Changes in Attitude and Changes in Attitude Yet Again: Everything Topsy Turvy But in a Great Way; Penang Looking Like it is My Final Resting Place; Attentive Thankfully Defined; Ducks in a Row; Kissing Toads But I Finally Found a Prince; My Malaysian Doctor Diagnoses Good News; An Inspiring Moon Photo and a Blood Pressure Monitor

July 2, 2026 It was amusing to go the search engine of the blog and find that I had mentioned Changes In Attitude, Changes in Latitude 37 times. For me change seems to be a…

Leaving Societe; Taking the Heart and the Soul With Me: Poems by Henry Who Wears Many Hats and Has Longfellow Feet: Facing an Early Eviction Occasioned Ranting and Raving; Drowning in Mismanagement Opines Artificial Intelligence Not My Circus Not My Monkey; Fabulous Sunrise Photo and Lovely GIF

June 27, 2026 Yesterday I took a fabulous photo of the sunrise from the 30th floor of Societe, the building in which I temporarily reside. This was the caption. Good morning from Societe, a heartless…

She Walks in Glory: Lord Byron’s Poem Brings Me to the Knowledge that Light and Darkness are Found in the Islamic Faith and Sufism; Admitting to a Wound But Seeing the Light Can Come in; A Glorious Lunch With Amazing Women Providing Flowers and a Book Leads to Synchronicity Beyond Belief: Ending With a Poem and an Invocation

I suddenly thought of the phrase: “See walks in glory.” Did not know where it came from. The new age individual I am, I turned to Gemini. Gemini: You are likely thinking of one of…

Canada is Going to the Dogs; Such a Debacle: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Put His Foot in His Mouth with the Dire Effect of Showing Canada Is Going to the Dogs; Speculation as to Why He Blundered Ending with a Message of Substance and Hope from Tatreez My Gifted Book

Debacle describes it: a sudden and ignominious failure, The synonyms herald the disintegration, the catastrophe, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin; downfall, collapse, defeat, rout, the foul-up, pig’s ear, car crash. Terrible news has been confirmed. Canadian…

Beatitude; A Morning Invocation: Mashallah, Subhanallah and Wow: An Evening Invocation: The United States of America Have Never Been United Leading to Devastating Global Consequences: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: Alexis Combustible: Photos of Tatreez: Reclaiming Palestine Through Embroidery

June 22, 2026 A word came to me on this 22nd morn – beatitude. Did not know the meaning; now I do and so shall you. Beatitude: supreme blessedness. Its origins: late Middle English: from…

Bye Bye Blackbird: A Masterpiece in Departure; An Impersonal Goodbye to KLers; A Joyous Welcome by Penangers; Then Word of An Incredible Exhibit Received; Melancholy Descends Remembering The Days When the Scarf was Purchased in Edmonton During Better Days and Then the Horrendous Aftermath of Gaza: Photos of Vast Veranda and Alexis Alaa McBride Wearing Her Palestine Scarf

I was water walking in Societe’s Children’s Infinity pool and two black birds appeared, briefly alighting on the glass panels surrounding the pool. They quickly flew off but suddenly the title of the song came…

A Day in the Life of Raffles Becomes a Fabulously Funny Fiasco; Two Idioms in a Row, Repair to One’s Room and Rings a Bell; Using the Lawyer’s Excuse; Artificial Intelligence Does Have a Keen Sense of Humor; Queen for a Day Becomes Raffles Resident Writer for a  Day; An Alexis Lookalike Brings Laughter

I had this great idea and now will follow through with it. Trace for the peons what it is like to be celebrated at the Raffles Hotel. Here we go. The morning began with Fajr…

An Embarrassment of Riches. The Best Day of My Entire Life; A Chronology of the Blessed Day; The Reel, the ALEXIS MCBRIDE APPROVAL LETTER; Meeting the Brand New Raffles Managing Director on His First Day of Work; An Indian Food and Beverage Manager Leads Back to The Last Prince of Bengal Proving It is a Small World; Blessings Never Come to the Wrong Address

Today was the best day of my entire life – and that is saying a great deal. I knew of a phrase that was so descriptive: an embarrassment of riches. Did not know what the…