Tag: rock

  • 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 🤍

  • Exploring Global Music Genres: My Personal Playlist

    Exploring Global Music Genres: My Personal Playlist

    Daily writing prompt
    What is your favorite genre of music?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Intro…

    Have you ever heard a track and went,
    I don’t know what they’re saying but,
    it feels good to listen,
    so,
    you end up having a few of them in your playlist,
    and one day when you’re scrolling your downloads,
    you find it yet again,
    and revisit those old memories…?

    Travelling west…

    That’s how I discovered “Nancy Ajram”,
    A Lebanese singer,
    “Jamila El Badaoui”,
    A Moroccan singer,
    And,
    “Nai Barghouti”,
    a Palestinian singer,
    composer and singer,
    with such talent that is nowhere to be found…!

    Finding these rare gems…

    These discoveries for a person sitting in India,
    is not possible unless a random one of these come on your recommendations,
    but,
    for that you should have heard them in advance or have someone tell you about them but,
    it never happened to me,
    it was always finding out on my own,
    hearing it someplace,
    like the background of an instagram reel,
    or,
    a soft tune playing somewhere,
    that’s how I found out about the legends “FAIRUZ”,
    And “ABDEL HALIM HAFEZ”…

    Returning to my roots…

    But,
    that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about my culture and the origin of my being,
    Panjabi folk singers like “Lal Chand Yamla Jatt”,
    and “Alam Lohar” “Ashiq jutt” “Amar Singh Chamkila” “Asa Singh Mastana”
    and their female counterparts,
    “Noor Jehan”, “Surinder Kaur”, “Narinder Biba” and “Amarjot”…

    Not forgetting the new Skool singers who are carrying the legacy forward that we got from our ancestors,
    “Arjan Dhillon”,
    “Sidhu Moose Wala”(Rip LLSMW🕊️),
    “Karan Aujla”,
    and many more who are working hard to bring up the level day by day..

    So,
    you see my genre focuses on my mother tongue,
    with exposure from around the world..

    About Bollywood…

    I don’t like Bollywood that much because most of it has become a copy and paste from other cultures,
    but occasionally,
    there will be tunes that stay on my mind forever,
    and they come back to me after a while reminding me to listen to them yet again,
    and break my stereotype yet again…

    Towards the end..

    That’s it for the day,
    hope you guys have a nice weekend,
    and listen to some nice tunes along the way…

    Your Recommendations…

    Is there something that you recommend,
    do let me know in the comments…

    Cheers🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍