Category: lifestyle

Singapore Air is an Absolute Delight and So is Singapore on the First Day: Humour from The New Yorker Bound to Delight; Converting the Malaysian Dollar Brings Marriage Proposal; Goats Will Be the Marriage Dowry, Not Camels; Inshallah Explained From an Earlier Blog; Anger Control Essential in the Islamic Faith and Also in My Life; Photos of an Expensive Watch; My Assimilation Gear and the Concierge Desk

I cannot be happier – it would be impossible. At this moment in time. I am not sitting in the Premier Lounge of the Penang Airport waiting for my flight to Singapore  – it will…

Opening New Doors;  Giant Steps Are Being Made to Learn the Malay Language; Sending Photo of Cover Leads to a Suggestion of Marriage to a Rich Merlion; Idea Rejected; Messaging Nigerian Leads to the Discovery of Allergic Reaction Not Bug Bites:   Shown to be a Necessity; Marriage to a Rich Merlion Rejected

This is going to be a light hearted blog. Written on the eve of my departure to Singapore. I spoke to a new, but already dearest, friend this morning telling her that I am planning…

Finality brings Closure to Many Issues; Both Good News and Bad; Loving Malaysia More Everyday: Some Door Still Need to be Closed As New Ones are Being Opened; Closing Doors Left Afar on the Blog; Unlikely Companions MBS and Margaret Atwood; The Key to a Wonderful Life; Statistics Sent to MBS and Index Page from Quran

Finality has been reached in all aspects of my life, except some lingering blog topics which will be herein discussed. Finality is a great word. Its definition: the fact or impression of being an irreversible…

Last Evening; Peace, Conversations and Conviviality Before Learning of the Learning of the   Horrors of any Outcome for American Women: Al Jazeera’s Excellent Analysis; Returning from Bach Walk to Lexis Suites Humor; Photographs of the Precious Dilapidated Beach and a Covid Red-Masked Duck November 5,  2024

Today is election day in the United States. It seems incumbent upon me to speak of it, made compulsory as I shall be discussing the election from the perspective of women’s rights, a topic always…

The Ever Evolving Story of West Wemyss That Rhymes With Dreams; My Scottish Ancestry and Connections; A Story Written to a Second Cousin Brings Back Memories of My Abandoned Dream; All The Miracles Leading to My Discovery of Robert Baxter’s Grave: Cause of his Death was Greed; West Wemyss Historical Facts: More Photos of the Graveyard, Flowers

Faithful readers are aware that the previous blog concluded with a mention of West Wemyss coupled with a photo of a churchyard. Obsessive readers (should there be any) are aware of my motto: “Anything worth…

Continuation of the Momentous Malaysian Decision; Foot Loose and Fancy Free: Impromptu Conversation Leads to Malaysia is My Second Home and an Affirmation of Window Shopping: Now Nickname is NMMM;  Instagram Tallies: Quran Quote for the Day; Bountiful, Beautiful Breakfast Photographed and Posted; West Wymess, Scotland Photo

The last blog left off with my deserting the Australia retirement scheme, deciding instead to make Malaysia my second home. Actually, technically,  I do not have a first home as neither US or Canada is…

Why I Love Malaysia; The Constitution Promises Freedom of Religion and the Government Practices What it Preaches; It is Not My Destiny to Live in Australia, Shown in Incremental steps; Shared Inspiration From the Quran; Photos and Reel of of Blue-Eyed Successful Cataract Surgery

Today  is a public holiday, declared by the government.  The public holiday honors Dawali the yearly Hindu festival of lights with variations celebrated in other Hindu religions. It symbolizes the the spiritual victory of light…

REPOST May 20th 2021: I Fear I am Not Done With Serious Stridency But At Least A Slightly Different Perspective on the Israel Atrocities: Devil Incarnate Defined: Bernard Avishai’s Brilliant Expose of Netanyahu: Wonderful Words from Instagram; Wisdom from Wise Man; Photograph of Lilac the Unicorn and Falcons

Today I am reposting a blog  and a very short reel. I found this old blog by quite by accident. I was contemplating the nature of evil for  today’s blog, knew I had spoken of…