_{Image by DanielWanke at Pixabay}

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It's rainy season here in the Philippines and I'm getting that sombre vibe outside. There are literally dark clouds above that makes it all the more gloomy. Similarly, our lives are like the sky, clouds may come and cover it from time to time making it pitch black. But never forget that the sun is always shining behind the clouds. For me, this is just another way of trying to understand the world and events in my everyday life. Shit happens and we just have to figure out a way out of it, or wait for the situation to change. We can choose to face the challenges head on or maneuver our way around obstacles. Either way, we have a choice. And that is the reality of the world.

So, I'm now at level 50 and it feels good to reach this milestone. I've had this target in mind ever since I began playing the game and it finally came to fruition. The many hours of playing and doing missions seem to be so short now that I look back at it.

I have paused playing for a few days because of other stuff happening in and out of the blockchain, which might be a blessing in disguise as I have been able to step back and look at the bigger picture. All things considered, I hope to have a clearer picture of my life and schedules for the 4th quarter of the year so that's a positive.

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No More Starbits Giveaways, For Now.

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Moving onto another topic, I did a Starbits giveaway a couple of weeks ago and that was fun, but because of my personal situation and schedule conflicts, I've decided to cut back on my Hive activities and just focus more on blogging on a few other things that I'd love to do more of. Sadly, I decided to end my giveaways. I might go back to doing it, who knows? Burning bridges isn't my thing and I'm not one to say things with finality so that's that... However, I'm giving out 500 Starbits to those who commented their IGN on the previous #risingstargame post that I did. And, the winner is: @rtonline

Congratulations!

And thanks to the other participants: Other participants: @tengolotodo, @thaddeusprime, @vagabond42069, @danideuder, @coquicoin, @stevermac1966,

See you all around.

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Pack Opening

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I've always anticipated pack openings; I find it enjoyable to do in-game. Today's pack opening contain the following cards:

Card #1: i93 RSX Condenser Mic	Card #2: i94 Lemon Violin	Card #3: R216 Gregory

Market price: 400 starbits | Market price: 250 starbits | Market price: 4,399 starbits
5 Luck | 1 Luck | 50 Fans, 150 Skills, 4 Luck, 2 IM.

_{I got the R216 Gregory as the Rare card in this pack, which also included an i93 RSX Condenser Mic and a i94 Lemon Violin.} 😁

The total market price for the cards: 5,049 Starbits.

I'm happy with the cards I opened for today, which are all first time cards that I now own.

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To Conclude

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I am now at Level 50 so I'm extremely happy about it. It was one of the goals that I strove for to achieve. And now, here I am. Contemplating about the next steps for me will be crucial in how my game-play evolves. For sure, the Starbits Millionaire Card will be one of the major goals that I will strive to get in the next few weeks. I'd love to own it and have the privilege of doing the Millionaire Missions. Strategy is something that I've never really emphasized, but now I think it's about time that I put some time and effort in thinking about it moving forward.

That's it for now for this short update and announcement. Thanks for reading and hoping that everyone is in good health.

Love and peace.

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_{P.S. I'm bringing back this footer for motivation to be able to play every day. 😁}