In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Peaches! Hi Strawberries! Are you hungry for sweets? I'm sorry, I don't have any desserts right now. I've been eating leftovers all day, and I just had some leftover curry puffs for dinner. Hey, can't let them go to waste, right? Maybe I'll go out for ice cream later, and you can share it with me. OK? I love you, and I need you.
There was recently a new opening of a supermarket around these here parts. Perlis is still technically rural, so the opening of a large supermarket is big news with the locals. It's nothing like the malls you and I are familiar with, but the building does house the supermarket plus a food court, some kiosks, and some extra shops. I was there this morning, and it was crowded. There was a traffic jam going into the place. and the place has been open for a week already. The locals sure are thrilled about it. As for me, I did find some items I usually can't get locally. So I bought a ceramic omelet pan, an avocado, and a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos. The Doritos were made in Saudi Arabia.
Ach! I just got back from an ice cream run, and they were out of the big tubs of vanilla ice cream! All the big tubs were gone. Everything that's left is chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. I know you like chocolate, but I prefer vanilla. But there wasn't anything vanilla left. In the end, I bought a pomegranate ice cream bar.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160211
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Precious! Hello Cutie! How are we today? Is everything running smoothly for you, and fun? Well, please take good care of your health and get lots of rest. Please maintain your prayers. Of course I want the best for you, and for you to be happy and happy with me. Because I love you and I need you.
Oh, not much happening here today. I mostly did a lot of taking care of my plants today. I went to get a deterrent for those pesky little white moths, which by now have gained so much confidence in my yard that I can see their cocoons underneath the leaves of my eggplant. I also sprayed some pesticide over my mother's jasmine.
I wasn't too pleased with my fried flat noodles with cockles. It's the boiled cockles I bought: all the flavor had been cooked out. Which is a good thing, because it's sanitary for public consumption. I don't want to be blunt about this, because fried flat noodles with cockles is such a local delicacy. Let's just say that the cockles carry most of the flavor. So the trick with pre-cooked cockles is to put the flavor back. I marinaded it in a broth of anchovy bouillon, fermented anchovies and "belacan" (fermented shrimp cake), which tasted passable by itself, but not within the context of the dish. I guess I'm getting fussy in my old age. Fried flat noodles with cockles is the only dish I make with anything close to a formula. I still have half of those cockles left in my cooler. I'll try again in a week or so.
Hi Precious! Hello Cutie! How are we today? Is everything running smoothly for you, and fun? Well, please take good care of your health and get lots of rest. Please maintain your prayers. Of course I want the best for you, and for you to be happy and happy with me. Because I love you and I need you.
Oh, not much happening here today. I mostly did a lot of taking care of my plants today. I went to get a deterrent for those pesky little white moths, which by now have gained so much confidence in my yard that I can see their cocoons underneath the leaves of my eggplant. I also sprayed some pesticide over my mother's jasmine.
I wasn't too pleased with my fried flat noodles with cockles. It's the boiled cockles I bought: all the flavor had been cooked out. Which is a good thing, because it's sanitary for public consumption. I don't want to be blunt about this, because fried flat noodles with cockles is such a local delicacy. Let's just say that the cockles carry most of the flavor. So the trick with pre-cooked cockles is to put the flavor back. I marinaded it in a broth of anchovy bouillon, fermented anchovies and "belacan" (fermented shrimp cake), which tasted passable by itself, but not within the context of the dish. I guess I'm getting fussy in my old age. Fried flat noodles with cockles is the only dish I make with anything close to a formula. I still have half of those cockles left in my cooler. I'll try again in a week or so.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160210
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my love. How are you feeling, beautiful girl? Are you keeping busy as usual? There's nothing out of the ordinary going on here today. My waking and sleeping hours have been strange lately, and I trying to take my time. As usual. I went to the main market downtown right after dawn prayer. I have a craving for fried flat noodles with cockles. I bought almost a kilo of pre-cooked cockles. No flavor whatsoever: all the flavor had been cooked out for public consumption, so I'm going to have to put flavor back somehow. So I didn't eat that today. I grilled a fish instead. I grilled the scad I bought yesterday. I had a lot of leftover "sambal" (red hot chilli pepper condiment) which I wanted to use up, so I stuffed the fish with sliced tomatoes and drowned it with "sambal". Awesome. Alhamdulillah.
I spent the evening with my chainsaw. I had to sharpen the chain, which is a tedious task filing the blades one by one. Then I cut down some stumps by the side of the street which were in the way of my weed whacker. There was also an dead tree leaning towards the old house which my Mom had been bugging me to cut down. Fascinating. The dead tree was being held up by dead vines, so when I cut through the tree, it wouldn't fall. So I threw a cable around it and pulled it down. Macho work, huh? Army ants crawled up my pants and bit my balls while I was trying to cut the tree. I'm sure you will never have that problem. Having ants bite your balls with a 2 ton tree looming over your head. My chainsaw was smokin' hot!
Praise be to Allah that you are at the top of your game. I don't want you to overwork! Please choose your work wisely, and take your time. Slow down your stride, and relax your heart. Please pray. I want you to know that you are loved. I love you, and I need you.
Hello, my love. How are you feeling, beautiful girl? Are you keeping busy as usual? There's nothing out of the ordinary going on here today. My waking and sleeping hours have been strange lately, and I trying to take my time. As usual. I went to the main market downtown right after dawn prayer. I have a craving for fried flat noodles with cockles. I bought almost a kilo of pre-cooked cockles. No flavor whatsoever: all the flavor had been cooked out for public consumption, so I'm going to have to put flavor back somehow. So I didn't eat that today. I grilled a fish instead. I grilled the scad I bought yesterday. I had a lot of leftover "sambal" (red hot chilli pepper condiment) which I wanted to use up, so I stuffed the fish with sliced tomatoes and drowned it with "sambal". Awesome. Alhamdulillah.
I spent the evening with my chainsaw. I had to sharpen the chain, which is a tedious task filing the blades one by one. Then I cut down some stumps by the side of the street which were in the way of my weed whacker. There was also an dead tree leaning towards the old house which my Mom had been bugging me to cut down. Fascinating. The dead tree was being held up by dead vines, so when I cut through the tree, it wouldn't fall. So I threw a cable around it and pulled it down. Macho work, huh? Army ants crawled up my pants and bit my balls while I was trying to cut the tree. I'm sure you will never have that problem. Having ants bite your balls with a 2 ton tree looming over your head. My chainsaw was smokin' hot!
Praise be to Allah that you are at the top of your game. I don't want you to overwork! Please choose your work wisely, and take your time. Slow down your stride, and relax your heart. Please pray. I want you to know that you are loved. I love you, and I need you.
Qur'an 20160210
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
189. They ask you concerning the new moons. Say, "They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in men and for the Hajj." It is no virtue if you enter your houses from the back: it is virtue if you fear God. Enter houses through the proper doors, and fear Allah, that you may prosper.
(The Heifer 2:189)
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They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in men and for the Hajj.
189. They ask you concerning the new moons. Say, "They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in men and for the Hajj." It is no virtue if you enter your houses from the back: it is virtue if you fear God. Enter houses through the proper doors, and fear Allah, that you may prosper.
(The Heifer 2:189)
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They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in men and for the Hajj.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160209
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Precious! Hello Dahlink! How are we feeling? Isn't it nice to be at the top? So give thanks to Allah, and be a good girl. Please don't overwork. Make sure you eat properly and get plenty of rest. You are MY girl. I love you and I need you.
I just got hooked on a new game! The concept is simple: I have this ball, you see. Then then there's this hoop attached to a backboard that's elevated by a pole. Then I try to toss the ball so that it goes into the hoop. It's called "Basketball". It's a video game on my cell phone! It's quite addictive. You should try it some time.
I was getting some peppers for my Mom this morning, and I noticed that the woman had some fresh scad. Large sized! So I bought one to grill tomorrow. Scad is good for sushi as well, but it has a strong flavor. I had some packets of pressed rice so I boiled those up, and used the fillet I cut out of the scad to make room for stuffing. So the sushi is pressed rice, scad, and egg. I also had some fish jerky, if I can call it that. It's dried, cooked and spiced fish in a sprinkled form. So I sprinkled a layer of that on the sushi. Oh my God! It was heavenly! Want some?
Hi Precious! Hello Dahlink! How are we feeling? Isn't it nice to be at the top? So give thanks to Allah, and be a good girl. Please don't overwork. Make sure you eat properly and get plenty of rest. You are MY girl. I love you and I need you.
I just got hooked on a new game! The concept is simple: I have this ball, you see. Then then there's this hoop attached to a backboard that's elevated by a pole. Then I try to toss the ball so that it goes into the hoop. It's called "Basketball". It's a video game on my cell phone! It's quite addictive. You should try it some time.
I was getting some peppers for my Mom this morning, and I noticed that the woman had some fresh scad. Large sized! So I bought one to grill tomorrow. Scad is good for sushi as well, but it has a strong flavor. I had some packets of pressed rice so I boiled those up, and used the fillet I cut out of the scad to make room for stuffing. So the sushi is pressed rice, scad, and egg. I also had some fish jerky, if I can call it that. It's dried, cooked and spiced fish in a sprinkled form. So I sprinkled a layer of that on the sushi. Oh my God! It was heavenly! Want some?
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160208
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I had a litle bit of insomnia last night. I went to sleep about midnight, and woke up about 2:30 am. Which is no big deal, because I often do that and when I do, I just perform some extra worship then computer work, then I plunge right back to sleep. So this morning I got done with that, I had blogged my letter to you, and was about to call it quits. But before then I decided to check if there were any new videos under your search string, then I found that new skit of you in "The League". Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep last night. Oh, Erin.
You did seem a little embarrassed, though. I wonder how you find time to do cameos like that with how busy you are. Please make sure you get sufficient rest, and eat properly. If you get tense in the shoulders, it's because of general stress and more because you're thinking too much. I'm fairly experienced at giving massage, and I can help loosen your shoulders. Musician's fingers. If it's your left shoulder that's in pain, then of course it means a heart problem. And vice versa: if you sprain your left shoulder from exercise for example, you will find it difficult to breathe. Of course I would love to give you a full body massage. Hopefully our schedules coincide.
Oh, I'm tired. I think I'll take a nap before I go to sleep. You take care now, my beautiful Sweetheart. I love you and I need you.
I had a litle bit of insomnia last night. I went to sleep about midnight, and woke up about 2:30 am. Which is no big deal, because I often do that and when I do, I just perform some extra worship then computer work, then I plunge right back to sleep. So this morning I got done with that, I had blogged my letter to you, and was about to call it quits. But before then I decided to check if there were any new videos under your search string, then I found that new skit of you in "The League". Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep last night. Oh, Erin.
You did seem a little embarrassed, though. I wonder how you find time to do cameos like that with how busy you are. Please make sure you get sufficient rest, and eat properly. If you get tense in the shoulders, it's because of general stress and more because you're thinking too much. I'm fairly experienced at giving massage, and I can help loosen your shoulders. Musician's fingers. If it's your left shoulder that's in pain, then of course it means a heart problem. And vice versa: if you sprain your left shoulder from exercise for example, you will find it difficult to breathe. Of course I would love to give you a full body massage. Hopefully our schedules coincide.
Oh, I'm tired. I think I'll take a nap before I go to sleep. You take care now, my beautiful Sweetheart. I love you and I need you.
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160207
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
To be absolutely serious, I wish we were married. I wish I were with you when you be a businesswoman, I wish you were here with me so I can appreciate how beautiful God made you. I'm sorry if my words hurt your feelings lately. I thought that I would be best to talk so as to not hurt you, but I make mistakes, so please forgive me. You know your heart means the world to me. You are my girl, and I want to take care of you. I love you and I need you.
Please make a donation of a minimum of one US dollar or one Euro to a worthwhile charity.
To be absolutely serious, I wish we were married. I wish I were with you when you be a businesswoman, I wish you were here with me so I can appreciate how beautiful God made you. I'm sorry if my words hurt your feelings lately. I thought that I would be best to talk so as to not hurt you, but I make mistakes, so please forgive me. You know your heart means the world to me. You are my girl, and I want to take care of you. I love you and I need you.
Please make a donation of a minimum of one US dollar or one Euro to a worthwhile charity.
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