The fragile construct of life and death!
I woke up as healthy as a horse today; though I've got no idea how horses wake up but it sure feels good to be alive. I slept better than the previous days and feel much better than the past few days, my brain waves seem stable, I'm able to think straight once again, memory is stabilizing and all previous conversations which were initially forgotten are beginning to make sense. I like the way I'm feeling at the moment; the feeling of sound health and all things perfection which makes me wonder if I ever felt this way before I got sick or this is an entirely new feeling. I guess we do not actually cherish the sound health we are given until we lose it and begin to struggle to have it back; turns out we do not appreciate what we get easily and without stress until we have to go through a certain amount of struggle in a bid to bring back that which we have lost. Oxygen is free yet we simply take it for granted until we get sick and have to pay for oxygen at the hospital, at this point we realise how sound health has been taken for granted and how we had pushed our bodies to its breaking point until we just had to be hospitalized.
**Take care of your health**
I do not intend to be a motivational speaker or a health adviser as I've got no idea what that even means, I'm simply saying you should take care of yourself when you can as we only have one life and this life can't be replaced or cloned; once you're dead, you're dead forever and there's no redo or undo or control z button like in Microsoft word, there's no respawn button like in video games because life isn't a video game that can be replicated, life is a singular construct and you only get one chance at it.
My Being alive means I've been given a chance to do better; to take care of my self better, take cognisance of every sign my body gives me and treat my body well which includes giving it the much deserved rest whenever it requests for it. I've always been in the business of pushing myself beyond my limit and testing new limits daily but at this point it would seem that my spirit is willing but the body is weak hence pushing myself once more will mean that I wouldn't get to see the next day hash-tag I'd sleep and not wake up anymore; I'd be caught in a state of emptiness and blackness called "death"; a construct I shouldn't experience atleast till I have grand children old enough to have their own grandchildren (an exaggerated impossibility).
**What happens in death**
I sometimes wonder what happens in death; I sometimes wonder if it would be a total blank state where your brain simply shuts down and you seize to exist or perhaps a life after death exists where your soul or spirit transcends to a higher plane of existence where you get judged for your actions while on earth... imagine being judged in heaven for writing on read.cash and sometimes putting a little bit of lie in a bod to make your story more interesting and appealing to your readers...haha... weird imagination. What if we become gods in a distant planet just like superman came from krypton but became a mini god on earth; what if that's how it works but we're all too scared to even find out...
What if death is the real paradise and life is actually death? A messed up mindset I know...it's just a speculation and nothing more..
I've got no idea which ever happens in death and I'm not interested in finding out as I intend to enjoy life for as long as possible.... I'd still get to meet my crush @Ayane-chan somwhere in the Philippine or Japan maybe...and nothing would stop that from happening...
Point is I'm back to sound health; though not completely fine but I'd make sure I live my life to the fullest and rest even more than required as I have only one life and I still got a lot of things to achieve in the land of the living. Maybe I'd eventually fall in love... and have side chicks along the way..(just kidding).....
Toddles!
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Health is getting better; still fluctuating but better
The past few days has been the weirdest; been struggling with mental stress for weeks and within the twinkle of an eye my health deteriorated and went down the drain faster than I could imagine. It would seem that I've pushed my body beyond its limit and it has begun to fight back; there's only one solution and this is something called "rest" if I intend to not die..... I have always known the solution to stress is rest but I've only been stubborn with the hope that I can surpass the limitation of this mortal body and bring it to a state of invincibility as I've always been in the business of pushing myself beyond my limit in a bid to create a new breaking point and surpass the previous limit. At this point I realise that all I've said in the paragraph above is nothing but gibberish in a bid to defend my lack of adequate rest and necessary recharge mechanism called "sleep". I do not intend to die early hence I decided I'm going to stop making excuses and rest when I should as I only have one life and I intend to live it to the fullest which includes getting married to my dear crush @Ayane-chan and asking @Wizo to be the side chick.. all jokes..pardon me. I'd rather get to the point now before whoever is reading this loses interest completely.
I'm writing this in a bid to say I'm now getting better, much better than the previous days, and I'm also saying a "thank you" to all of my well wishers, those who encouraged me and wished me sound health while I was down; I'd like you all to know that I sincerely appreciate your care and support, these words kept me going. Irrespective of how bad my health fell, I just couldn't stop myself from posting because I have gotten used to writing on this platform all thanks to the wonderful friends I made during my short stay here... I mean; I've only been here for three months and it feels like I've been here for a year already. Though I couldn't reply to any of the comments on my articles where I mentioned the state of my health, I just had to make sure that I updated everyone on exactly what I was going through as I didn't want to feel like I was **alone...and....thank you so much because I indeed wasn't left alone; you guys are so amazing and you made me feel like we'veactually known each other outside this platform. It turns out that I don't have real friends out there but here on read.cash I'vemade some real friends whom I'd be glad to meet someday.** I'd like you all to know that your encouraging words made me stronger; those words made me to want to get out of bed early so I could reply that long notification list and all comments on my posts.
I realise that I had been pushing myself more than I should have; I didn't have enough rest, my body has been accumulating stress since the beginning of the year which has brought me to the conclusion that my body can only take the stress for ten months straight before breaking; hence I'd try to break the record next year by surviving the same amount of stress but for eleven months thus allowing my body to become stronger in the **process....(this paragraph is a joke don't take it seriously).**
Now for the serious part; I have been pushing myself more than my body can take and I've finally learnt my lesson which is "I have only one life and my body should be allowed to rest when it requests for it". I've been pushing myself beyond my limit for a very long time but this time my body decided to say no and taught me a lesson. Having shaky hands and feeling dizzy with the earth moving beneath me isn't a joke as I at a point thought I was going to die.... but thanks to God I'm not dead, thanks to the doctor's intervention as well.
Lesson learnt; I'd rest when I should and no more excuses. Goodbye mental stress, goodbye sleep deprivation, and goodbye to all things detrimental to my health which includes not sleeping early, skipping breakfast and bla bla...I got a load of bad habits which I have to control if I intend to live a long life and I'm beginning to work on them already.
Thanks once again to all of my friends here; your support, love, care and all...
Shout out to @George_Dee , @Ayane-chan, @Lucifer01, @Success1, @GarrethGrey07 , @Mhizutty, @Princessbusayo and so on....you are simply the best.
Toddles!
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I'm still not fine and I can't take it anymore
It was a very rough and restless night; I hardly slept as I simply rolled on the bed from one spot to another due to the fact that I was constantly losing my mind and my hands were constantly shaky throughout the night. It was a really rough one and I can hardly tell if I actually had a good sleep or not; though I had dreams somewhere along the way but they were very rough ones, the kind of dreams you have when you're sick, dreams where you have no idea what's happening to you but simply flow with the vibes and wake up without understanding anything that happened. At some point I felt like I haven't slept at all because I was basically losing my mind throughout the night and my while body felt like it didn't exist. I don't know how best to explain it but I was totally restless last night and I wanted the night to be over as quickly as it started.
It would seem that I'm not totally fine and at this rate I'm gonna be confined to this bed for a very long time; my hands are shaky, I can hardly grasp anything without it falling from my hands, my whole body is shaky like an harmonic oscillator under forced vibrations. My voice sounds weird, I don't sound like me, I don't feel like me, I can't see like me; I can't see clearly at the moment and everything is really weird... it all comes down to one thing which is that I need even more rest than ever..
It has all been like a dream since I got back from the hospital yesterday morning; I can hardly remember the conversation of the previous day, I don't know if there's a special thing I should remember but it's all blurry upstairs and I'm not willing to force it, I'd simply let everything flow in a singular manner and let it all come back the same way it went. I've got zero appetite for food, nothing interests me except ice cream which I do not think is advisable considering it would be too cold for my body to handle, the world is shaking beneath me hence I can't stand on my own for minutes without feeling like I'm gonna fall or perhaps the ground is gonna pull me towards itself. Basically the symptom at this point is imbalance...I don't feel balanced enough to do anything on my own; I require assistance at every step unfortunately I'm in a place where nobody cares hence I've got two options; return to the hospital this morning or the second option which is a secret....but you don't have to worry as it does not involve suicide- I'm not going to die now and nothing will push me to take life out of myself; too many things to consider including the fact that I'm a 1 BCH holder... more reasons to live...I'm aiming for 2 BCH, then 5, then 10 then...infinity. I'm a sick man but with a brain that says remain alive and don't die.
My night was so rough that I had about four to five false awakening; I saw myself pickup my phone to write this article, wrote it to an extent then suddenly woke up to see that I was still dreaming. I unfortunately was so weak that I didn't realise when I fell asleep again and the same thing repeated itself about three more times until I couldn't take it anymore and finally jerked myself back to the real world as I was tired of living in the matrix.
I'm awake now- and sincerely hope this not another false awakening, if it turns out to be so then I'd simply give up and not write this article anymore as it has gotten to the point where my mind can no longer take it. I'm now at point break and I need to relax as I'm tired already and can't go on writing because I'm already out of words.
It turns out that all the stress I've veen going through since january finally decided to strike back; I guess it's their time to shine and I'd allow them only for this short period as id be back to my feet shortly and will be back to my usual attitude of constantly running my mouth and causing trouble here and there on the internet especially on Twitter. The world awaits my return, and my return you will have.
I have no idea how I'm feeling at the moment, I simply had to force myself to write this as my hands are really shaky. I'd probably shut down on my bed once more... till I'm able to interact again; I'm kristoffer and I miss you all.
Toddles!
Returned to the hospital last night; it was a total blackout
I thought I was completely okay yesterday but it turned out that I still needed more rest; I mentioned being discharged from the hospital yesterday morning after which I went home to relax with the intention of going back by evening for a final dose of injection. I seemed fine; in the history of doings, I've always done things myself hence went to the hospital alone as usual it was a really long journey from where I stay but couldn't skip this final dose as it may be detrimental.
I took a commercial bike to the hospital, asked him to wait for me while I took the shot with hopes that he was gonna take me back to the point where he took me from considering it was already late and I wouldn't be able to get another rider due to the heavy rainfall which made every commercial rider retire early.
I got to the hospital, asked him to wait, took the shot and instantly felt dizzy, I sat for a few seconds and kaboom I decided to move when my vision became blurry, I thought it was negligible asked the rider to move when it all of a sudden became worse, closed my eyes at a point with the hope that I'd regain my sight when all of a sudden it was a total black out; I couldn't see nothing anymore, had to ask the commercial person to take me back becaue I couldn't go anymore unless I intend to be kidnapped as I was vulnerable to all sort of things at this moment; he could even pass my stop and I wouldn't know, taking the next vehicle would be even worse as my eyes were open but it was equivalent to my eyes being closed as I could see nothing.
We had to turn around and to the hospital I returned; he had to hold my hands till we got to the entrance of the hospital as it was all blank and I couldn't walk on my own anymore; after which the attendants had to take over; was placed on bed and was given some stuffs to drink...which I couldn't see as my vision was equivalent to zero at this point. Was on bed from last night till this morning as I couldn't see anything for hours but my vision eventually came back with time but very slowly.
I'm still at the hospital at the time of writing; I feel much better than yesterday but I'm gonna be staying here till I feel totally okay. Last night was very weird one; never felt that way in a very long time. I know I'm gonna be fine; the symptoms exhibited simply means I need to have more rest and I'm still not as strong as I think. I still feel weird at the time of writing with slightly blurred vision but it would seem that I've gotten used to writing here everyday that not writing would bother me throughout today; I just had to.
No interaction today; no response to any post and all, all I wanna do is sleep throughout the day, and have as much rest as possible. My body needs rest and rest is what I will have without holding back.
Never experienced a total blackout before; I guess had stressed my body more than it was designed to take... I have only one life and I will make sure it's a really long one; still looking forward to having a girlfriend, wife, side chicks, children and grandchildren...hence it's not my time to leave.
Will be back to the usual kristoffer thing pretty soon, I know my crushes will miss me; @Theblackdoll, @Ayane-chan and @wizo who abandoned me suddenly.
I'd be back soon...but till then; ..... peace ✌
Toddles!
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It would seem that I'm not totally fine; went to the hospital to take a final dose of injection and things totally went weird from there; my vision became blurred and everything suddenly went blank. I had to pass another night here. I guess my body isn't strong enough yet. I hope I have strength to return home this morning as I don't wamma stay here anymore.
.... I'm tired of it all.
Couldn't interact with anyone since yesterday because I've been in the hospital; just got back this morning and it turns out I need as much rest as possible of I intend to not die... I'd be available every once in a while; kindly bear with me. Thanks.
I got hospitalized eventually; those needles had to pierce my skin
I'm writing late today because I got discharged from the hospital this morning and simply had to relax if I intend to not die. This is me writing about my struggles with malaria and all things not too good for me.... it turned out that I eventually got hospitalized; took a walk to the hospital myself out of necessity since I appreciate my life so much and I do not intend to lose it as quickly as I got it..I mean I'm still young and haven't experienced nothing; coming to this world was just like yesterday and I haven't even had enough fun; a girlfriend, wife, side chicks (just kidding), children, grand children (which I do not care about as I don'tsee my self telling those weird stories grandparents do), and bla bla.... The much rest I was avoiding finally came through as my health diminished yesterday, much faster than I imagined; I had to go to the hospital myself as it had gotten to the point where I couldn't take it anymore and I had all the symptoms of the world....here we go;
Weird Saturday
Yesterday was a really weird one; needed to go to the clothing store to get new set of clothing as I didn't have none I was gonna wear to church today plus other necessary occasions as I disposed most of old clothes cos' I've had them for months and are no longer fitting (I didn't get bigger, those clothes are just not meant for me anymore). I knew before hand that going alone would be somewhat inconvenient as I was feeling a bit weird hash-tag malaria hence I had to call a family friend to tag along I'm the case of a complication.
Left home few minutes past 1 am on an enm9ty stomach, got to the market place and had to go to the nearest eatery "tantalzers" to get dried rice and chicken which I couldn't eat well because my taste buds were literally dead, **the only thing that made sense in my mouth was ice- cream. Had to relax for a little bit as I was getting really tired at this point before taking a walk to get what I needed to.**
It turned out that asking her to come along with me was a really good decision because we only **took a three minutes walk from the restaurant to the nearest shop but I began to feel super tired that I couldn't walk without having to hold her hands, I felt really weak and had pains all over me, my back felt like it was gonna break, knees hurt as hell, ankle pain was so much that I felt like an old man with arthritis. I began to feel cold and simultaneously hot and at a point couldn't see clearly anymore even with my glasses on.. it was the weirdest feeling ever and I knew I had no choice but to go to the hospital as soon as we were done with the buying because it had gotten to a point where I couldn't take it anymore.**
On getting to where I intended to buy stuffs my health was far gone and I felt like I was going to throw up all over the place of I hadn't proved stubborn by controlling myself with the last strand of energy within me, I had to tell the shop attendant to put off the fan and requested for a seat as there was none visible; he clearly understood based on the way I was acting, it was obvious that I was a sick man as my looks couldn't hide it.
To the hospital
I'm sincerely grateful to my family friend who agreed to follow me; her presence there made things better as she had to be the one to carry everything we bought, though not heavy but I had no energy in me anymore, plusbshe had to hold my hands as well till we got to the bustop to board a vehicle; **at this point I knew that going home would be detrimental hence I had to go to the hospital directly as I intended to not die while simultaneously losing my mind.**
On getting to the hospital, I had gotten worse hence had to be admitted till this morning... it turned out that those needles I was running away from just had to pierce my skin and I had no choice this time. One injection on getting there, another by 10 pm, and two more this morning; I want to add the crying emoji at this point but I pass...
I'm gonna go back to the hospital this evening for checkup but I sinxerely hope I wouldnt get to be pierced once more as my skin is too beautiful for this.
At this point it would seem that rest is inevitable and I'd have to sleep as much as I can while using those medications without skipping a dose...
Toddles!
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I didn't slap you; I high-fived your face
My cousin can be such a disturbance; constantly pulling my ears whenever I'm laying on the sofa, according to him my ears are fluffy and feels like fresh meat. He sometimes presses presses my biceps and says they're soft like meat and looks edible, my hair suffers the same fate constantly claiming they're super soft and sellable for money in the meat market place. Grrrr... he ca be so annoying that I sometimes feel like pushing him off a skyscraper or a helicopter in mid-air or putting a little bit of rat poison in his food (a quantity that wouldn't kill him but make him co fess his sins to me..🤣🤣.....just kidding). At the time of writing, I'm no longer with him as I had to leave Ondo state to return him to Lagos, but his whatsapp message came through early this morning while I was still asleep, his usual "**I want to disturb you**" message which I I couldn't ignore.
I'd be introducing some really weird words we use at each other when we're both high at naughtiness; some commonly used words and some we came up with out of a high degree of highness and joblessness. Here we go;
**I didn't slap you; I high-fived your face**
This one already explains itself so I'd let it slide as I'm too lazy to mention how it works.. I didn't slap you; I only massaged your face eith a high five...🤣🤣
**I'd take your picture and sell it to you as an NFT in 50 years time**
Weird boy finds it funny but I don't; was doing my usual staring at crypto charts as usual when he suddenly said you're being too serious worh work; I'd take tour picture and sell it to you as a really expensive NFT in 50 years time; at this point I felt like planting the laptop into his face but I passed as I would have to bear the repair consequence...haha... I hate you..
**I will plant my feet on your face**
Weird boy disturbs pulls my legs whenever I'm laying on the sofa in a bod to interrupt whatever good thing I'm doing and my usual response is "**try it one more time and I'd plant my feet on your face**" as a stylish way of saying I'd kick step on his face; this can be really tempting but I'm seeking an opportunity to actually do this to him....
**You're under my genjutsu**
I say this to him most times especially when his demands are more than what I can handle; my realise would be "you're under my genjutsu, go to sleep and wake up after 48 hours"....😩 if only I could lock him in the mirror dimension..... or perhaps put him in genjutsu.... life would be much easier.. lol.
**Omae wa mou shindeiru**
@Jinifer and @Ayane-chan should know the meaning of this considering they both watch anime, and @meitanteikudo perhaps considering the nema also sound like the name brought of the pages of a Manga... I don't wanna go into details in this part; it's only for anime watchers and jaoanese speakers. Same as this one below;
**僕 の ちんちん さわて ください (Boku no chinchin sawate kudasai)**
This is another weird sentence in Japanese which I use at him when he says something weird and I intend to get back at him without knowing exactly word to say before hand... I'd simply reply him with 僕 の ちんちん さわて ください and we'd both laugh over it. He didn't know what this means at first until I told him to check it out on the internet.
If you're reading this and you don't know what this means; Google translate is always there for you...but I wouldn't spill the juice myself..afterall it's all fun intended.
**I hope Ayane-chan can understand what this means since she already can read hiragana and some not-too difficult kanji.**
**Exaining to him how my accent is better than John Boyegas'**
I have a british accent; a weird one, no matter how hard I try the american accent it just doesn't work with me because the north london accent can be really difficult to push away especially because of the glotted "t" where tue t at the middle of words are eliminated for instance "wa"t"er", bo"tt"le", and having to pronounce words like "think","thanks" and "birthday" as "fink" and "fanks" and "birfday" words like "mother", brother are pronounced like "mo-v-er" and "brover". All cockney accents which are difficult fi me to push away as I've quite gotten used to it due to reasons I wouldn't mention... My cousin tends to laugh at me in cases like these and says my english is a very word one...hey...that's how English is meant to sound so fu*k it!
**Me**: I didn't look it at this way before but as I approach my "birfday", all you man are my youngers, you man are my youngers bruv.
**Him**: your English is crap
**Me**: that's how English is meant to sound
**Him**: you sound like an outcast...haha..
**Me**: atleast I my accent is better than John Boyega's.
**Him**: ..........
**Me**:..... I win..
Many more words which time wouldn't permit me to share..... I'd continue on the next one...
**Almost forgot to mention that my health is still fluctuating but I'm much better than yesterday; though I was about feverish at midnight, I woke up as healthy as a horse. .**
Toddles!
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Lots of rest and water; Doctor's solution versus mine
I'm writing this in lieu of my initial article "to the doctor; I will go"; where I mentioned I was gonna go the doctor for check up due to some symptoms I was exhibiting; fever, cold tiredness and a head breaking headache (it's not covid-19, and if it were, you wouldn't be infected by simply reading this article haha..). Had to ignore the mountaneous work before me in a bid to get checked in the hospital, did the dress up process and kaboom I left the house really early, located the nearest hospital, was initially shy but didn't care about the absolutely new faces I was seeing for the first time, considering I didn't have an hospital of choice in Lagos as I only go to the hospital when I'm at Ondo state to see a cardiologist due to my constant hypertension. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/to-the-doctor-i-will-go-d6de959c
Requested to see the doctor after which we did some weird processing which I'd rather not mention and kaboom "**doctor here we go**". I'd rather not go into details but it turned out that it's not as bad as I thought; **the symptoms I had were simply a result of not having breakfast on time and was becoming an habit which my body couldn't handle on**..plus there was the dehydration problem...hey..before judging me, I'd like you to know that I drink a lot of water, in fact much more than required but it would seem that my dehydration is caused by lack of rest as my brain works too much hence using up too much body fluids and resulting in dehydration. **News flash; dehydration is also caused by stress and lack of rest. I'm not a doctor hence I can't explain why.**
Doctor's solution
Some drugs were prescribed which I'd rather not mention as I do not intend to accidentally administer drugs to a person with similar symptoms that may be reading this right now..
Back to track.. some drugs were prescribed but what I really needed according to the doctor is a lot of rest and water. **Lots of water is possible; in fact it's already a part of my life style as I mostly drink water in excess and end up urinating like 10 times within one hour...hey whatever you're thinking isn't true; my kidney isn't dysfunctional but I urinate in excess because I drink too much of water. Back to track once again; drinking enough water is easy but having a lot of rest is practically impossible for me as it would affect my financial portfolio which is obviously bad. I'd try to rest but definitely not as much as the doctor says.**
I mean who wouldn't love to relax and take days off from work, unfortunately money is also important especially when you're self employed and there's nobody to do the work for you but yourself. They say health is wealth; yes it's true but at the same time wealth is necessary hence I'd rest when I can but not as advised by the doctor.
My solution
Don't take this part seriously as I'm not a doctor but a trained physicist; I'd simply get a lot of fluids that are good for my body like yoghurts, energy drinks, and all things good which are not soda. Plus I'd get my self a load of snacks which I could munch during my hours of starting at that laptop screen; seems like a good advise for myself, after all "**you're the best adviser you can have**". **Long story short; eating healthy is key to attaining sound health and this is what I'm gonna do.**
Sleeping early should become a part of my routine which means a bye bye to midnight rendezvous with best friend at least for now until further notice, good bye to "**wake me up by 2 am**" (you don't have to understand this part, it's completely confidential), and goodbye to waking at midnight to check those crypto chart.
**Going to the doctor today taught me a lot about how every moment of rest matters to my body as I'm not designed for the stress I'm putting my body through; maybe I should have come to this world as a robot so I wouldn't get to be sick and would be able to go through as much stress as possible without knowing the meaning of the word "stress".**
Shout out to friends here on read.cash for tour support and encouragement regarding my health on the previous article where I mentioned of be seeing the doctor; you guys are simply the best. I don't wanna mention makes or of probably mess up your notification hence I choose to keep it simple; a general "**thank you**" should suffice.
Toddles!
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To the doctor; I will go
Yesterday was one hell of a busy day for me; busy with work throughout the day, staring at that blue screen all day long with and sometimes without my glasses; those crypto charts were all over the place and that's all I see whenever I close my eyes; more like a tiny obsession. I don't wanna talk about mental stress or it'd look like I've got zero resistance to stress; truth is ... my brain works too much, more than it should and I'm always pushing it beyond it's limit each time which may be detrimental to my health. I think I need a break from it all, I need to relax l, I need a vacation; unfortunately relaxing for a day or two would be bad for business because I'd be at the losing end which I'd rather not imagine at the moment considering that at the time of writing I've got a weird headache all over me.
I get so busy most times that I sometimes do not remember to have breakfast until 12 or 1 pm which isn't a very healthy thing to do, I keep telling myself "**tomorrow will be different, tomorrow will be different**" but turns out that tomorrow never dies. Yesterday was even hell; woke up a bit late- a few minutes past 8 am as I had slept late the previous night, wrote my article about quitting Axie infinity and went on to other businesses in a bid to make money like we all do- don't we all. I got so engrossed with work that I didn't remember there was something called breakfast; I simply took a walk down the street to get a bottle of Pepsi (which I haven't tasted in months as it's bad for my health),went on with whatever thing I was doing, **decided to test a transaction at some point by sending $105 in BCH from my bitcoin.com wallet to bitrue so I could swap to ADA for trading; the delivery took about 1 hour which was much longer than my previous experience, though I wasn't bothered as I already checked the blockchain explorer for the transaction record and saw I was in safe hands**. The one hour waiting time caused a little bit of delay for me hence resulting on more time spent staring at those screen.
Long story short; I **didn't remember that "breakfast was a thing" until few minutes to 7 pm when my worms decided to feed on my stomach which wasn't a very m nice experience....disadvantages of working from home..**
I was fantasizing noodles with fried plantain, and fried egg- typical me; hence I took a long walk without direction in search of a plantain store which didn't exist anywhere around me. Walked for about 20 to 30 minutes while going here and there and up and down like the devil in search of plantain to devour until I couldn't go any further; **it was meant to be a boring walk as I was in the business of walking alone but my earpiece was there to keep me company as I listened to my favourite British songs; Welcome to Brixton by SR, still disappointed my Stormzy, Verdansk by Dave and bla bla...all English songs.** If my calculations are not wrong, I think@mommykim is in the UK hence she should know these artists mentioned. I sincerely hope I'm not mistaken with the username.
No plantain for me; malaria symptoms
Acyer walking for about 30 minutes, it eventually dawned on me that I wasn't getting plantain anywhere hence I had to make a u-turn and settled for noodles and fried eggs without plantain...turns out I took a walk for nothing. Got home and the unexpected happened; **I began to feel tired and feverish with a very weird headache- almost like a malaria symptom..**
Was feeling so weak I had I force myself to do the cooking where I eventually added more than enough salt to the eggs and it became a mess which I ate all the way without complaining...haha.. **was feeling weak, tired and had a headache while simultaneously feeling feverish and cold... I've never been I've confused in my life; wrapped myself under the sheets, began to lose my mind and the rest was history; best friend calls about twice but I couldn't pick cos' I was totally out of this world. Turns out malaria symptoms have taken over me and there's no ignoring it.**
Going to the doctor today;
Woke up this morning still feeling weird; though slightly better but I'd rather not take chances. I guess I've got no choice but to visit the hospital today if I intend to not die. Turns out the stress is beginning to tell on me; my body can't take it anymore hence the symptoms.
I sincerely hope they wouldn't have to pass any of those hospital fluids into my skin as my skin is too beautiful to be pierced my needles.. those tablets and capsules will be enough to rid me of this weird feeling I'm having; it's for the doctor to decide hence I'm simply hoping.
To the doctor I will go; I guess my body has **gotten to it's limit and cannot take the stress anymore. I'd have to rest this time and without complaining after all health is wealth.**
Toddles!
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Goodbye Axie infinity; it shall not be the death of me!
Axie infinity is an NFT based online game inspired by the popular pokemon game; which requires you to breed, train and battle using three pets known as Axies. Purchasing these Axies requires an initial investment of over $1000 dollars, unfortunately not everyone can afford this huge amount of money hence the introduction of a guild where those that can't afford this amount of money are sponsored by those that can provided they meet certain criterias, and are willing to meet certain conditions set by their sponsors.
I've always loved the concept of Axie infinity especially the fact that you earn cryptocurrency (slp and AXS) from playing this game, hence have always wanted to get into the game play to at least to have a little bit of fun; coincidentally my dear @bmjc98 wrote an article about being accepted as a scholar and something about her new Axies which really pushed me to ask her and kaboom...she inducted me into the necessary process and within one week of being active on the discord server I got picked and my AxieBCH journey began under the AxieBCH guild with coach Nazko. Was given my three Axies and my journey began with guild name Kristoffer | AxieBCH...
it turned out the coaches and other scholars were very wonderful people and inhad a lot of fun both during game play and off; discord became my new home and insolent most of my time on it.
The mental stress
Playing Axie infinity was initially enjoyable for me until; my first week was a big tough because I was still trying to understand the game play mechanics and yada yada, all together enjoyable until after my first week when I began to experience mental stress; I couldn't do anything without thinking or talking about Axie infinity as it was always in my head and couldn'tstop the game play from repaying itself in my mind each time - it wasn't obsession but hours are spent on this game, sometimes up to four hours on playing Adventure and Arena combined which is quite easy but stressing considering that you're basically doing the same thing over and over for an extended time period which could make you go crazy if you're the type whose mind snaps easily. **I'm one of such people who go crazy from doing the same thing over and over and over; I couldn't sleep well anymore, all I see is myself playing Axie infinity in my dreams which makes me wake up feeling exhausted; the moment I think about playing Axie infinity my heart rate begins to spike for no reason which is very bad for my health as I'm an hypertensive on permanent medication. I played Axie infinity's Arena mode on a certain day; though I won, but my heart rate was so high during gameplay in a way I've never experienced, had to drop my phone and relaxed because I couldn't control my breathing anymore and thought I was going to pass out at this point.**
It's actually a very fun game which most people simply play without breaking a sweat after all games are meant to be enjoyed but it turns out that "**maybe Axie infinity isn't meant for me. Axie infinity is really fun but not for me as my health can't take it; its affecting me and I can't take it anymore...**.
I had to Quit
From my second week of game play I had to consider quitting; which I told @HappyBoy where he encouraged me to stay and bla bla but I had to explain that my health was diminishing and continuing will mean I do not intend to live a long life; though the money is involved but my life is worth more then money. The conclusion was I'd quit after the following two weeks which means altogether I'd be using one month and kaboom...I'd be out.. In fact I had to deliberately lower down and reduced my game play so I wouldn't be convinced to stay whenever I was ready to finally quit; didn't play more than 5 arena matches, simply did the minimum quota of 75 slp everyday and wasted the rest of the energies on adventure mode in a bid to save myself of mental stress.
Told the coach about my decision to quit about three days ago; where he said my decision was respected and bla bla, he said I'm not that bad with the game play and yada yada and that my decision was respected..coincidentally my two weeks of gameplay was over yesterday, in which I didn't meet up with the weekly quota as expected thus making things even easier for me; my Axies were removed and Goodbye Axie infinity (forever).
Dripped my goodbye message to them on the scholars chat and...I left the server in peace; back to peace of mind once again.
Special shout out to @bmjc98 thanks for your support; you're the boss. Woke up to her message this morning on Telegram asking me "what happened" which I have responded to; I sincerely hope she's not heart broken. I should give her a hug; a real hug and not a virtual one.
Toddles!
What if the usernames were a paradox
Having a really active and weird imagination can be fun especially when you're willing to make it known; a "what if"- what if the usernames were 'this and that" and not "this and that" as known on the platform; what if they were secretly Batman and hiding behind the shadows as a special way of having fun.
It's all for fun and none of the below should be taken seriously; what if the usernames were a paradox..
**What if** the @FarmGirl wasn't actually a farm-girl but a high class lady who lives in the city with lots of businesses under her control and was actually a secret millionaire hiding under the shadows with the intentions of living a simple life and earning those extra BCH under the shadows of username farmgirl, and what if the farmboy was ...you know the rest...
**What if** the @King_Gozie wasn't a king yet but still a prince waiting for the right time to claim the throne, and @Crownofbeauty had the crown in her hands which king_gozie can only claim if only he could manage to make her fall in love with him...
**What if** @Jinifer had grown up without watching cartoons and anime, maybe she wouldn't have growun to be the very friendly person that she is, and what if she wasn't born as a human but as an anime character, then maybe she would have been the Hokage instead of Tsunade, and this version of Tsunade would have been from the Uchiha clan..lol..
I know they are not the same person but **What if** @Jane and @bmjc98 were the same person considering they are both named "jane" but with different usernames and simply masquerading as two different people in a bid to have more fun on this platform.. I repeat; just for fun..
**What if** @HappyBoy wasn't a real happy boy but was constantly depressed just as I am, and his only therapy was to write articles in a bid to earn those BCH, thus relieving him of depression, and what if he wasn't a boy but a grown man with children and children of children..haha.
**What if** @Princessbusayo was an actual princess in Ondo state and was a super rich princess with access to a lot of money and was only acting like a normal person here as a stylish way of searching for the perfect prince charming.. What if I renamed myself @princecharming then maybe she would pick and all those wealth would eventually become mine hash-tag "I'm now a prince".
**What if** @Lucifer01 was an angel pretending ti be the devil as a means of monitoring our daily lives to check if humans were indeed worthy of going into heaven, or what if he was actually the devil himself but masquerading as a "young man" in a bid to do what the devil does which I wouldn't mention.. haha.. @Lucifer01 is a devil with emotions...lol..
**What if** @Gaftekloriginal wasn't original but a shadow clone of the real one, and the real person was only named "gaftek" but didn't know anything about read.cash.
**What if** @Theblackdoll wasn't married and was a lady in my age range then maybe I would have found love a long time ago and being single wouldn't be a part of my name anymore. what if she secretly has a crush on me the same way I've got a crush on her but wouldn't say it because she was married and it would be classified as cheating.
I sometimes imagine that I could meet @Pantera in person so I could learn more about all things crypto related while simultaneously improve my writing skills so I could write a book that even professors would read to retain their position as professors; by being his student and him- my mentor. **What if** this were possible.
**What if** @ZehraSky always told me before publishing those articles so I'd be the first person to click that BCH link she shares each time at the end of her article; what if.... unfortunately she wouldn't..😭
**What if** @George_Dee was a judge by profession as uses the "George" as special way of making his profession known for those that can read between the lines, or what if he was the actor for the "George of the jungle movie" and decided to live his retirement days as a writer in a bid to see life from another dimension.
What if @Eirolfeam2 decided to split her 10 BCH in half and have me one half as appreciation for being a loyal subscriber;
I know @tired_momma isn't a tired momma but a very energetic amd powerful lady...
What if @Expelliarmus30 was actually named after another Harry Potter spell @wingadiumleviosa30 the spell for levitation or maybe the spell for disarming your enemies resulting in the username @stupefy30 ..lol..
What if I was married to @Esthery97 and that rice ans spag with boiled egg she prepared yesterday was actually cooked for me; maybe our love would have been better than it already is... (disclaimer; there's no love between us)
Toddles!
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Had fun today; left my shell for the first time in my life
Today was fun, though not my kind of fun but fun is fun anyway provided I enjoyed myself in a really special way. As previously mentioned somewhere in my previous articles; I'm an extreme introvert, an indoor person lacking necessarily fun and always keeping myself busy with work and more work; I mostly use work ad am excuse to not go out mostly because I've gotten used to the indoors from childhood, hence being out basically feels like torture because it's not a part of my lifestyle while growing up and my whole system has been fully inducted to the indoors. Due to my weird nature, I've only got just one or two friends unlike my sister the extrovert and outdoor loving person with lots of friends and friends of friends constantly in contact with her. Long story short; my day wasn't as fun compared to your idea of fun but it's good enough for me- I'm actually glad to talk about it because I did something different today for the first time in a very long time, which I told my best friend about via call and she was equally glad I did; in fact she asked me to spend as much time as possible and shouldn't rush back home. It wasn't so special but let's get into it;
Visited a friend
Surprisingly I've got a friend in Lagos; and not an online friend this time but a real one. Surptosingly this frimd is also a user on this platform with username @FashTioluwa. No product placement intended but I've known him for years now and he's proved to not be a prodigal son..haha..(just kidding) as I'm a very person selective person...turns out we exhibit similar characteristics in certain areas except that I'm an introvert and he's not plus he has a girlfriend but I don't because it's not necessary at the moment (I'm older than you think...shut up). Straight to the point; the fun part was that I actually left my shell and went out of the house for the first time in years as I'd mostly prefer to stay in door while staring at my laptop screen and leepimg myself with anime like @Jinifer also does. Went to his house- met his mom and she was actually happy to see me; her word were "I haven't seen you in years" and my response was "I haven't been around in years"; the response was a lie but a necessary one.
I was treated like the August visitor I was, or perhaps Nobember visitor lol.. noodles was cooked with boiled egg which I didn't want, requested for friend egg but he was too lazy to do so hash-tag "you're such a bad friend" yea..I called him that but we laughed over it as it was meant to be a joke..soft drinks came along which he didn't allow me finish bevaise he snatched the rest off my hands before I could blink.haha... fake friend once again.. it was fun actually but all I wanted to talk about was business and investment; he made sure my wish didn't come true and we had to talk about something else which was.... business and investment..Haha.. I beat him to it.
We took a walk; which I didn't want
After hours of random talking and bla bla..the insisted we took a walk which I refused initially but had to comply after much persuasion because he was a pain in the ass.
**Him**: you need to burn calories
**Me**: How do I burn the calories I don't have
**I already look younger than my age and I need as much calories as I can get hence taking a walk means I intend to drain my life force because that's all the calories I have; what happened when you have a friend that likes the outdoors**.. hrrr.. I wanted to bite him at this point but I had to follow him anyway. We walked about four streets which were interconnected which took about 20 minutes and I was already breathing heavily from walking for that long because my body isn't designed to endure such distance. Finally got back to his house after minutes of walking and my words were "**I'm never going on a walk ever again**".
We talked about my love for grime culture and britishsh rappers like Dave, stormzy, Tion Wayne and yada yada.. I guess I'm obsessed with english songs because I've got an english accent myself; we teased about the fact that the English do not pronounce the letter "t" and in an inevitable case they pronounce it as "f" which I've gotten used to and it sometimes sounds weird to people without a ear for the North London accent; for instance- think is pronounced fink, water is pronounced wa-er and bottle is pronounced bo-hu, and yada yada. These are how I actually pronounce my words due to my British accent which I actually do unconsciously....
I'm glad I took a leap of faith
Anyway; today was actually fun for me; sincerely I had fun, though not your idea of fun and may not seem special to you but I sure enjoyed myself because going out of the house is totally new to me; I'm really an indoor person who doesn't visit and totally lacks fun. I decided to do things differently today and I'm glad I did. I guess my next outing will be with my crush @Wizo and I guess this would be very enjoyable provided my weird nature doesn't convince me to stay indoor as usual.
Today was fun; it may not seem like much but it means a lot to me. Will have to stay home all through tomorrow as a means of recharging my social batteries.
I'm sorry but no pictures were taken today hence there's none to share..
Toddles!
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October was torture; but I'm grateful
October came and passed by much faster than expected; was full of so many struggles which I've got no idea where to begin from but I'm keeping my hope high with expectations that November will be better. I had a lot of things in mind to achieve in the month of October but couldn't do them all; one of such achievements is my BCH earnings- though rusty went to sleep at some point, yet I have no idea what happened as my october earnings wasn't anywhere close to that of September; it was basically torture for me- though rusty is still being rusty but maybe he decided he doesn't like me anymore, hence decided not to give me as much as he usually did. This may be perhaps due to my inconsistency which is as a result of some unnecessary university struggles which involved going to the university for project defence and sorting out some un-uploaded results which I've talked about in previous article.
Long story short; let's get into my achievement fir the month of October- though a far cry from others' achievement when compared, yet achievement is achievement and I'm contented with what I was able to achieve. I do not like to base my achievement on earnings because I believe there are so many achievements to be unlocked on this platform which serves as motivation to get better...let's get into it;
Sponsored 18 people
This number is more than the initial plan but it's all good as I set a target to sponsor about 15 people and was able to sponsor even more; though I wasn't counting and simply sponsored people out of my high degree of randomness, it turned out I hit my target and even passed it. Surprisingly I checked my sponsored peeps and discovered I sponsored 18 people but I've got five pending sponsorship fees which I hevent paid which means altogether I would have sponsored a total of 23 people...woah; it may seem like nothing to you but it's an achievement for me. I'd rather not post screenshots on this one because it's a rather long list, though not so long as I'd not like to mess up this writing space with screenshots here and there.
Writing everyday; did I achieve this?
Technically...its a "yes", and at the same time it's "No"; of course I've been writing everyday but I got terribly busy on a certain day - date not remembered, but I went through a lot of stress that day and couldn't write until 8 pm, was so tired that I began to write, was halfway done and kaboom I opened my eyes from dreamland it was few minutes past 12 am; a new day. I felt bad because I had just broken my wrote everyday rule..I had to simply finish it up and posted it 1am. So the answer is yes and no. I wrote everyday of the month but didn't publish everyday because I slept off.. haha..
The sincere answer is a "No".. I missed this one.
Followers increased
I remember mentioning that it was kind of tough to get new followers but I'd try to interact even more especially with newbies in a bid to raise my number of subscribers. The aim was to have over a hundred subscribers without a certain number in mind and "yes" I was able to achieve this without a know-how.
I simply did the "me thing" as usual and it came along pretty well.. altogether I've got a total of 119 subscribers... if only onemore number could touch that tiny button then 120 it will become.. lol.
Sponsorships renewed
A special shootout to all my sponsors; this is the part where I mentioned you all, I apologized if this makes your notifications messy but I just have to; shout out to my first crush @FarmGirl, my crush until I discovered she was married..guess I came to late, my special girl @CoquiCoin , my dear @HappyBoy who has refused to spend his BCH earnings on me because, @Bloghound my secret crush whom I've not mentioned it to, my ever articulate @ARTicLEE, a wonderful person called @Eylz2021, a sponsor what reminds me of a nursery rhyme "baba black sheep have you any wool" @bbyblacksheep, a very wonderful and special MJ @bmjc98 who taught me a lot of things including helping me with beginning an Axie infinity scholar under the AxieBCH guild. My sponsors are the best..feel free to get jealous (kidding).
Top tippers list was torture
Was able to get to 95 on the top tippers list on the month os September/ early october but...ove git no idea how this happened, I guess more people leveled up faster than I did in this aspect and it turned out that I dropped below the top 100. This month will be different; I'm aiming again and will get to a very high position which I wouldn't brag about until I finally get there.
The tip tippers list was torture for me because I was initially glad I was on 95 then kaboom , 100, then 105 then 106 and I kept dropping everyday; looking at it is basically torture for me hence I'd rather not look into it for every long time.
The kaboomed earnings
I like to use the word "kaboom" a lot; just as my October earnings were kaboomed hash-tag rusty @TheRandomRewarder; he still loves me but not enough love. Unlike september where I went with 0.4 BCH, october was torturous, the struggle was real and it turned out I only ended with 0.29 BCH or so... as seen in below screenshot; I don't wanna talk about this so I'd rather end it here with hopes of a better November.
Was able to get some earnings from playing Axie infinity as well but I'd rather not talk about this until tomorrow as my typing fingers are beginning to hurt.
Toddles!
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The inconsistecy needs to end; I will begin again
Being home once more is really fun but a little bit of stress because I had to put things in place in my apartment; I mentioned yesterday that I had to go see younger sister in her home with surrogate parents while I went back to my personal apartment afterwards. Haven't been here in a long time hence had to do some cleaning up and arrangements which was really stressful, ended up sleeping really late as I had to also meet up with Axie infinity's daily quota on arena and adventure before the 1 am reset; slept few minutes to 2 am and didn't wake up until few minutes to 9 am this morning.
Video call with best friend yesterday was on another level last night; it was basically I and younger sister versus best friend on the other end; though we talk everyday but yesterday's conversation was so lit. I was like "see this fine girl o", and she'd be like... "where is she"..haha..that's how I refer to her as she's a beautiful lady afterall...should have taken a screenshot but I just didn't think of it.
And once more I'm posting late again; the apartment is basically free of food stuffs and all things good hence I had to do some shopping; I hate spending those BCH but I had no choice, had to swap some BCH to fiat and bought some necessary cooking ingredients which I've got no idea how they work since I don't have plans of cooking myself because I can't cook; those beautiful babes should be somewhere close to come do the cooking provided they don't choose to poison me with love potion...haha.. it wouldn't work anyway as I'm immune to such things.
October has generally been this way; posting later than my usual time and not being consistent with posting and interaction, the month was a really rough one for me with lots of ups and downs and stress coupled with over spending because of those never ending expenses which are way more than my BCH earnings. **Had to go back to my university at some point where I spent about three weeks in university stress and trying to perfect all things result related and bla bla which made me extremely busy, thus wasting october for me on this platform. I sincerely hope I wouldn't take this habit of inconsistency into the month of November but guess what...today is the first and I'm already writing late again, though not entirely my fault as things need to be put in place because the universe constantly brings a source of stress and instability to my door step which I have to sort out everyday.**
I need to get back on my feet and begin again like when I initially started on this platform; this is exactly what I'm going to do and there's no holding me back. No matter what the universe brings, the inconsistency needs to stop!
Considering having some fun
I'm considering going out today to have some fun; though I don't have friends to visit but I thinking of going to the movies or maybe some fancy eatery in a bid enjoy myself while simultaneously letting time pass me by withoit having to do anything special. I'm gonna be spending some of my BCH earnings on fried chicken, super friend big delicious chicken at Tantalizers should do the job and perhaps a little bit of soft drink to push it all down...haha.... after all life is too short to not treat yourself nice every now and then or toud8hrow old and begin to regret things you should have done but didn't do when you were a youth or a teenager or a kid, or toddler or a baby or infant or.... whatever English terminology describes you being young.
Where's @Wizo ooo my new crush; I need you to come keep me company....
Here I am wondering; what should I name this article?.... perhaps I'd simply leave it that way and publish without a title...haha..(just kidding).
Toddles!
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Home sweet home and slp tokens
Finally back to Lagos; it was a very stressful journey from Ondo state to Lagos but an exciting one as well. Been anticipating this journey for over two weeks now; the stress involved in having to sit at a spot for over five to six hours while simultaneously losing my mind from seeing the same thing over and over...same thing which is basically bushes both left and right, and even more bushes.
Today was as expected; was excited that I didn't sleep till late night, spoke with best friend for long and bla bla before finally do a little arrangement of clothes and all things needed. Slept finally about a few minutes to 2 am and had to set my alarm for 5.30 am so I wouldn't over sleep I'd miss the first bus. Turned out my alarm sounded but I totally ignored it in a bid to sleep even more, then finally woke up 6 am, after which I did the necessary dress-up process and kaboom.... I moved. Got to the park a few minutes to seven, took the front seat in the bus and that was it.
I was basically losing my mind throughout the journey; though I was initially enjoying the view but my mind began to snap from seeing the same thing over and over cars, buses, bushes here and there, and the occasional police check points. I knew this was gonna happen hence I prepared before hand by buying a earpiece as a means of attempting to bring back my sanity by listening to my favourite British songs from Stormzy, Tion Wayne, Dave and Central cee. **I listened to music for hours while rapping and moving my body along with the vibes without caring about the person sitting next to me, after all I was having my own version of fun**. It eventually got to a point I couldn't take it anymore and my mind had to snap completely from sitting a spot for over 4 hours irrespective of the fact that I was listening to my favourite song.
Something I didn't understand
My brain had to shut down as a defence mechanism this resulting in me sleeping off for about twenty minutes, after which my brain had a reset and I was back to being me again... woke up and received the strangest notification on my bitcoin.com wallet which I had to screenshot as evidence as shown below;
Four hours into the journey and I received a notification stating that I 4000 spice had been sent to my wallet; clicked this but didn't see nothing which made me even more confused because I didn't have a sep-20 wallet on my bitcoin.com, neither do I remember applying for airdrop of any sort.
Got to Lagos three hours later receiving the initial slp token, ordered Uber to take me from Ojota to Ikorodu, and was on the move when I received a similar notification stating inhale received 5000 HONK HONK; another airdrop hing I know nothing about.
I've got no idea why I'm receiving this but I'd take this as home coming token for me..haha.. I'm a bit confused as to why I received this, and at the same time I do not know how to check out the balance on my bitcoin.com wallet as it's totally hidden from my reach. I had to take screenshots as evidence as I've observed this once where I received a strange token which was no where to be found on my wallet; assistance regarding this would be appreciated.. tha is in advance..
Home sweet home
Finally got home few minutes past 5 pm; a hall of a rode it was but indevides the next time I'm coming from Ondo state to Lagos is gonna be via flight and there's no holding me back hash-tag I've got BCH savings.
It's nice being home again; my younger sister was really happy to see me.. surrogate parents as well; both parents are no more hence the rest is story I wouldn't like to talk about. I do not stay together with my younger sister hence I had to go see her as soon as I got to my apartment; I simply freshened up and kaboomed because she has always been asking me "**when are you coming home, when are you coming home?". If I told you how old my younger sister is, you absolutely wouldn't believe it; story for another day. Do not ask in the comment section, I repeat; do not ask. She was so happy to see me and the next thing she asked was "what new anime do you have on your phone?"**
I haven't been to Lagos in over six months; I'm back now and it doesn't seem like anything has changed from February till now.
Irrespective of the stress I went through, I had to settle for 5 wins on Axie infinity just few minutes ago after which I decides to write this article. Will try to be fast enough with arena mode so I can meet up with my daily white before it resets for a new day. Stress here and there...
Since I'm back to Lagos; I'd make sure I meet my new friends as previously mentioned, especially @Wizo; she's an extremely friendly person whom I met noise.cash and we've become talk buddies ever since. I'd follow her to one of her parties some day and maybe experience fun from another dimension. I'm considering adding her to my list of crushes if only......
Toddles!
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Taking a long trip from Ondo state back to Lagos; it's been a bumpy ride so far, and I'm basically losing my mind init. Currently at Ibadan at the moment and can't wait to get to my Lagos sweet home. Yipee!
I guess I'd be meeting @olasquare, @happyboy, @george_dee, @gaftekloriginal, my favourite girl @wizo and so on ... pretty soon.
Toddles!
Taking a long trip from Ondo state back to Lagos; it's been a bumpy ride so far, and I'm basically losing my mind init. Currently at Ibadan at the moment and can't wait to get to my Lagos sweet home. Yipee!
I guess I'd be meeting @olasquare, @happyboy, @george_dee, @gaftekloriginal, my favourite girl @wizo and so on ... pretty soon.
Toddles!
Another weekend unfortunately
I feel left out in all of it; the weekend escapades, the fun parties, hanging out with friends and all things good. I know I'm am extremely boring person but @Wizo just had to bring this to my attention during a conversation yesterday; it's unfortunate that I can't do anythin about it as it's in my nature to stay indoor all day while working my ass off in a bid to make a living.
I appreciate the kind of person I am; people selective, fun selective, food selective and all things selective; I'd rather have my fun indoor- fun which others consider a boring way of life; though I mostly disagree with this statement but at some point I began to think there's a little bit of truth in this fallacious-like statement. The silence and solitude is preferable especially since I'm being people selective unfortunately this means I don't get to have noisy fun, and party fun... in fact I hate parties.
***"I hate the weekends;***
***it's not for me"***
Apart from my beautiful solitude-loving nature; the weekends and weekdays are basically the same for me because there's no break away from what I do, I do a lot of things business related which I wouldn't mention, I only mention writing on read.cash and playing Axie infinity but there are a lot more things I do behind closed doors which I prefer not to talk about. Doing a lot of things at once simply means I don't get a day off, which in turn means I don't get to participate in anything rest or fun related.
I so hate the weekends because they're like another version of weekdays, if only I could create my own day of the week then we'd have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Rest-day, then finally Monday again.
***"The weekend hates me***
***I hate it more"***
I've got no real reason hate the weekend apart from the fact that there's no real difference between everyday of the week but I sometimes feel like the weekend hates me more; or maybe I'm simply saying this out of the strand of jealousy within me; me being jealous of those everyday party goers and ballers. I sometimes wonder "when do they work, make money and make a living?", perhaps that's why they are not so financially buoyant since they spend their time on all things unproductive; parties and unnecessary spending every weekend all in a bod to impress friends and family plus according to them "we're having fun". No offence meant as I'm simply stating my absolutely irrelevant thoughts out of sincere logic and without remorse.
My lifestyle may be considered boring at the moment but would be appreciated in the long run when the expected success begins to manifest; when this happens I wouldn't have to explain the reason for my actions, as everything I do would automatically become acceptable and the "boring life" as tagged by observers wouldn't be considered boring anymore as it's all gonna be success "unchained and untamed".
***"If only everyday***
***Could be***
***Monday"***
If everyday was Monday then nobody would point fingers at a certain person for not having enough fun or not having fun at all; I think we all should be so busy that the busy ones should be the ones pointing fingers at the not-so busy persons for not having anything to do and having too much fun.
I hate weekends because I don't have the fun that weekends are meant for; this doesn't mean I should be accused of living a boring life since it's my choice of living as I have the right to live life as I want it provided I'm not breaking any law. I hate the weekends but it's good enough for me.
Thanks for reading my not-so interesting article for today; that's what happens when you write and try to think on an empty stomach.
Toddles!
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I am more than this; I can do better!
I read a very interesting story a short while ago about an eagle that grew up in a barnyard. There are various versions of the beginning of the story; some say a farmer found the egg somewhere and brought it home to hatch while others say a baby eagle fell out of its nest and was found by a farmer. Thinking it was one of his, he brought it home to his chicken coop with the other chickens to grow. Whatever the version we stick to, all that really matters is the moral behind the story.
As time passed, the baby eagle grew up learning to do what chickens do. It clucked and strutted around the coop pecking at the corn and even tried its voice at the morning wake-up call. A neighbor came to visit the chicken farmer and was surprised to see the eagle strutting around the chicken coop, pecking at the ground and acting like a chicken. The farmer explained to him that he had brought the bird to the coop as a chick and only later discovered that it was an eagle. He further told his friend that since the bird had been raised a chicken, the bird actually believed itself to be a chicken.
The neighbor knew there was more to this noble bird than its behavior showed as a chicken; It had the heart of an eagle and nothing could change that. The neighbor reached down and lifted the eagle onto the fence surrounding the chicken coop and said “you are an eagle, stretch your wings and fly”. The eagle only looked blankly at the man and clucked. It jumped off the fence and continued what the chickens did. The farmer was satisfied “I told you it thinks it’s a chicken”.
The neighbor couldn’t sleep at night and returned the next day to convince the farmer that the eagle was born for something greater. The man took the eagle from the dirt coop and carried him to the top of the farmhouse. Setting the bird down on the roof the neighbor spoke “you are an eagle, you therefore belong to the sky not to the earth, stretch your wings and fly”. The large bird blinked at the man, clucked, and jumped down into the chicken coop again.
After another relentless night, the neighbor returned the next morning to the chicken farm and took the eagle and the farmer away from the chicken coop to the top of a mountain where they could not see the farm or the chicken coop. The man lifted the eagle on his outstretched arm while pointing into the sky where the sun was beckoning above and spoke again. This time the eagle stared skyward into the bright sun, straightened up, stretched its massive wings and began to fly slowly at first; then surely and powerfully with the mighty stretch of an eagle, it flew away and began to soar in the skies…its journey had just began!
**Lessons**
**First;** the eagle was ignorant of is identity, it did not know that there was an innate ability to soar above storms, to see afar, and exude great strength far above other birds. Likewise; many people are walking in defeat, fear, shame, etc. because they fail understand who they really are in order to unlock their hidden potentials.
**Second;** the eagle was limited by its company. It grew up with chickens and equally believed it was one. Have you taken time to study who you move with, are thy chicken minded people who fail to reach their fullest potential because they haven’t been able to discover who they really are? Are they fearful and timid just like chickens that run to hide whenever there is a storm? The bitter truth is; you cannot grow beyond your company which is why you have to choose your company wisely or change your company as soon as you discover you are in the midst of a wrong one. Make adjustments and begin to surround yourself with the right kind of people because eagles only move with eagles; eagles do not move with chickens.
What have people called you, what have they said that you cannot do? Are all this in line with what God has planned concerning you? Reject any opinion of man that is contrary to what God has said concerning you. Look to God’s word for affirmation and strength, and begin to manifest the glory that He has placed within you.
You need to constantly tell yourself day after day until it becomes a part of you;
*"****I am more than this,***
***I am not made for the chicken coop;***
***I have been destined to soar like an eagle.***
***I am fearfully and wonderfully made by God to accomplish great things for him;***
***I am more than this****"*
Toddles!
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Optician's inferno; don't break it this time!
I’m writing this as a follow up to today’s article "Getting a new Glasses today; I deserve a Hall of carelessness badge" where I mentioned I’d be going to the hospital to get another pair of glasses; hash-tag my carelessness and constantly breaking my glasses by always sleeping off with it on my face. I had to call. Based on my discussion with the optician the previous day, he asked me to call him early morning so he’d know when he’d be free to attend to me; which I did, after which we fixed 12 pm WAT (west African time). Had to do a little bit of interaction here on read.cash before having breakfast after which I dressed up and convinced my cousin to come with me plus I had to convince him not to mention this to his mom because I didn’t want her to know I had broken the previous glasses as she has been too busy to even notice: she paid for the last one and wouldn’t like to place on her the responsibility of getting a new one since I have the ability to do this myself. I wouldn’t forget to mention that breakfast was a mess; my cousin @Temimay was meant to make breakfast of yam and fried egg but he turned it into Yam and raw eggs. For me it’s basically raw eggs because my taste buds interpreted it to be so; he actually fried the eggs but wasn’t properly fried, I don’t think those eggs used more than 30 seconds to 1 minute on fire hence it tasted like raw eggs with seasoning and spice. He’s a very good cook but he decided to torture me this morning in a very weird way. https://read.cash/@Kristofferquincy/getting-a-new-glasses-today-i-deserve-a-hall-of-carelessness-badge-814e7714
Let’s get back to track; as mentioned in this morning’s article, I didn’t have to wait in line like everyone else since I’m not exactly booking an appointment but calling him casually as a friend who needs to get another pair of glasses for his not-so-perfect eyes. Coincidentally it was people-free when I got there basically because it was already mid-day and they were basically through with appointments for the day; I guess this was why he asked me to come by 12, thus making it easier to fulfill my purpose without any form of delay. I didn’t expect I was gonna be tested again since my glasses prescription was already known and but I guess it’s all standard procedure…damn…thinking about this just now made me realize I haven’t had a eye test in about six months, hence I think testing me again was the best decision; he’s a professional after all.
**Left eye has always been the problem**
The test was a really weird one as usual but I’d rather not go into this because it was basically all about me looking at letters through a mirror while trying to identify them with a special device on my face; I was feeling like a nerd at the moment but it was a really hectic one because I had difficulty in seeing some of the letters and we had to switch between lenses in a bid to get the perfect one; this led to the observation that I see better with my right eye than with my left, I’ve always known this but the tests made it even obvious because I could see certain letters when my left eye was covered and had to see with my right only, but could barely see clearly when the right eye was covered and had to identify letters with the left. The problem has always been my left eye; I sometimes wake up in the morning with my left eye totally red but right eye absolutely normal; turns out it’s a reaction to over exposure to sun light or any form of bright light as I’m photo-phobic hence my glasses has to be slightly tinted to reduce this reaction.
The testing procedure was over and I had to select another frame which was rather stressful process because I’m a very selective person and wouldn’t just take anything unless I’m convinced from within me hence I had to thoroughly search for a preferred lens which I couldn’t find. The optician had to put a call through to someone who brought another set of frames hence I had to wait an extra thirty minutes for the person’s arrival. New frames came in after the long wait and kaboom; **I made the selection after which we concluded I’d be coming back tomorrow to get the glasses and I’d be making a payment of seven thousand Naira ($13) via transfer as soon as I got home. $13 may seem small but it’s a lot of money for me considering I’ve got too many expenses on me at the moment; this is the part where I add the crying emoji but I’d pass**. Had to remind him not to forget the glasses was to be tinted due to being photo-phobic. **The glasses will be ready tomorrow and I’d be glad to share the picture as soon as I get it.**
I'm considering trying out contact lenses as suggested by @Theblackdoll but I've got no idea how this is gonna feel or if I'm gonna be able to adapt; I'd never know until I try.
@CoquiCoin; I break more glasses than you but this time will be different- watch out!
At the time of writing this I’m hungry for Bread and fried egg and my stomach is beginning to pill me downwards; at this point I’m guessing my worms are beginning to munch on my intestine already, unfortunately they’d have to try harder because my stomach is made of indestructible metal. I’m hungry for fried egg and this is exactly what I’m gonna have as dinner since I’m mostly in the business of satisfying myself without holding back.
Toddles!
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New glasses today; I deserve a hall of carelessness badge!
I'd be going to the hospital this morning; the optician to get a new glasses because I've officially demolished, destroyed, and annihilated the last one; if it were a thing, **I should be given a given a hall of destruction and carelessness badge** because I've lately become so careless with my glasses that I literally destroy them within few months of getting them, last one was destroyed barely three months after I got it thus bringing about daily torture for me because I'm photo-phobic which means the sunlight or light of any intensity uses my eyes as target practice and there's no escaping it..plus my vision sometimes gets blurry which can be really inconvenient; nobody's fault but mine; hashtag my carelessness.
**Did you know** that there's a special way it feels when your glasses is broken by you versus when it's broken by a third party; we tend to have this special feeling of satisfaction when you break it yourself though not on purpose but because you know it's yours it feels kind of cool and you'd immediately think of an alternative as compared to when the damage is done by a third party; there's this anger and rage that comes through; the feeling of powerlessness and the need to totally annihilate whoever did this; except the person is your best friend or beloved sister (didn't add brother cos' I haven't got one).
August 2020
I think I broke one last year (2020) August, though not my fault; was busy with Ironing some clothes at home when someone informed me my glasses was broken; I was calm but angry, I was calmly angry if anything like that exists, but how can someone be so stupid and without etiquette as to sit on a center table in a sitting room, an extremely large sitting room and be so blind not to see my glasses laying there and innocently waiting for me to come pick it up; this is the resulting transformation;
He didn't apologize yet decided to claim I was over reacting like WTF; kristoffer overreacting over his broken glasses? He was in the dining room and I intended to slap his head hard in such a way that it would collide with the wall, he got lucky my Elder sister was there; would have smashed his head hard cos' I already approached him but my sis got in the way cos' she knows what I'm capable of doing; she's the only reason I talk to anyone in the house, only person that can calm me down.. if she wasn't there that day; I would have forced the apology out of him via torture.
Had to get a new glasses which took about three weeks for it's arrival because I was very frame selective and requested for the exact replica of the broken frame.
February 2021
The new frame barely stayed 7 months and I broke it again; this time it was absolutely my fault; got back from work, was having malaria and simultaneously losing my mind, took some medications and slept off with my glasses on when... I heard a breaking sound from my dream, **opened my eyes and realized my glasses wasn't on my face, turned around and kaboom my glasses was under me and one arm was broken**.. At this point I hoped it was a dream and simply went back to sleep with the hope that I'd wake up to see my glasses whole again; unfortunately it was a fools dream. Waited till 6 am, got out there; got super glue and the rest is history, I fixed the glasses and uses it till April when I got another a new one; a new one without a long life.
April 2021; the "gone too soon" glasses
Got an entirely new glasses April 2021 because it was way over one year from using the previous lens; unfortunately this glasses had a very short life; it's life span was from April 2021 to july 2021 just three months as compared to my previous which uses over 6 months before the spirit of destruction falls upon them...haha.
This was a mix of "my fault" and "not my fault" as there was a third party involved; during final exams period, didn't sleep for days due to the choked time table and had to read every night if I intend to not come back the following year. I guess I was so tired that I eventually slept off fie the first time in my history of reading; I slept, my room mate slept beside me when I suddenly woke up my 5 am and realized glasses was off my face once again; I pulled it off my face but I was so tired to put it in a safe place,next thing I know is I couldn't find my glasses, in searching properly, I realized my room mate slept on it; the below picture shows the total demolition and annihilation..
Both arms broke off completely and there's no fixing this; had to go to the nearest frame market place but unfortunately couldn't get the exact frame which means I'd have to get a totally new set..
Been going here and there without glasses ever since which is basically torture for me but it has gotten to a point where I can't take it anymore.
I called my optician yesterday and he asked me to come today for selection of a new frame and bla bla... It's a federal hospital; the federal medical center at Owo in Ondo state but I wouldn't have to wait in line like everyone else since I don't have to do a test or something; my prescription is already known hence I'm simply gonna select a new frame and wait till the glasses is ready...
I deserve a hall of destruction award and there's no denying it.
Toddles!
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Ups and downs of life; what is the next chapter
Life is dynamic; the world is created and designed by the creator to constantly be on the move- in time and to be governed by the seasons, this is why time is divided in units; seconds, minutes, hours ,days, weeks, months, years, decades etc. We also have seasons like summer, spring,autumn, winter and so on. These help us make proper use of time and enable us recognise the moves a d events the universe has designed. The only thing constant in life is change; a baby is born, grows intonation child, adolescent, youth, adult,.... non living things are not exempt; metals rust, rocks weather, fabrics wear our and so bla bla..; nothing is constant.
Having this knowledge can change our outlook on life; good times change to bad times or better, the fact remains that conditions change and situations don't remain the same. However, what the situations turn out to be is grossly dependent on how much we know and what we make of it. We can simply let time and change define our tomorrow or recognise what it ought to be and refuse to let it fall to chance.
Here are some situations we should pay attention to in a bid to recognise God's next move for us;
You can smell it
The next move or next stage "smells" and is recognised by the aura. For instance a school girl in grade nine dead not think so much about being in the university but the next grade in school. A 28-year old lady who is still single is most likely concerned about marriage, and this is because the possible next move of God for her at this point is marriage. **When you are at the threshold of the next move of God for you, your whole system begins to yearn for it**. While everyone seems to be looking in one direction, you would be unmoved because your mind is of a different programming. Your whole life is awake to the next move, a move which may not be understood by everyone.
When relationships fail
God allows some things to happen in your life to get your attention to focus on the new move; one such way is when some important people leave. Many times we get so entrenched in our relationships that it becomes so difficult for God to get our attention to move on to the next agenda so he disrupts such relationships and leaves us feeling disappointed and wondering what we did wrong in the relationship. Nothing really went wrong; they just had to leave so you could move on to becoming a better person.
When resources deplete
When things are going on well we tend to become insensitive to the new move of God, he can disrupt the activities which in any way are not as great and I portent as what he is about to do all because he has a greater plan for you; it could come in form of the loss of a job or slight failure in business. Usually when this happens it leaves one in devastation but it is only wise to seek God's face in such situation and find out what his next move is for your life.
When plans crash
Many times we lay out our plans and having ironed out how we intend to achieve them, we are greeted with u expected dodsapintments; we are so sire of the plans and certain of a fail-proof result yet we hit a brick wall and wonder why. When these events and prove too tough to deal with, it is important that we take another look at the situation with a mind-set that God could just be at work doing singing to redirect our focus all for the greater good.
**It is never too late to make a dive into the stream of God's move. As you enter into the new chapter of your life, take time to recognise the pointers of the mew move of God in it and youd see that your life will begin to move in a direction of perfection that is way beyond your understanding.**
Toddles!
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Vaccination day; for my cousin
Today is the vaccination day; I and my cousin will be going to the covid-19 vaccination centre.. or let me write it this way; I'm following my cousin to the vaccination centre for his vaccination as I'm not interested in the vaccine hence I'm simply gonna be a spectator in all of it while taking pictures of whatever captures my attention over there.
I expected there was going to be a little argument between I and my uncle this morning regarding whether I'd be taking the vaccine or not, **surprisingly he asked if I'd be taking it- I said No and he said "okay";** case closed no argument and no vaccine for me. My cousin sounds uninterested but according to him "**I've got no choice**" hash-tag "I'd be travelling out of the country and it's a requirement" bla bla which I do not believe. At some point my cousin @Temimay called the vaccine the mark of the beast; he was joking at this point and we both laughed about it.
At some point crazy thoughts began to flow through my mind and coincindentally my cousin was thinking about the same thing; what if I followed him to the vaccination centre and they decide to capture me, tie me down and force the vaccine into me...hahaha... I guess I watch too much of movies and horror movies thus influencing my imagination. Few minutes after thinking about this, my cousin also told me about how he imagined that I will be tied down and tortured until I agreed to take the vaccine...**I had to laugh out loud at this point because it turned out that we both had the same string of thoughts**....
Since we both had the same string of thought, I'm considering it as a special warning by the universe thus I'm gonna be seeking an escape route the moment we get to the location in the case our imagination comes true; hahaha.... I known it wouldn't happen as that would be infringement of human right which is a punishable offence; our string of thoughts is simply a result of watching too many horror movies and anime. Once we're back I'd focus on meeting up with my daily quota on Axie infinity and will see some movies afterwards a means of relaxing while falling asleep somewhere between because I need as much rest as I can get. **I have no idea how long the waiting process is gonna be but I sincerely hope my time wouldn't be wasted or I'd have no choice but to leave my cousin over there so I can get back to my regular business. Where's** @Ayane-chan to come keep me company during the long wait.
I'm having a hard time deciding if I should take the vaccine or not and I do not require any form of convincing as I'm gonna think about the pros and cons of either decision and make up my mind after much thoughts. I'm considering the side effects plus **I also feel like my skin is too beautiful to be pierced by a needle.. hence I need to give it much thought. Where's** @Olasquare when I need him to lend me some advise?
**The vaccine may be good but it's not a cure thus begging the question; can vaccinated people still get infected?** If they can still get infected then isn't it basically pointless considering they'd still go through the same pain the people without the vaccine go through. I hear people say something about the vaccine being a stylish way of implanting chips into people as a means of monitoring every of our activities and yada yada... I do not know if this is true or not, and I do not care but my decision is "**I'm good without the vaccine**" but other's opinion regarding this is highly respected as we all have have rights to our decision. Is @HappyBoy and @GarrethGrey07 interested in the vaccine? I'd like your opinion; if you've taken it already, what was it like, any side effects?
I'd take as much pictures as I can of the vaccination centre as soon as we get there and will share some of them tomorrow!
If @Princessbusayo and @Theblackdoll would come with me then maybe I'd change my mind and take the vaccine without argument..
Toddles!
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Monday was near-perfect; but it's good enough for me!
Today was different, yes it was; had 10 wins on Axie Infinity Arena gameplay, though not straight wins as there was defeats along the way but I had more wins today than yesterday which is a good thing. I was able to raise my MMR from 859 to 975; though I didn't do this alone, coach Rovlo assisted but I played on my own as well and had straight wins.. I'm gonna be aiming for 1000 + MMR tomorrow so I can be getting more slps per win; having 800+ means I get 1 slp each time I win in arena provided I still have energy but with MMR of 1000+ I'd be getting 3 slps each time I win which is an added advantage for me; more reasons to level up.
The screenshot below shows the amount of slp earned per wins based on your MMR rating, note that the slp earned only applies provided you still energies;
More slp means more money- I earn an average of 75 slp per-day and have been earning even more in the last few days; it's either you level up or you stay down. Slp (smooth love portion) is the cryptocurrency earned for playing and winning matches in Axie infinity, though there are two cryptocurrencies native to the Axie infinity gameplay which are Slp (smooth love potion) and AXS (axis infinity shards); I'd rather not talk about these.
**Enough of Axie Infinity bla bla**
Everything I'm talking about is probably equivalent to nonsense to you except you're into Axie infinity or you probably have friends who talk about this game so much to your hearing until it finally makes sense to you..haha.. In lieu of this, I'd rather talk about something else..
**Result uploaded**
Today was a little bit of a special day; I remember mentioning in one of my previous articles that I went to my university ICT application centre (which I intend to burn down out of anger...kidding) to complain about some of my results which I have previously seen but were not uploaded on my result portal- it was sorted out or so I thought, though I had to follow up via calls and WhatsApp, the solution finally came through this afternoon just after getting 10 wins on Axie Infinity; the message received from one of the ICT personnel was "you can check it now", after which I did check and kaboom...the result was there; already uploaded.. it's not a recent result but that of my third year during my SIWES (student industrial work experiencescheme) which was 2019 as shown in below screenshot.
I'm a graduate now but I just had to ensure that those results were uploaded so I could do the necessary clearance for collection of statement of result and bla bla as soon as the time to do that finally arrives.
**My intention was to sue the school in the case of an extra delay (just kidding) but it turned out that luck shined on them and they were able to escape kristoffer's inferno...haha (evil laughter).**
**Whatever you're thinking is not true; I'm not a genius unlike** @HappyBoy, and @GarrethGrey07 i**t's simply coincidental that I got this kind of grades hash-tag internship programme and not real academic work.**
**Turned out today was better than expected; a one bird kill two stones situation or however it's said in English.... I know I said it wrongly but let's leave it that way... lol. I do hope tomorrow would be much better; hoping for a better Tuesday for me and everyone reading this.**
Today was wake up and kick-ass Monday, tomorrow would be repeat Monday; repeat... I'd rather stop here before I completely lose my winning streak;
Hello dear peeps; I wish you a wonderful night or day, or afternoon or whatever time zone you are at the time of reading this.... do have fun when you can... and don't let the bed bugs bite..
Toddles!
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Monday for Axie Infinity
I deliberately woke up late this morning in a bid to avoid following my cousin to the covid-19 vaccination centre because I'm not interested in it. 8:31 am and I'm now awake... or let's say 8:31 am and I'm now ready to get up from bed. I already made my decision known to them since saturday and no one is going to take that decision away from me; if at any point I end up following my cousin, then I'd simply be a spectator while taking pictures of the environment as a means of passing time till it finally gets to his turn to **allow the needle into his skin**.
It's a Monday and it's gonna be a super busy day for me; from doing four to five hours of Axie with hopes that I get lucky in Arena, to replying about 10 to 20 notifications on read.cash, monitoring my trade on storm gain and researching on other play to earn NFT games for more income. I requested for a coaching session with coach rovlo with hopes that he's free so he could tutor me more on some winning strategies on formula Axies; though I got a bit better in the last three days, was able to improve my MMr at a significant rate from 650 to 859 but I've been stuck on 859 since yesterday, it would seem those guys on that MMR level are also trying to climb up at all cost hence they also do not want to lose. On getting to MMR rating of 859 yesterday, I had one loss and two draws; which means my MMR is stuck on the same value. Losing reduces MMR while winning increases it by +18, but having a draw share the amount by half between the two opponents, that is 9 MMR each, thus I retained the initial MMR.
**Altogether I played 13 games in arena yesterday and the statistics was; 2 losses, 4 wins, 1 loss, 1 win, 1 loss, 1 win, 1 loss, and two draws. The proper analysis would be; 6 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws which I think is still okay but I need to improve to make the wins out-match the losses.**
**It would seem my winning strategy is working but I need to create an even better offence and defence strategy.**
My Axies are plant, dusk and reptile each with different ability cards and combos whose manner of use determines if I'm gonna win or lose; it's a strategy game which is mostly about using the right combo, storing energy by skipping turns where necessary, counting your enemy's energy and predicting which card the enemy is going to play as a determinant factor for your next move. It's as easy as that but not as easy because it requires full concentration during gameplay. Here are my Axies and their ability cards;
Turns out that coach rovlo is free today and is gonna be tutoring me as soon as he gets home; I've got no idea when this is gonna be but we're in a very similar time zone, his time zone is only one hour ahead hence it will be convenient for us both regardless of when he ges home.
While waiting for my favourite coach to say hi to me; I'd have to settle for another movie before going on with today's business; I'm considering watching "**Batman; soul of the dragon**" where Batman snapped someone's neck for the first time in the history of Batman animated movie, or maybe I'd watch "**A glitch in the matrix**" or "**In the earth**" as suggested by @Lucifer01 yesterday.
I almost forgot to mention that I got $47 as payment from my first two weeks of playing Axie Infinity under the AxieBCH guild as seen below. Though it may seem small due to the fact that I'm still learning and bla bla but I believe the following two weeks will be much more.
Dear friends; I sincerely hope you have your day planned out and going well as intended. Do enjoy yourselves and have fun when you can. Don't let work and stress stop you from being the best you can be!
Toddles!
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No church sunday; movie Sunday
Happy sunday peeps; it's a sunday the day that the lord has made and I'm glad to be alive to experience a brand new day. Woke up late; 9 am which means I wouldn't be going to church..plus, I did some laundry since Friday afternoon which didn't dry due to the rain, had to package them specially so I could travel to my uncles place yesterday with plans of drying them as soon as I get here but it began to rain as soon as I arrived till the end of the day; hence all clothes are wet and no church today. I guess I'd have to wait till next sunday; what a bad boy I am!
Since I won't be going anywhere today; I decided I'm gonna be having some fun by playing my usual Axie infinity arena and adventure with hopes of having solid wins just like yesterday in order get more slps and raise MMR more. This isn't exciting at all; **the exciting part is I'd be seeing some movies today, movies I've always wanted to see but due to being extremely busy with work and all I haven't been able to see any of them; all I do is work and work, after which I'd have to shutdown in something called sleep because the stress would have drained my life force thus leaving only an infinitesimal amount of energy which can't even life a piece of paper.**
I've got a long list of movies which I can't possibly mention here but will list only 10 which **I intend to watch or try to watch today**; though I can't watch them all today but I'd try to follow up in order to finish them all within a short period of time. **Movie titles below;**
A quiet place 2 (Horror) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place_Part_II&ved=2ahUKEwizweuv0-LzAhX7A2MBHeVeBVwQFnoECFcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3OhMzzHVf9t7O6a1cYtdJI
Venom: let there be carnage (sci-fi, marvel comic) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom:_Let_There_Be_Carnage&ved=2ahUKEwiAzoHR0-LzAhUHnxQKHcUlDZMQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw3GVfBf0nbZeCZSa3Rh9Mfr
Shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings (sci-fi, marvel comics) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang-Chi_and_the_Legend_of_the_Ten_Rings&ved=2ahUKEwiU5ubd0-LzAhWIGBQKHdzcClQQFnoECAUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1BfM-L91wLtxny4HtN2p2X
Psycho goreman (Horror) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11252440/&ved=2ahUKEwiMh7aa1OLzAhXsDGMBHTv4ALAQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1vUYYn2GVVYc--IpZhDJ5y
No time to die (Action, 007) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/No_Time_to_Die_(film)&ved=2ahUKEwjh8c_e1OLzAhUMnBQKHSSlAMoQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1V_DsUXdxkFxwZ7AYNq9gu
Covid-21: lethal virus (sci-fi) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11246434/&ved=2ahUKEwiY3JDt1OLzAhVE8uAKHTDVBwwQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3EwhmauC07ukKkJ2zBtyIy
A glitch in the matrix (horror) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9847360/&ved=2ahUKEwi7zOyM1eLzAhUUjhQKHTviCPYQFnoECGYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0H5Q-74Ezt5LQ8MwFvsWCS
In the Earth (sci-fi, fantasy, horror) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Earth&ved=2ahUKEwie_v-g1eLzAhURrRQKHRhLBokQFnoECEAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0cKazgGRmDbP-gQBy13x2R
Five nights at Freddys's (horror) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4589218/&ved=2ahUKEwjr8ZzB1eLzAhU5CGMBHc2pAaIQFnoECFkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2GGxysiZWAKGKaIAvkryo3
Army of thieves (not out yet till october 29, I'd wait) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Thieves&ved=2ahUKEwjy6evu1eLzAhWdA2MBHaFSCP4QFnoECDgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw28GwAsjnEs1oWJ2rwCtjTl
I'm gonna be seeing these movies in order of their arrangement provided they're available for download on the internet; "**a quiet place**" is already available but I'm doubting the availability of "**shang-chi**" and "**venom**" at the moment considering I didn't see them on my usual websites.
I'm really looking forward to seeing No time to die in theatres; though it's on the list but I don't think I wanna experience this movie in my home, its gonna be cinema or nothing. I guess I'm gonna have to schedule a free day for myself so I can enjoy this final Daniel Craig's 007 movie in theaters. My elder sister already gave me spoilers since she watched the movie two weeks ago when it was initially released in the UK hence I'm gonna be going into theatres with a little knowledge of the end of the movie... I feel like giving this spoilers too but.... I guess I'd have to keep it to myself.
**No spoilers but I'd like you all to imagine James bond dying in a james Bond movie.....**
A quiet place 2 is another movie I've even anticipating for a long time; it finally got released but I didnt have time to see it. Months after and I'm craving for the movie once more.. now I've got popcorn ready (though I'm allergic), yoghurt, and all things good; I'm gonna be inviting @Princessbusayo, @Jane, @FarmGirl , @King_Gozie and @Theblackdoll to come join me in movie sunday; I'd allow you guys vote on what movies to watch so it would be a fair play...hahaha...
I've got mostly horror movies in my list; I sincerely hope @Ayane-chan and @Lucifer01 wouldn't mind.....
Happy Sunday guys; enjoy your time in the presence of the lord...for me it's a movie-day and no there's no stopping me.
Toddles!
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Vaccine wahala; I'm not interested
Finally back to my uncle's place which I mentioned is a 45 minutes drive away from my university; packed nothing special except my clothes, and got here about a few minutes to 2 pm. It was a bumpy but enjoyable ride, though we got faced by lorries about three different times where the driver had to drive off the road or we would have been crushed. I'm glad it was an accident free journey and I got back here safe and sound without issues.
Cousin was glad to see me; he has always been a source of disturbance, a pain in the neck and always either dragging my ears or pulling my cheeks while saying my ears are soft like meat (typical weirdo); I usually reply him by threatening to kick his face off his head; my words are "**leave me alone or I'd plant my feet on your face**" haha... Anyway it feels good to be back to this place; I wouldn't get to spend my own money anymore unlike when I was in the university and I had to spend my own money on feeding and daily upkeep; coming back here means I get to spend less. I mean; spending your money on yourself feels good but spending someone else's money feels even better; hashtag I don't have to spend a dime anymore since breakfast, lunch, and dinner are basically readily available, I'd simply have to walk into the kitchen to get it unlike when you're in school and you'd have to spend your own money or you'd die of hunger..haha... feels good to be here.
Cousin was glad to see me and already began his usual disturbance; we talked about his favourite RPG game "call of duty" and how it takes him away from boredom, I talked about how I began to play Axie Infinity since two weeks back and how stressful it is and it's toll on my mental health. He was surprised when I mentioned my intention to quit but nothing can be done about it; I'd better quit honorably before the coaches fire me for not meeting up to target.
I don't want the vaccine
My uncle's wife; a nurse came to the sitting by shouting "good news", "good news"..... what exactly is the good news? Her response was "you guys will be going to get the covid-19 vaccine on Monday". I had to roll my eyes at this point and the following conversation took place;
**Aunt**: you guys will be going for the vaccine early on monday
**Cousin**: it's not a good news
**Me**: what vaccine? (Eye roll, acting like I don't understand)
**She**: covid-19 vaccine
**Me**: nah... I'd get it when I get to Lagos (a big lie)
**She**: it's better you get it now that it's free before it gets scarce and you'd have to pay for it
**Me**: well...uhmmmm (thinking about the fact that I don't care about the vaccine)
**Me**: I'm not interested; I'd follow my cousin to take the vaccine but I pass, will take it when i get to Lagos.
Conversation ended there but deep down I know I wouldn't take the vaccine because I'm not interested in the vaccine; though I'm not against the vaccine as I completely understand that it's necessary but at the same time I'm gonna run away from it as much as I can until I have no choice, I hope it wouldn't come to that anyway.
Had to ask my cousin if he was interested in the vaccine;
**Me**: are you interested in the vaccine?
**Cousin**: I have no choice
**Me**: I don't understand
**Him**: in case I wanna travel out it may be necessary
**Me**: okay...(eye roll once again).
I thought about the side effect; the slight swelling and heaviness of the arm, the sleepiness for hours and bla bla... the sleepiness and heaviness of arm is something I can't afford considering I play Axie infinity everyday on my mobile and I need my hands plus I have a daily target on adventure and arena which requires hours of gameplay, thus missing a day due to the excuse of sleepiness isn't an excuse at all, plus I don't even like the vaccine anyway.
**The vaccine is good but feel free to follow your heart regarding this; as for me it's a "no" and I feel my opinion should be respected. I wouldn't be like some random person who commented on my dear crush** @Ayane-chan**'s post and wasn't willing to respect her opinion regarding the vaccine.**
**Just now my cousin came to disturb me again, attempting to lift me off the couch as a means of testing his strength; signs that he has missed me so much. He couldn't life me as he lacked sufficient strength but I lifted him easily and without stress thus showing him who's the boss...haha..**
Toddles!
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More on Lagos wahala
Since I'd be returning to Lagos in two weeks, memories of Lagos drama has been replaying itself in my head and I just can't say "No" to it because those are the best kinds of memories one can have; sincerely speaking, if you are a Nigerian and you haven't been to Lagos then you you're still living in the shadows, and without a true experience of the harsh realities of life. Lagos is like the almighty invisible capital of Nigeria with a population of over 20 Million people tagged as mad men and women; sincerely speaking all lagosians are crazy; Lagosians like @Olasquare and @HappyBoy will totally understand that Lagos is not for the weak because you're basically dealing with crazy people everyday; asking a person if he or she can marry someone that was once mad is like asking if he or she can marry a Lagosian as seen in below tweet;
According to a random lagosian on twitter; the beautiful ladies in Lagos are all graduates and undergraduates of Yabaleft (Yabaleft is a mental institution located in yaba). I kind of agree with this because you'd be taking an innocent walk down the street and next thing you see is another drama; two ladies fighting each other over a boyfriend issue "**you took my boyfriend from me and bla bla**" while pulling each other's wigs and tearing each other's clothes.. it's the funniest thing ever and lagosians be like "**don't separate them, let's see how it ends**"... haha.
If you go to computer village to buy a phone and you're not smart, you'd get home and realise you were given an empty carton regardless of whether you'vealready seen the phone in the shop or not; go back to the shop and realise the shop didn't exist in the first place or they'd totally denie knowing you because you're definitely gonna meet a different person.
Those Lagos conductors can send you back to your village if you're not smart; imagine a bus conductor holding money in all denomination in a clearly visible way yet he keeps telling you there's no change until you reach your last bustop so he can merge you with someone else to sort yourselves out instead of giving you your change; if you're a gentle boy and you don't know how to shout at conductors or display a little bit of madness, they won't answer you.
While normal people enter buses one after the other, Lagosians turn it into a survival of the fittest by struggling and rough handling each other all in a bud to enter a public transport; if you're not sharp your phone will he gone from your pocket before you can even pronounce the word "Quiditch".
I remember very well that those Laspotech (Lagos state polytechnic) students can be really crazy; I don't know if @George_Dee also did this during his time as a student; those students take public buses labelled lasposug (lagos state polytechnic SUG) from itaoluwo bustop to Laspotech gate and wouldn't want to pay transport fare but label themselves "staff" haha... they get away with it a lot but some crazy bus conductors force their money out of their hands..lagos and madness .haha..
If you're taking a walk along Ikorodu do not put your phone in your pocket- I repeat do not put your phone in your pocket unless you do not intend to return home with it; always hold it in your hands. Imagine taking a walk along the crowded road and some random guy suddenly collides with you; he apologises and few steps forward your smartphone is no longer in your pocket..🤣🤣.. it's not funny but your phone is gone and gone forever. @Gaftekloriginal better be careful if he wants to visit me; anyway he's a lagosian so he knows how to handle himself unlike @Princessbusayo that stays in Ondo state.
And there's the existence of the unending Lagos traffic; I've gotten so used to Lagos traffic that being on the move in Odo state is totally boring for me because it's always a smooth and females ride without any form of hold up or traffic; it's just too perfect and too wrong; for me a road without traffic is a road that doesn't exist. Those crazy hours of traffic in lagos are always enjoyable; imagine being in traffic for three hours in a journey that shouldn't take more than twenty minutes- Imagine taking a 45 minutes flight from Abuja to Lagos but you spend 6 hours from the airport to your house in Lagos because the traffic will forever be your best friend.
Altogether Lagos is a really wonderful place, a place you want to be; then there's unilag girls which I'd rather not talk about..haha @King_Gozie can relate.
@Mhizutty come say hi to me in Lagos its gonna be fun, I'd send you flight ticket as soon as you're ready.
Toddles!
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Lagos sweet home
From this moment onward; I'm beginning to pack my things-clothes, shoes, books and all things belonging to me in my university apartment and I'm saying goodbye to this apartment forever; it's not a good bye to the university yet considering I'm still gonna come back for clearance and my statement of result, but I can confidently say that all things university related are cleared and sorted out hence I'm leaving this place for home only to come back when I'm needed.
I live in Lagos but I haven't been there in about eight months due to school yada yada but I'm glad I'd be finally returning; been at my uncle's place here at Ondo state since July after my final exams since I know I'd still be returning for project defence and whatever the school wants, which would be a hall of stress for me if I had initially returned to Lagos because it's a four to five hours + journey which I hate very much because I've got long legs thus resulting in knee pain because those buses are not the most comfortable; you're basically folding your legs if you intend to not allow them collide with the seats in front of you..
Back to track...back to track; I had to stay in my uncle's place which is about a 45 minutes drive from my university provided the driver isn't a snail or it would turn out to be a one hour journey; been there since july and returned for my project defence. Now that I'm finally done with all things school related, I'm packing my things to return to his place, after which I'd be returning to Lagos in two weeks or so..
I miss my dear Lagos l, my beloved Lagos, my drama lagos, my Lagos with never ending drama on the streets, in buses, on major roads and indoors. Lagos is a place where you'd never get bored; feel bored? Just board a bus from itaoluwo bustop to Ikorodu garage and you'd see the best kind of drama you'd never see on TV. Living in lagos is like being in a reality tv show; the arguments between bus conductors and passengers are never ending, the driver insulting another driver because he thinks he can drive better, and passengers narrating fake stories to each other all in a bid to feel big while making the next person feel inferior.
Those dramas are never ending; coming to Ondo state made me realise that no place can be like lagos; Ondo state is too peaceful, no drama happens in public transports, you'd basically die of boredom if you stay here for too long especially if you're already used to the lagos lifestyle.
Year 2018 or so, I and my elder sister boarded a public transport in Ondo state, the driver stopped at a certain junction to pick someone and what we hear the person say was "ekaaro o" (good morning); other passengers answered but I and my sister looked at her weirdly like "why would you greet people when you enter a public transport", it was totally strange to us unlike in Lagos where nobody cares; enter the vehicle and get going, if you're not fast enough the vehicle will move before you even get the chance to enter... and now a person enters a vehicle and says good morning in Ondo state? Typical weirdo. Lagos is a place of "mind your business", try nonsense and they will show you lagos. If you're not smart enough you can't survive, you wouldn't even be able to get onto a public transport without being robbed - you wanna pay your transport fare and you suddenly realise your wallet and smartphone are gone haha...
Anyway, I can't wait to get out of here and finally return to my drama Lagos...I don't miss home but miss my younger sister, I don't miss my elder sister cos' she doesn't miss me...haha.. I don't miss anyone else cos' I don't even have friends in Lagos as I'm a totally indoor person who doesn't come out of the house except in special cases where necessary hence I don't even know my neighbors.
Should be back to Lagos in two weeks and will share pictures as soon as I get there.
When I get to Lagos it would be totally different, maybe I'd meet @HappyBoy, @Olasquare , @George_Dee, @King_Gozie, and so on....
If only my two crushes on this platform stays in Lagos, I'm referring to @Theblackdoll and @Ayane-chan, then maybe I'd have invited them over as well.
Toddles!
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