In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
Hi Natty! I hope you are doing well today, and keeping healthy and safe. There's a lot going on right now, from what you can see and from what I can see. We need God, so please pray. Please be constant in your prayers.
I cut the grass this evening. The grass grows quickly here, so I'm always cutting grass. I made curry pups for dinner. It's a good batch today. Would you like some?
Hi Natty! How are you? I hope you are well, and enjoying yourself. How's your tummy? I'm guessing that you like your food neatly and nicely prepared. Well I have a little bit of knowledge mashaAllah, I think I can cook some nice meals for you and make sure you are well fed inshaAllah. With my current budget, I can't buy expensive ingredients or do much experimentation. Right now, I really want to minimize my time in the kitchen as well as the yard, so I cook up convenient food whenever I need to. The same goes with my cats. Floofy's death switched the cat food from chicken to fish and rice. Fish isn't necessarily cheaper than chicken, but it is when mixed with rice. You can't mix chicken with rice because it diffuses the scent. And cats love that stinky stuff. Poop from eating fish is smellier than chicken and I didn't want to to switch in the beginning, then the logic hit me: poop stinks no matter what. So this morning I went out shopping, and I got some mackerel for the cats. I always boil the fish first then fish the fish out to debone it, and use the broth to cook the rice. Mackerel stomachs dissolve when you boil it, so the broth is extra stinky. I guess I could always get rid of the guts, but it's cat food. I gave the cats a raw mackerel each when I got home. Lily and Bro snapped it up with gusto, being that they are "kampung" (village) cats and are used to eating whole raw fish (I guess). But Lookie couldn't stomach it, especially the fish stomach. Lookie has spent her entire life inside the house, and she needs her food neatly and nicely prepared. Is that what you would call a civilized tummy? Lily later puked out the raw fish (I suppose she's becoming more pampered), but Bro had absolutely no problems with it. He even ate up the stuff that Lily puked out.
I have another snapshot from the How does your avatar look today ? thread. I always like Usagimimi's stuff, I was just waiting for the right one to post. I think this is the one:
Hi Natty! How are you, my love? I hope you are feeling good, and having a wonderful time. I love you with all of my heart. Please be patient and pray, we will come together inshaAllah. I'm still feeling sad about Floofy. Today is Friday and I was sitting alone on the front row at the mosque, thinking about her and weeping. But her job was done and Allah replaced her with 2 cats who came to me during Ramadan: Lily and Bro. It's a wet day today and I have the evening off from yard work, so I'm blogging early today. I had steamed rice with teriyaki chicken and tofu for lunch, and a double cheeseburger with fries for dinner. Want some? I have a big bar of chocolate and a bag of potato chips for snacks. There's a lot to do on the computer and it's work that I enjoy doing, so alhamdulillah.
Aw Natty, don't you worry so much OK? Everything is going to work out just great for us inshaAllah. Please try to keep calm and healthy, and enjoy your position. You are MY girl, and I will marry you inshaAllah. I love you with all of my heart. And you're beautiful. You're so very beautiful.
Floofy passed away at 1:40 am today. That cat had many medical problems throughout her life. In spite of that, she had strength, courage, faithful love and a lucid intelligence that lasted until her dying breath. I really loved her. Ya Allah, thank You for our time together. Floofy's death confirmed to me that someone started a cult among the Jews that use me as their focus. I hereby confirm that I reject such followers. I am not a prophet nor religious leader. I am a musician, and my religion is Islam. I am a follower of Muhammad (peace be on him). He was of the cult of Abraham (peace be on him), who joined not any partners with Allah. If the people need to follow someone, then they must follow prophet Muhammad (peace be on him).
In other news, the server that managed the karaoke stream was shut off today. I'm sure that that is disappointing for you people who use their cell phones to listen to the music. If that happened, you folks will have to log into Second Life then spy into the karaoke sim in order to hear Mary Unknown7 sing. I think it's better for business and socially that you folks log into Second Life. At the same time I think this situation is potentially obnoxious, so when I find an alternative to the current stream, I will announce it here on this blog inshaAllah.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
14. The Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "You have no faith, but you say, 'We have submitted our wills to God,' for not yet has faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and God's messenger, God will not belittle aught of your deeds, for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
15. Only those are believers who have believed in Allah and God's messenger and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: such are the sincere ones.
16. Say, "What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: God has Full Knowledge of all things."
17. They impress on you as a favor that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favor upon me. No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you, that God has guided you to the faith, if you be true and sincere."
18. Verily Allah Knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and Allah sees well all that you do.
The Inner Apartments 49:14-18
Oh Natty, Floofy is dying. When I went to give her her antibiotics at 10 pm last night, she looked a dying cat. She would have drowned in her own pee if I hadn't pulled her head up, and blotted out the moisture on her body. I knew then I had to say goodbye to my beloved and faithful friend. So I stayed by her side most of last night, until 2 am when I had to go to bed because I couldn't sleep by Floofy's side because Lily was all over me, and Lookie was pacing around frantically. I had already dug a grave about midnight last night. My vigil continued into the next day, and I swear Floofy was dead: she was on her side in that cat death stance, she wasn't breathing, and her eyes were open and glassy. But when I moved her, she came back to life. This happened 3 times. Floofy has a strong mind, but I don't know why she's hanging on so tightly. It's sunset now, and she's still alive. I have the radio playing for her. I have one more task to do then I'll stay by her side again tonight, and wait. I've begged Allah not to take my cat, but I know that she was never my cat. She belongs to Allah.
Hi Natty! How are you today, my love? I pray that all is well with you. Are you hungry? I just finished my dinner. It was steamed rice with basil, garlic, chicken and tofu cooked in soy sauce and fish broth. Yeah the basil looked really good today, so I had to use that somehow. The fish broth came from a fish I steamed for Floofy. It's been on the edge for my precious Floofy. I thought I had to dig a grave today, but I kept telling myself "not yet, not yet". I'm really bummed out about my kitty. She hadn't been eating much, and her hind legs are weak. She's still bloated, but the pee has been coming out but slowly. At least it doesn't reek as much anymore, but I still have to bathe her regularly. She wasn't looking good at ate. Floofy has cheated death many times before mashaAllah, but I don't know about this time. I was really worried, but today after Mary's voice session she ate a whole fish! Alhamdulillah! So now I feel so much better. And Floofy is looking much better, too.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
