Letter to Julia 20120804

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi Julia!  Are you having fun yet?  I'm not blonde, so it's all pretty serious to me, even though I seem daffy at times.  Judgement Day is a very serious matter, and to all of you, don't make your business of having fun and your business business supercede the Business of God.  I do enjoy the fasting month though, much more than the Eid.  I had a craving for sambal tumis petai to go with my rice and chicken for breaking fast, so I went to one of the stalls as the crossroads during rush hour on Friday.  Yeah, they had some of the stuff, but somehow I got caught up in yakking (even though I'm not much of a yakker) that I didn't look closely at what I was getting.  It turns out they made it with the petai having the skins on.  Sigh.  Shows you how much I know.  I do prefer my sambal tumis petai served without the skins, though.

By the way, mosquitoes are very dangerous here in Malaysia, especially the black and white striped ones, which like to appear outdoors right before sunset.  They like to breed in still water, even a bucket full is enough for their larvae.  Please don't let any of those buggers touch your beautiful skin.