Category: Friends

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…

IDEAS: A  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Podcast Speaks of the US Constitution in a Learned and Profound Fashion; Behind Every Successful Man is a Woman; The Hot Water Bottle Blues; Consuming Mojo’s Eggs Benedict with Gravalaz; The Podcast Portrays the USA not Fighting Colonization But Being a Colonizer; Quotations from a Canadian Writer, Dr. Nazir Khan

I began the day in what is for me, a typical manner. I prayed Fajr prayer. But somehow, and I have NO idea how – found myself doing something that is simply NOT the typical…