Category: lifestyle

Solace Blessedly Found in the Quran and Provided to You From My Quran Gifted at the Edmonton Muslim Heritage Festival; An Analysis of My Most Recent Statistics Brings Insight and Added Responsibility; All Work and No Play: Malaysia Has the Loudest Laugh in the World; Photos of Singapore Sister and an Awesome Sunset

Recently, I was in a state of extreme distress and despair. Something I thought to be necessary and attainable proved not to be.  Relief from utter and complete anxiety was badly needed, a new direction…

A Quandary: Statistics to the Rescue Helping Me to Focus What and To Whom I Should Be Writing: March 19 Blog Reveals That Saudi Arabia Used to be Number One: Saudi Arabia Faces Major Problems with its Vision 2030; But They Are Not Listening to Me; Trip, Stumble and Fall, Photos of Statistics, Morning Photos of Head Scarves; Lexis and Alexis All Over the Bed; Congrats

A quandary, a noun, is a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma. I was in a dilemma, trying to decide what to write about, where to in a sense…

Celebrating Our King’s Birthday; A Malaysian Orderly Transfer of Power Contrasted to Others; Then to the Serious Business of Hypocrisy; A Believer’s Obligation When a Hypocrite is Amongst You; My Obligations Have Been Discharged by Individually Confronting and Speaking Out Against the Practices of Others I Have Observed; Photos of the King, A Memorable Day with My Muslim Sister and “My” Clouds

,  I thought the hordes at Lexis Suites would diminish as school holidays are over but there seems to be a never ending supply of people checking in. Someone FINALLY told me what was happening….

The Greatest Celebration of All Time But You Are Not Going to Hear About it: After All This Time on Planet Earth I am Now an Orangutan (Oops an Orang  Puteh); Two More Glorious Weeks at Lexis Suites Planned: Inspiring WhatsApp Conversation with Saudi Friend: Striving to Not Be An Arrogant Boaster No News of Magnificent Birthday Celebrations: Photos from The Party’s Over and Verses From the Quran

First we shall discuss my becoming an orangutan, That is a mispronunciation, I became aware my being an orang puteh through a conversation with my Malaysian Muslim sister. It is preferable to being an orangutan….

Greed Destroys All; Saudi Arabia Profit Mongering Affects All Muslim Countries; Habitual Need for Maximum Profits May Bring Down the Government of Nigeria, Bring Religious Divisions, Rob the Country of Needed Resources By Exacting a Huge Hajj Payment; A Solution Suggested by An Unlikely Woman Whose Role Model is Aisha; Discussion of the Authority and Power of the Sultan of Sokoto: Photograph and Powerful Reel of Medina Included

Greed, as discussed in prior blogs, is a destructive force. Thought the ages the Custodians of the Islamic Holy Places have developed the bad habit of greed. Before the time of the Prophet (PBUHz0 the…

I Know Where I Am and I Am Finding Out All About It; School Holidays are Upon Us; A Day Proving The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Often Go Awry: My Debit Card Gobbled Up by an ATM Machine, Nothing Accomplished; But Conversations and Generosity Saved the Day; Two New Dresses and Two Stuffed Animals from H & M; A Surprise Birthday Cake Already; Photos of the Best Ever Sunset; View From My Bed; Stuffed Animals and Cake

A strange set of circumstances allowed me to find out where I am, now I am finding out all about it. I received a notification from Apple that my device has been located and gave…

Sunrise Ritual Brings Hope; Someone Has Got to Upset the Applecart to End World Disorder; Malaysian Prime Minister Excels Amongst World Leaders for Reason Stated; Words of John Lennon’s Imagine Massacred by Me on Instagram But With a Message of Hope; Photos of Me and Elephant, Me and Romantic Singer, Me with Self Tied Scarf; Link to Instagram Singing Reel

I have established a new early morning ritual. I awaken and offer Fajr prayer, sooth myself with some caffeine and gentle thoughts waiting for sunrise. I leave my room to take in the beauty of…

The New Me: A New Title for the Blog; Obliterate Defined; Obliterate the UAE, Abbreviate Saudi Arabia; Perhaps More to Come; New International Family; So New I Am to Malaysia; Discovered Malaysia Can and Inshallah Will Become My Second Home; Malaysia Thankfully Not a World Power; Photos of Another Beautiful Sunset; A Complimentary High Tea; Folk and a Traffic Sign at the Breakfast Buffet  

Faithful and observant readers will see that there has been a major change in the title of this blog. Sitting in the lobby of the Lexis Suites waiting for my Malaysian daughter to come and…