15- Saturday morning reflections
I'm currently (as of March 7, 2026) writing this while listening to this fresh selection of Latin music from the 60s. It sure has been a Week for me, and most especially the world, and I've had the time to think of a few things and what I've been doing.
I've been extra sleepy because I'm fasting at the moment. Ramadhan will just do that to me for some reason. I wonder if this happens when you're practicing intermittent fasting? I've been thinking about finally taking the leap of faith to do that after Ramadhan, while also adding the non-compulsory (sunnah) fasts every Monday and Thursday as a weekly practice.
I read Dan's response to my post on my FFXIV-themed blog about how to level in FFXIV from 1-50. I'm so glad that helped immensely!! (and pleasantly surprised that sending that post out into the Great Bearblog Unknown worked out)
Ever since the war/conflict between Iran and the US-Israel, I've been thinking way too much on what it means to be Muslim and the meaning of solidarity among the ummah. I've seen far too many posts from Sunni Muslims (Wahabbis, I suspect) saying Iran deserved it for being Shia, but I think it's bullshit - Shia Muslims are still Muslim for the pure reason that they recite the Shahadah just as we do. If the Arab League cares for the preservation and strength of the Islamic ummah, why do they have US military bases in their countries, then? Why have they never offered any meaningful aid to Gaza for two entire years? The only ones in the region doing any meaningful retaliation were Yemen and Iran!
I've always been skeptical of the Arab nations (coming from Southeast Asia), but these past few years have really solidified that the Islamic identity cannot be tied to Arab ideals. It mustn't, not when the supposed "keepers" of the holy city of Makkah are committing atrocious crimes and aiding war criminals like this.
- I signed up for a comics jam session at a local mall (that I just learned has become a creative hub and a perfect place for local fan events for various popular media, especially Japanese media) on the 28th of March, just about a week after Eid. I'm both excited and nervous - I don't have any comics. Haven't done so in literal years, so I'm a little worried that I've got nothing to show for. But I relish the idea of socializing and being able to share ideas with new people. I did want to be more active and jump into more community activities offline.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead!