In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Yeah, I'll be the first to admit that I'm the laziest butt in the world. Although it seems I do a lot of manual labor, I don't like it. I would rather eat junk food and watch TV. I'm 50 years old! Isn't that what other men my age do?
Aaa! I don't want to think about it! Let's talk about dinner instead. I still have lots of tofu left, and I need to use it up while it's still fresh. So for dinner, it's a tofu and cheese omelet. I don't like my omelets all-white or all-yellow. If you were to beat an egg before cooking it, it would turn out all-yellow, right? The yolk takes over. Instead, I approach an omelet like sunny side up eggs. I break the eggs into the hot greased pan, then break the yolks and mix them into the whites without blending them, like Neapolitan ice cream. For this omelet I used 3 eggs, salt, pepper, powdered milk, sliced tofu and sliced cheese. Oh no, my saute pan is too small! Even though the pan was too small, the flavor is awesome alhamdulillah. You must try it! I love fresh tofu. I enjoyed the omelet with fresh tortillas and my Mom's "sambal belacan".
Now don't get me wrong, I still do physical labor. How else can I get yard work done? Today I cut the grass at my house, my parents' house and your house inshaAllah. Now I'll lie back, and watch TV. Please make sure you take good care of yourself, and get plenty of rest. Keep safe, OK? I love you and I need you.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160115
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Well, none of us is perfect, least of all me. Marriage takes work as it is: I'm not even married yet, and haven't even begun to work. You're so sweet and beautiful, I love you and I need you. We must try to be patient with each other because after all, I must be the laziest butt in the world. I am concerned about our kids, because I want to bring more good people into the world. InshaAllah. And of course we have to be good parents. InshaAllah. Please pray.
My grilled chicken turned out great this morning. Alhamdulillah. My barbecue sauce worked great. It has to be the fermented anchovies that gave it kick. I like that stone grill I just bought. As for dinner, I had planned tofu in brown gravy with sliced steak on top. Then when I reached for the brown gravy mix, I discovered that my latest batch of dough was soft enough to use. I thought it would be ready tomorrow. So instead of steak, I had the tofu with a couple of tortillas. Awesome, alhamdulillah. If the tofu is good, then you don't need meat. You don't need anything at all, just a little salt.
Well, none of us is perfect, least of all me. Marriage takes work as it is: I'm not even married yet, and haven't even begun to work. You're so sweet and beautiful, I love you and I need you. We must try to be patient with each other because after all, I must be the laziest butt in the world. I am concerned about our kids, because I want to bring more good people into the world. InshaAllah. And of course we have to be good parents. InshaAllah. Please pray.
My grilled chicken turned out great this morning. Alhamdulillah. My barbecue sauce worked great. It has to be the fermented anchovies that gave it kick. I like that stone grill I just bought. As for dinner, I had planned tofu in brown gravy with sliced steak on top. Then when I reached for the brown gravy mix, I discovered that my latest batch of dough was soft enough to use. I thought it would be ready tomorrow. So instead of steak, I had the tofu with a couple of tortillas. Awesome, alhamdulillah. If the tofu is good, then you don't need meat. You don't need anything at all, just a little salt.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160114
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
You know what I love about you the most, Erin? It's your sincerity. I have the belief that you are sincere with me, about being married to me. I can't prove it, but I believe it. It makes me feel that I can love you forever. I love you and I need you. Praise be to Allah.
I finally got around to doing some grocery shopping this morning. I got some chicken wings and breast, tofu, won ton skins, chili fixings, etc. Just the usual stuff. Thus I'm writing this letter later than usual, because I spent most of the evening and night doing kitchen work. I made my home made hot sauce but with extra ginger this time. I also made some ketchup based barbecue sauce for my grilled chicken breast tomorrow. Mostly ketchup and fermented anchovies, with soy sauce and some spices. That took a while, then I had a late dinner of stuffed won tons. It's been a while since I had it last, and they sure tasted good. I had a lot too, so you should have been here to share my dinner with me. Thus again, I just got done stuffing old ketchup bottles with home made hot sauce before clearing my desk to write.
You know what I love about you the most, Erin? It's your sincerity. I have the belief that you are sincere with me, about being married to me. I can't prove it, but I believe it. It makes me feel that I can love you forever. I love you and I need you. Praise be to Allah.
I finally got around to doing some grocery shopping this morning. I got some chicken wings and breast, tofu, won ton skins, chili fixings, etc. Just the usual stuff. Thus I'm writing this letter later than usual, because I spent most of the evening and night doing kitchen work. I made my home made hot sauce but with extra ginger this time. I also made some ketchup based barbecue sauce for my grilled chicken breast tomorrow. Mostly ketchup and fermented anchovies, with soy sauce and some spices. That took a while, then I had a late dinner of stuffed won tons. It's been a while since I had it last, and they sure tasted good. I had a lot too, so you should have been here to share my dinner with me. Thus again, I just got done stuffing old ketchup bottles with home made hot sauce before clearing my desk to write.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160113
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hey there! Hi there! How's it going today? Busy girl. It must be nice to be popular. I'm the one who loves you, and wants to marry you. I need you.
I had no desire to go out today, after being under the sun all morning yesterday. Some people like being under the sun, but not me. It reminds me too much of the desert, wihch I abhor. I like autumn weather or the first snow, which of course I can't get here. Instead, I get to experience the majesty of the tropical world right after it stops raining. Truly breathtaking, and full of life. I stayed in, worked on the garden a little, and took it easy. The fruit from the head that leans to the left on that female papaya tree with 2 heads always rots quickly. Even when I picked the fruit early and put it in the cooler, it still rotted. What's up with that? I don't want rotten fruit. So I chucked it by the wall so perhaps it may germinate. Papayas can't be sowed. They grow wherever they feel like it.
Dinner was rice steamed in brown gravy with sliced tenderloin and dried crispy fried onions on top. Sounds gourmet and actually does taste kind of good, but the truth is I need to go shopping because there's not much left in my cooler. But you're welcome to share my dinner anytime. Babe.
Hey there! Hi there! How's it going today? Busy girl. It must be nice to be popular. I'm the one who loves you, and wants to marry you. I need you.
I had no desire to go out today, after being under the sun all morning yesterday. Some people like being under the sun, but not me. It reminds me too much of the desert, wihch I abhor. I like autumn weather or the first snow, which of course I can't get here. Instead, I get to experience the majesty of the tropical world right after it stops raining. Truly breathtaking, and full of life. I stayed in, worked on the garden a little, and took it easy. The fruit from the head that leans to the left on that female papaya tree with 2 heads always rots quickly. Even when I picked the fruit early and put it in the cooler, it still rotted. What's up with that? I don't want rotten fruit. So I chucked it by the wall so perhaps it may germinate. Papayas can't be sowed. They grow wherever they feel like it.
Dinner was rice steamed in brown gravy with sliced tenderloin and dried crispy fried onions on top. Sounds gourmet and actually does taste kind of good, but the truth is I need to go shopping because there's not much left in my cooler. But you're welcome to share my dinner anytime. Babe.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160112
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there! How are you feeling? It's been rather busy, so it's hard to calm down sometimes. And it's so hot over here. At least it's cold over there. No sweat! Well, I hope you are keeping safe. I read about that incident in Brooklyn Park. Please try to stay home! If you need to go running, then use an indoors track. Oh, it's so difficult to be beautiful. I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please protect my beloved.
Yeah, it's been a busy morning and I've been driving around on my motorcycle under the blazing sun all morning. Long lines, too. So I took a nap while I was at the Land Office. Good thing too, because I was there an hour and a half. But the time just whizzed by in Sleepyland. I think I was snoring, too. It wasn't enough sleep though, and I was struggling through voice training. But I managed to finish my set. Praise be to Allah.
Yeah, I'm beat. Dinner was tenderloin and oyster mushrooms in half pitas. I really like those half pitas. I think they're the best form of fry bread. You must try it sometime. Wow, I think I'll take a nap before I go to sleep.
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Hi there! How are you feeling? It's been rather busy, so it's hard to calm down sometimes. And it's so hot over here. At least it's cold over there. No sweat! Well, I hope you are keeping safe. I read about that incident in Brooklyn Park. Please try to stay home! If you need to go running, then use an indoors track. Oh, it's so difficult to be beautiful. I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please protect my beloved.
Yeah, it's been a busy morning and I've been driving around on my motorcycle under the blazing sun all morning. Long lines, too. So I took a nap while I was at the Land Office. Good thing too, because I was there an hour and a half. But the time just whizzed by in Sleepyland. I think I was snoring, too. It wasn't enough sleep though, and I was struggling through voice training. But I managed to finish my set. Praise be to Allah.
Yeah, I'm beat. Dinner was tenderloin and oyster mushrooms in half pitas. I really like those half pitas. I think they're the best form of fry bread. You must try it sometime. Wow, I think I'll take a nap before I go to sleep.
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160111
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Princess. Hi Peaches. Staying busy? There's always something to do around here. Sundays I have to clean my parents' house in the morning. I started my morning at 5 am, so I was hammered by noon. Good thing I got a nap in before voice training. After that, I started work on my hydroponic system, but I didn't get a chance to finish it. I had to stop to take down the green coconuts before the squirrels devoured them. I used to get quite a few ripe coconuts over at your house inshaAllah, but nowadays they don't get a chance to ripen because the squirrels get them first. At least the young coconuts make a great drink, which my Mom loves.
By the time I got done with that, it was almost sunset. Gosh, how time flies! I needed to buy a new grill, and I didn't want to travel during the day because of how blistering hot it's been. Which is a good thing because it's supposed to be a heat wave this time of year, which means there isn't any weather distortion. So I took a shower and went to the thrift store to get my grill. I bought a concrete grill this time, shaped like a bucket. It isn't very big as I had to fit it in my motorcycle basket, but I don't use a whole grill anyway: I always cook away from the direct heat when I grill. A stone grill should last me a lifetime. I prayed the sunset prayer with the congregation at the main mosque downtown, then took off immediately to find dinner.
It's not a simple matter to roam around and find a good place to eat around here, because everything looks blah: you have to know where to go. I think it's the same all over the world: a restaurant is either dead or extremely busy. Rather, it's either too busy or not busy enough. McDonald's was REALLY busy. I guess that's the place to be on Sunday night around here, so I decided to get my usual. The restaurant next door was busy too, by sympathy I guess. It's an India style rice place: I remember these guys used to have their shop underneath my Dad's law office. But McDonald's here is super busy. It's almost like the center of the universe: I ate my double cheeseburger value meal by the entrance, and there were all walks of life going through. Malay, Chinese, India, Arabs, etc. A double cheeseburger used to be RM5 last Ramadan, now it's RM7.95. Tastes the same as ever, plus it gave me heartburn. Probably just the shift in my routine. They have a coffee bar here, where you can buy your double espresso. They made me watch the Hornets at Clippers game. I wonder if it had been live?
Anyway, please take good care of yourself and don't overwork. I love you and I need you.
Hello Princess. Hi Peaches. Staying busy? There's always something to do around here. Sundays I have to clean my parents' house in the morning. I started my morning at 5 am, so I was hammered by noon. Good thing I got a nap in before voice training. After that, I started work on my hydroponic system, but I didn't get a chance to finish it. I had to stop to take down the green coconuts before the squirrels devoured them. I used to get quite a few ripe coconuts over at your house inshaAllah, but nowadays they don't get a chance to ripen because the squirrels get them first. At least the young coconuts make a great drink, which my Mom loves.
By the time I got done with that, it was almost sunset. Gosh, how time flies! I needed to buy a new grill, and I didn't want to travel during the day because of how blistering hot it's been. Which is a good thing because it's supposed to be a heat wave this time of year, which means there isn't any weather distortion. So I took a shower and went to the thrift store to get my grill. I bought a concrete grill this time, shaped like a bucket. It isn't very big as I had to fit it in my motorcycle basket, but I don't use a whole grill anyway: I always cook away from the direct heat when I grill. A stone grill should last me a lifetime. I prayed the sunset prayer with the congregation at the main mosque downtown, then took off immediately to find dinner.
It's not a simple matter to roam around and find a good place to eat around here, because everything looks blah: you have to know where to go. I think it's the same all over the world: a restaurant is either dead or extremely busy. Rather, it's either too busy or not busy enough. McDonald's was REALLY busy. I guess that's the place to be on Sunday night around here, so I decided to get my usual. The restaurant next door was busy too, by sympathy I guess. It's an India style rice place: I remember these guys used to have their shop underneath my Dad's law office. But McDonald's here is super busy. It's almost like the center of the universe: I ate my double cheeseburger value meal by the entrance, and there were all walks of life going through. Malay, Chinese, India, Arabs, etc. A double cheeseburger used to be RM5 last Ramadan, now it's RM7.95. Tastes the same as ever, plus it gave me heartburn. Probably just the shift in my routine. They have a coffee bar here, where you can buy your double espresso. They made me watch the Hornets at Clippers game. I wonder if it had been live?
Anyway, please take good care of yourself and don't overwork. I love you and I need you.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160110
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Cherub! Hi Pumpkin! How are we today? Are you having a great time? Please make sure you take good care of yourself. Don't worry so much, OK? Just be righteous, and Allah will grant you your reward inshaAllah. You're my sweetheart, I love you and I need you.
Oh, it's just another same old day for little old me. I did some shopping for my parents in the morning. I got them a new mailbox, some liquid detergent, fish food, coffee and a newspaper. Yeah, they still read those things. I guess it's handy not to need a battery to read it. I also found some seeds. Jicama, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, and asparagus. I don't know if they'll grow, but I just sow the seeds. Allah is the One Who makes the seed grow. I think I'll try starting a hydroponic system for my lettuce. They're just not doing too well in the dirt.
I gave Floofy Darling a bath today. Needless to say, she wasn't pleased with me at all. She's such a fat cat, it takes her a while to dry. But at least she's smelling much better. Please don't roll around in the menses, Floofy! Right now she looks like a carpet, but I have my fat tabby back to snuggle.
Hello Cherub! Hi Pumpkin! How are we today? Are you having a great time? Please make sure you take good care of yourself. Don't worry so much, OK? Just be righteous, and Allah will grant you your reward inshaAllah. You're my sweetheart, I love you and I need you.
Oh, it's just another same old day for little old me. I did some shopping for my parents in the morning. I got them a new mailbox, some liquid detergent, fish food, coffee and a newspaper. Yeah, they still read those things. I guess it's handy not to need a battery to read it. I also found some seeds. Jicama, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, and asparagus. I don't know if they'll grow, but I just sow the seeds. Allah is the One Who makes the seed grow. I think I'll try starting a hydroponic system for my lettuce. They're just not doing too well in the dirt.
I gave Floofy Darling a bath today. Needless to say, she wasn't pleased with me at all. She's such a fat cat, it takes her a while to dry. But at least she's smelling much better. Please don't roll around in the menses, Floofy! Right now she looks like a carpet, but I have my fat tabby back to snuggle.
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