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JAMEEL HAIAT
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I Am Who I Am
I believe that who I am is a combination of everything including my creativity, my beliefs, my voice, my perspectives, my thoughts…
Jameel Haiat
Apr 92 min read

No Bullies
I finally realized why I have such an issue with Trump, his Followers and MAGA. I finally understood that it’s not the disagreement I have..
Jameel Haiat
Mar 42 min read


Saving Ourselves
It’s incredible how timely this piece is with not just regards to being a creative, but also with holding on and persevering in the chaos…
Jameel Haiat
Feb 103 min read


A Hell of a Journey
This year has been something. I struggled through recovery from my throat cancer (still struggling), we opened our beautiful boutique...
Jameel Haiat
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Catching Up
So its been a while...for sure.
The thing is....back in October I was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Jameel Haiat
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Creative Gratification
The other day, I had a conversation with someone about what I do. They were genuinely interested in how I got to where I am...
Jameel Haiat
Oct 2, 20232 min read


I ❤️ Chiang Mai
How the hell did I end up here? I still don't believe that this is where I live, even as the words fill the page.
Jameel Haiat
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Ode to a Rat….
Fake smiles, empty promises and a treasure trove of greed...it's all in a days work for Management.
Jameel Haiat
Sep 3, 20231 min read


I Live In Thailand?!
Every single morning, I wake up, look out the window at the beautiful lush farm I live on and think this same amazing thing...
Jameel Haiat
Jun 28, 20232 min read


A Life Well Lived
Two weeks ago, my closest and dearest Aunt passed away. I was incredibly close and connected with her in a truly profound and...
Jameel Haiat
May 31, 20233 min read


Hello Chiangmai
It’s been three and a half weeks since I moved from Hong Kong to Chiangmai. It’s a move I wanted, a move I needed. I have no regrets…
Jameel Haiat
Apr 21, 20231 min read

Love HK / Hate HK…
It’s fucking complicated….
Anybody that has lived in the belly of this beast, that beast being Hong Kong, for any length of time knows this.
Jameel Haiat
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Be a Man…
Aren’t we all emotional beings? What’s wrong with feeling something, anything? What’s wrong with expressing our feelings?
Jameel Haiat
Jan 12, 20231 min read


Thoughts to Now...
The overall feeling of freedom and creativity in my head and heart is something I never knew I could feel nor knew was possible. Truly.
Jameel Haiat
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Hello Universe…I’m still here!
You know, sometimes I can't believe that this little fucker made it.
Today, I celebrate my 57th birthday and I'm still amazed that.,.
Jameel Haiat
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Just a Rant...
There are many days when I feel like I don’t belong... Not to any tribe, not to any group, not to any place. I listen, I observe, I...
Jameel Haiat
Jul 16, 20222 min read

Society Made Me….
In this current world we live in, one of anti-humanity and faint hope, one of blatant falsehoods, repetitive faux news and sickening...
Jameel Haiat
Jul 7, 20222 min read


Hong Kong Diary...May 22
Black T-shirt. Blue jeans. Laced up black All-stars.
Check.
Peek out to see the sun break through. No rain today.
Check....
Jameel Haiat
May 23, 20221 min read


Hong Kong Diary...May 16th
Sitting in my lit kitchen, I look out the window on to the city. Rain drips down in a steady stream, inviting memories and thoughts....
Jameel Haiat
May 16, 20221 min read


The Chain
There are days of light and there are days of dark.
We don't always get to choose what we wake to, what memory will take shape as we rub...
Jameel Haiat
May 4, 20221 min read
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