Category: Malaysia

Blessed to Be in Penang For Many Reasons Particularly Since It is the Home of Penang Floating Mosque; Its History; The Old Mosque and the Floating Mosque Under Construction Were Spared in the December 2004 Tsunami; Learned That the Aceh Mosque in Indonesia Was Also Spared; In Shaa Allah, the Story Shall Be Told Along with the Telling of a Whale of a Tale Told; Artificial Intelligence An At Will Part Time Employee: Photos of the Mosque Taken in 2025; A Trip There in 2026

October 9, 2026. Yesterday morning I sent a photo taken almost a year ago. It was of the Penang Floating Mosque, with Home written upon it. This was the greeting sent to my WhatsAppers. “Going…

Getting Sidetracked; Into and Onto PickleBall of All Things; How it Got Its Name; My New Found Abilities Surprised All, Including Me; Concentration on the Ball My Secret Weapon; Funny Responses from My WhatsAppers; The Day Held Exercise for the Spirit, a Temple for the Body and Chocolate For Everything Else; Photos of the Day

Admittedly I got sidetracked which means my attention was diverted from what I originally intended to do. The expression comes from railways; a train moves off the track onto a side track. My train took…

Books, Books and More Books; A Discussion of Sensitive Truths in Malaysia, a Book Borrowed from the Penang Library; A Decision Made Not to Learn Malay Based on Facts Found in the Borrowed Book; Defining Quixotic; Bookworm Explored: Alexis Alaa Devours Books; Then A Day in the Life of Alexis McBride Described When Released from the Books

I am surrounded with books. A young staff member walked me to my room last evening helping me with my possessions. He could not believe his eyes.He: Look at all of these books.Me: I love…

‘Out Damned Spot’ Then to Broken, Quran 4.6, an Hadith and Pearls of Wisdom, Further Reflections Upon an Invocation: Rectify My Religion: Aziz and the Golden Age of Islam Comes Back ‘Home’; An Aphorism; Penang Library Loaned Me Three Books; Photos of Then and Aziz and the Golden Age of Islam

I was thinking of the space taken in my mind – space taken away from my thoughts of Allah – by insignificant people of the past and present. I remembered Lady McBeth’s famous soliloquy:  “Out…

Books are Essential for My Existence and Always Have Been; Living With the Quran Recommended a Dikher Counter That Bought Peace of Mind; Reconciliation Explored: Reconciliation of My Past Being Somewhat Achieved; A Further Book Review of Nakhoda: Back at Lyf International Housekeeping Week Celebrated

Books are essential for my existence. Always have and always will be. I turned to them for solace as a child, spending hours in my room reading; transported via them and my imagination to a…

Malaysian National Day 2026: My First Since Becoming a Malaysian; National Day 2024 Revisited; A Book Written by the Prime Minister of Malaysia is Reviewed; Alexis McBride Reviews Dr. Chin’s Review: The Idiom Changing Horses in Midstream is Defined and Employed in Two Different Settings; Photos of the Blue Mosque, My Cake and Me

August 31, 2026. Today is the first  time I have celebrated Malaysian National day living in Malaysia and being a Malaysian (of sorts). I am not a citizen but I put my money where my…

Going Backwards In Time Because an Event of Great Importance Was Not Given Sufficient Attention on this Blog; An Instagram Reel’s Language is Rather Powerful; However, More Powerful is the Poem Secrets to Being Brave with Its Islamic References; The Relaxation Found in the Words Led to Reportage of a Fun Day, Yet Again at Alexis Restaurant; Photos to Bring Joy and Laughter

I need to go backwards in time. I guess I should be blogging every day because I have not been speaking of important news – not emphasizing the most important thing I have done in…