Waakiye

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    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 🤍

  • Failed attempts at remembering my childhood…

    Failed attempts at remembering my childhood…

    Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?

    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    (I hope Halloween went for all those who celebrated..)

    I’d love to live a specific age in my life once again, well tbh I’m not that old yet but there’s an age which I’d like to return once and live my life to the fullest…

    It would be my childhood i.e. the age when I was between 6 years to 12 years, because I see people remember their childhood,

    but I really have no clue as to what my childhood was or what were my quirks or things that I used to do…

    I’ve seen people remember their childhood with photos and memories, but it’s all a hazy flashbacks for me, every once in a while someone will ask how my childhood was and I’d remember bits and pieces of it nothing more ;(

    I know it might feel sad to hear, but when you actively fight for survival after being the sole earner, things tend to fall apart real soon…

    Every once in a while someone in my family will say do you remember that (A core memory from my childhood)..?

    I’d shake my head and agree with them even if they lie through their teeth, because I have little to no recollection of what happened back then…

    It’s sad and disappointing but that’s how it is for me, so I’d like to live my childhood once again…

    Cheers (To some dreams that might come true in the near future) 🥂

    Love Waakiye🤍

  • The cyclic nature of humans

    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 🤍

  • What does it mean to be a kid at heart?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    To be a kid at heart 🤔 it seems like a very tricky question because it depends on what time in life do you ask this question to a person…

    Imagine asking this to a 18 year old who just passed school and now has plans to attend college to further continue their studies or tries to get into a work college to learn and tackle real life skills while working and learning the also earning something for the family

    Their response would naturally differ because one where they attend normal college they would still have some innocence, they’d be playful, a little immature and even make mistakes along the way,

    But someone who has joined work school/college due to some circumstances they wouldn’t be shaped that way, their first few adult years of upbringing would be much harsher as they would be guided and taught and made aware of the world much sooner than a normal kid would…

    Now imagine asking this to a person who is is their mid 30’s working in a corporate world their response would be someone who is a kid at heart would have been exploited a whole lot, a lot of responsibilities would have been given to them(not necessarily belonging to them) and their emotions and their innocence played by many just to get their work done or taken advantage of (in a bad way)…

    Now asking this to someone who is in their mid 50’s would be a gem to hear,

    They’d start it like,

    “Oh to be a kid at heart it would mean the world to them, during their times it was all they could do, they used to play with neighbouring kids and used to do all the fun activities together, take on adventures, watching episodes on tv together, playing console games and so much…

    And sometimes it feels like it never goes away, the innocence that someone carries with themselves and how they take care of those around them and feel vulnerable when someone raises their voice at them but at the end of the day they come back in a way to mediate all that happened even if it weren’t their fault…

    For me to be a kid at heart is a bad thing, perhaps when you are soft spoken worry to much about other and give other priority by giving yourself a back seat in your own life all one is doing is let them take advantage of your state or the place of mind that you are right now,

    Most importantly people skip things make mistakes and tell sorry and such people make mistakes and count on your innocence and your nature of forgiveness more often…

    With such a thing comes both ups and downs well such a thing exists and you can find it in people many times,

    But it’s upto you to embrace this quirk of theirs or take advantage of it for your own shallow benefits…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The wishes that no one wishes

    You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    The genie and his blessings are onto us today, and let’s get the best of our abilities and think of something that helps us in the best way possible without harming the world(not necessarily causing harm but also helping it in the process…)

    The first wish would be something that hurts my deepest core; developing a machine or a process that brings up survival of newborns, I know this might not seem like much a big deal to all of you but there are a lot of things that go wrong when a child is born (the mind forgets to breathe, a lot more things go wrong and may a times the children are born with diseases that hinder their lives ahead if they successfully survive…

    (In short having a system or a process that helps bringing up infant survival the first 48-72 hours)

    The second wish that I have within this mind is that no one goes to bed hungry ever;

    The world is tricky in itself and the survival of an adult seems tricky, often in that many people who are not able to earn their keep they often go to sleep hungry including the children which in itself is such a bad thing that the parents are not able to afford for their kids much less themselves…

    (In short no one goes to bed hungry anymore including the adults and kids too)

    The third wish is something that I feel really selfish about asking;

    The final wish is to have a vibrant life, a life that is well lived and the people around us are caring and helping in ways that makes their and our lives better, by helping those in need and bringing up those who are not fortunate enough…

    In a hope that when it’s their time to depart and go to the spiritual being that they bow down to, they are able to tell them that they lived a fulfilling life and without any guilt, asking more for the people they are survived by and wishing that the absence of their presence hurts them less…

    (In short each person lives a life that is well lived according to them)

    With that being said the three wishes are up and it’s my time to take my leave from you and I will be here yet again tomorrow…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • 10 Certainties to Shape Your Future

    10 Certainties to Shape Your Future

    Daily writing prompt
    List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    These are the ten things that I believe to be absolutely certain it will happen or will affect our future happenings…

    1. Whatever you’re going through,
      unless you make an effort to get up and move forward,
      try and struggle to better yourself each and every day,
      you’ll be in a place (Not physically but mentally) better…
    2. Your hard work will be paid off,
      if its sincere and that doesn’t involve cutting corners and stepping on someone,
      (Even if you tell others you’re not affected by it,
      a set of eyes see you,
      and see the misery you pushed onto someone to be where you are..)
    3. There will be an end of you,
      end of the time that you’re staying in,
      end of all the lives that are dependent on you,
      end of all who you look up to,
      end of all those who look up to you too,
      ending is already planned well before your arrival,
      so,
      make it worth the while,
      and appreciate it all…
    4. All the things that you feel are real,
      there are times when your subconscious hints you to do something,
      sometimes it tells you not to,
      and more you come into tune with this inner version of you,
      better it will be for you…
    5. There is a need for you to have connections with people,
      it might feel that you are doing this for your benefit,
      or it might feel like they’re doing it for their benefit,
      but,
      when the need occurs,
      take a fall,
      and let them be the cushion that can soften it,
      but that doesn’t mean you can run amok if they’re hurting,
      you have to be there for them too,
      plus,
      you need some of these for testifying for you if something bad happens,
      and give you a clean chit…
    6. Have a few friends,
      you need them…!
      they are absolutely necessary,
      have strict rules and guidelines and push them through,
      and if they still stand with you,
      through thick and thin,
      they’re there for you to stay with you forever,
      (That doesn’t mean it cannot happen to you,
      they’re going to test you too,
      and of you aren’t available for them,
      you will lose them too…)
    7. Be there for your immediate family,
      your father,
      Mother brother and sisters if you have any,
      they are your crux,
      and if you aren’t available for them,
      you definitely won’t have time for anyone,
      because they are the ones who make and break you from the very core…
    8. Have an emergency fund set up,
      at least 6 to 12 months of fund set up separately,
      which you should not use on the regular,
      but during emergencies only,
      (I know this seems impossible for some,
      but it has to start somewhere,
      a few here and there,
      some stuck between the couch,
      it started as a big jar for me (Earthen pot Also called Gullak),
      maybe it can for you too..!
    9. Have something that saves you from this bad world,
      maybe a habit,
      maybe a vice,
      maybe a thing that you do to keep you alive and functioning in this fast-paced world,
      maybe a person,
      your s/o,
      boyfriend/girlfriend,
      a routine,
      maybe spending a few days with them,
      maybe a solo trip,
      or maybe a thing as simple as a beverage that you saw an ad for,
      or a food that you find appealing,
      wait until you can’t anymore and do it,
      or have it;

      Don’t necessarily deny yourself a thing that will help you live another day,
      but don’t jump on the very first moment you have a thought about it…

      Think it through…
    10. All of it might not work for you,
      there are times you have to cut ties,
      even with those who share same blood,
      even those whom you grew up with,
      and spent entire childhood with,
      but,
      when it comes to severing ties,
      remember,
      there is no such thing as losing a vision of self to be there for someone who would show you the gate the very instant,
      they find your worth has been utilized…


    These are my certainties,
    What are yours…?

    Cheers🥂(The fight begins)

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Dinner with Loved Ones: Healing Through Memories

    Dinner with Loved Ones: Healing Through Memories

    Daily writing prompt
    If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    There was a family tradition that used to take place earlier in our family,
    we used to get together,
    have drinks,
    cook our own food,
    some it was store bought,
    and it only required heating it a little bit..

    But,
    it was like once maybe twice a year kind of tradition which used to take place at our residence,
    but people used to come from faraway places,
    even from neighboring states,
    a day or two before…

    We used to have music,
    and used to hit steps after getting a bit tipsy,
    but,
    all in everyone enjoyed to their fullest,
    there would be people sitting in the corner eating and drinking,
    talking to each other,
    I would occasionally check on them and get them anything they needed,
    and they’d thank me for it,
    and the smile would stay on my face the entire night…

    Until,
    the latter half on ’23,
    after battling for an entire year,
    and losing at the end,
    the life was never the same,
    all the point of get-together became a sham,
    there was no happiness whatsoever,
    all the sense,
    essence of happiness or get-together was lost,
    as he left us…

    So,
    I’d invite my now deceased father,
    and revive the long-lost tradition of having the grand dinner once again,
    Or teach us how we could continue without the loss of someone so dear to our hearts,
    where all of us would get together,
    and enjoy to our fullest,
    once again,
    yet again…

    Cheers 🥂 (Happy weekend)

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • What Improves with Age? Discovering Taste, Wisdom, and Confidence

    What Improves with Age? Discovering Taste, Wisdom, and Confidence

    Daily writing prompt
    What do you think gets better with age?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    There are a few things that get better with age,
    that I can think of,
    at this very instant…

    Taste…

    Your preferences become more filtered,
    instead of the crude and in their raw versions they were before;

    You acquire taste in various fields like,
    Music, fashion, food and art,
    and these choices become yours,
    because they are acquired through trial and err,
    and they now show a great part of you…

    Wisdom and a vision for perspectives…

    As you grow and work,
    you gain skill,
    an insight into seeing the bigger picture,
    even the missing one which you have to create to achieve that level,
    But,
    that does mean giving up on things that are unimportant at that time,
    which can cause you to feel left alone or isolated,
    because things like these aren’t visible in the early years of life,
    and if it were,
    you’d most probably spending much time alone contemplating them,
    by planning ahead from an early age…

    Controlled grip on emotion…

    As you age and get reality checks,
    setbacks that make you realize your position,
    In life and in society,
    capping your goals and framing your life within a few things that were within your reach,
    you start to understand and have your views on things,
    and when you come to know the actual reality of those around you,
    the different way they are bound to you,
    some just like you…

    then you gain control over your emotions and built a stamina for it,
    which makes it harder for you to take an unnecessary fall,
    which can be made on early deductions…

    Foods and beverages…

    There are certain things,
    certain foods and drinks that become your acquired taste,
    like fine wine and pairing it with specific cheeses;

    Taste of truffles is one of them,
    it feels weird at first and after consuming it often,
    it becomes a taste that suits your palate…

    Just like wine,
    the taste of good whiskey is acquired through many trials and errors,
    you try expensive whiskey and drink it using some ice and little water,
    and it doesn’t hit you back like the cheap ones usually do,
    their buzz is consistent and not something that becomes a high or low within a matter of few minutes,
    But,
    that doesn’t mean it’s good for you;

    Anything and everything in moderation is better…

    Awareness of self and boost in confidence…

    With age,
    one becomes adamant on their rules and regulations that work for them,
    all of the outside judgment is ignored,
    and one becomes more comfortable in their own skin;

    Which in turn builds confidence,
    by not having a constant pressure of surroundings,
    and growing at a pace that seems comfortable for self,
    which sparks this feeling that’s-

    “MORE ABOUT KNOWING LESS ABOUT PROVING”

    with that being said,
    these are the things that I think,
    get better with age,
    What about you,
    do mention them in the comments below…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye🤍

  • Crafting Authority: Daily Learning in Writing and Life

    Crafting Authority: Daily Learning in Writing and Life

    Daily writing prompt
    On what subject(s) are you an authority?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Well,
    when the topic of authority comes in,
    I like to think it this way,
    one can never master a skill,
    no matter how much time they spend on it,
    but,
    a level of expertise comes in,
    after dabbling in a single field…

    After spending around three years,
    and writing at least half a million to quarter of million words,
    and given countless of them to writers and individual organizations,
    it’s safe to say there’s some level of authority that I have been blessed with,
    (On this),
    But,
    even saying this feels wrong to me,
    because there is so much yet to be done,
    so much yet to be achieved from this,
    and coming from a background that has nothing to do with this,
    makes it hard as the way has to be paved as I walk on it,
    for someone to follow the same…

    The field that I’m working in other than this,
    makes it polar opposite,
    Working in an industry where I learn new things each day,
    and return home drenched in sweat and covered in a layer of soot,
    but,
    even there,
    the learning continues on,
    and it happens on the daily,
    a new way to achieve results quicker and cheaper,
    this tussle continues each day,
    tomorrow too,
    and the day after too…

    So,
    the struggle continues each day,
    both ways,
    But it’s a good life,
    that continues perpetually…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Layers of Romance: Emotional Depth in Love and Writing

    Layers of Romance: Emotional Depth in Love and Writing

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your definition of romantic?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    What an open-ended question this one is,
    without a context,
    without any relation to how we are supposed to work,
    romanticism in the sense of a literary writing,
    or romantic in a relationship sense…?

    But,
    that’s the cue to work around the topic of this day,
    and we will go ahead anyways…

    My definition of romantic (or romance) in a general sense isn’t clouded by the want to just get in bed with them,
    but,
    to understand them,
    the things that they like,
    the things that they hate,
    the way they grew up,
    and from that understanding,
    what shaped them the way they are,
    or how they respond to an action or a cue,
    which they like or don’t,
    helping me to stay clear off the things that haunted them in their past,
    all the while helping them come to terms with what they were in their past,
    isn’t something that is going to affect their present;

    Also,
    showering them with gifts,
    taking them out on their days off,
    and exploring new places with them,
    as we walk hand in hand,
    traveling with them maybe using the public transport every once in a while,
    and gifting flowers,
    and dropping them home or near it,
    how the relationship is at that point of time…

    See how I didn’t talk about having or getting your physical needs met here,
    because that’s how it is initially,
    taking it slow and knowing that in some cultures,
    things like these take place after marriage,
    and that’s acceptable,
    but,
    when things are forced,
    and they are coerced into doing something that they don’t agree to,
    or like,
    would naturally mean that you’re there only to satiate yourself,
    and then drop her after the sun rises the next day…

    Due to that,
    this path becomes extremely tricky for both,
    where one has to make sure things are mutual and in agreement,
    with proper boundaries set…

    Whereas romanticism in literary sense comes in when things like these are experienced and a person who loves to write pens his real emotions and feelings,
    about how they are truly, madly and deeply in love,
    with the said person,
    to the point they write (Of course in some hidden sense),
    about their love,
    their feelings,
    which can be mutual or one sided,
    but,
    portraying an image in a sense that’s appealing to read,
    and can be experienced by those who are around them,
    without even being in a relationship to call it something that they themselves dream of being in…

    So romantic aspect is much needed in life,
    where a person exposes themselves,
    layer by layer,
    in a sense to a person,
    they intend to spend the foreseeable future with…

    That’s romanticism for me,
    to you…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye🤍

    All alone they were,
    After a long time they were finally together,
    There was deep longing in those eyes,
    And a want,
    A need that needed to be expressed,
    But,
    Who would make the first move…?

    The first move,
    After a span of three months,
    These months,
    Akin to years spent apart,
    Seeing only each other,
    And talking like strangers,
    Whenever they had some time on their hands,
    And these hands,
    Waited,
    Waited all of these days,
    Waited these weeks,
    Waited all these Months;

    Now,
    These hands,
    Were in those,
    Where they belonged…

    A bottle of Merlot,
    And two glasses were there,
    A third of the way,
    Maybe a sip was taken,
    Before things took a turn…

    From kissing the back of her hand,
    To her shoulder blade,
    And from there,
    Those pink supple lips,
    He stared at himself,
    Her face tilted,
    Eyes half closed,
    Waiting were these lips,
    For a sweet little kiss..

    A known flavor coated his mouth,
    Her born lippy lip balm,
    The strawberry kind,
    Those eyes; glowing,
    Overflowing with emotions;

    “Cannot tell you how much I waited,
    Waited for this day..”

    As those eyes shined,
    As she stared into his…