last work was in Manila. After those 4 long years, I finally decided to get back to my studies and enroll myself in college. I went back home here in Bacolod to claim my documents in school, so I could start searching for a school where I can take an entrance exam. There, I found one and it's a public school. Gladly, they are offering free tuition now. So, I went there and drop all the necessary documents that they are requesting. I'm just waiting for their email now to when I can take the entrance exam. While waiting, I meet up with my friend from high school. We met at a mall. She was supposed to give me the dress that I bought from her when I was in Manila but she forgot it. Too much excitement, eh? We just ate first and she ordered ***Carbonara*** for each of us. *Selfie while waiting*. 😘 *Still not here*. 🙃 After 10 or maybe 15 minutes, it finally arrived at our table. I haven't taken any photos of it since we are hungry already and also hungry to have more chitchats. You know, when close friends didn't see each other for a long time, they would take time to catch up with each other's lives. We already finished our food but we still haven't finished chatting. We rode on a jeep to their home and it's a little far from the mall. She was supposed to meet up with her classmate in college but her classmate canceled it. We just spend time in their home watching a movie while still chatting. We were watching **Trolls** here but I can't take a clear shot of it. Anyway, maybe you already know that movie. I like this kind of movie since it is a family genre and lots of music since I'm a music lover. Also, Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake are the stars who are dubbing the main characters. Their voices are awesome. I can never tired of hearing their version of "***True Colors"*** in there. While we were watching, her dog was trying to catch my attention by trying to be cute in front. I got also tempted by her cuteness and I started to pat her head and her cheeks. She didn't growl or bark at me though that was our first meeting which was unusual since according to my friend, she has the attitude and will growl or bark at you when you are an outsider. She didn't complain, so that means, she liked me. She even licks my hand. After the movie, we went out of their house and went to a cafe nearby. I ordered an Iced Coffee while hers is an Iced Choco. And of course, the chitchat goes on. We can't surely get enough of it. Then, the rain started falling which made our conversation even longer in there. We stayed there for a while and wait for the rain to fade. When it became thinner, I accompany her to her home and we share my umbrella. She just get her umbrella in their house and accompany me to the road where jeepneys are passing by. It was already getting late and she have some things to do also. We bid each other goodbyes but surely we'll meet again soon. That's the end of my blog for today. Thanks for reading! *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

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@Ching 2 June 2022

Maybe, I'm just impatient. *Hey*, it's been a while or should I say it has been months since I open this account. I have been busy being active on my second account but I found it a waste to disregard the first account I made since I discovered this platform, I come to realize to post here also from time to time. *Who knows if I will still be noticed, right?* Maybe, you didn't know me anymore since it has been so long since I didn't post anything here for many months. But hey, this is still the **Ching** who was once a spammer who learned to be a good writer but still became an inactive user, which is claiming back the journey that I left behind here. Well, @OfficialGamboaLikeUs did it, too. She has recovered back her old account and befriended Rusty again there. I'm also thinking the same way with her now. Just make this one alive again even if I can only post here every other day and not regularly. *Well, okay, wish me luck. Okay? Let me just share something about what happened to my life lately. I just got no one to share about it but here and in noise.cash. Teehee.* So, how are you, fam? It's surely been a while. I also get too busy with my life. I resigned from my job and went back home here in my hometown. Yet, the network signal isn't good there. I have to rent a room in a rental house in the city since I only do freelance work online to get a living. I have also decided to continue my studies though I'm already 4 years late than my batchmates. They are already marching on stage, receiving their diplomas, wearing their togas, and tossing their hats while I'm still stuck on applying for a scheduled of entrance examination in the only public school here in our place that is still open for upcoming first-year college students. My plans are moving, yet anxiety still can get me. I have planned this for so long and 2 years to be exact. Well, unfortunate events happen in between the planning, and my schedule got delayed. Other public schools here in our place have finished conducting their entrance exams for the upcoming first years already. I'm still lucky there is still one school that is still open but it is not a guarantee that I can proceed successfully to college this year. I fill up a **Google Form** for their admission link but there is no response yet until now. It has been over a week already but still, nada. I have no other choice but to submit the files, they require before taking an entrance exam, in there physically. I went there at that school the other day just to drop off my files in a brown envelope at their drop box at the entrance. The examiner looked at it and drop it in their dropbox when he saw that the files is complete and said that I'll just wait for their email to when can I take the exam. Even if I can take the exam, I'm still not sure if I can pass. So yeah, if I ever take the exam and I can't pass, what's next? It is the question that is filling my thoughts now. I'm even having second thoughts if I will still wait for it or just give it up already. Then, I'll just practice my English Speaking Skills and apply them to a Call Center company. I know that I should be patient to wait for more days and just prepare for it but I'm quite an overthinker. I can't handle my overthinking tendencies, and that's why I'm writing my thoughts here to let them out. I can't talk it out to someone because I'm alone here in my rented room and my friends are quite busy at their school and their work. *I should have calmed myself down, I know that.* *Nevertheless, thanks to anyone who can read this and someone who can welcome me back. I'm hoping to be more active here again and make more engagements with you.* *The lead image was edited in* ***Canva******.*** https://www.canva.com/join/qgh-hhr-vfd *The photos included were mine unless specified.* All rights reserved ©Ching

@Ching 4 January 2021

I got a new sponsor. Thank you @Hari!

@Ching 4 January 2021

My Top BCH Earning Sites And Apps I'm still an amateur in cryptocurrencies but I have found some ways to earn it for free. These sites and apps provide little wages but it still works and can be a pastime for a while since I'm still exploring more ways to earn it. These are the apps and sites which I used last year and currently using now. Here Are Some Ways I am Currently Working On **Read.cash** This is where I got most of those BCH that I earn. I'm glad I found this site since writing and reading are my favorite hobbies. This site just doesn't give me earnings but helps me hone my skills in writing and reading comprehension. I also got to know more authors here that have the same interests as mine. **Coinpot** You can earn using an app or a browser. You just have to claim cryptocurrencies every given time interval. You should save them until you reached the minimum withdrawal. You can convert those cryptocurrencies into any crypto given by the site but for me, I choose BCH since it's convenient to use. Here's a link associated with my past articles explaining how Coinpot works to know further information about it. https://read.cash/@Ching/coinpot-legit-sites-c56956d4 **Telegram** I have found a telegram bot that gives free BCH. You just have to do some simple tasks like visiting sites for 10 seconds, messaging another telegram bots, joining Telegram channels, and refer some users. If you want to join just *****click here*****. https://t.me/BCH_clickbot?start=97Ri **Noise.cash** Seems like most users here are familiar with this. A sister site of read.cash which you can only publish short posts. You can only earn here by tipping others from the funds that were given to you by the system and also you can earn there when others give tips to your post. **Crypto Wallet Stocks (Coins.ph, Coinbase, Trustwallet, etc)** If you have funds for that crypto wallets, you can see there that when the BCH value rises, your money also rises. Therefore, you are earning some interest from your capital investment in BCH. If the funds are above your capital, then you can withdraw the interest or send it to another wallet. The bigger you invest, the bigger you can earn but take note when the value of BCH goes down, the same thing will happen to your funds. The smaller the value of BCH, the bigger you lose. If you are a good observer, you can observe what time it rises and falls so that you can withdraw your funds' interests before you lose it all. *I hope you learn something from my thoughts. If you have some other ways to earn BCH for free, please let me know in the comments.*

@Ching 3 January 2021

A Peaceful New Year's Eve This Holiday season is indeed very far from last year. The things that we used to do from the last celebrations are restricted. Since there is still a pandemic going on, celebrations become not much enjoyable as it is in the past. Here in our household, our celebration is very peaceful. In the morning before the upcoming new year, we do have a morning devotion. Each of us read some bible verses in our separate rooms, reflect on them, and pray deeply. After that, we do some groceries for our next week's supply. In the afternoon, we watch movies together. We spent the time together like this until the evening. We had watched 3 movies until dinner. We can't invite our extended families to come by because it will be crowded for us inside. Our house doesn't have enough space to support that. They are from outside the household so we need to be cautious. We have no choice but to treat them as a suspected virus carrier since we are currently dealing with this pandemic. What we did is we called them on a computer via an online app so that we could still see each other faces. We talked and shared each other thoughts until dinner time. We surely missed each other so much but still, we can't take the risk since elderly people and young children are living with us. They are said to be more vulnerable to the virus, so we choose safety over-celebrating it in our casual ways. We ate and talk about our new year's wishes and resolutions. We discussed whatever plans we can do in the upcoming new year. Of course, that still includes our health care safety. It seems like we don't have neighbors around us. The condominium building at the back of our house which was full of Chinese people back then was empty and abandoned now. They were always noisy back then and there was no chance in a day that they wouldn't shout at each other but now it is peaceful. Our neighbors here are also silent. They don't sing aloud on a karaoke machine like last year. They also didn't go outside their houses to lit some firecrackers. It's just like a normal night. There is some fireworks display but it's far away from where we are. Maybe, it is from the neighboring Barangays. Even though we can't celebrate New Year's Eve like in the past few years, I think there is still something we should be grateful for. We should be thankful for being able to with our family members together. We should be thankful that we are safe from the virus and no one in our family members got infected. *The most important thing, after all, is having a complete family to celebrate with, safe and healthy.* **Happy New Year to all of read.cash users here!**

@Ching 28 December 2020

My Goals For Next Year Though I have done little improvements this year, I want it to improve more in the next year of 2021. I want to do something that will change my habits and develop new skills. This year makes me limit my movements so I haven't been gone outside our house for a year now because of the virus. Good thing I discovered free online platforms to earn even for a little every day. Though it is only a little, that's not even enough to sustain my daily needs, at least I'm saving money every day. These are the following things I have thought to be done next year: ***1. I should have improved my writing skills.*** ***2. I should have saved Php 100k.*** ***3. I should have to enroll myself in college.*** ***4. I should have found a part-time job.*** ***5. I should have been in Cryptocurrency stock trading.*** ***6. I should have snapped out of me that procrastination habit.*** ***7. I should have to gain more weight. I think maybe 50 kgs to 55kgs is okay.*** ***8. I should have learned to speak in front of the public and conquered my stage-fright tendencies.*** ***9. I should have to improve my sketching skills and learn some color shadings.*** ***10. I should write more poetry and finish at least 1 novel.*** ***11. I should have read more books for at least 10-20 books a month.*** ***12. I should have put up a part-time business or manage our farm.*** These are the things that I wanted to do for the next year. I want to engage myself to be more active so that I could explore more of my surroundings. I want to learn more things around me. I want to get rid of my introverted self and start facing reality. Being an introvert is not easy. Especially when anxiety hits when an interview is going on. I got mentally blocked sometimes and ended up being not hired. I need a job and to finish schooling so I have to get rid of that.

@Ching 26 December 2020

[Short Story #1] The Secret Letter *Hey* ***Dean***, Remember the first time we met? It was in high school where you are a Tactical Officer of the school's CAT Unit and I am just a Cadette. You approached me to inquire about how our training was going on. You talked to me for hours until I decided to go home. That moment on, I couldn't get you out of my mind. I was simply looking for you at school anytime there was a CAT formation because I forgot to ask your name. You were often there. I am always watching you at a distance while you are commanding them. Then you would always simply glance at me and smile. We would talk if we got time. Until then, I saw your Facebook account and I added you quickly. At that time, I was looking for someone to help me in the Philippine Military Academy Entrance Examination to inquire about some details or ideas about it. For you are a military reservist, I took the chance and send you a message. We got closer then. Our routine at school continues until you are sometimes buying in our store outside the school to talk to me and my Aunt. Then, you were messaging me about my details already. I didn't mind it at all because I stalked your profile sometimes, too. I didn't pass my PMAEE so I took the Philippine Air Force Service Aptitude Test. That time, you accompanied me and my friends. We got a little time to date after that. Though our relationship wasn't still official, we both know our feelings are mutual. You had also been busy with your training and work so we communicate less. My phone was got broken then I lost all of my communications with you. My family issues became worse at that time so I flee from my guardians and came home to my real family after our final exam. I hadn't even attended our graduation ceremony at that time. My relationship with my father was also worse so I look for a job immediately to escape from home. I was successfully been hired by a direct networking agency. I was glad that the company provided a staff house for their employees so I took the chance and move in immediately. There I met someone, we immediately became close to each other. All I know was that I was depressed. For real timing, I was looking for comfort and that guy provided it. Until a time that we go beyond the limits and a terrible thing happened. Yeah, I got pregnant. Since we didn't get along very well until the end, I raise my child as a single parent but hopefully, my family helps me and I was grateful for that. My issues with my family were gone little by little until we got along together up to now. Then, finally, I had come to my senses. My depressed mindset changed to being an optimist. I look for a job again and luckily got one. That time, I got a new phone again. I discovered Dean was looking for me. I always went online. Then, there I saw his social media account and instantly added him. He responded and sent me a message. He asks how I was been and many more things. Then our conversation came to how I became a single parent. So I was obliged to answer that because you deserve a well-detailed explanation after all. I was also shocked to know your situation and guess what, yeah I don't have the right to complain about it. You start reminiscing our moments back then. You told me how we lost that opportunity and how that moment of us turned to waste. I admit I was guilty of what I did. Sorry I was that naive back then. I know I hurt you and I was so sorry about that. You deserve to be what you are right now. I don't want to ruin your life anymore. Even if it's a long time that we have not meet up and talk to each other, the moment we talk that time, it still brings back all of that feeling I had for you back then. Though, I know it is too late now. *You are marrying someone else after all.* Even though I will cry a thousand liters of tears and drain my eyes, I am still hopeless and a mess. Well, regrets are always in the end, right? Maybe I deserve this after all. But at least, you will know the whole truth and the story on my side. Yet I don't want this to reach you. I don't want to bother you anymore. *Hopelessly saying goodbye,* **Reign**

@Ching 21 December 2020

The Essence of Christmas There's a lot that happened during this pandemic that causes some terrible tragedies, problems, and rapid growth of poverty. The whole world is suffering from this virus which limits people's way of living. It's been a year since it has begun and still on the run. However, the current news said that there are already vaccines to fight this virus and many countries had already started their mass vaccination. Due to the effects of this pandemic, specifically in the economy of each country, some are greatly affected. Moreover, in this coming Christmas season, this situation has also a great effect on the yearly tradition. Some people decided to let this season pass as a normal day but others are trying to find a way to at least celebrate the Christmas season even in the simplest way. Is it needed to be celebrated or is it just a mere tradition that can be skipped over and saved for another year? This situation brings a lot of confusion. It seems that the real essence of Christmas has been forgotten already. **What is the story behind this?** Christmas is a celebration of remembering the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God who died on the cross to bring us salvation from our sins. The name Christmas comes from the Mass of Christ. A mass service that is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist. The words accumulated are Christ-Mass, then later on shortened to Christmas. **Why is it that we should celebrate it?** For the love of God to us, he gave us his only begotten son, who died on the cross in exchange for our salvation. Christmas celebration is remembering what God had done for us because of his love. It is time that we should understand Jesus' teachings and reflect on them. This is to celebrate that we have a God that is loving, full of compassion, and forgiveness. **Does this celebration is all about buying new clothes, new shoes, exchanging gifts, and envelopes with money?** The essence of Christmas is to give love, forgive, and repentance. All of those things that we are giving and receiving during Christmas is a symbol of our love for each other and there is nothing wrong with that. We just have to bear in our minds and hearts the real meaning of Christmas. It can be celebrated without a feast set on our tables. It is not necessarily. All that matters is we have each other, safe and sound, that is always thankful for what we have today with Christ in our hearts.

@Ching 18 December 2020

Just got lucky to withdraw a $2 profit from BCH in coins.ph before it goes down again. 😅

@Ching 19 November 2020

Interesting Updates of Coinbase! There are many interesting ways to earn crypto if you open your coinbase app now. They have rewards for different cryptos. In which you can trade in the market. If you have coinbase, you can see there the **REWARDS**. Click that to open and see different cryptos that will pay you by watching their 2-3 minutes of video lessons about the said crypto. But before you watch those videos, you have to join first. In every crypto that you will watch, ***Click JOIN First.*** You have to watch all those 5 videos on every crypto to be qualified for the waitlist. When the limits of qualifiers have reached, you will be rewarded. You can now use that to trade or convert it to another crypto. Here are the following cryptos that are currently giving rewards. **Zcash (Earn $5 ZEC)** **Algorand (Earn $6 ALGO)** **Compound (Earn $59 COMP)** **Maker (Earn $6 MKR)** **Celo (Earn $6 CGLD)** **Stellar Lumens (Earn $50 XLM)** If you don't a Coinbase account, yet. *****Click here!***** Then download the **Coinbase App.** For each referral, you will both get $10 free Bitcoin when a friend you referred buys or sells $100 of crypto.

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