Staying Alive and Still in Penang; An Invitation to A Middle School Art Gallery Exhibition Extends my Penang Stay; Also a Wine Tasting Featuring Japanese Wines; Reminding Myself and Others That I Gave Up EVERYTHING For My Religion, Not For Good Times; : Two Meaningful Invocations: Photos of a Blue Day

I am here in Penang staying alive and staying around. Thought of the song so got in touch with Gemini to find out more. Gemini: The song is “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, released…

Rancor; So Important in the Islamic Faith; I Must Rid My Heart of Rancor and Did So With My Hall of Shame or Rogue’s Gallery; The Scumbags and Hypocrites Are Flushed Down the Toilet Into the Pipes, Never to Be Thought of Again; Then  Out of a Clear Blue Sky; Beyond My Wildest Dreams; A Gift From Chef Ton

I fortunately posses many books on the Islamic Faith. One of my most favorites is one, originally gifted to me by a Saudi Driver. I gifted it to a hypocrite, not knowing he was one…

New Statistics Reveal Many New Readers; Help, by the Beatles: Again Changes in Attitude Changes in Latitude: My Existence Divided into Pre and Post Ramadan Days; Stupendous  News from Post Ramadan Being Called MaMa by a Young Indonesian Muslim Sister; Learning of Its Significance: Finding the Photo That Began it All; Photos Illustrating Look At the Light I Have Found

The other day I asked Blog Master Chris for my statistics. An entirely unique feature emerged. The statistics proclaimed that there were 27,086 new visitors and 7,253 returning visitors. No idea how that was determined…

What a Morning!! What Until You Hear About It and Then Onto As I Am: Hold Onto Your Hat; The Building Chosen By Chef Ton; The Choice of the Name As I Am; The Ambiance and the Energy of the Restaurant Thoroughly Enjoyed; I Was Treated Like a Queen and Cinderella: Problem However With Muscles Not Mussels; Solution Suggested; I Am GUM; An Interior Shot and My KL Skyscraper Sent as a Good Morning Greeting

April 10,  2026 I am now at this moment in time, having breakfast at Common Man. To my utter joy learned there is a new menu and this is THE day of its inception.  Wow. My…

Leave Your Past Behind You: I am Leaving My Regrets and Mistakes From the ashes a New Life is Born; The Phoenix Rising From the Ashes An Ancient Archetype Appears in My Life Again; My Credentials for the Ten Year Visa Shared for Your Appreciation: I am Ahead of the Game; With my flight booked and the Hilton Reservation Confirmed I am Truly Ahead of the Game for this Journey. Photo of a Grey KL

I suddenly thought of lyrics of a song. In the past this would happen frequently, causing me to write about it, often including the words to the song. This ‘age old’ practice faded. This was…

Ramadan So Far: Not Terribly Peaceful But Deeply Meaningful; Intentions Made and Met; An Iftar Dinner; A Skyscraper Query Become a Gemini Poem; Then Fun and Games at a Bamboo Hospitality Hosted Lion Dance; Subdued the Lion with My Cane and Perhaps a Seat at the Board Meeting; Photos of a Prayer Dance and Scenes from the Lion Dance

February 25, 2026 I looked forward to Ramadan with great anticipation, envisioning a peaceful time – free of the intrusions of the world. All seemed to be in in order, ideal for peace, serenity and…

No Idea How I Do It, Whatever It is; Blog Beginning on Singapore Airlines Flight; Reflections on Morning, First Being in Jannah on Earth and then the Hell of Losing my WhatsApp Connections With the Whole World; A Couple of Idioms, Including it Went South; Renewed WiFi Brought An Announcement from Instagram; Back at Lyf, Shamir Restores WiFi, We Laugh by Text This Morning; Both Agreeing That Allah Knows Best 

At this moment in time I am sitting in seat 12K of a Singapore Airlines flight traveling between Jakarta and Singapore. A handsome older man boarded the plane, sitting in an adjacent seat.  Me: I…

A Year Ago; Reading About Love Brings Clarity; August 2024 Found Me in Bali; Colorful photo Sent to My WhatsAppers: Nurturing Emotional Intelligence Speaks of Love; Love For Anything or Anybody Cannot Exceed Our Love for Allah; A Hypocrite Caused Me to Loose Sight of a Noble Intention: Nesh’s Blog Breakdown Better Than the Real Thing; Photos of Colorful Bali

I remain living in Lyf for a few more days. Therefore, o sunrise photos to begin both my day and the day of others. Rather impulsively looked back at photos from a year ago and…