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…
I am leaving Penang for KL on December 1, 2025. Yesterday was a MOST productive day. It is being planned with the same precision as D-Day – the invasion of Normandy. Artificial Intelligence says that…
So I am back at Lyf reflecting upon my days in Singapore and getting ready for my next adventure. It was definitely an eventful six days with many highlights and low lights. I adore my…
November 28, 2025 Returned to Lyf from Singapore the evening of November 26, 2025. Immediately went to my carryon bag in order to retrieve my computer to send Shamir the blog for posting. No computer….
I was deep in a conversation with Sonny Gan. We were discussing the feeling of freedom I would have when I began a new life in KL. Me: Soon I shall be free. He: u…
This does seem a very special time in my life – a time of ordered transition. But as usual it has its comical moments. My good morning greeting of yesterday featured a photo of the…
I arrived in Singapore today for a four day stay – my visa run. I have been here twice before for the same purpose. I knew that Singapore separated from Malaysia. Then I asked a…
Happenstance, do love the sound of that word. I could guess at its meaning but instead decided to ask Artificial Intelligence. Me: Please define happenstance. AI: Of course, Alaa Happenstance means something that occurs by…
My Good Morning Greeting on November 4 was of a sunrise but a different sort of sunrise. This was my message. Good morning! Sunrise from the 25th floor in KL Sonny Gan responded. He: :…
AI volunteered, in a previous blog, to show me how the Quran and early Muslim history frames migration as both a trial and a blessing. “It would parallel your experience beautifully.” I will now share…