Gossip

Yeah a lot of our business is word of mouth, but gossip can be distorted and deadly.  Freedom of Speech or whatever, what's most important about gossip is that you don't let it mess with your emotions.  Keep cool amidst the chatter, maintain your routine and poise, and understand that you have high visibility so don't let anyone convince you that you are paranoid.  This is the nature of our business.  Gossip.  How about us?  We don't gossip.  We're cool.

It's almost the end of the fasting month.  Sunday is the Eid inshaAllah, so a couple of days more.  It's been a fun and supernatural Ramadan, but it's always a fun and supernatural Ramadan for me.  I like Ramadan.  It's my favorite time of the year.  Ya Allah, thank You for a great month.

Natty, it would be safe to assume that you are not anonymous in the big city anymore, whether it be NYC or whatever.  Even if all those millions of faces are looking past you, it doesn't mean that they are not paying attention.  When I was on bicycle, I lost count of how many vehicles tried to side swipe me.  Now that I am on motorcycle, they still behave the same but I drastically cut down on commute so the odds of "accident" are less.  Most of the gossip about you is jealousy, so adjust your emotions appropriately.

Pina from my point of view, you had one lousy show in NYC when they should have worked (and paid) you more.  Please remember to eat out as often as possible, and take photos of your food.  This will give you a great edge over others.