The Monster Typhoon: Destroy Everything
**December 16, 2021: 9 P.M**
The moon and stars are not visible in the sky. A brisk breeze is blowing. It has the vibe of Christmas, but without the lights. There is no electricity, and we are all already in our own homes.
I launched my phone's Discord app and joined my buddies in VC. We're all discussing the impending typhoon. It appears to be a typical typhoon, signal 1, but it is actually signal 4.
After an hour in VC, I notice a strong wind blowing. The trees are beginning to move, almost as if they are dancing in the breeze. I walked outdoors to investigate and noticed that the trees were beginning to separate from the ground. The wind was so powerful that I had to shut my door. Because there is no electricity, I informed my pals in VC that I needed to go offline to save battery.
Then I just sat in my bed, listening to music. I use the speaker on my phone to hear the noise outside. I dozed off for approximately 30 minutes when I heard something shattering outside due to the severe weather. I was alone and terrified at the moment.
11 P.M
The wind is becoming more powerful. My brother was the one who knocked on my door. He invited me to join him in their house because the storm is very dangerous. Then we stepped outdoors and saw trees falling down and several roofs being demolished.
One of the trees outside our house has already fallen, fortunately hitting our kitchen rather than where I was.
Although there is no rain, the wind is howling. It even sounds like it's growling at you. My friend's house is already demolished, as I witnessed it. Their house was shattered by two massive trees, but they were able to flee in time.
While waiting, I tracked the storm and was surprised to learn that it had already reached our location. So I waited for a couple of hours before returning home.
December 17, 4 A.M
When I got home, the first thing I did was look for my wallet. It seemed as if nothing was happening in our house at first, but then the wind blew again, and I felt the cold, forceful wind. I noticed that we do not yet have a roof. So I returned to my brother's place because the situation was still perilous. We do have a motorcycle, and due to the severe wind, we are travelling slowly.
We had to detour because an Indian Mango tree had fallen across our path on our route back to their house. We returned safely.
5 AM
Only little rain remains after the tremendous wind has passed. As a result, I went home to check on our residence. I noticed the typhoon's devastation while driving home. It feels like I'm in a new place. It is impossible for me to believe that this has occurred.
Here are a few of the photos; I didn't take it personally because my phone was dead at the time. I requested some of my friends to give me some photos that they had taken.
The main street was blocked by this tree, which was located on the main street. It is a major thoroughfare in our town.
This one, too, was blocking the road. It's a massive tree, but no one was wounded. Those who survived the typhoon sheltered at an evacuation facility.
Because I took it while the wind was blowing and it was raining, the image is a little fuzzy. The photo was grainy because I was in a hurry. It was our house, which was located near our kitchen at the back of the house. As a result, it effectively splits our home in half.
My room's galvanized roof can be seen on the ground. It's the one I missed while looking for my wallet.
***It was my first time witnessing such a violent typhoon, and all I can say is that it was a monster. Christmas is approaching, and I'm hoping we'll be able to repair the harm it has caused. I'm still glad that my family is safe and that no one was injured during that period.***
That's all for today, **GOD BLESS**
Friendship in Television and in Real Life
I've watched enough television to notice that the friendships we see on TV, particularly friend groups, especially adult, male friend groups, are frequently depicted in ways that are extremely different from what they call "**real life**."
Now, they're not supposed to be realistic depictions of life or to provide us with guidelines and expectations to live by. Even if something is based on reality, it does not necessarily imply that it is practical. It's also being used for entertainment. Maybe it's a form of escape.
If every film and television show precisely reflected and totally embodied my life and sentiments, there would be little reason for me to watch it unfold on TV when I could just keep living it.
That isn't to say that TV series and movies, collectively referred to as "TV" from here on out, don't foster unrealistic expectations about what friendship and romance should be like - the data is clear on this. We romanticize these planned relationships and are let down when they don't materialize in our life.
This isn't me being a special snowflake and claiming that the film business is to fault for my unrealistic expectations and that they should respect my sentiments. It just so happens that while binge-watching, I regularly find myself rolling my eyes and thinking, "oh right, like that would ever happen in real life," and it's entertaining to chat about, so let's do it. Furthermore, none of these is true for every single episode of every single television show ever made.
Everything is forgivable and quickly forgotten.
Friendships always seem to rebound on TV, no matter how difficult things become. Have you ever slept with my wife? We'll figure something out. By trash talking me to the manager, you ruined whatever chance I had at securing my ideal job?
It can be things like persistent passive aggression or jealousy. Still, what is frequently depicted as forgiven and forgotten on television are things that, in real life, would take considerably longer to comprehend and, in some cases, would even cause a friendship to break up.
They can't just stop talking to each other because it's a show; otherwise, there wouldn't be a show, or at the very least, the entire tale would take a different path. What goes on behind the scenes can be pretty sad, but it is more realistic.
The concept here is that we all have, or should have, boundaries in real life. Just because someone is referred to as a "best friend" or "partner" does not mean they can get away with anything. Unless you're watching a rom-com, labels aren't an excuse for bad behavior.
Always there
Yes, we should be there for our friends when they need us, but most of us can't just drop everything and rush over to their place for a glass of wine. It takes time and effort to see each other, and even then it isn't always easy. Plans are rearranged and occasionally canceled as life happens.
On the other hand, what we see on TV are full-fledged adults with jobs, careers, families, and homes of their own, who have all the free time in the world to do nothing but hang around. However, I believe that when you're in your teens, things appear a little different.
They’re hyper involved in each others lives, oftentimes sacrificing themselves and their own well-being to “be there”. And sure, there is a time and place for that in friendships - I’ve had friends drop everything for me when I’ve needed them and I’ve done the same for them.
However, someone who is younger and who sees these shows may get the impression that this is how friendship is supposed to be all of the time. That you should always put your friends' needs before of your own, and that you should risk everything to be there for them no matter what. However, in real life, life does not usually center on our friends.
We have jobs, careers, family, a home, a dog, and even the need to rest and spend time with ourselves, and so in my opinion, prioritising your friends no matter what and expecting them to do the same and being disappointed when they can’t, sounds more like codependency than just being a good friend.
Tell your friends about everything
On television, sharing intimate and confidential information with friends, not only about their own lives but also about the lives of others, such as partners, isn't unusual.
Personally, I don't agree with these TV friendship groups' "we tell each other everything" mindset. Not if "everything" includes other persons whose information should not be shared.
I'm not referring to information that must be disclosed for reasons such as safety. for example, such knowledge should not be kept secret. I'm referring to stuff like your guy being self-conscious about his body or having family problems. However, there are also details regarding private occasions that should be kept between the parties involved.
It's not an indication that you're not comfortable with your friends or that you're not close enough with them if you don't share every detail of your life and what's going on in your relationships; ***it might simply be a sign that you respect other people's privacy, as one should.*** That's all for today.
True Story: I Wish We Can Still Be Together
***Have you ever loved someone that you will still love her no matter what? I do have a real story for you. I want to share it here because I want to publish it everywhere so that I can still remember her. I don't want to forget her because she fill some missing part in my heart.***
November 26, 2021: 12:40 A.M
I was playing some video games that night and I received a call from someone. It was my ex-girlfriend, she was crying, she is begging for help like she was dying in pain.
I was worried that night so I asked her location and I check her there immediately. While I'm on my way to her location, I told her to stay calm and she suddenly dropped the phone.
I rush to her location, I run, I don't even feel that I was running and it feels like I'm moving, running so slow. I don't know why and my vision is getting blurry. After a couple of minutes of finding her, I finally found her lying on the ground. There's no other people in there and she was alone.
I talk to her and she can still answer me. I thought that she was just drunk that time so I lift her up. I was about to bring her in my house but while we are walking, I notice that she was full of blood. I use the flash light of my phone to check her and I was stunned for a moment, I can't move, I don't know what to do.
And I heard her crying again, she looked at me. Tears flows down from my eyes while asking her what really happen. We rush back to my house and we took care of her wounds first. I keep asking her what happen but she don't want to talk about it.
I can't look at her like that, yes, she was my ex-girlfriend but I still love her. I can't imagine that she will put herself on that situation.
I keep crying and crying and begging her to tell me the truth about what happen to her. Then, she finally told me. She wants to kill herself. I asked her the reason why and she told me that she don't want to live, she was suffering for a very long time, she said.
I found out that, her boyfriend is treating her so badly after she stopped supporting the payment for their motorcycle. She has a disease on her ovary and she wants to use the money to support herself.
Then I contact some of my friend if they saw her boyfriend and one of my friend told me that her boyfriend was playing online games that time.
I was so angry that time and I want to put myself in a situation that I never been before. I want to end his life that time but I stopped myself. I think of her first, I want to keep her safe.
I let her sleep after I clean her up. I was so stressed that time and I can't think of a solution. Luckily, one of my friends in AxieBCH Dojo helped me, gave me advice on what to do.
November 26, 2021: 4 A.M
I asked my mom about it and told her that if we can help my ex-girlfriend. She told me that we don't have responsibilities to that girl. Then my mom saw the tears flowing on face and she just wipe it and told me that she will come back then we will talk about it.
My mom texted me and she said, we need to stay inside while she was away. Theb when she came back, we talk about it and she let her stay for 3-5 days while we are contacting my ex-girlfriend's parents.
Then my mom went back to work again.
November 26, 2021: 5 P.M Afternoon
She told me "I'm sorry, I don't want you to get involved in my problems but your the only one that I can ask for help."
I told her that, she don't need to say sorry. I told her that whatever happen, she is still the girl that I loved. I may fall in love with somebody else but my feelings for her will still remain.
*"It's nothing, no need to say sorry, what's the purpose of your place here in my heart if I don't help you. I may find someone new, but your place here in my heart will stay there."*
Those are the words that I said to her. I know we can't be together again for some reason. But I still hope in the future, I can still be her partner til I die.
I can still imagine the moments that we made from the past and its like a movie that is flashing back on my head.
This is just the first part of my story, this is a real story and I'm still writing the other parts. I don't care if no one will read my uninteresting story, I just want to write it, and one day, I will read it again so that I can remember what happen during this time.
***To be continue...***
AxieBCH: I Spend My First Payout
***A few days ago, I received my payout in the AxieBCH guild. I was so happy that day because it is my first time receiving that amount of money "BCH" in my entire life.***
I'm not born into a wealthy family and I only rely on my parents in terms of money. I'm living with my mom and my dad is not here. My mom is working at day and we don't even talk with each other every day because she is so busy with her work.
I can see that she is working hard to sustain my needs and I want to help her. I've been in the **Crypto** space for over a year already and I manage to save some money but it's not enough. Getting the scholarship in the ***AxieBCH*** guild is a huge help for me.
Honestly, I don't need money for now because I'm just staying at home. But for my future sake, I need to save money. My mom is always giving me the things that I want but I don't ask for them. Sometimes, I told her that she don't need to do that.
She always refuse when I said that so I don't have the choice. To help her, I need to make some money on my own at least. She doesn't prohibit me on the things that I want to do so finding some extra income is one of my choices.
I don't tell her about it so that she will be surprised. Yesterday, I cook her favorite food so that when she came home, she have something special. It's almost a year since we eat together. I cooked it by myself and I can say that I can cook haha.
I withdraw some of my earnings on my payout in the **AxieBCH guild**. I use it to buy the ingredients for her favorite food. I don't have a plan yet to tell her about **AxieBCH**. I want to save more and I will surprise her at Christmas. She is always giving me a gift so this time, I will give her the best gift that I can give.
Earlier today, I bought myself a gift as well. I like chicken so I bought a whole roasted chicken and eat it alone. I have wanted to eat it alone since before. Some of you will think that I am just wasting money but it is my only way to make myself happy. I didn't eat the whole chicken in just 1 meal, I save some for dinner and snacks haha.
I haven't eaten chicken for a long time because we always have vegies on our meal. My mom is always cooking veggies because she wants me to eat healthily.
I love my mom so much and I really appreciate the things that she gave me.
I think this is the last article with **AxieBCH** this month because I don't want to post always related to **AxieBCH** or Axie Infinity. But I'm not saying that I don't appreciate **AxieBCH**. Actually, I am happy to be part of the ***AxieBCH Family***.
I also want to thank all of my friends in ***AxieBCH Dojo*** because if it's not because of them, I didn't get the scholarship. Someday, I can give the favor back. for now, I'm happy that I knew them and I hope our friendship will last longer. If possible, **FOREVER**.
That's it for now and I hope, you didn't get bored with my drama. I will post more about myself in the future so that you can know me better. I am still practicing writing so if you found some errors in this article, feel free to comment down below.
Thank you for staying and reading my post, I appreciated it.
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**AxieBCH** is one of the best community in BCH. Why? I will tell you but first, I'm Clockwork, I'm a scholar in AxieBCH Dojo. AxieBCH is a gaming guild in Axie Infinity. They let you play Axie Infinity as a scholar and get paid in BCH. So if you are hodling BCH, it is a great way to save more BCH for our future.
Play To Earn Opportunity
AxieBCH in my experience is the best in terms of paying their scholars. I've seen a lot of guilds in Axie Infinity and they pay less to their scholars. Coaches, Admins, Founders in AxieBCH knows what you need and they know what's best for you. Not 100% but most of the time.
Activities
Yesterday, they just started their first ever event for scholars and verified members. That event was fun and I really enjoyed it. You can show how knowledgeable you are and to show your talent in drawing as well.
What I like the most in that event is the Garctic Phone Game and Word Bomb. I can't stop laughing while I'm participating on that event and all the coaches are just like our friends and they don't treat us like any other people. We are all equal in that event.
Best Staffs
AxieBCH Coaches, Admins, Founders are all friendly and you can really talk to them. Unlike other guilds out there that don't interact with their members. If you are doing good and you shared it with them, they will really show that they are proud of you. And that what makes me feel at home in AxieBCH Dojo. It's like we are all part of the family.
Scholars are all friendly
You will not feel alone because there is a 69 scholars in total and 50% of them are active all the time. You can talk to them and start a conversation that last longer. FOR REAL!!
LASTLY, meeting new friends.
One of the best experience that I have in AxieBCH is meeting a new friends. They stay up all night and talk different kind of topics and out of no where. This is my first time again laugh, for real. Due to the pandemic, I haven't seen all of my friends for a long time and I lost communication with them as well. So while I'm in AxieBCH Dojo, I feel like, I experience again the best time as what we do with my old friends.
So for me, AxieBCH is not just a gaming guild. It is a placr where you can find friends that makes you happy and you can't find that in othet guilds. Yes there is a guild that you can meet friends, but they are all focus to earn money and that's the truth.
I won't make it long for now because, it is supposed to be my introduction post. I still have a lot of drafts here and I will try my best to post more often.
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