It is just recently that my friends, Hive account@ybanezkim26 Hive account@thestrollingmind and Hive account@mariasalve, have been talking about this platform. I have been creating content on different platforms such as blog sites, video-sharing channels, and social media but it is my first time to be exploring Hive Block Chain. Just in time when I quit my full-time job. Please be good to me. LOL

Most people know me as “CJ” but my full name is Christoeffer John Estrada. I am an extroverted introvert. I enjoy spending time with my friends and being loud, but I sure enjoy my alone time. I am the type of person that don’t approach someone that I don’t know first but rather waits for them to talk to me. But once I get to know the person, I become comfortable and will be talking a lot.

I am currently based in Cebu City, but I was born in Iligan City which is situated in Northern Mindanao. I worked in the Technology Industry as a Software Engineer and Project Manager. But it was just recently that I quit my job to prioritize personal things and my mental health.

I love adventures! Trekking and camping were my first love, exploring the greens and breathtaking scenery since 2015. It is also a great way to spend quality time with friends while being drenched with sweat and gaining scratches from the twigs lol. But the most amazing part is that spending time with nature is cleansing one’s soul of the stress in life.

Recently, I have been having fun with freediving. Freediving is such a great activity as it lets you relax, and focus, diverting all the stress and anxiety away because you need to concentrate on holding your breath and equalizing the pressure on your ears haha! Kidding aside, freediving is also a great activity that will surely blow your mind with what awaits in the water world.

Adrenaline-pumping adventures are always a great diversion from the daily stress and pressures of life.

Before I quit my job, I worked a full-time day job as a Software Project Manager. I manage day-to-day interaction and expectations with the client and Japan-based counterparts for multiple and large-scale Software projects. This includes working with a team of on average 10 engineers which are developers, QA, Business analysts, and Solutions architects per project. I also manage the end-to-end lifecycle of a project. From creating a design of a system for the client, until it is being developed, and lastly being delivered for the client’s use. This also includes monitoring the team’s project and making sure we deliver quality output on time, checking the client’s budget to make sure we are not overspending or underspending. It is also part of my responsibility to make sure that my team’s welfare is still good. Above all, we are just humans and are not robots.

After my day job, I usually go to the online world.

I spend some time playing Ragnarok Mobile: Eternal Love! I have been playing this since 2020 when the pandemic started. I just love how I can customize my character based on my play style, and love how the community is.

Lastly, I spend to create content. I mainly create vlogs which I upload on my YouTube channel. This venture opened me to many opportunities such as collaborating with brands, having my content reach to parts of the world, and most importantly, gaining friends and expanding my network just because of my content.

I wouldn’t say my content is the best out there. I don’t have superb shooting and editing skills, but what I like to show is value. The value of enjoying what life has to offer, documenting important and heartwarming events that I could always look back on when I miss them.