I have a new hobby: Axie Infinity! A friend of mine who is into cryptocurrency knows that I play a lot of games (including Angry Birds 2 on my phone and a lot of online versions of board games) so he offered to make me an Axie Infinity "scholar", which means he will create an account for me and I have to keep playing and collecting cryptocurrency. An Axie Infinity account is very expensive so there really needs to be a commitment to keep playing. I spend a lot of time playing games so I figured I might as well earn some money while doing it. As it turns out, Axie Infinity is quite enjoyable. I especially love the Arena where I have to compete against other players. It took a lot of losses for me to figure out how to properly combine and sequence my cards and how to play against different kinds of Axies with different powers but thankfully, I can now win enough arena battles to complete my daily quest.
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| My first ever win in the Axie Infinity Arena |
I'm also happy that my continued use of GCash for bills payment and purchases has allowed me to plant my second tree (or well, to have GCash plant a second one on my behalf). This time, I selected Mamalis because I had never heard of it before and also because it's a good tree to use for reforestation projects due to its ability to survive and thrive.
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| My second GCash tree |
I also recently got to try Crosta Pizza. It gained some fame during last year's lockdown for its vegan pizzas and its spinach-and-artichoke stuffed crust but I never got to try it until now. I didn't try any of their vegan offerings but I did get the vegetarian Shroomed Out (mozzarella, shiitake, portobello, button mushrooms, taleggio, fontina, and fresh garlic).
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| Crosta Shroomed Out Pizza |
I also got the Pepperonley Stuffed Crust, which is your basic salami and mozzarella with a spinach-and-artichoke stuffed crust (I actually wanted to order the Pork You but it was unavailable on the day I ordered so I got this one instead)
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| Stuffed Crust Pepperonley Pizza from Crosta |
As a pizza, I liked Shroomed Out better but I really enjoyed the stuffed crust so maybe next time, I can order the upgraded version of Shroomed Out. Of course, there are a lot of other really interesting choices in Crosta's menu so maybe I can try something else instead.
I also decided to switch from movies to series on HBO Go. There are a lot of series on this platform, including some critically acclaimed ones like The Wire and Chernobyl. I decided to start my series-watching with The Nevers, mainly because it so far has only 6 episodes (Chernobyl has less with 5, but I thought that it might be a bit heavier to absorb and might require more brain power to properly appreciate). I finished watching The Nevers and I really quite enjoyed it. I loved how there was some pretty incredible plot twists. The last episode in fact was incredibly unexpected. According to wikipedia, "the first season will consist of 12 episodes, split into two six-episode parts, with the second half debuting in 2022." It's gonna be a while before the second half of season 1 becomes available but I am definitely looking forward to it.
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| photo from HBO Go Asia |
Speaking of series, I'm a bit sad that season 4 of my favorite show, 9-1-1, hasn't been aired on the Fox Channel here in the Philippines yet. Season 5 is supposed to be aired in the US in less than a month so the Philippines will soon be two seasons behind already. It used to be aired on the same day and seasons 1 to 3 kept getting rerun so I wonder why the latest season hasn't been shown here yet. Hopefully that changes soon.
And finally, I got my first vaccine dose! I'm extremely grateful that my company got vaccines for all employees. I'm now halfway closer to significantly increasing my chances to fight off Covid-19 and preventing a severe case if I do get infected. That said, even when I get fully vaccinated, I will still need to keep my guard up. The number of Covid cases in the Philippines has gotten really high in recent weeks (especially this last one) and the Delta variant spreads a lot more quickly and easily. Hopefully, more Filipinos (and people all over the world) get vaccinated so people will be a lot safer and hospitals won't be overwhelmed anymore.
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