This is the two-year-old Echinopsis Subdenudata that my dad bought for me. It was about the size of a tennis ball when I got it. It didn't grow for half a year and kinda shriveled under our insanely hot tropical climate. In June 2019,  it started to have a growth spurt and produced offsets. It finally bloomed last April.

It smelled fragant- a light lemony and sweet vanilla scent

I played around with my phone's camera settings and took this photo in a dark room with black background and table lamp. I love how this picture turned out

Mammillaria compressa centralifera. This huge cactus was sold to me in a low price coz the seller was trying to get rid of plants from her inventory to make room for more succulent propagations. 

It arrived in the mail bare-rooted and it was a struggle to pot. It's my first time to pot a mother plant (it's almost as big as a grapefruit) and did my best to protect the spines from breaking. I still ended up getting stabbed on my hands and arms even though i wore gloves .

Thelocactus setispinus. I keep forgetting to take a photo whenever it blooms.

Too bad I missed the moment when it was in full bloom. The flower was also fragrant.

Lobivia arachnacantha. It's a gorgeous pink.

The petals look a little glittery up-close 

It's seems like it was only yesterday I was (kinda) panic buying necessities at the mall with my dad. I remember it was the 10th of March-  we bought two bottles of alcohol, two big packs of tissues, cleaning products, medicines and food  good enough for two weeks. We already ordered masks ahead of my city's lockdown even though there's already a scarcity of masks because of a volcanic eruption near my city. We were prepared but the truth is, I wasn't prepare emotionally.

Until now that the quarantine restrictions has been eased, I still get so anxious whenever I have to go out to do my weekly grocery run. It's normal to feel that way coz the contry lifted the lockdown despite rising infection rates. Some people are still not wearing masks, not wearing them properly, or just stopped caring. One time, an old lady (who looks like she's in her 80s!) was in a hurry and pushed me with her wet hands while I was carefully social-distancing in the market. I almost tripped and had a panic attack and I poured alcohol on my arm to calm myself. It's an overreaction, I know... but I live with my family, so thoughts like "What if I get infected?", " What if my carelessness affects my family or other people?" are always on my mind. My country is'nt doing well, the people's welfare is not the politicians' priority. If only I could hide under a rock and wake up when it's all over lol.

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My escape from reality in the past months has been Animal Crossing. Thank you, God, for games!

This game is so breath-taking!

My sister asked me why i have 500+ hours in the game. I just love decorating AND FISHING!

My island's villagers are cute. I love them all.

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It grew tiny buds last year but dried too quickly (I should have watered it more).

My second "stinky" is this giant stink bomb,  Stapelia gigantea .

It smells as if a garbage truck passed by. It also smells a bit like a dead rat.

The flower is very hairy lol

Stapelianthus decaryi

I love the texture of the flower up-close

Huernia aspera

It first bloomed right before Christmas.These pictures are from yesterday.

When I bought some cacti online, the seller gave me a free cutting of Stapelia unicornis. It rooted successfully in my propagation basket so maybe I'll put it in its own pot next week.

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I admit I have been avoiding Pigg and Ameba a bit ever since the announcement of Pigg's ending in December. It's sad.I do feel okay now though I'm sure the sadness would be the worst on the final day coz I'd be saying goodbye to my friends. 

Anyway, to distract myself, I've fully submitted myself into my hobby of taking care of cacti and succulents. I'm still a beginner and I'm learning everyday. I even joined local groups lol. 

There would bad days when I'd find a rotting succulent, an accidentally uprooted cacti, or an etiolated succulent. It's fun searching for how-tos coz not everything is a proven fix until you try it yourself.

This delicate and tiny sedum dasyphyllum that I bought in May  almost died during Summer but I somehow managed to save it. It hasn't grown that much from when I repotted it but it obviosly thin and etiolated.

I increased its watering and only watered it from the bottom. After a month (and probably with the help of the slightly colder rainy season weather), it's gotten a bit bushier and more compact than before. The color also changed into bluish-green and the leaves look so plump ang juicy. I'm quite happy with the improvement. 

Taking care of plants is very therapeutic. 

Neighbor's cat 

Yum! 

I like it's crested deformity. It's grown so much since I bought it in August.

I saw her running and crying outside our window during a storm in early August. I opened the door and she ran into my arms. She looks a lot like my cat Ermengard that passed away three years ago. We named her Becky 

Concert I watched in September. Kang Daniel is 1000% more handsome in real life 

I've always wanted to have a monstera but they are so expensive or way too overpriced in plant stores. I remember seeing this in my favorite garden store but didn't knew it was also a monstera. I'm so glad they still have a few pots left of this monstera adansonii when I came back to buy a new hanging fern. Plants make me so happy 

The day I ate so much grilled pork and told myself I don't ever want to look at meat again 

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I collect miniatures like tiny dollhouse toys, clothes, food, furnitures, and others items.

 Most of them are pefect for nendoroid and figmas.

I think I have more than a dozen cats from different gachas and packed sets.

This tiny camera is from a Sylvanian set. When I was cleaning my stash of minis last month, 

I  found more mini cameras that my sister sent from overseas. I completely forgot about 

them coz they were in 1:6 scale lol 

I like this vintage-looking sidecar motorcycle