Dear Steem, I'm introducing myself again and also to thank you. Reaching a month old is already a milestone and reaching 200+ followers as well. I never imagined that I would stay here for a long time since I don't have enough confidence for myself yet.

I forgot to take a snap on my first day. Oh well.

• My First Day

I still remember the day I joined Steem. It was early morning while I'm lying on my bed. The weather was great. I just stayed on my bed all day. A friend of mine @kennik, suddenly message me and talked about stuff at first then he introduce me to Steem. At first, I was like confused on what kind of site Steem is but I still joined and luckily got accepted at night.

• First Post

My friend told me to make an introduction post and with a confused face I just asked, "Why?" An introduction of yourself. Everyone will able to saw your first post. So, I really tried my best to write my not-so-interesting life in Steem. I didn't have the enough courage to write. But I realized that am risking myself to a path that I can't see. A way that may help myself and support my family. So, I finished it and posted it. Then the rest is history.

• First Payout

I'm not ashamed with my balance in my school. A very big amount of remaining balance in my tuition. But when in Steem, I'm starting to pay it slowly and really proud of it. As of this day, my parents still doesn't know that I'm slowly paying it. admit my first two weeks were really hard but I got to learned an important lesson in life. Never stop on your dreams. So, I keep posting daily as much as possible. Making a great a content for the community also molds my confidence on writing. I just keep posting until I realized that I'm more confident now than before. I think this is my first payout in steem, MY CONFIDENCE.

Recently, I was curated by @curie and it was THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. I'm just trying to make an art related contest since art really got my heart. But hardwork really paid off. Of course, when I'm starting out I really think that it's very impossible to reach that kind amount of exposure. It's not about the upvotes. It's not about the money. It's about the heart of your content. I do believe in my goals, in my dreams. I do also believe that Steem just saved my a$$ from my school's misery.

• First Month

It was hell of a ride. I really get out n my shell because of this platform. The community guided me on a good path. Everyone was great and always helping one another like a family. I did uninstalled my facebook app because of this. Sometimes, getting out of social media helps you to remind yourself that you are also a human. All I can see is positivity. My productivity on daily basis really sky rocket. I just used to lay around doing nothing. But now, I'm doing a blog and I'm sharing it to the world.

Bucketlist #2 : Share my content/ideas/stories to many people. ✅

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I want to thank @kennik for bringing me here, @davemccoy and @mitneb for giving me the ropes, @steemitachievers and steemph for that wonderful welcome and guidance, @jacinta.sevilla for those motivational words, @surpassinggoogle for the inspiration, my family for everything, my friends for the push, everyone even my 216 followers for the big support, and the ones that I followed for being my model, and lastly to our Creator.

Again, Thank You Steem. Now, for my Second Month here I come! 😀

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