Gone are the days when....
21st of January 2022
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**Gone are the days** when I had to wake up early everyday to go to school, slept 9 am and woke 6 am but it feels like I only slept for 2 minutes. I hated school so much that I wished I would grow up so fast so going to school would be out of the equation. I remember the days when I copied assignment solutions from my classmates who had already done it so I wouldn’t get flogged by those teachers that showed no mercy! Those days when I washed my socks early mornings before dressing up for school, and dried them by squeezing them between my towel, and placing them before the standing fan.
**Gone are the days** when I had nothing to worry about but simply wanted to play all day long and watch TV all night long. Fun was the watchword, I wanted was to be free to do whatever I wanted, this includes skipping school and not doing assignments. I hated exams so much that I usually fell sick once the time came- the reason for my poor performances. Lol.
**Gone are the days** when I watched Samurai Jack and Power puff girls on Cartoon Network- Samurai Jack was sent back in time and never defeated Aku till the series ended, we were so obsessed with Power puff girls that we didn’t ask what special ingredient was in the “chemical X”. Samurai X had a X mark on his face which we found cool; we often used a pen to write the “X” on our cheeks while hoping to have his sword swinging abilities.
**Gone are the days** when Avatar was a thing, we all wished to have the arrow on our head so we could control the four elements (water, earth, fire, air) like Avatar- Aang did. As kids we always argued which element was stronger until the second season when Princess Azula did a lightening technique and we all wished we could harness lightening as well. Childhood was so fun that we put our pens between our fist and called ourselves wolverine. We sometimes used pencils as chop sticks while eating noodles in a bid to imitate the Chinese style of eating, this didn’t go well lol.
**Gone are the day**s when one Naira was equivalent to one Dollar, yet we complained that the economy was a failed one.… I’d rather not go further.
**Gone are the days** when Ajinomoto was the favourite brand of seasoning among housewives and restaurants in Nigeria until it was discovered that it was also used as a bleaching agent. We all assumed it would bleach our stomachs and intestine, hence stopped its importation. Lol. Those days when every parent wanted their sons to become engineers, and daughters Doctors so they could brag about their children among their friends. Now it’s a more advanced world and children are free to choose their career based on their interest.
**Gone are the days** when every child wanted to be Ben 10 because we wanted to be able to transform to Ten different aliens while fighting enemies from various dimensions. We all wanted to be among the X-men and argued about the most powerful Telepath between Professor X, Jean grey or Emma Frost. The answer is obviously Professor X, but we argued because it was fun to do so.
**Gone are the days** when we had no responsibility on our shoulder and thought life was so easy. As Nigerian kids, all wanted to finish high school by age 15, get into college by 16, graduate by 20 0r 21, get a job by 22, a car and a house by 23 and blah blah… All unrealistic expectations. By the time you write JAMB (Joint Admission Matriculation Examination) about three or four times you’d begin to see the reality of life… ha-ha.
**Gone are the days** when we all wanted to see Santa Claus so badly that we persuaded our parents to take us to Christmas parties so we could get a gift from him. We all wanted to be good so Santa wouldn’t skip us in his list. We were made to believe that Santa knows everything, he knows if we’ve been happy or sad, good or bad. In fact, he had the all-seeing eye, lol. I hope he didn’t take an occasional peek when were in the bathroom. Lol.
**Gone are the days** when I didn’t have to write about the past days because the past was our present and we knew nothing more. Now things have changed so much that there is a past to write about, and we all wish we could go back to the past to re-live some of our wonderful memories while also wishing we could undo some of our mistakes.
Choice- from the Nigerian perspective
20th of January 2022
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I believe people should first care about their progress, health and success before anyone else. If you don’t care about being successful, I will not care about it also. If you don’t care about making impact in life, we will simply have fun together and “*catch cruise*”. If you don’t love yourself, I cannot love you as you’d be very unattractive and unsexy to me! Keep on acting like someone that has no future and I wouldn’t have any advise for you. Always remember that the world will always have worthless people, it might as well be you. Make hay while the sun shines and you’d have no reason to regret!
We look at the pace at which the world is moving these days, and we can simply assume that the world will be heaven in ten (10) years- we got NFTs, ARs, Nanotech and blah blah. I’m sorry to disappoint you but the world will remain the same. There will always be the rich, the poor, and the totally clueless.
A person says sim cards are of the Antichrist, Crypto is how the beast wants to have control of world finance, and 5G chips are implanted into us via the covid-19 vaccine- all statements made from ignorance and the inability to understand the need for improvement. I’m not surprised, there is always the gutter mindset. After all, there will always be someone that stays in the village that greets everyone that visits, receives five hundred Naira (Barely $1) from each visitor and the *mission is accomplished* for the day. There will always be that boy that blocks the road and collects a hundred (100) Naira before letting cars pass.
Do you think they choose it? The generation before chose it for them by consciously choosing the gutter mindset. They keep making small decisions that everyone else but themselves see as terrible and wouldn’t realise the extent of their negative IQ until it becomes too late.
There will always be that neighbour with one wrapper that the husband is blowing her eye every morning and night, then she drops one baby and catches a break for few months. Do you think it was what she picked as a teenager? No. She obviously wanted to be Marilyn Monroe, or Halle Berry, or Ellen DeGeneres, or Oprah Winfrey or even Beyoncé. She wanted to Drip and Glow, wanted to be recognised and wanted to Buck the status Quo, but a simple choice changed everything.
Our decisions determine a lot, our relationship, education, and career choice matter up to an atomic scale. So, yes- when I look at you and say you’d be useless based on your decision, it isn’t a prophecy but reality based on logic, cause and effect!
Day 20 of 356- Nothingness, and a short poem
20th of January 2022
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It’s the 20th day of the new year, I didn’t realise this until I took a look at my calendar and realised how quickly time flies. I was born just yesterday, and yesterday (5 months ago) I joined this platform; time went by so fast and here I am. I remember the happy new year scream and celebration of a new year. Everyone wrote resolutions at some point in their lives- “*at this date I’d do this, and at this date I’d do that*”. Today is the 20th, and how far have you gone? A lot of people simply write goals and intended achievements out of excitement and emotions, without considering if these resolutions are realistic, if they’d work, or if they are plausible based on environmental factors and state of things. Today is the 20th and so many haven’t begun chasing their goals, they keep procrastinating, keep telling themselves today is only the 20th and I still have 345 more days to chase my goals. Long story short- begin now and you’d be glad you did!
I do not intend to be a motivational speaker today, neither do I intend to jeer anyone up into being better persons. I’m simply passing by, while stating my observation. We’re all at some points guilty of the above-mentioned scenario, after all we’re all humans. Point is- it’s not too late to begin, if you have not begun to work towards your goals for the new year, I’d suggest you begin now, it’s better now than never!
***Enough of new year resolutions and blah blah, let’s talk about me- I’m my favourite person hence this should be about me.***
The weather here at Ondo state has been weird since I arrived and been finding it difficult to adapt. It’s been cold since I got here, I sincerely didn’t expect this kind of weather but here I am. I’ve had to cover myself up completely each night so I wouldn’t freeze to death, been boiling water before I can take my bath, while also putting on thick long-sleeved shirts all the time, my socks is a part of me, so I need not mention (I put it on every time), but I need to get new pairs if I intend to survive this cold. The cold is not a huge problem for me but the dryness of air, this results in a lot of dust. I’ve got a very sensitive nose hence I can literally smell the dust in the air. My nose has been itching ever since, thus I’ve been putting on a facemask every minute and hour of the day. I only remove it when I’m going to bed so I wouldn’t drown in my sleep lol. The air is so dry that I almost used up an entire tube of moisturizer this morning in a bid to keep my body moist. Unfortunately, it keeps drying up as soon as it is applied on to my skin, almost like this moisturizer is sinking into my blood stream as soon as it is applied. I had to give up at some point and decided the quantity I had on me was enough. My body feels whitish like a ghost from a Yoruba horror movie, hence I had to seek an alternative- Vaseline. If only I could get a glove, I’d feel even better because my skin is too sensitive, especially to dust, hence my hands being exposed feels really weird and dry, almost like no fluid exists under the skin. My laptop is so dusty that I can literally see the dust all over it. I had to scrub the entire surface yesterday, especially the screen and keyboard, yet the dust is back once more, thus looking like it hasn’t been cleaned in days or weeks.
I feel weird about all this, the dryness of air is killing me, the dust is making things worse, but it looks like I’m the only one complaining. No one else in the house is talking about it, it’s almost like they simply flow with it like it’s nothing but for me it’s a big deal. My nose has been itching, my skin has been feeling weird, in fact I’ve been sneezing for about three days now, hence the face mask as a preventive measure. Taking a walk down memory lane, I realise that I’ve always been weaker than other children my age since childhood, I get sick easily, spent more time in the hospital than I can remember, needles have pierced my skin so much that the pain that comes with piercing is now negligible, plus have always been allergic to a lot of things. This allergy is the reason I have to put on socks all the time, while also ensuring I stay away from dust by every means possible which includes using my face mask all the time and avoiding body contact where possible. You may find it weird, but I do not like being touched except you’re special, or in inevitable situation.
Today, I intend to take a walk down the street so I could get new pairs of socks and gloves as a preventive measure from dust and all things dryness of sir which is killing my sensitive skin. I’m tired of this weather, a sign that this country isn’t for me. The cold isn’t the problem but the dust and dry air which makes my nose itch. I’m all about making myself feel as comfortable as possible and no holding back!
Surprisingly, this is the end of todays article- it may not make much sense but here I am! I’m my own favourite person, hence writing about myself shouldn’t be a crime… Lol!
**A random poem I wrote out of boredom.**
***“Disclaimer; I know it makes no sense so don’t judge me”***
*“In shattered dimensions I find myself, the past and future combined,*
*But the future a paradox of uncertainty untold.*
*For a stroll down memory lane I wouldn’t refuse, but in deep space I find myself staring.*
*More difficult it becomes with my knowledge of its existence in high definition,*
*Metacognition- Metacognition”.*
I find this weird but I'd have to write it anyway- I decided to read through my article about few minutes ago like I always do, I got distracted at some point and took my eyes from my laptop. Took my eyes back and accidentally tipped myself lol.. I completely forgot I was reading my own article.
At this point I simply laughed out loud. I guess I've gotten used to tipping every good article I come across. I guess I simply fell in love with my article once more and my hands just had to move on auto-pilot and did the needful...lol.
There's actually nothing wrong with this, I simply find it funny and weird that I would tip myself!
Hall of uselessness award- Dad's family!
19th of January 2022
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I decided to take a walk down memory lane this morning, so many things came across my mind which I tried to push away but I realised pushing it away wouldn’t help but make things worse, as memories are inevitable, and we sometimes need to let it flow whenever it comes. I thought about all the things I have been through since I gained consciousness about my existence and that of others. I knew there was someone called Dad and Mom at some point in my life, unfortunately these were taken away from me much faster than I could imagine. Life is such, things happen unexpectedly, and we simply flow with it, we cry, shed tears, including the crocodile version from and move on. The dead will remain dead irrespective of how much tears you shed and for how long you choose to grieve.
I have been through a lot of struggles, life showed me hell but, in each case, I came out victorious. I have come across a lot of “*too good to be true people*”, especially the so-called family members, people whom I thought were gonna stay forever due to promises made and blah blah. In the end they were all nothing but **USELESS** and fake people who had nothing to offer but simply ran their mouth of since there were a lot of onlookers, plus a misplaced sense of self-righteousness exists within them.
2011 was a very weird year for me, things happened so fast that it felt like a dream I needed to wake up from. Dad left us via something called death, he claimed he simply needed bed rest while under hospital’s supervision, left home on Wednesday, Mom stayed there with him while I and siblings stayed at home. Mom called on Saturday morning that they were coming home already, it felt like good news to me, but it was quite the opposite, she returned home with a lot of Dad’s family members, but Dad wasn’t there. Long story short- he was dead, he died early Saturday morning, about 2am or so, and my mom had been crying her heart out ever since, in fact she was accused at some point for being responsible for his death, but nobody paid attention to this rant – how illogical, a reflection of their negative IQ, he died of hypertension how is that how fault?
Imagine a marriage of 20 years+ or so, they basically began from scratch and went through a lot of struggles until things got better. According to mom, Dad’s younger brother was an Idiot, and I agree- he was mostly responsible for his death, he didn’t allow the Doctors do their job due to his all-knowing behaviour and blah blah. Yet he blames my mom for everything, according to him, he claimed he told my dad not to get married to my mom, hence he has always hated her. If only I was older at that point I would have gotten him arrested and sued- he would have spent time in prison and I would have enjoyed every moment.
Dad’s brothers are the most useless people in existence, burial processing was in place, yet they did nothing to assist, Mom literally covered the entire expenses including the coffins and moving him from the mortuary, they had no hand in it all and they didn’t care. The canopies, entertainment and blah blah was all on her and nobody cared- all they were after was his entitlement from the company he worked with and nothing more, they were basically **USELESS**. This entitlement they didn’t get, as my mom was very well educated, and dad hid nothing from her. I was only a teenager at that point but understood all that was happening. During the burial, dad’s brothers made promises openly such as “*we’d be there for you, we’d stand by you and yada yada*”. In fact, people were beginning to think my dad’s brothers were the best, unfortunately it was quite the opposite. They were only putting up a charade due to on lookers to feel big or whatever they had in mind. Surprisingly, one of dad’s younger sisters decided to display her level of sanity, or perhaps INSANITY by displaying publicly regarding the fact that her brother died yet they couldn’t make proper provision for item 7 (food and drinks). Death isn’t a thing of joy so what was she expecting, SANTA? She wasn’t fighting with my mom anyway, so I wasn’t bothered, she displayed her madness towards her brothers (Dad’s brothers).
After the burial was over, they all left that night and they never came back, they never called or texted, we were literally abandoned- a reflection of their **USELESSNESS**. Six years later (2017), mom got sick, terribly sick- news got to them yet they simply ignored like it didn’t matter, probably because it actually didn’t matter to them. She was not their family hence why should it matter? They kept claiming they would come see her and blah blah, yet they didn’t. She eventually died and that was it. Last year December made it 10 years after dad’s death, and 4 years after mom’s death, yet they still do not care. Surprisingly, we are doing fine, super comfortable and okay. There was a lot of struggles, but we eventually came out victorious and our success is a motivation to everyone around us, people that know our story. We were abandoned but God didn’t abandon us.
I have every right to hate them, I hate them so much that I could write a TWO THOUSAND WORD LONG ARTICLE describing their filthy nature and how they were a leech on my dad while he was alive. In fact, those people don’t exist to me… I wonder why I’m writing about *animals that have gone extinct!*
My mom did a lot for them which eventually resulted in envy- a proof that humans will always be humans regardless of how good you are to them. My mom had more than they did hence the envy wasn’t a surprise, after all success is meant to be envied, if it isn’t then the success isn’t good enough. They were so **USELESS** to the point that they couldn't do anything for themselves even if their lived depends on it, yet they choose to envy the person that assisted them.
THE HALL OF USELESSNESS AWARD goes to dad’s family, and it shall not pass!
**Random thoughts**
*Dad’s death changed me- I grew up so fast that I couldn’t relate with other children my age anymore, I lost my ability to smile at some point, my mom became worried and always complained that I she found it difficult to decide if I was happy or sad until she died. She always complained that I had no friend, and I was always keeping to myself, nobody knew what was on my mind as I was hardly expressive, and my countenance was always the same regardless of situation. With time I got happier and became human once. I still get depressed, but this too shall pass!*
Day 18 of 365- zero creativity
18th of January 2022
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I must say that I must say that I’m disappointed in myself, disappointed in my ability to think and my ability to be creative. I’ve been sitting in front of my laptop since the early hours of the day, read through so many articles on the internet while hoping to get inspired, but nothing came through. Decided to watch some movies, after which I settled for video games on my PC- God of war, and Crazy Serpentine. I spent a lot of hours on God of War while occasionally watching the walk through on YouTube whenever I was stuck and couldn’t get through a certain level. Playing was fun as I needed something to clear my head occasionally, but I was at the same time bothered because I hadn’t written an article for the day, and it was totally unlike me. Writing everyday has become my routine, not writing makes me feel like something is missing, a major part of me has been removed and blah blah. It’s like my new obsession, I’ve ben obsessed since August when I first joined this platform, hence can’t do without writing or I’m probably gonna get sick. My mind has been divided for quite some time; I’m working on a lot of things simultaneously hence my inability to think straight. My creativity diminishes daily, I’d have said creativity diminishes as we get older, but Albert Einstein almost became president at old age because of his IQ, therefore who am I to use age as an excuse. In fact, I still got age by my side, I’m in my mid-twenties and this is the time when my brain should be at its best (I guess). I had to add “I guess” because I’m not a professional on such things, I’m simply speculating. I don’t consider this an actual article since I’m only going around in a circle while explaining reasons I could ‘t write since the early hours of the day. Surprisingly, writing about not knowing what to write is also a special way of writing, more like a cheat code that is considered legal and acceptable. Reminds me of the “forever purge” movie, where the government ordered that all crimes were gonna be legal for 12 hours, all crimes including murder, hence all sort of class 4 weapons and below were totally legal provided it was used within the city and within the given time frame. In fact people were paid to participate in this weird event- something they called an experiment to see how the American people would react. I’m only reminded of this movie since I had to use a legal cheat code to bypass today’s writer’s block.
Surprisingly, I’ve got two unfinished articles on my PC, one which I started last night- something about new years resolutions and how people tend to write down a lot of unrealistic expectations in their list out of excitement without actually considering the factors around these intended achievements, plus the need for strategic planning so our resolutions could come through within a short time frame. I’d better not give spoilers; hence I’d stop here.
The second article in my draft is something about taking a walk down memory lane- I remembered the things I had to go through as a teenager, I remember growing up too early, and not being able to relate with other children my age because things happened too fast, and I automatically became an adult. I became bitter and lost my ability to smile, my mom complained she didn’t know when I was happy or sad because my countenance was always the same regardless of situation. I remembered my dad’s family and how they abandoned us after his death, plus their random running of mouth in something called false promises, perhaps in a bid to feel big due to onlookers and blah blah. I wouldn’t get too much into this since it’s still an article on draft. I intended to finish it up today so I could publish it but realised I required more time, I need to get my head together, I need to write out of logic and not emotions or I’d be doing nothing but ranting about how they deserve a hall of uselessness award for their USELESSNESS, hence I decided to write this zero-creativity article in a bid to clear my head.
**Closing thoughts**
*I sincerely apologise in advance if today’s article contains no strand of sense, my creativity went down the drain hence I’ve got nothing to in particular talk about. You’d probably have nothing to talk about in the comment section since I’m basically playing with words in a bid to attain the three minutes threshold! Hello read.cash peeps- I think I’m depressed once again, I can feel it coming!*
Me vs Cousin!
17th of January 2022
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Do not take whatever you’re about to read seriously, I simply wanna have some fun by writing tonight. Today was a very weird one, after my cousin decided to starve me by not making breakfast, I decided to torture him by putting by activating my data connection on my two Samsung devices, hence his network didn’t go through anymore. He had to come begging because he couldn’t access the internet to play his usual CALL OF DUTY MOBILE (he’s obsessed with the game). My device basically sucks the network out of the surrounding, hence every other device will have to struggle with whatever is left, hence his inability to connect to his online game. I did the evil laughter thing for some time after which I disabled my data on one of my devices and switched to WIFI. I told him that was only the tip of the iceberg and was going to torture him even more... ha-ha. At some point while he was laying on the chair, I threatened to plant my knee on his phone screen in a bid to break it and rid him of Call of duty mobile forever, surprisingly he didn’t bulge. His response was “I’d gladly collect one of your Samsung devices, I’ve always wanted one of those” ... Woah! Looks like my phones have got a secret admirer, at least he finally confessed his long-time lust for my phones. This is the part where I do the “all hail Samsung, all hail Samsung” thing. I guess it runs in the family- we’re all fans of Samsung products and iPhone is our number one enemy (iPhone users beware, this isn’t your fight). I use two Samsung devices, my sister uses a Samsung, her husband uses Samsung, her husband’s brother uses Samsung, my cousin is about to buy a Samsung smartphone, sister uses s Samsung smart TV and blah blah… I’d rather stop here before I cause a iPhone uprising… ha-ha.
Cousin eventually made breakfast and we both ate about a few minutes past 12 pm, this is my definition of brunch- I’d hide his smartphone tomorrow until he comes begging once more… this is me vs cousin and our rivalry will never end. Lol. Few minutes after having breakfast, we both switched on our laptops, opened read.cash, and interacted for about two hour plus or so. We were feeling like fraudsters about to scam their clients due to the fact that we both had laptops in front of us and were simultaneously connected to the internet. We imagined that the policemen broke in, they’d simply assume we were frauds without listening to the simple explanation of what read.cash is all about because the country is full of internet frauds that all youths are considered criminals once they attempt to make money from the internet.
About one hour after interacting, his mom contacted us via phone call and asked us to come meet her at the salon so we could collect the bags with her since she intended to make her hair and the bags were too much to fit in there for too long. Basically, she had gone shopping while on her way back from work and bought necessary household provisions like chocolate, milk, butter, margarine, blah blah, and a lot of candies. We dropped them all on the dining table had STOLE one piece of Eclairs chocolate each while juggling the plastic container to eliminate evidence. Few minutes later I saw my cousin with another wrap which means he had stolen another wrap behind me, I simply walked to the table without giving him any clue and stole a second wrap as well. I eliminated evidence the best way I could and simply moved on with my life. I and cousin are officially criminals… lol.
We both fried eggs yesterday, three eggs so we could eat with bread but his mom (my Aunt) came to the kitchen after the egg was fried and asked how many eggs we fried, my response was “two eggs, we only fried two”. If I had told her we fried more, she was gonna begin an unending lecture on the reasons we shouldn’t eat fried eggs in excess, and the medical implication of our actions. She’s a medical practitioner, hence the need to lie as I didn’t intend to listen to an unending session of motivational speech lol (I do hope she doesn’t see this or I’m gonna be toast).
I know this is the most boring article you’d ever read; I do not know how to be dramatic with words hence I simply write as my heart says.
Surprisingly, I was about to conclude this article when my cousin came to my room stating that it was time for night devotion- I followed him immediately and behaved myself. I only made the mistake of sitting beside him. I was told to lead the prayer hence I began praying but he began to step on me deliberately knowing fully well that I wouldn’t be able to react until the prayer was over. I wanted to laugh so badly but simply swallowed it as quickly as it attempted to burst out of my mouth. After the prayer was over he ran with the speed of light but I followed him immediately and told him I had something really important to say… he listened with apt attention and my words were “what I wanna tell you is to go f8ck yourself” hahaha hahaha…. I laughed so badly because I knew it was a checkmate. He laughed as well but he knew I had won for tonight.
*We begin our rivalry again tomorrow without holding back. My cousin is also a read.cash user but I’d rather not mention his username so he wouldn’t find out that I wrote about our team work and rivalry!*
Day 17 of 365- Monday's rant
17th of January 2022
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Hello read.cash peeps, happy new week! I sincerely hope your weekend went well and you had a lot of fun. weekends for everyone else is usually full of fun and the usual escapades and blah blah, but for me it was quite the opposite. as mentioned in my previous articles, I also travel from Lagos to Ondo state due to certain reasons. I had anticipated the journey was going to be stressful but, it turned out to be more stressful turn expected. in lieu of this, I've decided I’d never go through such stress ever again, I’d be taking flight the next time regardless of how expensive it may be. this over 5-hour journey was extremely stressful but taken in flights would cut the travel time drastically to a little over 20 or 30 minutes, thus bringing about convenience. The only difference is in the expense which I sincerely do not care about.
I’ve not been myself ever since the journey, I’ve got pain all over me- my knee, back, shoulder, and waist hurts badly, all I need is a lot of rest and massage. Massage may seem like the best solution, but I haven’t got anyone to do it for me, hence I consider myself grounded. I’ve got my cousin here to help with it but he’s a very weird one hence decided not to help me for the very simple reason of “*I’m not gay*”- those were his words. He asked me to contact girlfriend to come do the massage procedure (unfortunately I haven’t got none). I felt like planting my feet on his face at that point but I decided to wait till when I’m at full strength so the kick would be very effective. I guess all I must do is stay on bed all day long till I’m very fine, hence interaction on this platform may be limited till Wednesday- I do hope everyone will understand. I can’t wait to get back to my feet so I can plant my feet on my cousin’s face, I wanna bite him so hard that he’d confess his sins including those he didn’t do, and maybe a little bit of dirty secrets will come through hahaha. Surprisingly, it’s cold over here, extremely cold especially since midnight, I had to wrap myself up with those blankets but was too lazy to get up to close the windows. I simply flowed with the cold until the early hours of this morning when I couldn’t take it anymore. I jumped out of bed at the speed of light and had to put on a very thick long-sleeved shirt since I didn’t intend to get frozen to death. I guess my cousin has gotten used to the cold over here hence he unmoved, in fact he was putting on a very light round necked shirt and claimed to enjoy the cold. He was surprised to see me putting on Jeans and Shirts and had to ask if I was going out. I told him yes, I’m going back to sleep…ha-ha (isn’t that out? lol).
This is two minutes past 9 am, and my stomach is beginning to bite, I asked my cousin what we’re gonna be having for breakfast since I already scanned the kitchen and there was no sign of life in there, nothing was being cooked- I’m dying of hunger. Cousin’s response was “*we’re not cooking anything today; I intend to torture you*”. With a very weird smile on his face (evil laughter), he brought his smartphone, fixed his earpiece, and began seeing a movie. I still can ‘t believe that I completely forgot about my evil cousin, I guess I’d have to come up with a contingency plan to deal with him, I‘d show him that I’m Batman, and make him come back begging… lol. He later mentioned he was gonna be cooking rice, but he’s too occupied with the “final destination” movie, hence I don’t think breakfast will be ready anytime soon. I’m considering making a quick appetizer for myself, something that will make him come begging- fried egg and noodles, or fried egg and bread, this will give me leverage over him as he is also a lover of all things fried egg, hence he’d come begging hahaha… (evil laughter). My cousin is so glad to see me that our rivalry has begun once again- he decided to torture me with hunger, but I’d torture him with something greater- I’d hide his smartphone and have him beg me before I disclose the secret location to him, lol.
**Closing thoughts**
*What I need right now is an actual breakfast, coupled with a lot of rest. I guess I’d have to get to the pharmacy later in the day so I could get something to help with body pain. The cold is so much here in Ondo state that I’d have to boil water to take my bath, unlike Lagos with a very normal weather condition. I’m glad to be here, will go to the hospital for the intended check-up as soon as I can, and will write about it. My very troublesome cousin is at it again, he asked me to buy him ice-cream, but I didn’t hence he intends to torture me with hunger, he says he can do this all day (that’s Captain America’s line), while forgetting that I’m Batman.*
*The Journey from Lagos to Ondo state was extremely stressful, and is still telling on me- I sometimes wish I could leave this mortal body till the pain subsides, after which I’d come back to my body. Unfortunately, it’s practically impossible. If it were scientifically possible, it would be my definition of* “*science so advanced that, it looks like sorcery”!*
Day 16 of 365- a very stressful journey
16th of January 2022
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Yesterday’s journey was super stressful, it was more stressful than anticipated, I was basically going crazy throughout the journey. As mentioned in Day 15 of 365- a long and boring journey, I got to the park since a few minutes to 10 am but was the first passenger in the bus, I waited for hours for the bus to get full hence seized the opportunity to write. Surprisingly, the bus didn’t get full until a few minutes to 3pm, which means I had sat in the bus for four hours while waiting for passengers to fill it up. It was an annoying but necessary wait as there was no other bus available, the bus I had met at the park was halfway full and available spaces weren’t convenient as already mentioned in yesterday’s article. I waited with hope that the bus would be full within minutes, but I was wrong, minutes turned to hours and the rest is history. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-15-of-365-a-long-and-boring-journey-4c6c3964
I didn’t realise I had not had anything to eat until it was a few minutes past 1 pm, by this time was stomach worms were already biting, hence I had to locate the nearest restaurant to the park, while informing the driver and passengers that I was gonna be back in a jiffy. I found a nearby restaurant and bought a very weird combination of Rice, Spaghetti, Egg, and fried plantain which was served in a *take-away* plate. I made payment and returned to the bus where I devoured the combination without minding whoever was sitting beside me. It is said that a hungry man is angry, hence I had no reason to notice whoever was staring at me for the simple reason of “*I don’t care*”. I wanted salad to be a part of this combination, but it wasn’t available hence I had to make do with what was available. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-9-of-365-a-hungry-man-is-angry-b37951b2
The long wait was a necessary sacrifice since I wanted to be as comfortable as possible during the 5-hour journey, I was considering my knee since I had long legs, my back was being considered as well. I had to make sure I sat beside the window since I sometimes had difficulty in breathing whenever I wasn’t receiving enough air. After waiting for about 5 hours at the park, the bus eventually got filled and the journey began by 3pm. Inter-state travels are always long and boring as mentioned yesterday, hence I already prepared my mind for the journey- there was no special plan but to simply stare into deep space until I got tired of staring and eventually lose my mind, after which I may sleep a bit, wake up, them watch movies on my laptop till I got tired, and the rest would be basically random. Surprisingly, this plan didn’t work, things went random at some point, and I could barely keep up with the complexity of the journey.
The journey began and we got stuck in traffic while attempting to leave Lagos, getting out of Lagos shouldn’t take more than 10 to 15 minutes, unfortunately the traffic was more than expected hence we were stuck for about 2 hours, thus making the journey longer than it should have been. My eyes began to close at this point, I began fighting the need to sleep but eventually gave up, I simply flowed with it, and by the time I woke up we were already out of Lagos and the real journey had begun. After hours into the journey, my buttocks began to hurt from sitting for too long, my butt was hurting badly and had to constantly change my sitting position in order to feel better- this wasn’t helping. The rest of my body followed suit (my back, shoulder, and knee).
I slept off more times than expected, I was basically losing my mind, and had to watch movies on my laptop at some point in a bid to stop me from losing my mind completely. Surprisingly, this didn’t help me feel better, but worse. I watched a movie which I liked very much yet I didn’t enjoy it even one bit, I simply forced myself to watch it all the way through, but it felt more like I was entertaining those that sat behind and beside me. My mind was lost and there was no strand of excitement in me even when the movie reached a climax. I was simply indifferent and could no longer wait for the journey to be over.
The journey finally ended late night and a 5-hour journey ended as a 7-hour + trip. I got to my Bus stop about a few minutes past 10 pm, there was barely anyone out there which was a bit risky because anything could happen and there would be no eyewitness. I was initially scared but got lucky to get bike not long after. I got home about 10.17 pm or so and was glad the long journey had eventually come to an end. I had pains all over me from sitting for too long, my bones were weak and my chest heavy. I was super hungry as well and didn’t have no choice but to eat what was available- rice. I had already eaten rice at the park hence eating rice again was a bit weird, but I had no choice, stomach was biting.
**Closing thoughts**
*Altogether it was a very stressful journey and I’m glad I got to my destination safely, I was so tired last night that I landed on bed immediately after dinner. I didn’t wake up this morning until a few minutes past 9 am today but was grounded on bed all through the day. Church was cancelled, I was terribly tired and couldn’t go anywhere. At the time of writing, I still feel very weak, my bones ache, especially my shoulders hence couldn’t write or interact today. I simply had to force myself out of bed so I could write this article since I do not like a day passing me without hitting the publish button. The journey was accident free, all thanks to God, but I’m never doing this again. I’m taking a flight next time!*
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Day 15 of 365- a long and boring journey
15th of January 2022
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10.48 am- I’m currently at the park (OJOTA park, Lagos) waiting for the vehicle to get filled, there’s a shortage of passengers today which means I’d be here longer than planned. I got here about a few minutes to 10 am and got lucky to meet a vehicle half full, unfortunately this luck went down the drain because the available seats were not the kind of places I’d like to sit as I’m a very selective person. Once a certain thing or situation wouldn’t be convenient of me, I’d run away from it as much as I can without considering what anyone says or thinks, after all you only live once, hence I must make myself as comfortable as possible. The drivers and conductors at the park initially thought I was joking until I took my bag away and told them I don’t mind waiting for the next vehicle as I’m not in a hurry, my comfort matters more to me than anything else.
Speaking of comfort, I stay at Ikorodu for those that are familiar with Lagos, hence going from Ikorodu to Ojota is a really stressful journey especially since the only available buses are the long ones which we refer to as Molue or something (Lagosian in the house, I hope I got the spelling right). It’s gonna be a stressful experience since my travelling bag is heavy. I’m not as strong as most people my age, in fact I get sick as soon as I go through an insignificant amount of stress hence I do everything within my power to avoid stress regardless of the cost. I wanted to be as comfortable as possible hence I had to order Uber from Ikorodu garage to Ojota park. Surprisingly, for the first 10 to 15 minutes, the Uber app kept saying there are no vehicles available at my location, but I had to relax and kept trying since the stress wasn’t an option. Minutes later, a vehicle was available and off we went. As expected, it was more expensive than the usual passenger Bus, but the difference is the comfort which is my number one goal. The usual vehicles should be about 700 Naira or so ($1.25 or so), but the Uber price on getting to my destination was 2500 Naira (about $4.46). A necessary expense for my comfort seeking nature.
I should have left home early in a bid to meet up with the first bus which is long gone already but I couldn’t leave home as early as expected because *a body at rest needs to remain at rest*, hence I got up from bed about a few minutes to 7 am, instead of the initially planned 6am awakening time. I’ve actually been awake since before 6 am but was lazy to leave my *ground state*. The night was a rough one, I didn’t sleep until a few minutes to 1 am, with plans to get up as early as 6, but it turned out that I woke up multiple times at night while checking the time in each case to confirm if I had actually woken up at the right time. Surprisingly, I checked the time the first time and it was only a few minutes past 2am, woke up next and it was 4am. My sleep was so messed up that when I eventually woke at the right time, I decided to stay on bed much longer in a bid to compensate for the lack of sleep from waking up multiple times at midnight.
Fast forward to the present- I’m in an 18-seater Bus, but since it’s a long journey it’s only gonna be accommodating 14 passengers; three (3) passengers in each row (should it be column?), and passengers at the front seat (the front seat is designed for two passengers). Surprisingly, I was the first passenger to get into this vehicle hence I was able to select the most comfortable spot which would provide me with enough space to use my laptop during the journey in case I got bored or something. At the time of writing, there are only four passengers in the vehicle hence we’re waiting for ten more for the journey to commence. At this point I can conclude that this is gonna be a very long and boring ride- the annoying thing is **I FORGOT MY SAMSUNG EARPIECE,** no words can explain how I feel right now, Samsung users will understand the special feeling you get from a Samsung earpiece, iPhone users will never understand, they fail to realise that iPhone lost it’s purpose since the death of Steve Jobs, all they do now is fancy camera arrangements, something I refer to as a cash grab strategy (I do not intend to start a Samsung vs iPhone battle). Let’s get back to point- forgetting my earpiece means I wouldn’t get to listen to my UK rap songs as usual, at the same time wouldn’t be able to watch movies on my laptop during the journey because I wouldn’t like to raise my laptop volume to a point that would be uncomfortable for those beside me (I can be selfish but also considerate, in fact I’m the nicest person you’d ever meet).
***Closing thought***
*I didn’t expect I was gonna be able to write an article this morning, the plan was to wait till I got to my destination, unfortunately the vehicle isn’t full yet, we’re lacking passengers, hence I seized the opportunity to write. I have a very weird feeling that this is gonna be a very long and boring ride, my earpiece is left behind, my stomach worms are beginning to bite in something called hunger, altogether I’m beginning to wish I had the ability to teleport to my destination just by thinking. I guess I’d have to locate the nearest restaurant at this point in a bid to make myself comfortable. Toddles!*
Bags are packed- Ready to travel
14th of January 2022
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Today was a very stressful day, I had do a lot of arrangement since I’d be travelling tomorrow as mentioned in Day 12 of 365- Nothing but sound health; I intend to go to the federal Medical Centre at Ondo state so I can get my health checked properly since I haven’t been to my cardiologist in over 8 months which is a really risky move if I intend to live long. My health has been diminishing for some time now as mentioned in Day 10 of 365- difficulty in breathing, hence the need to travel. In preparation for my travel, I did a lot of washing, ironing, arrangement and so on, while ensuring I do not leave anything behind since I wouldn’t be coming back to Lagos in a very long time. I’ve got all clothes packed, books arranged (comic books and visual dictionaries for the Star Wars franchise), gadgets, and all things necessary including my hospital card. Forgetting this would be disadvantageous, getting another one would be a very long process which I do not intend to go through- I hate stress. This journey should be over already, in fact, I should be writing a post describing the journey and the quantity of stress I went through because I actually intended to travel today but eventually changed my mind yesterday afternoon due to something called procrastination and tiredness. It wasn’t exactly procrastination, I actually had a lot of things to do which took a lot of time, I didn’t get it done until late evening, hence I didn’t have time to make necessary arrangements which should include washing necessary clothes, packing my shoes, and arranging my stuffs ahead of the journey. Surprisingly, my glasses case which contains my GTB (Guarantee trust bank) and Zenith Bank debit card went missing- it miraculously disappeared from the house, and I have no idea who may be responsible for this. I haven’t had any reason to use it since the beginning of this year since I mostly do transfers at the POS stand (I’ve got the merchants account number so I do a transfer before leaving home, after which I’d simply tell them how much I transferred and cash will be received), hence I didn’t notice it was missing until yesterday morning when I intended to use it. I’ve got a particular spot where I place each time, and there’s no reason for it to go missing unless it has been taken or stolen by an insider. Last time I saw it was on the 2nd of January, which was on a Sunday, I intended to take it to church but totally forgot to take it as I was running late. I remember I left it behind after I had gone far from home hence couldn’t go back but simply ignored it. I’ve had no reason to use it ever since hence I didn’t notice someone had moved it from the usual position. I guess I’d have to go to both banks to get new ones, meanwhile I’ve blocked the cards already hence whoever must have taken it cannot have a piece of my money…lol. In fact, I mostly store my money in cryptocurrency BCH, and only convert the exact amount needed to fiat in the case of necessary spending hence whoever must have taken my debit cards is simply *taking a hike.* https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-12-of-365-nothing-but-sound-health-56238f53 https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-10-of-365-difficulty-in-breathing-3e70c6cc
Here I am fully exhausted from travel preparation, the arrangement was stressing and full of a lot of “*divide and conquer*”. Divide and conquer in the sense that I had to clear out some clothes which I do not intend to wear anymore, at the same time sorted out the necessary ones by folding them neatly into my travelling bag or box or whatever it is called. My books were sorted s well, while dropping some which I no longer need. I just remembered at the time of writing that the footwear I intend to wear tomorrow hasn’t been cleaned yet, hence I’d better go do that before I become too tired and drift off to dream land. I guess it’s time to end this article and say “good night”, toddles and yada yada.
**Closing thoughts**
*Tomorrow’s journey is gonna be a very stressful one, it’s a 4-to-5-hour ride, hence my knees are gonna ache through most of the journey since I’ve got long legs. I sincerely wish I could take a flight over there as this would only take about 20 to 30 minutes and the journey would be over before I even know it, unfortunately I’m currently on a strict spending policy hence I can’t withdraw from my BCH savings due to the dip or it would be disadvantageous. I’d have to stick with the long and boring ride, I’d lose my mind somewhere between, but I’d be fine. I may not be able to interact tomorrow as much as I used to because I’m gonna be drained after the long journey- apologies in advance!*
Day 14 of 365- Struggling with writer's block on a Friday
14th of January 2022
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It’s the 14th day of the new year, and here I am fighting writer’s block as I’ve been doing for the past 4 months when I wrote my first article here on read.cash. At this point I feel like I’ve hit a major block where my writing skills are no longer improving, I’ve written about a lot of things already and my brain has begun to shrink (not literally). At this point I’m beginning to feel like my creativity is equivalent to zero and I’ve basically run out of ideas. Today’s article is a major struggle, I’m simply pushing myself to write out of the need to not break my “write everyday” rule or I’d continually blame myself for not following up with the promise made to myself. Not writing due to sickness or unexpected occurrence is understandable but not writing due to writer’s block isn’t an excuse for me, which is why I’d always push myself whenever I’m out of inspiration- I’d push myself until something comes through. In fact, I recently discovered that I can write about not knowing what to write, there’s no crime in doing that after all the larger percentage of writers both on read.cash and other platforms also struggle with writer’s block. Writer’s block shouldn’t be a major problem but writing everyday is the problem- it basically drains you of already existing ideas and doesn’t allow your mind time to process new ideas. At some point I began to think that 24 hours isn’t enough to think of new ideas but for the sake of consistency, writing everyday had to become my watchword, plus don’t we all want that BCH that comes from writing every day? Lol.
Speaking of writer’s block, today was a very weird one, I opened my Microsoft word to begin writing then immediately realised I had nothing upstairs. I stared at my laptop screen for a very long time and gave up minutes later. I opened read.cash, did a little bit of interaction and read a few articles with the hope that I’d be inspired yet I got nothing. My brain wasn’t interested in any form of creativity hence I stopped trying to force it. I went to my PC music player and begun listening to my favourite U.K raps- Verdansk by Dave, still disappointed by Stormy, welcome to Brixton by SR and bla bla. At some point I began making videos of myself singing and rapping along as a means of taking my mind off writer’s block. It was bothering me that I didn’t have anything to write hence I simply distracted myself by doing my favourite activities. I watched a lot of videos, listened to my favourite songs, monitored my trades on Binance futures and decided to come back to writing. The difficulty I had was in coming up with a topic of interest, and when I eventually did, I didn’t feel motivated to write about it. Perhaps I’m simply being lazy to write but can’t decipher the difference, hence I classify it all as writer’s block. It’s only an assumption as the enthusiasm for creativity is simply dead today. At some point I considered making a list of my previous articles while writing a brief summary of each one, it felt like a good idea at that point but another part of me pushed the idea away because I began to consider the stress involved- I would need to read through each article so I could remember the major point, at the same time I’d need to insert the link to each article in the title so it could be accessible with ease. It’s nothing but stress, stress and more stress- at this point I can conclude that I was a tremendous blend of laziness and a little bit of writer’s block- the combination of these two factors are detrimental to a writer’s career…lol.
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In the case of an extreme writer’s block, “*random questions*” sometimes come to the rescue, I remember I used to do that a lot when I first began my writing journey here, but with time I began to grow beyond that point. Unfortunately, my growth has hit a major point where I can no longer go further, hence I was initially considering jumping unto random questions once more as a saving grace from today’s writer’s block but at the same time considering the stress in thinking about the answers to those question. In fact, there are more than a hundred random questions that have already been published here on read.cash, hence it shouldn’t be tough for me to pick one and simply write it as inspired by a certain user. It sounds like a piece of cake but I had to give myself enough reasons not to do that, the reason of “I’m too lazy to even try”.
**Closing thought**
*Surprisingly, today’s article ended as fast as it begun, it’s basically without a direction and it’s just me ranting here and there about my difficulty in figuring out what to write. I sincerely hope my unintelligence wouldn’t be judged. In the end, no one is a perfect writer, we are all struggling to have something written down daily, unless you’re Mr @Pantera who has about a million articles up his sleeves hence can never run out of ideas!*
Ten (10) creepiest places on earth
13th of January 2022
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**1. Capuchin catacombs, Palermo, Italy**
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There are a few catacombs that can be visited around the world, but the creepiest by far are the capuchin catacombs in the city of Palermo in Italy.
During the 16th century the capuchin monastery on the grounds had run out of space in its cemetery so the monks began to dig a vast network of cribs beneath it. Originally, they were only used to bury their own members, but things began to change by the end of the century. After one of the monks was mummified and placed on display in a glass cabinet which led to the site achieving a degree of prestige, everyone in the local community also wanted to be buried there where they would be remembered forever.
The last burials took place in the 1920s, there are now the remains of more than 9000 people in the catacombs, at least 1200 of these are mummified and remain on display for visitors to see. Some of the bodies have been arranged into poses and scenes, the site is split into separate categories where you can see the remains of men, women, virgins, children, priests, monks and professionals.
Some of the bodies have been so well preserved that you'd almost think they were still alive, and it's no wonder that countless visitors are troubled by nightmares for weeks after taking a tour around the place. Capuchin Catacombs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombe_dei_Cappuccini
**2. Leap castle, Ireland**
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Leap castle is a castle in Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland. It is said to be the most haunted place in Europe, and after hearing about its history there's no surprise that this has become such a creepy building. It once was the site of a ceremonial stone structure that had stood since around 2500 years ago but was removed for the construction of a castle in the 13th century.
It was used by the ruling O’Carroll clan who were renowned for maintaining an iron grip on the region and were known for making enemies disappear while on the castle grounds. Even members of the clan weren't safe from each other, with one of them a priest being murdered by his brother who plunged a sword through his heart in the chapel in front of the rest of the family in the 16th century.
During renovation works around 100 years ago, builders discovered a horrifying sight- behind a fake wall in the chapel was the entrance to an oblete where prisoners had been thrown onto a series of sharp spikes. It took a week to remove all the human remains that were still in there, and it's likely that this is where all the missing people over the centuries ended up.
To this day, there are several ghosts said to haunt the halls including the red lady who holds a dagger, two young girls, and a mysterious creature that's simply referred to as “it”.
With cold spells, rotten smells, and centuries of violent history, it is impossible to visit the castle without feeling a sense of dread and terror.
**3 Mansfield Reformatory**
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Mansfield reformatory located in Ohio, the Mansfield reformatory first opened as a prison in 1896 and would continue to hold inmates until it was closed by a federal court in 1990. If it looks familiar that's because it was used as the setting for the **Shawshank redemption** as well as a few other movies, tv shows, and music videos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption#:~:text=The%20Shawshank%20Redemption%20is%20a%201994%20American%20drama,murders%20of%20his%20wife%20and%20her%20lover%2C%20
While the architecture may be a great example of late 19th century designs, there's something far more ominous about the place, that's because inmates weren't exactly kept in what we consider to be humane conditions by today's standards. The cells were cramped and overcrowded, medical care was severely lacking, and it was a place where doctors and law enforcement were allowed to try new techniques in order to encourage compliance from the prison population.
Under some wardens’ torture was rife, very little regard was paid to prisoner welfare. While it was open, more than 200 people died in the facility including two guards, and it's now believed to be haunted by the souls of those that suffered the worst fates.
Most of the building has been demolished but there are plans to renovate what's left to be kept as a historical record. There are regular ghost tours and even tours by former inmates who take guests through the treatments they were subjected to, making this a place that's definitely not suitable for the faint of heart. Mansfield Reformatory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_Reformatory
**4. North Yungas road, Bolivia**
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Roads are normally seen as transport routes that allow us to travel to different places and are rarely seen as a creepy destination, but there's a lot that's unusual about the north Yungas road in Bolivia, which is often said to be the most dangerous road in the world.
Built in the 1930s, it was for a long time the only route to connect the country's capital city La Paz to the Yungas region. It twists and turns around a treacherous mountain route which reaches a maximum elevation of 15000 ft and drops to a town that's just under 4000 ft above sea level.
At around sixty miles long, it's the longest stretch of downhill road in the world, and to make matters worse there's a sharp cliff edge to one side of it with a 2000-foot drop to the valley below. As many as 200 people a year used to die on the road, with the most dangerous turns marked by white crosses in memory of those that lost their lives there, thankfully now there's an alternate route that's far safer.
The north Yungas road remains popular with thrill seekers, particularly cyclists who enjoy the challenge and risk but it's the countless memorials along the route that make it creepier than any other road you'll ever travel along.
**5. Bran castle, Romania**
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Bran castle which is in Transylvania in Romania is one of the most famous castles in the world, but you'll probably know it by a different name as Dracula's castle. Surprisingly though there was no mention of this actual castle in Bram stoker's original novel, and his description of the vampire's home was very different to how bran castle looks now, but that doesn't make the place any less creepy mainly because of its links with **Vlad the Impaler**. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler
The first castle on the site made of wood is believed to have been built during the early 13th century but after being destroyed by the Mongols a few decades later, a stone structure was eventually built. The first records of Bran castle date to 1377, and it became an important fortification to repel the Ottoman empire between 1438 and 1442.
The neighbouring region which the castle lies on the border with, was ruled by Vlad the Impaler- the supposed inspiration for Dracula between 1448 and 1476. While there's no proof that he spent any time in the castle on his own volition, it's quite possible that he was kept captive there during skirmishes between the two sides.
There remains an aura of mystery around the castle, and it's believed to be a place where countless atrocities have taken place throughout history. Now as it's open as a museum to the region's history along with its association with Dracula it's sure to make you feel on edge. Bran Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle
**6. Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, Belize**
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Central America as well as the northern regions of south America are covered in vast cave networks beneath the ground which have long played a part in the beliefs of the civilizations that live there. Many of them have now been flooded, so are difficult to explore but there's one in Belize that's entirely accessible by foot and it's possibly the creepiest of them all. It is called the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, and among the range of wildlife that live within it such as Crabs, Bats, Catfish and predatory spider, it is also home to one of the most interesting archaeological sites in the country.
The cave was used by the Maya because of their belief that it was an entrance to the underworld. Altars remain that were used to make sacrifices to the gods. along with countless artifacts like ceramics and stone tools. The most startling thing you'll see there though are the human remains and there are several cavities that are full of bones, most of which are from sacrifice victims.
To make things even creepier, the environment within the cave means that everything from the human remains to the tools that were used to kill them have calcified, and almost appear to sparkle when light is shone onto them. Some of the caves were also chiselled by Maya artists, and these project vicious looking animalistic shadows onto the walls.
It is one of the only places in the Americas where tourists can see this side of Maya culture for themselves, but there are strict limits on what's allowed. Everyone who enters must remove their shoes. and they aren't allowed to take a camera in without a permit because previous visitors have accidentally caused damage to the artifacts that lie within. Actun Tunichil Muknal cave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actun_Tunichil_Muknal
**7. Poveglia island, Venice**
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Quarantine facilities and mental hospitals can be creepy enough in modern times but historically they were truly awful places. There are a few around the world that would make your hair stand on end the moment you entered, but there's one that stands out above the rest because it is functioned as both. It is called Poveglia island, and it's in the Venetian lagoon in Italy.
Originally it was an island like any other, but in 1793, when sailors aboard ships destined for Venice were found to have the plague, it was quickly transformed into a quarantine facility. Hundreds of people were imprisoned there until they succumbed to their illness and became where some venetians were sent to live out the last years of their lives. They had to endure harsh conditions, and once you were sent there, there was no way to return to the rest of society. Eventually there was no longer need to quarantine people in such large numbers, and after laying empty for several decades the buildings were repurposed for use as a mental hospital that opened in 1922.
According to legend one of the doctors performed crude **lobotomies** on some of the patients and experimented with various other dangerous techniques which eventually haunted him so much that he killed himself by jumping from the island's bell tower. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy
To this day, it said that ghost still roam the island with a mixture of those who were victims to the awful treatment, and to those of perpetrators who inflicted so much harm.
The island is off limits to everyone but occasionally some manage to make it there to capture images and prove that it's just as creepy a place as you would expect it to be.
**8. Centralia, Pennsylvania**
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Centralia used to be a thriving mining town in Columbia County in Pennsylvania, but its population of over a thousand people in 1980 soon dwindled to no more than 65 by 1990, and just five today. It's not uncommon for towns to suddenly be deserted, it has happened throughout history when the job opportunities and offer dry up, but the story behind Centralia's fall from grace was the result of a terrible accident.
The story goes- five members of the volunteer fire department were hired in 1962 to help clear the landfill site. As they had done many times before, they did this by setting fire to it. The problem was they didn't fully extinguish the flames and the inferno somehow managed to enter one of the coal mines beneath the town and set it ablaze. As the mines were an interconnected web of tunnels, fire soon broke out everywhere and they're still raging to this day.
The first signs of the fire were seen when the temperature of the gas and underground storage tanks at gas stations began to rise, and when sinkholes began opening around the town an evacuation order was soon issued which led to most people leaving. The place remains empty with occasional plumes of smoke emerging through cavities.
It is now a snapshot into what life was like at the time and is a bizarre place to visit not just because of the ongoing risk of the fires and the ground's instability but the local highway which is now completely covered in graffiti. Centralia mine fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire
**9. Dargavs, Russia**
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At first, when you see the small village of Dargavs in the Prigorodny district of Russia, it looks like nothing more than a quaint place with homes built to a traditional design, but the 99 structures on the hill aren't homes for the living and are in fact part of an Ossetian necropolis that was first built there as long ago as the 12th century. Each of the buildings is made from clay bricks and have square shaped slits in the walls which are how bodies were placed inside them. It was the duty of the families to place their deceased loved ones into a place like this to ensure they would safely reach the underworld.
There are some stories of times such as during outbreaks of the plague where the sole remaining members of a family would go into one while they were still alive so that when they died, they'd be in the right place. As with other necropolises like this, there is one tower that is higher than the rest so the spirits of the dead can be observed.
Because this is such a perfectly preserved example, Dargavs has become a popular tourist destination, but local legend says that anyone who walks out of the site will never be seen again, so nearby residents refused to go anywhere near it.
**10. Akodessewa Fetish market, Togo**
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Voodoo is a generally misunderstood religion, thanks to historical bias against people who practice it. But no matter which version of the religion a follower adheres to or where in the world they are, there's no avoiding its uses of objects that outsiders seem incredibly creepy.
The largest voodoo market in the world is the Akodessewa fetish market in Togo, and it functions as a one-stop shop for any fetishes charms or trinkets that are needed to perform rituals.
In the religion, every creature on earth is potent and divine no matter whether it's alive or dead- you can find virtually any remains that you want, there are leopard heads, monkey skeletons, birds, crocodiles and the skins of just about any animal you can think of. In certain specialist sections you can even buy human skulls. All of these are necessary talismans for the beliefs of locals who charge these fetishes with energy to improve their lives, but there's never a shortage of tourists at the place either, all of whom are aghast at the display of items on offer. Voodoo Market, Togo https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-togos-thriving-voodoo-fetish-market
*This is a list of the creepiest places on earth based on my opinion, if you think there are more creepier places than the ones featured in this list, feel free to mention in the comment section, and perhaps I’d write about it in the next article.*
*This article was written as requested by a friend-* @Codename_Chikakiku*, I do hope you're impressed by this list.*
****All Images used have been cited****
Day 12 of 365- Nothing but sound health
12th of January 2022
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For the first time in a very long time, I’m staring at my laptop screen without having any idea about what I wanna write, I’m doing the usual technique of tapping on my keyboard until something comes through, but all seems to be a waste. I apologise in advance if all you’re about to read doesn’t make a strand of sense, but you can’t exactly blame me. I’ve been struggling with my health for days, thus making it difficult for me to take time to write my articles based on research like I always do. I’ve been drained lately, my body requires a lot of rest, tightness of chest and difficulty in breathing isn’t something I can simply ignore if I intend to not drop dead suddenly, hence I had to ground myself on bed all through yesterday. I barely interacted like I used to, couldn’t follow up with a lot of phone calls and texts as well. In fact, I ignored most calls that came through and simply slept through most part of the day, woke up late evening feeling better, which made me realise that rest is a major factor for sound health. I’m not perfectly fine, I still feel a bit weird in my chest, but I no longer have difficulty in breathing, all thanks to God, my medications and my decision to relax. In the end I realise that we sometimes need to make tough decisions if we want things to get better, in my case- my heath. Speaking of tough decisions, as mentioned yesterday I have a lot of projects at hand which I’m currently working on but had to suspend them till my health is back. I don’t see any point in rushing after all there’s no such thing as a deadline since it’s a personal project, hence I had to make the necessary sacrifice of postponing since my health is more important. If I suddenly drop dead, the [project will be abandoned forever hence I’d better attain sound health first so I can have enough strength to do it the way I want.
I intend to ground myself on bed all day long as well, but I think I’d have to step out of the house for a few hours- the person to make the estimate of the quantity of blocks and cement required for the project will be available today hence I want to seize the opportunity to see him before he travels once more. This estimate will give me an idea on how much I’d be spending in total, though a little bit of miscellaneous expenses may come through, but I’d keep that in mind as well. I’d have to make sure I see him today so the estimate can be made, after which I’d come back home immediately. Everything shouldn’t take more than an hour or so, I wouldn’t be doing anything but will simply watch while he’s doing his thing since he is the professional, after which the estimate will be given to me, and I’d return home without going through stress of any form. As soon as I get home, I’d sleep for a few hours, take ice-cream once I’m awake, then continue tomorrow’s article from where I stopped. I’m writing an article as suggested by @codename_chikakiku- an article titled “*Ten creepiest places on earth*”. He suggested this article under the comment section of *Ten scariest places you shouldn’t visit**,* and I already began compiling the list before sickness struck on Sunday. I’d try everything within my power to finish the article tonight so tomorrow’s article wouldn’t be *a beat around the bush*. I sincerely hope @codename_chikakiku would be impressed by this list since I’m doing it specially for him. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/ten-scariest-places-you-shouldnt-visits-2eb6c2dc
**Closing Remark**
*It's been a real struggle since Sunday, but at the time of writing I feel as though nothing has been happening for the past few days, my health is getting better, I feel as healthy as a horse (whatever that means), and I’m glad to be alive! I’ve begun packing my things already, latest by Friday I’d be out of Lagos State, off to Ondo state I go so I can get proper medical care at the Federal Medical Centre, as mentioned yesterday, I may be feeling better already, yet I wouldn’t want to take chances by ignoring what needs to be done. My health is important, and I will take care of it since I intend to live a long life!*
*I wanna say a special thank you to my people @theblackdoll, @lucifer01,* @GarrethGrey07*,* @CoquiCoin*,* @JustMyRambles01*,* @bmjc98*,* @FarmGirl*, @Jane,* @Bloghound*,* @Olasquare*,* @Oikawa*,* @gertu13*,* @Mazekin *,* @JLoberiza*,* @King_Gozie*,* @George_Dee*,* @Ruffa*,* @JRamona20 *and many more for your constant love and support… I wanna say I love you all from the bottom of my heart and I wouldn’t let you down!*
*Special thanks to @Erdov for the new sponsorship- I’m sincerely grateful!*
Grounded all day long
11th of January 2022
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I’ve been feeling weird since Sunday- Irregular heartbeats and difficulty in breathing, hence I had to stay indoor all day in a bit to relax, while using my medications where necessary since I intend to not die. I had to ground myself on bed all day long due to my health struggles as mentioned this morning. I have a lot of tasks to attend to but staying on bed all day is a necessary sacrifice to be made if I intend to not die, after all health is wealth. I can only monitor the project at hand if I’m alive, I can only remain alive by listening to the signs my body is giving me and resting when I should. Today was nothing special, I simply wrote an article and interacted with a few people, after which I had breakfast and went for my medications. I only stepped out of my apartment when I took a walk to the restaurant to get breakfast, I spent the rest of my day on bed and even had breakfast in bed (not like I got much of a choice). Staying on bed all day was so boring that I had to download a movie to keep myself busy, movie title- “*The first purge (2018)*”. I decided to download this movie because I remember it was mentioned in one of @codename_chikakiku’s post, I told myself I’d download the movie ever since, but situation didn’t allow me to. Today brought the perfect opportunity to see this movie and I utilized it properly. I began watching the movie on my laptop until sleep began to take me away, I hit the pause button on my laptop and drifted off to dream land. My heartbeat was irregular at some point, I felt like it was going to fall out of my chest hence I couldn’t sleep on my chest, I had to pick between sleeping sideways or sleeping on my back. In the end I switched between both positions depending on the situation, and which felt more comfortable at a given time. Surprisingly, the nap was enjoyable, and I felt like it shouldn’t end- I’m glad it ended, if it doesn’t end then I’m probably dead. The nap was really enjoyable that I ended up sleeping far longer than I expected, was awoken by a phone call from some random lady whom I didn’t want to talk to. I simply picked the call while stating with anger that I was sleeping, and her call was coming at the wrong time. She apologised and the rest is history. I looked at the time and surprisingly, it was a few minutes past 5 pm. I still can’t believe that I slept for that long- I guess my body has been craving this kind of rest for a long time and simply had to enjoy it while it lasted.
I woke up feeling better than I felt before sleeping, I’m glad I slept because it made things better. In fact, I haven’t had an afternoon nap in a very long time hence the nap was necessary for my wellbeing. After the random lady’s call, I tried sleeping but couldn’t sleep anymore, I guess my body had had it’s fill. I decided to settle for a movie- I mentioned watching a movie before sleeping off hence I simply continued from where I stopped. Surprisingly, the movie was quite enjoyable- I expected a horror movie with lots of blood and gore but it turned out it was a different kind of movie but I liked it. I do not intend to give spoilers hence I wouldn’t say anything about the movie, all I can say is the movie title is “The first purge (2018)” and it’s worth the watch. I already downloaded the second part of the movie with title “The forever purge (2021)” and I’d be treating myself to it tonight, till sleep calls upon me. At the time of writing , I’m feeling a bit sleepy, I slept for more then 4 hours this afternoon yet I still feel sleepy, I guess it must be a result of the medications I’m unto, coupled with the fact that my body needs rest. I guess I’d have to force myself into seeing this movie, after which I’d drift off into dream land.
**Closing remark**
*I feel better than yesterday, in fact I feel better than I felt this morning. I guess being grounded on bed all day long was my saving grace, hence I can conclude that my body simply needs rest coupled with medications. I may be feeling better already but I wouldn’t push my luck by stressing myself. I’ve got commitments to deal with tomorrow but I’s simply ignore it all and stay home as well. Tomorrow will be another day for long hours of sleep and I wouldn’t stop myself. I’d get back to my responsibilities as soon as I’m perfectly healthy, till then it’s gonna be rest all day and all night long!*
Day 11 of 365- Struggling with my health
11th of January 2022
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Hello read.cash fam! It’s a Tuesday (obviously), I had plans of writing something different today, for instance- 5 amazing places to hang out with family, or the most beautiful places in the world you need to visit and bla bla. I have a really long list of articles to write and already did a lot of research via the internet- did a lot of reading and watched several videos while creating my own list based on my opinion and what I find amusing. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t be able to complete what I started at least for now because my health is still fluctuating. I’m still feeling a weird tightness on the left side of my chest, I think I’d better be direct- I feel like my heart is being squeezed from within. I felt this way throughout yesterday hence I had to be grounded on bed all day long. I had to suspend every previously planned activity till today with the hope that I’d wake up feeling better, though I feel slightly relieved yet the pain still exists and I do not intend to ignore it. I’ve had a lot of activities to do lately which I mentioned in **Day 10 of 365- difficulty in breathing** activities which included the renovation of one of our buildings, the gate needs to be repainted, the drainage needs to be constructed (what we call gutter), the ground needs to be floored, drilling of borehole and yada yada. I’ve been going here and there for the past one week so I can put things in place, been talking to certain artisans regarding these in a bid to estimate how much it would cost, workmanship included. It’s been going well so far but it’s been stressful, I barely rest and mostly come back late nights. This stress may have resulted in the attack I’ve been having since Sunday. I remember mentioning yesterday that it began with a striking headache on the left side of my head after which difficulty tightness of chest came through and difficulty in breathing occurred. I’ve been going through a lot of pain ever since which resulted in me being grounded on bed throughout yesterday, though I feel better today but the pain still exists, and I wouldn’t want to take chances or I may simply drop dead on my way, hence every activity of the day will have to be cancelled until I’m healthy again. I initially had plans of going to the local government office today so I could get a birth certificate for my younger sister- this process is definitely going to be stressful because I may need to wait for hours before getting a reasonable response from the officials, I don’t think my body would be able to stand the wait. In fact, I’m on bed at the time of writing yet I feel tired because I feel like there’s not enough oxygen flowing through me, hence taking a walk out there would be detrimental. I’d rather be grounded on bed all day than risk my life on a Tuesday- I intend to not die. I’ve always liked to consider myself immortal, yet it should be known that immortal isn’t bullet proof, if I ignore my health and choose to be careless with it, my immortality will fail me and to higher planes of existence I will transcend. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-10-of-365-difficulty-in-breathing-3e70c6cc
I’m considering going to the hospital for treatment, unfortunately none of the hospitals around me can do anything for me, hence I’m considering leaving all projects behind in Lagos so I can go back to Ondo state for check-up. I’ve been receiving treatment at the *Federal Medical Center*, Owo, Ondo state since 2018 when I was first diagnosed of hypertension, my health has been under supervision ever since and I’ve been fine, provided I do not go through as much stress as I’ve been going through lately. I’ve got a cardiologist at the same hospital whom I visit on a three-month frequency, but I haven’t been there since last year April due to certain reasons which includes being extremely busy with school and other projects. Now that school is out of the way I can follow up with my three-month appointment without making excuses. At this point, I guess I’d have to abandon every project at hand, I’d travel to Ondo state on Thursday or Friday so I could get checked and treated where necessary as the pain I’m going through is getting out of hand. Last night the pain was so much that I was scared I was gonna die in my sleep, the pain I was going through brought back memories of one of our neighbours who died of a heart attack at the middle of the night, he was having a heart attack and was being rushed to the hospital but died on the way. So many thoughts popped up in my head, I began to imagine I had an attack and simultaneously thought about the nearest hospital and how fast I could get there before my heart fails me, in the end I realised there was no way I would survive because I do not have a car, there is no movement on my street once it gets dark hence there would be no mode of transport to get me to safety. Too many thoughts ran through my head but I resorted to prayer- I prayed before sleeping and asked God to take control of my health- surprisingly I didn’t have an attack at night and I woke up feeling much better than yesterday, Although I’m still going through pain at the moment, yet it’s nothing compared to what I went through yesterday and on Sunday.
**Closing remark**
*In lieu of my health challenges. I decided I’d have to travel to Ondo state latest by Friday in a bid to get checked by the cardiologist, I need to get treated or perhaps my medications need to be changed- I’d find out when I get there. Travelling to Ondo state while I still got projects going may seem like a bad idea considering the project at hand, but I’d like to consider my health first, my life is more important. I have trusted people who can help monitor the project in my absence hence not being there physically wouldn’t stop work from commencing.*
*I’m gonna be grounded on bed all day long because my heart needs a lot of rest- I’ve been over working myself lately and my heart is beginning to fight back, I’d better give it what it wants before underverse comes!*
Day 10 of 365- difficulty in breathing
10th of January 2022
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I only mentioned yesterday in Day 9 of 465- an hungry man is angry that I came back from church feeling tired and with a little bit hungry, but the hidden part of that write-up is that I had difficulty in breathing (I’m not asthmatic). As mentioned in some of my previous posts, I’m hypertensive, and sometimes have difficulty in breathing when exposed to dust and excess heat. I mentioned my challenges with excess heat in Poor heat resistance; I can’t take it anymore, and how it eventually resulted in hallucination in another article titled Heat and Hallucination; I’m losing my mind. I’ve always had a poor heat resistance, but it’s actually fine provided it doesn’t mess with my ability to breathe, dust on the other hand is a big-bad which I do not like to mess with. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-9-of-365-a-hungry-man-is-angry-b37951b2 https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/poor-heat-resistance-i-cant-take-it-anymore-8d3c935c https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/heat-and-hallucination-im-losing-my-mind-38511d37
Yesterday was different, I have no idea what went wrong, I dressed up as early as I could while having my face mask on as usual, I didn’t notice any form of dust on the way hence I can’t conclude that the dust was responsible for my attack. While in the vehicle (a public transport), I suddenly experienced a striking headache towards the centre but on the left side (I know this description sucks but I’m out of words), the pain lasted for about 20 seconds and vanished, it came back about two minutes later and lasted for the same 30 seconds duration before vanishing completely. I thought that was the end and totally forgot about it until I got to church. I got to church a bit late, praise and worship session was over, opening hymn as well, I got in during the announcement, few minutes later the offering session came through followed by choir ministration and kaboom time to listen to the sermon came. While in a relaxed state, I had a very sudden and sharp pain in my chest almost like my heart was being squeezed rom within, I was about to shake it off since it wasn’t the feeling wasn’t new (I already mentioned being hypertensive) when I suddenly realised that I could hardly breathe. I took several deep breaths, yet it felt like only a very insignificant quantity of air was coming through, it was a very weird struggle which the person sitting beside me knew nothing about. I tried adjusting my sitting position several times but there was no improvement- the only solution at this point was to locate the nearest pharmacy for a tablet called “*Vasoprin*” or perhaps “*nifedipine*”- it has it’s uses but I wouldn’t talk about this as I do not intend to prescribe this to anyone by accident. I only use these tablets in special cases and about once in a year since I’m already placed on another set of medications which I’d rather not mention.
Long story short, I walked out of the church without telling anyone what was wrong, I knew I wasn’t going to die since it wasn’t my first time of feeling this way plus I already have an estimate of how long I can last with difficulty in breathing. I had no idea where the nearest pharmacy was or is located, hence I had to ask peeps around, the responses I got were disappointing- there are only two pharmacies around, one was no longer functioning while the other wouldn’t be open until 11 am or after since it was a Sunday. At this point I knew the universe was against me, but I kept telling myself I wouldn’t die. I took a deep breath and went back to church while managing my breath according to the quantity of air that was getting in- it was a very dangerous move but as mentioned above, I know how long I can last without adequate oxygen hence I monitored my breathing by constantly checking the time to make sure I do not exceed my mark. The plan B was to wait till service ends, this will be a few minutes after 11 am, after which we’d simply go home and go for my medication since there was no assurance that the pharmacy would be open any time soon. Whoever was beside me or looking in my direction must have been wondering why I kept staring at my wrist watch, they’d never know the amount of pain I was going through and how badly I was using the last energy within me to calculate how much time I had left before I become unconscious.
The service ended much faster than I expected, I took a final deep breath after it ended, had to wait some extra minutes so I could go home via a Pastor’s car, he was going in the same direction as I was. I didn’t want to go through the stress of jumping from one public transport to another, it would be a very risky move as I would be using more energy and oxygen, exposure to dust would also be disadvantageous- I could drop dead on the road and nobody would understand why, all they’d say is “*he was perfectly healthy few minutes ago, he must have had a spiritual attack or perhaps offended his ancestors*”…… ha-ha, Africans and all things spiritual.
I got to my junction, took a bike home and landed on my bed- by this time my chest was super heavy and felt like my heart was about to explode, I also felt extremely tired. This tiredness is a result of my inability to breathe properly hence my muscles were getting weak. I almost forgot that I had to save myself from dying hence I had to jump out of bed at light speed and went for those medications- bisoprolol, telmisartan, rabeprazole and clopidogrel. I hope I spelt them correctly, it doesn’t matter if I didn’t since nobody is gonna notice the slight misspelling. Surprisingly, I used those drugs and I immediately felt okay, I felt relieved instantly, thus making the ordeals of the past hour to feel like it was only a dream. I could have died you know… I sometimes wonder how those drugs are designed; they work within seconds of using them thus making me constantly feel like my life depends on their availability. I immediately was able to breathe properly within seconds of swallowing those tablets, but the chest pain didn’t vanish. There was only one way for the pain to go away- I needed to sleep. About one or two hours of sleep after taking those medication usually helps with the pain, as the drugs actually require rest if I’, expecting it to work in full capacity. Unfortunately, I had a lot of errands to run and a lot of responsibilities to cater for as mentioned in Day 7 of 365- the feeling of powerlessness and Day 8 of 365- a very stressful weekend, hence I didn’t get the chance to sleep until almost midnight. BY the time I went to bed, my chest was really heavy and I felt like my heart was gonna pop out if I didn’t force myself to bed. Off to bed I went and didn’t wake up until girlfriend’s call came in (girlfriend = actual girlfriend). https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-7-of-365-the-feeling-of-powerlessness-a36d34a2 https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-8-of-365-a-very-stressful-weekend-d7b37867
*Woke up this morning feeling better than yesterday but with a little bit of pain, had to order breakfast from the nearest restaurant and settled for my medications immediately so history wouldn’t repeat itself. Altogether I’m hale, hearty, and glad to be alive!*
Day 9 of 365- a hungry man is angry
9th of January 2022
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2.32 pm at the time of writing, they say an hungry man is an angry man- I’m beginning to agree with this saying because I’ve got nothing within me but a shitload of anger at the moment. This anger is a result of hunger hence all things logical reasoning have been eliminated. Got back from church about few minutes past 11 am and hunger has been my best friend ever since, unfortunately it’s a Sunday, all shops are gonna be locked until late afternoon or evening which means I wouldn’t be able to get anything reasonable hence I’m gonna die of hunger. My favourite restaurant is locked as well thus resulting in anger- I’m craving a mixture of fried and jollof rice with spaghetti, plantain, egg and salad, unfortunately all avenue to get this have been made unavailable hashtag “it’s a Sunday”. I’m considering a backup plan- noodles and fried egg, bread and fried egg, or noodles, fried egg and fried plantain, unfortunately my gas got exhausted yesterday- It’s a Sunday (I’m saying this for the umpteenth time), I can’t buy gas until late evening or perhaps tomorrow morning- Sundays are always like these. Another lesson learnt, I guess I’d have to prepare towards Sunday breakfast/ lunch on Saturdays so I wouldn’t constantly be a victim of circumstance (victim of hunger).
I’m so hungry that I’ve got no idea what to write as an article today, forgive me if what you’re reading makes no sense, I’m simply under the influence of the worms chewing on my intestine, these worms have brought about writer’s block hence I’m all fried upstairs, and I got no choice but to wait for the stores around me to open up so I could get myself some goodies. Some shops are actually open, but I’ve got issues- I’m too selective regarding most food and snack, hence I find it difficult to adapt to whatever is available. My food choice remains fixed as I’m the most stubborn person you’d ever meet- I could eat rice all day and all year long without getting tired, fried egg comes in handy- reasons I look younger than my age (the absence of a balanced diet…. lol). Let’s get back to my situation of not knowing what to write- I developed a very weird strategy of tapping on my keyboard until my fingers begin to construct words on their own and within few minutes 300 words or more would appear before my eyes. Surprisingly, today is a very different one, this strategy is nothing but a *trial and error*, in fact my thought process is a bit slower than the usual, I needed to put *a certain sentence in italic* but completely forgot the italic shortcut, forgot the shortcut to **bold texts** as well (the power of hunger). I’m finding it difficult to think straight, my typing speed is reduced drastically, and my eyesight is a bit weird even while on glasses.
*“A hungry man is*
*an angry man”*
I’m not exactly angry but my organs are, after all I’ve not had anything good to munch down on except sausage and Coca-Cola- yes, Coca-Cola- the drink with a very secret ingredient, so secret that even the owners of the company don’t know it. What if we suddenly realised that the secret ingredient was a little drop of URINE, would you stop drinking it or simply ignore this fact? State your opinion in the comment section.
Back to track, I’ve only had sausage and a bottle of Coca-Cola since I got back from church, Drinks like these are bad for my health but like last Sunday, I decided to break the “*strictly water*” rule since breaking this rule just once wouldn’t kill me. I’d try to not break this rule next Sunday or It would become a habit. Speaking of habits, doing this every Sunday may not turn it into a habit since you need to perform a certain action everyday for it to become a habit. I had to do a quick google search on habits and here’s what I got- “*A habit only becomes a habit if you do it every day. When trying to form a new habit, if you don’t do it every day then it won’t become a habit*”. This isn’t a stylish way of defending myself for breaking my own rules but I’m simply saying it wouldn’t become a habit if I do not do it during the weekdays. My word count is at 757 words and increasing as I type more words hence, I’d simply do some more ranting so it could reach the 800-word mark. Hands are beginning to hurt; eyes are closing, and ideas are fading. I’m beginning to have a headache which is a sign that I require rest.
**Closing remark**
*Day 9 of 365 is really unusual and I’m simply typing whatever comes to mind without thinking before-hand. Kindly ignore my rant and unintelligent arrangement of words- I’m under the influence of hunger.*
*I almost forgot to mention that I had plans of taking my younger sister out to have some fun, I intended to fund this outing by withdrawing some of my BCH savings. Surprisingly, I opened my wallet to see that BCH price had dropped drastically, hence I had to cancel as withdrawing right now would be disadvantageous.....*
*Dear BCH, I can't wait for you to rise!*
*Happy Sunday to you all and have a wonderful evening, or night, or morning or afternoon or whatever time zone you find yourself!*
Day 8 of 365- A very stressful weekend
**8th of January 2022**
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Today is meant to be laundry day, I got a lot of clothes which require sanitizing but a body at rest wants to remain at rest. I slept late last night, no that came out wrong, I didn’t sleep yesterday until the early hours of today- about 1 or 2 am. I was doing my usual busy-ness thing which requires no explanation, at some point I had to watch Tik-Tok videos as a means of clearing my head and relieving myself of the hall of stress I’ve been through, after which I landed on bed and drifted off into dreamland. Getting out of bed this morning was a real struggle, coincidentally, girlfriend’s call came in (I need not explain the complication this time or my head will be cut off by unknown forces), but I had to slide the red button upwards since my body needed more sleep. Her call came in about three more times which I declined in each case but couldn’t go back to sleep afterwards. I looked at my smartphone and realised it was already a few minutes past 8 am. I jumped out of bed with all the energy accumulated from dreamland and kaboomed to the laundry- those clothes needed my attention badly, it’s now or never as I’m always busy during the week and wouldn’t be free until late night. In fact, today is also gonna be a busy day, I gotta travel a far distance by 2pm, I need to make enquiries regarding the price of some building materials as I need to do some renovations on the apartment where I’ve got tenants. The drainage system needs to be worked on hence I need to get a quotation on the quantity of blocks and cements needed, while also considering the workmanship. In addition, the gate needs to be repainted as it is beginning to deteriorate, ignoring this will result in more damage and the gate will need to be replaced if immediate action isn’t taken. All these is gonna require a lot of stress and money but it’s a necessary sacrifice that needs to be made. In fact, I got angry at some point because I went to the apartment and realised they haven’t been taking proper care of the environment- coincidentally none of the tenants were around at the time of my visit- this was their saving grace as I would have leashed on them in ways they weren’t expecting. I was really displeased that I had to contact my elder sister via video call so she could also see how badly the environment was being managed. I had to contact the tenants via phone and expressed my displeasure with firmness, after which they apologised and promised to adjust- they had better adjust or I’d use other means to deal with them (I’d rather not mention). Truth is; I’m the nicest person you’d ever come across but I can be very strict regarding certain things hence I enjoy setting examples where necessary regardless of the cost- it’s all about passing a message which is; “*don’t mess with kristoffer*”.
Back to track, I forced myself out of bed few minutes past 8 am, had to do the laundry at *faster than light* speed while simultaneously making some necessary calls my placing my phone loudspeaker for convenience. I did the laundry as fast as I could after which I had to settle down to write this article while also thinking of what to have for breakfast- I guess breakfast will have to wait until later since I gotta move really fast so I could meet up with the 2 pm timeframe which is meant for the “*going here and there*” thing and making necessary enquiries as already mentioned above. Today is gonna be super stressful and getting home late night is inevitable. I sincerely hope I’d be able to wake early tomorrow morning so I wouldn’t get to church late or perhaps skip church altogether.
**Closing thoughts**
*The past few days has been extremely stressful, I haven’t got any choice but to simply flow with it since I can’t run away from my responsibilities. We’ve all got responsibilities which we need to attend to, these responsibilities cannot be avoided regardless of how stressful and draining they may be. No one will do it for you if you don’t, procrastination will only make things worse, and you’d still have to do it anyway but this time it will be much more stressful than if you had done it at the right time. Responsibilities are inevitable as long as we’re alive, all we need do is face is head on as soon as it arises, and we’d be glad we did. Procrastination isn’t an option- do it while you can, make hay while the sun shines!*
First Friday of 2022- going clubbing
7th of January 2021
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It’s the first Friday and the first weekend in the year 2022 and I must say that I’m glad to be alive. Right now, I feel like having some fun, I feel like taking a walk out there in the cold breeze of the night, I feel like driving on the highway all night while sipping juice on my biscuit. I just wanna do something different unfortunately I can’t. I haven’t got any friend with whom I can have some fun, I basically do all things alone hence it’s been a life of boredom. My life isn’t exactly boring but according to peeps out there not having a girlfriend is equivalent to living a boring life hence I have decided to play along in calling myself “boring”. Let’s get back to my feelings- I feel like going clubbing- I’ve never been to the club before but I simply wanna try it out to see life from another perspective perhaps I’d have some fun in the process, after all, all work and no play…. you know the rest. Surprisingly, I do not appreciate lying to myself which is why I’d always change my mind as soon as the feeling to go clubbing arises- as much as I want to go clubbing, a part of me will always tell me “No” because my going there would be pointless, I’d simply be sitting and observing without making any attempt to be a part of the fun. In the end, the hashtag given to me by friends “minister for pride” is somewhat true up to an atomic scale. I haven’t got pride but there are certain things I sincerely do not see myself doing- for instance dancing in a club, drinking or getting drunk. In fact, I don’t see myself ever giving attention to some random lady in the club unlike other guys who go there with the intention of “catching a new fish” or perhaps having a “one night stand”. Don’t we all enjoy a one-night stand especially since you’d never get to meet each other ever again except she becomes pregnant in the process and 20 years later your son or daughter begins to search for you- hashtag “I want to meet my father”- story for another day.
Speaking of getting drunk, alcohol isn’t my thing as I intend to live a long life hence, I take only water irrespective of the event or location. Unfortunately requesting for water at a club would seem weird, in fact I do not think they’d take this request serious because no logical person will come to the club with the intention of drinking water unless you intend to wash your hand with it. This could be an excuse- my words would be “hey, I need a bottle of water to wash my hands” while flaunting some cash in a bid to make it look like I intend to show off like everyone else does at a club, after which I’d secretly gulp it down my throat while washing my hands with the rest since I do not tell lies. In fact, I’m the most sincere person you’d ever meet in your lifetime. Surprisingly my Microsoft word dictionary keeps highlighting the word “most sincere” and keeps telling me that there is no such word. It says that the actual word should be “sincerest”, which I find really weird as I’ve never heard of any such word in my entire life- I’ve lived much longer than you can Imagine, in fact I’d like to consider myself immortal. I’d better get back to track before the god of distraction takes over.
I wanna go clubbing but a greater part of me says “No”, I guess today is not the day, I’d rather wait till the whole of me says “yes” to clubbing as I wouldn’t like to force myself or regret would be my new best friend. At the time of writing, I’m craving pepper-soup and catfish, meat-pie and ice-cream, fried rice and chicken, plus a little bit of salad- I think I’m pregnant, only pregnant women crave everything. I guess I’ve been talking to too many ladies lately hence my pregnancy, now the greater question would be “who’s responsible?” hahaha…
*For those of you who enjoy clubbing I’m saying happy clubbing since it’s a Friday, and for those of us (I'm on this list) that are gonna be home alone- no one-night stand, no “catching of new fishes”, and no “make-outs”.…I’m saying… “sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite, happy boredom in advance and home sweet home….”. hahaha.*
Day 7 of 365 – the feeling of powerlessness
7th of January 2022
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***"Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest"- Matthew 11.28***
Writing today is a real struggle for me, I’ve got no inspiration, my brain is basically empty and I got no idea where to begin from. Today’s article is meant to be one based on research just like yesterday’s where I made a list of *Ten scariest places you shouldn’t visit*, it took a very long time to write because I had to take time to read, watch several videos, explore the internet and had to compile those names based on my opinion. It was a fun, exciting experience but simultaneously stressful. I think it took about 5 to 6 hours to successfully compile this list after which I was drained and didn’t feel like doing anything else but sleep. Unfortunately, sleep wasn’t an option because I had a whole lot of work before me and couldn’t ignore them or they’d pile up into something greater. Today I was considering doing a list of “*the most beautiful places I think you should visit*” or perhaps “*creepiest places on earth*” as suggested by @Codename_Chikakiku but yesterday’s stress was too much for my body to handle. I’m still struggling with lack of power supply as mentioned in “*Day 5- a little bit of disappointment*”, hence I had to travel a really long distance for me to access electricity, while also spending a lot of money on transportation. I had to leave home as early as 9 am (early for me) while facing the dusty road with nothing but a face mask. I got to my destination a few minutes past 10 am, after which I had to speedily edit yesterday’s article and made minor adjustments which included attaching pictures from the internet while citing them in each case- a special way of giving credit to the image owners since I’m basically using their images for free. Completed the article a few minutes past 11 am after which I published it and the real work started because I had to monitor my trades while simultaneously interacting with peeps here on read.cash, had to reply important emails and checked some updates on noise.cash as well. I’ve been replying to the same thread on noise.cash for the past 4 to 5 days; I’m being tutored on the game play mechanics of Splinterlands hence I’d have to go to noise.cash each time to reply the response to my previous question while also responding with a “thank you” and go ahead with any new question I’ve got. All together it’s a fun experience but a very stressful one because I mostly forget to take breakfast until late afternoon or so. In fact, girlfriend is beginning to complain, and we had a little argument regarding this about two days ago and this morning. Girl friend = friend that is a girl and not lover, I haven’t got none. Still waiting for the right time after which I’d travel to the Philippines for my dear crush @Ayane-chan. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/ten-scariest-places-you-shouldnt-visits-2eb6c2dc https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/day-5-of-365-a-little-bit-of-disappointment-0a4d54c5
Yesterday was a upper stressful day, apart from engaging in all things mentioned above, I also had to visit one of our apartments to check out the well being of the tenants and bla bla, one of the tenants contacted me via phone call that she had issues with her electricity and that her neighbours (in the same compound) were not willing to make payment hence she wants them disconnected (It’s a complicated story hence you may not understand), I had to go there to see things for myself so all things could be sorted out, had to search for a very good electrician as well so they could solve the problem at hand. In fact, I’m still going there today because the gate needs to be re-painted, I already contacted a painter and we agreed on a price already, he wouldn’t be for another two weeks but it’s not a problem since we’ve known each other for a long time, and he’s already known to deliver perfectly without issues. Other repairs need to be done in the apartment as well, these would cost a lot of time and money but if I do not make sacrifices there would be no one to do it for me. Going here and there has been my watchword lately and it’s really tiring. I sometimes wish I could run away from it all but that would be me running away from my responsibilities- a very bad way of being a Man. I got home few minutes past 9 pm last night, feeling tired, in fact too tired to have dinner- I simply got home, landed on bed and drifted away. I woke up feeling extremely tired this morning and didn’t feel like doing anything. I simply had to force myself out of bed about few minutes past 9 am, I picked up my phone to see multiple missed calls, but I was too tired to even hear my phone ring from my sleep. At the time of writing, I feel like going back to sleep but it would be disadvantageous for me because a lot of work needs to be done and they’re simply inevitable. Today’s article is meant to be different from this but sometimes things just do not go our way, nature has a greater plan called tiredness and fatigue, hence I had to settle for this rant called an article.
**Closing thoughts**
*I feel powerless towards everything, the stress is simply inevitable and running away would mean I’m neglecting my responsibilities. In fact, running away is a wrong move because in the end I’m still gonna have to come back to it as no one would do it for me. We’ve all got responsibilities which we sometimes ignore in a bid to have some fun and perhaps relax, truth is these responsibilities will always find a way to get back to us, hence it’s better to face it as soon as it comes- it may be tiring and exhausting but, in the end, you’d be glad you did. There’s this special feeling of powerlessness which we get whenever we go through challenges and a hall of stress, rage which makes good men cruel and bla bla, we need to realise that these things are inevitable, and we can’t do without them as long as we’re alive. We simply need to learn to not allow those challenges influence how we react, treat people around us. Our challenged need not define us or influence our decisions but make us stronger.*
*I feel powerless towards everything, today is another day- I begin again!*
Ten scariest places you shouldn’t visits
6th of January 2022
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**1. The destitute Cemetery**
Source http://chappiage.blogspot.com/2013/07/guatemala-national-cemetery.html
In **Guatemala City** they have run out of room for their dead, and if you can't bury in the ground anymore you start building up. the grave of the destitute cemetery is a real city of the Dead where graves have been stacked on top of each other over the years to save space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_City
In the alleyways and road people have set up all kinds of shops and stalls to sell their wares to the families of the Dead who hold parties in front of their graves and pay local bands to play music. The creepiest part of it all is that the families must pay rent after six years of $24 a year, and if they don't people smash open the graves and dispose of the bodies to make room for more dead people.
I guess the best way to make a graveyard creepier is by stacking ten or more of them on top of each other and then smashing open people's graves randomly.
**2. The suicide forests**
Source https://rubeliba.blogspot.com/2016/09/aokigahara-suicide-forest-japan.html
At the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan is a sprawling forest called **Aokigahara**, that is better known as suicide forest. It is the most popular place to commit suicide in Japan with sometimes over a hundred bodies found by the monthly patrols and annual body hunts conducted by the police. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara
Those who turn back from their suicide attempts have told stories of feeling like they were being pulled to the forest by a supernatural force which locals have attributed to the ancient stories of demons and ghosts that inhabit the forest. These evil spirits are said to call out to lost souls to join them in the suicide forest forever.
**3. Jacob's Well**
Source https://carolinerosetravel.com/guide-to-visiting-jacobs-well-in-austin-texas/
Jacob's Well in Texas is just 12 feet in diameter and looks like a harmless pond, but if you swim in it, you're swimming up above a 120 ft of water, that's about the height of an 11-story building. This seemingly bottomless dark hole has attracted many divers over the years who have been drawn to the challenge of finding out where the eerie hole goes.
Local legend claimed that one part of the hole requires a diver to remove their oxygen tank to fit through a narrow gap where the current then pulled them away from the exit.
A total of eight divers have died trying to explore Jacob's Well and they probably won't be the last.
**4. Overtoun bridge, Scotland**
Source http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/overtoun-bridge
Overtoun bridge is over 120 years old above a waterfall and has been a location of many suicides, but not human suicides, not a single person has died there but since the 1950s hundreds and hundreds of dogs have reportedly leapt off the bridge to their deaths.
It's a totally unexplained phenomenon with the only link between all the dogs is- that they jumped in clear weather and were all breeds with long snouts. Today the total sits at over 600 dogs and he even put a sign there that says- “*dangerous bridge keep your dogs on a lead*”.
Something supernatural is going on there, perhaps a spirit that eats dogs for breakfast; let me know what you think in the comment section.
**5. Chapel of bones**
Source https://www.vanidades.com/viajes/los-lugares-mas-tetricos-del-planeta/
Sometimes all churches can be creepy but this one takes the biscuit. **Capela dos Ossos****-** otherwise known as the Chapel of bones is a 16th century chapel whose insides is completely covered in human bones, specifically they’re the bones of over 5,000 monks**.** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capela_dos_Ossos
In the 16th century the Portuguese town had 43 cemeteries that took up too much space. In order to create space, they dug up the remains of the 5,000 monks, and carefully covered the walls of the chapel with them.
The aim was to create a religious space that would be a constant reminder to everyone who walked in there of death, and hopefully steer them away from materialism.
**6. Hoia-Baciu forest**
Source https://www.yqqlm.com/2020/09/an-asteroid-larger-than-the-explosion-that-caused-the-tunguska-is-flying-fast-and-will-meet-the-earth-two-days-later/
This forest in Romania is referred to by locals as the Bermuda Triangle of the country because of the huge number of paranormal activities that have been reported there over the years. These range from ghosts to UFO, and visitors expressing a deep feeling of anxiety when they walk among the trees, as well as the feeling of being watched.
The forest really gained attention in the 1960s when biologist **Alexandru Sift** took several pictures that showed strange disc shaped objects hovering above the trees. The terrifying tale all seemed to center around one point in the forest- a circle totally devoid of trees which theorists believe is the opening to another dimension. https://aminoapps.com/c/paranormal/page/item/hoia-baciu-forest/D8lb_zNkHNIMwQXoakRwwzGnZXXBjv7KZvX#:~:text=This%20dense%20forest%20first%20gained%20notoriety%20in%20the,of%20a%20saucer%20flying%20over%20the%20Hoia-Baciu%20Forest.
**7. Ghost town of Pripyat**
Source http://ukrainetrek.com/blog/photos/ghost-town-of-pripyat-32-years-after-evacuation/
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine began an accidental meltdown that would contaminate 30 kilometres of land in all directions with dangerous radiation.
The government evacuated over 350,000 people and some places like **Pripyat** would theme too unsafe for anyone to return. The result is a creepy ghost town that is frozen in time, it has been left exactly how it was over 30 years ago, even the amusement park that was opened the day before the accident is just desolate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pripyat
Some estimates say that humans won't be able to live there safely for another 600 years.
**8. The Hanging Coffins, Philippines**
Source https://www.thousandwonders.net/Hanging+coffins
Members of the **Agora tribe** in the Philippines have been burying their dead in coffins attached to the side of cliffs for over 2,000 years. A person is expected to carve their own coffin, when they die their families then tie them with the other coffins on the cliff. Their religious belief is that they will be closer to their ancestor this way and have an easier passage to heaven, but there's also a more practical reason to all this as it stops animals and grave robbers from defiling the graves.
it's a very creepy place apparently, as you're building up the courage to look up at the coffins, there's massive holes in some of them with the skeletons poking their heads out.
**9. Island of dolls**
Source http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/island-of-the-dolls/
In the 1950s, a Mexican man named Julian Santana Barrera retreated to a wooded area on the outskirts of Mexico City to live out his life as a recluse. It was there that he discovered the corpse of a young girl and a toy doll floating in a canal next to her. He blamed himself for not being able to save her and held the doll on a tree as a mark of respect to the deceased girl, but after hearing screams at night he became convinced, the girl had possessed the doll. Julian began to hang up more and more dolls from the trees in order to appease the girl's spirit.
He died in 2001 but tourists from all over the world have visited the site to continue the tradition of placing dolls to create one of the creepiest sites in the world. In fact, some of the visitors say they can hear the dolls whispering to them.
**10. Catacombs of Paris**
Source https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/catacombs-of-paris-subterranean-boneyard-of-france.html
Paris is known as a city of love life and food, but beneath its cobblestone streets lies a creepy underground tunnel network that many people simply aren't aware of.
The catacombs are a massive Graveyards which holds the remains of more than six million people in a small part of a tunnel network built to consolidate Paris' ancient stone quarries. Extending south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("*Gate of Hell*") former city gate, this ossuary was created as part of the effort to eliminate the city's overflowing cemeteries. **Source** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris
So, if you ever visit Paris, be sure not to mistakenly summon the dead- they are directly underneath you.
*This is a list of the ten scariest places you shouldn't visit based on my opinion. I seriously think you shouldn't go to these places unless you're a fan of all things horror and simply want give yourself some nightmare. Let me know in the comment section which place you think is the scariest. May the creeps be with you!*
**All Images used have been sited**
Day 5 of 365- a little bit of disappointment
5th of January 2021
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Some days are better than most; I have no idea what this sentence means but it’s the only thing that comes to my head each time I think about the events relating to our electricity supply from yesterday evening till this morning. The electricity supply for my apartment ran out without notice yesterday afternoon while I was busy with work on my laptop, coincidentally I had been using my laptop for hours without charging hence the sudden cut-off in power supply was disadvantageous for me. In order to recharge the electricity in our building we needed the special device with some buttons on it (I’ve got no idea what it’s called), unfortunately it is locked up inside the landlady’s apartment and she had gone to “*god knows where*” since yesterday morning which means I’d have to wait till whenever she gets back before the electricity could be recharged (what a weird lady!). I waited till late night yesterday but unfortunately, she didn’t come back, and this was a disaster for me because my laptop had been down since 5 pm and I had a lot of urgent work and emails waiting for me. The only saving grace I had for my smartphones is my power bank. I’ve got a 27000mAh power bank which I used to keep my two phones active as going off would be detrimental for me, but unfortunately my laptop cannot be charged with this. This is 12.38 pm at the time of writing and the landlady isn’t back yet, that’s exactly 21 hours since our power supply got cut off and no one has any idea where she went, perhaps geography was her favourite subject in high school, and she has decided to explore the globe by taking a walk here and there without a fixed direction (scalar quantity at its finest).
In a bid to bypass the lack of power supply, I had to make several calls; called a friend but his number was switched off for hours, called someone else but they didn’t have electricity in their region due to certain reasons, the last person on the list had already gone to work hence calling him wasn’t an option. U decided to try anyway but my guess was right, he was at work, but he mentioned he always dropped his key somewhere around which I could go get- it sounded like good news, but he wasn’t sure if the electricity would have been restored because at the time of his departure there was no power supply in his home. I didn’t want to risk it as it would be a waste of transport if got there and the power had not been restored yet, hence I decided to pass and simply took my mind off anything work related for today. It’s really annoying but I got no choice. In fact, I got a lot of trading signals which I intend to implement at the moment but zero electricity means zero trade entry and bla bla. Coincidentally, I stumbled upon a neighbour whom I’ve known for quite some time, I actually thought he must have gone to work or something but surprisingly he had been home for a longer than I expected, hence I didn’t bother to check. Long story short, I gave him my laptop for about one hour so it could have little bit of power in order to set up my trades and write an actual article- I actually intended to write a very informative article, something history related based on research as I’ve been doing for some time but the setback caused by the lack of power supply made me lose interest totally hence I had tom simply put the entire ordeal into writing. I’m so angry at the time of writing that I have lost appetite, lost enthusiasm and lost the motivation to even do anything work related, I’m simply forcing myself to write this article because not writing this would defeat my “*yes to writing everyday*”, after all this is a new year and I do not see myself skipping any day except in special cases where I fall sick or something (I do not see myself getting sick anytime soon as I’m being more careful this time to avoid those mosquito bites, while also ensuring I get enough rest as deserved by my body).
I sincerely do not appreciate these kinds of setbacks hence I’m going to be watching out for the signs beforehand after which I’m going to avoid them by any means necessary so history wouldn’t repeat itself. Few minutes past 2 pm at the time of writing and the land lady isn’t back yet, at this point I feel like breaking into the land lady’s apartment to pick up the device for recharging the electricity so I could have access once more. You may find this confession weird but I don’t have the land lady’s number as I deleted it a long time ago out of necessity (do not ask me in the comment section), she’s a troublesome lady and deliberately does certain things, even if I called her I don’t think she’d be willing to leave wherever she is because of her tenant (she isn’t so useful, I guess I’d have to get her arrested pretty soon in a bid to teach her a lesson after all I have my rights). I guess I’d gave to do a lot of shouting as soon as she arrives so she can know that her actions are wrong, I do not care how she’s going to feel after all she didn’t care about my feelings when she left without doing the right thing. In fact, she recharged the electricity with an insufficient amount hence it got exhausted faster than it should have. I consider her a fraud that deserves to face the long arm of the law.
Pardon my rants. I’m angry!
**Closing thoughts**
*In lieu of the above events and the slight setback experienced, I’ve only decided to be more vigilant by taking note of the signs of discontinuity around me and acting fast enough to curb them before they lead to an inevitable setback. In the end I realise there are various signs around us that tell us when things are about to go wrong, unfortunately we get so busy that we sometimes take note of this sign but ignore them out of negligence, we sometimes think the effects will be negligible. Always take note of your environment, it will save you from a lot of stress and unplanned setbacks, you’d be glad you did.*
*Today’s article is a rant, pardon me!*
Day 4 of 365- slow and steady
4th of January 2022
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It’s the 4th day in the new year and I’m glad to say that the new year has been good so far, things have been going well especially in my favour, certain expectations have been coming through, unexpected ones as well hence I’ve got reasons to be grateful. I've come across a lot of opportunities in this new year which I'm grateful for, barely four days into the new year and I'm already beginning to see myself going places. I remember having a lot of setbacks in the year 2021 but at the moment I'm working towards recovering from my losses and putting things in place once more.
I had a major setback in November/ December of 2021- apart from the fact that I got sick at some point and couldn’t write, interact as much as I used to thus resulting in me skipping certain days and receiving low earnings, I also had major issues with my laptop which I gave an engineer with prompt payment. Unfortunately, he didn’t deliver as expected, one week after and he stopped picking my calls, my texts were left without a reply as well. At some point I realise his number no longer goes through each time I attempt to reach him thus bringing about the conclusion that he had blocked my number (a very punishable offence, I mean I wouldn’t be wrong if I called him a thief at this point). Surprisingly, he is a very well-known person to the family hence such actions were unexpected from him. In the end I realise that no one can be trusted, and humans will always disappoint no matter what- it’s in their make-up, their genetics, their DNA and all this anomaly cannot be altered.
Had to contact my elder sister at this point because I had begun to go crazy. I mean payment was made, I was promised a delivery date and three weeks after there is no result, yet my calls are also being declined- that’s a very high level of irresponsibility which is caused a major setback for me. I spoke with my elder sister via phone call to express my displeasure and plans to get him arrested, after all he’s her friend and she trusted him with the laptop. I swore to get him arrested but she kept pleading on his behalf- I sincerely wanted to enjoy making him suffer via the long arm of the law because he had caused a major set back for me in terms of my finance. Sometimes examples need to be set without which people wouldn’t know who you are and what you are capable of doing- they’d always take you for a fool because you choose to be lenient and nice up to an atomic scale but wouldn’t realise that you are also capable of going crazy and torturing them for their sins in an unexpected way.
As a means of improving my finance, I began my journey in crypto trading in the month of December, but it’s been really inconvenient for me due to the fact that there was no laptop coming through even after weeks of waiting, hence I had to order a new laptop by pulling out of my BCH savings. Pulling from this savings was a real inconvenience because I felt the dramatic setback in my BCH portfolio. I mentioned in a previous article that I already had way above 1 BCH but ordering a new laptop caused a drastic reduction in this amount. I had no choice since the laptop was needed urgently if I intended to avoid more setbacks. Being without a laptop means I would not be able to properly analyse the crypto market and bla bla, it’s not as convenient when using a smartphone as compared to using a laptop unless I simply want to follow trading signals blindly without doing my own research on the legitimacy of the signal. I don’t think any smart person would want to do that. Right now I’m doing everything within my power to manage my risks properly while also controlling my expenses strictly in a bid to recover from my major set backs in the month of November/ December. I’m trying to recover the money spent on getting a new laptop (about $400 or so), trying to earn back 1 BCH while also trying to earn more in a bid to recover from my losses from unplanned expenses. Right now, all I require is patience, patience coupled with a lot of consistency and discipline. I’m sincerely hoping I wouldn’t get sick while I’m on this journey of recovering from my losses, as this sickness is also a source of a major setback because it renders me unable to function and I’m simply gonna be grounded on bed all day and all week long while time passes me in the land of zero productivity.
I do not intend to rush but I’d be taking one step after the other as long as I keep moving and keep on progressing through every step. The main key is in my ability to not give up and not allow myself to be influenced by other people’s achievement. I see a lot of people making waves out there and having a lot of achievement, but the truth is they all started from somewhere, there was once a time in their life when they had nothing, they also struggled at some point and didn’t give up until they hit their goals. Similarly, I see myself at a starting point and will not stop until I achieve my goals. I wouldn’t allow myself to be distracted, neither will I stop grinding until my joy is full. The sleepless nights will come but I’d be careful not to allow it affect my health. Play time will come but for now I’m gonna be grinding all day and all night until perfection is achieved.
**Closing thoughts**
*Life is a journey; we all move at separate paces until we get to our destination. It doesn’t matter whether you get there before me or I before you, what matters is we’re all going to get to our destination regardless of delay or setbacks. It is normal to go through challenges at some point in our lives, but we shouldn’t let those challenges define us- we should consider those challenges as the stories which we are going to tell once we get to the top, after all success without story isn’t actual success. Every successful man has a story to tell, hence I’d like us to keep pushing, keep on trying and have the spirit to not give up until all things begin to work the way we want. Remember not to trust anyone, after all we all are humans, and it is human nature to disappoint and betray trust. It may seem illogical but it’s best to always expect disappointments so you wouldn’t be surprised once it happens.*
*Happy New Year- Slow and steady wins the race!*
Surprisingly Mr. @Idksamad7869 decided to show me love by sponsoring me today. I'm sincerely grateful and saying a very big thank you.
Wishing you a Happy new year!
Ten (10) cruellest leaders in history
3rd of January 2022
Lead Image https://cruelleaders.com/
The world has always had a really dark history with cruelty and all things manslaughter and genocide due to some really cruel people who got into power by some really dubious means. In this article we are going to explore based on my opinion the top 10 cruellest people in history. Things are about to get really dark, but regardless of how dark it may seem, it is important that we learn from history so we wouldn't be doomed to repeat it.
**1. Osama bin Laden**
Source https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/osama-bin-laden-won-caught-killed-majority-americans-new-poll-article-1.439099
Having Osama-bin Laden has number one simply means this list is going to be brutal. I'm just saying the light at the end of the Osama bin Laden tunnel is that he was stopped before he had the chance to truly actualize his plans. those plans that he didn't act were abominations, and he did manage to orchestrate the biggest terror attack on American soil, lighting the path for other extremist organizations such as Isis.
Osama founded Al Qaeda in 1988, Al Qaeda is a radical Islamic group who've sought terror across the globe. To put it simply, Al Qaeda wants to create a Muslim organisation free of foreign influence and believes that Jews and Christians are plotting together to destroy Islam. In order to stop this, Al Qaeda wanted to attack the West and other ethnicities that disagree with their ideology.
Masterminded by Osama, they were behind the 1998 U.S. embassy attacks, the 2001 9/11 attacks and the 2002 Bali bombings. Now the death toll as a result of Islamist control and Al Qaeda is quite small, ultimately calculating to around 10,000 people. However, attacks have been largely targeted at civilians which is undoubtedly cruel. **Osama bin Laden** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden
**2. Kim-ll sung**
Source https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/chinese-poster-kim-il-sung-979-c-bbd412c918
Kim-Il-sung with supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. During which time he managed to kill between 1.6 and 3 million people but due to the number of missing people it's hard to give an exact number. He approved the invasion of South Korea in 1950 and he purposefully starved his people. Yusei set up concentration camps across the country and arrested his uncle and his stepmother.
Thousands of people simply went missing during his rule and without access to North Korea even today it's hard to know exactly what went on. **Kim-II sung** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung
**3. Attila the Hun**
Source http://tonsoffacts.com/30-awesome-and-interesting-facts-about-attila-the-hun/
Attila the Hun was a barbaric and ruthless leader, and presided over the Hunnic Empire between 434 to 543 AD. The Huns were Eurasian nomads, I guess a little bit like the wildlings from Game of Thrones. It was the most feared enemy of both the East and Western Roman empires, he invaded the Balkans, he devastated many Italian provinces and generally went about being both rampant and bloodthirsty.
Legend has it that he would tear his enemies limb from limb and then drink their blood, it's also thought that he killed his brother in order to assume power. Attila wanted to marry Saint Ursula but when she refused, he killed her and 11,000 of her followers.
It is thought that during his time he killed around 2 million people as he pillaged, invaded, raped and murdered his way across Europe which actually was a whole load of people back in the 400s, the population back then was thought to have been below 300 million.
Attila the Hun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila
**4. Pol Pot**
Source https://www.teepublic.com/mug/3686961-pol-pot
Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge Communist Party in Cambodia between the years of 1963 to 1997. He ruled the entire country as well for four years, at this time the Cambodian population was around 8 million and Pol Pot managed to murder around 25% of the entire population. Report suggests around 2 million people lost their lives as a result of his orders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge
As part of the communist regime, Pol demanded urban dwellers live in the countryside and unsuccessfully tried a policy of agricultural reform basically demanding that everyone be able to maintain total self-sufficiency. This meant that they were denied medicines to curable illnesses like malaria. During his reign many people simply starved to death.
You may have heard of the Cambodian killing fields- for those that are unaware of the atrocities, Pol Pot and his party organized mass genocide of almost one and a half million people. Following the downfall of his regime in 1979, 20,000 mass graves were discovered with thousands of bodies in every single one of them. Many of these people were from religions banned by the Crimea rouge regime such as ethnic Chinese, Vietnamese people, Muslim Cham and twenty other minorities also murdered with those that threatened the regime's ideology. Pol Pot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
**5. Leopold II**
Source https://fof.se/tidning/2015/9/artikel/kung-leopold-ii-var-inte-ensam
Leopold II was the king of Belgium between 1865 and 1809, and he managed to cause a ridiculous amount of devastation during that time. Although his destruction was by and large far from home. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
Harem explorer Leopold paid to establish a colony and what was then known as the Congo Free State. He managed to convince the colonial nations of Europe that was actually doing work to help improve the lives of people living in the Congo, subsequently he didn't have to pay trade tax and was left alone for many years to pillage ivory and rubber from the locals. Not only did King Leopold force many people of the Congo Free State into slave labour, he also tortured and killed those who resisted.
There are wildly varying reports of the death toll at the time, but many say it's between 2 to 15 million people.
**6. Ivan the 4th**
Source https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ivan-the-terrible-returns-to-ukraine
Ivan the 4th earned himself the nickname Ivan the terrible and was known as a vicious murderer. Ivan was the grand duke of Muscovy from 1533 to 1547, and he was the first Tsar of Russia.
During his reign he invaded Crimea, Turkey, East Europe, Siberia, and was even known to fry his enemies in large frying pans and would often enjoy impaling people. It is reported that he would gather around a thousand peasants a day and torture them as his son watched on. He then beat his son's wife so badly that she had a miscarriage and then he killed the very same son heir to his title in a fit of rage.
It is unknown exactly how many people Ivan the 4th killed but it is thought to be close to a million, although he only admits to killing over three thousand.
The extent of his depravity was crazy he used to throw animals out of the window just to watch them die.
Ivan the 4th- Ivan the terrible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible
**7. Genghis Khan**
Source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/02/genghis-khan-fortress-mongolia_n_6781454.html
Genghis Khan was the founder of the powerful Mongol Empire and by the end of his rule he had almost conquered most of Central Asia. The Mongol Empire began as a result of Khan's power play in 1206 after which he sent invaders in every direction.
Under his rule Iran was practically destroyed as was Kiev and Kazakhstan. His people killed without mercy, and it is reported that between 10 to 15 million people lost their lives as a result of his rule.
Genghis Khan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
**8. Joseph Stalin**
Source https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toppled-statue-of-stalin-rises-from-the-mud-after-60-years-9x87tnh6m
Joseph Stalin was a Bolshevik revolutionary who helped overthrow the Russian government in the 1917 revolution. Stalin manipulated his way to power after the death of communist revolutionary Lenin and named himself premier of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Stalin was a brutal man who purposefully allowed Ukrainians to starve as a cheaper way to orchestrate mass extermination. **Source** https://www.history.com/news/ukrainian-famine-stalin
Stein was also a jealous and paranoid man which made him quite the murderous megalomaniac. He created Soviet and forced labour camps called gulags which saw the death of millions.
It is difficult to calculate the exact number of deaths as a result of Stalin's fierce rule but historians pitch at around 20 million although some say the numbers could be as high as 40 million deaths.
**9. Adolf Hitler**
Source https://www.programme.tv/c22421033-adolf-hitler-les-origines-du-mal/la-solution-finale-109418470/
Pretty much all of us know the story of how Adolf Hitler gradually manipulated his way to power from the mid-1920s, thus becoming the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and the first and only Fuhrer in 1934. His 11-year reign as leader of Germany was relatively short compared to a few on the list but his devastation was widespread.
Hitler believed in creating an Aryan race of purebred Germans which sparked his social and ethnic cleansing programs. Hitler hated the Jews seeing them to be money-grubbers, he set up the first Jewish concentration camps in 1942 where initially many was sent into forced labour but ended up being gassed and killed in what was known as the “**final solution**”. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-final-solution
A reported six million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust, but they weren't the only ones murdered at the hands of Hitler in the Nazi Party. Hitler also killed many other people during his rise to the top including friends, foes, homosexuals, those he considered to be underman, many people with disabilities and more ultimately 11 million people lost their lives under his regime with some attributed 30 million deaths to Hitler following the war that he sparked.
**10. Mao Zedong**
Source http://www.ibtimes.com/mao-zedong-statue-destroyed-chinese-leaders-giant-gold-painted-statue-lacked-2256328
Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China which was achieved in 1949 after a brutal civil war during which the Communist Party overthrew the government. The Civil War alone killed between two to three million people and Mao was heavily involved in the Communist fighting.
Mao was also working with another crew leader earlier on this list Joseph Stalin. The crux of Mao's cruelty came as he defiantly pushed the Great Leap Forward policy which aimed to change China from a **Hungarian society** to a society of that of a socialist open market which focused on industry. Unfortunately, this radical shift led to a food shortage sparking the great Chinese famine. During this famine between eighteen and thirty million Chinese people starved to death.
It is documented that Mao knew this was happening as the rice yield was not big enough to sustain the population. He is reported to have said that it was better for half the population to die so the other could thrive.
Mao regularly killed counter revolutionaries and landlords with many others dying in enforced labour camps. Ultimately his rule led to the collective untimely deaths of up to forty-five million people. This was ultimately due to the famine and corrupt practices he used to obtain and maintain his power. Mao Zedong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
*This is a list of the top ten cruellest leaders based on my opinion and should be considered subjective, as there are many more people who caused devastation in the world. The events mentioned above are really sad, but it is very important to know what went on in the world to be able to recognize the cruelty signs and others who could have the same devastating effects.*
**All images used have been sited above**
Day 2 of 365
2nd of January 2022
Lead Image https://unsplash.com/photos/HyczMwZbdLg
Hello read.cash family! It’s the second day of the new year and I’m already feeling like this year is going to be great, the signs have been coming since yesterday and it’s getting even stronger as time passes. Surprisingly I’ve been having the feeling that a new project by the BCH community is on its way- read.cash came 2020 (I guess), noise.cash came December, and our lives have been changed forever afterwards. I’m looking forward to something new as well, looking forward to surprises, I keep imagine another website with the dotcash domain; ***“idontknowwhatitsgoingtobe.cash”*** but I know it’s gonna be equally as exciting as noise.cash and read.cash- my guts will not fail me.
Today is Sunday, the first Sunday of the year and first Sunday in the month of January- I woke up a bit late today, this is 7.45 am at the time of writing, woke up feeling tired and a part of me keeps telling me to go back to sleep. As much as I want to listen to this part of me, I had to remind myself that it’s a Sunday and I have to prepare for church, I need to spend time in the house of God as a means of saying “thank you” to him for sparing my life and allowing me to see a new year. Many wish to be where I am today but are no more, many didn’t go through as much struggles as I did in 2020 yet their life was cut short, here I am today- with sound health and mind, feeling good, fully functional body parts, no sickness or disease. It’s all a result of the grace of God upon my life and I’m grateful for this grace.
I remember having Covid-19 at some point, I lost my sense of smell and taste, began to lose my mind at some point as it began to affect me psychologically, yet my life wasn’t cut short, I pushed through it all and God spared my life for a greater purpose. In the end I realise that I’ve got too many reasons to give thanks to God, hence skipping church today is not an option. I remember my uncle was really scared at the time I had Covid-19, due to the fact that I am an hypertensive- according to experts, Covid-19 is more dangerous to people with underlying disease such as hypertension and bla bla. Surprisingly I wasn’t scared but simply smiled each time I woke up because I knew I wasn’t going to die, I had a weird kind of faith which I sincerely didn’t understand yet this faith coupled with prayer from friends and family made me whole again. I used those medications constantly as well which even made things better. At this point in my life I can confidently say that I once had Covid-19 but survived, all it took was a little fire called faith.
I guess I’d have to pause this article at this point as I’m running late already, I don’t like getting to church late especially not today where it’s gonna be a larger population than the usual. All eyes are gonna be on me if I get to church late, this is something I wouldn’t want for myself since I hate pulling attention to myself. In fact I sometimes feel like I should be able to attend church, take a walk on the street and do basic human tasks while being invisible- if only. I’d have to stop here and will finish this article as soon as I’m back from church… see ya!
**Fast forward- After church (3.36 pm)**
I returned from church much earlier than I expected- few minutes past 11 am and I was already home. Surprisingly, I thought I was gonna continue as soon as I got back from church but hunger and fatique had greater plans. I got home feeling tired, was too tired to even change my clothes, landed on bed when coincidentally I received a call from one of my side chicks (just kidding, I got none). I received a call from a female friend which lasted for about 15 to 20 minutes, after which I placed my laptop in front of me but unfortunately was too tired to even continue. Within few minute I unconsciously kaboomed into dreamland, woke up multiple times between but was too tired to even get up hence had to continue in dreamland until few minutes past 2 pm when I had people knocking at my door. I struggled to get out of bed and that was it. The spirit of sleep left me super fast but something was wrong- I was experiencing a very special something called “*hunger*”. I needed something to give me a little bit of energy before having actual breakfast + lunch hence had to take a walk down the street to get a bottle of Pepsi (this is bad for my health but taking this today alone wouldn’t kill me) and sausages which I dislike so much (had no choice as there was nothing else available).
Fast forward to 3.36 pm, I regained the required strength to write hence decided to finish what I started. I realise Sundays are always like these for me, I’m always super tired after church hence I always find it difficult to publish an article until late evening and sometimes never. I realise I’m only able to publish articles on Sundays by pushing myself to write the articles late Saturday night after which I’d simply hit the publish button few minutes before taking my leave for church. In lieu of this Sunday struggles with fatigue, I guess I’d have to discipline myself by pushing myself on Saturday nights, this year I intend to discipline myself hence I’d call it a *“go hard or go home*” (not literally though…. I ain’t going home). In fact I’ve got no idea what “go hard or go home” means but simply chose to use it in the sentence because it sounds cool. Whoever knows what it means should feel free to tell me in the comment section.
**Concluding thoughts**
I’m considering year 2022 a year of achievement, I see myself achieving greater feats than I did in the previous year- nothing good comes easy, which is why I’m willing to put myself through the necessary stress, make necessary sacrifices, cheat something called sleep when necessary and yada yada…It’s not gonna be as easy as I make it sound but with consistency and discipline I know I’d achieve my goals. As a 4 month user on this platform, I already earned way over 1 BCH at some point but due to a lot of required expenses I had to do some Crypto to Fiat conversion hence my BCH portfolio reduced drastically to about 0.6 or something. I see myself earning 5 BCH or more this year and I know I will achieve it as long as I’m being consistent and the two giant platforms noise.cash and read.cash still exists. This is a year of achievement and we all are gonna achieve our goals irrespective of challenges, all we require is a little faith coupled with a lot of discipline and consistency.
Happy new year, see you at the top!
Special thanks goes to my dear @bbyblacksheep for the sponsorship renewal. This is my first sponsorship renewal for this year, and I'm grateful for this special gift.
Thank you so much!
Happy New Year read.cash Familam!
1st of January 2022
Lead Image https://unsplash.com/photos/lQ3go6MNPzo
Hello read.cash familam! With my loudest voice I’m shouting Happy new Year until my voice can no longer handle the stress. The new year already feels good on my skin and I’m grateful for this special feeling. Being alive is a special feeling which cannot be compare to any other, the dead would be jealous right now- hey, I do not intend to mock the dead, I’d never do that but simply saying I’m grateful to God for making me among those that were able to see the new year. 2022 feels like it’s gonna be great; I remember the hall of challenges I went through in the year 2021, it was a very tough year for me, so many hurdles came through which brought about sleepless nights and the lack of rest of mind, too many things went wrong, many things bothered me, things I couldn’t talk about to anyone because they were too complicated to be talked about. My health challenges came through as well, spending a lot of money on medications every month isn’t something to be glad about, all these challenges really wanted to pull me down but all thanks to God I was able to pull through and came out victorious. In the end I realise that my victory is due to my stubbornness plus the ever-sufficient grace of God. Each time I think about all I went through, I realise I’m a nobody whom God has taken special interest in, God decided that things would get better and here I am today. I’m glad to be alive and to be able to witness the new year.
I remember when I joined this platform, 4th of August 2021, it felt like I was about to begin a really tough journey, writing long articles wasn’t something that appealed to me as I could only write short poems that were less than 2 minutes read, those poems were basically nonsense and all me combining words in a very weird way until they began to make sense in a very weird way; I guess I’d have to publish an article where I’d feature some of those poems so you could see just how dumb and untalented I really was. I couldn’t write more than the basic 200 words at once and it usually took me a long time to write something that made sense, but with time spent on this platform my writing skills improved. The first person that really encouraged me to publish another article after my introductory post was @farmgirl. I remember mentioning in her comment section that I was scared to publish another article because I didn’t know the reaction I was gonna get from readers on the platform, she encouraged me and I wrote out my heart in the form of a motivational article titled “retirement before 30”. Surprisingly this article was received warmly, and this boosted my confidence. It’s been four months ever since and my writing skills have improved drastically, all thanks to read.cash. In the end I realise that 2021 was full of challenges but also full of opportunities which I’m glad I was able to grab as soon as it came. It was a bumpy and fun ride but altogether I’m grateful to God for everything for without him I would be nothing today.
At the time of writing, my stomach rumbles, thus making me realise that I haven’t had anything to bite this morning, in fact I haven’t had anything to bite this year. My stomach craves for the new year goodies which will soon be ready; I see the ladies in the kitchen already and ny best bet is that they’re gonna be making the special fried rice and jollof rice combined with fried meat and fish- my definition of perfection. I’ve suddenly developed an obsession for ice-cream for about one month now hence this this perfection that is being prepared in the kitchen by the ladies isn’t considered perfect for me until I’m able to get ice-cream to wash it all down. And ice-cream I will get for myself without holding back- after all it’s a new year and we’re still in the mood of celebration.
Right now I’m in the mood for parties unfortunately I haven’t got any real friends out there whom I can visit in a bid to have some fun, which means I’m simply gonna be grounded in door as usual But I’m considering taking myself to the nearest eatery for ice-cream and a little bit of extra goodies like chicken, hamburger and yada yada. I’m simply gonna be there as a means of passing time while simultaneously flirting with the attendants like I always do. I’m such a flirt, and a good one- reasons I’d never have a girlfriend (flirting is much more fun, lol…. Don’t take this serious). I remember I’ve been doing a lot of flirting with @theblackdoll, this year we begin again, and I upgrade my flirting skills with the aim to have much more fun. I realise I haven’t spoke with @Ayane-chan in a while, I guess this is the perfect opportunity to do some flirting over voice call.. lol.
I don’t think flirting is a good way to start the new year hence I’d rather not do any of the things mentioned above (let’s hope I do not change my mind as soon as I publish this article).
**Closing remark**
*2021 was a blast but I’m with the strongest belief that 2022 will be way better- all we have to do is to enter into the new year with high hopes, let’s be optimistic towards the new journey which we started hours ago, and we’d be surprised how a little positive thought can turn things into perfection.*
*Let’s keep on doing what we know how to do best, while adding some extra effort and all things will turn out perfectly for us. Challenges will definitely come along the way but let’s face those challenges with the same spirit we used to face them in the year 2021 and all things will become easy. Always remember that life is full of ups and downs, and challenges are inevitable in the journey of success. A man without challenges is a man without a Glory, hence we should consider our challenges as building blocks to success.*
*Happy New year!*
@Kristofferquincy
