In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Bobby-Wobby's voice has broken! He has a REAL meow now, and he doesn't squeak like a kitten like the others. What a macho cat. **sob** My Bobby-Wobby has grown up! He's a big boy now. No, he's a MAN. I mean, cat. My kittens are 3 and a half months old now, and they are beautiful and healthy. Alhamdulillah.
I had never eaten snails before. Out there in the mud of the Perlis coast lives a snail which the locals call "belitong". I was at the market this morning, and got myself a red snapper, and I picked up a kilo of these snails. When I got home, I showed one to my Mom, and she said "Yes, it looks like garden snail." I asked her how these things are usually cooked. She told me to clean them up, and fry up a sauce of blended onions, garlic, ginger and peppers. The snails are cone shaped, and the tips have to be snipped off so the meat can be sucked and slurped out of the shell. This is where Iron Chef misled me, because I thought these snails would be like escargot and generate broth, so I made the sauce light in flavor. I told my Mom that these snails didn't make any broth and she said "Yes, they don't make any broth." Now she tells me. She also told me that they won't keep past a day, so I refried them for dinner with a stronger sauce. I think that snails taste thicker than shellfish. Also, it was hard for me to tell if a snail was dead when I prepped them, and there were so many of them, so when I came across a dead snail when I ate, I slurped up a solid helping of coastal mud. Gag! Next time I'll be more meticulous. I was snailed out by the end of the night. Seemed like more than a kilo, though.
Julia, the world is going bonkers over your 30th birthday. They're making me feel like a sleazebag, because all I can afford is to post a cheesy virtual card and a video. I'm so very sorry for being poor, please forgive me. It seems to me that your 30th birthday has lasted a whole month so far. Well, I need to balance out my TV station because I have more videos of Erin over Julia, so starting Sunday I will be searching the Internet for more of your videos. Please have the videos you don't want me to see removed. I hate bad news, and I hate lies.
Erin, you are such a sweetheart! You have such a kind heart. People talk to you and think, "She's so sweet, she must be hiding something." They don't appreciate what a heart of gold you have, and take your goodness for granted. Well, I appreciate how sweet you are, you beautiful little treasure you. Just remember that it gets lonely at the top but don't worry, I'll marry you and keep you close to me. InshaAllah. You are not alone. Please don't forget I have to marry Julia first.
Julia and Erin, you are my wives. I love you, I love you. And I need you, I need you.
