Tag: lifestyle

My first day at school and at work…

Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Well I’m not a parent right now and don’t plan on being one anytime soon, but if time and life exists I’d love to have at least one child…!

Well I can share with you two instances,

One being the very first day I started school. I remember it was a Monday and my mother and father drove me to my school where I saw children crying as it was the orientation day and as parents separated from their children they walked back to the school gate with tears streaming down their cheeks, screaming “mumma/papa” whoever they were close with,

But me,

I was completely silent and wished them goodbye too, as I sat on my seat in an empty classroom because many skipped the first day as the children began crying as they came near the school gate;

All in it was a good day, we had fun, learnt new things and that was it for the day, around 12 it was our time to go back home, and I remember tears in my Mother’s eyes as she came to take me back to home and i was happy to see her as we went back home…

Another instance is first day at work…;

It was the middle of August and my father told me to swing by work, to drop off something that they forgot home, and as I arrived at the workplace I greeted him and gave him a file that he forgot, and as I was about to leave he asked me about work..?

And I wanted to know what he meant,

He said Point blank that he wanted me to continue our family business and also study as I got time to which I told him that either it will be work or studies because industrial work requires a strong backbone and working long tireless hours which in fact affect the other 16 hours of your life making you extremely tired and stressed about the next day…

And as I started work I fought a lot with him with myself too, because all of the studies I perused came to a halt and all of my relationships built came to a standstill, because I hadn’t earned anything yet and I was given an ultimatum that they won’t be spending any more money on my studies and I have to work there…

And after learning that a piece of my feelings began to die for my father each day,

But this day that my father is no longer among us I believe that it was the best thing to happen because we bonded over things that made us similar and I got to spend more time with him during his final years with them…

A win-win for the both of us…

Didn’t want to take it to such a negative point but life happens…

Well happy weekend to those who have the days off and enjoy your life to the fullest, hug your kids and tell them you love them…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

13/12/2025
To experiences that shape us…

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Yes, I’ve had a few opportunities to present myself on stage with and without a group;

I presented a speech all alone twice and I had all of the fear before it, legs feeling like jelly, those eyes staring at me like I owe them something, but once in my zone I performed what I had to it was a speech about a religious leader the topic that I picked way back…

Another one was a rather small group that worked in an informal setting a few strangers and a piece of information that we shared and debated it to come to a standard conclusion,;

A mere two person discussion turned into a few people taking their side and my side, it was a topic that has such a deep belief that we all had views on it “God’s existence and his overlooking those who were unfortunate…”

And after the heat of discussion subsided we all had tea and called it a night as we walked away a bit better person, by learning someone’s side and some facts that even changed our beliefs…

There were instances that we had musical performances during schooling too, which were often in groups because they shifted the focus and stress from a single child to the group, which was fun and enjoyable even for the audience because they were a part of us too as they enjoyed it as much as us…

A few instances but they shaped a version that can be traced deviated from a standard path to what it is now expanding forever…

To experiences like these that shape us for the better;

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

12/12/2025
The stress associated after work…

What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The part of routine that I can avoid or skip would be the stress associated with work that constantly looms over my head…

The constant pressure of preparing, of being active and on my toes has broken the foundation that I stand on;

Some days it feels like a break from it would be better,

But returning to it feels like a trap that I exited for a little while,

after seeing clear open skies I have to walk into the cage to be trapped yet again and work within these tubes that trap my existence within them for 10 hours daily…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

12/11/2025
Some laughters and life lessons worth hearing…

What podcasts are you listening to?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Well there aren’t many podcasts that I’m in these days but there are a few that bless my ears…

One of the podcasts that I used to listen to was “Violating community guidelines” by Sarah Schauer and Brittany Broski;

I know weird names but they complimented each other and the funny instances on their podcasts were so hilarious that I often laughed out while working making people think that I’ve gone crazy 🤪..

48 episodes discussing the trends on the social media and what went on during the year 2022 and the end of it,

Started in January of ‘22 ending in December of the same year, Ive found myself to go back to it year after year and boost my mood and give me laugh whenever life pins me down…

These days I’m invested in a podcast called Alan watts daily wisdom and yes they’re sharing the timeless teachings of the philosopher Alan watts through ai in his voice to all the world to listen and view too…

Started a month ago and 24 videos in gathering a whopping 108k followers as we speak (on yt) I’ve found it very helpful and informative by giving me insight to live this life better in ways that are often overlooked…

Hope you will find these worth your while…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

08/11/2025
A lesson that still stays with me.

What was your favorite subject in school?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Those times were the ultimate, we could play and be ourselves(our real self) without bothering anyone and do things that we liked instead of what we are right now,

how we act today to get what we want…

Leaving it at that,

My favourite subject was history, in specific ancient Indian history, which I found very interesting due to a dedicated teacher and her clear vision to impart everything that she learnt during her life to her students…

The lessons were long according to some students (45 minutes) but I couldn’t get enough of them ever, also there were people who hated it from their very core;

But there were others who loved it too and along with them we formed a group who were very much in love with it and wanted to learn as much as possible within a short period of time…

We went on walks, explored locations and visited historic sites along with our teacher and learnt all the facts firsthand…

Many years have passed and most of us still remember the lessons that she used to teach us and often we remember how much condensed information she fed to us within a span of two years…

The best years of our lives…

Hope you find a teacher/sir in life that sparks such interest and curiosity in you that has ripple effect all over your life…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

07/11/2025
Life saving advices to cut screen time…
How do you manage screen time for yourself?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

I’m pretty sure most of the world is suffering with this disease of a very long screen time, hooked on Instagram reels, YouTube shorts and videos, clips on TikTok and many more…

Time seem to pass by so quickly when we are hooked on them that it feels unreal;

You started watching them at 10 at night and suddenly it’s 1:30 before you can see the time on the phone which was there all the time…

There are a lot of things that I use to achieve my goal of reducing screen time a few of them are->
- Having a separate phone for doing writing without any distractions so that I can focus when otherwise I would find a way to stop writing and doom-scroll Instagram..
- Tracking screen time on both my phones just to keep in touch with how much I used a single app and how much I need to cut back…
- Presetting a timer on each app which I use a lot for example I set a timer for an hour on Instagram which is a lot less from 4-5 hours which used to happen without knowing…
- Trying to avoid using phones for the first few hours I usually wake up and pen my ideas or any dreams that I had, which makes all of it interesting as it boosts my writing skills and also imaginative skills which help me remember what happened in my dream world…
- And at last, I keep my phones a bit away from me like for charging away from me when I have free time so I’d have to walk to it to get it as I’m on my bed, which cuts the interest in getting up and grabbing it a bit more…
The last one is a big mind thing I know…😭😂

And I hope these works for someone in need…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍
06/11/2025
A perspective from all ages

Do you need time?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The prompt today is such a great one that it has many layers to it the deeper you look at it…

Asking this to a child the answer would be a big yes and they get to play more and be themselves more…

Asking this to a teenager who is surrounded by studies and stresses they’d say yes too, A student would say they’d get more time to sleep and work on things they like,

Whereas those under mountain of pressure would surely reject it…

A working individual would say they’d love to have time but for themselves too,

If it were a part of work they better be paid for it equally;

A retired individual would say yes too, they’d get the maximum out of their lives if they’re going out to visits places that they haven’t, making it a once in a lifetime thing…

But,

A person who is struggling with a disease they’d definitely say no, not to have any second more of the pain and constant stresses that come with it…

A person with a disability like depression and schizophrenia or anything that makes them agitated and lash out on themselves or those around them, they’d definitely say no to that too…

A person who has lost all interest in life and living paycheque to paycheque surviving each and every month would definitely want time that goes to bringing themselves up unfortunately that’s not the sort of world we live in and often over exploitation is a thing and haunts us all…

A person who is on their deathbed waiting for its sweet embrace they want more and more time away from it, but on the contrary a person fighting with it all the time wants none of it…

For me I do need time,

To complete all these pieces that I’m writing and working on but most of the time is eaten up by work and things that demand my attention at home, leaving me with next to none…

And I know if I get more of it, a big chunk of it will go to my family and work instead of me or my growth; but that’s how life goes for me and I hope better for you…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

05/11/2025
What are your favorite websites?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Well this question is a curveball, my favourite websites, the answer to this question has changed so much in such a short time that even I cannot fathom the change when I look back at it…

Earlier when there weren’t any streaming services and we had to watch movies/videos, only thing available was a shabby copy of it online, sometimes a torrent file other times a website whose name isn’t coming to mind right now but those were the good old days;

Nowadays they’re replaced by Netflix prime Hulu and whatnot, leeching money away from us slowly and steadily…

These days the media that we consume is replaced by shorts i.e. YouTube and Instagram (YT shorts and reels) being one of the most easily consumed short length media which effectively eats up all the time until you remember to look away from the screen and it’s 2 am in the morning and you have work at 9:30 😭…

Even I watch some anime there’s a website called Animekai it’s a bit tricky to operate a little slow but when you get a hang of it it feels like the world has brought it to you firsthand…

For writing this is the app that I prefer WordPress where I can freely write what I feel to my content and call them truly my own,

I’ve had my series of problems, content deleted without notification, a few apps shutdown so I had to scramble to get all of my stuff copied because they wouldn’t give me an official copy when needed, but still there’s no hatred in mind for no one…

And this place is what I call my own where I can truly be who and what I like to be…

For music I use

YTmusic(YouTube music for short),

A single subscription for my family allows me to use it and I use it to my full content because I love to listen to music no matter the borders that we are bound in by the people…

With that being said this post comes to an end,

I hope your Sunday goes well and the coming week is a bit soft on you…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

02/11/2025
The cyclic nature of humans

What’s something you believe everyone should know.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Something that I believe that everyone should know is human nature and its repeated cycle…

If a person has wronged you or even something simple like making delays in giving payment for a job that has already been done(from a business pov)..

They will often repeat this behaviour again in the near future and until you continue to be in business with them, always something will come up, always something will happen;

One day it will be something the next day it will be something else until you take on a crude form and make them agree on your terms…

Same thing happened with me the day before, an old client with such behaviour took some material that our company prepared and it took him a whole month before he came back to pay the dues,

(Even in that he held back a few hundred just because it was a big deal)…

But making them understand that the payment was due for a whole month and the money received at that point would have been utilised in a way that it would have grown by some significant amount until yesterday

But all of these things go over their heads, like I spoke in a language unknown,

As they drove off and I returned with the payment there was a sense of relief that that there was one less persons to worry about brought me some ease…

In a few weeks another order will be placed and its payment will be delayed just like the usual but I do plan to make sure that I receive it on time if I hand it over in person and I can receive the payment in full without waiting,

But not everything goes to plan right…?

Until next time where we can learn something new about the cyclic nature of human and the way they make excuses to get out of situations by giving excuses…

Cheers🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

30/10/2025
How to Live Sustainably: Tips from Daily Life

Daily writing prompt
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The dream of having a sustainable life always stays on this mind,
maybe there are some things that aren’t possible due to reasons,
but there are constantly some efforts that I try to make to live this life,
by saving the environment too,
also the efforts of those around me…

Buying good quality clothes that are not cheap,
but they’re built to last,
last a time longer than what the cheap ones need buying at least three,
maybe four times,
so,
spending money once and getting more worth out of it is my go-to…

Also,
reducing use of single use plastics,
of course,
it doesn’t happen all the time,
but,
there are times when I take my own bags when out shopping,
and put things in them,
instead of getting the plastic polythene,
that end up in waste later…

Shifting to a more plant-based diet,
yes,
this is one of the biggest changes I’ve taken on,
changing to a plant-based diet,
has given me some time to think and worry about my well being too;

Don’t know if its me,
but,
giving up on meat as a source of nutrition,
has brought clarity and toned down my aggressiveness,
yes,
maybe this is something that can be contested,
but,
that is how I feel about it,
there is change in the way I think,
and work things out too…

Instead of choosing fruits that come from outside,
imported into the country,
the focus shifts to own produced,
and taking into consideration how those things reach us,
this also brings us to the point to avoid food wastage,
anything that isn’t consumed on the same day,
is used the next,
and all of the food that is cooked has a shelf life of a day or two,
so,
limited quantity is made and most of it is utilized on the same day…

A good source of sustainable living starts at home,
so,
switching to solar power becomes a priority,
using or buying appliances that have three maybe four-star rating (energy saving ratings),
also,
unplugging and switching off unused lights and ports,
where energy can be saved;

And in home,
fixing things like water leaks,
that cause wastage,
using aerated taps and showerhead (Filters),
which help in reducing the amount of water used eventually…

For traveling,
using public transit,
when the place is near,
or using carpool when the place is far,
and by investing in EV car or bike by replacing one of the vehicles,
And opting for trains or buses for longer trips,
which cause less emissions than flying…

These are some of the things that my household does,
how do you,
or your household work to make this planet more habitable…?

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

27/06/2025