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  • A grocery haul for a typical family…

    A grocery haul for a typical family…

    List your top 5 grocery store items.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Today’s prompt is a weird one, like what does this even compare to, a few prompts back to back were very serious ones and required thinking on a higher level;

    But what would be my top five grocery store items…

    Well,

    My first would be ready to cook pasta, not any specific type but all of them elbow, penne, fusilli, bow tie, spaghetti and so much more;

    They are versatile and go well with anything that you cook and they are easy to snack on and filling if cook properly…

    Second thing would be some sort of chicken, maybe it’s kebab or some cold cuts or even packed chicken breasts that can be whipped into some sort of curry or something of a semi dry dish like marry me chicken or even something that can be turned into fried chicken tbh the variety is never ending…

    Third thing would be herbs and dried spices, if we are starting from scratch it would mean we need to have all of the things that are required to have a proper grocery run and one time purchase of these things can last a month too;

    I mean turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli(for color), standard red chilli which gives it the kick that it needs, cumin seeds, ginger powder, black peppercorns, cinnamon bark, clove, cardamom , mustard seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds and lastly star anise;

    All of these are a must have if you plan on making a grocery run for the very first time…

    Fourth wound be veggies, a staple would be potatoes, onion, ginger and garlic, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, mushroom(if the price is right) green peas, capsicum, cauliflower and spinach if the seasons are right…(do I need to explain these…?)

    The last would be pulses and being from India at least one time of cooked food has some sort of pulse wherever you go, imagine going to eat something South Indian food the staple idli and dosa including sambhar is made using pulses like rice and black gram(called urad dal here in our country…)

    Some other would be chickpea, kidney beans red lentil, peas, black eyed peas( called lobiya),split yellow peas, mixed pulses, mung beans, moth beans and so much more…

    I forgot to add eggs and that is very shameful for me because I have one every morning and almost forgot about them(P.s. a sixth edition from my side)

    With these five((6)) things you can conquer any of these recipe that works for you…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Men who shaped my life

    Men who shaped my life

    Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    There are a few men in my life who have guided me in a positive direction and given me a way to live this life in a much better way…

    The first one would be my late father, who was one of the pillars in my life he shaped my existence (literally) and taught me how to be a better person by just being present in my life and acting like a good father figure to look up to, even though we had limited time with each other,

    There are some decisions of his that I question myself but those were taken keeping in mind my future and the future of our family-led business…

    But I’m really grateful that whatever time we had together was spent in happiness and neutrality…

    The second one would be my father’s brother, my uncle; he is the one who taught me all the business that our family has to date, and he taught me the basics and the complex things of the business that we now run together;

    He imparted me the sense of respect and how to please a client and negotiate what feels best for us (margin-wise) without having to cut deep into the pockets of any of our potential client a time of five years under his guidance gave me a different perspective at life also the shoes he had to fill when he was a child forced into this business too…

    The last one would be my friends, without them I’m just a wandering soul on this planet, they keep me grounded and also help me achieve what I am capable of there are so many instances that have shaped me that happened just between my friends which gave me a new perspective on life itself;

    They are with me when there was no one, and they shall be with me until the end of me…

    These were the few men who positively impacted my life…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The Lasting Impact of Great Teachers on Students

    The Lasting Impact of Great Teachers on Students

    Daily writing prompt
    What makes a teacher great?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Well,
    the new week just started and let’s say,
    it was over before it even began because I wasn’t able to sleep until 2:30 in the morning,
    and I’m already feeling very sleepy,
    while writing this,
    But,
    I gotta do what I gotta do right…?

    I hope each one of you has had a great teacher in their lifetime,
    it doesn’t necessarily have to be someone from school or college,
    but,
    someone who stayed in your life for a little while and taught you something,
    that no-one could within a short span of time…

    For me,
    this life has been one of the biggest teachers,
    trying and testing me all the time,
    by keeping me on the edge,
    and throwing challenges left and right,
    but,
    coming out of them gives me a fresh perspective,
    a new way to look at things and my life,
    by making new amends in the old ways,
    making every challenge worth the effort,
    and the outcomes even better…

    A person who was a great teacher according to me,
    Was my history teacher from high school,
    her classes were awaited by each student of the class,
    as the way she taught,
    breaking each and every point,
    each and every paragraph into easily understandable ones,
    Involving discussions,
    two and fro questionnaires,
    going on trips once every two months exploring the surroundings,
    studying the architecture,
    and talking about which era it belonged to,
    and discussing things about the monuments the time period they survived,
    the types of renovation it underwent,
    and the material that was used and how it deteriorates at the climate affects it…

    Also,
    she was and older teacher,
    meaning all of this was gained over the years,
    all of which was imparted to us within a span of two years,
    a very limited time,
    but,
    the way she condensed all of her life’s learning in these two years for us,
    she made our life,
    Our history lessons,
    each of them one of the best things that we ever learned in our lives…

    A Great teacher is never forgotten,
    no matter how old the student gets,
    the efforts made always live on forever…

    Here’s to all of the teachers,
    Sacrificing themselves for the future of those who come to you,
    to learn,
    and be a better version of themselves,
    by taking an essence of it from you…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍