Letter to Erin 20150110

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

Hi there, my beloved sweetheart Erin.  How are you feeling, my most precious darling?  I love you so much, and I want you to feel awesome.  I would like to mention how beautiful that dress was that you wore on New Year's Eve, and the matching trench coat was lovely too, and most of all how beautiful you were in those clothes.  Erin, you're a grown up now, and I feel you are more mature than you give yourself credit for.  More mature and intelligent than most people your age.  I want people to take you seriously, because you are MY girl.  I want you to start wearing a suit as often as possible.  No more plunging necklines, but a nice floral blouse, and garters and stockings to cover the skin of your legs.  How sexy is that?  Make sure the seams of your stockings aren't crooked!  I'm not there to help put your hair in an updo, but you just brush your hair well so there aren't any bumps then slick your hair back and ponytail it, perhaps wear a nice floral scarf.  Yeah, I want people to take you seriously, but I admit I have a fetish for a beautiful woman in a great suit.  Especially a dress with matching jacket.  Yum.  You may just inspire me to wear a suit all the time.

It's hard to gather one's emotions because we both think that we're really not anyone special, but God is the One Who gave us some advantage over other people.  But you must, you must protect your emotions, because there will be more and more people out to break your heart.  I wish I were with you.  There's something about you my dearest Erin, that I just want to baby and pamper.  But please have faith in my love for you, that I will not abandon you inshaAllah, but most of all have faith in God Who will bring us together, somehow.  As it is, I don't trust anyone here to bring you here, and to legalize our marriage: I'm going to have to complete all the procedures myself.  But I cannot travel: those are my orders.  You will have to come to me, so please plan your wedding entourage now, preferably your family.  Our wedding may still be some years away but when the time comes, we will have to start talking to each other.  That will be when I give you your ring, inshaAllah.  Please have faith in Allah, in our love, and be patient.  I love you, and I need you.

Qur'an 20150110

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

22.  Say, "Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah.  They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth.  No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah."

23.  No intercession can avail in God's Presence, except for those whom God has granted permission.  So far that, when terror is removed from their hearts will they say, "What is it that your Lord commanded?"  They will say, "That which is true and just, and God is the Most High, Most Great."

24.  Say, "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?"  Say, "It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!"

25.  Say, "You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do."

26.  Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all."

Sheba  34:22-26
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Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah.  They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth.  No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.

Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?

It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!

You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do.

Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all.

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.