Waakiye

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  • Famous restaurants in Delhi…!

    Famous restaurants in Delhi…!

    Which is the best restaurant in your city?

    15/08/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Happy independence day to those who are celebrating…!

    Maybe you are planning to host a get-together, or you will be joining someone who invited you…!

    Or maybe you are going outside with your family to eat and this prompt couldn’t come at the right time…!

    Even if you would like to stay at home and order in that would be perfect because of delivery services like zomato/swiggy…!

    Or,

    Maybe you’re like me munching on some matar or some matthi straight out of the box like some caveman…!

    I guess this box will end by the evening and I’ll need to buy some more for later…!

    And I don’t take any questions about the box because it was thoroughly cleaned before I put matar in those…!

    Why do we call it matar you ask,

    Because it’s in the shape of a matar or a pea pod 🫛, well without the peas of course…!

    Also,

    Can you call it a day off when you don’t wake up early and everyone who is at home wants you to work early on in the morning…?

    I was woken up by the maid cleaning our house and mom having a loud conversation about her life, her daughter and how her son is going out of her hand…!

    And to someone who just woke up, it felt like they were having a full blown fight and I ran into my living room,

    And guess what,

    They were having a normal conversation and I tried to go back to sleep,

    Emphasis on the tried to…!

    So guess what,

    I had to help my sister put up curtains and our ladder broke and after fixing it my sister decided to make breakfast..!

    And after considering a while and deciding on poha which I love,

    She decided to make vermicelli…!

    😅🥲🥲

    So I guess we will be having vermicelli after all…!

    Back to the best restaurant in my city…!

    Well none of these are in order and they will give you want you want and how you want it to feel…!

    First would be Pukhtaän

    If tou know what I’m talking about you already are familiar with the flavor of the Padma shri awardee chef Imtiaz Qureshi’s son Ashfaque Qureshi…!

    I was able to enjoy once in Rajouri Garden and taking home delivery more than four times in Karol Bagh(which was recently closed down due to them not being able to secure enough well paying crowd here…!)

    Everything slaps here,

    Even its black dal or red meat…!

    You are paying good amount for the food and your expectations will be exceeded for sure…!

    Second would be New Tera hotel

    Situated right next to where the pukhtaän was in Karol Bagh,

    You will be greeted by a handsome Sardarji with a warm welcome and a big smile where you can either place your order or dine in at any given time of the day…!

    I’d recommend the paneer bhurji and their double fry dal along with parantha or naan I’d recommend to try to garlic one…!

    A pure veg restaurant which uses ghee for cooking all of the dishes,

    They can swap out garlic too but you’ll have to confirm that yourself…!

    Third would be Panjabi Angeethi

    A place that I get delivered my food from every now and then,

    Even if it’s only for you or a party that you’re hosting, they have awesome deals like paneer, daal, chaap, pulao,rolls etc…!

    You can have food and never get tired of it…!

    Last would be Prem Dhaba…!

    From veggie options to all non veg options you can have food at their venue, infront of the restaurant in your car or get it delivered…!

    I have been having their food ever since I was a kid and you cannot match that they serve because it’s mixed with nostalgia for me…!

    You can check them all out one visit at a time, if you plan to visit Delhi or Karol Bagh any time in the near future…!

    Let’s not forget the song of the day

    Die young

    Don’t we wish to rush and earn big money and die fast…?

    Well,

    Not if you want to leave a legacy and live a long life and set an example that the people around you can look upto…!

    The obsession that some of us have with gangsta rap is something we cannot explain to others, while we drive to our desk job or office…!

    Gagg-E and Deep Dhaliwal…!

    Happy Independence Day to those who are celebrating…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Being minimal and still ending up with cleaning duty every other day…!

    Being minimal and still ending up with cleaning duty every other day…!

    What’s your home decoration style?

    29/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Well,

    I’m not that into home decor but there are certain things that I want that I will get once I get to that earning level…!

    To be honest, being the only one earning in my family and spending money only on my family and essentials is something that I was taught to do…!

    And when I do have some spare money or something that I can spend,

    I usually buy my mom and sister something nice 😊

    Because who am I without them…?

    Now about the actual decor…!

    We have a combination of cream and walnut brown as a basic tone of our house…!

    And we have a clean and minimal decor and none of the things you see in a fancy movie where you watch a Indian household with big chandeliers or canvases spreading along the walls or ornaments that collect dust and demand regular cleaning…!

    With only three people at home I think we can avoid a lot by cutting our times which would be wasted on regular cleaning and maintenance…!

    I mean you can have it however you like, but there is already a lot of clutter in our home and I feel that we have to clean it every other day…!

    But,

    That cleaning and arranging it takes a lot of our free time and it makes no sense that we spend a chunk of our time here…!

    Khair

    Cleaning has to happen each day anyway and we can make it interesting by listing to some music and that brings us to the song of the day…!

    You know we never forget our roots and this song takes us back to our culture and brings out in a single song how panjabi’s are…! Loud AF
    Karan Aujla all the way…!

    Listen to it if you have time,

    The link is just above…!

    Cheers 🥂(to Karan Aujla for existing and bringing Panjabi music on top…)

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Artists who transform lives with their penmanship…

    Artists who transform lives with their penmanship…

    What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?

    28/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    If you don’t already know I listen to music and whole lot…!

    Not music videos but music in the form that I have my wireless buds in my phone and I listen it to wherever I go…!

    To be honest music has been one thing which has kept me sane,

    And kept me alive up until this point of time…!

    Imagine not having anyone to talk to and music being something that heals you and provides you with comfort that you wanted…!

    Comfort that I sought from someone else when I had no one around me…!

    So these songs and music became something that saved me from these disruptive thoughts and suicidal tendencies that I had some years back…!

    The real truth…!

    Khair

    I’m happy, those times are a thing of the past now and I feel really happy that I didn’t give up on life,

    Thanks to music and a few people around me who helped me continue this life even if they aren’t a part of my life anymore,

    I am happy they chose their own life and developed into beautiful and vibrant people who I come across every now and then…!

    Walked away from the prompt there, let’s circle back..!

    There is a song called

    This is how it feels(feat. Superdupersultan)

    The person who wrote and sang used to be called Boljani earlier but now he goes by the name Jani…!

    The song in question…!

    The song(An Understatement) takes you(the listener) on a path that gives you a perspective on how sadness and loss of a loved one feels…!

    I cannot point out a single line or a bar from the song but,

    If you can do listen to it and tell me how it felt to you and if it was able to spark anything in you…!

    (Urdu lyrics written in Hindi)

    उदासी का घड़ा हूँ फिर आ भरो ना मुझको,

    ऐसा करो ना, के मैं फिर से किसी का ना रहूँ,

    बुलंदियों पर हूँ खड़ा, पर वह सताह ही कहु;

    Translations

    I am an empty vessel of sadness, please fill me up once again,

    Do something to me once again that I feel shrouded by nothingness and I lose the sense of my belonging,

    Today I stand on the top but I feel like I’m troubled and tormented by your absence…!

    I would love you to listen to it once and let me know “ this is how it feels” to you…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A smartwatch for my mum..!

    A smartwatch for my mum..!

    What is the best purchase you have ever made?

    23/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    There are a few purchases that I regret making in life and think about how I could have saved money if I was sensible enough back then…!

    But,

    Today’s prompt is on the contrary,

    The best purchases we have made with money-

    It could be your hard earned money,

    or it could have been a partial payment was made by you and rest was taken up by someone,

    Or you are still paying emi’s for it…!

    A purchase is a good one only if you can pay it off without worrying about how you will manage the rest…!

    For me,

    One of the best purchases I made for myself is the iPhone that I bought for myself,

    Even if it was a second hand one, I have been using it ever since I bought it and it’s the medium that I use to connect with the world and bring you all of the posts…!

    I made the payment in full and was gifted some accessories as I got it from a friend who runs a small business of selling phone accessories and it belonged to his sisters friend and they wanted to sell it because she was upgrading it..!

    Khair

    I ended up with this iPhone and I’m using it each and every day since then…!

    There was a different happiness as it is my first apple device and I bought it from the money I earned through hardwork…!

    The best purchase that I made for my mom was a smart watch…!

    She wanted to track her progress and steps but she told me that she couldn’t carry her phone with her all the time,

    So it was a noise smartwatch which tracks her steps, heart rate and sleep which gives her an insight into what she is doing right or wrong…!

    Oh the happiness on her face when I took it out of the box and tightened it on her wrist and paired with her phone…!

    And she was overjoyed to tell me that she listened and made her first call on that watch…!

    Which made me realise how fast technology has changed and one day as I was returning from work I made a call and asked her if we needed anything for home…?

    she recited a list and I wrote it on my phone..!

    And she was overjoyed to tell me that she picked up that call on her watch and there was so much happiness on her face I couldn’t comprehend it…!

    Yes the call was a bit choppy but I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that so I kept that piece of information to myself…!

    These are the two of the best purchases I made the latter one is much more close to me…!

    I hope you have a good day and this read brings you some nostalgia..!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • TV shows I’d like to watch once again…!

    TV shows I’d like to watch once again…!

    What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time?

    20/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I’m not that much into movies but I do watch when I’m with someone like a friend or a group of them and we decide on watching one;

    Reading has been my forte and it has helped me grow to who I am today…!

    but,
    there are different perspectives I gain when I’m reading it from different pov’s and it always is like a new read for me whenever I pick up a book…!

    There is a TV series that I’d love to rewatch once again,
    and experience it once again;

    It would be,

    The Office

    I know it might be a choice that many people might choose but,
    there is something so funny about the premise that makes me forget everything that is looming over my head and helps me relax as I watch clips of it on YouTube…!

    I’m at a point where every other video is the pranks jim played on Dwight or a collection of bloopers that happened during the recoding,
    let’s not forget the deleted scenes that didn’t make the cut…!

    If I can ever get to watch the whole series once again with a clean slate along with the bloopers at the end of each episode plus the deleted scenes at the end of each season it would be a blast…!

    Another TV series.
    Well not technically TV but YouTube series would be

    The Big Lez Show

    It’s such a good movie that started at ms paint and led to what it is right now,
    I watched it a few years back as it was recommended by someone I know;

    And it changed my view on Australian comedy…!

    So much effort when into it and it was such a sad ending when the show came to an end that it broke something within me…!

    They are still working on mini series and standalone series of characters who were the part of the main series and it is such a good recap as it brings back a lot of memories…!

    These two TV shows I’d like to watch again after forgetting all of the memories that i currently have of them…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why?

    18/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    If you were to ask me about mastering a skill it would definitely be something that I can use for public benefit and mine too…!

    It would be something like having better observational skills and achieving a better conversational skill which would help me achieve my goals earlier…!

    There is a vast difference between observing and just watching the world walk by without gaining anything from it;

    It would be to my benefit to be able to observe and talk to people using my mastered skill set and get to know things that bug them or cause them harm,
    and take all their pain away as they feel some ease after talking to me about themselves…!

    There are a lot of things that haunt us,
    and we are constantly fighting a battle with them all the time,
    it can be a boss who’s making your life miserable,
    or some problems back home which make you think like you’re shrouded in darkness;

    And when I ask you about your life in such a way that it makes you tell me(A complete stranger);
    everything wrong that is going on in your life and I say some words that are comforting even if for a little while,
    it makes your life feel worthy of living,
    even enjoying if you truly feel free after talking your heart out…!

    So,

    Mastering observational and conversational skills would be my top choice…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • किसकी गलती…?

    किसकी गलती…?

    उस भूखे बच्चे को तड़पते देख,
    एक सवाल आया मेरे मन में——

    “क्या उस रब्ब ने चाहा होगा उसका ये हाल…?”

    क्या गलती थी उसकी,
    भूक से लड़ जो रहा था आज वोह,
    अपनी माँ को पुकार कर,
    रो जो रहा था उसकी तालाश में;

    उस रब्ब ने चाहा होगा कि एक अच्छी ज़िंदगी मिले,
    पर,
    देखने पर लगता है की,
    कोई गलती की होगी कोई उसने;

    गौर करने पर लगा,
    होगा वह महज़ २-३ साल का;

    अगर उस बच्चे ने नहीं की थी कोई गलती,
    एक ऐसी उमर में जिसमे उसने अपनी सुद-भुद भी ना संभाली हो,
    तो गलती किसकी…?

    उस रब्ब की जिसने उसे भेजा इस धरती पर,
    या,
    माँ-बाप का दोष जो लाए उसको इस दुनिया में और ना कर पाये उसकी देखभाल;

    जानता होता अगर रब्ब-
    “के मैं भेज रहा हूँ अपने इस अंश को ऐसे लोगों के पास जो देखरेख ना कर पायेंगे,
    और कुछ सालों बाद भूक से तड़प-तड़प कर,
    अक्सर मौत को गले लगा कर,
    मेरे पास वापस आ जाती है ये नन्ही जानें;

    तो गलती किसकी,
    उस रब्ब की,
    जिसकी पूजा हम बेतहाशा करते है,
    माँगते है उससे अपना भला-

    वोह जानते हुए भी,
    भेज देता है इन बच्चों को बली चड़ने,
    इस इंसान के जूनी में;

    या,

    गलती उन माँ-बाप की,
    जो लाए वोह जान को इस डूबती दुनिया में,
    कुछ पल,
    उन चंद पलों के लिए जिसमे वह देखरेख ना कर पाये उस जान की,
    और गया बैठे वह खिलखिलाती हसी को,
    जो आई थी उनके नसीब में——

    चाहा तो ना होगा हाल उसका किसी ने भी,
    पर ये भूक,
    और ये पैसे पर चलने वाली दुनिया,
    ठोकर मार कर आगे निकल जाती है,
    हर उस इंसान को,
    जो उसके हिसाब से नहीं कमाता;
    गलती हम सभ की,
    और हम में से किसी के भी नहीं;

    अगर औलाद पाल नहीं सकते तो सोचना चाहिए था,
    उसको इस दुनिया में लाने से पहले,
    और अगर आ ही गई है,
    तो अपने आप को बदल लेना चाहिए;

    पर आसान थोड़ी होता है अपने आप को बदलना,
    एक झटके से,
    किसी का आपके ज़िन्दगी में आने से;

    खैर——

    बदलना या बदल पाना अपने आप को,
    वह बातें दूर की;

    ना चाहा मैंने उस बच्चे का ये हाल,
    ना ही उस रब्ब ने,
    ना ही उसके माँ-बाप ने;
    बस,
    यू ही,
    रह जाते है कई,
    जो नज़रों मैं होकर भी नज़र नहीं आते;

    इतने में,
    मैं वह चीखे सुनता हुआ अपने राह पर वापस चल दिया;

    लव Waakiye 🤍

    English translations

    Whose fault was it…?

    Seeing that hungry child suffer,
    a question arose in my mind,

    “Did God ever intend for his life to be like this?”

    What was his fault?

    There he was, fighting hunger,
    calling out for his mother,
    crying as he searched for her;

    Perhaps God wished for him to have a good life,
    and yet, looking at his condition,
    I found myself wondering how he had ended up here;

    Then it struck me——
    he could not have been more than two or three years old.

    If a child so young has done nothing wrong,
    at an age when he cannot even care for himself,
    then how does he find himself in such circumstances?

    I wondered about many things;

    About the world he was born into.
    About the people responsible for him.
    About the systems around him.
    And about the role fate, chance, or God may play in lives such as his.

    No one would likely wish such a life upon a child.

    Not God.
    Not his parents.
    Not the strangers who pass him by.

    Yet hunger exists.

    And in a world that often measures worth through money and survival,
    many people are left struggling through circumstances they never chose.

    Some would say the responsibility lies with parents.
    Others would point to society.
    Others still would question God.

    I do not know the answer.

    I only know that suffering like this does not appear from a single cause,
    and rarely belongs to a single person.

    Perhaps there are choices that could have been made differently.
    Perhaps there are circumstances beyond anyone’s control.

    Either way, the child continues to suffer.

    And that was the thought that stayed with me.

    Many people remain unseen,
    even while standing right before our eyes.

    And as I continued on my way,
    the sound of those cries stayed with me.

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Battles that each one of us fight in the shadows and how we are portrayed to the world…!

    Battles that each one of us fight in the shadows and how we are portrayed to the world…!

    What are the biggest mistakes people make when visiting your country?

    12/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    After going on a morning walk I felt such a relief like a burden was taken from my shoulders,
    it felt like I was free and the meditation that I did even if it was a measly five minutes and I was interrupted by Mithu(our pet) it turned out to be a very great experience for me…!

    After a morning session of physiotherapy,
    I’ll be good to go on my merry way to work and work my butt off as there are a lot of things that have piled up which need my attention due to labor shortage and the rising rates of material that we need on a daily basis…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Mistakes people make when they visit our country…!

    There are many things that are wrong with our country and we are fully aware of that because we deal with them on the daily…!

    Like open drains, water overflowing, space technology roads that aren’t meant to be driven upon and cows on the roads that cause hazard and take numerous lives each day…!

    But,
    the fact that people focus on these things and show us in a bad picture making us feel even more worthless about ourselves…!

    Things like poverty are everywhere,
    and there is waste that is spread on the streets which is cleaned up every morning by people who are employed by the municipal corporation who clean them up daily…!

    But,
    the habit of not polluting our vicinity starts from us the residents of our country and when we see a pile of trash that started as a few leaves or a single use plastic cup or a bottle and people think it’s alright to dump all of their trash there;

    When there are trash cans around you as its mandatory by law to keep a trash can if you serve food or single use plastic bottles like cold drinks…!

    And here people can’t seem to get that at all…!

    I don’t like to toot my own horn but I’d rather keep small trash like an empty bag of chips or an empty bottle in my bag;

    Well it starts from somewhere doesn’t it…?

    Went on my own rant there….!😅

    Well we know there are these problems that we battle,
    and we are trying our level best to recover from them and once each and every one of us seems to get it that it’s not their problem it’s our problem we won’t be able to recover from it ever…!

    We know there are things like segregation that exists based on caste system and that makes their lives living hell which when shown gives us such a bad rep and this is necessary because more these things are exposed,
    it makes us more likely to work on them…!

    And,
    finally when people visit our country they trust wrong people,
    Our country India is know for its hospitality and some people believe anyone that tells them so;

    So,
    its hard because we are a country that seems very backward and primitive in a way how we treat other human beings which make us feel like villains…!

    There are battles each and every one of us fights countries and their wards too…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A few artists I listen to on the daily…!

    A few artists I listen to on the daily…!

    What’s a song that always puts you in a good mood?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    After missing my prompt yesterday as my morning went away to taking my pet dog,
    mithu to vet in Vijay Nagar, Delhi…!

    I had a problem with the previous vet,
    who spayed her and from that point onwards there were numerous problems like she was unable to control her urinary movement and she wasn’t able to put a lot of her weight on her back legs;

    Making her take our support to get on the sofa or the bed…!

    We were handed a prescription,
    medicine for her bladder and some for her anxiety…!

    I know it’s bad that she’s so young and having so many problems,
    but,
    I think the marriage function,
    a packed home and a few days we weren’t able to take care of her properly made her feel bad and pulled her down that path…!

    Other than that she is on the path of recovery,
    and it’s nice to talk to people about your pets because it lets them talk about their pets and things that they experienced differently with their upbringing…!

    It was a long day today and I’m completing this prompt at night as it’s almost 23:30 hours…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    A song that puts me in good mood…!

    This prompt is such a good one for this who like to listen to a single artist which they prefer;
    But,
    for me it’s a tricky one…!

    There is such a vast variety of music I consume even from languages that I cannot understand….!

    That this prompt would never come to an end…!

    There are different moods in which I listen to songs and sadly they aren’t interchangeable…!

    For example,
    if there is something hard like lifting or pushing my body to the max there is something called Panjabi drill(A section under Panjabi hip-hop…)

    There is a new artist called

    Iqbal

    one of the best things that I’ve heard in a long time

    He’s very promising and one of best writers and singers I’ve heard in a while…!

    where Panjabi singers have picked up jhanjhar or guns,
    he brings out new ways to convey his message and something that is easy to understand and appreciate…!

    Another one would be,

    AZAAD4L

    You already know him,
    or,
    You don’t know Panjabi or don’t have Panjabi friends who have introduced him to you…!

    Proper gangsta rap with beat which his friend,

    SANTALI(47) who produces and they are old skool boom bap type beats;

    which helps his listeners relate to the songs hard(pause)

    Yes the song is named 450k or 4.5 lakhs

    One of the prime examples that brings out his penmanship and rhyme scheme plus the gangster spirit that he possesses in his mind…!

    Who-tf-wanna-see-Azaad,
    Imma-face-em-all…!

    The last would be

    GAGAN KOONER

    A producer, singer, songwriter, editor and an amazing actor who acts with such a grace while carrying a pagg which has been passed on to us by our G0ds…!

    His words make them worth the while and the way he portrays both love and affection is equally as graceful…!

    The years spent waiting for a loved one…!

    Yes he writes both gangster and love songs which makes him very broad once you come to know his work…!

    Above were one of the few artists that I listen to currently and it makes me happy that a prompt came that I can talk to you;
    all of you about…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Being a version of myself with high self-confidence…

    Being a version of myself with high self-confidence…

    What’s the best way to build self-confidence?

    08/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    finally it’s a day off for me today,
    but,
    there are so many things that pile up over the week that,
    this single day becomes hectic to the point where it becomes impossible to shift from my already made schedule…!

    I’m writing this as I’m sitting for my physio session and contemplating life and all of the factors that led me here…!

    A busy life,
    a strong will,
    and a non shaking willpower that made me who I am,
    still continues to shape me and a future version of myself…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Best way to build self confidence…!

    Building self confidence comes to me when I am fairly certain if I know about a certain thing or a fact that I’m talking about or writing about…!

    When there is something that I feel less confident about,
    Like a dress or my physique or even something someone said to me—
    my mind on its own contemplates about things or concept that makes me feel bad about myself;

    But a voice speaks from within and asks me to stop thinking negatively about myself and pushes me into a positive spell,
    That helps me kick all the negative thoughts that exist in my mind at that time…!

    When it comes to building confidence about your own self from the start,
    first you have to accept who you are and how you are;

    And come to terms with it,
    and when it feels like what you are isn’t the true version of yourself,
    Then you should first strive to be a better version of yourself if you feel that will help you start your confidence about yourself from a level above that zero…!

    To be honest that is what I live by,
    I try to better myself and it boosts my confidence every single day bit by bit;

    Until and unless you strive to be better each day and explore how you can build yourself to be better,
    better than yesterday;

    There is always room for improvement and being a confident and a person who is vibrant and willing to take any challenge head on…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍