In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy New Year, Julia! My love, my beauty, my flower! How are you feeling? God knows what kind of a looney year it will be for our love. Please be cool, stay confident and optimistic, and know that you are my girl, you have my love, and my commitment for marriage.
Singing well is not easy. Because the human body is the instrument, and if there's something wrong with the body, then there will be something wrong with the instrument. When I voice train, I usually sing for 2 hours straight without break. I might be able to go for another hour, God willing. Then there are emotions to consider as well. Back when I was in the band with Andre and Terry, we would never rehearse on the day we have to gig. This was Andre's philosophy, and I agree with that today, now that I'm primarily a singer. Since I work for stamina among other goals when I rehearse daily, then at night my singing voice doesn't function properly due to exhaustion. I need a full night's sleep to "reset my system", in order to sing properly at the same time the next day. For example, if I so happen to have to sing at some hotel restaurant from 8 to 11pm this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I would not rehearse at my usual time on those days, and I would do 3 x 40 minute sets. And I would not leave my house until after I pray the Maghrib prayer.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121229
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. It's almost the new year, and I assume you are very busy. I have been clearing out the property where my grandfather's old house still stands. It's a long cry from what it looked like 4 years ago. Back then, the land was overgrown with scrub, vines, and thorns, but I managed to get it to the point where it's actually a pleasure to stroll around. Today, I worked on dismantling a tree that was hanging over the old house. It was a big tree, and it had a companion tree growing alongside it. This companion kept the old tree upright after I had hacked away the trunk with my axe, so I had to pull it down with a steel cable. Now it is still being held up by part of the roof, so I'm taking it apart bit by bit. Good thing most of the weight is on the ground now. Chopping down trees is great exercise. You should try it sometime.
Hello there, my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. It's almost the new year, and I assume you are very busy. I have been clearing out the property where my grandfather's old house still stands. It's a long cry from what it looked like 4 years ago. Back then, the land was overgrown with scrub, vines, and thorns, but I managed to get it to the point where it's actually a pleasure to stroll around. Today, I worked on dismantling a tree that was hanging over the old house. It was a big tree, and it had a companion tree growing alongside it. This companion kept the old tree upright after I had hacked away the trunk with my axe, so I had to pull it down with a steel cable. Now it is still being held up by part of the roof, so I'm taking it apart bit by bit. Good thing most of the weight is on the ground now. Chopping down trees is great exercise. You should try it sometime.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121227
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
YOOOOOOOOLIIIIIEEEE!!!!
Hi Julia! Are you having fun? Yes, you are the center of attention, you are my girl! Mine, mine, MINE. Of course I love you, and I forgive you. Hey people, she's a lady, and she does what she does because she loves her friends and the many people who depend on her kindness. Got it?
Oh Julia, I didn't get to blog yesterday, even though I wrote the letter. I got distracted by a fish. But I posted that letter today, in case you want to read it.
YOOOOOOOOLIIIIIEEEE!!!!
Hi Julia! Are you having fun? Yes, you are the center of attention, you are my girl! Mine, mine, MINE. Of course I love you, and I forgive you. Hey people, she's a lady, and she does what she does because she loves her friends and the many people who depend on her kindness. Got it?
Oh Julia, I didn't get to blog yesterday, even though I wrote the letter. I got distracted by a fish. But I posted that letter today, in case you want to read it.
Letter to Julia 20121226
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh, what a busy day! One thing after another! Especially housework... it's like a domino effect! I wanted to change my bedsheet, then it turned into doing laundry, and vacuuming... at 10pm! Oh, I'm so lazy. I want a house that cleans itself, and clothes that wash themselves. How would that work? Each garment would have a built in sensor that would measure how much dirt and s*** is present, then activate a washing sequence. How? Each garment would have a built in washer and dryer? Naaahh... a robotic solution would be more practical. The sensor would activate a "maid" type robot to undress you and throw the clothes into the washer when the dirt reaches a certain level. Oh Julia, I'm so lazy!
Before all that awful mundane stuff, I was cooking up some bamboo shoots fried rice. There seems to be an endless supply of bamboo shoots in the yard. I like to marinade them in salt water for about a week to tenderize them. Tastes kind of like sauerkraut. But there's a natural bitterness in my bamboo shoots. I watched Iron Chef on Shadowplay TV while eating dinner, it was the bamboo shoots battle. Wow, their bamboo shoots are big and fat. The commentator compared bamboo shoots to growing boys, and talked about how subtle bamboo shoots taste. My bamboo shoots are kind of thin and bitter, but there are so many of them, I have to experiment. I was trimming my bamboo the other day with my parang, and I missed a cut and hit a shoot bud right on the head. It was just barely peeping out of the ground, and it was nice and fat, too. What a crying shame. It grew up a few days later all twisted and bent, and covered in mud and red ants. I'll be more careful next time, insyaAllah. Those tiny little growing things are so sensitive at that age.
Oh, what a busy day! One thing after another! Especially housework... it's like a domino effect! I wanted to change my bedsheet, then it turned into doing laundry, and vacuuming... at 10pm! Oh, I'm so lazy. I want a house that cleans itself, and clothes that wash themselves. How would that work? Each garment would have a built in sensor that would measure how much dirt and s*** is present, then activate a washing sequence. How? Each garment would have a built in washer and dryer? Naaahh... a robotic solution would be more practical. The sensor would activate a "maid" type robot to undress you and throw the clothes into the washer when the dirt reaches a certain level. Oh Julia, I'm so lazy!
Before all that awful mundane stuff, I was cooking up some bamboo shoots fried rice. There seems to be an endless supply of bamboo shoots in the yard. I like to marinade them in salt water for about a week to tenderize them. Tastes kind of like sauerkraut. But there's a natural bitterness in my bamboo shoots. I watched Iron Chef on Shadowplay TV while eating dinner, it was the bamboo shoots battle. Wow, their bamboo shoots are big and fat. The commentator compared bamboo shoots to growing boys, and talked about how subtle bamboo shoots taste. My bamboo shoots are kind of thin and bitter, but there are so many of them, I have to experiment. I was trimming my bamboo the other day with my parang, and I missed a cut and hit a shoot bud right on the head. It was just barely peeping out of the ground, and it was nice and fat, too. What a crying shame. It grew up a few days later all twisted and bent, and covered in mud and red ants. I'll be more careful next time, insyaAllah. Those tiny little growing things are so sensitive at that age.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121225
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are healthy and happy. You must be busy right now, doing things you are used to doing. Me, it's business as usual. *sniffle* Somehow, I caught the sniffles. But I must keep working, I must try to sing everyday, insyaAllah. Because my situation glorifies Allah. I'm not a prophet, but I have to work everyday. I'm sure there are plenty of people who call themselves Muslim who take the day off today to celebrate Christmas, just as there are those who call themselves Christian who have to work today. Turn on the TV, and you will see them. I am not allowed to compromise in that sense. Just as I will not compromise my choice of you as my wife, in respect of your half-naked friends. I stand by you because I love you no matter what day it is.
Please take good care of yourself, please maintain your prayers because you represent the both of us, and have a great day.
Hi there, beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are healthy and happy. You must be busy right now, doing things you are used to doing. Me, it's business as usual. *sniffle* Somehow, I caught the sniffles. But I must keep working, I must try to sing everyday, insyaAllah. Because my situation glorifies Allah. I'm not a prophet, but I have to work everyday. I'm sure there are plenty of people who call themselves Muslim who take the day off today to celebrate Christmas, just as there are those who call themselves Christian who have to work today. Turn on the TV, and you will see them. I am not allowed to compromise in that sense. Just as I will not compromise my choice of you as my wife, in respect of your half-naked friends. I stand by you because I love you no matter what day it is.
Please take good care of yourself, please maintain your prayers because you represent the both of us, and have a great day.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121222
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh Julia, I do need you, for you are my girl, and I love you so. You are so beautiful, and I take pleasure in your beauty. I long for you so much, and I pray that Allah will bring us together in marriage, in love and happiness, soon.
Ah, I'm so full. I cooked up some fried flat noodles with cockles and bean sprouts (keow teow kerang) again. Alhamdulillah. Ya Allah, thank you for the knowledge and bounty You have provided for me. All those years doing food business almost ruined my feet, but I grateful to be able to cook for myself. Like I told my Dad, I like my own cooking because I don't give myself food poisoning. InsyaAllah. I also can eat what I want because I generally know how to prepare it, and I can eat the portion I want. Tonight I ate half a wok of keow teow kerang. I could have eaten the entire wok, but I probably would have exploded like an overfed python. I can also experiment, and I also save money on eating out. If I'm by myself, then it makes no difference to me if I don't eat out. But I know I have to endorse others, so I do. Plus sometimes I'm too lazy to cook. I know we have to take you out for adventure and romance, so whenever you feel like playing roulette with our stomachs, we'll try out different places to eat.
Oh Julia, I do need you, for you are my girl, and I love you so. You are so beautiful, and I take pleasure in your beauty. I long for you so much, and I pray that Allah will bring us together in marriage, in love and happiness, soon.
Ah, I'm so full. I cooked up some fried flat noodles with cockles and bean sprouts (keow teow kerang) again. Alhamdulillah. Ya Allah, thank you for the knowledge and bounty You have provided for me. All those years doing food business almost ruined my feet, but I grateful to be able to cook for myself. Like I told my Dad, I like my own cooking because I don't give myself food poisoning. InsyaAllah. I also can eat what I want because I generally know how to prepare it, and I can eat the portion I want. Tonight I ate half a wok of keow teow kerang. I could have eaten the entire wok, but I probably would have exploded like an overfed python. I can also experiment, and I also save money on eating out. If I'm by myself, then it makes no difference to me if I don't eat out. But I know I have to endorse others, so I do. Plus sometimes I'm too lazy to cook. I know we have to take you out for adventure and romance, so whenever you feel like playing roulette with our stomachs, we'll try out different places to eat.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121219
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my precious Julia. Yes you are very precious to me, my beloved. You are my life, and you give me something to look forward to. You also give me someone to miss, someone to maintain a routine for. I pray that you are healthy, and feeling good. You are my girl, and I love you.
I've been feeling a bit feverish lately, but I should be OK with a few aspirin. InsyaAllah. I always have something to do, so I don't like to be bogged down by a fever. What to do, eh? Ya Allah, thank you for our good health, and please maintain our good health for us, as we cannot. It was raining everyday last week, so little Chee Cheah had a relapse of her skin infection. So I had to take her to the vet for an antifungal shot. Oh, it's so hard to get out of the door every morning. Creaks and groans! The hammering I gave my body when I was young has caught up to me! Especially in the morning, adding that I'm not a morning person to begin with. Anyway, I skipped breakfast, which I really shouldn't do, but I did, because I thought that I would be OK until lunch. All I had to do was drive the cat for a quick shot. Then I went to the day market to buy some salted fish. This particular type crisps up nicely when fried, and not too salty either. I enjoyed it with my cheeseburger and fries for lunch. I generally wake up at 9am everyday, because I wake earlier at 3 or 4am and go back to sleep after I perform the dawn prayer at about 6am. So I have to get all morning business done by 12pm, so I can eat and take a nap before I pray then voice train at 2pm. This nap has become crucial, because I'm able to put myself into a near coma. Damned lullabys! And why do I voice train at the same time everyday? Because the world is listening, insyaAllah. At 4pm, I quickly tidy up my parents' kitchen. I feed the cats again, and after the Asr prayer, I do yard work until sunset. I try to cook and eat dinner before the last prayer, then after that I write to my sweetie. I love my sweetie Julia. She's very important to me. I want to marry her.
Hello, my precious Julia. Yes you are very precious to me, my beloved. You are my life, and you give me something to look forward to. You also give me someone to miss, someone to maintain a routine for. I pray that you are healthy, and feeling good. You are my girl, and I love you.
I've been feeling a bit feverish lately, but I should be OK with a few aspirin. InsyaAllah. I always have something to do, so I don't like to be bogged down by a fever. What to do, eh? Ya Allah, thank you for our good health, and please maintain our good health for us, as we cannot. It was raining everyday last week, so little Chee Cheah had a relapse of her skin infection. So I had to take her to the vet for an antifungal shot. Oh, it's so hard to get out of the door every morning. Creaks and groans! The hammering I gave my body when I was young has caught up to me! Especially in the morning, adding that I'm not a morning person to begin with. Anyway, I skipped breakfast, which I really shouldn't do, but I did, because I thought that I would be OK until lunch. All I had to do was drive the cat for a quick shot. Then I went to the day market to buy some salted fish. This particular type crisps up nicely when fried, and not too salty either. I enjoyed it with my cheeseburger and fries for lunch. I generally wake up at 9am everyday, because I wake earlier at 3 or 4am and go back to sleep after I perform the dawn prayer at about 6am. So I have to get all morning business done by 12pm, so I can eat and take a nap before I pray then voice train at 2pm. This nap has become crucial, because I'm able to put myself into a near coma. Damned lullabys! And why do I voice train at the same time everyday? Because the world is listening, insyaAllah. At 4pm, I quickly tidy up my parents' kitchen. I feed the cats again, and after the Asr prayer, I do yard work until sunset. I try to cook and eat dinner before the last prayer, then after that I write to my sweetie. I love my sweetie Julia. She's very important to me. I want to marry her.
Qur'an 20121219
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
5. The similitude of those who were charged with the Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those, is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes. Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah, and Allah guides not people who do wrong.
6. Say, "O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!"
7. But never will they express their desire, because of what their hands have sent on before them! And Allah knows well those who do wrong!
8. Say, "The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!"
9. O you who believe! When prayer is proclaimed on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business. That is best for you, if you only knew!
10. And when the prayer is finished, then you may disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah often, that you may prosper!
11. But when they see some bargain or some amusement,they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing. Say, "That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!"
Friday 62:5-11
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O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!
The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!
That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!
5. The similitude of those who were charged with the Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those, is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes. Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah, and Allah guides not people who do wrong.
6. Say, "O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!"
7. But never will they express their desire, because of what their hands have sent on before them! And Allah knows well those who do wrong!
8. Say, "The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!"
9. O you who believe! When prayer is proclaimed on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business. That is best for you, if you only knew!
10. And when the prayer is finished, then you may disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah often, that you may prosper!
11. But when they see some bargain or some amusement,they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing. Say, "That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!"
Friday 62:5-11
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O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!
The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!
That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121217
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved. I pray you are doing well, and feeling confident. You should have figured out by now that to be sincere in Islam is to take that leap of faith to Allah, to conduct worship solely for the sake of Allah, and that there is no turning back. The best is to strive in the cause of Allah with all you have, for then Allah gives that the highest reward. I have tried to do so, may Allah accept my work.
Hi Julia, my beloved. I pray you are doing well, and feeling confident. You should have figured out by now that to be sincere in Islam is to take that leap of faith to Allah, to conduct worship solely for the sake of Allah, and that there is no turning back. The best is to strive in the cause of Allah with all you have, for then Allah gives that the highest reward. I have tried to do so, may Allah accept my work.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121215
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh Julia! How are you today, my princess? You must be busy as always. That's the trouble with work in mass media: one has to work 24/7 it seems. Oh, the lack of privacy! And I still haven't cleaned off the cobwebs off the windows since I moved into this house. Hey I like spiders, and since I'm by myself, I might as well let them decorate the windows. Oh, I'm so lazy! That's the real reason. Since I'm working all the time, then I might as well be lazy, because it doesn't matter what I do, I'm still working. Maybe I'll take a nap.
Oh don't worry, Julia my love. I'll chip in with some of the housework, and I'm capable of doing my own laundry. I'm just waiting for you, my beloved. Fame certainly is not a blessing, but perhaps Allah will grant us an easy life and happiness together in spite of it. Meanwhile, you please maintain your prayers in sincerity.
Oh Julia! How are you today, my princess? You must be busy as always. That's the trouble with work in mass media: one has to work 24/7 it seems. Oh, the lack of privacy! And I still haven't cleaned off the cobwebs off the windows since I moved into this house. Hey I like spiders, and since I'm by myself, I might as well let them decorate the windows. Oh, I'm so lazy! That's the real reason. Since I'm working all the time, then I might as well be lazy, because it doesn't matter what I do, I'm still working. Maybe I'll take a nap.
Oh don't worry, Julia my love. I'll chip in with some of the housework, and I'm capable of doing my own laundry. I'm just waiting for you, my beloved. Fame certainly is not a blessing, but perhaps Allah will grant us an easy life and happiness together in spite of it. Meanwhile, you please maintain your prayers in sincerity.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121213
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi again, my Julia! Kiss kiss! Thank you for your love. I love you! How are you feeling today? I just had some "nasi lemak" and "laksa" over at Ina's restaurant, so I'm stuffed. You must be fascinated with the local cuisine here, and you may have learned a few tricks and recipes. I want you to master German cuisine. The local food is everywhere here, well because it's local. But I want halal sausage, cooked in sauerkraut! I want you to teach our children and me German, I want our children to be trilingual.
I'm sorry to bore you with talk about Shadowplay music, and an old man's memories. But I'm sure that you can see that now is not the time for me to talk a lot about the fashion business. This is your time to blow the fashion scene to pieces, and be the fashion mogul. It's your turn to shine in the business you've worked so hard in. I am here to love you, and marry you. Remember the goal of our marriage, is to make them come to us, so we can slow down and stay put, and enjoy our family together.
Maybe you want to be nice and all that, but just don't be too nice to your enemies. And it may be that Allah may grant love between you and those you hold as enemies, for Allah has power, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Allah only forbids you with regard to those who fight you for your faith, and drive you out of your home, and support in driving you out, from turning to them in friendship. And remember, there are the completely lost souls, on whom is the Wrath of Allah, and they are in despair of the hereafter. Keep away from them.
Hi again, my Julia! Kiss kiss! Thank you for your love. I love you! How are you feeling today? I just had some "nasi lemak" and "laksa" over at Ina's restaurant, so I'm stuffed. You must be fascinated with the local cuisine here, and you may have learned a few tricks and recipes. I want you to master German cuisine. The local food is everywhere here, well because it's local. But I want halal sausage, cooked in sauerkraut! I want you to teach our children and me German, I want our children to be trilingual.
I'm sorry to bore you with talk about Shadowplay music, and an old man's memories. But I'm sure that you can see that now is not the time for me to talk a lot about the fashion business. This is your time to blow the fashion scene to pieces, and be the fashion mogul. It's your turn to shine in the business you've worked so hard in. I am here to love you, and marry you. Remember the goal of our marriage, is to make them come to us, so we can slow down and stay put, and enjoy our family together.
Maybe you want to be nice and all that, but just don't be too nice to your enemies. And it may be that Allah may grant love between you and those you hold as enemies, for Allah has power, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Allah only forbids you with regard to those who fight you for your faith, and drive you out of your home, and support in driving you out, from turning to them in friendship. And remember, there are the completely lost souls, on whom is the Wrath of Allah, and they are in despair of the hereafter. Keep away from them.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121212
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful Julia. Yes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me. I love you, and I want to marry you. I pray that you are staying healthy and confident.
Oh dear, "Revenge of the Sith" is on Shadowplay TV right now. I guess I'll fast forward it. I don't want to turn into Darth Vader. Ah, "Gigantic Killer Fish" on MonsterQuest. Much better. Actually, I wrote "Revenge" waaaay back when I was still in Salt Lake City. Andre, Terry and I had a daytime gig, I think it was the Sabbathon... I'm not sure. Hazy days, you know. I believe it was outside the Cinema Bar. As far as I remember, there was a pause... oh yeah, Andre broke a string! So I took out a brass slide, and started jamming alone on my bass. I played bass back then. Terry joined in on the drums, then when Andre was done restringing his guitar, he joined in too. I barked out some stupid words, and behold! "Revenge" was born. That was 1994, I think. Years passed by, Terry quit, Andre died, I rewrote all the instrumental parts, and "Revenge" is what it is today. I still have the version Andre, Terry and I recorded. I wonder if it would sell? Nah, it's only good for my nostalgia.
There is a difference between treating your enemies with justice and turning to them for friendship. Allah loves those who are just, but making friends with your enemies and the enemies of God is wrong. Then there is the case of women refugees, who become Muslim, then turn to you for help. First make sure their faith is sincere. Once you are sure of that, then it becomes haram (unlawful, forbidden) for you to send them back to where they came from. You must help them somehow.
Hello there, my beautiful Julia. Yes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me. I love you, and I want to marry you. I pray that you are staying healthy and confident.
Oh dear, "Revenge of the Sith" is on Shadowplay TV right now. I guess I'll fast forward it. I don't want to turn into Darth Vader. Ah, "Gigantic Killer Fish" on MonsterQuest. Much better. Actually, I wrote "Revenge" waaaay back when I was still in Salt Lake City. Andre, Terry and I had a daytime gig, I think it was the Sabbathon... I'm not sure. Hazy days, you know. I believe it was outside the Cinema Bar. As far as I remember, there was a pause... oh yeah, Andre broke a string! So I took out a brass slide, and started jamming alone on my bass. I played bass back then. Terry joined in on the drums, then when Andre was done restringing his guitar, he joined in too. I barked out some stupid words, and behold! "Revenge" was born. That was 1994, I think. Years passed by, Terry quit, Andre died, I rewrote all the instrumental parts, and "Revenge" is what it is today. I still have the version Andre, Terry and I recorded. I wonder if it would sell? Nah, it's only good for my nostalgia.
There is a difference between treating your enemies with justice and turning to them for friendship. Allah loves those who are just, but making friends with your enemies and the enemies of God is wrong. Then there is the case of women refugees, who become Muslim, then turn to you for help. First make sure their faith is sincere. Once you are sure of that, then it becomes haram (unlawful, forbidden) for you to send them back to where they came from. You must help them somehow.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121211
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia! My love! Are you feeling good? I'm reprogramming Shadowplay TV right now, and snacking on fried peanuts. I had fried chicken for dinner which I bought at the night market, and my Dad gave me some fried noodles. I'm pretty full. Alhamdulillah.
I'm reworking "Revenge" right now, and it's a pretty long song. 8 minutes and 32 seconds. The original version is already very good, at first I didn't want to rework it. But I know I can sing it better today insyaAllah, so I changed my mind. I originally produced it in the summer of 2005, in the blazing heat of Phoenix. It's definitely a desert song, kind of country hip-hop, with tribal drums. There's nothing wrong with the song, except that I'm sure I can sing it better. The problem is that the instrumental track I have is missing the slide whistle part, which is an important element of the song. Nobody takes the slide whistle as a serious musical instrument except me. It's considered a toy, and only used in cartoons and comedies. But it can be played very expressively, and I managed to get a very haunting take. But the take is lost, and I can't find another slide whistle here in Perlis, even at the toy stores. Oh, lament! Who out there hears the lament of a musician without musical instruments? Oh, oh, oh! I need a set of drums, I need a tube stack, I need a mixer and microphones, I need a slide whistle, I need a whole lot of stuff! Ya Allah, please help me! Anyway, if I can't get the slide whistle, I'm going to have to use a slide guitar, which I don't want to use, because the part is written for a slide whistle.
By the way Julia my love, you must stop offering love to your enemies and to God's enemies. If they had the chance, they would lead you to ruin. It should be obvious to you now who your enemies are, so just stay away from them. Do not offer them love, not even in secret. They had their chance, now leave them alone.
Hi Julia! My love! Are you feeling good? I'm reprogramming Shadowplay TV right now, and snacking on fried peanuts. I had fried chicken for dinner which I bought at the night market, and my Dad gave me some fried noodles. I'm pretty full. Alhamdulillah.
I'm reworking "Revenge" right now, and it's a pretty long song. 8 minutes and 32 seconds. The original version is already very good, at first I didn't want to rework it. But I know I can sing it better today insyaAllah, so I changed my mind. I originally produced it in the summer of 2005, in the blazing heat of Phoenix. It's definitely a desert song, kind of country hip-hop, with tribal drums. There's nothing wrong with the song, except that I'm sure I can sing it better. The problem is that the instrumental track I have is missing the slide whistle part, which is an important element of the song. Nobody takes the slide whistle as a serious musical instrument except me. It's considered a toy, and only used in cartoons and comedies. But it can be played very expressively, and I managed to get a very haunting take. But the take is lost, and I can't find another slide whistle here in Perlis, even at the toy stores. Oh, lament! Who out there hears the lament of a musician without musical instruments? Oh, oh, oh! I need a set of drums, I need a tube stack, I need a mixer and microphones, I need a slide whistle, I need a whole lot of stuff! Ya Allah, please help me! Anyway, if I can't get the slide whistle, I'm going to have to use a slide guitar, which I don't want to use, because the part is written for a slide whistle.
By the way Julia my love, you must stop offering love to your enemies and to God's enemies. If they had the chance, they would lead you to ruin. It should be obvious to you now who your enemies are, so just stay away from them. Do not offer them love, not even in secret. They had their chance, now leave them alone.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121210
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Wha.... where's my sweetie? You're not in the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show? Well, that's actually a good thing, because it shows the world that you are modest. I'm glad that you realize that you are a role model for millions of young Muslim girls, and you are my princess. I wish you had told me that you weren't going to be in the show, so there would have been less drama. Maybe you did tell me in not so many words, and I'm just dense. I guess it doesn't really matter. May Allah reward you.
As for Victoria's Secret, I'm afraid I cannot endorse your show or your product if my sweetie Julia isn't involved. Thus endeth the Victoria's Secret fashion show saga on Shadowplay TV, except for the shows that feature my sweetie Julia on regular programming when picked by the randomizer. I strongly suggest you guys quit while you're ahead, and try to get back to a basic showcase of your product in your fashion shows (like in 1998 and before) with minimal loss, or axe the fashion show altogether and just rely on commercials. It is impossible for you guys to get bigger and better without limit, because you are human beings and you sell underwear. Oh God, I hope they don't try to cast wrinkley old women in mummified makeup to walk the catwalk in skimpy lingerie just because these women have power and influence, and try to call it sexy. Eau de formaldehyde! But I guess that could be a bigger and better approach to the show, from a certain point of view.
Wha.... where's my sweetie? You're not in the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show? Well, that's actually a good thing, because it shows the world that you are modest. I'm glad that you realize that you are a role model for millions of young Muslim girls, and you are my princess. I wish you had told me that you weren't going to be in the show, so there would have been less drama. Maybe you did tell me in not so many words, and I'm just dense. I guess it doesn't really matter. May Allah reward you.
As for Victoria's Secret, I'm afraid I cannot endorse your show or your product if my sweetie Julia isn't involved. Thus endeth the Victoria's Secret fashion show saga on Shadowplay TV, except for the shows that feature my sweetie Julia on regular programming when picked by the randomizer. I strongly suggest you guys quit while you're ahead, and try to get back to a basic showcase of your product in your fashion shows (like in 1998 and before) with minimal loss, or axe the fashion show altogether and just rely on commercials. It is impossible for you guys to get bigger and better without limit, because you are human beings and you sell underwear. Oh God, I hope they don't try to cast wrinkley old women in mummified makeup to walk the catwalk in skimpy lingerie just because these women have power and influence, and try to call it sexy. Eau de formaldehyde! But I guess that could be a bigger and better approach to the show, from a certain point of view.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121208
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful Julia! How are you feeling? Today is my parents' 52nd anniversary. They've been married to each other for 52 years! I'll buy them some ice cream on my way home. They are kind of difficult to shop for, because they don't really like anything except for what they get for themselves. As a couple, they don't seem to have similar interests. My Mom is a sugar addict, while my Dad is a chain smoker. Their other tastes and habits are equally divergent. Their only common interests are lying in bed with each other, and eating rice with mixed entrees (nasi campur). Ya Allah, thank you for keeping my parents alive. Please give my parents long, happy, healthy lives, forgive their sins, allow them to enter heaven together, and have mercy on my parents as they cherished me in childhood.
The Internet cafe was out of order last Thursday, so I didn't get to blog. Please forgive me. But I am so looking forward to seeing you in the fashion show. And our show! Remember, our goal is to slow down and enjoy our lives together. InsyaAllah.
Please do not be fooled by hypocrites and disbelievers who appear united against us. Listen again, and you will hear lies and dissent among themselves. Look again, and you will see fear.
Hello there, my beautiful Julia! How are you feeling? Today is my parents' 52nd anniversary. They've been married to each other for 52 years! I'll buy them some ice cream on my way home. They are kind of difficult to shop for, because they don't really like anything except for what they get for themselves. As a couple, they don't seem to have similar interests. My Mom is a sugar addict, while my Dad is a chain smoker. Their other tastes and habits are equally divergent. Their only common interests are lying in bed with each other, and eating rice with mixed entrees (nasi campur). Ya Allah, thank you for keeping my parents alive. Please give my parents long, happy, healthy lives, forgive their sins, allow them to enter heaven together, and have mercy on my parents as they cherished me in childhood.
The Internet cafe was out of order last Thursday, so I didn't get to blog. Please forgive me. But I am so looking forward to seeing you in the fashion show. And our show! Remember, our goal is to slow down and enjoy our lives together. InsyaAllah.
Please do not be fooled by hypocrites and disbelievers who appear united against us. Listen again, and you will hear lies and dissent among themselves. Look again, and you will see fear.
Letter to Julia 20121206
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, how are you doing? I pray you are feeling great. I didn't take the cat to the vet yesterday. But I did go to the vet. The last time I took that cat to the vet, the vet said that she had mouth ulcers, and prescribed antibiotics and some pills to reduce the swelling. So I just renewed the prescription. She does have a broken tooth though, and it's obvious that she's suffering. So I also bought some Listerine to help disinfect her mouth.
I'm looking forward to seeing the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show. I want to see you most of all. I always look forward to seeing you, even though I am unable to go searching for you amidst the lies of the Internet. You are my beloved Julia, and I cherish you so much.
Hi Julia, how are you doing? I pray you are feeling great. I didn't take the cat to the vet yesterday. But I did go to the vet. The last time I took that cat to the vet, the vet said that she had mouth ulcers, and prescribed antibiotics and some pills to reduce the swelling. So I just renewed the prescription. She does have a broken tooth though, and it's obvious that she's suffering. So I also bought some Listerine to help disinfect her mouth.
I'm looking forward to seeing the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show. I want to see you most of all. I always look forward to seeing you, even though I am unable to go searching for you amidst the lies of the Internet. You are my beloved Julia, and I cherish you so much.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121204
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hmmm. There's something going on today. What day is it? December 4th? I know there's something I must do, but I can't seem to remember. Let's see, I have to pay the power bill, I've got to get some gasoline... Tomorrow I have to take the cat to the vet, so I won't be blogging. It's my brother's cat. She seems to have something wrong with her mouth. I think it's a broken tooth, but I'm not sure. Tonight I have to cut the grass. The grass cutter has been in the shop, so the grass is really long, because it's been raining everyday lately, except yesterday, so I had a chance to trim my front yard. What is it I'm missing? I'm senile, Julia. You're marrying someone senile. Well, I'll just go home and indulge in my loneliness, and look at pictures of my sweetie. She's a beautiful model, you know. Whatever it is I'm forgetting, I'm sure I'll remember eventually.
Hmmm. There's something going on today. What day is it? December 4th? I know there's something I must do, but I can't seem to remember. Let's see, I have to pay the power bill, I've got to get some gasoline... Tomorrow I have to take the cat to the vet, so I won't be blogging. It's my brother's cat. She seems to have something wrong with her mouth. I think it's a broken tooth, but I'm not sure. Tonight I have to cut the grass. The grass cutter has been in the shop, so the grass is really long, because it's been raining everyday lately, except yesterday, so I had a chance to trim my front yard. What is it I'm missing? I'm senile, Julia. You're marrying someone senile. Well, I'll just go home and indulge in my loneliness, and look at pictures of my sweetie. She's a beautiful model, you know. Whatever it is I'm forgetting, I'm sure I'll remember eventually.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121203
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
How are you today, my beautiful and beloved young Julia? I pray you are taking good care of yourself, and that you are keeping safe. I've always believed that it is better to have only a few friends who are close and sincere, than to have many fake friends. Don't you agree? I want to tell you again that you are the girl for me, the girl I want to marry, that I have been waiting for you for nearly 4 years already, and that I am committed to our marriage. I love you, Julia.
Again, ours is not a conflict between nations, but a conflict between urban and rural. The "Big Picture" is Allah, not the city.
How are you today, my beautiful and beloved young Julia? I pray you are taking good care of yourself, and that you are keeping safe. I've always believed that it is better to have only a few friends who are close and sincere, than to have many fake friends. Don't you agree? I want to tell you again that you are the girl for me, the girl I want to marry, that I have been waiting for you for nearly 4 years already, and that I am committed to our marriage. I love you, Julia.
Again, ours is not a conflict between nations, but a conflict between urban and rural. The "Big Picture" is Allah, not the city.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121201
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Whoops! I had to take Bat Cat back to the vet because he kept getting the runs, and was becoming so dehydrated that his eyes have sunk in. Poor little Batty Watty! So I couldn't blog my love for you Thursday, but I posted the letter today so you can read it if you want. Please forgive me? I love you!
I meant what I said a some time ago about your coming on stage with me when I perform public concerts, insyaAllah. This is because I would rather they look at you instead of me. This is because my voice doesn't match my body, and I'm sure the people would want to believe that you are doing the singing instead of me, because you are beautiful. Plus my voice is very sensitive to motion, so I can't do a lot of dancing and jumping around. Essentially it's another modeling job, because your microphone wouldn't be plugged in, but you would be lip syncing (to the best of your ability, of course), while wearing pretty clothes and pointing at the crowd. Oh don't worry, I'll be on stage with you, but you would be in the spotlight, while I'll be lit by an oil lamp or something, while sitting on a recliner (or better yet, a massage chair) watching Shadowplay TV. OK OK, a bar stool. I'm sure having to change outfits all the time would be stressful, so we could even probably hire a few of your half-naked friends. They can't be half-naked at the show, though: this is an Islamic situation. How do they live daily lives, going around half-naked like that? Don't they get embarrassed when they go grocery shopping? Wouldn't those wings push cans and boxes off the shelves? I'm sure you don't do that, and that you are modest. Because you are MY girl.
Don't you and your bosses forget that the locals here have little to no interest in dressing chic, so any fashion business should be focused on the visitor, and that the situation is Muslim. The attraction and mass media is global however, and the location is East meets West. The center of attraction should be a closed environment like a building, a concert hall/mall (perhaps Dewan 2020) where both business and audience can be controlled, and where businesses can range from apparel to hospitality. It is ludicrous to gig daily in such a situation: once or twice a week should be more than enough, and the concerts should be marketed as part of a vacation package. On the other days, I should just stay at home and voice train, and make love to my sweetie. I may joke a little to make you smile, but please take my inspiration and ideas regarding this matter seriously as well as our well-being, because my time on earth is short, and I am already old.
Certainly there is much secret plotting and planning going on, considering the scale of events that have occurred. Allah has been my only friend anyway throughout the years, so I put my trust in Allah, to keep the evil ones in check by some complex disaster that will strike them from a direction they did not perceive at a time when they are unaware, like when they taunt God for not punishing them for their words. This is because Allah is always with them. And Allah is always with us, my love. So please pray with me that Allah will bring us together in happiness, success and security soon.
Whoops! I had to take Bat Cat back to the vet because he kept getting the runs, and was becoming so dehydrated that his eyes have sunk in. Poor little Batty Watty! So I couldn't blog my love for you Thursday, but I posted the letter today so you can read it if you want. Please forgive me? I love you!
I meant what I said a some time ago about your coming on stage with me when I perform public concerts, insyaAllah. This is because I would rather they look at you instead of me. This is because my voice doesn't match my body, and I'm sure the people would want to believe that you are doing the singing instead of me, because you are beautiful. Plus my voice is very sensitive to motion, so I can't do a lot of dancing and jumping around. Essentially it's another modeling job, because your microphone wouldn't be plugged in, but you would be lip syncing (to the best of your ability, of course), while wearing pretty clothes and pointing at the crowd. Oh don't worry, I'll be on stage with you, but you would be in the spotlight, while I'll be lit by an oil lamp or something, while sitting on a recliner (or better yet, a massage chair) watching Shadowplay TV. OK OK, a bar stool. I'm sure having to change outfits all the time would be stressful, so we could even probably hire a few of your half-naked friends. They can't be half-naked at the show, though: this is an Islamic situation. How do they live daily lives, going around half-naked like that? Don't they get embarrassed when they go grocery shopping? Wouldn't those wings push cans and boxes off the shelves? I'm sure you don't do that, and that you are modest. Because you are MY girl.
Don't you and your bosses forget that the locals here have little to no interest in dressing chic, so any fashion business should be focused on the visitor, and that the situation is Muslim. The attraction and mass media is global however, and the location is East meets West. The center of attraction should be a closed environment like a building, a concert hall/mall (perhaps Dewan 2020) where both business and audience can be controlled, and where businesses can range from apparel to hospitality. It is ludicrous to gig daily in such a situation: once or twice a week should be more than enough, and the concerts should be marketed as part of a vacation package. On the other days, I should just stay at home and voice train, and make love to my sweetie. I may joke a little to make you smile, but please take my inspiration and ideas regarding this matter seriously as well as our well-being, because my time on earth is short, and I am already old.
Certainly there is much secret plotting and planning going on, considering the scale of events that have occurred. Allah has been my only friend anyway throughout the years, so I put my trust in Allah, to keep the evil ones in check by some complex disaster that will strike them from a direction they did not perceive at a time when they are unaware, like when they taunt God for not punishing them for their words. This is because Allah is always with them. And Allah is always with us, my love. So please pray with me that Allah will bring us together in happiness, success and security soon.
Letter to Julia 20121129
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beloved Julia. And how are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. I'm sorry for being so businesslike yesterday. I do love you so, my precious Julia, and I want you to feel loved at all times, for you are MY girl, and I cherish you so. But yeah, this is a family business, so it's just as important that you understand my work as it is for me to aid your work, as it is ours. Music can be an uncontrollable monster. Do you remember the Beatles? Ya Allah, please help and protect Julia and I, and our family business.
Hello there, my beloved Julia. And how are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. I'm sorry for being so businesslike yesterday. I do love you so, my precious Julia, and I want you to feel loved at all times, for you are MY girl, and I cherish you so. But yeah, this is a family business, so it's just as important that you understand my work as it is for me to aid your work, as it is ours. Music can be an uncontrollable monster. Do you remember the Beatles? Ya Allah, please help and protect Julia and I, and our family business.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121128
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling today? I'm suddenly tired for some reason, I had to take a nap before I could write this letter. It's been raining everyday, so the weather is nice and cool. I just finished the backup vocals for "Dragonfly", and am about to mix them down. They're not perfect, but I could always computerize them, or if that fails, I'll just do them again. But making music with a computer is much easier than it was 15 years ago, when all I had was a 4 track cassette recorder. Oh, yuck! I don't know if you are familiar with the technology, but it doesn't matter, Those days are over, thank God!
In case you didn't know, long ago cassette tapes were common before the advent of compact discs, which was before hard drives, which was before flash memory. It's hard to say that optical drives are better than hard drives are better than flash memory, but all of the above are better than cassette tapes. Generally when you listen to music, you are aware of 2 tracks: the left and the right, for your left ear and your right ear. A 4 track allows one to add maybe another voice or a guitar to those left and right tracks, and you could put those new tracks on the left, or the right, or the middle, or in between. Of course, you could start from scratch and record guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, and arrange their position relative to your 2 ears. Back when, the big record companies had 48 track machines in their studios, and they used 2 inch reel to reel tapes. Which obviously made time in the studio very expensive, added to the many more walls available in a studio as opposed to a bedroom. Therefore the cost of making and selling recorded music is what drove many a musician into slavery. Of course this cost is offset by sales and royalties from public performances (radio, TV, etc.) but few artistes are able to garner and maintain mass exposure.
The inventors of computers didn't know they were creating a monster, but they did, and their work was and is rapidly compounded by others. So really, God is the One who created the monster, which currently resides on your cell phone, which could probably be configured as a recording studio. This new technology quickly made the old ways obsolete, and now anyone with a cell phone can be a radio or TV producer. Down with the oppressive media moguls. Truly the Grace of God is for only God to administer to whomever God wills, and is out of reach from the willpower of humans.
Hi there, my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling today? I'm suddenly tired for some reason, I had to take a nap before I could write this letter. It's been raining everyday, so the weather is nice and cool. I just finished the backup vocals for "Dragonfly", and am about to mix them down. They're not perfect, but I could always computerize them, or if that fails, I'll just do them again. But making music with a computer is much easier than it was 15 years ago, when all I had was a 4 track cassette recorder. Oh, yuck! I don't know if you are familiar with the technology, but it doesn't matter, Those days are over, thank God!
In case you didn't know, long ago cassette tapes were common before the advent of compact discs, which was before hard drives, which was before flash memory. It's hard to say that optical drives are better than hard drives are better than flash memory, but all of the above are better than cassette tapes. Generally when you listen to music, you are aware of 2 tracks: the left and the right, for your left ear and your right ear. A 4 track allows one to add maybe another voice or a guitar to those left and right tracks, and you could put those new tracks on the left, or the right, or the middle, or in between. Of course, you could start from scratch and record guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, and arrange their position relative to your 2 ears. Back when, the big record companies had 48 track machines in their studios, and they used 2 inch reel to reel tapes. Which obviously made time in the studio very expensive, added to the many more walls available in a studio as opposed to a bedroom. Therefore the cost of making and selling recorded music is what drove many a musician into slavery. Of course this cost is offset by sales and royalties from public performances (radio, TV, etc.) but few artistes are able to garner and maintain mass exposure.
The inventors of computers didn't know they were creating a monster, but they did, and their work was and is rapidly compounded by others. So really, God is the One who created the monster, which currently resides on your cell phone, which could probably be configured as a recording studio. This new technology quickly made the old ways obsolete, and now anyone with a cell phone can be a radio or TV producer. Down with the oppressive media moguls. Truly the Grace of God is for only God to administer to whomever God wills, and is out of reach from the willpower of humans.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121127
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beautiful and precious love. It's almost the end of the year, huh? How time flies, and it's coming to the 4th year since I first proposed to you. I don't remember exactly when, you probably know better than me exactly when, I think it was sometime after February 2009. Well, I'm still game, because I mean it, Julia. I love you, and I want to marry you. I have chosen you for my wife, and I am committed to our marriage.
And I have been waiting all these years for Allah to grant me the means to marry you. I want to give you a good married life, and not my poverty, that is why I wait. I believe Allah will bring us together InsyaAllah, so please pray with me.
I'm not a priest Julia, I'm just an ordinary person trying to be faithful, to God and to you. There is no priesthood in Islam: the imams you see are generally elected officials. God didn't create the priesthood and monasticism: humans did. But there are certainly some sincere servants of God among the many priests.
Hi Julia, my beautiful and precious love. It's almost the end of the year, huh? How time flies, and it's coming to the 4th year since I first proposed to you. I don't remember exactly when, you probably know better than me exactly when, I think it was sometime after February 2009. Well, I'm still game, because I mean it, Julia. I love you, and I want to marry you. I have chosen you for my wife, and I am committed to our marriage.
And I have been waiting all these years for Allah to grant me the means to marry you. I want to give you a good married life, and not my poverty, that is why I wait. I believe Allah will bring us together InsyaAllah, so please pray with me.
I'm not a priest Julia, I'm just an ordinary person trying to be faithful, to God and to you. There is no priesthood in Islam: the imams you see are generally elected officials. God didn't create the priesthood and monasticism: humans did. But there are certainly some sincere servants of God among the many priests.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121126
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling today? I pray you are healthy and happy. I just had steak and fried rice, which was really rich and filling. Are you hungry? Do you want some? Perhaps you would join me for dinner sometime.
Oh, I'm so lazy, Julia. I just want to laze around all day, and snuggle with you. You are so beautiful, my love. I have completely lost my desire to tour, like a normal singer would do. Perhaps they should build an airport here at the kampung, so I can gig at the airport. I'm a disgrace to the word "rock star". I don't want to tour, I don't want to be photographed or do interviews, I don't like parties, I don't smoke, drink or do drugs, I don't have any tattoos, I don't want to slut around, I don't want to worship the devil... everybody else in my business is such a conservative fuddy-duddy. I am the rebel.
Hello my beautiful young Julia. How are you feeling today? I pray you are healthy and happy. I just had steak and fried rice, which was really rich and filling. Are you hungry? Do you want some? Perhaps you would join me for dinner sometime.
Oh, I'm so lazy, Julia. I just want to laze around all day, and snuggle with you. You are so beautiful, my love. I have completely lost my desire to tour, like a normal singer would do. Perhaps they should build an airport here at the kampung, so I can gig at the airport. I'm a disgrace to the word "rock star". I don't want to tour, I don't want to be photographed or do interviews, I don't like parties, I don't smoke, drink or do drugs, I don't have any tattoos, I don't want to slut around, I don't want to worship the devil... everybody else in my business is such a conservative fuddy-duddy. I am the rebel.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121124
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved! How is the most beautiful girl in the world feeling today? Yes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me. I pray you are feeling healthy and confident, and you are slowing down.
Everyone's a reporter nowadays, don't you agree? Maybe someone took a snapshot of some celebrity with their cell phone while pretending to dial a number, then posted it on their Facebook page with a little report on the circumstance. It is annoying, but there's the crowd for you. On the plus side, it makes them more current and exclusive than the media corporations. It sort of makes those large media groups redundant, going to the point of unnecessary and archaic. Slow moving dinosaurs! My excuse is that I'm too lazy to conform to the vile expectations of the entertainment business. I've never had much love for the press, especially the big clunkers. The press has less foresight than politicians. They think they can intimidate me with irrelevant headlines. Guess what? I put MY fear in Allah! They can't grasp that? It's not my fault that they have no faith. Let them publish a report on something as redundant as themselves, like K-pop and the Billboard charts.
I have decided not to grant anyone an interview except for publications (not reporters) that have interviewed Shadowplay before, back when we were a 3 piece band consisting of Andre, Terry and me in Salt Lake City 1995. Maybe I might place a few ads here and there, if it's not a waste of money. And these love letters to my sweetie Julia are the closest thing everyone is going to get to an autobiography. They're going to publish lies anyway, so why even bother. I put my trust in Allah.
Hi Julia, my beloved! How is the most beautiful girl in the world feeling today? Yes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me. I pray you are feeling healthy and confident, and you are slowing down.
Everyone's a reporter nowadays, don't you agree? Maybe someone took a snapshot of some celebrity with their cell phone while pretending to dial a number, then posted it on their Facebook page with a little report on the circumstance. It is annoying, but there's the crowd for you. On the plus side, it makes them more current and exclusive than the media corporations. It sort of makes those large media groups redundant, going to the point of unnecessary and archaic. Slow moving dinosaurs! My excuse is that I'm too lazy to conform to the vile expectations of the entertainment business. I've never had much love for the press, especially the big clunkers. The press has less foresight than politicians. They think they can intimidate me with irrelevant headlines. Guess what? I put MY fear in Allah! They can't grasp that? It's not my fault that they have no faith. Let them publish a report on something as redundant as themselves, like K-pop and the Billboard charts.
I have decided not to grant anyone an interview except for publications (not reporters) that have interviewed Shadowplay before, back when we were a 3 piece band consisting of Andre, Terry and me in Salt Lake City 1995. Maybe I might place a few ads here and there, if it's not a waste of money. And these love letters to my sweetie Julia are the closest thing everyone is going to get to an autobiography. They're going to publish lies anyway, so why even bother. I put my trust in Allah.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121122
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hey Julia, my love. Assalamu'alaikum. How's it going today? I pray you are healthy and confident, for I love you. Sigh. I apologize if it seems that I leave a trail of destruction in my wake. But it's not really me, I'm just a servant. I can't raise the dead, I can't distort time and the weather, I can't bend probabilities. Allah is the One who does that. Perhaps Allah has granted me a little bit of strength to go with this chimp-like body, but strength will fade like beauty. Whatever strength I have, I will use to look after you and our loved ones. InsyaAllah.
Again, if you are in a hurry to be married to me, please know that this little house needs at least a bathroom for you, the doorways need to be made taller, and we could probably convert the living room into a bedroom. And regardless of how much money we have, you will have to put up with this little house for a little time, while we work out legal and land issues. I believe it best to be patient, and wait until Allah grants me my own wealth so I can help contribute financially to our family. Please pray that it be soon, and that my loneliness doesn't cause a massive disaster in the meantime.
Hey Julia, my love. Assalamu'alaikum. How's it going today? I pray you are healthy and confident, for I love you. Sigh. I apologize if it seems that I leave a trail of destruction in my wake. But it's not really me, I'm just a servant. I can't raise the dead, I can't distort time and the weather, I can't bend probabilities. Allah is the One who does that. Perhaps Allah has granted me a little bit of strength to go with this chimp-like body, but strength will fade like beauty. Whatever strength I have, I will use to look after you and our loved ones. InsyaAllah.
Again, if you are in a hurry to be married to me, please know that this little house needs at least a bathroom for you, the doorways need to be made taller, and we could probably convert the living room into a bedroom. And regardless of how much money we have, you will have to put up with this little house for a little time, while we work out legal and land issues. I believe it best to be patient, and wait until Allah grants me my own wealth so I can help contribute financially to our family. Please pray that it be soon, and that my loneliness doesn't cause a massive disaster in the meantime.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121121
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there Julia, my beloved young wife. InsyaAllah. How are you feeling today? I hope you are pacing yourself, and trying to slow down. Yesterday, I took Bat Cat to the vet for a deworming shot, then I had lunch with my parents. For dinner, I slow grilled a fish. It was a torpedo scad, which is perfect for grilling because of the thick skin. It wasn't one of those monster sized fish, but this one weighed in at about .6 kilo, so I am quite full right now. I sauteed the liver and roe in the butter I used for basting and dipping. Oh yeah. I like fish roe that is undeveloped, where the eggs cannot be separated, a creamy texture if you will. Tasted creamy, too.
I have to admit that I am wary of our business being so dominant in our marriage, but it's too late now. And throughout history, marriage and business has always been as one. How could they have found time for love? But they did, and I do love you, my Julia. How could I not, you are so beautiful. I don't have a vision how Victoria's Secret be involved in our wedding. Obviously, people can't be half-naked. It will be an Islamic marriage after all. Therein the complexity and depth of our marriage: Europe + USA + Islam + Asia, set in the Malaysian countryside. Would it be a "normal" marriage? Perhaps not, but insyaAllah we should have the power to make everyone else conform to our schedule. So please learn how to slow down.
I question the wisdom of pushing a fashion show out of the context of displaying clothes as merchandise available for sale. After all, that's how the show became popular in the beginning, right? Today, the lingerie seems haute couture, which is great if you're rich and eccentric. Trying to better ourselves every time is commendable, but human creativity is limited, in spite of what our egos say. It is inevitable that the quality and attractiveness of the show will flatline, and that's when corruption and ugliness take over. It's like a large country with a large population getting bigger and bigger, where the rich get richer while the poor become more numerous, will eventually resort to aggression to satisfy its needs. A show, in order not to become boring, will eventually resort to sacrificing its dignity and humanity. Once we run out of the world's most beautiful women, what's left is a skankfest. And nothing destroys beauty faster than corruption.
Hi there Julia, my beloved young wife. InsyaAllah. How are you feeling today? I hope you are pacing yourself, and trying to slow down. Yesterday, I took Bat Cat to the vet for a deworming shot, then I had lunch with my parents. For dinner, I slow grilled a fish. It was a torpedo scad, which is perfect for grilling because of the thick skin. It wasn't one of those monster sized fish, but this one weighed in at about .6 kilo, so I am quite full right now. I sauteed the liver and roe in the butter I used for basting and dipping. Oh yeah. I like fish roe that is undeveloped, where the eggs cannot be separated, a creamy texture if you will. Tasted creamy, too.
I have to admit that I am wary of our business being so dominant in our marriage, but it's too late now. And throughout history, marriage and business has always been as one. How could they have found time for love? But they did, and I do love you, my Julia. How could I not, you are so beautiful. I don't have a vision how Victoria's Secret be involved in our wedding. Obviously, people can't be half-naked. It will be an Islamic marriage after all. Therein the complexity and depth of our marriage: Europe + USA + Islam + Asia, set in the Malaysian countryside. Would it be a "normal" marriage? Perhaps not, but insyaAllah we should have the power to make everyone else conform to our schedule. So please learn how to slow down.
I question the wisdom of pushing a fashion show out of the context of displaying clothes as merchandise available for sale. After all, that's how the show became popular in the beginning, right? Today, the lingerie seems haute couture, which is great if you're rich and eccentric. Trying to better ourselves every time is commendable, but human creativity is limited, in spite of what our egos say. It is inevitable that the quality and attractiveness of the show will flatline, and that's when corruption and ugliness take over. It's like a large country with a large population getting bigger and bigger, where the rich get richer while the poor become more numerous, will eventually resort to aggression to satisfy its needs. A show, in order not to become boring, will eventually resort to sacrificing its dignity and humanity. Once we run out of the world's most beautiful women, what's left is a skankfest. And nothing destroys beauty faster than corruption.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121119
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful, beloved Julia. You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, you are all I could ever dream of in a girl, I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm sorry for poking fun at your half-naked friends. Well no, I guess I'm not really sorry, because I want to marry YOU, not them. So I don't care if they think I'm a jerk. It's YOU who I love, not them. It's YOU who I want to spend the rest of my life and afterlife with, not them. I love you Julia, YOU are my heart and soul, not your half-naked friends.
So I suppose I'll be switching back to the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. But I want to help your bosses a little by looping the Victoria's Secret fashion show until I see the latest show. Because you are MY girl, and your bosses belong to YOU. For none of us are truly independent, all human works will crumble, and we all rely on Allah.
Hello there, my beautiful, beloved Julia. You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, you are all I could ever dream of in a girl, I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm sorry for poking fun at your half-naked friends. Well no, I guess I'm not really sorry, because I want to marry YOU, not them. So I don't care if they think I'm a jerk. It's YOU who I love, not them. It's YOU who I want to spend the rest of my life and afterlife with, not them. I love you Julia, YOU are my heart and soul, not your half-naked friends.
So I suppose I'll be switching back to the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. But I want to help your bosses a little by looping the Victoria's Secret fashion show until I see the latest show. Because you are MY girl, and your bosses belong to YOU. For none of us are truly independent, all human works will crumble, and we all rely on Allah.
Qur'an 20121118
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
41. The companions of the left hand: what will be the companions of the left hand?
42. In the midst of a fierce blast of fire, and in boiling water.
43. And in the shades of black smoke.
44. Nothing to refresh, nor to please.
45. For that they were wont to be indulged before that, in wealth.
46. And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme.
47. And they used to say, "What, when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up again?
48. And our fathers of old?"
49. Say, "Yes, those of old and those of later times,
50. All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well known."
The Inevitable 56:41-50
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Yes, those of old and those of later times, all will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well known.
41. The companions of the left hand: what will be the companions of the left hand?
42. In the midst of a fierce blast of fire, and in boiling water.
43. And in the shades of black smoke.
44. Nothing to refresh, nor to please.
45. For that they were wont to be indulged before that, in wealth.
46. And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme.
47. And they used to say, "What, when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up again?
48. And our fathers of old?"
49. Say, "Yes, those of old and those of later times,
50. All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well known."
The Inevitable 56:41-50
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Yes, those of old and those of later times, all will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well known.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121117
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh my dearest Julia, I love you, and I long for you so much. I know I'm not supposed to whine, but I can't help it. I WANT MY SWEETIE!!!
SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!!
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**Sniff** Don't you just love cut and paste? Modern romance! Well, I pray you are trying to slow down, and are taking good care of yourself. I won't talk business today, but I did see the preview to the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Lily and Doutzen look exhausted! They just had babies? Doesn't anyone help them with the children? I don't know how useful I would be at raising children, but it wouldn't bother me at all to do the night shift, so you can sleep all the way until dawn. I usually wake up at 3 or 4 am everyday anyway to do worship. I might have to pray while holding the baby with my right arm, but I've seen other parents do so. Mind you, I'm a late riser because of it, and because I hate mornings. I'm just not a morning person. But last night, I had to sleep all the way until dawn. Yeah, I had an active day, and was tired. But more than that, I just want my sweetie.
Oh my dearest Julia, I love you, and I long for you so much. I know I'm not supposed to whine, but I can't help it. I WANT MY SWEETIE!!!
SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!! SOB!!
WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHH!!!
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO .........................
**Sniff** Don't you just love cut and paste? Modern romance! Well, I pray you are trying to slow down, and are taking good care of yourself. I won't talk business today, but I did see the preview to the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Lily and Doutzen look exhausted! They just had babies? Doesn't anyone help them with the children? I don't know how useful I would be at raising children, but it wouldn't bother me at all to do the night shift, so you can sleep all the way until dawn. I usually wake up at 3 or 4 am everyday anyway to do worship. I might have to pray while holding the baby with my right arm, but I've seen other parents do so. Mind you, I'm a late riser because of it, and because I hate mornings. I'm just not a morning person. But last night, I had to sleep all the way until dawn. Yeah, I had an active day, and was tired. But more than that, I just want my sweetie.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121115
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there Julia, my beloved. I am so longing to see you, even though it may only be the convergence of some spots of light on my TV screen, but alas! I am denied... Oh my love! Oh my dearest princess of my heart! I managed to regain most of my Victoria's Secret fashion show collection. So, I shut down the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV in favor of an encore of the Victoria's Secret fashion show marathon. I love it every time Candice walks into a mirror! But I always feel bad for her as well. Oh, please don't hurt yourself!
Now, I do like some of the musical performances on the show. I think the trumpet player on the 2005 show was very tasteful. Usher was great on the 2008 show. I like the Spice Girls on the 2007 show. And the Black Eyed Peas were hilarious!
Hi there Julia, my beloved. I am so longing to see you, even though it may only be the convergence of some spots of light on my TV screen, but alas! I am denied... Oh my love! Oh my dearest princess of my heart! I managed to regain most of my Victoria's Secret fashion show collection. So, I shut down the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV in favor of an encore of the Victoria's Secret fashion show marathon. I love it every time Candice walks into a mirror! But I always feel bad for her as well. Oh, please don't hurt yourself!
Now, I do like some of the musical performances on the show. I think the trumpet player on the 2005 show was very tasteful. Usher was great on the 2008 show. I like the Spice Girls on the 2007 show. And the Black Eyed Peas were hilarious!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121114
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh, the drama! Let's not talk about the drama happening here Julia, but let's talk about us. Because I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm not able to watch the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show on Youtube because of 3rd party copyright restrictions. Oh, I'm so sad and lonely! I want to see my sweetie! It's bad enough that I'm such an idiot and accidentally deleted my entire Victoria's Secret fashion show collection. Now don't get me wrong, I have utmost respect for copyrights, and if for some odd reason I perform sold-out concerts in public venues here, I would gladly pay a reasonable fee to the local performing rights society for them to distribute to the respective copyright holders, but as it is right now, I'm just a lonesome old loser singing to myself in my bedroom while watching a slideshow of a beautiful German model I've fallen in love with. Can someone out there please upload the latest show without any audio? I'd rather listen to Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenter and Doris Day instead of Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno (is that the right guy?) I have no interest in their music, so I don't need to hear it. And if by chance Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno (is that the right guy?) signed away their names and likenesses to BMG, then please just blur them out, because I don't want to look at them, plus the integrity of the copyrights will be maintained.
If you won't allow me to look at your half-naked friends anymore, then I won't. But you have to realize, you are one of your half-naked friends, and it's you who I want to marry! And since I don't have you here with me, then I only have pictures of you. Oh, how sad and lonely! Ya Allah, please have mercy on me, and grant me my love Julia in marriage, security and happiness soon.
Oh, the drama! Let's not talk about the drama happening here Julia, but let's talk about us. Because I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm not able to watch the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show on Youtube because of 3rd party copyright restrictions. Oh, I'm so sad and lonely! I want to see my sweetie! It's bad enough that I'm such an idiot and accidentally deleted my entire Victoria's Secret fashion show collection. Now don't get me wrong, I have utmost respect for copyrights, and if for some odd reason I perform sold-out concerts in public venues here, I would gladly pay a reasonable fee to the local performing rights society for them to distribute to the respective copyright holders, but as it is right now, I'm just a lonesome old loser singing to myself in my bedroom while watching a slideshow of a beautiful German model I've fallen in love with. Can someone out there please upload the latest show without any audio? I'd rather listen to Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenter and Doris Day instead of Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno (is that the right guy?) I have no interest in their music, so I don't need to hear it. And if by chance Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno (is that the right guy?) signed away their names and likenesses to BMG, then please just blur them out, because I don't want to look at them, plus the integrity of the copyrights will be maintained.
If you won't allow me to look at your half-naked friends anymore, then I won't. But you have to realize, you are one of your half-naked friends, and it's you who I want to marry! And since I don't have you here with me, then I only have pictures of you. Oh, how sad and lonely! Ya Allah, please have mercy on me, and grant me my love Julia in marriage, security and happiness soon.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121113
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beloved Julia. It's nearly the end of the Islamic year, and tomorrow I have to get a new prayer schedule. I arrange my life around the prayers. I'm not as good as an imam who is at the mosque for every prayer, but at least I don't miss my prayers. InsyaAllah. So tomorrow I'll stop by the local office of the Department of Islamic Affairs and pick up a new calender/prayer schedule. I think tomorrow is Deepavali, though. Deepavali is a Hindu celebration, and a public holiday. I hope they're not closed. They should be working. I have to work, and everyday. Oh, whatever. It's none of my business if they want to celebrate Deepavali just because everybody else does. Let Allah be the judge. I just want a new calender/prayer schedule.
Oh, please do take good care of yourself as you work hard, my dearest Julia. I love you, and I want you to enjoy our life and love together. Please remember that the goal of our marriage is to slow down, and build our happy family. InsyaAllah. I don't try to chase after mass media work protocol anymore. I intend to dismantle it, and glorify Allah at the same time. I like to be lazy, I like to snuggle with my sweetie, I like to veg out in the kampung. Right now, I'm watching the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. Even these cartoons say that showbiz pros have to constantly give everything and more, only then can they say they did their best. And what was that for, again? The international entertainment industry is saturated with evil and idolatry, and completely disrespectful to Allah. I think I'll play a video game, and take a nap instead. Wanna kiss and snuggle?
Hello there, my beloved Julia. It's nearly the end of the Islamic year, and tomorrow I have to get a new prayer schedule. I arrange my life around the prayers. I'm not as good as an imam who is at the mosque for every prayer, but at least I don't miss my prayers. InsyaAllah. So tomorrow I'll stop by the local office of the Department of Islamic Affairs and pick up a new calender/prayer schedule. I think tomorrow is Deepavali, though. Deepavali is a Hindu celebration, and a public holiday. I hope they're not closed. They should be working. I have to work, and everyday. Oh, whatever. It's none of my business if they want to celebrate Deepavali just because everybody else does. Let Allah be the judge. I just want a new calender/prayer schedule.
Oh, please do take good care of yourself as you work hard, my dearest Julia. I love you, and I want you to enjoy our life and love together. Please remember that the goal of our marriage is to slow down, and build our happy family. InsyaAllah. I don't try to chase after mass media work protocol anymore. I intend to dismantle it, and glorify Allah at the same time. I like to be lazy, I like to snuggle with my sweetie, I like to veg out in the kampung. Right now, I'm watching the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. Even these cartoons say that showbiz pros have to constantly give everything and more, only then can they say they did their best. And what was that for, again? The international entertainment industry is saturated with evil and idolatry, and completely disrespectful to Allah. I think I'll play a video game, and take a nap instead. Wanna kiss and snuggle?
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121112
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved! How are you feeling, my dearest? I love you! I pray you are trying to stay calm and collected, and that you are patiently waiting for Allah's decree. At least you have your friends with you, who happen to share the same business. I am a lone wolf in my business. Hah! That reminds me of a Shadowplay song... "No one can save me from the wolf, because I am the wolf." But that's not entirely true. God has saved me over and over again. You know Julia, you are in better position than me to make money out of our family business of music and fashion. If anybody bugs or irritates you, news bias for example, just have your agent charge them an "annoyance fee". Give a percentage to a reliable collection agency, and voila! Instant income! I don't have that kind of power. I can only pray that Allah will squash them out in some weird, horrible and costly way.
Meanwhile, how about you occupy your thoughts and emotions by working on your avatar? Getting the right wardrobe and look for your avatar is very time, thought and resource consuming. Choosing clothes, makeup, skin, animations etc, can be as complex as professional modeling. Oh that's right... it is your profession. Just remember- the raiment of righteousness is the best.
Hi Julia, my beloved! How are you feeling, my dearest? I love you! I pray you are trying to stay calm and collected, and that you are patiently waiting for Allah's decree. At least you have your friends with you, who happen to share the same business. I am a lone wolf in my business. Hah! That reminds me of a Shadowplay song... "No one can save me from the wolf, because I am the wolf." But that's not entirely true. God has saved me over and over again. You know Julia, you are in better position than me to make money out of our family business of music and fashion. If anybody bugs or irritates you, news bias for example, just have your agent charge them an "annoyance fee". Give a percentage to a reliable collection agency, and voila! Instant income! I don't have that kind of power. I can only pray that Allah will squash them out in some weird, horrible and costly way.
Meanwhile, how about you occupy your thoughts and emotions by working on your avatar? Getting the right wardrobe and look for your avatar is very time, thought and resource consuming. Choosing clothes, makeup, skin, animations etc, can be as complex as professional modeling. Oh that's right... it is your profession. Just remember- the raiment of righteousness is the best.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121110
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Julia, my beloved. How are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so please take good care of yourself. I have been quite busy, and I was thoroughly drained when I woke up this morning, so I couldn't do much in terms of chores. But today was a good day for cooking. My bamboo shots fried rice was a resounding success! It's quite simple, really. Bamboo shoots can be very strong in flavor if you save some of its natural bitterness, so the fried rice should center on the bamboo shoots, and everything else you add in should taste neutral. I slice up the bamboo shoots into coin shapes, then fried it up with the onion and garlic fond, then douse it with light soy sauce. Cook it until the bamboo shoots attain the flavor you desire, then add the rice and everything else, and cook as a regular fried rice, but don't add so many vegetables that they drown out the bamboo shoots. No need for any meats or seafood! An egg, at the most!
At night, my chicken liver curry was another resounding success. You would cook it as a normal curry with whatever vegetables, but the advantage of liver is that it can be tureened. A tureen is between a paste and a solid. Spice up the sliced liver in this case with curry powder and salt, then fry it up until it changes color. Then remove it from the heat into a bowl, where you can mash it up with a spoon. Then add the liver into your curry, and you will have a strong tasting liver curry with smooth texture. I saved some curry for you, but since you didn't show up for dinner, I put your portion in the cooler. I hope you start coming to dinner soon.
Hello Julia, my beloved. How are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so please take good care of yourself. I have been quite busy, and I was thoroughly drained when I woke up this morning, so I couldn't do much in terms of chores. But today was a good day for cooking. My bamboo shots fried rice was a resounding success! It's quite simple, really. Bamboo shoots can be very strong in flavor if you save some of its natural bitterness, so the fried rice should center on the bamboo shoots, and everything else you add in should taste neutral. I slice up the bamboo shoots into coin shapes, then fried it up with the onion and garlic fond, then douse it with light soy sauce. Cook it until the bamboo shoots attain the flavor you desire, then add the rice and everything else, and cook as a regular fried rice, but don't add so many vegetables that they drown out the bamboo shoots. No need for any meats or seafood! An egg, at the most!
At night, my chicken liver curry was another resounding success. You would cook it as a normal curry with whatever vegetables, but the advantage of liver is that it can be tureened. A tureen is between a paste and a solid. Spice up the sliced liver in this case with curry powder and salt, then fry it up until it changes color. Then remove it from the heat into a bowl, where you can mash it up with a spoon. Then add the liver into your curry, and you will have a strong tasting liver curry with smooth texture. I saved some curry for you, but since you didn't show up for dinner, I put your portion in the cooler. I hope you start coming to dinner soon.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121107
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so I pray you are taking good care of your most precious self, for I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm feeling a bit lazy right now, but after all, I've running around all day. I think I'll spend the rest of the night playing video games and eating sunflower seeds. My cooler is full right now, alhamdulillah. I have some bamboo shoots in there that I need to use up. I don't really know how to use bamboo shoots, but there seems to be an endless supply outside, plus I've learned to like the flavor. It tastes bitter raw, but soy sauce neutralizes the bitterness. I assume it's the salt that does it. Soup is the best bet, but I think I'll try fried rice with bamboo shoots. Want some? No, wait! I haven't made any yet!
All I want from you is love and to give you a good married life, Julia. Ours is an old fashioned romance, but it has great mystique and intensity, doesn't it? Perhaps your fear will turn into anticipation as the clock ticks closer and closer to our marriage. The union of strangers. Love is a stranger who beckons you on. InsyaAllah. Just as I wait in anticipation to kissing and undressing you.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so I pray you are taking good care of your most precious self, for I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm feeling a bit lazy right now, but after all, I've running around all day. I think I'll spend the rest of the night playing video games and eating sunflower seeds. My cooler is full right now, alhamdulillah. I have some bamboo shoots in there that I need to use up. I don't really know how to use bamboo shoots, but there seems to be an endless supply outside, plus I've learned to like the flavor. It tastes bitter raw, but soy sauce neutralizes the bitterness. I assume it's the salt that does it. Soup is the best bet, but I think I'll try fried rice with bamboo shoots. Want some? No, wait! I haven't made any yet!
All I want from you is love and to give you a good married life, Julia. Ours is an old fashioned romance, but it has great mystique and intensity, doesn't it? Perhaps your fear will turn into anticipation as the clock ticks closer and closer to our marriage. The union of strangers. Love is a stranger who beckons you on. InsyaAllah. Just as I wait in anticipation to kissing and undressing you.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121105
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Ah, you are my beautiful and precious love, my Julia. Yes, it saddens me that I wasn't able to make your breakfast in bed, or buy you sweet things for your birthday. It's been raining everyday again. My right eyeball hurts, and I feel feverish. I don't want to get ill, because I've had so much to do everyday. I pray you are pacing yourself, and taking good care of yourself. Did you have a good birthday? I hope you gave yourself a nice halal treat for your birthday. You are my love, and I cherish you.
Now, now my dearest. Please try to stay calm. It is OK to be afraid, but you must put your fear in the right place! Put your fear in Allah, and Allah will be the One to keep you cool as the old cucumber. InsyaAllah. I am just a servant of Allah, a tool, a vessel to carry a few ghosts perhaps. From your perspective, I am here to love you, help protect you and give you security, and give you a family that's all your own. Certainly the massive scale of the situation has put you in awe, but this is not really my affair. This situation belongs to Allah. Which is also why I have to tolerate my frustrating poverty with patience until Allah deems it appropriate for me to have wealth. You have patience too, and take a leap of faith, and know that there is no running away from Allah. There is only running to Allah.
Ah, you are my beautiful and precious love, my Julia. Yes, it saddens me that I wasn't able to make your breakfast in bed, or buy you sweet things for your birthday. It's been raining everyday again. My right eyeball hurts, and I feel feverish. I don't want to get ill, because I've had so much to do everyday. I pray you are pacing yourself, and taking good care of yourself. Did you have a good birthday? I hope you gave yourself a nice halal treat for your birthday. You are my love, and I cherish you.
Now, now my dearest. Please try to stay calm. It is OK to be afraid, but you must put your fear in the right place! Put your fear in Allah, and Allah will be the One to keep you cool as the old cucumber. InsyaAllah. I am just a servant of Allah, a tool, a vessel to carry a few ghosts perhaps. From your perspective, I am here to love you, help protect you and give you security, and give you a family that's all your own. Certainly the massive scale of the situation has put you in awe, but this is not really my affair. This situation belongs to Allah. Which is also why I have to tolerate my frustrating poverty with patience until Allah deems it appropriate for me to have wealth. You have patience too, and take a leap of faith, and know that there is no running away from Allah. There is only running to Allah.
Letter to Julia 20121103
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!!
I thought I'd say it all again, because I adore you so much! Besides, I'm one day ahead of your time zone, right? So how are you, my beloved? I pray you are well. Please take good care of yourself, and make sure you eat properly. It has been raining everyday here since the full moon, but right before the full moon it was 2 days of blistering heat. What wacky weather. Oh, I was crying last letter because I couldn't serve you breakfast in bed, or afford to buy you even a Flake bar. No, I wouldn't have ordered pizza delivery for breakfast. I do know how to make pizza from scratch you know, as long as the cheese is good.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!!
I thought I'd say it all again, because I adore you so much! Besides, I'm one day ahead of your time zone, right? So how are you, my beloved? I pray you are well. Please take good care of yourself, and make sure you eat properly. It has been raining everyday here since the full moon, but right before the full moon it was 2 days of blistering heat. What wacky weather. Oh, I was crying last letter because I couldn't serve you breakfast in bed, or afford to buy you even a Flake bar. No, I wouldn't have ordered pizza delivery for breakfast. I do know how to make pizza from scratch you know, as long as the cheese is good.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121102
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Yeah, I know I'm early, but tomorrow is Friday, and I won't be coming to the Internet cafe because of Friday prayer. If we happened to be married and lived together, I would make you breakfast in bed. Ice cream and pizza for breakfast! And if I were loaded, I would buy you some birthday presents. I think the rings are kind of gawdy, perhaps something a little more demure? I don't know the names of flowers yet, so a rose bouquet will have to do. I'm going to have to visit the fancy flower shop to get something better. The chocolate is great, though. You must have some. And yes Julia, I love you. Oodles and oodles!
**sob**
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Yeah, I know I'm early, but tomorrow is Friday, and I won't be coming to the Internet cafe because of Friday prayer. If we happened to be married and lived together, I would make you breakfast in bed. Ice cream and pizza for breakfast! And if I were loaded, I would buy you some birthday presents. I think the rings are kind of gawdy, perhaps something a little more demure? I don't know the names of flowers yet, so a rose bouquet will have to do. I'm going to have to visit the fancy flower shop to get something better. The chocolate is great, though. You must have some. And yes Julia, I love you. Oodles and oodles!
**sob**
Monday, October 29, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121030
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia. my beautiful young bride! I pray you are feeling well, and taking good care of yourself. There are 2 distinct rings around the full moon this morning. I already guzzled all that sauerkraut I made, I'm sorry I didn't leave any for you. That stuff sure goes fast, especially if you cook things in it.
As I told you before, I'm trying to put "wiser" vocals to "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal", because I discovered instrumental tracks on my hard drive, as I had lost all the masters when I lost my home studio in America. There are 2 tracks without instrumentals, "Dragonfly" is one of them. So right now I'm trying to double the old track, which isn't loud enough. This is very difficult, not only because the song is difficult to sing to begin with, but I have to match the timing of the old vocal track which can't be heard properly, with new vocals that don't suck. So I'm having a tough time with that right now, because everything I do sucks. I can't justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections. None of us have the right to justify ourselves. Allah is the One who purifies.
Now as I think more about it, you will have to bear this little house to some extent, no matter how much money pours in. This is because of land issues. There will be land issues no matter what country you live in. Plus, it would take time to build the proper "Casa de Julia", and we will need to house you while we supervise the construction. No, I don't have architecture yet. I'm sorry, but I can't draw. So, I pray you have a solid image for your house. No, I'm not trying to justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections.
Hi Julia. my beautiful young bride! I pray you are feeling well, and taking good care of yourself. There are 2 distinct rings around the full moon this morning. I already guzzled all that sauerkraut I made, I'm sorry I didn't leave any for you. That stuff sure goes fast, especially if you cook things in it.
As I told you before, I'm trying to put "wiser" vocals to "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal", because I discovered instrumental tracks on my hard drive, as I had lost all the masters when I lost my home studio in America. There are 2 tracks without instrumentals, "Dragonfly" is one of them. So right now I'm trying to double the old track, which isn't loud enough. This is very difficult, not only because the song is difficult to sing to begin with, but I have to match the timing of the old vocal track which can't be heard properly, with new vocals that don't suck. So I'm having a tough time with that right now, because everything I do sucks. I can't justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections. None of us have the right to justify ourselves. Allah is the One who purifies.
Now as I think more about it, you will have to bear this little house to some extent, no matter how much money pours in. This is because of land issues. There will be land issues no matter what country you live in. Plus, it would take time to build the proper "Casa de Julia", and we will need to house you while we supervise the construction. No, I don't have architecture yet. I'm sorry, but I can't draw. So, I pray you have a solid image for your house. No, I'm not trying to justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121029
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia! Hi Sweetie! Hi Precious! Hi Beloved! How are you feeling today, my love? My, you are beautiful, aren't you? I have some good news, my love! My home made sauerkraut turned out perfect! It's got zing, and it's got snap, and it's not even a week old yet! I think I finally figured out a routine on how to combine shredded lettuce, salt, and water in a glass jar. I made a krautburger, and it was so divine, that I had to have another one. Want one? Next step: home made German sausage!
Hi Julia! Hi Sweetie! Hi Precious! Hi Beloved! How are you feeling today, my love? My, you are beautiful, aren't you? I have some good news, my love! My home made sauerkraut turned out perfect! It's got zing, and it's got snap, and it's not even a week old yet! I think I finally figured out a routine on how to combine shredded lettuce, salt, and water in a glass jar. I made a krautburger, and it was so divine, that I had to have another one. Want one? Next step: home made German sausage!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121027
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, you are all I could ever dream of in a girl for me. I love you, and I choose you to be my wife. I'm not trying to delay our marriage, my love. You must understand that I must always think about your well-being. I cannot take any other position than this as regards to our marriage. That is why I don't want you to marry into my poverty. At the same time, I have faith that Allah will grant me the means to give you a good and happy marriage. If you simply can't wait to be married, then all I have is this little house that I live in by the grace of others. It will need at least a separate bathroom for you, the doorways need to be made taller, and we could probably convert the living room into a bedroom. Oh yes, we'll need a bed. I like sleeping on the floor, though. But whatever you choose to do, please know that I cannot leave the kampung! This is because of my mission to please Allah with music! You must accept this! If you need to go somewhere, then it must be planned way ahead, because I must go with you, because you must not travel alone once we're married. Otherwise be prepared to stay put and create a family. Better yet, please be patient, and have faith that Allah will grant us what we need.
I need to remind you not to ask too many questions that it makes your life difficult. But if you ask questions about the Qur'an as it is being revealed to you, then Allah will forgive that. It has been raining everyday lately. The odd thing is that I have a sunburn on my chest. So I treat it with the snake oil I told you about. Snake oil is great for itchy rashes and sunburns, but I'm running out. I might have to open your bottle. Don't worry, we'll go find the snake oil guy and buy more. InsyaAllah.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, you are all I could ever dream of in a girl for me. I love you, and I choose you to be my wife. I'm not trying to delay our marriage, my love. You must understand that I must always think about your well-being. I cannot take any other position than this as regards to our marriage. That is why I don't want you to marry into my poverty. At the same time, I have faith that Allah will grant me the means to give you a good and happy marriage. If you simply can't wait to be married, then all I have is this little house that I live in by the grace of others. It will need at least a separate bathroom for you, the doorways need to be made taller, and we could probably convert the living room into a bedroom. Oh yes, we'll need a bed. I like sleeping on the floor, though. But whatever you choose to do, please know that I cannot leave the kampung! This is because of my mission to please Allah with music! You must accept this! If you need to go somewhere, then it must be planned way ahead, because I must go with you, because you must not travel alone once we're married. Otherwise be prepared to stay put and create a family. Better yet, please be patient, and have faith that Allah will grant us what we need.
I need to remind you not to ask too many questions that it makes your life difficult. But if you ask questions about the Qur'an as it is being revealed to you, then Allah will forgive that. It has been raining everyday lately. The odd thing is that I have a sunburn on my chest. So I treat it with the snake oil I told you about. Snake oil is great for itchy rashes and sunburns, but I'm running out. I might have to open your bottle. Don't worry, we'll go find the snake oil guy and buy more. InsyaAllah.
Qur'an 20121027
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
30. Or do they say, "A poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
31. Say you, "Await you! I too will wait along with you!"
32. Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
33. Or do they say, "He fabricated this?" No, they have no faith!
34. Let them produce a recital like unto it, if they speak the truth!
The Mountain 52:30-34
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Await you! I too will wait along with you!
30. Or do they say, "A poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
31. Say you, "Await you! I too will wait along with you!"
32. Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
33. Or do they say, "He fabricated this?" No, they have no faith!
34. Let them produce a recital like unto it, if they speak the truth!
The Mountain 52:30-34
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Await you! I too will wait along with you!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121024
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my love. How are you feeling today? I don't know if you receive these letters, but I write anyway because I love you, and I want to marry you. I won't be coming in tomorrow to post a letter because I'll be fasting, and I just want to sleep all day. Yes, it's lazy, but so am I. Friday is the Hajj Eid, so I won't be coming in that day either.
They say the life of a showbiz pro is tough. Yeah, it's tough: I've been in the business for over 30 years now. Since I was a teenager. They say a pop idol is very busy, and works long hours, and has to be very social. But I don't want to be idolized. I'd rather they idolize Allah. They say a pop idol has be friendly to the media, and photograph well. But I hate the media, and I don't want to be photographed. I'd rather they photograph Julia. They say a pop idol has to go everywhere, and do a lot of traveling. But I'm sick of traveling, and people are the same everywhere. I think I'll take a nap instead. They say that a pop idol has to put out as much music as possible. But I'm too lazy to do that, I want to watch Shadowplay TV, play video games, read comics, and snuggle with my sweetie. I think I'll just record music whenever I feel good about it, and when it's fun. They say a pop idol has to spend late nights at clubs and parties. But I'm too lazy to do that. I just want to snuggle with my sweetie and make the love. They say I'm ignorant. I say I'm lazy. They say that's why I'm poor. But I was poor back when I did everything they said I should do. Since that's the case, then I'd rather be lazy.
Hi Julia, my love. How are you feeling today? I don't know if you receive these letters, but I write anyway because I love you, and I want to marry you. I won't be coming in tomorrow to post a letter because I'll be fasting, and I just want to sleep all day. Yes, it's lazy, but so am I. Friday is the Hajj Eid, so I won't be coming in that day either.
They say the life of a showbiz pro is tough. Yeah, it's tough: I've been in the business for over 30 years now. Since I was a teenager. They say a pop idol is very busy, and works long hours, and has to be very social. But I don't want to be idolized. I'd rather they idolize Allah. They say a pop idol has be friendly to the media, and photograph well. But I hate the media, and I don't want to be photographed. I'd rather they photograph Julia. They say a pop idol has to go everywhere, and do a lot of traveling. But I'm sick of traveling, and people are the same everywhere. I think I'll take a nap instead. They say that a pop idol has to put out as much music as possible. But I'm too lazy to do that, I want to watch Shadowplay TV, play video games, read comics, and snuggle with my sweetie. I think I'll just record music whenever I feel good about it, and when it's fun. They say a pop idol has to spend late nights at clubs and parties. But I'm too lazy to do that. I just want to snuggle with my sweetie and make the love. They say I'm ignorant. I say I'm lazy. They say that's why I'm poor. But I was poor back when I did everything they said I should do. Since that's the case, then I'd rather be lazy.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121023
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I'm not trying to delay anything my dearest Julia, I truly and dearly want to be married to you. It is so important to me that I take good care of you, and your well-being is uppermost on my mind. For I do love you so, my dearest heart. I want you to be happy with me.
We are commanded not to join others in worship with Allah. As my wife, it is extremely important that take this stand with me, after all, we don't want to be deified, right? If they think the music is divine, then they must thank Allah, and worship Allah. Some people call me ignorant, probably because they think there is nothing wrong with idol worship. They assert it's just innocent teenage fun, and does no harm. We in the industry have seen much harm done to the innocent because they want to make it in showbiz. Or be a successful model. No, don't worship us. Worship Allah.
I'm not trying to delay anything my dearest Julia, I truly and dearly want to be married to you. It is so important to me that I take good care of you, and your well-being is uppermost on my mind. For I do love you so, my dearest heart. I want you to be happy with me.
We are commanded not to join others in worship with Allah. As my wife, it is extremely important that take this stand with me, after all, we don't want to be deified, right? If they think the music is divine, then they must thank Allah, and worship Allah. Some people call me ignorant, probably because they think there is nothing wrong with idol worship. They assert it's just innocent teenage fun, and does no harm. We in the industry have seen much harm done to the innocent because they want to make it in showbiz. Or be a successful model. No, don't worship us. Worship Allah.
Letter to Julia 20121022
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my precious young bride. How are you feeling? I have just had a long spell of outpouring regarding my fantastic situation and love to my uncle and aunt. I don't talk much anyway, but it is her land my house is on, so I talked for their entertainment I suppose, and now I feel a little sick. Since I have no privacy, the conversation is probably all over the Internet now. Oh Allah, I must seem to everyone a complete lunatic. Or a sorcerer. I just want to create a tourist attraction that glorifies Allah. The topic rested on you, how I came to choose you for my wife, your Islam, and that you are wealthy and I am poor. You don't think you are wealthy? Would you finance our marriage? Even if you said you would, how can I believe you? How can you ever have respect for me if I am unable to buy you things, and help pay for our family? I would only be able to believe you if you absolutely believe in my "sabilillah" (cause for Allah). But even that is not necessary. I have begged Allah and will continue to beg Allah to grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good married life. Until Allah grants me the means to marry you, please be patient with me, and wait with me, and pray for us.
This is part of the cutting edge that I have trying to teach you about, and a glimpse of how our life as a progressive couple will be, that we can be stationary but still ahead of the others. InsyaAllah. If you're not on the edge, then you're not where you're supposed to be (an American proverb). Right? But being on the edge doesn't mean that we can't have a peaceful and happy family. Just remember that it is Allah who grants peace and security.
I love you.
Hi Julia, my precious young bride. How are you feeling? I have just had a long spell of outpouring regarding my fantastic situation and love to my uncle and aunt. I don't talk much anyway, but it is her land my house is on, so I talked for their entertainment I suppose, and now I feel a little sick. Since I have no privacy, the conversation is probably all over the Internet now. Oh Allah, I must seem to everyone a complete lunatic. Or a sorcerer. I just want to create a tourist attraction that glorifies Allah. The topic rested on you, how I came to choose you for my wife, your Islam, and that you are wealthy and I am poor. You don't think you are wealthy? Would you finance our marriage? Even if you said you would, how can I believe you? How can you ever have respect for me if I am unable to buy you things, and help pay for our family? I would only be able to believe you if you absolutely believe in my "sabilillah" (cause for Allah). But even that is not necessary. I have begged Allah and will continue to beg Allah to grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good married life. Until Allah grants me the means to marry you, please be patient with me, and wait with me, and pray for us.
This is part of the cutting edge that I have trying to teach you about, and a glimpse of how our life as a progressive couple will be, that we can be stationary but still ahead of the others. InsyaAllah. If you're not on the edge, then you're not where you're supposed to be (an American proverb). Right? But being on the edge doesn't mean that we can't have a peaceful and happy family. Just remember that it is Allah who grants peace and security.
I love you.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121020
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my beloved young Julia! You are my beautiful princess! I pray you are taking good care of yourself, that you are eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. I'm making rice and steak in lime leaves, onions and peppers. No, there isn't a portion for you tonight. Besides, you never show up for dinner. But it's not that, if steak is on the menu, and I keep on eating your portion, then I'll bloat much faster. I'm old enough as it is, and my metabolism has slowed down. Or maybe I just don't feel like sharing. I love you anyhows, and when you do start showing up for dinner, I'll prepare enough steak. Good cuts of beef today, too. Very juicy.
As I mentioned before, what I am forced to do right now is to sing as a sort of community service. But it is the right thing to do, praise Allah, to create something good for everyone here instead of being enslaved. It would be wonderful to destroy the current system of entertainment industry, which is thoroughly evil. Allah can do that, do you have faith? Whether I submit to or resist them, the global situation remains, with all its danger. So I might as well resist them, and create something good for the community, a situation that glorifies Allah and kicks the butt of global mass media. InsyaAllah. I don't feel or think that I am anybody special, Julia. It is my responsibility to serve Allah with what Allah has given me. I don't expect these people to treat me any better than the atheists and the pagans treated me while I was in America. And they don't. Allah has been a better friend, and protects better, so I seek to please Allah. Perhaps soon Allah will grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good married life. Ya Allah, please protect and bless us here in this situation, who serve and adore You.
Hi there, my beloved young Julia! You are my beautiful princess! I pray you are taking good care of yourself, that you are eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. I'm making rice and steak in lime leaves, onions and peppers. No, there isn't a portion for you tonight. Besides, you never show up for dinner. But it's not that, if steak is on the menu, and I keep on eating your portion, then I'll bloat much faster. I'm old enough as it is, and my metabolism has slowed down. Or maybe I just don't feel like sharing. I love you anyhows, and when you do start showing up for dinner, I'll prepare enough steak. Good cuts of beef today, too. Very juicy.
As I mentioned before, what I am forced to do right now is to sing as a sort of community service. But it is the right thing to do, praise Allah, to create something good for everyone here instead of being enslaved. It would be wonderful to destroy the current system of entertainment industry, which is thoroughly evil. Allah can do that, do you have faith? Whether I submit to or resist them, the global situation remains, with all its danger. So I might as well resist them, and create something good for the community, a situation that glorifies Allah and kicks the butt of global mass media. InsyaAllah. I don't feel or think that I am anybody special, Julia. It is my responsibility to serve Allah with what Allah has given me. I don't expect these people to treat me any better than the atheists and the pagans treated me while I was in America. And they don't. Allah has been a better friend, and protects better, so I seek to please Allah. Perhaps soon Allah will grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good married life. Ya Allah, please protect and bless us here in this situation, who serve and adore You.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121018
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh, my beautiful and precious young Julia! Please forgive me for the gap in my love letters. I'm so sorry. I love you, I love you, I love you. It's just that I had to cut back on my Internet time and commuting, because I suddenly got poorer than my usual destitute self at the beginning of the month. Please don't be angry with me. You are my girl, I love you and I want to marry you.
There is certainly a flood of confusion, and in that confusion there are certainly many idiots who add lies to confusion, in their confusion. Of course being here and seeing with your own eyes what is going on is the closest to truth, but you are probably busy with your work as you should be. So please know that I love you, and that you have my commitment to marry you.
Oh, my beautiful and precious young Julia! Please forgive me for the gap in my love letters. I'm so sorry. I love you, I love you, I love you. It's just that I had to cut back on my Internet time and commuting, because I suddenly got poorer than my usual destitute self at the beginning of the month. Please don't be angry with me. You are my girl, I love you and I want to marry you.
There is certainly a flood of confusion, and in that confusion there are certainly many idiots who add lies to confusion, in their confusion. Of course being here and seeing with your own eyes what is going on is the closest to truth, but you are probably busy with your work as you should be. So please know that I love you, and that you have my commitment to marry you.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121014
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my sweetness. How are you feeling, Julia? I'm watching the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. You must be a little too young for Sailor Moon, huh? Let's see... 1992. What were you doing in 1992? You were 8 or 7 years old? Hey, November 2 is close by! Happy birthday, my beloved! 8 years old is perfect for watching Sailor Moon. but you must have been into sports instead, I suppose. I'm just an otaku, or more accurately, a Sailor Moon otaku. Episode 9 is so funny, when Usagi gets hexed with an impatience spell. The first season is very creepy funny, but it's the ambience that I love most. Very surreal. I guess it was surreal for me because in 2003, a year after Andre died, my apartment building was sold to a new landlord, so renovations were made, and I had to stay temporarily at an empty apartment downstairs. That's when I received the dvd of the first season of Sailor Moon, which I watched on my 2" lcd tv. Soon after, the new landlord evicted me (even though I was always prompt with rent), but praise Allah there was an empty apartment across the yard belonging to someone else, an exact mirror duplicate, upstairs even. Say, that should be the next Bond villain: an evil landlord!
Woo hoo! I have a new record on Krush, Kill and Destroy: 26,777 kills in 3.5 hours! Gaming purists would wonder why I don't play Warcraft instead, but Kknd moves much faster, and each army can have up to 1000 units on the field at a time. So I face 5 armies to rack up the kills. Of course, I choose the high ground. Secure the high ground NOW, before you all run out of time! The computer calculates the weak spots, then sends in massive numbers. What a callous general the computer is! That's when the most entertaining mayhem and chaos occurs, when the field is packed, things move like lightning, and you can't find the cursor. Yeah, I'm lazy and should be doing something more constructive, but it helps me bide the time as I wait for Allah to allow me to have you. But I did manage to watch Sailor Moon as I played video games! Efficient loafing!
Hi there, my sweetness. How are you feeling, Julia? I'm watching the Sailor Moon marathon on Shadowplay TV. You must be a little too young for Sailor Moon, huh? Let's see... 1992. What were you doing in 1992? You were 8 or 7 years old? Hey, November 2 is close by! Happy birthday, my beloved! 8 years old is perfect for watching Sailor Moon. but you must have been into sports instead, I suppose. I'm just an otaku, or more accurately, a Sailor Moon otaku. Episode 9 is so funny, when Usagi gets hexed with an impatience spell. The first season is very creepy funny, but it's the ambience that I love most. Very surreal. I guess it was surreal for me because in 2003, a year after Andre died, my apartment building was sold to a new landlord, so renovations were made, and I had to stay temporarily at an empty apartment downstairs. That's when I received the dvd of the first season of Sailor Moon, which I watched on my 2" lcd tv. Soon after, the new landlord evicted me (even though I was always prompt with rent), but praise Allah there was an empty apartment across the yard belonging to someone else, an exact mirror duplicate, upstairs even. Say, that should be the next Bond villain: an evil landlord!
Woo hoo! I have a new record on Krush, Kill and Destroy: 26,777 kills in 3.5 hours! Gaming purists would wonder why I don't play Warcraft instead, but Kknd moves much faster, and each army can have up to 1000 units on the field at a time. So I face 5 armies to rack up the kills. Of course, I choose the high ground. Secure the high ground NOW, before you all run out of time! The computer calculates the weak spots, then sends in massive numbers. What a callous general the computer is! That's when the most entertaining mayhem and chaos occurs, when the field is packed, things move like lightning, and you can't find the cursor. Yeah, I'm lazy and should be doing something more constructive, but it helps me bide the time as I wait for Allah to allow me to have you. But I did manage to watch Sailor Moon as I played video games! Efficient loafing!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121012
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello again, my beautiful Julia. How are you feeling? Please take good loving care of yourself and your precious body, because I love you, and I want to be married to you. I have never been married. You do know that, right? I'm not a prophet. I'm not an imam, or religious leader. I am not a Rasul (messenger). If I am any sort of "messenger", then it's the same message that prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) conveys, and I am his follower. Who I am a is rock star. And you are a supermodel. You are my girl. I love you, and I want to marry you.
Hello again, my beautiful Julia. How are you feeling? Please take good loving care of yourself and your precious body, because I love you, and I want to be married to you. I have never been married. You do know that, right? I'm not a prophet. I'm not an imam, or religious leader. I am not a Rasul (messenger). If I am any sort of "messenger", then it's the same message that prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) conveys, and I am his follower. Who I am a is rock star. And you are a supermodel. You are my girl. I love you, and I want to marry you.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121010
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Julia, my beloved young princess. How are you feeling today? You must be working hard as usual, so please make sure you are eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. I tried making steamed buns for lunch today. I'm sure you are familiar with that food... it's like dim sum, but a bun. So I made a batch of dough, my standard simple routine, just flour, water, yeast, oil and salt. And I borrowed my Mom's steamer. FOr the filling, it was liver and onions, in liver sauce. Which was quite good by itself, alhamdulillah. But the bun itself needed to be more like a cake, so next time I'll have to add sugar and an egg to the dough. Giving the dough a chance to rise would have helped too.
There is much international flavor for you, Mrs. Global! And the beauty of it is that you don't really have to go anywhere. InsyaAllah. Don't forget that Islam is between you and God, and that it has little to do with you and me. So much drama. Everything seems to be a matter of life and death to everyone. People are so intoxicated by fame. Me, I feel the same way I did 10 years ago, and in the same situation, but poorer. You my queen, please maintain your composure of regal purity and integrity.
Hello Julia, my beloved young princess. How are you feeling today? You must be working hard as usual, so please make sure you are eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. I tried making steamed buns for lunch today. I'm sure you are familiar with that food... it's like dim sum, but a bun. So I made a batch of dough, my standard simple routine, just flour, water, yeast, oil and salt. And I borrowed my Mom's steamer. FOr the filling, it was liver and onions, in liver sauce. Which was quite good by itself, alhamdulillah. But the bun itself needed to be more like a cake, so next time I'll have to add sugar and an egg to the dough. Giving the dough a chance to rise would have helped too.
There is much international flavor for you, Mrs. Global! And the beauty of it is that you don't really have to go anywhere. InsyaAllah. Don't forget that Islam is between you and God, and that it has little to do with you and me. So much drama. Everything seems to be a matter of life and death to everyone. People are so intoxicated by fame. Me, I feel the same way I did 10 years ago, and in the same situation, but poorer. You my queen, please maintain your composure of regal purity and integrity.
Qur'an 20121010
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
13. O mankind! We created you from of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you, and Allah has full knowledge, and is well acquainted.
14. The Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "You have no faith, but you say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' for not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and God's Messenger, God will not belittle aught of your deeds, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, most Merciful."
15. Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and God's Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: such are the sincere ones.
16. Say, "What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth. Allah has full knowledge of all things."
17. They impress on you as a favor that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favor upon me. No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that God has guided you to the Faith, if you be true and sincere."
18. Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and Allah sees well all that you do.
The Chambers 49:13-18
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You have no faith, but you say, "We have submitted our wills to Allah," for not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and God's Messenger, God will not belittle aught of your deeds, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, most Merciful.
What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth. Allah has full knowledge of all things.
Count not your Islam as a favor upon me. No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that God has guided you to the Faith, if you be true and sincere.
13. O mankind! We created you from of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you, and Allah has full knowledge, and is well acquainted.
14. The Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "You have no faith, but you say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' for not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and God's Messenger, God will not belittle aught of your deeds, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, most Merciful."
15. Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and God's Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: such are the sincere ones.
16. Say, "What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth. Allah has full knowledge of all things."
17. They impress on you as a favor that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favor upon me. No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that God has guided you to the Faith, if you be true and sincere."
18. Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and Allah sees well all that you do.
The Chambers 49:13-18
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You have no faith, but you say, "We have submitted our wills to Allah," for not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and God's Messenger, God will not belittle aught of your deeds, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, most Merciful.
What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth. Allah has full knowledge of all things.
Count not your Islam as a favor upon me. No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that God has guided you to the Faith, if you be true and sincere.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121008
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I'm sorry I didn't make it in yesterday, but I had to run an errand. Did you know that Shadowplay is a legitimately registered business in Malaysia? I registered it 2 years ago, but of course no money came in. So I was late in renewing it this year. They didn't like that, so I got slapped with a fine and made me renew for 5 years at a time. But hey, it is cool that Shadowplay is a global brand based in Malaysia. My number is RA0021863-H. The next step is to generate income.... for myself!
Needless to say that I'm tapped out after paying for that. After all, I still rely on my Mommy to feed and house me. So I will have to cut back on my internet hours. Please forgive me if I don't post a love letter as frequently. I still love you with all my heart. I will always love with all my heart.
On Sunday, I had a disastrous time cooking. Most unblessed. I had to re-roast my snack peanuts because they weren't snappy enough, and I burned half of them. The noodles I bought were terribly bitter for some reason, and ruined my curry noodles. I wasted all the curry my Mom gave me. The okra I picked from my yard was like leather, and they were baby ones too! So I gave up on food for the rest of the day. I suppose it was God's way of reminding me not to register Shadowplay as a food business.
Hi there, my beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I'm sorry I didn't make it in yesterday, but I had to run an errand. Did you know that Shadowplay is a legitimately registered business in Malaysia? I registered it 2 years ago, but of course no money came in. So I was late in renewing it this year. They didn't like that, so I got slapped with a fine and made me renew for 5 years at a time. But hey, it is cool that Shadowplay is a global brand based in Malaysia. My number is RA0021863-H. The next step is to generate income.... for myself!
Needless to say that I'm tapped out after paying for that. After all, I still rely on my Mommy to feed and house me. So I will have to cut back on my internet hours. Please forgive me if I don't post a love letter as frequently. I still love you with all my heart. I will always love with all my heart.
On Sunday, I had a disastrous time cooking. Most unblessed. I had to re-roast my snack peanuts because they weren't snappy enough, and I burned half of them. The noodles I bought were terribly bitter for some reason, and ruined my curry noodles. I wasted all the curry my Mom gave me. The okra I picked from my yard was like leather, and they were baby ones too! So I gave up on food for the rest of the day. I suppose it was God's way of reminding me not to register Shadowplay as a food business.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121006
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Sexy! Yes, you are a very sexy thing Julia, and you don't even have to try. It comes naturally for you. But that's not what I want from you. Want I want is your chastity. I want your integrity. I want your nobility. In return, I will give the same, insyaAllah. You are a princess, and I want you to have a demeanor of purity. You are my princess, and I love you. I want to marry you.
Hi Sexy! Yes, you are a very sexy thing Julia, and you don't even have to try. It comes naturally for you. But that's not what I want from you. Want I want is your chastity. I want your integrity. I want your nobility. In return, I will give the same, insyaAllah. You are a princess, and I want you to have a demeanor of purity. You are my princess, and I love you. I want to marry you.
Qur'an 20121005
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
11. The Arabs who lagged behind will say to you, "We were engaged in our flocks and herds, and our families, do you then ask forgiveness for us?" They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, "Who then has any power in your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that you do."
12. No, you thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their families. This seemed pleasing to your hearts, and you conceived an evil thought, for you are a people lost.
13. And if any believe not in Allah and God's Messenger, We have prepared for the unbelievers, a blazing Fire!
14. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. God forgives whom God wills, and God punishes whom God wills; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
15. Those who lagged behind say, "When you march and take booty, permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree. Say, "Not thus will you follow us. Allah has already declared beforehand." Then they will say, "But you are jealous of us!" No, but little do they understand.
16. Say to the Arabs who lagged behind, "You shall be summoned to fight against a people given to vehement war. Then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a Grievous Penalty."
17. No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill. But he that obeys Allah and God's Messenger.... Will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow. And he who turns back.... Will punish him with a Grievous Penalty.
The Victory 48:11-17
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Who then has any power in your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that you do.
Not thus will you follow us. Allah has already declared beforehand.
You shall be summoned to fight against a people given to vehement war. Then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a Grievous Penalty.
11. The Arabs who lagged behind will say to you, "We were engaged in our flocks and herds, and our families, do you then ask forgiveness for us?" They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, "Who then has any power in your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that you do."
12. No, you thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their families. This seemed pleasing to your hearts, and you conceived an evil thought, for you are a people lost.
13. And if any believe not in Allah and God's Messenger, We have prepared for the unbelievers, a blazing Fire!
14. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. God forgives whom God wills, and God punishes whom God wills; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
15. Those who lagged behind say, "When you march and take booty, permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree. Say, "Not thus will you follow us. Allah has already declared beforehand." Then they will say, "But you are jealous of us!" No, but little do they understand.
16. Say to the Arabs who lagged behind, "You shall be summoned to fight against a people given to vehement war. Then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a Grievous Penalty."
17. No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill. But he that obeys Allah and God's Messenger.... Will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow. And he who turns back.... Will punish him with a Grievous Penalty.
The Victory 48:11-17
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Who then has any power in your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that you do.
Not thus will you follow us. Allah has already declared beforehand.
You shall be summoned to fight against a people given to vehement war. Then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a Grievous Penalty.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121004
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hey Gorgeous! How are you feeling today, my Julia? Right now, I'm watching an Iron Chef marathon on Shadowplay TV. Ah, king crab! I do miss king crab. Not only did it have a high quantity of meat, it never needed salt. These smaller crabs don't really cut it for me, unless they're really tiny, like about the size of a quarter. Then I can fry them up until crispy, and eat them whole. Like crackers.
Aaaah! I no know no mas how to speekee zee Eengleesh! I meant to say, "I was worked until injured". I'm getting old, Julia. Colors can get really confusing to me. I went to buy a new toilet seat at the wholesale store, and I had a choice between white and grey. The white ones looked disgusting, even though new, so I bought a grey one. When I went home and installed it, it turned pink. No! Not a pink toilet seat!
Hey Gorgeous! How are you feeling today, my Julia? Right now, I'm watching an Iron Chef marathon on Shadowplay TV. Ah, king crab! I do miss king crab. Not only did it have a high quantity of meat, it never needed salt. These smaller crabs don't really cut it for me, unless they're really tiny, like about the size of a quarter. Then I can fry them up until crispy, and eat them whole. Like crackers.
Aaaah! I no know no mas how to speekee zee Eengleesh! I meant to say, "I was worked until injured". I'm getting old, Julia. Colors can get really confusing to me. I went to buy a new toilet seat at the wholesale store, and I had a choice between white and grey. The white ones looked disgusting, even though new, so I bought a grey one. When I went home and installed it, it turned pink. No! Not a pink toilet seat!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121003
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
It is I again, your love, my love! Julia, you are so beautiful. Whoops! I accidently deleted all of my Victoria's Secret fashion shows when my mouse slipped as I was rearranging my video files. Look like I won't be looking at your half naked friends anymore. I still have the shows I encoded into Shadowplay TV, but that's in low definition. Oh, well. For some reason the computer didn't delete the 2011 show. I'm sorry, Julia. I love you so much. I wish you were here with me.
Anyway, with both sides of the government obviously lacking foresight and cannot be relied on, this leaves the community to invest in itself. And it is a global community. At least give the visitors a proper place to hang out as they listen in silence. Let them worship Allah if they will. Back in America, I was worked in food business until injury, and forced into homelessness. Allah saved me, and moved me to Malaysia 3 months before the financial meltdown. But I was the only one who glorified Allah. Today, both this situation and circumstance glorify Allah. There is no "potential" in this situation: it is already what it is. Right now, it is my parents who feed and house me, and I cannot afford to marry my Julia. But my parents are old, and will pass away soon. What will happen then? Since I work in global mass media, the world is watching. If you study the Qur'an, you will know that Allah destroys entire communities when they persist in denying Allah. But you can't just blame the locals. Stinginess is human nature. And from my example, it is humans who are needy. Allah doesn't need us.
It is I again, your love, my love! Julia, you are so beautiful. Whoops! I accidently deleted all of my Victoria's Secret fashion shows when my mouse slipped as I was rearranging my video files. Look like I won't be looking at your half naked friends anymore. I still have the shows I encoded into Shadowplay TV, but that's in low definition. Oh, well. For some reason the computer didn't delete the 2011 show. I'm sorry, Julia. I love you so much. I wish you were here with me.
Anyway, with both sides of the government obviously lacking foresight and cannot be relied on, this leaves the community to invest in itself. And it is a global community. At least give the visitors a proper place to hang out as they listen in silence. Let them worship Allah if they will. Back in America, I was worked in food business until injury, and forced into homelessness. Allah saved me, and moved me to Malaysia 3 months before the financial meltdown. But I was the only one who glorified Allah. Today, both this situation and circumstance glorify Allah. There is no "potential" in this situation: it is already what it is. Right now, it is my parents who feed and house me, and I cannot afford to marry my Julia. But my parents are old, and will pass away soon. What will happen then? Since I work in global mass media, the world is watching. If you study the Qur'an, you will know that Allah destroys entire communities when they persist in denying Allah. But you can't just blame the locals. Stinginess is human nature. And from my example, it is humans who are needy. Allah doesn't need us.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121002
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi again Julia, my precious young beauty. Hmm, let's think: a monkey is typically a mischievous, and occasionally treacherous being. A big, black monkey would mean a particularly sombre and dangerous one. Ahem. I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed...."And among God's Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the living creatures that God has scattered through them, and God has Power to gather them together when God wills (Consultation 42:29)." Let's see, I have a book of dreams that says that a monkey means "betrayal and deceit are imminent." To follow the Qur'an would be more accurate and halal, and a monkey is generally a pretty nasty critter. Ya Allah, please send a python to eat the big, black monkey.
I am a servant of Allah. My mission is to please Allah with music. This music, this singing is granted by Allah. I am inspired by the Qur'an, by Allah to stand my ground here, in Perlis, and create a mass media and entertainment attraction that pleases Allah. This is a global attraction, by the consent of Allah.
It is not logical for a government of a polyglot country to provide absolute support for my spiritual agenda, for 2 main reasons. The first is that it is forced to be secular to please all religions and no religion, while I cannot be secular, because being secular means to deny the involvement of God. The second is that since entertainment is a global business, the government has to conform to standard business protocol of the global mass media. Then, they have already sunk money and effort to other tourist attractions. Which means I will be forced to travel, and compromise my spiritual agenda. Plus forced to submit to other things that the entertainment business is infamous for. Plus politicians, like corporate executives, change the deal when they change jobs, retire or get sacked. Which leaves me no choice but to register myself as a private business, sing as an act of community service, and leave it to Allah to consistently flood this place with fanatical tourists. InsyaAllah. Perhaps then I will be able to make a living, and afford to marry my Julia.
And you are my love. Right now is the time to fight for peace, not to cry for peace. Stand together with me, and be my love. I love you.
Hi again Julia, my precious young beauty. Hmm, let's think: a monkey is typically a mischievous, and occasionally treacherous being. A big, black monkey would mean a particularly sombre and dangerous one. Ahem. I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed...."And among God's Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the living creatures that God has scattered through them, and God has Power to gather them together when God wills (Consultation 42:29)." Let's see, I have a book of dreams that says that a monkey means "betrayal and deceit are imminent." To follow the Qur'an would be more accurate and halal, and a monkey is generally a pretty nasty critter. Ya Allah, please send a python to eat the big, black monkey.
I am a servant of Allah. My mission is to please Allah with music. This music, this singing is granted by Allah. I am inspired by the Qur'an, by Allah to stand my ground here, in Perlis, and create a mass media and entertainment attraction that pleases Allah. This is a global attraction, by the consent of Allah.
It is not logical for a government of a polyglot country to provide absolute support for my spiritual agenda, for 2 main reasons. The first is that it is forced to be secular to please all religions and no religion, while I cannot be secular, because being secular means to deny the involvement of God. The second is that since entertainment is a global business, the government has to conform to standard business protocol of the global mass media. Then, they have already sunk money and effort to other tourist attractions. Which means I will be forced to travel, and compromise my spiritual agenda. Plus forced to submit to other things that the entertainment business is infamous for. Plus politicians, like corporate executives, change the deal when they change jobs, retire or get sacked. Which leaves me no choice but to register myself as a private business, sing as an act of community service, and leave it to Allah to consistently flood this place with fanatical tourists. InsyaAllah. Perhaps then I will be able to make a living, and afford to marry my Julia.
And you are my love. Right now is the time to fight for peace, not to cry for peace. Stand together with me, and be my love. I love you.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121001
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved young princess. Are you working hard? Please eat properly, and get sufficient rest. I've been eating your portion since you haven't been coming for dinner, so I'm scared of getting bloated. I used to drive around all over the state of Perlis on my motorcycle, but I stopped doing that, because my routine consumes all my time. The wilderness and the kampung is all the beauty here, while the flat terrain makes Perlis great for bicycles and motorcycles. Anything man-made, or "progress" here isn't as attractive. What is attractive was that giant black monkey I saw.
I have to take back some of what I said in my last letter. I would not want to redo "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 2: the 9 Skulls of Prejudice" because it's perfect the way it is. Adding beautiful female vocals, even though haunting, would ruin the cd. Plus, I need an almost endless list of musical and computer equipment, a list that evolves as time goes on. Because creativity is dynamic. Ya Allah, please grant me all the musical and computer equipment I desire. I suppose what's most important right now is that I eliminate the dangerous daily commute to the internet cafe, so I would need a home high speed internet connection and a new computer specifically designed to handle only the internet and Second Life. Oh, well. InsyaAllah. Please forgive me for my faults, and the men and women who believe.
Please forgive me for being so poor, and unable to support you as yet, my Julia. Meanwhile, you had better please slow down. I've slowed down my Victoria's Secret fashion show loop to 1 fps. I have to admit it's very entertaining to watch Marisa inhale a donut in slow motion. You are the prettiest girl of the bunch, because you are MY girl. Everything you do is beautiful to me, and I love you so much.
Hi Julia, my beloved young princess. Are you working hard? Please eat properly, and get sufficient rest. I've been eating your portion since you haven't been coming for dinner, so I'm scared of getting bloated. I used to drive around all over the state of Perlis on my motorcycle, but I stopped doing that, because my routine consumes all my time. The wilderness and the kampung is all the beauty here, while the flat terrain makes Perlis great for bicycles and motorcycles. Anything man-made, or "progress" here isn't as attractive. What is attractive was that giant black monkey I saw.
I have to take back some of what I said in my last letter. I would not want to redo "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 2: the 9 Skulls of Prejudice" because it's perfect the way it is. Adding beautiful female vocals, even though haunting, would ruin the cd. Plus, I need an almost endless list of musical and computer equipment, a list that evolves as time goes on. Because creativity is dynamic. Ya Allah, please grant me all the musical and computer equipment I desire. I suppose what's most important right now is that I eliminate the dangerous daily commute to the internet cafe, so I would need a home high speed internet connection and a new computer specifically designed to handle only the internet and Second Life. Oh, well. InsyaAllah. Please forgive me for my faults, and the men and women who believe.
Please forgive me for being so poor, and unable to support you as yet, my Julia. Meanwhile, you had better please slow down. I've slowed down my Victoria's Secret fashion show loop to 1 fps. I have to admit it's very entertaining to watch Marisa inhale a donut in slow motion. You are the prettiest girl of the bunch, because you are MY girl. Everything you do is beautiful to me, and I love you so much.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120929
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beautiful young bride. How are you feeling, my precious? I'm just keeping busy trying to stay put. Nobody really stays in one place anymore, so it actually takes a lot of effort to do just that. Is there a lot of drama? I don't know. Let's just say that you wouldn't expect to get into heaven without Allah testing your faith. I seek refuge with Allah, for me and my loved ones.
So right now, I'm remixing "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal" for wiser vocals. Oh well, it's impossible to attain perfection on earth, but since I have the opportunity do try, then I might as well. Damn whimsical artists. I would redo the past 3 cds, but I need a drum set and a mixer with mucho microphones. Ya Allah, please grant me so. "Woo Hoo" is not necessary on the back burner. It just needs to be slowed down: it was growing too quickly.
Why? Because I need to be married to my Julia and raise our family together, and build this tourist attraction, by the Will of Allah. And you, my beautiful Queen, please remember and be constantly aware of your position as my wife, is that we are allies of God, and that we are righteous people. InsyaAllah.
Hi Julia, my beautiful young bride. How are you feeling, my precious? I'm just keeping busy trying to stay put. Nobody really stays in one place anymore, so it actually takes a lot of effort to do just that. Is there a lot of drama? I don't know. Let's just say that you wouldn't expect to get into heaven without Allah testing your faith. I seek refuge with Allah, for me and my loved ones.
So right now, I'm remixing "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal" for wiser vocals. Oh well, it's impossible to attain perfection on earth, but since I have the opportunity do try, then I might as well. Damn whimsical artists. I would redo the past 3 cds, but I need a drum set and a mixer with mucho microphones. Ya Allah, please grant me so. "Woo Hoo" is not necessary on the back burner. It just needs to be slowed down: it was growing too quickly.
Why? Because I need to be married to my Julia and raise our family together, and build this tourist attraction, by the Will of Allah. And you, my beautiful Queen, please remember and be constantly aware of your position as my wife, is that we are allies of God, and that we are righteous people. InsyaAllah.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120927
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia. It is I, your spouse-to-be, insyaAllah. The one who loves you, and wants to marry you. Well, the vet said that the cat had ulcers in her mouth, caused by a virus. Aha. She made me buy some drugs, and God willing, the cat will be healed. Bat Cat is back to full energy, it seems. Praise Allah, but he is soooo naughty. He is tenaciously naughty, and fearless with a foul temper. Perhaps Allah is giving me a preview of our son. Are all boys like that? It would be ludicrous for me to ask for and expect a perfect human being. I hate young boys. I'm the opposite of Michael Jackson. I don't know if I want to have kids if they're going to be impossible. I want to name our first son Muhammad, and our first daughter Mary. You can name the rest of the kids. It is traditional in Malaysia for Moms of all races to use a rattan cane to discipline their kids. Are you the strict type of Mom? I'm pretty easy-going, and forgiving. The Prophet (peace be on him) said for parents to cane the kids at the age of 10 if they refuse to pray. I believe prayer to be critically important, not just for Muslim couples and families like us, so I would follow that instruction. I was a nightmare to my parents and teachers when I was a kid, and thoroughly hated by everyone in high school. Perhaps if I had prayed regularly when I was young, I would be a better person today.
Ya Allah, please grant Julia and I beautiful, happy, healthy, and righteous children. Anyway my beloved, don't be in a big hurry to convince the skeptical. Who cares about them, anyway. I am here to sing for Allah, and you are my wife. Take your time, slow down. I've slowed down my Victoria's Secret fashion show loop to about 2 frames a second. Hee hee! I love looking for unintentional mug shots, jinns, and secrets that Victoria didn't intend to reveal!
Hi Julia. It is I, your spouse-to-be, insyaAllah. The one who loves you, and wants to marry you. Well, the vet said that the cat had ulcers in her mouth, caused by a virus. Aha. She made me buy some drugs, and God willing, the cat will be healed. Bat Cat is back to full energy, it seems. Praise Allah, but he is soooo naughty. He is tenaciously naughty, and fearless with a foul temper. Perhaps Allah is giving me a preview of our son. Are all boys like that? It would be ludicrous for me to ask for and expect a perfect human being. I hate young boys. I'm the opposite of Michael Jackson. I don't know if I want to have kids if they're going to be impossible. I want to name our first son Muhammad, and our first daughter Mary. You can name the rest of the kids. It is traditional in Malaysia for Moms of all races to use a rattan cane to discipline their kids. Are you the strict type of Mom? I'm pretty easy-going, and forgiving. The Prophet (peace be on him) said for parents to cane the kids at the age of 10 if they refuse to pray. I believe prayer to be critically important, not just for Muslim couples and families like us, so I would follow that instruction. I was a nightmare to my parents and teachers when I was a kid, and thoroughly hated by everyone in high school. Perhaps if I had prayed regularly when I was young, I would be a better person today.
Ya Allah, please grant Julia and I beautiful, happy, healthy, and righteous children. Anyway my beloved, don't be in a big hurry to convince the skeptical. Who cares about them, anyway. I am here to sing for Allah, and you are my wife. Take your time, slow down. I've slowed down my Victoria's Secret fashion show loop to about 2 frames a second. Hee hee! I love looking for unintentional mug shots, jinns, and secrets that Victoria didn't intend to reveal!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120926
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Greetings, my beloved Julia. How are you feeling today? Me, I'm worrying over a cat again. But this cat isn't mine, it's one of my brother's cats. I just feed her. She's having difficulty eating: everytime she eats something, she cries out in pain. She's hardly eaten at all, she's gotten so thin. I looked into her mouth, and it's all red, possibly bloody. I think it could be mouth cancer. So I have to take her to the vet before I blog this. My Mom has been in hospital for cataract surgery. She doesn't seem bothered by it: it seems to have gone smoothly. Alhamdulillah. Heh. This is my life, bound by mundane routine. Freedom had its fun, but I trade freedom for a chance for something more rewarding, in marriage. To be with you, to love you, and be devoted to our family.
Greetings, my beloved Julia. How are you feeling today? Me, I'm worrying over a cat again. But this cat isn't mine, it's one of my brother's cats. I just feed her. She's having difficulty eating: everytime she eats something, she cries out in pain. She's hardly eaten at all, she's gotten so thin. I looked into her mouth, and it's all red, possibly bloody. I think it could be mouth cancer. So I have to take her to the vet before I blog this. My Mom has been in hospital for cataract surgery. She doesn't seem bothered by it: it seems to have gone smoothly. Alhamdulillah. Heh. This is my life, bound by mundane routine. Freedom had its fun, but I trade freedom for a chance for something more rewarding, in marriage. To be with you, to love you, and be devoted to our family.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120924
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
My dearest Julia, I'm still perfectly capable of doing my own laundry, even though I'm bad and lazy at it. I can cook for myself, and I even clean up after myself, and others, when I'm forced to. I don't don't want to consume your hard earned money, for what I want is my own wealth that comes directly from Allah. InsyaAllah. So I can take good care of you. I am here to give you love, stability, and your own family. A family to call your own, a family to belong to. There is no other "Mrs. Abdullah". I have never been married. Our Lord is Allah, and Muslim women keep their names when they marry, so you will always be Julia Stegner. By the way, "Mrs. Abdullah" would mean my father's wife. But Julia, I love you. I am perfectly satisfied with just you for this life, and the hereafter. InsyaAllah. I need to be married. I want to marry you.
My dearest Julia, I'm still perfectly capable of doing my own laundry, even though I'm bad and lazy at it. I can cook for myself, and I even clean up after myself, and others, when I'm forced to. I don't don't want to consume your hard earned money, for what I want is my own wealth that comes directly from Allah. InsyaAllah. So I can take good care of you. I am here to give you love, stability, and your own family. A family to call your own, a family to belong to. There is no other "Mrs. Abdullah". I have never been married. Our Lord is Allah, and Muslim women keep their names when they marry, so you will always be Julia Stegner. By the way, "Mrs. Abdullah" would mean my father's wife. But Julia, I love you. I am perfectly satisfied with just you for this life, and the hereafter. InsyaAllah. I need to be married. I want to marry you.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120922
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved young bride! It's been a busy Friday for me, doing mundane things. I started the morning growling and swearing, though I normally don't bitch so much, because it took me forever to get out the door. I'm just not a morning person. Then, I was drowning in a sea of cats. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW etc. Since I can't go to town on Friday because of Friday prayer, I decided to do some house cleaning for my parents, so as to cut my Sunday workload in half, so as not to get a heart attack trying to get all the Sunday work done before voice training at 2pm. Why must I do voice training at the same time everyday, you may ask? Because I'm trying to create a tourist attraction, that's why. But I just can't hang with all the laundry and ironing. I hate laundry and ironing. It hurts my feet. Bat Cat hates my feet. He keeps attacking them, and I don't blame him. My feet are trashed. What to eat? Leftovers, which I usually have plenty of, because I always cook for us, because I love you. It's been a busy Friday, just doing stuff. I just finished mending my pants. That's another thing I'm bad at, besides house cleaning, laundry, and ironing, is sewing. I can't hold a needle and thread without tensing up. I'm afraid you rule the rag trade in the family, my dearest Julia.
Hi Julia, my beloved young bride! It's been a busy Friday for me, doing mundane things. I started the morning growling and swearing, though I normally don't bitch so much, because it took me forever to get out the door. I'm just not a morning person. Then, I was drowning in a sea of cats. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW etc. Since I can't go to town on Friday because of Friday prayer, I decided to do some house cleaning for my parents, so as to cut my Sunday workload in half, so as not to get a heart attack trying to get all the Sunday work done before voice training at 2pm. Why must I do voice training at the same time everyday, you may ask? Because I'm trying to create a tourist attraction, that's why. But I just can't hang with all the laundry and ironing. I hate laundry and ironing. It hurts my feet. Bat Cat hates my feet. He keeps attacking them, and I don't blame him. My feet are trashed. What to eat? Leftovers, which I usually have plenty of, because I always cook for us, because I love you. It's been a busy Friday, just doing stuff. I just finished mending my pants. That's another thing I'm bad at, besides house cleaning, laundry, and ironing, is sewing. I can't hold a needle and thread without tensing up. I'm afraid you rule the rag trade in the family, my dearest Julia.
Qur'an 20120922
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
3. We created not the heavens and the earth, and all between them but for just ends, and for a term appointed. But those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are warned.
4. Say, "Do you see what it is you invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book before this, or any remnant of knowledge, if you are telling the truth!"
5. And who is more astray than one who invokes, besides Allah, such as will not answer him on the Day of Judgment, and who are unconscious of their call?
6. And when mankind are gathered together, they will be hostile to them, and reject their worship.
7. When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the unbelievers say of the Truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!"
8. Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say, "Had I forged it, then can you obtain nothing for me from Allah. God knows best whereof you talk! Enough is God for a witness between me and you! And God is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful."
9. Say, "I am no bringer of new doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me, or with you. I follow that which is revealed to me by inspiration. I am but a Warner, open and clear."
10 Say, "Do you see? If this be from Allah, and you reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity, and has believed while you are arrogant. Truly, Allah guides not a people unjust."
Winding sand-tracts 46:2-10
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Do you see what it is you invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book before this, or any remnant of knowledge, if you are telling the truth!
Had I forged it, then can you obtain nothing for me from Allah. God knows best whereof you talk! Enough is God for a witness between me and you! And God is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
I am no bringer of new doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me, or with you. I follow that which is revealed to me by inspiration. I am but a Warner, open and clear.
Do you see? If this be from Allah, and you reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity, and has believed while you are arrogant. Truly, Allah guides not a people unjust.
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
3. We created not the heavens and the earth, and all between them but for just ends, and for a term appointed. But those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are warned.
4. Say, "Do you see what it is you invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book before this, or any remnant of knowledge, if you are telling the truth!"
5. And who is more astray than one who invokes, besides Allah, such as will not answer him on the Day of Judgment, and who are unconscious of their call?
6. And when mankind are gathered together, they will be hostile to them, and reject their worship.
7. When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the unbelievers say of the Truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!"
8. Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say, "Had I forged it, then can you obtain nothing for me from Allah. God knows best whereof you talk! Enough is God for a witness between me and you! And God is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful."
9. Say, "I am no bringer of new doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me, or with you. I follow that which is revealed to me by inspiration. I am but a Warner, open and clear."
10 Say, "Do you see? If this be from Allah, and you reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity, and has believed while you are arrogant. Truly, Allah guides not a people unjust."
Winding sand-tracts 46:2-10
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Do you see what it is you invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book before this, or any remnant of knowledge, if you are telling the truth!
Had I forged it, then can you obtain nothing for me from Allah. God knows best whereof you talk! Enough is God for a witness between me and you! And God is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.
I am no bringer of new doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me, or with you. I follow that which is revealed to me by inspiration. I am but a Warner, open and clear.
Do you see? If this be from Allah, and you reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity, and has believed while you are arrogant. Truly, Allah guides not a people unjust.
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