Thursday, June 12, 2014

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.