Category: People

Me and My Wali; A Definition of a Wali’s Responsibilities; Wali as Closer; Not Entirely Sure Why or How I Got One But This Man Has Considerable Financial Acumen and is Well Situated, A Member of the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club;  Leaving Kuching For Home Today: All This Fun But Froth; Nitty Gritty Found in an Invocation; Photos of Yon Ten

Well first of all – many of you (most of you probably) – do not even know what a Wali is – so now I will tell you. In Islamic law (Sharia), a Wali is…

Jannah on Earth; Beginning at the Raffles in Singapore; My Inclusion in Raffles Hall of Fame Declared a New Ambition: How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away Brings Back Memories of Dr. Allah Soufi; Met Another Alexis Who Works for Scoot; Short Flight Finds Me in Kuching, Sawarak, Much Going on Here Already; May Stay Longer; Many Photos to Follow

March 22, 2026 I sent morning greetings to many, but not all, of my WhatsApp friends. A photo of a luxurious well tended garden, with this caption. Good morning! Seemingly from Jannah but actually from…

Laughter is the Best Cosmetic Greeting Brings Interesting Responses; Great News From the Great White North; The Indigenous Chiefs of Alberta Have Issued a Vote of No Confidence Against Premier Danielle Smith Alleging That She Lacks the Moral Capability to Lead; Links to the Well Drafted News Release and Other Actions By the Chiefs; Previewing Alexis Alaa McBride YouTube Reels Found Big Changes in My Life Since Its Filming; A Fitness Plan Initiated; Then Sheer Stupidity on My Part Which Brought a Laugh and a Half; Photos of Laughter is the Best Cosmetic and the Alberta Legislative Buildings

March 18, 2026 Well it was up and at ‘em – this the last day of fasting. (I thought) I did enjoy my banana split – bananas, ice cream chocolate sauce. I wonder if I…

Blog Breakdown Uber Allas; Blog Breakdown Rules All; Blog Arrives Like a Phoenix Wearing Sunglasses; Responding to Nesh’s Bah Humbug Learning Not to Perform Joy On Demand; Ammar Consumes Oysters on December 25, Takes a Photo of Me and I of Him; Oysters Might Be an Aphrodisiac No Reliable Evidence Either Way

December 27, 2025  My most recent blog has been posted – got it to Shamir before he left for London Town  But I am back at it. I wrote the title but decided to ask…

What a Day!!!! Appointment with my Malaysian Doctor Accompanied by a FollowUp Visit; A World Famous Chef Said: I Miss you Darling; An Analysis by Artificial Intelligence; Risotto is the Solution to Everything; Do a One Eighty Defined; Photos of Colette and Nixon and Me, My Blood Pressure Monitor; Me In Xmas Arrive and Many Photos of Sandman and Me Leaving KL for Penang 

December 23, 2025  I am having the very best day – best day ever it seems. It is now 10:03. I will tell you the many reasons it is a great day. Ones precedent others…

First the Good News; The Warning in the Quran; New Words for Jingle Bells; Truth is Stranger Than Fiction Explored Again: The Most Blessed Evening Ever Filled with Laughter, Friendship, Respect, Honor, Highest of All Compliments and Zero Coke; Photographs of Gifts Bestowed in This Lifetime and Three Wonderful Women 

First the good news. The good news is that, with the help of instructions from Artificial Intelligence, I was able to boil eggs in a rice cooker. A rice cooker is one of the cooking…

Wasting Time One Afternoon; Artificial Intelligence Answers the Question of Why Shamir and I Rhyme; Emails From an Ex and my Alma Mater; Shamir’s Status Invites Statutes; Artificial Intelligence Reveals Religious Propensities; Propensity and Fond Defined; Thinking Out Loud.

December 2, 2025  It is an unusual afternoon, enjoying slouching away the time.  Could be unpacking but instead texting Shamir. We get into one of our rhyming contests which make us both laugh and compete…