Letter to Julia 20140630

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

It's the first day of fasting, and I'm sitting here right after voice training, and about half an hour away from the Asr prayer, writing my love to my wives.  I'm exhausted.  How are you doing?  My voice doesn't come out when I'm exhausted so I drop notes, but I gritted my teeth and completed the 2 hour set.  I hope you are eating properly.  I ate a whole pizza before dawn, so I was stuffed, and uncomfortable the whole morning.  It's raining right now, so the temperature is nice and cool.  Ya Allah, thank you for the rain.

Julia, this Ramadan will be the 5th anniversary of when I proposed to you.  I will always love you my dearest, beautiful Julia.  I pray that Allah will grant me the means to give you a secure and happy married life soon.  Thank you for your love and patience with me.  I was a bit scared yesterday, I thought the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed on July 22 but I was wrong: July 22 was a day before the ultimatum to Serbia was sent.  But whatever, our marriage is international and big business, mashaAllah.  InshaAllah our love won't start a global conflict.  My beloved, distinguished queen.  I love you, and I need you.

Hey Erin, you adorable little sweetheart!  How are you feeling, you gorgeous little darling?  My source tells me that you are starting some sort of free advice stop by the roadside.  I hope that it's Internet traffic that you're stopping.  I wouldn't want to have an armed mob gunning down anybody trying to touch you.  You be careful, OK?  Don't let yourself be corrupted or suckered.  Be the sweet and intelligent beauty with the heart of gold that I love so much.  I love you, and I need you.

Letter to Julia 20140628

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

Hi there, my most precious Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today, my beautiful wives?  The most beautiful girls in the world.  You are MINE, MINE.  I pray you are feeling great, and on top of the world.  If you're planning to fast Ramadan, make sure you voice the intention to fast in your heart the day before by saying, "I hereby fast tomorrow the month of Ramadan of this year, for the sake of Allah, the Most High."  This must be done before they call the dawn prayer.  Then at sunset, it is recommended that you break your fast with a couple of dates or plain water, and say this incantation: "My thirst is quenched, my throat moistened, my fast is completed and I have received the reward, if Allah wills."  Again, when we are married inshaAllah, we will be fasting together, and it will be quite a social period.  I think it's great that I get to glorify Allah with music and thereby raise Islam over all religions while I'm still in this material world.  I'm only human though, and my time and strength is limited.  The inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.

For dinner tonight is steak and oyster mushrooms.  Yes, it's tenderloin again, and oh so yummy.  I should have added more butter to the mushrooms for it turned out a little bitter, but nonetheless a perfect match with the sweetness of the steak.  Want some?  We're supposed to watch for the new moon before we start the first day of fasting, but it should be about Sunday.  I think I'll have a pizza before dawn on the first day.  Would you like to join me?  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140628

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

103.  Say, "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?"

104.  Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works.

105.  They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord, and the fact of their having to meet God.  Vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgement, give them any weight.

106.  That is their reward, hell: because they rejected faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers as a joke.

107.  As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise.

108.  Wherein shall they dwell: no change shall they wish for themselves.

109.  Say, "If the ocean were ink to the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like to its aid."

110.  Say, "I am but a man like yourselves.  The inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner."

The Cave 18:103-110
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Letter to Julia 20140625

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

Most people either are apathetic about or dread Ramadan becasue they don't get to stuff their faces whenever they feel like it.  My favorite part of Ramadan is the proliference of strange events that occur.  InshaAllah, it will a peaceful and happy Ramadan.  I don't particularly enjoy the life of a soldier, but I must be grateful of what Allah has given me.  What I desire is to be pretty like you but with a big dick, and to live in sensual and undisturbed pleasure with you.  But I'm going to have to wait, if Allah grants me a place in heaven.  I'm already quite tired, and Ramadan hasn't even started yet.  A lot of running around yesterday, and preparation.  And I need to cut the grass, and tend the yard.  Oh, the mundane.  I wish you were with me, in love and happiness in this life, as well as the Hereafter.  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140625

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

83.  They ask you concerning the Two Horned One.  Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story."

The Cave  18:83
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I will rehearse to you something of his story.

Letter to Julia 20140624

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

Hello there, my most beautiful Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today?  How are those precious emotions?  Did you know that I love you, I love you?  And I need you, I need you?  Well, I do.  On the menu tonight is clams.  One and a half kilos of clams to be exact.  You're probably thinking, "Where do you put all those clams?"  Well, you don't eat the shells.  The clams were dried up, that's why they were cheap.  But the sauce tonight was awesome.  No salt!  Never use salt with clams.  Tonight the sauce is oil, garlic, chilli pepper paste, sugar, and tamarind juice.  Oh, so good!  Want some?  Oh, I'm sorry!  I ate it all!

Anyway, this Sunday begins the fasting month of Ramadan.  Muslims celebrate Ramadan like Christmas, except that it lasts a month, and we fast everyday for a month from dawn to sunset.  Would you like to try your hand at fasting Ramadan this year?  When we are married inshaAllah you will have to, so you might as well practice now.  I'm sure the world will notice if you do.  This means no eating, drinking, or sexual activity from dawn to sunset.  No swearing or picking your nose, either.  If you are on your period then you are exempted, but you will have to make it up later in the year before the next Ramadan.  I usually have a simple meal at sunset, and a big meal before dawn.  This is because there is an additional prayer at night, I don't want to have to use the bathroom.  Ramadan is also very social.  I love Ramadan: it's my most favorite time of the year, but I don't enjoy how social it is.  I'm sorry, but I'm reclusive.  When we are married inshaAllah, the village women would as expected take this opportunity to chat with you.  At any other time, I would be hovering around you like an angry guard dog to chase strangers away.  It's always a busy, busy month.

Letter to Julia 20140621

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

Here in the kampung, there is an old boy's network.  You won't find girls in an Old Boy's Club, because boys play differently than girls.  But the world is a small town, and people are the same all over the world.  I'm sure you have something similar in Germany, where they probably want to reinstate the Kaiser or something.  And for sure in the USA.  I've never been interested in joining someone's "Skull and Bones", not even in the music business.  Want I want is to please Allah with music.  Truly ostracized, I am.

One thing you need to know is that the indigenous locals in Malaysia didn't want rich foreigners to gobble up the land, so about a generation ago they passed a law where certain lands can only be owned by indigenous locals, know here as "Bumiputra".  Of course, the flaw of human law is that it has to be enforced, so you find people breaking the rules because they have the power, or are just plain evil.  There is a story where a couple of years ago, a woman named Sosilawati went with an entourage of 3 to score a land deal, and they all wound up getting slaughtered.  Who knows what the angle was, but it kind of makes one think that boys really do play differently than girls.  But evil is as evil does, and I'm sure a woman totally has the capacity to be a crime boss.  No sexism there.  But here in this kampung in Malaysia, there is definitely an Old Boy's Club.  Perhaps not as sinister as some, but just as stubborn.  Why are humans so contentious?  Why can't they believe now that guidance has come to them?  Because they want the same punishment as the ancients before repeated with them.

Julia my most beautiful queen, you are truly both gorgeous and cunning.  I know you like to have as much control as possible, but please don't try to climb the social ladder of an Old Boy's Club.  You would exert more control and have more influence by being a good Muslim wife.  That may sound like a paradox to you, but it isn't.  InshaAllah.  I love you, and I need you.  Hey Erin, how are you doing, you cute thing you?  I love it when you free your heart, and become so sweet.  Please don't allow anything to corrupt your heart of gold.  Your sweetness and purity is the best part of you, my precious, beautiful girl.  I love you, and I need you.
 

Letter to Julia 20140619

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

Hi there, my beloved Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today, my darlings?  I pray you are feeling great.  You are the light of my life, and I love you, I love you with all my heart.  And I need you, I need you.  I'm still working on breaking down that old mango tree at Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  That old tree was hanging over the road to the elementary school, and its branches were brushing against vehicles, and it was dropping fruit on the road and in the storm drain.  It's still crawling with army ants.  It's a bigger tree than I thought, plus I had a whole stack of useless coconuts to burn, so I'm not done yet.  Then I have to cut grass.  Gah.  It's like a full time job tending the yard there, and I have to spend time and energy doing other things.  Like music.  Right now, I'm learning new songs for to add to my Chick Singer set.  Let's see... "Snowbird", "You're My World", "Touch Me In The Morning", "Georgy Girl", "Those Were The Days", "Reach Out And Touch", and "Marlene On The Wall".  Yeah, I like the old songs.  I  think neither one of your moms were born when "You're My World" first came out.  Well, neither was I.

Life is like the rain: it makes the trees grow, then they whither and die, and Allah is the One who prevails.

Letter to Julia 20140617

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

Hello. my precious wives.  I didn't expect to blog today.  I had planned to do some burning over at Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  There is that old mango tree that was hanging over the road that I chopped down last week, that needs to be broken down and burned.  Being my wives means you are with me on my spiritual path.  MashaAllah, you are at the top of your game NOW, and if the crowd irritates you, just send them my way.  I will refer them to Allah.  I am your husband.  So while you reap the benefits of our marriage in your business, don't forget that we must be aware of the Unseen.  Not just God, but also me who is far away from you, who loves and needs you, working and living on my faith that Allah will grant me the means soon to give you a secure and happy marriage, inshaAllah.  So please be good people that the world be in awe of your goodness, but never be bothered to follow after people who are obviously lost.  Don't bother saving them.  Save yourself first.  It is Allah's job to punish or reward people for their actions while they are on earth, and their lives are short in comparison to when they are not alive.  Should they believe?  I don't care if they don't believe.  I don't care about the faith of the faithless.  Don't you care about them, don't you care about their intoxication with intoxication and material possessions.  Give respect and credit to Allah in whatever you do.  Be the person who is aware of and prepares for God and the Unseen, as opposed to the person who is prideful now and regrets later.  And always know that I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140617

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

29.  Say, "The Truth is from your Lord."  Let him who will, believe: and let him who will, reject.  For the wrongdoers We have prepared a fire, like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in.  If they implore relief, They will be granted water like melted brass that will scald their faces.  How dreadful the drink!  How uncomfortable a couch to recline on!

30.  As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a righteous deed.

The Cave 18:29-30
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The Truth is from your Lord.

Letter to Julia 20140616

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

Hello, my dearest Julia and Erin.  How are you feeling today, my precious hearts?  I pray that you are feeling healthy and confident.  Erin sweetie, I hope I didn't offend you with my distorted cowboy accent.  I apologize, please forgive me if I did.  I wasn't pointing any fingers at you.  I was just having fun with ranch dressing, and trying to make you both smile because things have been too serious lately.  You sensitive little darling.  You're such a cutie.  Julia, you thought it was funny, right?  Oh, you're so business-minded.  You are truly a princess.  I love you both with all of my heart.  And I need you, I need you.  I've been trying to catch up on my grass cutting.  Grass grows so fast here in Malaysia.  So, my feet are hurting as usual.  And three's still a lot more to go.

Qur'an 20140616

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

21.  Thus did We make their case known to people, that they might know the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment.  Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair.  Said, "Construct a building over them."  Their Lord knows best about them.  Those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them."

22.  Saying they were three, the dog being the fourth among them.  Saying they were five, the dog being the sixth, doubtfully guessing at the unknown.  Saying they were seven, the dog being the eighth.  Say, "My Lord knows best their number: it is but few that know them."  Enter not therefore into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear.  Nor consult any of them about the Sleepers.

23.  Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow,"

24.  Without adding, "So please, Allah!"  And call your Lord to mind when you forget, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer than this to the right road."

25.  So they stayed in their cave three hundred years, and add nine.

26.  Say, "Allah knows best how long they stayed.  With God is the secrets of the heavens and the earth, how clearly God sees, how finely God hears!  They have no protector other than God.  Nor does God share God's Command with any person whatsoever."

The Cave 18:21-26
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Letter to Julia 20140614

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

Ray-yanch!  I mean, ranch.  Ranch dressing.  Now, there's no buttermilk here in Perlis.  No sour cream, either.  No, I don't put sour cream in ranch dressing.  I'm not going to add butter to milk, either.  I just used my Mom's powdered milk, and added enough water to make a thick cream.  Then a lot of mayo.  Not Best Foods, but freshly opened at least.  Blended them together, then opened up a pack of curry flavored ramen noodles, and used the seasoning pack.  Blended that in.  Hmmm, too salty.  More mayo.  At least I have fresh chives in the yard.  So I added a handful of finely chopped chives.  Mixed that in.  Yeah, it tastes like ranch.  Tastes really good, actually.  I needed ranch dressing for my chicken fingers last night.  Just thinly sliced chicken coated in breadcrumbs, curry powder and salt, then deep fried.  Don't overcook!  This afternoon, I had deep fried calzones.  Just dough, my sardine dip, and half a slice of cheese.  But oh so good, with ranch dressing!  I'm having the same tonight, even though the low quality mayo gives me gastritis.  I'm very sensitive to mayo.  This brings back memories of the pizza joint, where I made huge batches of ranch out of a gallon of mayo at a time.  Some people would order 20 sides of ranch for their pizza.  I would yell out, "Ray-yanch!" in my thickest cowboy accent.  You try it.  Say out loud, "RAY-YANCH!  RAY-YANCH!  AH GOTTA HAVE MAH RAY-YANCH!!!", then emphasize your statement with "YEEEEHAAAWWWW!!!!"  Uh-hyuk!  What?  You want to put ranch dressing on a salad?  Are you insane?  All right, I'll make a salad for you.  Because I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.  We're going to have to use local greens though.  I'm having another deep fried calzone, but with less sardine dip.  Make it more like sardine flavored breadsticks with cheese.

Letter to Julia 20140612

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

Oh, I get it now: the orange cat with orange eyes from next door is a MALE cat!  I made a mistake.  He and Floofy weren't competing for the grey tomcat, he and the grey tomcat were competing for Floofy!  That's why he and Floofy weren't fighting all-out.  He's a bold fellow.  He has no fear of me whatsoever.  He doesn't like my touching him either.  He hissed and snarled when I picked him up to find out what gender he is.  He sure looks like a girl cat.  I should have known better.  Just because it looks like a girl, doesn't mean that it is a girl.

On the menu tonight is sardine rolls.  I roll out some dough, spread my sardine dip on to the dough with some sprinkled cheese, roll it up so it looks like a little sweet roll, but it's sardine.  Bake it up, and yummy!  Best when freshly baked!  My sardine dip is onions, lemongrass, and belacan blended in oil then fried until brown.  Add the sardines and chilli pepper puree, then simmer until done.  It's so good!  Here, one for you Julia, and one for you Erin.  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.  Oh by the way, another pair of my pants ripped up the inseam when I was chopping down an old mango tree over at Casa de Julia inshaAllah which was hanging over the road to the elementary school.  This time, my butt was hanging out.  You're not still giving away freebies, are you?  Please dress modestly when you're not being paid.  And please maintain your prayers.

Letter to Julia 20140610

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

For some reason, tonight I am catless!  Floofy is in heat, so she's outside waiting for her mate to come around.  It seems that the orange cat next door is also in heat, or sounding like it, and is competing with Floofy for her mate.  They're both getting along for now, and I haven't seen them all-out-fight, but they do tussle about somewhat playfully.  As for the grey tomcat, he doesn't come around when the orange cat is here.  So Floofy is outside tonight, waiting for her beau.  Chee Cheah is avoiding me because she knows she's up for an antifungal shot.  The dreaded vet!  Which means I'm going to have to act apathetic and hunt her down and pounce on her when she least expects it.  The problem is this has to be done in the morning when the vet is open.  A cat with experience can be very sly.

On the menu tonight is crispy fried crab.  I prefer my crab to be very large like king crab, or very small, about the size of a large coin.  Which is hard to come by, so I don't eat crab all that often.  Did you know that if a crab is small enough, it can be fried crispy like a potato chip, and you eat the whole thing, shell and all?  I found some small crab at the night market today, but they were still too big, but I bought them anyway.  The guy selling them said, "Not all of them are small.  Here's one that seems to have some flesh to it."  I replied, "Is it OK if I trade the big ones for small ones?"  He gave me a dirty look, started mumbling, and refused to take my money.  But like I said, the crabs were too big for my crispy fry.  Crab doesn't need salt if you cook it right, and I used the brains for sauce, so I should have used less of the Siamese hot sour paste.  But it's still rather good.  Filling, too.  Want some?  Better not.  The Siamese hot sour paste gave me the runs.  I forgot I have a "White Man's Stomach".

Qur'an 20140610

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

106.  A Qur'an which We have divided, in order that you might recite it to humans in intervals: We have revealed it in stages.

107.  Say, "Whether you believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."

108.  And they say, "Glory to our Lord!  Truly has the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled!"

109.  They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their humility.

110.  Say, "Call upon Allah, or call upon the Compassionate One.  By whatever name you call upon God, for to God belong the Most Beautiful Names.  Neither speak your prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between."

111.  Say, "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in dominion, nor any to protect God from humiliation.  Yea, magnify God, for God's Greatness and Glory!"

The Night Journey  17:106-111
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Whether you believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration.

Call upon Allah, or call upon the Compassionate One.  By whatever name you call upon God, for to God belong the Most  Beautiful Names.  Neither speak your prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between.

Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in dominion, nor any to protect God from humiliation.  Yea, magnify God, for God's Greatness and Glory!

Letter to Julia 20140609

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

It seems that Floofy is back in heat!  How quickly she adapted to the tragic loss of her first batch of kittens.  She still has the same mate, and today they spent the whole day together.  How romantic!  They were practically inseparable today, and this evening when I put her in her cage, he stayed right at the door, having conversations with her.  InshaAllah we will be having another installment of Kitten TV soon.  And inshaAllah it will be a happy one this time.

Mystery of the Missing Cat: Simper, one of my brother's ex-cats, the last one of four, also caught the flu.  So I shut her in the cage so I could feed her antibiotics and fever reducers without having to chase her down, and this particular cat is good at climbing and hiding.  There's no way for a cat to get out of the cage: I've kept many a cat in there for many a month.  But the cat is gone!  How could that be?  No other cat, even as a kitten, could escape the cage.  The answer is simple, Zam: the cat found a way out.  Well, I found the cat a day later, resting under my bedroom window.  My doctoring seems to have worked, and she's eating again.  Praise be to Allah.

Now you're probably thinking, "We're not married yet, so I can wear whatever I want!"  You're right, we're not married yet.  But I cannot be married to a non-Muslim.  Of course I have to be liberal with your work requirements, just as much as your bosses have to accept your prayer obligations, for I'm sure they understand how valuable the connection to Islam and the Orient is.  When we are married inshaAllah, I plan to dress you up, do your hair and makeup, make you my little dolly, as my hobby.  I know you're smart enough to know your public image, Mrs. Global.  So please dress modestly when you're off-duty.  Off-duty means when you're not being paid.  How about some loose jeans with a T-shirt and nice cardigan?  Or a gown and a shawl for those formal occasions?  You are so beautiful.  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140609

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

99.  See they not that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, has power to create the likes of them?  Only God has decreed a term appointed, of which there is no doubt.  But the unjust refuse except with ingratitude.

100.  Say, "If you had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold!  You would keep them back for fear of spending them, for humans are selfish!"

The Night Journey  99-100
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If you had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold!  You would keep them back for fear of spending them, for humans are selfish!

Letter to Julia 20140608

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

There have been a whole slur of power outages at this house lately.  Apart from the ones that affected the entire community, about a month ago, coincidentally while I was very ill with the flu, a cable to my house snapped right at the pole. Then today, only a few minutes after voice training, a connection burned out at my power meter.  I couldn't do much other than call the power company.  I'm only human.  Allah has all the Power.

Now you haven't been showing off your thighs to people have you?  I thought I heard someone complain about it, but I didn't think too much of it.  Then just now, while I was locking a door, my pants ripped all the way up the inner seam, exposing my inner thigh.  I understand that you are under contract to work, but if you are off duty then please dress modestly.  I know you certainly are intelligent enough not to underestimate the power of a beautiful woman.  Perhaps you don't have a complete grasp of your position yet, but there is no need to show yourself off, because you are engaged to marry me, and people already know who you are.  You will find that you will get more done and have more peace if you take your role as a pious wife in due earnest, and hide the beauty that Allah has granted you.  I know how absolutely beautiful you are.  Of course I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140608

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

90.  They say, "We shall not believe in you until you cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth,"

91.  "Or you have a garden of date trees and vines, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water,"

92.  "Or you cause the sky to fall in pieces, as you say, against us, or you bring Allah and the angels face to face,"

93.  "Or you have a house adorned with gold, or you mount a ladder right into the skies.  No, we shall not even believe in your mounting until you send down to us a book that we can read."  Say, "Glory to my Lord!  Am I aught but a man, a messenger?"

94.  What kept humans back from belief when Guidance came to them was nothing but this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man to be messenger?"

95.  Say, "If there were settled on earth angels walking about in peace and quiet, God would certainly sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger."

96.  Say, "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you, for God is Well-acquainted with God's servants, and God Sees!"

The Night Journey  17:90-96
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Glory to my Lord!  Am I aught but a man, a messenger?

If there were settled on earth angels walking about in peace and quiet, God would certainly sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger.

Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you, for God is Well-acquainted with God's servants, and God Sees!

I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship other than Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

Letter to Julia 20140607

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

Kitten TV is sad, huh?  It probably had half the world bawling their eyes out.  I even got a reaction from my Mom.  She said, "You'd better make an appointment to get that cat sterilized."  I love you Mom!  But I didn't make up Kitten TV.  I just love kittens.  So again, the inspiration  is from Allah.  Allah always puts on a great show, but the humans never give God proper credit.  Ya Allah, please grant me healthy kittens from now.

Which also explains why I've decided to be extra slow at producing music.  It's not just that I am able to mirror the voices of some dead women.  I also have to compose music, sing, play guitar, bass, drums, engineer, do production, and do publishing.  And to please Allah.  So out of the inspiration given to me by Allah, only a little is conveyed.  This is especially handy because in reality, most people are not really listening.  They are much too engrossed in their own agenda.  So when they demand miracles to satisfy their own selfish skepticism, they shouldn't ask it from me.  They should ask Allah.  I don't want them to believe in me.  Let them pay attention to, and fear Allah.

On the menu tonight is... cheeseburgers!  Burgers are big business here in Malaysia, especially among the young people.  From the smallest to the biggest operatives.  Tonight is rather orthodox, with just mayo, pepper, pickles, and egg.  But of course, I like to experiment.  I think I'll try a cheeseburger with spicy anchovies in the future.  Want some?  Made with love!  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140607

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

85.  They ask you concerning the Spirit.  Say, "The Spirit by command of my Lord.  Of knowledge, it is only a little that is communicated to you."

86.  If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have sent to you by inspiration.  Then would you find none to plead your affair in that matter as against Us.

87.  Except for Mercy from your Lord, for God's Bounty is indeed to you great.

88.  Say, "If the whole of humans and jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support."

The Night Journey 17:85-88
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The Spirit by command of my Lord.  Of knowledge, it is only a little that is communicated to you.

If the whole of humans and jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.

Letter to Julia 20140605

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

As I had mentioned before, Floofy had a difficult beginning in life.  When I first received her, she could barely walk, she was covered in fungus and fleas, and she was missing some whiskers, eyebrows, and teeth.  Now with only one kitten still alive in her first batch of kittens, she has become extra vigilant.  She used to tolerate Chee Cheah's presence in the house without incident, but today Chee Cheah somehow got too close to Bob Cat, and Floofy turned into a tiger.  Fat, fluffy, and ferocious.  She got into a fight with Chee Cheah, and I'm the one who got nailed when I separated them.  Floofy accidentally stuck a claw deep in my right forearm while aiming for Chee Cheah.  Figures.  At least I can't blame this on the human race.  Eventually she chased Chee Cheah away to the old house at Casa de Julia inshaAllah.  I love all my kitties, so this bums me out some more over Kitten TV.  It's like arranging time between my wives and my parents, who happen to be quarreling over my children.  I pray it isn't so.

Perfection is a reward of the next life, but it's not necessary that this life is supposed to suck.  We must be grateful for the good things Allah gave to us, and the glimpses of happiness that give meaning to this life and give us anticipation for the next.  So please do not despair.  If you despair, it means you have no faith.  Again, the faithful do not despair.  Please maintain your prayers.  Always remember that I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

Little Bob Cat died at 11am Thursday morning.  From Allah is our origin, and to Allah is our return.  I buried him alongside his siblings at the banana tree in front of my front door.  I let Floofy go outside, and we'll try again for another batch of kittens.  InshaAllah.

Qur'an 20140605

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

80.  Say, "O my Lord!  Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor, and grant me from Your Presence an authority to aid."

81.  And say, "Truth has arrived and falsehood perished, for falsehood is bound to perish."

82.  We send down in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe.  To the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.

83.  Yet when We bestow Our favors on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side, and when evil seizes him, he gives himself up to despair!

84.  Say, "Everyone acts according to his own disposition, but your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way."

The Night Journey  17:80-84
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O my Lord!  Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor, and grant me from Your Presence an authority to aid.

Truth has arrived and falsehood perished, for falsehood is bound to perish.

Everyone acts according to his own disposition, but your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way.

Letter to Julia 20140604

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

Hello, my darling wives.  How are you feeling today?  All business?  Well, please make sure they know that you are MY queens.  MINE, MINE.  So, they had better be extra nice and generous to you.  I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.

My Hepzibah died on Monday morning, about 1am.  Now is the fever stage of their flu, so they are in danger of going to sleep and not waking up.  Bob Cat is the ast kitten alive, so Floofy and I have been fighting for his life.  After Hepzibah died, Floofy became frantic and started to move Bobby all over the place.  I think she's a great mother.  She finds the coolest places in the house to park Bobby, she makes sure he stays active by playing with him, batting him around, and smothers him with hugs and kisses so he has to struggle to break free, she hides from him so he has to cry for Mommy, etc.  She lets me know when it's time to feed him.  Only a little bit of formula, only until he's half full, never until he's stuffed.  It's now Tuesday evening, and Bob Cat is still alive, and it seems he's awake more, breathing through his nose, and being more alert.  I'm still afraid when he falls asleep.  Kitten TV is so much drama, I'm so sad for my kittens.  One day at a time.  Ya Allah, please save my Bobby Wobby.

Letter to Julia 20140601

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

So I suppose this means that if my kittens survive to adulthood, they would have been weaned from mother's milk at the age of 2 weeks.  Which is a shame, because mother's milk is so much better for them.  But they clearly need and depend on their mother: she's the only one who can stop them from crying, and she's always watching over them.  Floofy is bored though, at being an indoors cat all the time.  But indoors cats are the best looking cats, and Floofy looks absolutely great right now.

I'm on an extra tight budget this month, and next month is Ramadan, where I'll to save up as much money as I can to give away.  Funny how that goes.  This means that I will have to cut back on Internet time.  I will write to my wives, of course.  I just won't be hanging out on Second Life, or trawling for TV programming all that much.  It became suddenly urgent that I buy a guitar amplifier.  So I bought the cheapest one available.  I'm disgusted, because I had to fork out RM179 for a toy.  But at least it's made for guitar, and there's no danger thereof that I blow up my vocal amp.  It's a "Belcat".  No, not Bob Cat.

I pray that you both are feeling absolutely great, and on top of the world.  Say only the best things you can.  Remember that pure women are for pure men and pure men are for pure women, impure women are for impure men and impure men are for impure women, and these are not affected by what people say.  I love you, I love you with all my heart.  You are MINE, MINE.  Rock and Roll Babes.  And I need you, I need you.

Qur'an 20140601

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

56.  Say, "Call on those, besides God, whom you fancy.  They have neither the power to remove your troubles from you, nor to change them."

57.  Those whom they call upon do desire means of access to their Lord, even those who are nearest.  They hope for God's Mercy, and fear God's Wrath, for the Wrath of your Lord is something to take heed of.

The Night Journey  17:56-57
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Call on those, besides God, whom you fancy.  They have neither the power to remove your troubles from you, nor to change them.