Faithful readers must remember this basic fact – I was born in Canada and therefore take great delight in seeing my native land take precedence over the United States of America, particularly in these troubled times.
Magically the Borowitz Report arrived in my Inbox: Canadian Prime Minister Thanks Trump for His Victory.
OTTAWA (The Borowitz Report)—In an emotional victory speech late Monday night, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney thanked Donald J. Trump for his stunning election win. “I don’t deserve credit for this victory,” Carney, choking back tears, told his supporters. “Donald, I couldn’t have done it without you.”Carney received congratulatory calls from dozens of other world leaders whose political careers have been boosted by Trump, including Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.“It’s like I told you, man,” Zelenskyy reportedly told the Canadian. “Trump is magic.”
I love it, Carney saying “I could not have done it without you” and then Zelensky saying “Trump is magic” The impact that Trump is having on the world is unprecedented. It also filled by heart with joy to read about the beleaguered USA IRS from the New Yorker Daily, this headline peaked my interest:
“It’s Tax Day, again. Tammy Kin, who’s been reporting on DOGE’s dismantling of the federal workforce, goes inside the short-staffed I.R.S. to investigate its employees’ struggles – and the precarious future of the agency.”
Then a New Yorker article by John Cassidy: From “America First” to “Sell America” Donald Trump’s first hundred days have been an unprecedented economic fiasco.
One paragraph sort of said it all.
‘But, since Trump took office, the Dow has dropped by about eight per cent, the bond market has experienced atypical price fluctuations, and the value of the dollar has fallen sharply—an unusual combination of market movements that some people on Wall Street have dubbed the “Sell America” trade. In a little more than three months, investors have gone from salivating over the prospects of a Trump Administration to issuing a vote of no confidence in it.’
That is there, and this is here. The night before last was truly frightening. Thunder, lightning, high winds. I wrote in terror to three men. One responded, very uncharacteristically;
He: Good night Allah will keep you safe.
Me: Thank you my dear. This helps me weather the storm.
Then the next morning wrote:
Me; I survived. Thanks to you and Allah, Good morning.
I then sent him another video, sent also to my other WhatsApping friends.
Me: Listen to what I said. I called you a wonderful man Don’t tell anybody. Hahaha
He: Wow. Beautiful view. I won’t tell everybody.
Then he sent a good morning greeting. In response I wrote:
Did you remember me this morning? I remembered you.
He Ya.
What makes this exchange so astounding and uncharacteristic is this: this is a man who does not believe in the afterlife. He is a government created Muslim. Something I had utterly no idea about until a couple of months ago, and to this day do not understand. To quote from a learned treatise: Islam has been ethnicised, conflated with Malay ethnicity largely because the constitution of Malaysia in Article 160 (2) defines a Malay as a Muslim and the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Therefore, and unfortunately non-Malays grievances over elements of public policy are sometimes transferred to their perception of Islam.”
Not just that, it is utterly confusing to this non Malay person. No government can make an individual a Muslim – only Allah (SWT) has that power to do so. For almost an entire year, I was under the false impression that a Muslim was a Muslim – only to discover that many people I knew were, what I call paper Muslims. It was most unusual that this man was calling upon Allah to protect me. I am intending to ask AI about this matter in order to clarify the issue. I studied 104 pages of a scholarly treatise on justice in the Islamic society and and am still utterly confused. It does have some interesting aspects.
Me: It is no wonder that I was getting nowhere with my demands for a dowry before marriage as that is a central and core value in the Islamic Faith but not amongst paper Muslims.. All of my marriage proposals from Muslims, the world over, came with a marital right pledge. (I am not, unfortunately, joking). Real property, condominiums, sometimes goats, mining interests, money (but the exchange rate was not favorable), rings, watches, double humped camels. This problem is insurmountable I fear. I was able to get am articulate answer to a very complicated concept by asking AI. I was questioned by Alina
She: You mean AI like chatgpt? Or someone called AI?
Me: The first. I have it on my phone and Shamir is teaching me how to use it.
She: Amazing, right!
Me: It is mind boggling. I cannot believe the gifts Allah has given me. To help me know Him better.
Alina sent a ‘Who is Allah’ playlist.
Me: Thank you! This came at a perfect time!! I find it amazing how Allah has used our now advanced technology to spread His word. There is much misuse and profiteering but true gems which you are sending I am sure.
She: Alhamdulillah
Me: Btw. Here’s sharing a supplication. I try to remember to read this daily. Thought you may like this. May it be of benefit. ❤️
“Oh Allah. I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others
Me: It is perfect for me, It speaks to the situations I find myself in. And asking for guidance constantly will make me more aware of my (shall we say, tendencies.
She: 👌🏻
The morning after the storm brought a sunrise of such incredible peace. I sent my friends a reel showing the absolute calm. Alina responded.
She: Beautiful glorious sunrise. Indeed the water looks still. Such soft waves today.
Me: Yes the calm after the storm
Devi took me to lunch one afternoon this week. It was, what is called street food, several vendors in an enclosed space. Sent a photo to several including Fazil.
He: I know this place! They make nice beef fried rice. The first shop.
Me: Wow We are having vegetarian. Devi is a vegetarian. Sent him a photo of the vegetarian rice. With the caption YUMMY
He: You should try the Kacang Phool . It’s really good. Its a stew of lava beans, egg and minced beef.
He then sent a link to the site, a recipe and a photo from a website.
Me: The Gourmet Food Fest will be such a treat. Tomorrow at 4 will be the Press release. I have been invited by Peter Lo. Life getting too exciting. I am becoming a Malaysian. Hahaha
Later we were conversing about another matter.
Me: It is SO funny. Shamir asked AI what cases I was famous for when I was a lawyer. You would NEVER guess. I won the case of course. Th e world is my oyster. Hahaha I shut down Johnson’ sOysters Farm. The world is my oyster. Hahaha There was a sewage link into the oyster beds. I filed an action for injunctive relief. Prevailed but it was a lot of work, the solution SO difficult – the Federal government was involved. What a mess. I LOVE oysters by the way.
Me: I am now at the Breakfast Buffet. I am making Lexis eggs. My own invention using Malaysian ingredients.
He What’s the ingredients
Me: Not telling. I will make it for you one day. Yummy. It tastes better than it looks
He: Is that congee?
Me: Yes
He:.It seems like a hodgepodge of various ingredients.
Me: Sometimes hodgepodges can be good. Look at me for example Hahaha
But, after looking up the word realized I may have misspoke, Hodgepodge is a confused mixture. Some of the acceptable synonyms are: mixed bag, hotchpotch. medley, pot-pourri; melange,. Look up the offensive synonyms on your own please. It is okay to call my eggs a jumble, ragbag, mishmash, or a mishmash but not me. In fairness, Fazil was only referring to Lexis eggs, not Alexis, the person.
Some of you might be wondering who this Fazil man is. His name is Fazil Irwan Som. He is the Head of Communications for Yayasan Hasanah, an impressive Institute. Google it and see what it does. He is a friend of Mohan and Shamir, he joined us for a January dinner at a Penang Japanese Restaurant.
Photographs of the vegetarian fried rice, the place it was eaten and Lexis eggs.
