Letter to Erin 20150108

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

Hello there, my beautiful sweetheart Erin.  How are you feeling, my dearest heart?  Are you having a great time?  Please remember that the goal of our marriage is to settle down, stay put, and raise a family.  Please allow me to love you, care for you, take care of you, and help protect you.  I love you, and I need you.

Oh no!  Not more cat tails!  Well, you know as well as I that people can get fanatical over their cats, and I certainly love all of mine, every single one of them.  I have 8 cats.  But no, that's not correct: I actually have another one.  A mystery cat.  3 Ramadans ago, that was 2011, a black and white kitten came crying to me during the elementary school rush hour.  This kitten is the original Bat Cat.  That was exactly the same day of the shootout at the elementary school in USA, do you remember that?  The only cat I had back then was Chee Cheah, who used to belong to my Dad, and kind of looks like him too.  I took in little Bat Cat, and raised him as best I could.  Then the next Ramadan, Floofy came into my life.  By then, Bat Cat (henceforth shall be referred to as Bat Cat I) had become sexually mature, and wanted to do the nasty with little Floofy, who wasn't grown up yet.  She didn't want anything to do with him and eventually he grew tired of her rejection, and left the homestead to become a feral cat.  He was a great cat so he was a great loss, but I wasn't too worried about his survival because he had been vaccinated, he was cautious around humans, and skillful at catching mice and snakes.  Since then, Floofy had 2 sets of kittens.  The first set had a black and white kitten which was the second Bat Cat, but all the kittens died from flu.  All the 5 kittens of the next batch survived, including a black and white kitten named Bat Cat (henceforth shall be referred to as Bat Cat III).  I had only seen Bat Cat I once since he left home, when he came back to pee on on my lawn.  Then yesterday, I saw his peeking at me around the corner of my little house, then took off quickly and silently when we made eye contact.  I believe he had never actually left home but simply out of sight, skulking in the shadows.  It occurred to me that it was him that hurt Floofy's foot in last week's catfight.  Probably because she slapped him away when he tried to hump her.  I'm thrilled that he's back in the cat tails, because he's my friend.  But I wonder what will happen when Bat Cat I confronts Bat Cat III?  Another question is that if Floofy doesn't like Bat Cat I, then why did she have 2 kittens that look exactly like him?

I went to the market in the morning, and got a big old snapper, a kilo of chicken breast and a kilo of wings.  So I have a lot of food in my cooler, alhamdulillah.  I had to imprison all my indoor cats while I portioned everything out.  The only thing I threw away were the fish gills and innards.  Even then, I could have kept the stomach and the liver but I didn't.  You're welcome to share lunch with me.  I love the flavor of snapper sashimi.  The key is the slicing and the arrangement of the sliced fish on the plate.  Just mustard and soy sauce is enough.  Are you sure you don't want to join me?

Letter to Erin 20150105

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

Yes my dearest Erin, marriage is a very serious business.  Particularly with us, because of all the businesses involved.  Rather, cashing in.  You are not the same girl you were 2 years ago, like I told you before.  You are my Rock and Roll Queen.  If you were to act and dress provocatively as a habit now, it would actually be going against the flow.  Being modest is what will make you more attractive now, and bring attention to your intelligence and your soul.  Your beautiful heart.  You are MY girl.  You are the most beautiful girl in the world.  As you know, I am using this music that Allah gave me to do some global missionary work for Allah, and at the same time build a tourist attraction here.  I cannot be married to a non-Muslim.  So please take your position and your future seriously, maintain your prayers and study the Qur'an.  You don't have to be an extremist.  Just try your best.  This is a spiritual game now, Erin.  Everyone has a devil in him/her, but no one can choose both God and the devil.  Please be a good girl.  I love you, and I need you.

For dinner was spaghetti and meatballs.  How normal, huh?  I have many recipes for tomato sauce, this time it was a spicy simple sauce.  Fresh tomatoes, tomato soup, red hot chilli pepper puree, garlic, onions, salt, sugar, black pepper.  I rolled my home made halal beef sausage into meatballs, and cooked them slowly in the sauce.  I put the spaghetti in a circular baking pan, poured the sauce and meatballs on it, sprinkled some basil, and baked some cheese on top.  Yummy, normal food.  You know what?  I would rather appeal to everyday people over the celebrities and billionaires.  Want some?

This is actually my week of isolation, where I stay away from the Internet and people in general.  So you won't hear from me again until Thursday inshaAllah.  My isolation has nothing to do with you.  Rather, I wish you were here to share my isolation with me.

Qur'an 20150105

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

3.  The unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour."  Say, "No!  But most surely by my Lord, it will come upon you, by God who knows the unseen, from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth, nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in a Record Perspicuous."

4.  That God may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is Forgiveness, and a Sustenance most Generous.

5.  But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them: for such will be a Penalty- a Punishment most humiliating.

6.  And those to whom Knowledge has come see that this sent down to you from your Lord: that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted, Worthy of all praise.

Sheba 34:3-6
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No!  But most surely by my Lord, it will come upon you, by God who knows the unseen, from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in a Record Perspicuous.

Letter to Erin 20150103

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

Erin, you're such a cutie.  You are my beautiful little sweetheart, and I love you with all my heart.  It is your sweetness that is most attractive about you, so when you offer us your nip slip in your cute and sweet manner, you drive us all into a frenzy.  It's not only that people might stop taking you seriously, but you might drive some people into a raging fury of love with your aura of innocence, which can be dangerous.  You could always wear a top underneath your jacket, or avoid plunging necklines.  Are you being paid to endorse a bra?  What bra?  My dearest darling Erin, please dress modestly.  I love you, and I need you.

My poor Floofy hurt her foot.  As you know, she has become jealous of her own kittens.  The kittens are almost grown up now, and I separated the boys from the girls by keeping the boys outside and the girls inside.  The other night, there was a catfight outside my window.  Floofy has been totally antisocial lately, finding her pleasure in open hostility, and growls at everyone including me.  But who hurt her foot? was it one of her kittens?  After a couple of nights in solitary confinement for her own protection, her foot seems to have gotten better, even though she still hobbles.  But she can limp away faster than I can chase her down to put her back in the cage, so I guess she must be getting better inshaAllah.

Letter to Erin 20150101

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

Happy New Year, my beloved Erin!  How are feeling today, dearest heart?  I pray that you are feeling awesome, and having a great time.  I want you to know that I care for you deeply, I think of you all the time, and I look forward with great anticipation to when we come together in marriage inshaAllah.  I want to remind you that you are not the same girl you were 2 years ago, you are not the same as all those other girls, because you are MY girl.  Please strictly guard your chastity and your faith.  I accept that you are under contract to work, and I want you to make lots of money for yourself, but when you are off duty you must dress modestly, and hide your beauty.  After all, it has become easier for people to fall in love with you, so please be cautious.  As for me, I am in love with you.  I want to marry you.  I love you sweet Erin, and I need you.

Letter to Erin 20141231

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

Hey there, my most beautiful Erin.  How is the most beautiful girl in the world?  Yes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world, because you are MY girl.  Mine, mine, MINE.  Happy New Year!!  Feliz Navidad!  Please pray with me that I get to build your house this year.  You must be on top of the world with your work, so please give thanks to Allah, and take good loving care of yourself.  Please eat properly, get lots of rest, and make lots of money for yourself.  You are such a sweetheart Erin, so please protect your emotions.  I want you to be sure that you are loved, and I will not abandon you inshaAllah.  I love you, and I need you.

Letter to Erin 20141229

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

So how good is your spy network, Erin my beloved?  Yeah, I have no privacy, I haven't had any privacy in 25 years, it's one of the liabilities of music, the stinky part of the Pubic Eye.  But since I don't have any privacy anyway, you might as well bear witness that I am faithful, and faithful to you inshaAllah.  I don't slut around.  All I do is stay at home, I go out to shop when I need to, and to the Internet cafe to post this love letter and browse for videos.  Sometimes I eat out, budget permitting, but Allah has provided me with some knowledge of cooking.  I sing everyday for 2 hours after the noon prayer for my voice training, then I usually go out to blog after the Asr prayer.  I usually blog every other day, sometimes everyday, sometimes 3 days apart, and every couple of months or so I take a week of isolation away from the Internet, but it could be that I go blog anyway.  I'm always back by sunset inshaAllah.  Sometimes the weather prevents me from leaving the house, so I would be late with my letter.  There's always something for me to do here at home, but I'm a lazy man, so I like to lie back and watch TV or play video games or snuggle with my sweetie, but you're not here so I can't do that.  I wish you were with me so we can go everywhere together.  I want us to never be seen without each other. 

Please don't brood over remarks, negative or whatever, made by other people to you.  They don't belong in our world, so how could they ever know how it feels, or what's really going on?  Besides, have you ever met a skeptic that had talent or even potential?  Neither have I.  You are MY girl.  No matter what people say, know that I'm the one who loves and cares about you.  So please put your faith and trust in Allah, and in our love.  Place your faith and trust in Allah, and Allah will grant you a great reward.  As for me, I love you, and I need you.