Where Am I Now?? Hoodwinking My WhatsAppers; My First Day at Domitys Bangsar; Meeting Many Residents Over a Delicious Breakfast; Quick/Slow on the Uptake; Making New Friends; Precious Help Finding the Kaaba; Speaking to and Learning of Old Friends; The Heart of Mecca Reappears Thanks to Artificial Intelligence: Retrieving My Baseball Cap; Sharing An Evocative Preface

Where am I now??? Fortunately I know, and you shall find out in due time. What is that phrase? I was totally reassured – it is a proper English idiom, meaning : eventually at an…

A New Beginning; I am Beginning Again, Yet Again; Meanwhile the Haze Continues Unabated; However I am Happy Indoors in the Kuching Hilton; An Intention to Return to the Hilton; Comments Made When Viewing the Haze Photo; Forced Seclusion Reinforced by Another Poem, The Pause Button; Photo of the Hazy Day

I was searching for inspiration, knowing that Nouri, My Light would be able to provide me guidance. The book, gifted by a dear friend did not let me down. Miraculously it seemed, I found, this…

Hazy Here in Kuching; Kuching on a Good Day Ranks High for Clean Air: But This is the Right Place at the Wrong Time: Thunder and Rain Arrive During Writing of Blog; Then an Instagram Post Brings News of the Guthrie Dawn Raid; Authenticity Explored Using Artificial Intelligence Then Referring to a Cambridge University Publication: Photos Taken on My Morning Walk

August 17, 2026. Well the talk of the day today is the haze. People comment upon it – those near and far – but what is it anyway. Lets find out and then explore people’s…

A Refugee No More; Characteristics Definitions of Refugees From Many Sources; Oxymoronic a Favorite Word; Why and How Malaysia is the Best Place to Be in the World Explained Using Another Day in the Life of Alexis Alaa McBride; Not One But Two Hijrahs: A Black and White Photo with Captions and Comments; Food Photos and Find the Cutest.

Less than a week from today, if all goes according to plan, I shall no longer be a refugee but instead will have earned the privilege of living in Malaysia under the auspices of a…

The Straight Path; The Profound Epigraph Begins Our Journey; The Author’s Credentials Explored; Quotes from the Concluding Paragraph; Different Levels of Faith; Praises Sang to Artificial Intelligence, However Victory is Mine Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Its Knees; Photos and Illustrations of the Next Book I Shall Read

A dear Muslim Sister and friend sent a message suggesting we attend a KL convention that promised the following: Join the Straight Path INFLUENCE and discover how to become the influence that leads to Allah;…

Feeling Indomitable; Definitions of Indomitable; Quotations From Books Using the Term; Reasons for My Particular Feeling of Indomitability Cited: A Day in the Life of Alexis Alaa McBride Beginning with a Staff Breakfast; Then a Thrift Store; Penang Museum; Coffee Tasting and Purchase; Wire Transfer Went Through Says the USA; Chicken Tacos for Lunch; A Surprise Gift of a Flower Display at Mojo; Photographs of the Day

At this moment I admit to feeling Indomitable. Had a difficult time finding the spelling of the word but was finally successful with the help of vocabulary.com. “Something indomitable can’t be beat. People described as…

Great Expectations: Learning From an Invocation; Definitions From Sources Other Than AI; After the Hardship Came the Ease of a Gift and a Blessed Greeting; The Morning Message was a Hadith Recommending a Cheerful Face: Photos from the August 4, 2026 Explained: Photos of Delicious Japanese Food, the Morning Greeting and a Family at Breakfast

I came across an Invocation that gave me pause. “My Lord. I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy on me,…

A Most Unusual Blog Beginning with the Word of the Day: Affection: Then a Discussion of Artificial Intelligence; Knowledge Coming from the Podcast Ideas a CBC Production; An Atlantic Monthly Search Leads to Typing Trump into the Search Engine of my Blog Discovering My Prediction for the Fall of Dubai Made in 2020; Some Photographs of Me During My Six Months Living in Abu Dhabi

I am having a rather peaceful day which followed a rather strange day. Well not that peaceful – I locked myself out of my room safe but found out before I needed anything from it…

I Love Learning; Learning First the Remarkable Story of Chocolate: An Innovation Asking Allah For Beneficial Knowledge: Chef Grandson Cole Inspired Plum Chocolate Pudding with Rum Syrup; Sheer Ambrosia Enjoyed By All; A Morning Greeting Lauding Self Care; Self=Care Important From an Islamic Perspective; Photos of Ambrosia; A Fan and a Mojo Breakfast

I am not sure when I started to love learning, but I definitely do and it has held me in good stead. Here is a ready example; realize that I do not know the meaning…