September to Remember (or Not)

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So it's already the last day of September, whew!

While the month started with wander and wonder (fun), it was also a time of mourning, worry, and stress. On the first week, we adventured in Bontoc where we get to enjoy the place's landscapes and some of NShen's artwork and so as the fun doodles along the walls of Pingad. And of course, there were the fascinating murals in Sabangan too.

That was followed by the news of an aunt losing her battle against cancer. Traveling to and from their place (second and third week) was tiring but also allowed us moments of adventure along the way.

We had a bit of fascination with the resin statues in Bauko where we got to see a newly-installed statue of a mom and a sleeping child. We took a detour and savored new ice cream flavors, got mesmerized by landscapes, tunnel greenhouses, steep roads, smoky mountains, and such.


There was the sinking area where we accidentally hunted some shadows. Not to forget the reflections by the log house and the discovery of potteries displayed along Bila Rd, the resort visit plus the hot bowls of noodles enjoyed at MS Cafe on one rainy evening.

And then in the most recent week, we had a scare while en route to my parents' place when we received a call that our old man (Dad) was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, he was released after a thorough examination and the doctor cleared him of danger. It turned out that the foreman he commissioned to build their porch extension got him all worked up. He was so angry his BP shot up. His bad temper is surfacing once more, it's quite worrying...

Then suddenly, one of the boys had to leave for family issues which caught us off guard, feeling stressed concerning the farms as he left with so many tasks at hand. Thankfully, two of my brother's workers agreed to help which was nice but then typhoon Julian arrived on Saturday bringing heavy rains and winds so they couldn't work at all (the storm is still here and we are at signal number 1). Well, it's beyond our control and we can only breathe in and out to release the tensions.


This month's occurrences reminded me (yet again) that the days don't always go as planned or expected. Some circumstances happen and mess things up, making us frustrated or stressed, but the world doesn't stop nor does the time pause and wait for us to calm down. Life goes on whether the days are grey or bright so we must be open-minded and adjust to cope. (This is a note to self).

Meanwhile, my blockchain activities picked up quite a bit. Moving to DD kind of disrupted my equilibrium and it's taking me a while to get back to it. The LoH 204 prompts got me active at some point, reading more long-form posts than usual. Threading has taken the back seat, hence my premium subscription was put on hold for the meantime. This is what my sporadic engagements looked like during the month.

(Screenshot from my dashboard via Peakd)

As to my stakes on-chain, the HP grew by 1,084 ending September with 23,920 (from 22,836 in August), quite consistent with the previous 2 months where 1,023 and 1,068 HP were added respectively. As always, I'm grateful and hopeful too, that the coming month will treat us a lot better.

But then again, it's best not to pin all our hopes on it.

Onward forward... no matter what and happy new week!


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I’m so sorry for the loss of your aunt.

When I read where you mentioned that your day didn’t go as planned because of the rain, I smiled because I’ve had a lot of those moments this month. The most recent one was when I bought a monitor that worked perfectly at the seller's shop but started malfunctioning as soon as I got home. I had to take it back and exchange it for a new one, but guess what? The new one had the same issue! Looks like there’s something wrong with my connection.

And by the way, this month’s Hive growth is better than the last two months. Very impressive!

Oh, it sucks when that happens. Hope you get tp find out what causes the monitor to not function properly.

Thank you for the compliment. It was nice to have the HP growing :)

What!!!!!
It's true, the last day of September? I had to check my date when I read the first line, wow, time flies indeed.
I'm sorry for your loss dear friend, I am remember when you made a post about her condition, but I never knew it would turn out this way.
Since September hasn't gone the way you hoped and planned, just add those plans to October and work harder.
Sometimes, life plans entirely different things from our personal plans, we just to have combine both and try to make everything right again.
Enjoy your day friend, always try to keep a happy mood☺️☺️.

Haha, yep. It will be a new month in a few hours.

You are right, adjustments are needed when things don't go as we hoped them to. Thank you for the idea.

Happy Monday to you :)

Indeed September was a mixed feelings month.
Lits if ups, downs and in-between 😂

Haha, yep that's very true. A rollercoaster of emotions 😅

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A lot of things happened with you in September but I can't remember clearly what happened with me in the day before yesterday. It's not that I can't remember, it's because I don't want to put pressure on my brain to remember. I feel if any significant thing happened then, I would remember easily.
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The events are very fresh on my mind :) It's good to not pressure yourself to remember things.

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Wow. First of all, sorry about the loss of your aunt. Thank God your dad was okay after such emergency.
September has been a wonder and wander for you and I believe keeping one's mind positive is the best. I wish you a great October 👍

Thank you for your good wishes, PB. It was a challenging month but we survived it, hehe. Happy new month to you as well.

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Cheers :) Happy Wednesday 😍

It's been a great September though topsy turvy for you but I love the positivity you bring, that's the only way to stay sane.
Sorry about the typhoon, I hope it goes away soon.

Yes, and it was a good month, nonetheless :) Thank you, Edith. The storm has passed (hopefully).

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After 31 more days, you might publish a post entitled "October to Remember". 🤔😆😅

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