My reflection and inward thoughts

Since I joined the crypto space in late 2017 and got my account created in early 2018 - my level of interaction with the people living in my neighborhood changed drastically - basically because my attention and focus in the offline was redirected online behind my phone screen to join a new neighborhood at a global level. Well, most people prefer to term it as a virtual community but since there is an ongoing contest with a countdown of less than 4 hours to end - I deem it fair to highlight the hive community as my favorite hub place - my "banana island neighborhood" .

Till date I remember how I was converted to join the league of financial freedom fighters (crypto) - how I was financially incapacitated and scurrying around on whatsapp looking for how to earn money online especially by playing bets - it was in that moment of desperate search that I was enthralled by a two liner message to retreat from the path of a gambler and focus on the path of digital money mined by proof of brain. Before my conversion into a crypto enthusiast - I used to have a lot of time on my sleeves to play Ps2, hangout, gist, watch the Tv, play football, go to parties or ceremonious events etc with people in my neighborhood but after I joined the crypto space, everything changed and now I am a popular absentee to the people in my neighborhood because I have immigrated into another planet(crypto).

That aside - just because I don't have the same level of charisma of going outside a lot to meet up and connect with people in my neighborhood but rather stay indoor and make better use of my time - doesn't mean I have forgotten about life in my neighborhood - to be honest, my level of disconnection from my neighborhood is at a partial rate but one notable thing about my neighborhood is that it holds one out of ten of my best fond memories and still part of my lifestyle.

Where I Grew Up

My neighborhood holds one of the rich history and memories of where I grew up. This is a part that's located in the poorest suburb region in my country with people from different ethnicities speaking up to or more than 8 different languages - funny enough I only know how to speak about two languages out of the eight or so. The street and housing structure is more like a maze - and is barely organized like we have it in big estates and planned city but yet the suburb touch of life makes the environment unique to leverage a low cost standard of living.

What My Neighborhood Lacks

While wrapping my head around the contest on what to write - I came to the conclusion that original images was the only thing that could fit in properly into my writing but when I did a quick reflection on my neighborhood's environment - my underdeveloped abode was not something I could beat my chest in pride to snap and share pictures of because the buildings and street looks are in deployable state - we lack the urban privileges like easy access to banks, hospitals, stable electricity, stiff security, employment opportunities, good roads, good drainage system, modern means of transportation eg: train, government subsidized transport facility, water systems etc but yet even if we lacked all these necessary infrastructure - my neighborhood is a place that improvises on alternatives to remedy the appalling situation.

The rainy season

The rainy season hasn't smiled gracefully to the environment of my neighborhood - the whole place is so messed up and filled with excess water or "flood lite" - albeit despite the awful appearance of my neighborhood - I was still able to unashamedly come up with few pictures I deem pretty okay to upload on the net.

_{Please promise me you won't laugh at the images you are about to feed your eyes on, Okay? Lol.}

Infant tree pic 2	Infant tree pic 3

This infant tree, as I like to call it is planted to the left side of my compound - it was planted beside a dilapidated fallen fence separating the house in where I live with my neighbors - to the best of my ability - I recall that this tree was planted by two little boys whose age should be around 5-7 years old.

Like I said earlier, the incessant rainfalls we have experienced in the last few months hasn't been meek with our environment - the image above is my compound flooded with water - the picture was taken from an aerial view.

Front View	Side View

Above are photos I took in the night - I read the entry of my friend @xawi - I was pleased to read that I challenged her to make an entry but what caught my attention with delight in her post was the night view and day view images of her neighborhood - which prompted me to nick the idea of her photograph style by adding a night view in my own post. There above, you have the front night view and side night view of my compound - the building was built in the late 90's - it has 4 flats and three shops on the outside.

Actually I don't have anything fascinating about my neighborhood to share - it's just filled with old houses, childhood memories and nothing more.

Thanks for reading.

This is my entry to bdcommunity contest for this week.

_{attention: all images used in this post are properties of mine, thank you.}