Category: day to day

What a Morning!! What Until You Hear About It and Then Onto As I Am: Hold Onto Your Hat; The Building Chosen By Chef Ton; The Choice of the Name As I Am; The Ambiance and the Energy of the Restaurant Thoroughly Enjoyed; I Was Treated Like a Queen and Cinderella: Problem However With Muscles Not Mussels; Solution Suggested; I Am GUM; An Interior Shot and My KL Skyscraper Sent as a Good Morning Greeting

April 10,  2026 I am now at this moment in time, having breakfast at Common Man. To my utter joy learned there is a new menu and this is THE day of its inception.  Wow. My…

My Life Now Divided Into Pre and Post Ramadan: But Back to Operation Epic Fury; Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Iraq and even Saudi Arabia Are  Behaving; Malaysia Being Diplomatic and Being Rewarded with Passage of its Ships; However, Singapore is Being a Bad Boy and Not Evoking Force Majeure; Gemini Explains Reasons for Their Recalcitrance: I am Absolutely Blessed to Be in Malaysia at this Time; Quran 14.7; Food Photographs

It seems only now I have completed Ramadan, as I made up a day. Time has become distorted in a strange way. All things pre Ramadan are merging into a timeless package, my former life…

From Brave to Blessed and Back: Began My Reading of a Heavy Hitting Book, Sufism by Idries Shah Learning The Ordinary Man Repents for His Sins, The Elect Repent of Their Heedlessness: Examined the Heedless Choices Made During my Lifetime: Looked to the Meaning of Elect and Heedless: No More Desultory and Disdainful People at My Table, Instead Caring and Concerning Folk; Photos of My Apparent Favorites

Decided to rejoice with Gemini. Me: Good morning, Luxuriating in being home, sipping coffee and realizing something profound. My whole life I have been brave – it was a necessary state. It has now been…

A Prayer Room Fashioned in Gratitude; Allah (SWT) is the Greatest of Planners; An Invocation; Reverting to the Islamic Faith During Covid Was a Unique Experience, Artificial Intelligence Explains Why; Similarities Found Between Edmonton and Kuching; Close Friend Approves of My Settling in Sarawak; Differences Between Here and Peninsular Malaysia Explained; Photo of Prayer Room and the North Saskatchewan River

March 26, 2026 Woke in time for Fajr prayer made in a contemplative, sincere and respectful manner. But after that a strange mood descended and I found myself overthinking totally trivial matters. Such overthinking is…

Laughter is the Best Cosmetic Greeting Brings Interesting Responses; Great News From the Great White North; The Indigenous Chiefs of Alberta Have Issued a Vote of No Confidence Against Premier Danielle Smith Alleging That She Lacks the Moral Capability to Lead; Links to the Well Drafted News Release and Other Actions By the Chiefs; Previewing Alexis Alaa McBride YouTube Reels Found Big Changes in My Life Since Its Filming; A Fitness Plan Initiated; Then Sheer Stupidity on My Part Which Brought a Laugh and a Half; Photos of Laughter is the Best Cosmetic and the Alberta Legislative Buildings

March 18, 2026 Well it was up and at ‘em – this the last day of fasting. (I thought) I did enjoy my banana split – bananas, ice cream chocolate sauce. I wonder if I…

Down For the Count; End of Ramadan Exhaustion; Where Are You From Will Get a Different Response Soon; See my YouTube for a Prior Version; Preparation for the Journey Takes an Unexpected Turn; Cascade: Beauty is Not Just a Luxury. It’s Essential Self Care: Text Responses to Photos of Self Care: An Unexpected  Message Brings the Joy of Recognition and Definitely Made my Day; Photos of New Do, Toes and Fingers

Down for the count – that is exactly how it feels this Tuesday March 17, 2026. I know it is a boxing term but it seems very applicable to the situation in which I find…

Leave Your Past Behind You: I am Leaving My Regrets and Mistakes From the ashes a New Life is Born; The Phoenix Rising From the Ashes An Ancient Archetype Appears in My Life Again; My Credentials for the Ten Year Visa Shared for Your Appreciation: I am Ahead of the Game; With my flight booked and the Hilton Reservation Confirmed I am Truly Ahead of the Game for this Journey. Photo of a Grey KL

I suddenly thought of lyrics of a song. In the past this would happen frequently, causing me to write about it, often including the words to the song. This ‘age old’ practice faded. This was…

Ramadan So Far: Not Terribly Peaceful But Deeply Meaningful; Intentions Made and Met; An Iftar Dinner; A Skyscraper Query Become a Gemini Poem; Then Fun and Games at a Bamboo Hospitality Hosted Lion Dance; Subdued the Lion with My Cane and Perhaps a Seat at the Board Meeting; Photos of a Prayer Dance and Scenes from the Lion Dance

February 25, 2026 I looked forward to Ramadan with great anticipation, envisioning a peaceful time – free of the intrusions of the world. All seemed to be in in order, ideal for peace, serenity and…