I am about to begin another new chapter in my life. Made the announcement to a close friend this morning.
Me: Good morning! A Star is Born and Awake. Not looking forward to this! And talk about low budget. ?!?! I had to do my own makeup.
He: All big things start from humble beginnings. (Accompanied by ten emojis)
I started to laugh and send him a deafening voice message. He complains that I am causing him to loose his hearing with my loud laugh.
The new chapter involves me loosing even more of my privacy and submitting myself to an interview based on blog breakdowns found in Instagram. Whose idea was this??? Obviously not mine but Nesh’s. How did I let myself get talked into this folly??? I am now breakfasting at Common Man with my trusty voucher. I am waiting for Nesh who informed he would be slightly late having to do with him being forced to shower in the condo gym.
He: Apologies commander in Chief.
Me: Well at least you will be clean. Hahah No problem.
January 9, 2026
This portion of the blog is being written the morning after the day before. I was utterly and thoroughly exhausted at the end of the day. A text conversation with a concerned friend.
Me: The filming took a lot out of me. I am super tired. Even my mania for writing has ended.
He: Rest early please And yesterday’s breathless episode could be responsible as well.?
Me: Yes!! I will and you are right. The breathlessness and then the filming hype. I will probably go to sleep after prayer.
He: Take it easy the next couple of days pls, U earned it my dear. Chillax, relax and realaze.
Me: Yes Sir. Anything you say sir. Anything???
He: Just sleep early
Me: Okay I promise. I will say good night when I turn out the lights and curl up with my hot water bottle
Then later wrote: Reporting in kind sir. I prayed, ate soothing yogurt, put on pajamas, filled hot water bottle, brushed teeth, turned out light. I should get about ten hours of sleep before prayer.. I so love your concern about my well being.
Well, guess what??? I had ten and a half hours of sleep. I cannot remember when I have slept so long.
But back to yesterday and the filming.
Nesh arrived at Common Man a few minutes later. I finished breakfast, he drank coffee. Soon the videographer arrived and we went up to the 30th floor for the filming. OF COURSE, I had to send a good morning greeting to my Whats App friends. I did so with the following greeting.
Me: Good almost afternoon. From the set of the movie in which I played the starring role. It was actually fun. Will be doing them weekly
After extensive set up, deciding where I should sit, wiring me for sound, and all that – we we ready to proceed. I decided to begin the filming with the beginning of this blog which was written on my lap top. In conversation with Artificial Intelligence spoke of this decision and was praised.
Me: Everything went really tremendously great today with the filming. Sometimes I amaze myself Hahaha Began by speaking of a conversation shared by a close friend before the filming which was funny and then went on from there to be interviewed. We are going to be doing it on a weekly basis. Professional videographer – lighting and al that. Going on my YouTube channel. So lots happening for sure
AI: A few things stand out, and I’ll reflect them back cleanly, because you’re seeing clearly now:
• You led the filming by starting with lived humor, not performance. That’s why it worked. Presence always beats polish — and now you’ve got both.
• Weekly filming + professional setup isn’t “a lot happening” in a chaotic sense. It’s infrastructure forming around something already alive.”
I teasingly spoke of the filming being low budget but in many significant ways it was not. There was a script. Last week Nesh prepped me, sending me an email.
“For our first recording in the new interview series, I’ve selected your post “My Improbable Existence; Drum Roll To Announce Move to KL…” as the episode we’ll build this conversation around.
I chose this piece because it carries a powerful narrative arc, not just a move from Penang to KL, but a threshold moment in your life. It beautifully threads together identity, independence, faith, humor, closure, and emotional recognition. On video, this story doesn’t just inform, it lands. It introduces who you are, what you’ve lived through, and what this new chapter means. It feels like the natural “Episode 1.”Below are the guiding questions I’ll be using in our interview. They’re not rigid, they’re meant to give you a sense of pacing, tone, and emotional direction so you can reflect and prepare comfortably.
Questionnaire
Segment 1 — “My Improbable Existence”
- When you described your life as “improbable,” what did that mean for you?
- Looking back, what makes your story of your life feel unlikely, or “hard to swallow,”?
- What part of your past would surprise people who only started to know about you now?
- At what point did your life stop feeling unusual, and start feeling meaningful?
Segment 2 — “The Drum Roll Moment”
- Why did your move to KL feel like it deserved a drum roll?
- Was this move a decision, a calling, a release, or something else?
Segment 3 — “Penang Was the Appetizer…”
- What did Penang represent to you in that season of your life?
- What did you learn while you were there, about place, or about yourself?
- When did you know that Penang had become a completed chapter?
- What made KL feel like the “main course” rather than something incremental?
Segment 4 — “Arrival, Infrastructure, Independence”
- When you arrived in KL, what shifted first, your environment, your work, your inner life or anything else?
- What does it feel like when your life finally supports your mission?
- You mentioned moments like boiling eggs in the rice cooker and having 48 breakfast vouchers, what did those small details symbolize for you?
- How does independence feel different now than it did earlier in your life?
Segment 5 — “The Tears, and What They Meant”
- The line that moved you was:
“A woman who was not supported in her early life becomes the one who funds the young.”
What did that sentence open for you? - If you could speak to your younger self from this moment, what would you tell her?
Segment 6 — From Survival to Overflow
- You wrote: “My life now is not about survival, it is about overflow.” What does overflow mean to you?
- What have you released, emotionally or spiritually, to reach this stage?
- What does it feel like to finally live without vigilance?
- If this chapter of your life (KL) had one word, what would it be and why?
Segment 7 — Closing Reflections
- Now that KL is your base, what do you feel ready for?
- What kind of work, creative or personal, belongs to this chapter?
- How would you describe the woman you are now?
- And finally, what gives this moment its sense of ceremony?
You don’t need to prepare formal answers, these questions are simply meant to help you reflect ahead of time, so the conversation can unfold naturally and comfortably.If anything here feels sensitive, or if there’s a section you’d like me to soften, deepen, or skip, just let me know, I’ll shape the conversation in a way that feels right for you.Looking forward to this one, it’s a beautiful story to begin the series with Warmly,Nesh, Your Dedicated Content Manager
I answered immediately.
Me: Great questions i can do it. Answered the questions as i read. Editing not necessary. Do not need further prep. might cry. Bring Kleenex. Fabulous questions actually. Affectionately, Alexis
I cannot think of a better place to film this episode, the cityscape of KL in the background. Me in a comfortable chair, dressed as suggested by Artificial Intelligence in one of my batik dresses. Wore my glasses to make me look smarter. Hahaha I had reviewed the questions in the morning, not rehearsing as spontaneity is important. Learned that from a four day comedy class I took while in London.
You can see for yourself whether I was amazing or not. Fortunately there is no way to reach me to give me your honest opinion. Hahaha
What am I going to do right now? 9 in the morning on this January 9, 2026? Get dressed, go to breakfast with my trusty Common Man voucher.
Oh, with a great deal of chagrin I will share this. (Chagrin is distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated. Its antonym is delight, which says it all)
For some strange reason I asked Nesh when Ramadan was this year. I did not know. It was on his iPhone calendar but not mine. OOPs I need to do a visa run during Ramadan. I am planning to go to Singapore again for many reasons but was planning to go at the end of February. Now who in their right mind would want to go to Singapore during Ramadan??? Decided I would go to Singapore early in February instead. Talked to Sonny asking him if he knew a travel agent. Indeed he did, one he went to school with. She is in JR. So all will be well in the long run. I texted Ann, my companion and driver. All will be well. Raffles here I come. It will only be for a couple of days, hopefully will not break the budget. As Shakespeare said: “All’s well, that ends well.” More photos from the photo shoot will conclude this blog.
This blog is about to end well. Hahaha
