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Fit, Creative and ka-ching!

No celebration .. just saying it is the 200th day! haha. How are you guys doing on this 200th day of the year? Yes, it is the 200th day of the year as of writing or typing. If I get through this writeup before midnight, it stays to be the 200th day of the year.

I have this morning ritual to already be sending this counts over to the socmed world. Oftentimes, they are conversation starters. This one got a lot of "gosh we're already at the 200th day!" and "Oh! we only have 165 days left!" reactions. Have you ever had a time that you listened in on another group's conversation? Just because they are very near or something... Eavesdropping. Secretly listening in on a conversation. Would you still call it eavesdropping if, the person talking is using a really loud voice? One that can be heard from the four corners of the huge, circular, dome-like coffee shop. Yes, I really intentionally used corners for a circular room.

Admittedly she has a tendency to eavesdrop. You learn a lot sometimes doing that, she muses. She went inside the coffee shop after her five-kilometer morning run. It was surprisingly crowded than she hoped considering it is early morning and it is still the pandemic. Good thing though, it seemed that the crowd is not planning to dine in. Every one is taking their drinks to go. She was last on the line. She still has her earphones on. Her music was a Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now". She only had it paused when she ordered for the waffle and the coffee - large cup of brewed with whipped cream on top sprinkled with cinnamon. Her waffle, strawberry with a glob of butter on top and extra drizzle of strawberry syrup.

She waited on the waiting area for her orders. She already saw the spot where she wants to sit down - the sofa with the window view of the outside world with people scrambling about their morning weekday businesses, joggers still around masks worn low on their faces - covering their chins, and some searching their bags for their face shields before going inside the buildings they report in and then lining up at the entrance to get checked. She turned her headset volume low. Dua Lipa is done now and she is now listening to Usher's "I don't mind". She picked up her tray of goodies from the waiting counter and started for the sofa. And while she was sitting down, she heard a voice coming from the two-person table away from her. "Seriously, bro. You gotta think about it. You need those hobbies that can make you money!" The man seated facing her direction was talking to (maybe) a younger man she is not sure as his back was all she can see. "Add to that, something that will make you fit and creative!" Oh she has heard that before. She read it in Reddit, in Medium, etcetera. It is even in Tiktok entries of her friends. It is something she has not really thought of having. She is after all A-Okay at the moment. Not really wanting to go with the "fad". https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2xlmv8/life_hacks_says_find_3_hobbies_1_to_make_you/ https://medium.com/introskeptic/the-three-types-of-hobbies-everyone-should-have-bfdc3297742f "You cannot be solely relying on your monthly salary." The man continues. She looked around, she still has her headset on with Bieber this time whispering, "Yummy". She was just about to take a bite of the waffle she cut out. She noticed that the three customers lined up, two baristas and the old man reading news paper two tables away from her had their heads turned to the table of the man seemingly having such momentum for a declamation. Seems everyone's attention is captured. She then cut another piece of the waffle and popped it in her mouth. She is now listening to nothing on her headset and full on on the other table. Then the two-person table slowly quieted down maybe after realizing that all eyes were on them. She, however, decided to finally think about her hobbies. Hobbies. She muses. She has lots of hobbies. She started to put them under each category mentioned by the man. Investment or something that will make you money - she noted to look into her expenses and see if she can find investments making a mental note of her financial advisor friends she has encouraged to not give up on her. She can look into the crypto trend also. She better get on it quick. Ah, does Read count? She brushes that off.

Fit - well, there's jogging. She also takes her bike out every once in a while. So that is a check. Is typing your articles considered under the fit? She clenched and unclenched her fingers, and shook it. She is, after all, already forming abs on her fingers already. Yes. Six-pack stuff. Creative - painting? sketching? taking pictures of her pet? oh! making her articles in read, does it count? She finishes her last piece of waffle, and starts to muse on what she mentally listed down. She sips on her coffee allowing her nose to catch the tip of the whipped cream. She placed down the mug and wiped her nose and licked her lips. She thought about it again and maybe she can take it back home and rethink about it. She takes another sip and stares at the now empty street where streams of people were milling about a while ago. *Wonder what their hobbies that fall on those category are?* She muses as she saw another set of young looking employees walking to the building entrance. Welcome to the world of make-believe again, folks! If you've read up to here, thank you for your perseverance! May be all for sheer entertainment but do you have hobbies of such? Those that falls under Investment, Creative and Physical? Care to share? There are some of us who may need ideas to adopt/adapt to. © Pichi28 All Original Content Unless specified otherwise...

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