In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin. How's it going today? I pray you are doing great. It's kind of a surreal day here for me. I've been busy all day like I usually am on Sundays, but it's a very hazy day. It started last night with the dreams I had. Wow, I wish I could record video of my dreams. It was incredible, so awesome that I don't want to tell the world about it. What a great movie, though. Glory to Allah. I think I'll write about it in music. But I managed to stay active all day. I cut the grass at the side of the road all the way from your house inshaAllah to my parents' house, on both sides of the road. Wow. I'm still seeing that dream. Incredible.
I was making dough just now, and the cats were going berserk! Well you're the girl I want to marry, Erin. I love you, and I need you.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151004
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I forgot to mention that I will place a water tank on the roof of your house inshaAllah, where the water goes up to fill the tank before going to the faucets in the house. Kind of like a giant toilet tank. You never know when we might need emergency water.
I'm kind of tired today. I had been getting up in the wee hours lately to conduct extra worship, and it's caught up with me. I occasionally do that. So please excuse me, I'm going to go be catatonic for the rest of the night. I pray you are doing well and taking care of yourself in my absence, because I love you and I need you.
I forgot to mention that I will place a water tank on the roof of your house inshaAllah, where the water goes up to fill the tank before going to the faucets in the house. Kind of like a giant toilet tank. You never know when we might need emergency water.
I'm kind of tired today. I had been getting up in the wee hours lately to conduct extra worship, and it's caught up with me. I occasionally do that. So please excuse me, I'm going to go be catatonic for the rest of the night. I pray you are doing well and taking care of yourself in my absence, because I love you and I need you.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151003
Happy 2nd anniversary, Sweetie! I love you, Erin. I want to marry you. And I need you. I'll have to admit that I stopped working on these house plans when I figured out that you have your own house plan. But if you don't have any house plan when the time comes inshaAllah, I'll go ahead and use these.
1. I didn't write the measurements down because this is just a simple view of what I had planned, besides I will need to re-measure everything professionally before construction.
2. Right now there are trees bordering the property of your house inshaAllah, but I intend to remove them all and build a wall. It would help slow snakes down, and block out debris from floods.
3. I didn't label the west facade correctly: it's actually the north facade.
4. You have a nice and big walk in closet and bathroom. All yours! I'll just use the other restrooms. I made a mistake with placing the toilets: none of the toilets must face west (or towards Mecca). Instructions of the Prophet (peace be on him).
5. The trees aren't scaled correctly. The south facade actually faces a whole lot of banana trees, which I intend to clear. They don't taste very good, and I want to keep that area open.
6. Your house is actually an upgraded version of my little house. My little house is actually smaller by about 30% than what you see in this plan. I had to make it bigger so I could play Sims 3 more comfortably. I plan to use my little house as an office/studio, plus it will be my doghouse whenever you're mad at me.
7. No. we're not situated on a hill overlooking the sea. We have neighbors on the north, south, and west. My parents are my north neighbor, and my younger brother lives with them.
8. I didn't decorate the walls of the house. Just to remind you, a Muslim house must not have statues and human effigies (like posters of celebrities) in it. Please unload such items before we marry, if you have them. Photos of your friends and relatives are OK.
9. The main entrance/driveway is on the east, and it connects to a small road leading to an elementary school located north.
10. There is a laundry room on the ground floor. Sims 3 doesn't have washers and dryers, so the laundry room may not be obvious. Options for clothes dryers are poor in this country, so be prepared to dry your clothes on a line. Oh, I can do my own laundry. It may not please you how I do laundry, but I will do my own laundry.
11. I put big showroom style windows on the first floor overlooking the yard on the south. I plan to have metal shutters on these windows like you would see on businesses, to close when we leave for vacation for instance.
12. Please expect the presence of cats! Mouse control! My cats are expert mousers, so you must be nice to them.
Erin, please make a donation to a worthwhile charity of a minimum of one US dollar.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151002
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I saw your interview on Google at the Global Citizen Festival 2015, and I want you to know that I think you are so beautiful, and I love you so much. And I need you. I hope you have figured out now the connection between the mind and the stomach: a stressed out mind creates a stressed out stomach. But it's also vice versa, that's why comfort foods exist. Preparing your own food has the advantage that you eat exactly what you want and you know exactly what's in your food. Don't let yourself be pressured into eating foods you don't want to eat. Your sensitive tummy, and your being my girl mashaAllah, is what makes you a powerful endorser of food products.
My Mom gave me a bag of dried salted anchovies the other day, so I decided to fry them up to a crispy fry, then keep them in the cooler. I noticed there was a lot of shake at the bottom of the bag, and it could only be pure anchovy, with some salt. So I spent the entire morning making anchovy bouillon. I put all the shake in the spice grinder, and pulverized it into a fine powder. There was a little moisture from being in the cooler, so I was able to knead it like dough. So I shaped it in to balls, and used it for my noodle broth for lunch. I kept the leftover oil from frying the anchovies, because it tasted very light. So I fried up some chopped garlic and mustard green stems in the anchovy oil. Then I added chopped cilantro, mustard green leaves, and fish balls into the broth of a single home made anchovy bouillon ball. Needed a little salt, but it tasted great. Alhamdulillah. It didn't taste fishy at all. Rather, it tasted milky. It must have been the chopped mustard green stems.
I saw your interview on Google at the Global Citizen Festival 2015, and I want you to know that I think you are so beautiful, and I love you so much. And I need you. I hope you have figured out now the connection between the mind and the stomach: a stressed out mind creates a stressed out stomach. But it's also vice versa, that's why comfort foods exist. Preparing your own food has the advantage that you eat exactly what you want and you know exactly what's in your food. Don't let yourself be pressured into eating foods you don't want to eat. Your sensitive tummy, and your being my girl mashaAllah, is what makes you a powerful endorser of food products.
My Mom gave me a bag of dried salted anchovies the other day, so I decided to fry them up to a crispy fry, then keep them in the cooler. I noticed there was a lot of shake at the bottom of the bag, and it could only be pure anchovy, with some salt. So I spent the entire morning making anchovy bouillon. I put all the shake in the spice grinder, and pulverized it into a fine powder. There was a little moisture from being in the cooler, so I was able to knead it like dough. So I shaped it in to balls, and used it for my noodle broth for lunch. I kept the leftover oil from frying the anchovies, because it tasted very light. So I fried up some chopped garlic and mustard green stems in the anchovy oil. Then I added chopped cilantro, mustard green leaves, and fish balls into the broth of a single home made anchovy bouillon ball. Needed a little salt, but it tasted great. Alhamdulillah. It didn't taste fishy at all. Rather, it tasted milky. It must have been the chopped mustard green stems.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151001
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I find it difficult to accept that you be extremely busy and not have digestive problems. It's not just the stress of work, but also the inconsistency of the food you find on the road. Most people think that if you consume something or diet frequently enough, then you would get used to it. I find that the stomach, especially of sensitive people, would shut down with persistent abuse. The glutton becomes obese, the anorexic becomes unable to eat, and the bulimic dry heaves for no reason.You should try to make life easy and predictable for your tummy when you are busy traveling and what not. Prepare your own food as often as possible. Just something to get you by, until life allows you a pause. Before you check into your hotel room, stop by a grocery store and pick up some sliced bread, sliced meats/cheeses, salad mix and fruit. Or stop by a convenience store and buy some sliced bread, sliced meats/cheeses and canned food/fruit. Or in a foreign country, stop by a convenience store and pick up some flat bread and canned food. When you have to leave town, just chuck the lot into the trash then repeat the process when you get to the next town. Wasteful maybe, but not on your tummy.
You must take care of your tummy since I'm not there to take care of you! Don't experiment with food when you're busy: keep it predictable. Don't trust strangers to prepare your food. Don't starve yourself either. Remember to say, "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before taking the first bite/sip. I love you, and I need you.
I find it difficult to accept that you be extremely busy and not have digestive problems. It's not just the stress of work, but also the inconsistency of the food you find on the road. Most people think that if you consume something or diet frequently enough, then you would get used to it. I find that the stomach, especially of sensitive people, would shut down with persistent abuse. The glutton becomes obese, the anorexic becomes unable to eat, and the bulimic dry heaves for no reason.You should try to make life easy and predictable for your tummy when you are busy traveling and what not. Prepare your own food as often as possible. Just something to get you by, until life allows you a pause. Before you check into your hotel room, stop by a grocery store and pick up some sliced bread, sliced meats/cheeses, salad mix and fruit. Or stop by a convenience store and buy some sliced bread, sliced meats/cheeses and canned food/fruit. Or in a foreign country, stop by a convenience store and pick up some flat bread and canned food. When you have to leave town, just chuck the lot into the trash then repeat the process when you get to the next town. Wasteful maybe, but not on your tummy.
You must take care of your tummy since I'm not there to take care of you! Don't experiment with food when you're busy: keep it predictable. Don't trust strangers to prepare your food. Don't starve yourself either. Remember to say, "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before taking the first bite/sip. I love you, and I need you.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150930
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I hope you're not feeling too lonely. This may seem like an uncomfortable topic, but I am very concerned about your emotions. I did warn you that it gets very lonely at the top. The worst part of it is when friends become competitors. Worse than the worst is when money is involved. I don't think I'm at the top or whatever (I don't have any money, it's very difficult to feel successful), but it is not my nature to be competitive. I just do, and I have done it alone for so long that I'm used to it. I can't expect you to feel the same way, so I worry about that. At least you will find out who your real friends are. If you need someone to talk to, you can always talk to me. Please have faith and patience and pray that Allah will resolve our affair for us in happiness and security. For whatever it's worth, I reassure you with Allah as my witness that my promise to you is true- I don't go slutting around or even talking to other girls. Very strange for the Rock and Roll business. But I love you, and I need you.
I hope you are eating properly, enough to maintain your energy especially now you are super busy. I guess you found out that endorsing something doesn't mean that you have to endorse something in your underwear. So you can dress modestly if you want, rather it gives you more middle class credibility. I don't want you to lose any self esteem, so please try to stay fit and healthy. Yeah, I know you can't do an infomercial while doing butt crunches. Unless it's about butt crunches. I know I sound like a mother hen. The world needs you. MashaAllah. Because you are MY girl.
I hope you're not feeling too lonely. This may seem like an uncomfortable topic, but I am very concerned about your emotions. I did warn you that it gets very lonely at the top. The worst part of it is when friends become competitors. Worse than the worst is when money is involved. I don't think I'm at the top or whatever (I don't have any money, it's very difficult to feel successful), but it is not my nature to be competitive. I just do, and I have done it alone for so long that I'm used to it. I can't expect you to feel the same way, so I worry about that. At least you will find out who your real friends are. If you need someone to talk to, you can always talk to me. Please have faith and patience and pray that Allah will resolve our affair for us in happiness and security. For whatever it's worth, I reassure you with Allah as my witness that my promise to you is true- I don't go slutting around or even talking to other girls. Very strange for the Rock and Roll business. But I love you, and I need you.
I hope you are eating properly, enough to maintain your energy especially now you are super busy. I guess you found out that endorsing something doesn't mean that you have to endorse something in your underwear. So you can dress modestly if you want, rather it gives you more middle class credibility. I don't want you to lose any self esteem, so please try to stay fit and healthy. Yeah, I know you can't do an infomercial while doing butt crunches. Unless it's about butt crunches. I know I sound like a mother hen. The world needs you. MashaAllah. Because you are MY girl.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150929
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin, my darling! Are you in the mood for love today? I wish I were with you, just for us to be together. I love you, and I need you.
It's been a busy day today for me. A lot of running around, paying bills. My power bill, Internet bill, phone bill, water bill... so I had lunch downtown. Flat bread and curry. I'm feeling a little groggy, because I worked late on the Internet last night. I'm a groggy doggy! But I didn't sleep all day obviously. After voice training, I tended the garden, and scraped dirt out of the fire pit. It's tough to get any work done with a Bat Cat perched on me like a feline parrot. He would be a lot cuter if he didn't dig his claws in. Shoo! I spent so much today, I didn't want to go to the night market. So I harvested the eggplant in my garden, and for dinner I had flat bread with beef and eggplant marinara sauce. Want some? Oh, I forgot to work out! I'll catch up tomorrow inshaAllah.
Hi Erin, my darling! Are you in the mood for love today? I wish I were with you, just for us to be together. I love you, and I need you.
It's been a busy day today for me. A lot of running around, paying bills. My power bill, Internet bill, phone bill, water bill... so I had lunch downtown. Flat bread and curry. I'm feeling a little groggy, because I worked late on the Internet last night. I'm a groggy doggy! But I didn't sleep all day obviously. After voice training, I tended the garden, and scraped dirt out of the fire pit. It's tough to get any work done with a Bat Cat perched on me like a feline parrot. He would be a lot cuter if he didn't dig his claws in. Shoo! I spent so much today, I didn't want to go to the night market. So I harvested the eggplant in my garden, and for dinner I had flat bread with beef and eggplant marinara sauce. Want some? Oh, I forgot to work out! I'll catch up tomorrow inshaAllah.
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