This is going to be a short one because I am running late and forgot to set the alarm in the morning so everything that I planned to do is running late simultaneously…!
The most underrated skill according to me would be—
Actively listening to someone and being able to comprehend what they want to tell you by reading cues that they give off unknowingly…!
There are many ways in which people talk and a message is conveyed—
Like—
When someone is talking about a tragic incident their voice becomes soft when they believe something they are talking about is shameful—
Or,
When they talk about something where they are wrong they avoid matching your eyes at times,
And,
When they talk about something they are proud about you can hear it in their voice like they are saying it with their chest and a sense of pride is seen in their eyes too…!
This way of looking at the cues which might not exist in their words is somewhat of a skill that I try to hone each day and plan to excel at someday…!
Happy Sunday to all those who still have a few hours of daylight left…!
And if you guys went out of your homes up north to enjoy the long weekend, I hope you reach here on time…!
The best way to explore the city would be having an insight into what goes on before going there…!
Well,
I know it means you cannot explore an unknown city or state without help—
But,
If we are talking about the situation that are going on right now, we cannot be sure who is speaking the truth or who’s just trying to take advantage of the fact if you don’t know the local rules and have a basic knowledge like the fare it takes to reach somewhere…?
It might feel like there isn’t a place where you wouldn’t be ripped off or where you would be judged if you don’t come from their culture,
But,
That aspect is mutual—
If you won’t respect their traditions and customs or act like what is normal back home for you is also normal for them—
You can show some skin at the beach or a water body anywhere outside,
But,
If you do it here in India 🇮🇳(which people take a lot of pride in)
All that you will get are piercing stares and an attempt or two of people assuming you are willing to do anything for money…!
Sad way to look at who we are but the absolute truth…!
But,
Now coming to the real way to explore;
Talk to people—
Well they are a stranger as much as you are for them, so if you are travelling to a place which you already plan to visit
Ask the taxi driver/Shopkeeper/street food seller or even someone passing by—
But just ask for a place and don’t let them take you there,
Because you don’t know what awaits your fate after going with them;
Politely ask them to give directions and firmly deny if you don’t feel safe…!
Have a destination planned where you want to end up with alternate paths that lead to it
Imagine you want to visit old Delhi—for example you planned to reach the main Chandni Chowk road using a cab and end this day by visiting sisganj sahib;
But instead of a cab you chose metro and now you could visit Rajiv chowk and explore the blue line and manoeuver through to yellow line and end up walking on the platform which takes you to Chandni Chowk but you get down at Chawri bazar after someone advised you to have gol gappe or dahi chaat from natraj and you absolutely loved it;
Visit a popular and a less popular place on the same day…!
Imagine you wanted to go to Saket and have your lunch at Indian habitat centre;
But,
On coming out of it you wanted to cut the heat so you grab a cold coffee from the street vendor called squizzy coffee who has a stall right next to to mother dairy booth number 232, near Central Park…!
(Not paid I just like the coolers and coffee that guy prepares he comes from Uttam Nagar to work here so show some love…!)
Visit the city at two different times…!
The world around you,
Isn’t the same round the clock—
There are some places that you will find operate at three or four in the morning and shut down before a normal person wakes up…!
I am talking about pakoras that you get at wee hours of the day at Tilak Nagar…!
Or,
You have paranthas that you can have up until 5am under the naraina flyover…!
Or
Moolchand metro station where you can find anything that you like in parantha form until 4 in the morning…!
Delhiites and their obsession with paranthas…!
Before I forget— do visit a local flea market that differs from area to area— like in Karol bagh it’s Monday;
For Patel Nagar it’s Friday—
And for Rajinder nagar it’s Thursday…!
I hope this prompt came at the right time and helped you explore Dilli a bit more…!
What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive?
03/10/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
Well,
There are many moments that make me realise that I’m alive and theek are a reason that I have to continue this life…!
Some of them are bad—
Like going to someone’s funeral…
It made me realise the shortness of life and how we take it all for granted until it ceases to exist and we are left with sadness and pain that exists around us and it comes around to us in a circular path and we are travelling in the centre of it…!
Or something happy like—
Having your own child…!
The sudden feeling that a whole another human being is born who will carry your name forward, is a feeling that cannot be shaken and the very first time when you are handed your child into your arms it feels like they are something that you will protect forever and you will always be there for them;
And,
The feeling that you get from your significant other when you see them in a state in which they brought a life into this world makes you realise that no one is brave enough than them…!
Something adventurous like
Doing an adventure sportfor the first time…!
You know how people travel in groups and even if we count people having their own adventures and exploring new aspects it’s somewhat of a win and unique experience for all of them…!
Imagine going river rafting…!
That was a unique experience and being a part of a group that has its own responsibility like maintaining the path of the boat and the goal of keeping each one of us alive is shared by all those who are onboard…!
When you witness something extraordinary…!
Like reaching your destiny when you are traveling somewhere after a lot of hardships…!
Or,
Waking up to witnessing your first sunrise after you have been dead tired while traveling to a find a homestay or even climbing a summit…!
Or,
Witnessing snowfall for the very first time…!
There are many a things that we can consider that makes us feel alive and to be honest the only thing that matters is how we perceive it…!
There might be many things that make us feel alive that one might not consider like—
Being loved without asking for it,
Or,
Finally letting emotions loose and crying your heart out after bottling everything for a while…!
Or,
Meeting someone you thought you never will and discussing how their life was before and how they are doing…!
Or,
Realising the fact that you survived a night or an incident in your life that you thought you wouldn’t but you still walked out fine….!
Maybe not on your legs but on all fours but you survived to see another day…!
Maybe the meaning of feeling that aliveness is just not doing something extraordinary,
But,
Maybe it’s just feeling the best in the moment and never wishing to be anywhere but in that situation maybe or maybe not surrounded by people who you love and care for…!
So feel alive,
For yourself and those around you all…!
Cheers 🥂
Happy long weekend to all of you and a message to all those who will be working hard;
Happy Gandhi Jayanti to all those who are celebrating…!
On top of that it’s a public holiday too…!
So
Even if people have many critical comments on him I thank him for his birth and letting us have a day off in the middle of the chaos…!
Coming back to the prompt…!
To be honest…!
I think prompt is repeated and I would love to change my wish today as I wanted to be away from home just this once and even if I have a few guests over—
I’d love the ability to teleport myself anywhere…!
Couldn’t get seats and bus tickets to anywhere and the condition at our bus adda/major bus junction felt like ants taking food to their home…!
If I could teleport within our borders it would be such a dream come true…!
I’d be sleeping in Manali under the stars each night,
Returning to work in Delhi all day and spend my evening talking a walk in Bangalore enjoying the local culture…!
I’d spend my day off purchasing tea leaves from Assam and I’d spend an afternoon enjoying myself in Mumbai sea shore,
And I’d spend my evening in Panjab and having a drink at my friend’s motor(area right next to their fertile land which is made for sitting and enjoying…!)
And id wake up and rush to Delhi in buzz with a hope I will sober up soon…!
Somedays I would just spend my days in Himachal roaming aimlessly…!
Well taking a bike on rent and driving it as much as I can…!
Taking in all the scenery…!
Isn’t teleportation great until you don’t take illegitimate advantage of this ability…
Khair
The type of people we are and what we do defines what is right or wrong…!
Happy October to all of you and this month counts as welcoming of a spooky feeling for those who celebrate Halloween and for us Indians we celebrate this month in an auspicious way…!
We will be celebrating Ashtami, Dussehra, karva chauth and welcoming Diwali in the first week of November…!
Kids for sure wait for these festivities and we adults wait for them as we have a chance to connect with people who we love and cherish…!
Coming back to the prompt…!
A great side hustle around these times would be opening a roadside stand which sells things that are perishable which will be used using these festivities…!
Selling diyas, poster of G0ds, pre packed sweets like patisa which roams house to house like something no one wants until it reaches a house where people love it…!
A great side hustle would be providing people/businesses by helping them create images and videos that they can send out on the masses for which I guess you would be paid a menial amount but if the gig gets a bigger reach you can do a large amount of work using ai and sell it to them…!
If you are already in the process of writing and creating content;
You can be a proofreader or even create context like captions, small poetry and even articles that you can sell for what seems like a reasonable fit for you…!
At last,
If you have some skills in computer languages, you can be a ethical hacker and solve problems for companies which are looking for outside sources to first reduce their costs and the work can also be somewhat of a part time of you negotiate with them…!
These are some of the side hustles that I consider would work for you..!
If she’s from this side of the border or that side,
A daughter is always a daughter,
Doesn’t matter her age when it comes to these violent, crooked minded animals who commit these atrocities against these innocent souls and later blame it on what she wore or how she was revealing too much skin or how she was out late at night…!
A fear needs to put in our minds—
I used the word “our” because I come from the same gender who commits these atrocious acts against a girl, a woman and someone whom you could call your grandmother;
And,
The way these monsters roam free after committing an act that should be repaid by their own life is too high;
When someone has a daughter at home and they see her with a pure vision and want no harm to come her way;
How does that same vision dwindles as soon as those eyes find a prey??
A prey in their eyes who is no greater than their daughters and why doesn’t their daughter’s face reflect in her face;
Do you think they are conscious enough not to hurt and do something unthinkable to their own daughter but their mind tells them otherwise as soon as they see someone who is not their blood…?
Or,
They already have their vision on them but don’t do anything because they’re scared,
Scared of the fact that they will be ostracised if they do something to their own daughters…?
How come your daughter deserves safety, respect and dignity;
While the girl walking alone on the road, even during broad daylight deserves none….?
Which relationship has taught you the most about yourself?
29/09/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
Special holiday wishes to those who are a part of our financial services and have been provided a three day off which was yesterday, today and tomorrow…!
If I were to answer honestly—
Every relationship that you had with everyone around you has formed you into who you are today…!
And those relationships have taught you who you are and what place you hold for them and on a similar way what place they hold in your hearts…!
From your mother, father and siblings to your friends, crushes even enemies;
Every relationship has taught you an aspect of how you should do something—
And,
It has also taught you how not to behave and what not to say which you possibly endured and it made you stronger…!
Imagine coming from a loving family where there is peace and quiet—
And a perception builds around you that this is a normal thing until you explore around you and find out there are happy families and there are families where chaos runs so deep that it becomes less of a family but more of a struggle…!
Imagine you have a person who you love and they act like they love you too and after everything is done they walk away from you like love was never a concept in their life…!
I’ve been in a couple of places myself where there were false promises made,
And,
When it came to taking accountability and standing up for the person who you considered love of your life;
They easily gave up on you like there was nothing there to begin with…!
In a similar way when a friend who you call your chaddi buddy,
Literal translation is that you were friends when you were in your diapers..!
And,
Someday they come to your rescue and someday you go to them to help em out…!
But,
Slowly this thing dissipates out as they get more responsibilities you become a figment of the past and a memory that stays in there mind—
To be honest,
I think we learn a whole lot when a person departs from our life rather than when they keep on staying—
It teaches us a valuable lesson that nothing is permanent and even the perfectly simple and pure things are meant to be broken and we often find ourselves looking and trying to fix those shattered pieces;
But to no avail…!
Khair
Cheers to those who came into our lives made it better and left when they found out we were healed enough…!
If you could start a new business right now, what would it be?
28/09/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
If I could start a business it would most probably be something related to food…!
To be honest I love the process of procuring material,
And cooking food for myself…!
And,
If we could do it on a smaller level like a cloud kitchen first and after that if the business runs successfully we can open a dedicated place which I hope I can buy outright,
Because I don’t want the threat of rent looming on my mind that I definitely cannot miss paying the owner in the first week of every month…!
To be honest—
If I can buy a place outright,
There wouldn’t be a need for me to open a business in the first place because everyone knows the rates of properties are in Delhi these days…!
If,
Money was never a problem to begin with…!
—
I’d construct a building(singular at first)
And provide people houses that are within their budget and have multiple houses in a single floor…!
This would be my way of giving back to the community;
But,
Nothing’s free so,
I would charge them less compared to others in the vicinity,
Which would crash the rent housing market in the area which would ultimately push the other landlords either to lower their rates or push them to form a rule which would involve the local government body and take the form of finally forming a rent control body which would help form a rate ceiling in which everyone would come to play…!
(Haha, this is a nice book idea…!)
Don’t steal it from me…!
Khair
Within my vicinity
I would love to open a shop that provides the basic services of printing, photocopy and a proper kirana shop,
Because there are a few in my area but they are slowly dying due to these dark stores of Blinkit and Instamart…!
