Commute

You know Erin, I've had problems with my cats stomping around on my desk and lying on my keyboard when I'm trying to work, and I've figured out a solution.  Which is to have flexible QWERTY layout in the outline of a cat, which you can lay on top of the cat and punch in your keystrokes, which your computer would register those keystrokes by wireless, or the the kinetic energy would transfer from one side of the cat to the other side and type the appropriate keys that way.  Great idea, huh?  Let's market it and make tons of money.

Poor Natty.  Are you back in school and have to commute regularly?  That would be very stressful, and I don't know how you would tolerate that, especially since you already have a job with great earning potential.  School is something that needs focus, so I suggest that you do it later.  But commute just sucks.  Commute is the low point of civilization, where the innocent kills the innocent.  But I guess we can't escape it.  I try to avoid commute myself (I'm even trying to grow my own food crops), but today I had to do a lot of commuting.  My house is on the street to the local elementary school, and that street can get busy, sometimes from morning to dusk.  I nearly hit a motorcycle with 2 small kids on it while pulling out of my driveway just now.  Gag.  I hate commute.

Pina, that's a very pretty photo.  You would have been wealthy and popular if you focused on Milan, but if you like it tough then NYC it is.  But be warned, a hard life can make people very ugly.

Here's a snapshot of a chicken breast slow cooked in butter on top of a bed of steamed rice, with my Mom's bamboo shoot sweet pickle.

Don't worry, Honey

Everything will be OK inshaAllah.  How's it going over there for you, my dearest?  It's raining here right now.  I hope you are feeling great and having a grand old time.  Don't forget, you are my Rock and Roll Queen.

Natty honey, are you feeling nervous? And you are having a nervous tummy?  Please make sure you drink lots of water.  I understand that big business can scare you, but don't worry Sweetie.  Learn to be who you are, my Rock and Roll Babe.  Ride the situation and enjoy it.  There's nothing like it.

Tourist attraction

Hello Darling.  As you know, I am building a tourist attraction here.  There happens to be two tourist attractions located on the border here: one on the south border, and one on the north border.  Down south, Malaysia is next to Singapore.  There is a locale there called Iskandar Malaysia, which is very highly developed with big, slick buildings, theme parks and big productions of entertainment presentations, and tries to capitalize on the attraction of Singapore.  Singapore has gambling as well as your typical urban destinations, so Iskandar Malaysia is basically a Singapore without the gambling.  The local patronage is of course the populations of Singapore and Malaysia.  MAY ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK AND REWARD THEM AS SUCH.

On the other hand up on the north border, there are no big productions: what you see is what you get, and it all utilizes resources already available.  The local patronage is the populations of Thailand and Malaysia.  Langkawi has long been a tourist trap with your stereotypical tropical beaches and the like.  South Thailand is the Wild Wild East, typically the town of Danok is a party town, for those who like to live their lives on the edge.  Just don't get caught with drugs, or it's the hangman's noose.  I provide a musical attraction on the 3rd corner of the triangle which has somehow become a global propaganda center for Islam, mashaAllah.  I suppose the connection to me is the fact that people have a habit of becoming religiously fanatical over music, but that's God's Business.  I'm just trying to follow orders, which is to stand my ground here.  You are my wife, inshaAllah.  You will live here with me and help me raise a family.

Just another ordinary day

Somewhat.  I took my Dad to the clinic early this morning.  He had an appointment.  So I spent the morning just waiting and waiting in the lobby, but I did get to catch up on my fishing game.  I got home in time in time to take a nap before voice training.  I didn't have to cook because I bought some rice to go from a seller by the roadside.  I have leftovers in the cooler, so I'll reheat that and that will be my dinner.

Natty, please drink more water!

I love cats

Mateo is so cute, Erin.  He looks like he's wearing a one-shoulder top, or he's performing the Hajj ritual.  Were you about to put food in that plate?  I have 3 unfixed female cats living in my house.  Mama cat Floofy rules over her two daughters.  I try to treat them all fairly, but they don't treat me as fair, especially when it comes to the cat box.  Floofy is pretty much the only one I allow into the bedroom, but lately Luca has been coming in here because she's so feminine and sweet and well-behaved, but I have to keep a sharp eye on her because she doesn't like any poop or pee in her at all, so I have to let her out of the room whenever I sense that she's getting one of her obsessive-compulsive urges.  Doutzen is just too naughty to let into my bedroom.  She's the coolest of all the cats, but she's also the naughtiest.

Natty honey, how's it going?  You must be very busy and in high demand.  I do hope you are taking good care of yourself, and drinking lots of water, and getting lots of rest.  Please take the time to pray.

Pina, are you OK?  Don't try to make friends, let it happen naturally.  Always trust your feelings, and please don't wander off alone.  Stay in your apartment if you're not working, and play with your cell phone.

London isn't a cat, but he's a very beautiful dog.  And the little girl is lost.

Back in action

Well, I was not out of action, just slowed down.  Inconvenienced.  But Allah saved me and those with me.  Alhamdulillah.  I was about to cut the grass, then suddenly the sky turned black.  It still hasn't started to rain yet, but there was a huge crack of thunder almost right next to my house.  Oh by the way, do you agree that VS is no longer sells lingerie but is now a modeling agency?  I read that opinion on Yahoo.

Natty, you're not drinking enough water.  Please drink more water.  Drink at least 1.5 liters of water every day.

Pina, why did you agree to go to NYC?

You don't have any friends there!  You would have become wealthier if you had focused on Milan, so don't tell me it was a business move.  I can tell that you're scared from the way you compose your photographs.  Well, it's too late now.  While you're there, the same rules apply.  Don't take drugs and alcohol, don't get into debt, and protect your chastity.  Pray.  And get the hell out of there as quickly as possible, and stay in Europe.

Qur'an 20170325

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

43.  Or have they gods that can guard them from Us?  They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.

44.  No, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them.  See they not that We reduce the land from its outlying borders?  Is it then they who will win?

45.  Say, "I do warn you according to revelation."  But the deaf will not hear the call, when they are warned.

46.  If but a breath of the Wrath of your Lord does touch them, then they will say, "Woe to us!  We did wrong indeed!"

The Prophets  21:43-46
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It's raining

Yeah, after the dry season comes the rain of course.  God kind of teased us with some drizzle earlier, but now it's really raining.  Feels hot- must be the residue heat creating a humid effect.  So what are you up to?  Traveling?  Or simply organizing your spy network?  I hope you are feeling great, and having a great time.  I love you.

Natty, what are you up to?  Are you eating well?  My cooler is almost empty again, so I'm just eating what I have.  My appetite is back, so I have the motivation now to cook and in larger portions.  I noticed that NYC is right now the center of global fashion business, and that can't be a coincidence.  I do hope you would stay longer in Paris, it suits you so much better.  But I guess NYC needs the money.  Please take good care of yourself Natty, because I love you.

Mystery of the Missing Fish

It's time for another installment of "The Vicious Lives of Fishes", featuring the guppies in my old glass malted milk jar.  The last time, I had changed the water and accidentally crushed one of the females with a slippery rock.  That left me with 5 guppies left, 1 male and 4 females.  Then I bought a pink and yellowish-green plastic plant, then a baby fish immediately appeared.  Actually, 2 baby fish appeared.  Then I saw a third one, but that vanished.  Then when I changed the water today, one of the females had gone.  I'm sure she didn't go down the drain, because I use a strainer, unless she got stuck to the plastic plant when I pulled it out.  Where did these fish go?  It's not like a baby fish because it's too big to allow itself to be cannibalized.  If it jumped out, I didn't see any fish carcasses in my bedroom.  Fish mysteriously disappear from my fish bowl.  Now I have 1 adult male guppy, 3 adult females, and 2 babies.  The male fish seems kind of tired after I changed the water.  Maybe it's time I need a new male fish.

Qur'an 20170323

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

39.  If only the unbelievers knew when they would not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and no help can reach them!

40.  No, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them.  No power will they have to avert it, nor will they get respite.

41.  Mocked were messengers before you, but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

42.  Say, "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from the Most Gracious?"  Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord.

The Prophets  21:39-42
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Thank you

for your concern, but I am doing OK.  Alhamdulillah.  I'm just taking it easy for a while, watching TV, playing with my kitties.  I've been eating scrambled eggs and sliced bread a lot.  It's quick and easy to cook, eat and clean up.  I hope you are not overworking or anything like that.  Save your heart, please.  Save your heart for me.

Natty, you're making it seem like you're finding work for your buddies.  That's cool honey, just don't pay their wages.  Work on your own wealth and well-being, please.  That's what matters to me.

How's it going?

I'm doing OK, so please don't worry.  I hope you are feeling great and having a great time.  I want you to eat properly, and get plenty of rest.  OK?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qur'an 20170321

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

23.  God cannot be questioned for God's acts, but they will be questioned.

24.  Or have they taken for worship gods besides God?  Say, "Bring your convincing proof.  This is a Message of those with me and the Message of those before me."  But most of them know not the truth, and so turn away.

The Prophets  21:23-24
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Hi Mateo

Say, that's a handsome cat.  He seems very dignified.  You must share cat tails with me.  I have 3 unfixed females in the house, and they're all spoiled.  Spoiled brat cats.

In this country, we have a health care system that could be called "socialized health care", where the government subsidizes part of the cost so that every citizen has access to health care.  Nothing is perfect of course, so let me explain the hierarchy so you understand what you're dealing with.  The front line is the clinic, where a patient gets the first inspection of whatever the ailment is.  This is usually done by an intern (somebody who's paying off his school loan) under the supervision of a boss doctor.  If at this check up they decide that you need further treatment, then a gang of guys in white will incarcerate you in the public hospital.  I've never tried refusing to go, but I do know that it's easy to abscond once you're there.  Once in hospital, the patient receives inspection from groups of doctors (interns with more experience), they will yak among themselves and decide on a diagnosis.  The real experts, the specialists, are few and here in Kangar, they usually come from out of town maybe once a month or so each.  They will decide what further tests need to be done and an official diagnosis to where a treatment is carried out.  This takes time of course, and can be hell especially in 4th class.  There are also private clinics which cost more, and if a private doctor decides you need to go to hospital, then they will write you a letter to show the public hospital.  This of course gives you plenty of room to refuse treatment.  To seek different opinions for instance.  To doctor yourself.

Natty honey, you look so thin in that bikini top.  I hope you're eating adequately and getting plenty of rest.  I know you naturally have a light appetite, but please take sweet loving care of yourself.

Hello my darling

I love you , and I hope you are doing great.  I don't have much to say, I'm just trying to take it easy.  I still have to work, but I'm trying to take it easy.

Natty honey, you are becoming so sophisticated.  No, don't get a tan.  I don't like tanned skin.  I'm proud to see you become such a lady.

Qur'an 20170319

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

1.  Closer and closer to humans comes their reckoning, yet they heed not, and turn away.

2.  Never comes to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as a joke.

3.  Their hearts toying as with trifles.  The wrongdoers conceal their private counsels: "Is this more than a man like yourselves?  Will you go to witchcraft with your eyes open?"

4.  Say, "My Lord knows every word in the heavens and the earth.  God is the One that Hears and Knows."

The Prophets  21:1-4
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I'm so glad

That you are doing well.  Please take sweet loving care of yourself, for you mean the world to me.  As for me, I felt the fever break slightly this morning, but I'm still weakened.  I did have enough strength to chop down a big bunch of bananas just now.  Heavy stuff.  I haven't worked out in 3 days.  I'm going to turn into a fat blob if this keeps up.  I'll try to work out after this letter, see how that works out.  Singing was difficult.  I can totally see how those singers dies on stage from heart attack, like the cliche.  Although Alfred said in "Batman and Robin", "It is uncivilized to talk about one's illness," I might as well tell you about it as there is nothing else going on right now.  Or maybe my wife secretly wiretapped my dick while we were having sex.

Natty honey, you are looking absolutely beautiful!  That is seriously a very sophisticated photo.  Are your Dartmouth buddies happy for your success?  You know, you could always try to be a tourist now as you work since they both mesh together, then you focus on school later and become an A student.  It will give you something to do while I build you a house.