In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Erin, my love! How are you feeling today? Well, I miss you too. I wish we were together. InshaAllah, we will. Can't rush God, you know. Plus there are still many things for you and I to do, and a house to build. So please be patient and pray. I love you, and I need you.
I'm not all that particularly busy today. Of course I had stuff to do, but for some reason I don't feel busy. I went downtown this morning to get gasoline, and deal with my cell phone account. I don't use my cell phone much for talking. It has Internet but only 3G, and I have to travel to find a WiFi hotspot. I use my phone mostly to play games, watch movies, and read pdf files. Skype is out of the question, but my phone Internet crawls. It's going to take money to update my console system for Skype, plus I need to have a ring ready for pickup.
I didn't do any cooking today either. I had flat bread with curry for lunch at one of the restaurants I frequently patronize, and my Dad bought me shrimp croquettes with fried tofu and cucumbers with peanut sauce for dinner. You're welcome to share my food anyway. I was in the middle of cutting grass when my Dad gave me the food. So I put the food in my motorcycle basket, then continued to cut grass. I had planned to cut all the grass by the side of the road. But I was only able to cut the grass at the side of the road by your house inshaAllah, when my weed whacker cut out and I couldn't get it started again. What does it mean??!!!
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Friday, July 31, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150801
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I'll have to say that it's handy to know how to make dough. Fresh bread is filling, tastes great, good for you, and goes with pretty much anything. Ya Allah, thank You for the knowledge and the bounty You have provided for me. I can't make sliced bread like the machines do, but making dough comes easily for me. It's because I had to make batches from 50 pound sacks of flour 2 to 7 times a day everyday at one point in my life. My dough is as basic as it gets: flour, yeast, water, salt, and oil. You should try to make dough too. Just remember, you have to make dough everyday to become good at it. Well maybe not everyday, but very very often. Today for dinner, I rolled out a couple of doughs to about 8 inches, then stuffed with steak, black mushrooms and onions sauteed in butter, and cheese, then cooked them on the flat pan I use to cook tortillas, flipping them over a couple of times. So yummy, and dripping with butter. Yeah, perhaps I used too much butter, but it was great. Oh, I ate yours! I'm sorry, but you weren't here. But as you know, you're welcome anytime for dinner, because I love you, and I need you.
I'll have to say that it's handy to know how to make dough. Fresh bread is filling, tastes great, good for you, and goes with pretty much anything. Ya Allah, thank You for the knowledge and the bounty You have provided for me. I can't make sliced bread like the machines do, but making dough comes easily for me. It's because I had to make batches from 50 pound sacks of flour 2 to 7 times a day everyday at one point in my life. My dough is as basic as it gets: flour, yeast, water, salt, and oil. You should try to make dough too. Just remember, you have to make dough everyday to become good at it. Well maybe not everyday, but very very often. Today for dinner, I rolled out a couple of doughs to about 8 inches, then stuffed with steak, black mushrooms and onions sauteed in butter, and cheese, then cooked them on the flat pan I use to cook tortillas, flipping them over a couple of times. So yummy, and dripping with butter. Yeah, perhaps I used too much butter, but it was great. Oh, I ate yours! I'm sorry, but you weren't here. But as you know, you're welcome anytime for dinner, because I love you, and I need you.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150731
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How are you, Sweetie? Prepping for football season already? Go team! I'm sorry I'm not much of a sports fan. I guess I need to find out who won the 2015 Ladies Figure Skating Championships. The only sport I like, and I don't keep up with it. I'm a big fan of you, though! Go team!
It's just another everyday day for me here. I went downtown to pay my phone and Internet bill in the morning. I wanted to eat at one of my usual spots but it was closed, so I went home and cooked up some beef and potatoes. In the evening, I cut grass over at your house inshaAllah. Nothing too special for dinner tonight, just fried calamari. Squid, flour, eggs, salt and pepper. But oh so addictive. I had a lot of cuttlefish, and today I only fried up just the heads and I'm stuffed. Yeah, I ate your portion. If you may say that. Your portion is my portion. Married people. One plus one is one. I love you, and I need you.
Hi Erin! How are you, Sweetie? Prepping for football season already? Go team! I'm sorry I'm not much of a sports fan. I guess I need to find out who won the 2015 Ladies Figure Skating Championships. The only sport I like, and I don't keep up with it. I'm a big fan of you, though! Go team!
It's just another everyday day for me here. I went downtown to pay my phone and Internet bill in the morning. I wanted to eat at one of my usual spots but it was closed, so I went home and cooked up some beef and potatoes. In the evening, I cut grass over at your house inshaAllah. Nothing too special for dinner tonight, just fried calamari. Squid, flour, eggs, salt and pepper. But oh so addictive. I had a lot of cuttlefish, and today I only fried up just the heads and I'm stuffed. Yeah, I ate your portion. If you may say that. Your portion is my portion. Married people. One plus one is one. I love you, and I need you.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150730
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Aha! I caught Bat Cat I eating the cat food! So much for his pride and independence. This is the first time in years I caught him eat my food. Of course he ran away at top speed when he heard me. But I guess It's somewhat gratifying that he relies on me a little. But this batch of cat food has some worms in it. Both ------- and ---- laid some fresh stools last night and I inspected them when I saw some white specks, and they were worms. Now of course one can't expect purity in cat food. Do you think that the humans would use fresh red snapper and bluefin tuna for processed cat food pellets? Of course not. Even the top brands like Friskies. Meow Mix and Iams get their bulk fish from slave boats, probably days or perhaps weeks old by the time they get it. So this morning while I was waiting for my Dad to see the eye specialist, I swung by the vet to pick up some anti worm medicine. By the way, the vet was packed and so was the eye specialist. Anyway, they had run out of anti worm pills, so I went to the pet shop in the evening after it stopped raining to get the medicine. When I got back, little ------- was crouching at the cat food, then went to lay a fresh stool. No worms! Where did the worms go? I wasted RM22 on worm syrup? I didn't want to give the cats drugs they don't need, so I put off the medicine for now.
I don't have a standard recipe for mole sauce. The batch I made for dinner was made out of my failed attempt at making a palatable chocolate bar out of cooking chocolate. As you know, I can't find cocoa butter anywhere around here, so I have to use cooking chocolate. My chocolate bar attempt tasted good, but it had turned into Nutella (could it be that Nutella is actually a hazelnut bar failure?) Actually, it tasted like mole sauce before I even added the hot chilli puree in. Maybe the spoon wasn't properly washed. The hot chilli puree had onions and Thai peppers in it, so my mole sauce today had some kick. I slow cooked a chicken breast in the sauce, so the sauce also has chicken broth in it. Then I made chicken mole burritos with lettuce, tomatoes, and black mushrooms sauteed in butter. I made one for you, but I ate it since you didn't show up for dinner.
If you're trying your hand at cooking (and you should, but please have fun at it OK?) then please make sure that you put your stomach before your taste buds. What I mean is make sure that what you cook doesn't hurt your stomach, regardless of the taste. The flavor will follow naturally inshaAllah. Also just use no bigger than medium heat until you have total confidence. But I don't want to compete with you in cooking. I have to eat whatever you serve me without complaint, because I love you and I need you. But my stomach is very sensitive, so please have mercy on me.
Aha! I caught Bat Cat I eating the cat food! So much for his pride and independence. This is the first time in years I caught him eat my food. Of course he ran away at top speed when he heard me. But I guess It's somewhat gratifying that he relies on me a little. But this batch of cat food has some worms in it. Both ------- and ---- laid some fresh stools last night and I inspected them when I saw some white specks, and they were worms. Now of course one can't expect purity in cat food. Do you think that the humans would use fresh red snapper and bluefin tuna for processed cat food pellets? Of course not. Even the top brands like Friskies. Meow Mix and Iams get their bulk fish from slave boats, probably days or perhaps weeks old by the time they get it. So this morning while I was waiting for my Dad to see the eye specialist, I swung by the vet to pick up some anti worm medicine. By the way, the vet was packed and so was the eye specialist. Anyway, they had run out of anti worm pills, so I went to the pet shop in the evening after it stopped raining to get the medicine. When I got back, little ------- was crouching at the cat food, then went to lay a fresh stool. No worms! Where did the worms go? I wasted RM22 on worm syrup? I didn't want to give the cats drugs they don't need, so I put off the medicine for now.
I don't have a standard recipe for mole sauce. The batch I made for dinner was made out of my failed attempt at making a palatable chocolate bar out of cooking chocolate. As you know, I can't find cocoa butter anywhere around here, so I have to use cooking chocolate. My chocolate bar attempt tasted good, but it had turned into Nutella (could it be that Nutella is actually a hazelnut bar failure?) Actually, it tasted like mole sauce before I even added the hot chilli puree in. Maybe the spoon wasn't properly washed. The hot chilli puree had onions and Thai peppers in it, so my mole sauce today had some kick. I slow cooked a chicken breast in the sauce, so the sauce also has chicken broth in it. Then I made chicken mole burritos with lettuce, tomatoes, and black mushrooms sauteed in butter. I made one for you, but I ate it since you didn't show up for dinner.
If you're trying your hand at cooking (and you should, but please have fun at it OK?) then please make sure that you put your stomach before your taste buds. What I mean is make sure that what you cook doesn't hurt your stomach, regardless of the taste. The flavor will follow naturally inshaAllah. Also just use no bigger than medium heat until you have total confidence. But I don't want to compete with you in cooking. I have to eat whatever you serve me without complaint, because I love you and I need you. But my stomach is very sensitive, so please have mercy on me.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150729
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my dearest Erin. How are you feeling today, my beloved? Are you excited? Well, don't be. It's all the same old day, you know. Then will come Judgement Day. At least when we are married inshaAllah, we will share the day together. Today I took it slowly, did all my chores slowly, and tried to get as much rest as I could. There's always something to do around here. I went downtown for dinner, and had some fried noodles for takeout. Quite a big helping too, so now I'm stuffed and watching TV. It's a James Bond movie, "The Living Daylights". I'm going to set my bed now, rather it's a sheet covering a carpet on the floor. Don't fret, I like sleeping on the floor. I may never give that up, no matter how wealthy I may become. Remember that the goal is to stay put, settle down, and raise a family. Doesn't that sound better than throwing the illusion of a party to give the illusion of having fun to give the illusion of prosperity? Would you care to join me on my bed? Well, we have to be married first. I love you, and I need you.
Erin. please give a donation of a minimum of one US dollar to a worthwhile charity.
Hi there, my dearest Erin. How are you feeling today, my beloved? Are you excited? Well, don't be. It's all the same old day, you know. Then will come Judgement Day. At least when we are married inshaAllah, we will share the day together. Today I took it slowly, did all my chores slowly, and tried to get as much rest as I could. There's always something to do around here. I went downtown for dinner, and had some fried noodles for takeout. Quite a big helping too, so now I'm stuffed and watching TV. It's a James Bond movie, "The Living Daylights". I'm going to set my bed now, rather it's a sheet covering a carpet on the floor. Don't fret, I like sleeping on the floor. I may never give that up, no matter how wealthy I may become. Remember that the goal is to stay put, settle down, and raise a family. Doesn't that sound better than throwing the illusion of a party to give the illusion of having fun to give the illusion of prosperity? Would you care to join me on my bed? Well, we have to be married first. I love you, and I need you.
Erin. please give a donation of a minimum of one US dollar to a worthwhile charity.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150728
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! Sweetheart! I'm watching the first episode of Sailor Moon right now. Have you been watching the Japanese version of Sailor Moon like I asked you to? It may not matter so much to you, you sports fan you, but it really matters to the Sailor Moon junkies worldwide. Because you are MY girl. It's almost like a secret society like the Illuminati, but bigger. Really, they should worship Allah. Remember to watch Sailor Moon in the sequence I told you: the first season first (also known as Sailor Moon), then the 3rd season (SMS), the 4th season (SMSS), the 5th season (SailorStars), and the 2nd season (SMR) last if you feel like it. If you can't find an episode, then wait until you find it before you move on to the next episode. I have all 200 episodes, but you're going to have to wait until we're married before you get any Sailor Moon out of me. What's my favorite season? SMSS. But my favorite Moonie is Hotaru Tomoe.
Dinner tonight is pepper steak on white rice, and I made enough for 2, so you're welcome to share my dinner. I learned the pepper steak idea from Andre, but he used jalapenos while I use the Thai peppers I grow in my garden. It's yummy and super hot, and a perfect match with white rice. Meanwhile please take good loving care of yourself, because I love you and I need you.
Hi Erin! Sweetheart! I'm watching the first episode of Sailor Moon right now. Have you been watching the Japanese version of Sailor Moon like I asked you to? It may not matter so much to you, you sports fan you, but it really matters to the Sailor Moon junkies worldwide. Because you are MY girl. It's almost like a secret society like the Illuminati, but bigger. Really, they should worship Allah. Remember to watch Sailor Moon in the sequence I told you: the first season first (also known as Sailor Moon), then the 3rd season (SMS), the 4th season (SMSS), the 5th season (SailorStars), and the 2nd season (SMR) last if you feel like it. If you can't find an episode, then wait until you find it before you move on to the next episode. I have all 200 episodes, but you're going to have to wait until we're married before you get any Sailor Moon out of me. What's my favorite season? SMSS. But my favorite Moonie is Hotaru Tomoe.
Dinner tonight is pepper steak on white rice, and I made enough for 2, so you're welcome to share my dinner. I learned the pepper steak idea from Andre, but he used jalapenos while I use the Thai peppers I grow in my garden. It's yummy and super hot, and a perfect match with white rice. Meanwhile please take good loving care of yourself, because I love you and I need you.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150727
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! My letter of the day before yesterday didn't post because of a Google error, so my letters are out of sequence. I'll have you know that I write to you everyday, so please don't be bummed out that I missed a day, because you mean the world to me. Of course anything can happen at anytime, but for now I promise you that I'll write everyday, because I love you, and I need you.
Chee Cheah went missing again for about a day. I think she's feeling guilty about all the damage she did to herself. Poor little kitty. She's an old kitty but I love her so much as I love all my kitties. I can't imagine my life without cats. She showed up after cats dinner while I was watering my eggplants, asking for food. So she was late for dinner, but she ate a lot of food. I groomed her a little after that, and she seems to be settling down again inshaAllah. But she must not take that collar off!
Yesterday wasn't a good day for cooking for me. I burned the sauce for my steak, and lunch was leftovers. It's not that I don't have better ingredients to prepare, but I don't want to waste these leftovers. Lunch today was simple: eggs and beans, because I had just cleaning my Mom's bedroom and I didn't have much time, energy or motivation to cook. Dinner was those curried potatoes I made the other day, with leftover slices of steak. Only single portions today, please forgive me. Are you trying your hand at cooking? You might as well pick up cooking as a new hobby. You can't expect me to do all the cooking, plus you might want to prepare something for your kids. Also mashaAllah, as my wife you are automatically a professional endorser of food products. Do some commercials for food service! Get paid.
Hi Erin! My letter of the day before yesterday didn't post because of a Google error, so my letters are out of sequence. I'll have you know that I write to you everyday, so please don't be bummed out that I missed a day, because you mean the world to me. Of course anything can happen at anytime, but for now I promise you that I'll write everyday, because I love you, and I need you.
Chee Cheah went missing again for about a day. I think she's feeling guilty about all the damage she did to herself. Poor little kitty. She's an old kitty but I love her so much as I love all my kitties. I can't imagine my life without cats. She showed up after cats dinner while I was watering my eggplants, asking for food. So she was late for dinner, but she ate a lot of food. I groomed her a little after that, and she seems to be settling down again inshaAllah. But she must not take that collar off!
Yesterday wasn't a good day for cooking for me. I burned the sauce for my steak, and lunch was leftovers. It's not that I don't have better ingredients to prepare, but I don't want to waste these leftovers. Lunch today was simple: eggs and beans, because I had just cleaning my Mom's bedroom and I didn't have much time, energy or motivation to cook. Dinner was those curried potatoes I made the other day, with leftover slices of steak. Only single portions today, please forgive me. Are you trying your hand at cooking? You might as well pick up cooking as a new hobby. You can't expect me to do all the cooking, plus you might want to prepare something for your kids. Also mashaAllah, as my wife you are automatically a professional endorser of food products. Do some commercials for food service! Get paid.
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