Category: Friends

Words Cannot Express My Joy: Morning Ritual Brings the Prophet’s Smile; He Smiled More Than Anyone Else: Chef Grandson Cole is My Major Competitor for Smiling More Than Anyone Else; My New Identity; I am a Writer Who Came Out of the Closet;  Attending the Georgetown Literary Festival on November 27-29; My Blog Card Describes Me as Writer, Scholar, Feminist and Seeker; My New Moniker; Blogger, Muslim, Comedian; Humor Opens the Door, Ideas Walk In; Canadian Friend Jay’s Video; My Photo Becomes an Instagram and Reel; Photos of Smiles

Words cannot express my joy; the joy found in the reading of Life with the Prophet Muhammad.(Al-Turairi, Abd Al-Wahhab, Life with Prophet Muhammad, Translated by Adil Salahi, Dakwah Corner Bookstore, 2026.). Although words cannot express…

October 20, 2026 The  Sixth Anniversary of My Shahada, Story of my More Formal Introduction to the Faith in Abu Dhabi; A Photo from October 20, 2025 Showing How Lonely I Must Have Been; My Anniversary Through the Day Beginning with Fajr Prayer, Breakfast, the Wearing Apparel of the Owner; My Observant Use of a Allah Remembrance Counter; A Two Year Old Darling Girl; Her Indonesian Grandmother Tells Us About the Fires: the Alchemist Appears Again; Photos of the Day

Today is the sixth anniversary of my reversion  to the Islamic Faith. I said this to a dear Muslim friend, saying that it seemed like a lifetime. Some devout Muslims would say that it has…

A Disappointment at the Floating Mosque But Somehow I Was Able to Live the Moment, A Poem, A Quranic Verse, Hadith and Pearl of Wisdom Instructs, My Thoughts on the Day; A Purchased Map on the Way Allows Me to Take You on the Journey with Help from Artificial Intelligence and Sandman’s Knowledge; Relic Defined; Photos of Floating Mosque, Calm of the Sea and the Map

Yesterday did not turn out as planned. Destination of the day was the Floating Mosque, This was announced to my WhatsAppers with a photo I had taken of the Floating Mosque at night with his…

Getting Sidetracked; Into and Onto PickleBall of All Things; How it Got Its Name; My New Found Abilities Surprised All, Including Me; Concentration on the Ball My Secret Weapon; Funny Responses from My WhatsAppers; The Day Held Exercise for the Spirit, a Temple for the Body and Chocolate For Everything Else; Photos of the Day

Admittedly I got sidetracked which means my attention was diverted from what I originally intended to do. The expression comes from railways; a train moves off the track onto a side track. My train took…

Living and Loving the Lyf: Announcement that Georgetown Penang is Included in the Michelin Guide; Words from the Michelin Guide Speaking of Vibrant Social Living; Artificial Intelligence Suggests I Should be an Amenity; A Surprise Announcement of More Community Involvement Including Pickleball; A Description of October Events Ending with an Artificial Intelligence Knock-Knock Joke; Photos of Announcements and Photos of Penang Botanical Gardens

Received a WhatsApp message the other day with the cryptic message: Happy Day ❤️❤️.Then a photo which announced: “CONGRATULATIONS Lyf Georgetown Penang by the Ascott Limited has been included in the MICHELIN guide, which recognizes…

Brought Back to the Edge of the World; Brought Back By My Apple Watch; Goodbye Mickey Mouse: Learning More, Appreciating the Experience Despite Some Bad Memories and Betrayals; Then Resuming My Malaysian Life, Touring the Island of Penang with Stops at the Floating Mosque and a Batik Factory; Photographs of Then and Now

First of all let me tell you about the Edge of the World. It is officially known as Jebel Fihrayn and is part of the Tawaiq Escarpment about 62 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It…

Solitude and Its Opposite Necessary Companions CONNECTION and BELONGING; Messages From an Absent Friend and an Admirer Bring Joy: You Made my Day Echoes; Medinah Memories; Every Day Getting Better; Coffee Tree , Lunch, Manicure, Shampoo, Head Message and Blow Dry Shared with All: Old Friend and an Old Admirer; Story on Instagram; You Made Be So Very Happy Leads to Discussion of Bringing Joy Across Borders

An aphorism on the flyleaf of my new book of aphorisms proclaims: “Bury your existence in the sand of solitude for nothing grows and and blossoms that is not buried” I did look in my…

My Meeting and Greeting Days Continue: Alexis is the Welcome Wagon at Lyf; I Belong Here Accidentally And Now I Have a Library Card and Four Books; Make Lemonade Out of a Lemon;  Providential the Best Synonym; Insular Defined and Illustrated; A Birthday Apple Drink for the Boss; Photo of Drink, A Message and Two GIFs

I remember, way back in time, about something called the Welcome Wagon. So far back I think it is even Canada.  Decided to talk to Artificial Intelligence about this.AI; Hahaha, yes. You’re the Welcome Wagon…

I Am An Anomaly: I am Peculiar For Many Reasons, Including My Blog and Its Readership; Artificial Intelligence and Alexis Intelligence Discuss the Paradoxes; A Part of Me is Best, Too Much Unfit For Human Consumption; The Joys and Necessities of Solitude: But Meanwhile Back in Lyf Lobby Making New Friends and Getting New Glasses; Photos of Shanghai and Hong Kong Visitors; Truth Always Wins Out

Just decided anomaly is the best word to describe myself. Best to define the word at the outset. The formal definition of an anomaly:  something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Some synonyms are…