Books are essential for my existence. Always have and always will be. I turned to them for solace as a child, spending hours in my room reading; transported via them and my imagination to a…
I began the day in what is for me, a typical manner. I prayed Fajr prayer. But somehow, and I have NO idea how – found myself doing something that is simply NOT the typical…
September 10, 2026 11:49. Oh my goodness. It is raining cats and dogs outside. A torrential storm like you have never seen (most of you). Another word to describe this is a deluge. I will…
That does accurately describe my mood at this moment. I am feeling frayed, An idiom comes to the rescue, which describes the feeling: to start to fray around/at the edges. It means to start to…
An extremely inspiring bookmark message will begin this blog. I shall picture the bookmark itself at the conclusion of the blog. “When God pushes you to the edge of difficulty trust him fully because two…
September 2, 2026 morning. That word came to mind and does describe how I feel. I will look it up. It means Dispirited means being down in the dumps or depressed. Perhaps a better definition…
August 31, 2026. Today is the first time I have celebrated Malaysian National day living in Malaysia and being a Malaysian (of sorts). I am not a citizen but I put my money where my…
I need to go backwards in time. I guess I should be blogging every day because I have not been speaking of important news – not emphasizing the most important thing I have done in…
Where am I now??? Fortunately I know, and you shall find out in due time. What is that phrase? I was total reassured – it is a proper English idiom meaning : eventually at an…
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…