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  • Making new promises after breaking old ones…!

    Making new promises after breaking old ones…!

    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..! 🥂

    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 🤍

  • Being mis-gendered and getting a laughter out of it..!

    Being mis-gendered and getting a laughter out of it..!

    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 🥂

    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 🤍

  • Striving to be better at the skill you possess, If the world around you doesn’t read;

    Striving to be better at the skill you possess, If the world around you doesn’t read;

    How do you build loyal subscribers?

    07/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s going to be a busy day,
    a day off from physio but,
    that means I can get some time to complete the prompt in the morning before I leave for work…!

    Things are finally getting traction in life,
    and I’ve crossed my fingers with hope that they stay on the same line…!

    And after talking to my sister who recently got married,
    I feel a whole lot better as she was the one who used to hear me out all the time…!


    The conversation now has taken a tangent,
    earlier it was more about how was my day,
    or,
    talking about how our lives were and what happened on the daily,
    or something that happened during the day;

    But now,
    when she’s adapting herself in a new household and figures out things that are new to her as she’s encountering them after stepping into a role of a wife and daughter in law,
    pacing herself yet again…!

    Other than that there are a few new things that I’m working on and I’ll make them public soon..!

    One of them is a scene where I present pov of both husband and wife cheating and how it breaks the place they call home…!

    Another one is well it’s shady and very graphic,
    where sa takes place and I plan to explore the mindset of both the victim and the person committing the unthinkable act…!

    I know it won’t reach reach any place without being shadow banned or being restricted or even my whole site banned,
    a mindset explored gives me answers to things that help me understand the situation where they both end up in..!

    (khair…)

    Coming back to the prompt

    Building loyal subscribers…!

    All of this was never about building subscribers or having a loyal fan following who like each and every one of my posts;

    But,
    it was started as a means to pen whatever I have in my mind,
    before those thoughts turn into a negative ones and cause me harm;

    That was the sole reason to bring to you,
    all of you what goes on in my mind…!

    There might be some who think they want loyal subscribers and people who wait for their posts,
    but,
    I know there is no way someone is going through all of this-

    When we are all aware of the fact that reading skills and attention span of people have gone down so much that even reading a paragraph seems tricky..!

    And when you are catering to people who are in such situation,
    it can be said that they might not read it to the end;

    And when you write there is a chance that it might be skipped,
    or,
    something might be picked up which you didn’t think much about…!

    So,
    working on things that are tricky for the masses means that you are somewhat writing for your own self;

    And if you aren’t loyal towards your own skill or talent and continuously try to improve it-


    Do you think there would be someone who looks up to you..???

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍