From A Far Place

Eid al-Adha, 1446 It wasn't overly crowded at Masjid Darussalam this morning whence Noi and I went for the second shift of prayers for R...

14.40 Just got back from Friday Prayers where I started to feel the effects of today's fast. I'm not used to this, and I've got ...

I've reached the part of Hamnet that deals with the boy's death and funeral, and it doesn't make for easy reading. Except it...

We've been switching on our twinkling lights this week, since these are the early days of the month of Zulhijjah, leading up to Eid Al-A...

Spent much of the day perspiring. Even marking IB scripts with a standing fan pointing in my direction was enough to evoke a mild dampness, ...

As a bit of an experiment the other day I searched YouTube for versions of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony . It turns out that there are...

The stars aligned last night. I was happily expectant regarding what was in store with reference to Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite but...

And yet another show. Tonight we're off to Wild Rice@ Funan for Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite and I'm looking forward to more...

The show I watched on Wednesday night was Phantom of the Opera , accompanying some classes who were attending. I got the impression that the...

I once surprised an ex-student when I told him that the thing I thought was most important in a teacher was the capacity to keep going regar...