There are a few life hacks that I practice to keep myself sane tbh…!
Even these things that get labelled as monotonous help me live my life to the fullest…!
Well firstly,
I pen down anything that I have on my mind the first thing in the morning as soon as I wake up before going to the washroom or during the time I’m sitting on the can…!
Secondly,
The morning walks that help me declutter my mind,
And,
It helps me get a fresh perspective into life while looking at these flowers, leaves and people who surround us…!
Thirdly
I think I sit on a lot of things and believe the fact that everything that comes to me doesn’t necessarily has to be an inspiration that I can work on at that very instant,
But some of them are a fragments that I can conveniently place in a story line later or somewhat of a life lesson which helps me picture a piece later..!
Fourth
When something hurts me,
I turn to writing about it from both gendered perspectives which gives me an insight to work on later…!
This thinking from both ways has given me an insight into how it feels to the feminine character too…!
Lastly
I manage my time a whole lot,
I try to fix my hours at work and not overwork myself because that gives me less and less reason to continue it the next day…!
And,
But,
All of the things come to a halt when I’m writing…!
I guess these four hacks are the top most of the things that I do,
Honestly—
To live this life in a fuller way and better way than to rot in my bed…!
An activity that is somewhat of a fixed thing that happens on my day off…!
😂
What are the life hacks that you have which let you life a better life…?
What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?
31/08/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well..!
Yes,
I wanted to write and I am beginning to write this prompt at exactly 00:02 hours;
A few minutes before I submitted the daily prompt which I had to on 30th…!
I think it will be a good day, because I have a whole lot planned and I will try to complete it by the evening…!
Returning to the prompt…!
The kindest things that someone has ever done for me would be to tell me that I was worthy of love and I deserved it as much as any other person did…!
I lost that girl a few years back because I was not in the right place for a relationship or even marriage…!
And to be honest I was never in a place to reject someone but,
I did,
And that moment still haunts me to this day,
Because I haven’t found someone who would love me like her…!
But,
There’s nothing that I can do, because she is happy in a relationship with someone who deserved and treated her in a much better way than I ever could…!
Khair…
It was her,
And,
Even when life was not kind to her she was kind to me,
And that is something that I learnt from her and tried to incorporate in my life by looking happy and carrying a smile on my face;
And wishing everyone with much more love and respect which I used to do before…!
Khair again
She taught me it was possible to love someone even when you are broken and trying to mend yourself…!
And I genuinely wish,
Whenever my heart cries out—
I wish this life was a bit less cruel to her and she could have found the person who loves her before those people came into her life…!
I think this will be a right place to end…!
Song of the day is here
Nseeb
A name that rang with respect, admiration and a voice that makes even the established people weak in their knees…!
Freestyle 21 brings out the aggressiveness that hides within and how people move in the shadows and show their true intention when they come face to face with their problems…!
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…!
A dinner would be a nice time to discuss the things and aspects about life, relationships and all the interpersonal conversation and relations that we have or try to have in our daily life…!
Well instead of choosing a single author why can’t I have something like the last supperwhere we discuss things and arrive at conclusions together…!
First would be Fyodor Dostoevsky
A dinner that would destroy me mentally but I wouldn’t give in anytime soon and ask a follow up question after questing my sanity and processing a reply Of course the food would get cold as I think and ponder in my imaginative world and form a reply or another question…!
Second would be Jorge Luis Borges
We would discuss(well argue) about the time and its constrains,
And if the time or the passage of it is made up just to extract more from us…!
And we would discuss the infinite traps that we are currently experiencing as we try to wiggle through each day…!
We would end up creating a person in an imaginative world and give them all of the problems that we deal with on the daily and try to revive them each time they fall or aren’t left with any more hope…!
A complete science experiment within our heads that’s what it would become at the end…!
Third would be Khalil Gibran
As you know my obsession with the author and the type of work where everything is answered in a poetic fashion which would become lame after the first hour and I would beg them to talk normally—
We would discuss love, grief, human nature and its complexities, and by the end we would probably be swirling wine/drinking whiskey neat with some ice as it cools the glasses as we process every problem that exists and will exist in the near future…!
Last would be Rabindranath Tagore
Yes,
A bit of a polar opposite,
But,
We would discuss poetry, love, spirituality and love for our country that we share…!
Well,
For once my thoughts and ideas would be heard and ideas would flow in our native language rather than taken as critical comment and handled with hostility—
I’d have room to learn and explore my own self and a chance to expand my horizon too…!
A dinner well staring with appetisers and leading to main course which happens all of us are done grabbing at each others throats and maybe end with a cold dessert which would bring some cool and calmness into us after which all of us would leave after bidding our goodbyes to each other…!
Before going check out the song of the day…!
Gagan kooner and my obsession with Panjabi language…!
One of the best upcoming artists who loves to create his own music and write his own lyrics,
And brings the listeners to the brim of emotion and cause them to feel very much once the song ends..!
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…)
What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept?
25/07/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
Haha
This prompt came at the right time and hit me like a freight truck…!
There are numerous promises that we make to ourselves and we wish that we would keep it forever,
But,
I believe it’s common that something comes up and deviates us from this path that we have decided in our minds…!
And,
Those moments,
Those instances are tests that we have to overcome to complete the promises and be the person that we promised ourselves to be…!
And these tests can vary so much that it’s impossible to predict them at all…!
Imagine you go on a diet and tell yourself that you won’t eat direct sugar or consume food that has unnecessary calories,
And,
At that exact moment someone plans a party and all of the dieting is halted for a day and you inhale all of the things that you stopped yourself from…!
Even I am a human,
There are promises and hurdles that I have/had to make to myself and had to break too, to be who I am today…!
One of the most important promises that I have kept until this day is to never stop learning and that has brought me immense pleasure and brought peace to me too…!
It helps me be different from the world in the aspect where people only live their lives and I have lives many in this single one, that too at many stages…!
Other than that I have made a promise to keep posting here every single day and I am happy to tell you that I am trying to be active and putting my time being a better writer each day on multiple apps,
And I am trying to build a personality there too..!
I know it’s hard after putting 10+hours in your business and later having time to process and build your online profile…!
But a promise is a promise right…?
And,
When we break these promises and make new ones we start at a level above from the last time…!
Remember that…!
Cheers to being a better person by making and breaking promises to self..! 🥂
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..!
What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of?
22/07/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
One of the funniest misunderstanding that I was a victim of was being mis-gendered…!
She’s a fellow writer and works hard each day, managing her life while taking care of her kid…!
But,
In her mind she already assigned me to be her female companion…! 😅
We had a conversation where she published a book and I stumbled across her Instagram page and bought one…!
And she assumed that I was a girl because my real name is something that can be used for both genders…!
To be honest,
She told me that she has a friend whose name is the same as mine and she’s a girl…!
And she spent years with her during her college and she assumed I might be someone from just like her female friend was who she made friends with…!
But,
At the end I made it very clear that I’m a dude who loves to write and would love to buy her newly published book which I got and read it to the last page,
And it helped me big time…!
I thought it was funny and how these simple misunderstandings can pop out of daily routine and make us remember them as funny times…!
That being said,
I am a dude IRL and I’m fond of reading and writing if someone was unaware of the fact…!
Cheers to the funny misunderstandings that bring some laughter into our lives 🥂
