My Daily Life: From WhatsApp Attendance to Endless Reels (A Funny Reality)
If someone asks me, “How does your day start?”
I won’t say alarm clock, motivation, or morning routine.
My day starts with WhatsApp.
Not good morning messages.
Not family calls.
But continuous WhatsApp notification sounds from one special place —
the Attendance WhatsApp Group.
This group has only one job in life:
to make sure nobody sleeps peacefully after 8 AM.
Morning: When WhatsApp Becomes My Alarm Clock
Every single day, I wake up somewhere between 8:00 to 8:30 AM.
Not because I planned it.
But because my phone starts vibrating like it’s having a panic attack.
Ting… Ting… Ting… Ting…
One by one, messages start coming in:
“Attendance done.”
“Present sir.”
“Good morning, attendance marked.”
At this point, my eyes are half-open, my brain is still loading, and my soul is questioning its life choices.
I slowly pick up my phone and check the time.
If the time is 8:00 AM
I smile.
Not a big smile — just an inner happiness.
I say to myself:
“Abhi zindagi mein thoda aur sona baaki hai.”
And I go back to sleep like a responsible employee…
of my bed.
But if the time is 8:30 AM
Everything changes.
Suddenly, my body wakes up before my brain.
Panic mode turns ON.
The Cold Water Reality Check
I rush to the washbasin to wash my face.
And this is where reality hits me harder than any life problem —
the water is freezing cold.
Not “thoda thanda” cold.
Not “winter morning” cold.
This water feels like it came directly from the Himalayas…
without asking permission.
The moment my hands touch the water:
- My fingers freeze
- My face freezes
- My thoughts freeze
For 5 seconds, I stand there questioning:
“Attendance ke liye itni sacrifice zaroori thi kya?”
But no time to think.
Attendance waits for nobody.
The Hero Moment (That Nobody Knows the Truth About)
After washing my face (or whatever version of washing that was),
I quickly comb my hair.
I wear a jacket.
I look into the mirror and think:
“Haan… ab thoda professional lag raha hoon.”
Then comes the most important task of the day.
I open WhatsApp.
Go to the attendance group.
And send my attendance.
At that exact moment, I feel like a hero.
From the office’s point of view:
- Prabina is awake
- Prabina is ready
- Prabina is professional
But here is the hidden truth
Reality mein:
- I am wearing shorts
- I have not brushed
- I have not gone to the toilet
- Bathing is still a future plan
But attendance is marked ✔️
And that’s what matters.
After Attendance: Now I Become Human Again
Once attendance is done,
I finally relax.
Now I can:
- Freshen up properly
- Brush my teeth
- Take a bath like a civilized human
- Have my breakfast peacefully
It’s funny how attendance decides when my day officially starts.
Breakfast is simple.
No fancy routine.
Just enough food to give me energy for…
well… whatever the day decides to throw at me.
Work Life: Construction Field Reality
People think construction field work is always busy.
Always running.
Always stress.
Reality is more complicated.
Most days
I don’t have much work to do.
There is time to sit.
Time to think.
Time to relax.
But some days
There is no time to breathe.
Suddenly:
- Calls start coming
- Problems appear
- Site issues need attention
- Everything becomes urgent
This is construction life.
No fixed routine.
No predictability.
One day you are free,
next day you are questioning time itself.
My Most Loyal Companion: My Mobile Phone
After work (or sometimes during free work time),
I meet the one thing that never leaves me.
My mobile phone.
This is how the cycle usually goes:
- I watch Instagram reels
→ I get bored - I open YouTube videos
→ I get bored - I start watching a movie
→ I get bored halfway
Then again…
- Reels
- YouTube
- Movies
Repeat.
This cycle continues like a never-ending government project —
slow, repetitive, and confusing.
Sometimes I scroll so much that my thumb gets tired,
but my boredom doesn’t.
The Funny Part: Doing Nothing Is Also Tiring
The strangest thing is —
even doing nothing feels exhausting sometimes.
I sit.
I scroll.
I watch.
I get bored.
And then I think:
“Kya hi productive life chal rahi hai.”
But then I remind myself —
this is also part of life.
Not every day has to be heroic.
Not every moment has to be productive.
Some days are just:
- Attendance
- Cold water
- Mobile
- Boredom
And that’s okay.
Why I Am Sharing This
I am not writing this to complain.
I am writing this because many people live this same life, but nobody talks about it.
This is not a motivational story.
This is not a success story.
This is a real story.
If you:
- Wake up because of WhatsApp
- Panic for attendance
- Pretend to be ready
- Spend time scrolling without purpose
Then congratulations —
you are normal.
Final Thoughts: Simple Life, Real Life
My daily life is not exciting.
But it is honest.
No filters.
No drama.
No fake productivity.
Just a simple routine,
construction field uncertainty,
and a phone that knows all my secrets.
And honestly?
I am okay with that.
Because life doesn’t have to be perfect to be real.
✍️ Written by Prabina Kumar Sahu
(A simple guy living a simple life, one WhatsApp attendance at a time)