In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How are you today, my beautiful beloved? I'm doing OK over here. It's another regular day, nothing out of the ordinary going on. My Dad bought a new leaf blower, so I played with that for a bit. I'll have to say that it beats using a broom. For dinner, I made pizza. When you make pizza at home, you have to focus on the bread first, and make sure the pizza crust is perfect and ready to eat before you add sauce and toppings. Like buying one of those premade crusts at the supermarket. Assuming of course, you have an ordinary oven and not the huge steel ovens with concrete slates. My oven is quite small, and I can only make a maximum of 8" pizza. With my home made dough, I stretch it out then crisp the bottom on the flat pan I use for tortillas. I flip it over to cook the top, but not too much. Now it's time for the sauce and the toppings. I use my home made marinara sauce, which is spicy. I'm only budgeted for sliced cheese, but I can't find the right mozzarella around here anyway, so there. I don't have any basil to harvest either, so there. Today's pizza is a sausage pizza. I didn't make my usual home made halal beef sausage recipe because I had a lot of leftover "rendang" spices that my Mom made, so I mixed that into the ground beef for a lemongrass and coconut flavored sausage. Since it's only sliced cheese, I put it on last after the sausage has cooked on the pizza, then bake the cheese just enough to melt it. It's good pizza, especially considering the limitations. I made a pizza for my parents, one for you, and one for me. Oh, I ate yours. But I do love you! And I need you.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151118
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I am a servant of Allah. Erin is my girl, I love her and I will marry her inshaAllah. I need her. Ya Allah, please bear witness that I serve You, and anyone who harms my wife is an enemy of Allah. Ya Allah, please protect us and our loved ones, and make our path easy.
It is very expensive to maintain an army. Sun Tzu knew this thousands of years ago. It is more expensive to hide the army, and costlier than that to hide the leaders and generals. Why hide? I hide because I don't want to be worshiped, or regarded as some sort of spiritual or political leader. The leaders and generals of the secret army hide because they don't want to be caught. Since maintaining an army is so expensive, the way to track down the leaders and generals is to follow the money. They know this, so they arrange a trail's end with someone who will carry the blame. A patsy. A squad leader. A sergeant. But as long as the boss is still empowered, the war is not over. They killed Osama bin Laden. Is the war over? No, because he wasn't the boss. I feel pity for the soldiers who sacrifice themselves while thinking they are martyrs, because they will have to confront Allah with the fact that they never bothered to question their orders, because the murder of innocent civilians is not justice, but oppression. PHARAOH. By the way, the first army to utilize suicide bombers was from Sri Lanka. PAGANS.
What's so profitable about the Middle East anyway? Well, there's oil. Right next door to the Middle East is India, with the largest natural deposit of iron in the world. Oil and iron. However, the secret army is not making any gains from annexation. So far. Therefore the financier has to be an organization with diversified incomes. But an organization is not in itself evil: it is the individuals that drive the organization that are evil. I feel sorry for any investigator trying to follow the money, because they will most likely be on the payroll of those they investigate. But why France? They lost their military might after World War One, and are still trying to catch up. What's left is good food and good clothes. Food and fashion. The attack on France seems more personal than strategic. Here we follow the characteristic of evil, which is uncontrolled lust. Therefore, the individuals to investigate are the wealthy ones who make prostitutes out of models. Link these people to the secret army, and you would have found the bosses.
I am a servant of Allah. Erin is my girl, I love her and I will marry her inshaAllah. I need her. Ya Allah, please bear witness that I serve You, and anyone who harms my wife is an enemy of Allah. Ya Allah, please protect us and our loved ones, and make our path easy.
It is very expensive to maintain an army. Sun Tzu knew this thousands of years ago. It is more expensive to hide the army, and costlier than that to hide the leaders and generals. Why hide? I hide because I don't want to be worshiped, or regarded as some sort of spiritual or political leader. The leaders and generals of the secret army hide because they don't want to be caught. Since maintaining an army is so expensive, the way to track down the leaders and generals is to follow the money. They know this, so they arrange a trail's end with someone who will carry the blame. A patsy. A squad leader. A sergeant. But as long as the boss is still empowered, the war is not over. They killed Osama bin Laden. Is the war over? No, because he wasn't the boss. I feel pity for the soldiers who sacrifice themselves while thinking they are martyrs, because they will have to confront Allah with the fact that they never bothered to question their orders, because the murder of innocent civilians is not justice, but oppression. PHARAOH. By the way, the first army to utilize suicide bombers was from Sri Lanka. PAGANS.
What's so profitable about the Middle East anyway? Well, there's oil. Right next door to the Middle East is India, with the largest natural deposit of iron in the world. Oil and iron. However, the secret army is not making any gains from annexation. So far. Therefore the financier has to be an organization with diversified incomes. But an organization is not in itself evil: it is the individuals that drive the organization that are evil. I feel sorry for any investigator trying to follow the money, because they will most likely be on the payroll of those they investigate. But why France? They lost their military might after World War One, and are still trying to catch up. What's left is good food and good clothes. Food and fashion. The attack on France seems more personal than strategic. Here we follow the characteristic of evil, which is uncontrolled lust. Therefore, the individuals to investigate are the wealthy ones who make prostitutes out of models. Link these people to the secret army, and you would have found the bosses.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151117
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, beautiful girl! I love you so much. I'm writing to you a little later than usual, because when I went to the might market just now I got distracted by a kilo of chicken wings. Yeah, it's chicken wing night tonight. It's probably not a blessing that I eat a whole kilo of hot wings by myself, but everything's a blessing because sometimes we misinterpret. I just meant to pick up some cilantro for my marinara sauce. Chicken wings take a long time to cook, even at high heat. Got to get that skin crispy, you know. Plus being hounded by vicious beasts all that time. But I gave the kittens their snackipoos after I got done devouring my share. Oh, I forgot to make ranch dressing!
Well, of course I wish you were here to share my chicken wings with me. I need you, you're my girl! So I guess I'll make marinara sauce tomorrow morning. I just made a batch of dough last night, which should be ready the day after tomorrow. I like to make hard dough, so it ages slowly. So I will be making a batch of chili as well. That should warm you up during those cold nights of yours! It was bloody hot again this morning. You should be here, so you can wear a bikini 24/7. No you can't, I won't let you. Anyway, it looks like pizza will also be on the menu in the near future. My basil isn't mature yet, but it should taste pretty good anyway. InshaAllah. I have a lot of experience making pizza, you know. You're welcome to join me for pizza anytime. Meanwhile, please bundle up and stay warm OK?
Hi there, beautiful girl! I love you so much. I'm writing to you a little later than usual, because when I went to the might market just now I got distracted by a kilo of chicken wings. Yeah, it's chicken wing night tonight. It's probably not a blessing that I eat a whole kilo of hot wings by myself, but everything's a blessing because sometimes we misinterpret. I just meant to pick up some cilantro for my marinara sauce. Chicken wings take a long time to cook, even at high heat. Got to get that skin crispy, you know. Plus being hounded by vicious beasts all that time. But I gave the kittens their snackipoos after I got done devouring my share. Oh, I forgot to make ranch dressing!
Well, of course I wish you were here to share my chicken wings with me. I need you, you're my girl! So I guess I'll make marinara sauce tomorrow morning. I just made a batch of dough last night, which should be ready the day after tomorrow. I like to make hard dough, so it ages slowly. So I will be making a batch of chili as well. That should warm you up during those cold nights of yours! It was bloody hot again this morning. You should be here, so you can wear a bikini 24/7. No you can't, I won't let you. Anyway, it looks like pizza will also be on the menu in the near future. My basil isn't mature yet, but it should taste pretty good anyway. InshaAllah. I have a lot of experience making pizza, you know. You're welcome to join me for pizza anytime. Meanwhile, please bundle up and stay warm OK?
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151116
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Don't you get the feeling that some wealthy pervert just threw a tantrum? Oh hi, Erin! How are you? How's business? Please make sure you get sufficient rest and eat properly, OK? Always know that I love you, and I need you. Right now, I'm watching TV while I write this letter. Mysteryquest: The Zodiac Killer. I'm not good at decoding ciphers. I take a different approach to analyzing crimes. Anyway, there's not much going on here today. I had a filling dinner, noodles with chicken in spicy soy sauce. I have lots left over if you want some, otherwise I'll just have it for breakfast or lunch tomorrow. After this, I have to make a batch of dough then I have to play guitar for a while. You take care, my beloved.
Don't you get the feeling that some wealthy pervert just threw a tantrum? Oh hi, Erin! How are you? How's business? Please make sure you get sufficient rest and eat properly, OK? Always know that I love you, and I need you. Right now, I'm watching TV while I write this letter. Mysteryquest: The Zodiac Killer. I'm not good at decoding ciphers. I take a different approach to analyzing crimes. Anyway, there's not much going on here today. I had a filling dinner, noodles with chicken in spicy soy sauce. I have lots left over if you want some, otherwise I'll just have it for breakfast or lunch tomorrow. After this, I have to make a batch of dough then I have to play guitar for a while. You take care, my beloved.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151115
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! Is it nice and cold over there? It was bloody hot this morning. My okra dried up over the afternoon, even though I gave it plenty of water in the morning. Some plants are fussy. If I give my cilantro too much water, it rots. Right now, it's raining. Boy, it's raining- it's pelting down cats and dogs. Well since it's cold over there, at least you have more options in clothing. Wear a nice suit for me, OK?
I've been trying to grow my own food. Like okra, mustard greens, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. I dug up some tapioca for dinner, and boiled it. I don't usually eat tapioca, but my Mom loves it. I managed to dig up 2 large roots, so I gave one to my Mom. I had never boiled tapioca before, so it was first time to process it. Some parts are woody, and some parts are soft, so I used a hacksaw to separate the parts. Boiling softens up the tapioca, and boiling it too much turns it into mush. Hey, you can make a cake with it! The locals do make a cake with tapioca, it's called "bengkang". I wonder what it would taste like with chocolate?
Bob Cat and Bat Cat haven't been eating out of my hand lately. They've acquired a taste for mice, and God knows there's plenty of mice around here. They work as a team to round up the mice: one brother flushes them out, and the other pins them down. They don't like the skin and guts, so they leave that lying around the yard. It's a blessing to have such professional mousers in the family, but mice are poisonous to humans so I have to be careful that my cats don't scratch or bite me. What great cats, though. Alhamdulillah.
Well, make sure you bundle up and stay warm, OK? I love you, Sweetie. And I need you.
Hi Erin! Is it nice and cold over there? It was bloody hot this morning. My okra dried up over the afternoon, even though I gave it plenty of water in the morning. Some plants are fussy. If I give my cilantro too much water, it rots. Right now, it's raining. Boy, it's raining- it's pelting down cats and dogs. Well since it's cold over there, at least you have more options in clothing. Wear a nice suit for me, OK?
I've been trying to grow my own food. Like okra, mustard greens, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. I dug up some tapioca for dinner, and boiled it. I don't usually eat tapioca, but my Mom loves it. I managed to dig up 2 large roots, so I gave one to my Mom. I had never boiled tapioca before, so it was first time to process it. Some parts are woody, and some parts are soft, so I used a hacksaw to separate the parts. Boiling softens up the tapioca, and boiling it too much turns it into mush. Hey, you can make a cake with it! The locals do make a cake with tapioca, it's called "bengkang". I wonder what it would taste like with chocolate?
Bob Cat and Bat Cat haven't been eating out of my hand lately. They've acquired a taste for mice, and God knows there's plenty of mice around here. They work as a team to round up the mice: one brother flushes them out, and the other pins them down. They don't like the skin and guts, so they leave that lying around the yard. It's a blessing to have such professional mousers in the family, but mice are poisonous to humans so I have to be careful that my cats don't scratch or bite me. What great cats, though. Alhamdulillah.
Well, make sure you bundle up and stay warm, OK? I love you, Sweetie. And I need you.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151114
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin. How are you doing, my love? I'm sitting here as usual, waiting for them to call the sunset prayer while I write this letter. Today is Friday. I had to attend Friday prayers at a mosque 3 miles away, because the local mosque is remodeling. They don't have air conditioning, but they do have a huge compound, well kept too,almost like a mansion. The actual mosque is not that big. The vicinity also situates the royal golf course and some other tourist attractions, and the annual cat show is held in the area as well. I don't generally hang around the area, beautiful though it is. I would rather work on my own garden. I need more vegetables!
I did have a good harvest of kelisa today, you know the legumes that grow on my fence that I told you about. So I saute them lightly in a sauce made of soy paste, garlic and hot pepper puree, throw in some chopped steak, then stuff it all into dough and deep fry them. That was dinner. I ate your portion, I'm sorry. My cost of living went up when I got home Internet. Seems measly, but my budget isn't big. It's worth it though, because the commute to the Internet cafe was getting too dangerous. Always someone trying to tag me with their car. Not occasionally, but most of the time. So I got sick of it, and got home Internet. That also gave me more time to work on growing my own vegetables. I'm not very good at it but I'm getting better, and inshaAllah soon I will get great and consistent harvests. I pray you are eating properly and getting enough rest. I know you are very busy now, so please take good care of yourself. I love you and I need you.
Hi Erin. How are you doing, my love? I'm sitting here as usual, waiting for them to call the sunset prayer while I write this letter. Today is Friday. I had to attend Friday prayers at a mosque 3 miles away, because the local mosque is remodeling. They don't have air conditioning, but they do have a huge compound, well kept too,almost like a mansion. The actual mosque is not that big. The vicinity also situates the royal golf course and some other tourist attractions, and the annual cat show is held in the area as well. I don't generally hang around the area, beautiful though it is. I would rather work on my own garden. I need more vegetables!
I did have a good harvest of kelisa today, you know the legumes that grow on my fence that I told you about. So I saute them lightly in a sauce made of soy paste, garlic and hot pepper puree, throw in some chopped steak, then stuff it all into dough and deep fry them. That was dinner. I ate your portion, I'm sorry. My cost of living went up when I got home Internet. Seems measly, but my budget isn't big. It's worth it though, because the commute to the Internet cafe was getting too dangerous. Always someone trying to tag me with their car. Not occasionally, but most of the time. So I got sick of it, and got home Internet. That also gave me more time to work on growing my own vegetables. I'm not very good at it but I'm getting better, and inshaAllah soon I will get great and consistent harvests. I pray you are eating properly and getting enough rest. I know you are very busy now, so please take good care of yourself. I love you and I need you.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151113
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Sweetheart! How are you feeling? Are you eating well? I just got home after eating dinner. I had rice. Are you enjoying your caviar and toast? I don't know if I would enjoy caviar all the time. What I would eat all the time if I had the money, is beef jerky. The quality stuff. The stuff with lots of fat, and super spicy.
It's just another normal day here for me. The Struggle to be Normal. I went out for drinking water and gasoline in the morning, and in the evening I cut grass. My parents treated me to dinner, so I ate out. I practice bass as usual tonight, then take watch TV and snack on sunflower seeds. Did you know that sunflower seeds is a cure for gastritis? Well, I hope you don't get writer's cramp from signing all those autographs. Please make sure you look after yourself. Please stay clean and get plenty of rest. I love you and I need you.
Hello Sweetheart! How are you feeling? Are you eating well? I just got home after eating dinner. I had rice. Are you enjoying your caviar and toast? I don't know if I would enjoy caviar all the time. What I would eat all the time if I had the money, is beef jerky. The quality stuff. The stuff with lots of fat, and super spicy.
It's just another normal day here for me. The Struggle to be Normal. I went out for drinking water and gasoline in the morning, and in the evening I cut grass. My parents treated me to dinner, so I ate out. I practice bass as usual tonight, then take watch TV and snack on sunflower seeds. Did you know that sunflower seeds is a cure for gastritis? Well, I hope you don't get writer's cramp from signing all those autographs. Please make sure you look after yourself. Please stay clean and get plenty of rest. I love you and I need you.
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