In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
So I made steak and cheese sandwiches for breaking fast. I didn't have any sub buns, so I used regular burger buns. To top the steak, I sauteed a mix of onions and oyster mushrooms (oyster mushrooms are common around these here parts) with a pinch of salt. Instead of mayo, I just used a fried egg. After all, mayo is just egg whites in oil and salt. For the cheese, I bought some Australian processed cheese. Aussie beware! I'm for Julia! But the cheese was OK. Not having an oven is a pain for baked items. So to adapt to my poverty, I placed a steel bowl upside down over a flat pan, and let it heat up. Just enough to melt the cheese and soften the bread. Still toasted the bottom a little too much, though.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120813
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Well, it is almost the end of the fasting month. Did you have fun? I will have to pay more attention to how the compound appears, plus the weekend will be a public holiday until I don't know when, so I don't know when exactly I will be posting my love letters to you. It could be a pause of a week, or maybe not. I'm sure you know that I love you, and I want to marry you. Well, I do! I love you, and I want to marry you.
Oh... Sundays are so busy. I'm so tired, and my feet hurt. And next Saturday will be a Sunday, because Sunday is the Eid. I have to do ironing next. Ironing? Who invented ironing? Why can't we enjoy the beauty of the patterns of random creases on the back of a shirt? Wouldn't that be ... Vogue?
Chic?
Sophisticated?
How about a steak tonight? Oh... I'm sooooo lazy. I just wanna snuggle with my Julia.
Well, it is almost the end of the fasting month. Did you have fun? I will have to pay more attention to how the compound appears, plus the weekend will be a public holiday until I don't know when, so I don't know when exactly I will be posting my love letters to you. It could be a pause of a week, or maybe not. I'm sure you know that I love you, and I want to marry you. Well, I do! I love you, and I want to marry you.
Oh... Sundays are so busy. I'm so tired, and my feet hurt. And next Saturday will be a Sunday, because Sunday is the Eid. I have to do ironing next. Ironing? Who invented ironing? Why can't we enjoy the beauty of the patterns of random creases on the back of a shirt? Wouldn't that be ... Vogue?
Chic?
Sophisticated?
How about a steak tonight? Oh... I'm sooooo lazy. I just wanna snuggle with my Julia.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120811
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
And you are so very beautiful, my beloved Julia. I do love you so very much. I pray that you eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. The nights have been as busy as the day for me this fasting month, but I try not to do too much other than watch TV at nights. Oh, how time flies! I lost a day yesterday! Will I grow older? I want to be with you, take care of you, and watch you age gracefully. Have you seen yourself with silver hair? Alhamdulillah.
And you are so very beautiful, my beloved Julia. I do love you so very much. I pray that you eating properly, and getting sufficient rest. The nights have been as busy as the day for me this fasting month, but I try not to do too much other than watch TV at nights. Oh, how time flies! I lost a day yesterday! Will I grow older? I want to be with you, take care of you, and watch you age gracefully. Have you seen yourself with silver hair? Alhamdulillah.
Qur'an 20120811
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
66. Say, "I have been forbidden to invoke those who you invoke besides Allah, seeing that the clear Signs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to bow to the Lord of the Worlds."
Forgiver 40:66
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I have been forbidden to invoke those who you invoke besides Allah, seeing that the clear Signs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to bow to the Lord of the Worlds.
66. Say, "I have been forbidden to invoke those who you invoke besides Allah, seeing that the clear Signs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to bow to the Lord of the Worlds."
Forgiver 40:66
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I have been forbidden to invoke those who you invoke besides Allah, seeing that the clear Signs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to bow to the Lord of the Worlds.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120810
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Please forgive me Julia, for my faults. I am not perfect, but I am trying hard to be good enough for you. I'm sorry I'm so poor, and cannot give all the beautiful things you deserve. Our road to love has already been full of controversy, as you know. My past is as tainted as that of a rock star, for that is who I am. And you are a supermodel, and I love you so much, and I want to marry you. I have tried to please God with music, but I am not a prophet nor an angel. So please forgive me, my beloved young Julia. And please forgive me, Allah.
Please forgive me Julia, for my faults. I am not perfect, but I am trying hard to be good enough for you. I'm sorry I'm so poor, and cannot give all the beautiful things you deserve. Our road to love has already been full of controversy, as you know. My past is as tainted as that of a rock star, for that is who I am. And you are a supermodel, and I love you so much, and I want to marry you. I have tried to please God with music, but I am not a prophet nor an angel. So please forgive me, my beloved young Julia. And please forgive me, Allah.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120809
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my beloved young lady Julia. How are you feeling? I'm sure you are very busy. I am certainly very busy here. The Eid is coming up on the 19th of August, which marks the end of the fasting month fo Ramadan. Aw. I like the fasting month. But my parents take the Eid more seriously then me, so I have to make sure the area is as slick-looking as can be. And a large area it is, too. I have less time and less energy. Plus, my feet hurt. But I'll get it done, insyaAllah.
I had spaghetti for breaking fast, then after the prayers I had a few donuts. American, huh? Sometimes I get those moods. I also got my hair cut today. I look so butch.
Now, the situation we are in is unique. A music and fashion business located in the Malaysian countryside in the heart of Asia at the edge of World War 3, and Islam. Makes your adrenaline rush, when you think about it, huh? InsyaAllah, God will help us. So please don't let any instability you discover in property and people bring you down. Please pray and have faith in Allah, and let's stand our ground.
Hello, my beloved young lady Julia. How are you feeling? I'm sure you are very busy. I am certainly very busy here. The Eid is coming up on the 19th of August, which marks the end of the fasting month fo Ramadan. Aw. I like the fasting month. But my parents take the Eid more seriously then me, so I have to make sure the area is as slick-looking as can be. And a large area it is, too. I have less time and less energy. Plus, my feet hurt. But I'll get it done, insyaAllah.
I had spaghetti for breaking fast, then after the prayers I had a few donuts. American, huh? Sometimes I get those moods. I also got my hair cut today. I look so butch.
Now, the situation we are in is unique. A music and fashion business located in the Malaysian countryside in the heart of Asia at the edge of World War 3, and Islam. Makes your adrenaline rush, when you think about it, huh? InsyaAllah, God will help us. So please don't let any instability you discover in property and people bring you down. Please pray and have faith in Allah, and let's stand our ground.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120807
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I do love you, Julia. You are my heart, my life revolves around you, don't you see? Perhaps you've listening to the lies, gossips and conjectures of others, when you should be with me all the time, and speaking to me all the time. But I've never been given the chance to speak to you face to face, one on one. All we have of our love are these strange letters I write to you that I post when I have to play Second Life, which I write out of the inspiration that Allah gives me, which you may have guessed. That's why I sometimes sound overly businesslike, but under the circumstances I feel it better than saying nothing at all. I'm not that smart. But if Allah wills, our love can shake the world.
In 2009 when I first proposed to you, I collected as many photos of you I could, and put them together in a slideshow which I play on my computer constantly. I haven't searched for any new photos since then, other than the Victoria's Secret fashion show videos. I didn't want to find any bad news or lies, hinting that you weren't interested in me. At least back then, you didn't know who I was.
Then I play the Victoria's Secret fashion show in a constant loop. Whenever you appear, I say a prayer. Ya Allah, please grant me Julia as my perfect spouse. Please grant us love, beauty, safety and happiness together in this life and the hereafter, please don't divorce us. Please grant us long, happy, healthy lives together with beautiful, happy, healthy, and pious children together, please protect us. Please forgive our sins, please make us great Muslims, please make us faithful to each other and to You, please grant us the highest heaven together, please make our path easy.
So while I await the miracle that would grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good life, I maintain this Rain Man like routine, from tending the yard, to blogging my love and the Qur'an. I do love you, Julia.
I do love you, Julia. You are my heart, my life revolves around you, don't you see? Perhaps you've listening to the lies, gossips and conjectures of others, when you should be with me all the time, and speaking to me all the time. But I've never been given the chance to speak to you face to face, one on one. All we have of our love are these strange letters I write to you that I post when I have to play Second Life, which I write out of the inspiration that Allah gives me, which you may have guessed. That's why I sometimes sound overly businesslike, but under the circumstances I feel it better than saying nothing at all. I'm not that smart. But if Allah wills, our love can shake the world.
In 2009 when I first proposed to you, I collected as many photos of you I could, and put them together in a slideshow which I play on my computer constantly. I haven't searched for any new photos since then, other than the Victoria's Secret fashion show videos. I didn't want to find any bad news or lies, hinting that you weren't interested in me. At least back then, you didn't know who I was.
Then I play the Victoria's Secret fashion show in a constant loop. Whenever you appear, I say a prayer. Ya Allah, please grant me Julia as my perfect spouse. Please grant us love, beauty, safety and happiness together in this life and the hereafter, please don't divorce us. Please grant us long, happy, healthy lives together with beautiful, happy, healthy, and pious children together, please protect us. Please forgive our sins, please make us great Muslims, please make us faithful to each other and to You, please grant us the highest heaven together, please make our path easy.
So while I await the miracle that would grant me my own wealth so I can give you a good life, I maintain this Rain Man like routine, from tending the yard, to blogging my love and the Qur'an. I do love you, Julia.
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