Category: day to day

No Idea How I Do It, Whatever It is; Blog Beginning on Singapore Airlines Flight; Reflections on Morning, First Being in Jannah on Earth and then the Hell of Losing my WhatsApp Connections With the Whole World; A Couple of Idioms, Including it Went South; Renewed WiFi Brought An Announcement from Instagram; Back at Lyf, Shamir Restores WiFi, We Laugh by Text This Morning; Both Agreeing That Allah Knows Best 

At this moment in time I am sitting in seat 12K of a Singapore Airlines flight traveling between Jakarta and Singapore. A handsome older man boarded the plane, sitting in an adjacent seat.  Me: I…

The Afternoon of a Most Unusual Day; A Children’s Book. Aishah: Quote from the Cover; Link to the Truth About Aishah; Facts of Jakarta Riots Found in Al Jazeera: Rain Settles the Disturbance; The Norming After the Night Before; Waking to a Blog Breakdown which Brought Me Great Cheer; A Healthy Breakfast: Artificial Intelligence Questioned About Retirement Fund But Then Sends an Official Seal 

August 29, 2025  It is afternoon. I am in the Executive Lounge. The window seats have all been taken by rude loud poorly dressed men that sound like they are from the USA. They are…

Disorientation, Despair, and Discombobulation Relieved By Humor: Delicious Breakfast Buffet However Unable to Find Elevators: Helpful Man is the New General Manager of Hotel; Text Conversation Speaks of Need to Repent but Then Receiving the Mercy of Allah (SWT); Looking for the Direction of the Kaaba Leads to an Interesting Discovery 

I woke up this morning in the Jakarta JW Marriott feeling disoriented, in despair and discombobulated (I do love that word, it means confused and disconcerted), Looked about wondering what to photograph for my morning WhatsApp…

An Unusual Evening Followed by Special Morning Greetings; I am a Success in Winston Churchill’s Eyes; Enthusiasm Defined; A Sunrise Photo from a Friend Brings Joy and Wonder to Me and to Many Recipients; A GIF Received in Return: A Canadian Christian Eulogy Remembered; News of a Loved One’s Death; Thoughts on Loss; A Timely Message from the Quran

I shall not delve into the events of my unusual evening, for once anyway. Sometimes I can provide folks with TMI – too much information, It is an interesting concept. Wondering if I have written…