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The writer’s husband Ed @ museallegro on keyboards working on an original composition. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

A class in session at the University of Technology of Compiegne, France. Pic: Wikimedia Commons/Basile Morin

Modern housing built in historic Kampong Ayer, Bandar Seri Begawan. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

A train arrives at the Pasar Seni LRT station in Kuala Lumpur. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

View from the writer’s apartment overlooking Sg Menglait in Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan. Pic: Az Karim

A traditional Minangkabau wedding in Indonesia. Pic: Wikimedia Commons/Mamasamala

Two young ‘hijabi’ women at a cafeteria in Istanbul. Pic: Wikimedia Commons/Chris Schuepp

Visitors spend a lovely day out picnicking and people watching at the KLCC park in Kuala Lumpur. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

Photo of a traditional Malay house in Kampung Bharu, Kuala Lumpur taken in February, 2016. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

Pink cotton candy. Pic: Pink Poppy Photography/Poppy Thomas-Hill

Wheat fields under thunderclouds by Vincent Van Gogh (1890). Pic: Wikimedia Commons/

First visit to Teluk Batik in Perak. A safe beach for children to play and swim. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

Beautiful day to visit the state museum in Kuala Terengganu on the east coast. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim

Bringing children to the Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) in Kepong is a good way to introduce them to nature. Pic: Moor Street Media/Az Karim