Hello kabayan.
I'm Kiko Dey from SJDM, Bulacan.
I'm new here and I didn't quite notice that there is a PH Community here on hive.
HOW I GOT TO PEAKD
I've been here on PeakD for more than a month now.
But I have been on hive since last year to play Splinterlands. Last month, I watched some videos on how to send/exchange my DEC to Binance. I usually send it to Metamask and exchange there and send it to Binance.
That's the easiest way I think.
But I'm already not on NFT games right now. And I don't want to top up my BNB just for gas fees.
I seek some videos on how to convert my DEC to any token that is allowed to be sent to binance. And I found out about Hive Engine. And one of the requirements is to have a PeakD account. I did it. I converted my DEC to hive and sent it to my binance.
Out of curiosity, I ask myself what is PeakD? And I search for it. And I saw some interesting blogs to read and I have a chance to earn some.
I started posting my first blog and no one noticed it. That time I think I have to join a community.
The first community I joined is the Black and White. Maybe I really like pictures in Black and White that's why I'm still using this profile picture on all my social media accounts including here in PeakD.
My first post there still no one cares. I said, "It's okay. I will still post some of my crafts. I got free time and I can express my feelings here cause no one knows me here. Actually I am not usually posting on Facebook. I'm just there to communicate using messenger and read some of my friends' status. But not others that live on social media. Actually, now that I found out about PeakD, I am more active here than there. Sometimes I didn't see some important posts of my friends and family. Sometimes it takes me a few days to see what their life's going on.
So back to PeakD. There are times that I can't post anything. I can't even comment or upvote posts.
And I found the reason is I don't have enough RC. I just need to wait for a day to be allowed to post again.
Days have passed and still no one recognized my post. "Yeah, it is still okay. I just need to continue to post. And one day it pays off.
I'm amazed that someone likes my post. And I got 7 hives! Woah! I'm so excited. I posted again one every day. Then I got busy because I have to go out of town for days for my band gig. A week later, I got my first pay out. I noticed that my RC regen is much faster. And someone named ewkaw and steemmonsters delegated me some RC so I can post anything I want. That was a really big help.
I don't have RC problems now.
And that is why I got here on PeakD and really hooked up.
My Band Life
I have been in some bands since I was in high school. But it ended since my dad didn't accept me to be in a band. My band dream ended.
But since I've been separated from my parents because I got our own house, I started to think that I really want to be in a band again.
Luckily, my new friends are also in music and bands. We just jam sometimes and never think of forming a band. One day while we were drinking, it just spiked my mind with some tunes and lyrics. I suddenly write that on a piece of paper and start hunting the right chords on guitar.
That's the time I composed the song "Kalikasan Ba o Tao Ba?" In English it means "Is it Nature or People?".
The song drives to what is happening to our environment. On how us people are destroying our nature. And as I questioned in the last parts of the song, who must be gone? Is it nature or us people?!
After that song was created, I wrote some other songs. Some are posted on my Youtube Channel, some still not finished, some are not published.
For reference, here's my Youtube channel: Dey Creations Youtube Channel
And the pandemic arrived. That's the reason why we suddenly discontinued the band. But, that's the time I had plenty of time to compose some songs and learn some music productions. I've composed more than 10 songs that time. And some are posted on my youtube channel.
After the lockdown, I started to collect some band gears. I bought other guitars (acoustic and electric), multi-effects, bass guitar, e-drums, speakers, equalizer, amplifiers, etc.
Then we record some of the songs I created. And we named our band "4th Enchant".
Early this year, we were invited to an opening of a burger stand and we performed an acoustic set.
That's the time my bandmates hooked up to be in a band. We practice bi-weekly that time. And performs again in some gigs and events.
But as the band begins to rise, some struggles can never be avoided. Some of my bandmates got lazy and are not practicing anymore. I got a big gig announced and they just ignored it. I left the group chat and hoped to seek some musicians to perform with me on the "SquatFest 4". But I'm just unlucky.
I performed alone but still branding as "4th Enchant"
Although we are sometimes still together drinking, our band started to cool down. No more gigs. No more jams. Don't talk about the band.
And then drama bursts when we are all drunk. We just talked about it. And decided to continue the band.
We started to practice again. But not as often as before. They seem not to want to hurry the band's phase.
We got some gigs again outside of our town. Here's some:
We have an upcoming gig in December at Nueva Ecija.
I still don't know the future of our band. But I'm hoping it will be successful.
Even if I fail, I will still continue to create some music.
Even in a band or not.
Me as a Gardener
As life now is so expensive, we need to produce our own food. It may not be all of it, but some of it is enogh to save some money.
I am not as wealthy as I was a few years back, but I'm content with what small things I have now.
I started to appreciate small things that don't have value or less in value.
As I learned how to produce some of our food, I also valued the hard work of our farmers. I learned the struggle when in drought and in drowning. I have planted some plants that can help me in everyday need for food. I'm still planning to raise more plants but I'm still lacking resources right now. But I'm working on it. Here is my small garden and plants in it:
As a Writer
I'm new to writing things.
Even my english is bad, I know.
But I'm practicing. I'm still using GoogleDocs.
I have had this story in my mind since I was in college but I never had a chance to write it. Maybe that is why I've been dragged here in PeakD so I can have a chance to share the story that's still inside my mind.
I posted the first chapter here:
You Don't Mess With The Devil - Chapter 1: The Devil
I'm still finishing Chapter 2.
I just need some motivation.
I need to learn more.
Hopefully I can finish that before this week ends.
And maybe that's it.
I will end my introduction here.
I don't have plans to tell some of my dramas. Hahaha. Maybe next time I will. Buy still, maybe. Hahaha.
Hopefully, I will follow all of the Filipinos here. I'm glad to see all of you here, even though we are still a small community, in our hearts, we're home.
Thank you Kabayans!!!
See you soon!
Greetings from Bulacan.
