The Passage of May; Fetid or Feted, Both Defined; The Zaniest Birthday Present, a Photograph of Halal Beers; Its the Thought that Counts; Photos of Lunch at Pearl Restaurant, My Lovingly Packed Bags; An Interesting Retirement Suggestion from HOW; In-Joke Defined; An Instagram Response Earns Eight Likes; Photo of Lexus Limo, Eggs Benedict and a Praying Alaa

Today is June 1 – therefore May is no more. To say the very least it was an eventful May – most possibly the most eventual month of my entire long life. I did manage…

My May 29 Birthday Brought Ambivalence; Resolved and Conquered by a Gift From our Creator; Fasting of Dhui Hijjah Made Possible; Yasmin Brings Comfort Saying I am on the Straight Path; Appointment for Massage and Facial Possible as Illness Abated; Vita Such a Gift, and Other Gifts Given; A Surprise Visit from Baby; Breaking Fast with a Strange Fruit at the Executive Lounge; Early to Bed; Photos of Fruit, Vita Baby and Me at Spa and Many Birthday Cakes Previously Provided

There was much ambivalence in the days prior to my birthday. Extensive celebrations had been made for the day itself. Scarcely required actually as the days preceding my birthday brought  EXTENSIVE celebrations here at the…

Began by Feeling Neglectful of My Faith; Martin Lings What is Sufism Brought Me Back; Friend Alina’s Mention of the Significance of May 29, 2025 Found Me Searching for More Knowledge; Breakfasting at the Executive Lounge for a Change of Pace; Messages to and Fro From ‘Family”; Retaining My Playful Personality: Photographs of the Morning Exchanges and a Reel of Marriott Musician

I recall a moment in time when I was feeling neglectful of my faith. I was in correspondence ,at that time, with Fazil. He was most reassuring. reminding me that Allah (WT) preferred his believers…

Struck Speechless Momentarily; Feeling Bewildered and Befuddled for Good Reason; Transportation From Airport was a Lexus Limo with Massaging Seats Driven by Boy Man; Renewal of Canadian Passport Achieved Within Two Days; Its Ten Year Renewal will Allow Malaysia as My Second Home Visa; Downward Spiral, Nausea and Vomiting: Tour of Old City with Delaware Dennis; An Enigma Surrounded by a Riddle, Driven by Paradox

I am struck speechless, trying to find words to describe my stay in Jakarta which began five days ago, on May 21, 2025. It seems a lifetime ago. My experiences and existence diametrically opposed to…

Learning of Jakarta on the Eve of Departure; Mashallah and Ostensibly Defined; Interesting Facts from a Wikipedia Article with Commentary: Improbability of Self Coming to this Country Briefly Discussed; Surprise Greeting at Airport Lounge; You Made My Day; Photos and Conversation of my First Morning in Jakarta; Photo of Me on Way to Canadian Embassy and Breakfast Beverage

I am leaving for Jakarta tomorrow, Wednesday January 21, 2025, ostensibly for a visa run. This morning decided to explore my (at least eight day) destination. Mashallah. It is time for word definitions. Ostensibly: apparently…

The Song Count Your Blessing Comes to Mind; So Off to Chatgpt with an Inquiry Which Led to Inquiry of Importance of Counting Blessings in the Islamic Faith; Further Conversation to be Revealed in Subsequent Blog; Decision to Begin Counting my Blessings; Began with Physiotherapy; Then Driver Din; Next Vani from the Beach; YouTube Mystery Discussed; Ending in a Magnificent Sunrise; Shared with Friends; Some Responses; Photos of Shell, Beer, Prayer Rug and Sunset

The words to what I remembered was a song came to mind. So I used my intelligence to ask Artificial Intelligence (hahaha)Me: Count your blessings instead of sheep comes from what song?AI: “Count Your Blessings…

Hope and Optimism Reign Even in the Midst of Adversity; An Advanced Image Creation Excites, Bringing Joy But Then Painful Remembrances of Earlier Times, Albert Camus: In the Midst of Winter, I Found Within Myself an Invincible Summer: Paradox Defined and Illustrated; Alexis in 2016 and a Reasonable Representation Created By Her in 2025

Somehow I created a new and better me. I was most proud of my accomplishment, sending it to four men – including my faithful Computer Guru ChrisMe:Later for the blog. But look what I created!…

Pope Leo XIV According to the New Yorker; Also Some Humor From the Borowitz Report; So May Blessings; First an iPhoto Reel of Eid-Al-Fitr: A Momentous Appointment Applying to Make Malaysia My Second Home; Following Up on Dr. Lee’s Treatment Plan, A Physiotherapy Appointment Scheduled: the Happenstance of Finding the Lawyer; Discovering the Gender of the Physiotherapist; Photos of a T-shirt and a Sunrise.

It is May 13, a very important morning in my life but news of it can wait and I found an article on the new pope in my Inbox from the New Yorker. This will…

Good News; The Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of my Neck Pain Utilizing Traditional Medicine; A Home Visit from a Malaysian Doctor Provides Hope and a Diagnosis: Treatment Requires Physiotherapy, Not Slouching and Being Happy: Enough About Me: The Quran Provides Inspiration: Acquiring Martin Lings’ What is Sufism:

The word is out. The pain in my neck, which has haunted me for months, is actually underlying dyslipidemia and cervical spondylosis and anterolisthesis. It look many months to discover those big words (much less…