Hello Hive!
I have been very busy with onboarding some of my friends on Hive that I post less often than I wanted to. Onboarding is not easy, but it's very rewarding to see those you invited to do well here. I don't get anything of monetary value in return, but it is satisfying enough that I plan to continue inviting more of my friends.
It's my birthday today and I felt to have this mandatory birthday post. I just turned 27, but I still look and act like I'm 17 years old. I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse, but I don't really have the urge to act according to my age. I wanted to be as happy-go-lucky as I can, but life has this way of reminding me I'm not getting any younger. Sooner or later, I have to make decisions that could alter the current course I'm heading and I know it won't be easy.
What have I accomplished in life really? Unlike @glecerioberto who had his life planned and mapped out already, I felt like I don't have any clear goals on what I really wanted to do in the next few years. There are times when I felt like I'm stuck in my current situation while the rest of my peers are accelerating towards their destination. It sucks, but I have to live with it. The only consolation I have is to remind myself that life is not a race.
Living in a country where norms and expectations are abounding, it felt suffocating at times. Why do people treat as having a car, a house, or starting a family at this age is considered to be a milestone? Why do I feel like I'm divergent or freak or different when I don't treat those as milestones but choices. I sometimes hear questions like when will I get married because my friends are already starting to have a family of their own. As if the world is not fucked enough to raise another human being.
Okay. Now it feels like I'm ranting on my birthday. Let's have a positive note.
It's my first birthday in Hive, but it's already my third birthday since I started this blogging-on-a-blockchain thing. I already noted in my post "10 Reasons Why Hive Is Perfect For Me" that I couldn't imagine what my life would be without Hive. It's in this space that I felt like I could make a difference. I enjoy talking to people from all around the world and hear stories from all walks of life. I felt there's no platform yet that's closer to what Hive has achieved.
Moving forward, I want to thank the people who have been part of my life in the last 27 years. From the bottom of my hypothalamus (cliché), you have my deepest gratitude. As an introvert and a weirdo, I have a very small circle of friends. Hive made it possible to expand my horizons and reach out to people from other countries which is truly remarkable and sometimes overwhelming for someone like me. If you felt that you saw me as who I really am, then it's both a privilege and a burden that you have to live with. I hope you can bear with me for the years to come.
As someone who never had a clear goal in life, my only wish is that I can travel as soon as possible. You all know that I specialized in travel because I wanted to promote my country. I still have a few travel reserves, but they're almost depleted and I don't know what type of content I'll be producing if that time comes.
Let's celebrate life even in these precarious times. It's in times like this when we should realize how fleeting life is and it's meant to be lived to the fullest. I choose to celebrate another year of my life with you all here in Hive. To those who supported my posts since the day I decided to take the challenge in making sure that my content is not mediocre, thank you very much! You encouraged me to continue what I'm doing and influence others as well. I promise to keep it that way.
To the people who are somehow inspired with what I'm doing, please don't expect too much from me. Please pay the inspiration forward and influence others to do the same. In a world that's unfair and abusive, let's choose to be kind and helpful to others. Char!
Kim Ybañez
Welcome to Kim's small corner in Hive. He is a chemical engineer by profession, but a blogger by passion. He is a wanderlust and an adventure seeker. Join his quests as he visits secluded destinations, climbs mountains, tries new and exotic dishes, and explores his country (The Philippines) and the rest of the world even if he's still a poor corporate slave with tons of bills to pay and two siblings to support in college.
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Happy Birthday! 🙂
I hope you're having a great one.
Thank you! Nothing extraordinary. Just a day off from work. Haha
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Happy birthday!
Hive on!
Thank you! Hive on indeed!
Happy birthday @ybanezkim26! Thanks for being our Hive guide. 😘
It's really a burden for our age to keep up with those life milestone pressures. It's just up to us to go with it or go where our heart desires. In the end we are not to impress people but to do things that make us happy.
Thank you @wandergirl! 🥰
😭😭😭 I'll definitely follow the desires of my heart, but I have to make sure things are in place first before I can do that.
Yep. We need to balance everything though. 😁
Happy Birthday @ybanezkim26! Let's do a late birthday celebration soon! Iba talaga pag trend setter. Hahaha.
Yes! Beach or staycation? Ganahan ko staycation just like last year. Wait. Unsay trend setter? Grabe sad sa trend setter.
Trendsetter, influential. Ganun. Hahaha. Staycation!
Influential. Sana all. Isa lang po akong ordinaryong tao po opo. Di naman po ako nangangarap na maging influential po. Gusto ko lamang po ay simpleng buhay. 😂
Omg! Maguwang pako??? 🤣🤣
Cheers kim sa imo birthday! 😎
Sure ka maguwang pa ko nimo? 😂
17 pa ko. Ikaw? 🙈
happpy birthday kim, i thought you are 22 hahah looking young ghapon, kpaspas sa panahon bah heheh
Thank you Ate Rose! 17 pa ko ate. Haha. Dapat looking young and feeling young ta always. 😄
Happy Birthday @ybanezkim26! Today’s your special day, and the #Hive community is blessed to have a talented person like you on board. Continue creating and sharing awesome content! Enjoy! 😁
Thank you sir! There are a lot of talented people here. I'm just an ordinary in the bunch. 😄
Happy birthday Kim! You do look younger than what your actual age is but don´t worry, time will come when you will be grateful for that :) Enjoy your big day and keep on bringing those amazing content creators here :D ;)
All the best from the Czech Republic (but currently Poland :D)
Thank you @phortun! I'll invite more of my friends. 😂
The storage of your friends who just come and take the blockchain by storm with their amazing posts seems to be inexhaustible. Not bad for an introvert :D
They're also introverts. 😂 They can share a lot of deep stuff. I have been inviting them for a long time, but they didn't listen. I don't know what changed because they all decided to post their introduction.
What would I say, hmmm. Hahaha say una kay nakatawa kog basa. Car, married kanus.a man jud na nimo angkunon kim?hahaha
Anyway, happy birthday kim, it was a fun read and full of good vibes. Grabe jud ka makadag storya oi, mura mag DJs radyo.hehehe
Hoi! Nagwarla ko nagbasa kay daghan diay typo bisan nag Grammarly nako. Putik. 😂
Thank you Pau! Challenge accepted kaayo ang dare ni @themanualbot. 🙈
hahaha lagi unya migrabe paman nuon ka taas. Walay sayop oi, ikaw pa nga maayo mag dili amping mosuwat.hahaha
welcome tood.
Naa oi. Wala lang nimo nabantayan. Ako na giedit. 🙈
Idol najud kaau oi! May nlng naa tay future whale! 😎
Hahaha! Future 🐳! Sana all.
happy b'dy dude... may all wish cum true ... may you have bombastic birthday...
Thank you!
Happy happy birthday, Kim ✋🥳🤚 Cheers to more travels, hopefully, soon!
Thank you, Jo! Yes! To more travels soon! Wishing na makatakbo kana the soonest.
Happy birthday! Glad you took the day off from work. Don't feel too bad about figuring out life goals. I had my life planned out and catastrophe hit. Im 41 and restarting my life from scratch in a new city and everything. So i feel you on the wondering what will become of you thing. Just keep moving forward
Hi @hidave! Thank you!
Thank you for the advice! I'll take your word for this. It's just sometimes I can't help but give in to the pressures and expectations set on me. But yes, I'll keep moving forward. There's no other way.
Happy birthday friend many blessings to you. It's good that you have this initiative to help others, I would like to know a little more about hive blog I accept help 3 days ago I published and nobody has seen my publications.
Hi @jontv! Thank you! Hive can daunting especially if you're a newbie. It's best to find a community that you're really interested in an post there. Another thing is to join a country-specific community. Where are you from? Do you know anyone in your country who are in Hive? It's best to seek them out and have them help you with your questions and concerns.
I'll check out your post.
Happy birthday Kim! You're a great role model for many on Hive so keep on doing whatever you're doing. You don't always need a plan in life, just do whatever you feel like. Well, apart from being a jerk!
Thank you, Pauline! What can I say? I have great role models before me and you're one of them.
I don't really like having a plan because I hate it when things don't work out as expected, but there are times when I get jealous of my friends who looked like they figured everything out. Well, I can be a jerk if the situation needs me to be one. 🙈😂
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ENGAGEtokens.Happy birthday Kim, wishing you fulfillment of your heart's desires and life choices that will bring you peace, love and joy.
Thank you Laarni! One of my wishes is to see you all soon! Kating-kati na magtravel. 😂
We look forward to seeing you soon 😀
Happy Birthday Kim, Long Live the KING!!!!! heheheh...
Thank you! 😂
Happy Birthday Big Man. Live and be merry
Happy Birthday! You're right: it's good to think with your own mind instead of accepting norms without questioning them. How's the lockdown going?
Thank you! Lockdown's not good. I'm now itching to go to the beach.
You're right: it also has negative sides. i created a music video about our challenging times and i'm curious to know what you think about it.
Happy birthday, senpai & jedi master! 😆
Thank you young padawan! 😂
Hoy hapit naka mu 30? Kahadlok ana sa HAHAHAHA joke
As if naman naay muchange sa akong face. Awh. 😂
HInaot tanan mura gihapon ug bata ug nawng
Let our response be: Sana ol
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Happy Birthday. Mine is on the 29th. Today I am spending it in a hurricane. Its almost 4am and the weather isnt too bad. It never really gets too bad in my neighborhood for some reason. But its still early in on the storm
Happy Birthday Kim ! hope you get to visit Borobudur one day.
Yes! Thank you Mac! One day!
Happy Birthday.
Have a good life.
Thank you! As for a good life, I guess we will just have to maximise what we have. Live as if today is your last.
You're welcome.
Enjoy the ride.
Thank you! 🥰🥰🥰