Category: lifestyle

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…

My Prayers Have Been Answered Without My Making Them; Absolutely Loving Lexis Suites, the Place of Anyone’s Dreams: Allah (SWT) is the Greatest Planner: Understanding Fixed and Flexible Qadars; Exploring the Adjacent Streets with My Muslim Malaysian Sister; Photographs of the Surroundings

This seems more than a little unusual within a faith that emphasizes prayer. Five daily prayers, unheard of in other religions,  more recommended in the night at troubled times, special prayer times during Ramadan, prayers…

Megan and Harry Were in Nigeria; News of Then from Their Trip and Other Nigerian News Leading to Dismay and a Gift of Knowledge From a Dear Saudi Friend Passed Onto You;  Prior Almost Clairvoyant H and M Blogs; My Destiny Becoming Clearer; Photos of My Morning Greeting and Some from the Bahrain Museum  

To be totally honest (which I always am) I do receive Punch, a Nigerian online newspaper. It was therefore possible to lean that it was not a CNN rumor as but a fact. Prince Harry and wife visited…

Snafu and Anthesis Defined and Illustrated: July 21 and July 23, 2023 Blogs Speak of Being Trampled in the Holiest of Sights and Meeting my Malaysian Sister Whom I Shall See Soon; Unchecked and Unrestrained Greed Leads to Unlicensed Haj Tour Operators Putting Pilgrims at Risk: Rome Was Not Built in a Day; Photos from the Day of Trampling

I shall travel to Malaysia in a few days. I was supposed to be there now but was stalled in Bahrain because of a Chase credit card snafu. I shall eagerly explore my new intended…

Money is the Root of All Evil; Two Examples, Currency Exchange and an Unexpected Raise in Pay: COLA Over All; Muslims Warned to Be on Guard Against Greed; Money Does Not Buy Happiness; Dancing in the Streets by the Mamas and Papas; May the Best Man Win: Photos From the Bahrain Kojo Restaurant; Perhaps a Reel of a Coffee Machine

We all know that phrase – money is the root of all evil. That has special meaning here in Bahrain which has the second highest rate of exchange in the whole world. (Kuwait beats it,…

I Did Venture I Did Gain: My Instagram Presence Explodes With Profound and Positive Messages; Praiseworthy Absolutely Found Not to be Praiseworthy; Goodbye to Mere Mortal Men; Lunch at the Crossroads Surprisingly Yields Books, A Quote from a 1928 book about a Tragic Age; Photos of Fallen Skies forward, Good Morning by Treasured Muslim Sister and the Books at Crossroads 

Faithful readers found me contemplating venting with possible gains relating to an extremely, one would say, trivial matter. Did not want to be viewing CNN from the breakfast buffet. There wee two televisions. I ascertained…