Once upon a rainy evening many moons ago, we were stuck in long traffic along the Strawberry Fields in the region's capital. It was 7 pm and we were starving but could not get out of our lane.
We entertained ourselves by attempting to count the tunneled plots, trying to find a cousin's house in the distance, and even reminiscing the days when we were going back and forth in that mountain planning for a dream house which unfortunately turned into a failed investment when the developer decided to fold with our funds (including that of my siblings') in limbo. I still cringe each time I remember because we lost money but most importantly, time. Well, the experience taught us a valuable lesson we will never forget.
Anyway, we snapped some photos which I thought at that time were unpresentable but looking at them now, they are quite a sight with the multi-colored light stripes and all.
This was at 7:55 pm. We had been there for almost an hour.
This was at 7:55 pm. We had been there for almost an hour.There on the other hand were at 7:02 and 7:09 respectively. The rows and rows of tunneled plots are still visible.
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The pictures reminded me it's been half a year since we last drove to the city so I'm hoping we can have the chance next week and catch a glimpse of the year's ongoing flower festival. It's crazy how we seem to have gotten so busy these days.
Meanwhile, Saturday is here and it's that time for our weekend drill tradition — tracking numbers. With the market playing sideways, we continue with our goal to stack (albeit slowly), and here's how the week has gone so far:
| Last Week | Current | Increase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBD Savings | 1,203 | 1,242 | 39 |
| Sats | 45,724 | 52,769 | 7,045 |
I was tempted to withdraw the savings and set a pre-order for a Samsung Galaxy S25 (approximately USD 900+) or a Pixel 9 Pro XL (about USD 1.2k+) but eventually decided against it. Well, my phone is still working great and we have two other idle smartphones in the house so why would I add another? But then again, maybe it's just too early in the year so we will see.
The Sats are slowly adding up each day. With the price of BTC under $100k, this will grow a bit faster especially if I increase the daily buys.
But yes, it would be interesting to see how these numbers will turn out at the end of the month. Until then, we continue to grow them one day at a time.
Enjoy the weekend, frens!
All pictures are my own. Screenshot from Binance Earn. No copyright infringement intended. 08022025/08:27ph