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March 9, 2025

Despite Slow Start Ramadan is Going Well; Ramadan Practices Are Most Divergent: Tarawih Prayer Ritualistically Performed by Many; I Worship in My Own Way; Islam is Not a One Size Fits All Faith; Inspiration from Nouman Ali Khan; A Good Morning Quote; Glad to be a Muslim; The Joys of Having a Tailor; Photos of Sunrises, Avatar, The Tailor and New Clothes.

Do realize that I have a long way to go but Ramadan is going well. I am almost completely recovered from my cold, I do not have any debilitating neck pain. My good health enables…

March 6, 2025

Intentions: Their Importance, My Failure to Act Upon an Intention Resulted in the Discovery of Esraa Abo Qamar’s Ramadan in Gaza: Ruins and Unshakeable Faith; A Inspiration to All; Photographs of a Peaceful Ramadan Sunrise

There is a distinct possibility that already, on this the fourth day of Ramadan, I already goofed. I formed an intention, then acted in a contrary fashion. An introduction to the concept of intentions is…

March 5, 2025

Discovery of the Morning, the Indian Ocean: Becoming Side Tracked Again and Again; Schmir Partially But Not Thoroughly to be Blamed; Idle Hands are the Devil’s Workshop Analyzed Using Christian, Secular and Islamic Perspectives; Multiculturalism Defined; Wikipedia Perhaps Errs; Photos of Pastries, Me and Sunrise Over the Indian Ocean

This blog could be appropriately called: Getting Sidetracked and Staying Sidetracked. Read on if you wish, but you have been warned. Definition of sidetrack: cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue….

March 3, 2025

This is NOT the Ramadan I Had Planned and Prepared For; The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men; Encouragement From a Song Rescues Me From Despair; Texts Received From Someone With Emotional Intelligence; Emotional Intelligence Explored; It’s a Beautiful Day Brings Joy; Instagram Reel from Kohbar Days; Looking to the Why of Readership; Tentative Plans for April

I thought, believed, was absolutely certain, I had made the best plans for Ramadan. I have my Ajwa dates, I have my Ensure, I have my electrolytes. I have food for Sohour for three days and can…

March 1, 2025

Some Pre Ramadan Musings But Then Breaking News of Possibly Major Implications; Detailed Analysis Brings No Truths only Confusion, Not Understanding Why British Columbia, Alberta and California People are Reading My Blogs; More Cities in Malaysia Chime In; Inane Conversation Brings Relief From Boredom: Statistics Shown; Photos of Ramadan Mainstays.

Today is the eve of Ramadan 2025. It would be impossible to conceive of a more ideal setting. I am by the sea, a limitless horizon, the most breath taking sunrises I have ever seen….

February 28, 2025

Every Connection Has a Purpose; Every Person is a Part of Your Story: The Purpose of My Accidental Meeting with Fazil Irwan; It Seems But Only Allah (SWT) Knows: Paper Muslims Will Be Explained Later: Photographs of Dates, A Bathtub Plug; Reel of a Deserted Beach

Not sure when I wrote the following beginning of a blog. I stupidly did not date it. But it was in late January or early February. You shall see why I did not bring this…

February 21, 2025

A Blessed Life: Everything is Coming Up Roses; Reflections Upon an October 13, 2024 Blog; Joking with Shamir, Being Nonsensical: My Life the Reverse of Beauty and the Beast; Appled Out: Singapore Resembles the USA When it Truly Was Great; Miscellaneous Photos

I am practically breathless because I lead, at this moment, an absolutely blessed life. I have written about this in the past, I do know because I am thinking of a song that describes this…

February 19, 2025

Living Large: Guidance From the Internet and from the Islamic Faith; Dhikar Defined; Sunrise Experienced in My New Abode; Off to Singapore on Singapore Airlines: Chaotic Morning Due to Death of Driver’s Brother: An Unforgettable Experience of the Short Flight to Singapore: My Raison D’Etre; Two Reels and Photos of Unforgettable Singapore Air Experience

The conversation/competition between Bloggingbrooke and Alexis McBride continues. Yesterday I moved to my new abode, send her a photo to be viewed at the end of this blog.Me: Got one extra bedroom, you must visit….

February 15, 2025

Food Before Famine: The Kashmir Serving the Best Tandoori Chicken in the World with a Money Back Guarantee; Insights on Why it is the Best Tandoori Chicken in the Whole World; Links to Instagram Kashmir Restaurant Reels;

It does seem rather unusual to be focusing on food in the days immediately preceding Ramadan. Rather like food before the famine. Strictly speaking, of course, Ramadan is not famine. Famine is extreme scarcity of…

February 13, 2025

A Foodie Blog; At the Breakfast Bar of Mojo Pojo; To Benny Hill’s For a Luscious Lunch of Exquisite Food; Beautiful Blog Cards Have a Nefarious Past; Like Father Like Son Usually But Exceptions; Mistaken Page Brings Delay in Description; Kindred Spirits With BloggingBrooke; My Abandon: Photos of Restaurant; Dessert, Blog Card and Menu

I am perched high on a stool watching the chefs prepare breakfast and brunch food at Mojo Jojo. It is a treat to see the absolute efficiency and attention to detail that goes into the…