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I am 29f , visiting patiala for a career break and a bit bored with my daily routine. I’ve been trying to make friends to hangout with. I’ve managed to find a few other women I can talk to while in the gym and been able to go out once with them for a coffee. But given how busy they are ( they work while I’m unemployed) , I am on the hunt for more friends. The problem is, I don’t find a lot of other women online or in public spaces that I can talk to and the men seem to all somehow steer towards romantic expectations despite, leading to them getting impatient, and sometimes downright scary. I would really love to meet more people in my age group without worrying about my safety and sanity. I’d love to join any hobby groups as long as it doesn’t involve an expensive commitment. Any advice would be appreciated.

I am learning my own mother tongue (Punjabi in Gurmukhi script). I want to spend 20-30 minutes a day practising reading and writing it. I would love a language exchange partner to check in daily (I will send pictures of my daily writing practice). I am in the IST time zone, but I am open to other zones. We can spend time on calls helping each other. I can help with English (I scored well in IELTS -8.5)

I am learning my own mother tongue (Punjabi in Gurmukhi script). I want to spend 20-30 minutes a day practising reading and writing it. I would love an accountability buddy who can check in daily (I will send pictures of my daily writing practice). I am in the IST time zone but open to other zones.

If someone is willing to be a language exchange partner, even better. We can spend time on calls helping each other. I can help with English (I scored well in IELTS -8.5)

Hello plant community,

I am a huge orchid lover and have owned many, in another country where I would usually get them at supermarkets or gardening sections of big warehouse marts. I decided to buy some here, and after some research, went with a particular seller. The orchid was advertised as already in full bloom, which I did not mind.

It took six days to arrive (along with a hoya I had ordered), and I was surprised that it survived the heat and came in great condition. The roots are super healthy, so are the leaves. But, one look at the flowers and my first thought was 'this is the wrong orchid'. I reached out to the seller and explained my situation, to which they responded that the heat must have made the orchid flowers lose their pigment. Now I get that happens, but the difference is too stark for me to believe this is the same orchid I wanted.

The seller has offered a full refund if the new blooms are not the right colour. However, new blooms might take months to come in because the orchid has just finished its blooming cycle.

Location: Punjab

Seller location: Kerala

Screenshot from the seller's website

Screenshot from the seller's website

What I got.

Pictures of orchid ordered and orchid received.

My goal is simple. I am learning my own mother tongue (Punjabi). I want to spend 20-30 minutes a day practicing reading and writing it. I would love an accountability buddy who can check in daily (I will send pictures of my daily writing practice). I am in the IST time zone but open to other zones. One strong boundary is I do not want anyone who will criticise or shame me for missing practice. Definitely looking for a bit of an easygoing arrangement.

I have recently started learning Punjabi (mother tongue), and I want to practice reading more words and sentences. I currently read Ajit newspaper to practice, but I am also unfortunately recovering from a terrible mental health episode and need some lighter, non-triggering reads. One idea was to buy school books to learn Punjabi, but I am open to any fun, light, beginner level books or stories I could read to practice my Punjabi.

Thank you.

Edit: Found one, thank you!