Waakiye

Category: Daily prompts

  • A festival that we will celebrate this evening and a memorable trip…!

    A festival that we will celebrate this evening and a memorable trip…!

    Think back on your most memorable road trip.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s a Tuesday and the second day of hard-work is upon all of us;

    I’m happy for today because on top of being a Tuesday we are going to celebrate a festival called Lohri today;

    What is Lohri if you might ask…?

    It’s a panjabi festival celebrated to make the end of winter, in a sense as the days start to get longer(I mean the daylight);

    It also marks a new year for all of us, and we honor the staple crops like wheat (which is a basic necessity in all of the Indian households) which is sown at the year end and gratitude is expressed to Mother Nature for letting us plant and in return expect a good yield…!

    What happens during the actual festival is that we purchase peanuts, popcorns, rewdi, laddu(s), gud patti, and many more things the day before or the same day;

    (Well most people don’t purchase it on the same day as the footfall is too much and a lot of time is wasted…)

    And we light a bonfire(well not with butane or any fluids that can help us catch fire easily; but with Kapoor(camphor), because it’s a cultural event that happens…!

    We use dried up woods that we can buy or take out of our stock and arrange them in the form of a pyramid and using matches we start the fire and only use camphor to bring it to full flame…!

    And when that happens we gradually take turns around the fire, usually 7 times while we put the peanuts, popcorns and rewdi in the fire as an offering to the fire G0d and asking for their blessings in our life by keeping us energetic and away from foes all around the year…!

    A lot of chatter happened on the festival today;

    Well, I’m going to make an upload later this evening capturing all that happens during the festival…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Most memorable road trip

    It was the year 2021,

    And a friend of mine planned a trip up north in the mountains somewhere;

    At the end it was me, my sister, my best friend, my best friend’s friend and one of my cousins;

    We had such a blast there, it was because all of us were naive and it was one of the first road trips that we did;

    We went to Ambala and got a car(with a driver) that drove us to Narkanda, a place that was the most beautiful and that was one of our first trips together and the first time I saw snowfall…!

    It was memorable so much so that we invented a drink which we continue to drink the whole trip and still remember to this day…!

    We took green apple rum, because that is what we found affordable at that time and we took Mountain Dew;

    And we downed drinks after drinks until the bottles were empty, and we also had a bonfire there which gave us warmth from the outside too…!

    A trip that still lives in the back of our minds every time we remember it…!

    I’ll see you again this evening with upload of the festival…!

    To good times

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Snacks and chatter about life happening…!

    Snacks and chatter about life happening…!

    What snack would you eat right now?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Another week is upon us and all of us are hitting the work hard, if you’re reading this while sitting in the cubicle, you have to know your life that exists is outside this box;

    And the work that you are doing maybe it’s moving mails here and there; it’s crucial to someone because it gives you a paycheque weekly or monthly…!

    I know you must be dead tired returning to work but someone has to do what you do right;

    And if not you then who…?

    And,

    Yes we were born with a duty that we are supposed to work to earn our feed and also for those who are dependent on us;

    And I’d like to ask you,

    What is your source of inspiration to keep on working…?

    Maybe it’s to keep on affording things that you already own, maybe you’re saving for a child that is about to bless your life, maybe it’s a push towards parenthood,

    Or maybe it’s a dog or a cat that gives you company and you work for them and you have someone to return home to…!

    A big talk of dependency that happened in the above paragraph and let us not steer away from from the prompt of the day that is-

    A snack that I would eat right now…?

    Now isn’t that convenient…!

    It’s 9:30 in the morning as I’m writing this, and I’m planning to have some right now…!

    And that was postponed because I got a haircut and now I’m sitting at home and it’s 10:10 am…!

    Well I am about to have my morning snack I.e. coffee and one of the brownies that I brought last night from a friend’s cafe…!

    Which I paid in full(even if the business owner is my friend) , remember he’s your friend but business is business, if he voluntarily gives you some discount you don’t deny it, but ask them if giving a discount works for them, only if you’re going to be a repeated customer there…

    Always pay your friend in full, and if possible buy something extra because it eventually goes to helping your friend…!

    Yup this morning’s coffee and brownie that I’m having as I’m going to write and edit all of this…!

    Well, if you’d ask me this during afternoon it would be a sub from a cafe that’s near my workplace during a workday…!

    And at night the same would transform into something that I’d for sure have in my drawer that would be some pre packed roasted nuts maybe cashew or almonds or a tong gardens party snack mixture…!

    There is always some time that can be made for snacks,

    Can’t it…?

    Also I went to watch a theatrical performance about a show called Lihaaf, it’s review and a few pictures are attached in the post that will have its link right below 👇

    Theatrical representation of Lihaaf….
    Do give it a read if you have some time on your hand…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A stranger guiding your life…!

    A stranger guiding your life…!

    Come up with a crazy business idea.

    Hey…!

    It’s a Sunday,

    Let that realisation set in…!

    Yup, the fun is over and it’s the day that you procrastinate that having just the weekend is not enough , we need at-least three days as a weekend,

    No, I don’t mean having 4 working days,

    I mean there should be 8 days in a week, I know it’s a crazy idea but, imagine you logged of at work and went to a pub or planned to hang out with your friends, meeting them over drinks,

    And if you’re sober A better option would be going with them to explore a new restaurant or visiting an art gallery with them…

    You do that on a Friday evening and do all the chores on a Saturday; if you’re not hammered enough (then you can do that on a Sunday…)

    And now, instead of crying that you weren’t able to do anything; you have a whole another day, to do what you actually wanted to do…!

    As I’m typing this, it seems like an outrageous idea for daily workers and those working in hospitality or behind counters because an additional day that they have to work would for sure break their backs…!

    So, for now this seems like an impossible idea but not for long…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    A crazy business idea here

    You know how people are dependent on technology, like you’re reading this on a device, maybe a pc, laptop, tablet or even your phone…!

    And you’re hooked on it for hours upon hours, and no one can get you off it, maybe your parents have already dozed off but you aren’t able to so you get up, leaving your phone and stare at the night sky,

    And there aren’t any stars even the moon like you used to see when you were a little kid, maybe the level of pollution is too high and you don’t have anyone to talk about how you’re feeling…!

    So you call us on our number where a person who will discreetly come within a few minutes, and take you to out for tea or coffee no matter what the time is and they will drive you too…!

    Have tea with you and hear all of your problems and try to find optimum solutions;

    It would not be a subscription based because not all the time you need this sort of support, but that system would be available for long term users…!

    I hope I have cleared most of the people who were here to copy the idea or used ChatGPT to generate their ideas…!

    Additional filter

    It would be complex and crazy at the same time, a person or a guide would take you back in time to your childhood or some time before(this is a critical piece of information…)

    And you’d see the life of your parents before you were born, and how they lived their lives,

    And for an extra charge they’d let you explore your hereditary path, letting you trace your origin back to maybe a 3 or 4 generations(nothing more than that…)

    Anything more than that and it becomes an anomaly that all of the scientists who are looking for a single being that started all of our origin…

    And they are there to give you an experience that you could never ever achieve because after a lot of consideration this idea comes to you that you need to be aware of your lineage…!

    I know it’s a crazy idea for now, but we are not far from the time by that ai explodes exponentially and lets us form technology that can help us achieve this dream in our near future…!

    Well that’s it for a Sunday morning because it’s 7:30 in the morning for me and I started to think about writing this at 6 in the morning…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Are possessions worth your attachment…?

    Are possessions worth your attachment…?

    Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s a Saturday and I hope you are waking up a tad bit early and completing all of the work that you planned(not your usual work-work) but some bank work(oh no you can’t do that because it’s a second Saturday…)

    Maybe you have some plans to buy clothes or do laundry today or something that will take a good chunk of your time,

    And you should do it early and be free later,

    Maybe explore a cafe or a new restaurant today late this evening…!

    (I’m out here helping people find new people…)

    Coming back to the prompt

    An item that I was really attached to…

    Let me come clean out, I never was and never will be attached to anything that is of material possession, I don’t know if there’s something in me that permits material possession, but I believe that I was born hardwired not to…

    There was something that I bought with my saved money when I was halfway through my teenage, literally 16 years old;

    I bought a Garmin watch and that thing was like ₹10k…

    But, even for that I got it’s use, because it lasted me at least 5 maybe 6 years…!

    If we see that way it only cost me like ₹2k per year so it was a good investment back then…!

    What happened to it; I’m pretty sure it sits somewhere in my drawer within in my room, once a cherished possession, it becomes misplaced within this room of mine once its life is technically over…!

    Well, I think there is something about material possession that makes me think is wrong to attach yourself to it;

    It had a date that some part of it was supposed to go bad, as soon as it was manufactured by giant corporations(that’s how they are made…!)

    In my case it was the battery and it lost the power to retain its charge and I found myself charging it every other hour, rendering it useless;

    and it went out of stock and company stopped manufacturing its part as it was phased out…!

    But,

    Other than that, nothing has come close to make it attached to my heart…!

    —

    Remember to do your chores early on so you can enjoy your evening later…!

    Maybe take a few pictures of the scene or the general environment, maybe take a few of your pictures too; to remember this day…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Something that makes you uncomfortable…!

    Something that makes you uncomfortable…!

    What is your mission?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s a finally a Friday,

    And we are officially in the second week of the year, I hope all of you are still sticking to your goal and aspirations that you have/had or promised yourself before this year began….!

    I know it’s cold, I’ve seen a few people in my group bail on their dreams but I am still trying not to; well tbh my dreams are much different from why they have and that makes me move differently than they do…!

    Some of them aren’t able to get out of their beds to hit the gym or their fitness goal each day, but I have set my dreams in such a way that I’m keeping myself motivated enough to move towards their direction bit by bit each day…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    What is my mission…?

    It basically is to portray you a world that exists beyond your vision…!

    I want you to imagine that a clean slate, really means a clean slate and anything/everything is imaginable and nothing exists that is beyond the scope of this mind…!

    No matter how gruesome or pure the concept of the idea is,

    It has to be written, maybe portrayed in such a way that might not be appealing, but it should send a message that often things that happen around you are uncomfortable…

    And such content should force you to question yourself including your ways and how you treat others(yes all others including men women children and elderly…)

    What makes me even more motivated to bring to your eyes something that makes you uncomfortable is when that discomfort is felt in your consciousness it sparks a change somewhere within yourself…!

    That’s my mission…

    To spark a change that forces you to be a better version of yourself…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A Good and Short life instead…

    A Good and Short life instead…

    What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well..!

    As soon as I woke up today it felt like my room was freezing, I remember watching a YouTube video just before going to sleep about geological formations that shouldn’t exist…

    It was such an amazing video that I dozed off watching it, do try it if you find geographical anomalies amazing…

    https://youtu.be/efLSqRb-GqA?si=7FOc4tEZAF0Z3T4Q

    Also this week got the coldest day of the year reaching 15.7 max and 7.6 minimum on Tuesday (in degree Celsius)…

    Coming back to the prompt

    Well, most of us who are in their mid 20’s, see how everything is eventually going to ruins due to poor management and the government’s repeated failure to even provide us, all of us with basic living standards…!

    Taking into consideration the capital of our country, Delhi…!

    It’s safe to say that all of us want a good life, Because long life isn’t a sustainable goal anymore…!

    The deteriorating way everything is adulterated and reaching us after being heavily treated; at most all of us should be praying for a good and short life…!

    Essentially all of us are on the brink of being replaced by Ai and it will force us to either be hyper competitive to each other to secure a place or it will make our lives better by making things and essentially our lives better…!

    Either way;

    Our hopes are up that we want a good life surrounded by people who make it much better, maybe a loved one, maybe the parents and siblings…!

    But,

    Living a long life comes with consequences too; With old age this body starts to deteriorate and that causes us to be weak and frail and dependent on someone to take care of us,

    Answer me honestly,

    Would you bear to live that day where you see someone get angry at you for surviving and cleaning or bathing you up each day when you yourself can’t do it…?

    After a point of time when all of the feelings and emotions subside, it becomes a pain for someone…

    Doesn’t it…?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Different perspectives and goals that affect us…!

    Different perspectives and goals that affect us…!

    What could you do differently?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    First thing it’s scary that it’s only Wednesday today when this could have already been a Thursday for me,

    And we are already first week into the new year as we speak…!

    Another lie that I cannot seem to believe at all…!

    Well I’ve felt that time flies past quickly these days; but I’ve never ever felt such haste…

    Coming to the prompt because thinking that makes me go crazy…!

    What could I do differently…?

    Another one of those broad questions of you ask me,

    I mean what i could to differently in life, at work, at relationships or what; the horizon is so broad…!

    Well for beginning,

    I want to be up early and stay awake for the some time and complete work that I’ve taken upon myself (writing short stories and some skits…)

    Second would be to have enough energy left to join a gym after work because that is something I want to involve myself in…

    Third would be to be more active and great at conversation and keeping up either my friendships and relationships that I have with people (both in and outside of work…)

    The last would be to be a better person than who I am right now, because there is suffering that I see around me, but I’m not that loaded that I can help everyone that I see;

    So I just want to be in a better place so that I can help those around me, well if not strangers I’d be happy to help those who are a part of my family by helping them get up on their feet and give them a much needed boost that will pull them out of their slow and stagnant life…(only if they need my help…)

    There are many things that can be done differently, much of it depends on the perspective of self and those who is affected by the change isn’t it…?

    Well to a better future shall we tread…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A billboard promoting mental health…!

    A billboard promoting mental health…!

    If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?

    Hey…!

    I hope all of you are doing well …!

    There’s something that I want to try,

    I don’t know what time zone all of you are in but, my last post which I made by sheer accident late at night got many likes and views,

    So I’m trying something that makes absolutely no sense right now, but nothing hurts if it gives the content that I write a boost…!

    Well,

    When it will be uploaded,

    Most of my day would be already over,

    And I’d be home probably trying to have dinner or already in my bed that I cleaned this morning trying to sleep…!

    Coming back to the prompt,

    A freeway billboard(first time I’m hearing this because there are no such things here in India…)

    But I guess it would be either promoting my business or this writing work that I do;

    I know there are many billboards that also play videos;

    Maybe I could make an advert to promote safe driving by making an ad that tells to not drink and drive;

    Or,

    Another one would be to be on a proper sleep before driving because that causes a lot of accidents ;

    It wouldn’t truly be mine without having something in writing that separates my content from others;

    So it would be catchy;

    Like-

    One of my Instagram posts

    Like this one (⬇️)

    And this would be in an auto shuffle if it’s a working billboard or it would be collapsed into a single one when it is needed…!

    I know it wouldn’t be an immediate hit,

    But it would linger enough to make people search it,

    Maybe click on the link and watch the whole post…!

    That’s exactly how I feel…!

    With that being said it would be a great thing to see and look at,

    And I’d click my photo standing under it too,

    And it’s going to make people around me proud too…!

    A whole billboard belonging to me,

    I’d call it a dream come true…!

    Until next time…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A vision that extends both ways

    A vision that extends both ways

    Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I know it’s late,

    But skipping my daily prompt would never happen,

    At least that’s what I’m trying to do these days;

    Well I’ll tell you the entire reason,

    My staff bailed on me last moment and I had to finish some grinding job this morning,

    So I woke up around four thirty in the morning, fell asleep and woke up again at 6 and left the house and reached at work around 6:30;(Indian standard time)

    He job took longer so I left a bit of it for tomorrow, but I left at around 10:30 in the morning and that’s that;

    I left some of it and I will deal with tomorrow and complete it an hour or so;

    Enough chitter chatter about work 🤷

    I hope your day wasn’t as stressful as it was for me;

    Well it was, because it was filled with me running around whole day and expenses kept piling up one after another;

    But,

    It was another day that brought me closer to my family, my nieces and nephews too;

    Who are staying over tonight and I’m playing carrom board with them right now…!

    Yes we are…!

    And guess what my team lost by 100 points…!

    Hahaha(cries in loser 😭🥲)

    Coming to the prompt

    I spend time thinking about my future most of the time,

    Because that gives me perspective and what I have to achieve in a said amount of time;

    And constantly thinking about the future gives me a path to tread on which makes it clear what to make of the time that comes ahead;

    But,

    I also look at the past to see what improvements I’ve made and what places I have to take and avoid;

    And what was the place that I came from to keep me grounded at times at all of it feels unreal…!

    That’s it for the night;

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • In a Loud World, Find Someone Who Listens

    In a Loud World, Find Someone Who Listens

    What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s another Sunday and I hope you went to bed sooner than you expected;

    You won’t believe the response that I got from people they believed that it would be better to just stay in, spend some time with their family or stay indoors maybe with a friend after grabbing a bottle, sharing it and crashing at their place or letting them crash at your place;

    This was more of a response I got;

    Some were like my parents aren’t home so I will spend the night with my boyfriend/girlfriend and there were a few who decided to go out to drink or have food…!

    A wild change has been brought by the year 2026 into the lives of people that live around us;

    Maybe a change was indeed needed, to be self introspective and knowing who is right and who to keep alongside you and people are doing that this year;

    Filtering and cutting their circle to a few good people instead of a bunch of people who show up just because they get a free treat out of you…!

    Coming back to the prompt;

    What would be the greatest gift someone could ever give me…?

    For me it would be their Trust and Genuine presence;

    Imagine knowing someone and you fully trust them with your secrets, your life and anything that goes on in it;

    And when something goes wrong they show up to put you in your arms and gently bring you from a scary place back into this world;

    I really have to thank the almighty for putting someone like that in my life;

    They have been a sort of pillar in my life that I can take support of when nothing else is going right and they also guide me when nothing is going right in my life;

    One of the most important things;

    They become a place where I can freely say out things without being judged and they let me know when I’m in the right headspace or not;

    And they always listen to me keenly whenever or whatever I have to speak about;

    The last part is extremely important;

    And there aren’t many who just listen to you, because this is a fast paced world and everyone has their priorities,

    But can you imagine having someone like that…!

    I’m extremely blessed…!

    Also this goes both ways,

    If you want to be with a person who has all of this qualities, you will have to be one such person beforehand;

    By being someone like that before you will find yourself in a place where you will help people out too by hearing them and providing them with comfort and then you will find yourself in a place where you are surrounded by many such people who are like that…!

    With that being said,

    Their trust and genuine presence in your life would be the optimum answer for this prompt…!

    Take it slowly it’s a Sunday morning, I know you are going to wake up late and then contemplate your day maybe your life later;

    But,

    Find someone to talk to, a genuine connection;

    The comments box are free here…! 😁

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye