Category: lifestyle

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…

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…