In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
You are probably tired of people getting jealous of you. Well, jealousy is human nature. You may think, "But I'm nice, why must they get jealous?" Yes you are nice, but jealousy is a deep problem. It's both a religious and philosophical paradox. In the Qur'an (and the Bible, too) is a story of two brothers, where one brother became jealous of the other brother and murdered him. Now the brother who was killed in this tale allowed himself to be killed, but I'm not as elevated as that. I want to fight back, especially if I have loved ones to protect. I'm old enough and have been in this business long enough to know who is feeling or practising envy towards me. But even with knowledge, one can only react with the moment. There is no justice in prevention when it comes to envy. You can't attack someone for the way they feel. They would say, "That's just the way I feel, and I can't help it." Sheesh, whatever. There's nothing OK about jealousy. But the best that one can do is to prepare and react to acts of envy.
There is a prayer, though. Recite "Al Falaq", loudly if possible. Oh Sweetheart. I wish we were together. I love you and I need you.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Qur'an 20160103
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
1. Say, "I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,"
2. From the mischief of created things.
3. From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads.
4. From the mischief of those who practise secret arts.
5. And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.
(The Daybreak 112:1-4)
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1. Say, "I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,"
2. From the mischief of created things.
3. From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads.
4. From the mischief of those who practise secret arts.
5. And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.
(The Daybreak 112:1-4)
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160102
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Sweetheart! How's it going, Gorgeous? Are you staying busy? I'm sure you are, so please make sure you look after yourself properly, for you and for me. I love you, and I need you.
Today is pizza day over here. Being by myself, I used to make one pizza at a time. Nowadays, I make 3 pizzas at a time. Knowledge and experience makes a pizza taste good, because obviously I don't have a professional oven in my humble home, plus the limitation of ingredients due to budget. Sliced cheese instead of mozzarella, for example. I made a chicken and pineapple pizza for my parents. My Mom requested chicken and pineapple toppings this time. Then I delivered a sausage and basil pizza to Ina at her restaurant. In return, she gave me a tupperware of spicy chilli sauce. Great for everything rice or soup. Ironically, I swore that I would never make another pizza ever again after quitting the pizza joint due to a foot injury. I guess God knows better. Praise be to Allah.
Hello Sweetheart! How's it going, Gorgeous? Are you staying busy? I'm sure you are, so please make sure you look after yourself properly, for you and for me. I love you, and I need you.
Today is pizza day over here. Being by myself, I used to make one pizza at a time. Nowadays, I make 3 pizzas at a time. Knowledge and experience makes a pizza taste good, because obviously I don't have a professional oven in my humble home, plus the limitation of ingredients due to budget. Sliced cheese instead of mozzarella, for example. I made a chicken and pineapple pizza for my parents. My Mom requested chicken and pineapple toppings this time. Then I delivered a sausage and basil pizza to Ina at her restaurant. In return, she gave me a tupperware of spicy chilli sauce. Great for everything rice or soup. Ironically, I swore that I would never make another pizza ever again after quitting the pizza joint due to a foot injury. I guess God knows better. Praise be to Allah.
Qur'an 20160102
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
1. Say, "God is Allah, the One and Only."
2. Allah the Eternal, Absolute.
3. God begets not, nor is God begotten.
4. And there is none like unto God.
(The Purity of Faith 112:1-4)
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1. Say, "God is Allah, the One and Only."
2. Allah the Eternal, Absolute.
3. God begets not, nor is God begotten.
4. And there is none like unto God.
(The Purity of Faith 112:1-4)
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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Letter to Erin 20160101
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy New Year! Hey Baby, Hey Baby! I love you and I need you. I don't really have any New Year resolutions. How about you? I would really appreciate and respect that you keep your nose clean and stop drinking those weird tasting beverages. Being at the top is lonely enough, you need all your wits to be Queen. But relax, Sweetie. I'm with you. You're MY girl!
Like I said, I don't have any resolutions for the new year. I'm sure I have bad habits, but none that make me unrighteous and unfaithful inshaAllah. I am stressing about your birthday present. What to do? I obviously I can't buy something and give it to you. I need to give you a ring first. So unless it rains money on me, I hope you don't mind something virtual. And simple. I know you would want me to take it up a notch or whatever, but things are looney enough as it is. How about something stable and predictable instead? Please?
Happy New Year! Hey Baby, Hey Baby! I love you and I need you. I don't really have any New Year resolutions. How about you? I would really appreciate and respect that you keep your nose clean and stop drinking those weird tasting beverages. Being at the top is lonely enough, you need all your wits to be Queen. But relax, Sweetie. I'm with you. You're MY girl!
Like I said, I don't have any resolutions for the new year. I'm sure I have bad habits, but none that make me unrighteous and unfaithful inshaAllah. I am stressing about your birthday present. What to do? I obviously I can't buy something and give it to you. I need to give you a ring first. So unless it rains money on me, I hope you don't mind something virtual. And simple. I know you would want me to take it up a notch or whatever, but things are looney enough as it is. How about something stable and predictable instead? Please?
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151231
Hello there! Hi there! Time ticks on, and I'm still not married. You are my girl. I love you and I want to marry you. I need you.
Alas, I have no power. The proof of that is that I have no money. I have no money to build your house, so I have no power. I have no money to buy musical instruments, so I have no power. I am like a caged ape being fed reasons to live every once in a while. I have no power. Allah has all the power.
I hang my trash on a nail on the wall at about eye level. Like a caveman, huh? But some vicious beasts have figured out that they can jump high and hang on to the trash bag with their claws, and rip the bag open. So now I have to keep my trash in a bin on the floor with a lid on it. Menacing varmints are forcing me to be civilized.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151230
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, beautiful girl! You are my girl, and I love you so. Please stay blonde for me, because I prefer blondes. I need you.
I spent the evening hacking away at the tree on the roof of the old house sitting on the space where I will build your house inshaAllah. It's taking a long time, yeah I know. A tree is a very heavy object, and it's difficult to swing a machete upwards over my head. Every blow landed diagonally on the trunk, so I had no choice but to use my left hand also, which is bad in aim. I managed to get only one branch down today, but there is only one branch left. Then there's a bigger tree on top of the roof on the other side of the house.
My Dad gave some good sized hardtail scad this morning, so I had that for lunch. The back had been cut open, so I chopped off the heads and tails. Slicing the back open is a procedure for stuffing, but I didn't stuff the fish. I smothered the insides with tom yam paste (tom yam is a tamarind-based Siamese hot sour soup) with salt and ground cilantro, and fried it up. Alhamdulillah. Delicious. A success. You must try some. Dinner was half pitas stuffed with steak and potatoes in brown gravy. Alhamdulillah. Delicious and filling.
Hello, beautiful girl! You are my girl, and I love you so. Please stay blonde for me, because I prefer blondes. I need you.
I spent the evening hacking away at the tree on the roof of the old house sitting on the space where I will build your house inshaAllah. It's taking a long time, yeah I know. A tree is a very heavy object, and it's difficult to swing a machete upwards over my head. Every blow landed diagonally on the trunk, so I had no choice but to use my left hand also, which is bad in aim. I managed to get only one branch down today, but there is only one branch left. Then there's a bigger tree on top of the roof on the other side of the house.
My Dad gave some good sized hardtail scad this morning, so I had that for lunch. The back had been cut open, so I chopped off the heads and tails. Slicing the back open is a procedure for stuffing, but I didn't stuff the fish. I smothered the insides with tom yam paste (tom yam is a tamarind-based Siamese hot sour soup) with salt and ground cilantro, and fried it up. Alhamdulillah. Delicious. A success. You must try some. Dinner was half pitas stuffed with steak and potatoes in brown gravy. Alhamdulillah. Delicious and filling.
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