October was a demanding month for our family as a recurring household-wide flu, later confirmed as part of a 22% spike in Influenza A cases in Metro Manila, halted our productivity. The cycling symptoms made recovery slow and exhausting, forcing me to place all pending projects on hold to prioritize rest and family care. Despite the physical toll, we found moments of connection through a simple anniversary dinner and explored various dramas, though only the lighthearted King the Land and the well-paced time-loop series Reset managed to keep our interest.
On the financial front, I successfully navigated a historic cryptocurrency crash on October 10 that saw $19 billion in liquidations. Because I avoided leverage and had pre-set stop-losses, my accounts remained unaffected while over 1.6 million traders worldwide faced devastating losses. This period of market volatility prompted a broader audit of my personal finances, leading me to cancel underutilized subscriptions like FlipaClip and Construct 3 to better optimize our monthly overhead.
Looking toward the future, we have begun the practical steps of upgrading our lifestyle and securing family benefits. I successfully registered Jace for the Parañaque HELP card to maximize available government incentives. Furthermore, we have officially started the car-buying process, visiting Toyota Bicutan to inspect the Toyota Raize. We are currently focused on the mid-tier variant, valued at approximately ₱900,000, as we move closer to finalizing a purchase.
This Month's Quote
The blockchain does one thing: It replaces third-party trust with mathematical proof.
- Adam Draper
Entire Family had Flu
Flu season...
October was a challenging month for our family here in the Philippines. We were hit hard by a recurring flu that swept through our household, part of a small-scale outbreak of Influenza A confirmed by PSMID. The symptoms cycled through each of us, making recovery slow and exhausting. It was a month marked by low productivity, constant worry, and the need to prioritize rest and care. Flu cases in Metro Manila rise by 22% in October; 98% are Influenza A—PSMID. Due to the flu most of my pending projects were in a hold. There were no project improvements these month.
Crypto Liquidation Incident Oct 2025
Crash in five minutes...
In October 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced its most devastating liquidation event in history. On October 10, cascading sell-offs erased over **$19 billion in leveraged positions**, wiping out more than **1.6 million traders worldwide** and sending Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins into steep declines. Personally my stoploss triggered earlier than the crash itself and I am not performing leverage thus no impact on my accounts. Bloomberg - Cryptocurrencies Slump as October Liquidations Repel Buyers.
Kdrama Series
Series on October...
"King the Land", "Genie, Make a Wish" and "Typhoon Family" out of the 3 shows we only completed "King the Land" we just started the few episodes and found it boring as of the time being. King the Land is light hearted a typical story of a average girl falling in love with a rich guy.
Started "Physical Asia"
Watch a few episode of this due to Philippine being in the epsiode and Manny Pacquio. Eventually dropped watching it after a few epsiode due to lack of performance from the Philippine team and also the production is kinda boring.
Cdrama Series
Series on October...
Watch two chinese drama. "Reset" is a time loop series with relatively good pacing. Joyce is quite interested in action parallel world, time loop stories. The "Legend of the Female General" is just a typical three kingdoms love story.
Help Card
Paranaque HELP card for person with disabilities...
Maximizing government incentives. Registered Jace for the Paranaque Help card.
Anniversary
Had simple celebration and cakes...
Had a simple anniversary dinner celebration.
The celebration is just pair with the usual weekend dine outs.
Unsubscribed to Flipaclip and Construct 3
Under utilized subscriptions...
Checking under untilized services. I have decided to termination Flipaclicp and Construct 3 temporarily.
Plans to buy a Car
Car planning and browsing..
I have dropped by Toyota Bicutan to check a compact suv Toyota Raize. We are planning to get the middle tier which cost roughly around 900k.