Category: lifestyle

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…

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…

Me and My Wali; A Definition of a Wali’s Responsibilities; Wali as Closer; Not Entirely Sure Why or How I Got One But This Man Has Considerable Financial Acumen and is Well Situated, A Member of the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club;  Leaving Kuching For Home Today: All This Fun But Froth; Nitty Gritty Found in an Invocation; Photos of Yon Ten

Well first of all – many of you (most of you probably) – do not even know what a Wali is – so now I will tell you. In Islamic law (Sharia), a Wali is…

Emboldened; Its Definition and a Song That Exemplifies It; You are the Sunshine of My Life; Allah (SWT is the Sunshine of My Life: Cosmic Choreography Brought Me Here to Kuching, It Cannot Be Denied; Eating Breakfast of the Gods, Sarawak Laksa With Wonderful Breakfast Companions: A Healing Invocation; Photos of Food and People  

March 28, 2026  I woke this morning with a word – emboldened. Emboldened and with a song in mind. You are the sunshine of my life.  First let us look up the meaning of emboldened. The meaning…

Ebullient: A Definition and a Song, I Believe I Can Fly; A Link to a Rather Euphoric Instagram Reel; Joy and Cheerfulness in the Islamic Faith; Sufis Are a Joyful Bunch; Soaring Spirits; Such Joy Diametrically Opposed to My Experiences in Penang; Leaving There the First Step to My Thirty-Year Malaysian Visa: Photos of Memorable Moments

A few days ago, during my stay at the Kuching Hilton I woke up in a mood that can be best described as ebullient. What does that word mean???? I am about to tell you….

The Lowdown on TAR UMT University, Sonny’s Alma Mater; Schools Like This Can Be a Cure for Corruption; This Aligns With Islamic Tradition; Follow Link to Learn What is Really Going on in Trump’s Alleged Mind; Corruption in Saudi Arabia Discussed; Unnerved Described; Photos of Kuching and Me

A couple of months ago I did some research on TAR UMT University because  I was planning to bequeath some of my hard-earned cash to this university. I had met an alumni, a rather upstanding…

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…

The Great White North Continued; Danielle Smith and the Three Stooges; The Ultimate Victory of Truth and Good Over Falsehood; The Crown Connection; The Injunctive Relief Action Shall Prevail as Precedence Must Be Honored: My Familial Connection to the Alberta Legislative Building

Yesterday’s blog spoke of Good versus Evil The Good being the Assembly of Bureau Chiefs, the Evil Being Premier Danielle Smith and the Stooges. It seems important to transition from the political landscape of Alberta…

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…