Hi everyone Although this blog is getting rather lethargic of late, I hope you still come by once in a while to see what’s new. But I’d also like to invite you to check out http://palmsofwisdom.wordpress.com It’s a new project we’re starting, and I hope it’ll take off and be of much benefit to us … More Something new

  He remembered his grandmother’s warning about praying on time: “My son, you shouldn’t leave prayer to this late time”. His grandmother’s age was 70 but whenever she heard the Adhan, she got up like an arrow and performed Salah. He, however, could never win over his ego to get up and pray. Whatever he … More A Very Powerful Story

Over the last few weeks, I’ve added some new links on the right hand side – the blogs of some really interesting people. One of the new folks, Maryam, tagged me with the topic “5 things you didn’t know about me”. So, here goes: I cannot ride a bike (unless its got training wheels 😉 … More Tag here

One time, when I did one of these personality-type tests, they interpreted my name to be “Jocado”. It wasn’t their conclusion based on the results of the test. It was just how they read my handwriting 😉 . Anyway, I did one of those quizes online (link courtesy of Saaleha), and the results are here: … More Jocado does a Johari

While the world goes on below, I am free, I am calm. A place, so far from them all – yet close enough to reach quickly. On this day, I am thankful for it’s absolute beauty.   That I am able to experience, in my life, such beauty. In the sky, almost…clouds so close, the … More A bird’s eye view

This is a bit of a mixed post – I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve enjoyed over the course of this year, and would recommend to others: Palestine Online Store: The Palestine Online Store seeks to make products from or about Palestine, particularly informational resources, more widely available. While the focus is … More Recommended

In keeping with the ‘tag’ theme, I’ll play along – but I’ll break the mould and make it more than seven songs, and they’re not necessarily ones I’m “into right now” – but they are ones that I really enjoy. I’ll call this list: Songs that make you go”hmmmm” Outlandish – “Any given time” & … More Tag along