Hobby

 Hi Natty!  It's Saturday evening, right past sunset and I'm eating my dinner while writing to you.  Curry pups!  Yeah I usually have curry pups for dinner after cutting the grass in the evening, because I get to eat while sitting at the computer.  So what's up with you?  I hope you are healthy and happy.  I noticed you've been shuffling around the episodes on your V,OID, and that's fine.  It's your show Honey, you can do whatever you want with it.  Just don't stress out about it OK?  Not even if stressing out were your hobby.

Do I have a hobby?  I like to work, so that's what I enjoy doing.  Unless it's labor, which I loathe, and that would stress me out.  I mean music and computer work is what I enjoy.  I don't think I have room for anything else, because this music is going to be the death of me.  But if I did have time for a hobby, I would love to build RC aircraft.  I want to build big, clunky objects that fly, none of that streamlined stuff.  And no puny, whining electric motors either.  I like those noisy, roaring gasoline turbine engines!  Ah, dream on.  Next life, maybe.

Friday

 Hi Natty!  How are you, my darling?  I hope you are feeling good, and having a good time.  It's Friday here today.  There's not much going on, just the usual.  I had to attend the Friday prayer, of course.  Everybody is spaced away from each other by one meter.  Sign of Judgment Day.  Eventually, Mecca will be deserted during the Hajj.  Nothing special on the menu today, just a tofu omelet with mushrooms for lunch, and leftover noodles for dinner, which was convenient because I had to cut the grass.  Next up is wardrobe time with Mary Unknown7.  Oh, we tried to match that graphic you had at the bottom of your surfboard for today's look.  Sorry about the vulgarity, I just thought it went well with the look.

So hot

 Wow Natty, you're so gorgeous.  So beautiful.  You totally look like a California girl.  Dream girl!  I love you so much.  Natty, you're so... fucking... hot...

Speaking of hot, I made hot sauce today.  Yeah, I had a lot of work to do in the kitchen.  I needed to make hot sauce, curry pup stuffing, dough, and my dinner which was fried noodles.  It turned out that I gave myself too much to do, so I postponed dough until tomorrow.  Like I said, I made hot sauce or "sambal belacan".  Fresh chillies are supposed to be used here, but instead I rehydrated some dried chillies.  Budget.  It worked though.  It looks like the stock photo above, but not as runny.  Today was a good day in the kitchen, everything was successful so alhamdulillah.  And that hot sauce is so fucking hot.

By the way, moving your first episode of the V,OID to the top of the list is a good idea.  It's the right thing to do, so don't stress out about it.

Next up, I have to do wardrobe with Mary Unknown7.  I think I'll fashion tomorrow's look after the graphic you have on that surfboard.  Mary doesn't usually wear eye makeup, but I don't think she'll mind this one time.

Stress that's caused by stress

 Hi Natty!  How are you feeling today, Honey?  I hope that all is well with you.  When I asked you to please not panic, were you able to do so?  Sometimes stress can cause damage that generates more stress.  We are human beings not animals, and are capable of some effort of choice and we can choose not to panic.  Whether we may be a VIP who is responsible for many people or a simple housewife, there will be stress.  So please relax and enjoy your position and success, so you can enjoy it even more.

Lookie is a nervous cat.  Her mother was a bully, and she developed a nervous habit of over-grooming.  After years of training, she managed to get to the point of having an almost full coat of fur without having to wear the Collar of Shame, and even started to stand up to her mother.  Then recently, Floofy died and at the same time, Lookie went into heat.  Twice.  Now half her coat is gone and she looks like she had a really bad poodle cut.  I didn't think Lookie loved her mother as much as I did, so the reaction took me by surprise.  Then last night, she popped a blister on her right butt cheek while lying on my pillow.  Laundry Day was this morning, so the pus didn't bother me.  But guess who put that blister on her right butt cheek?  She did it to herself.  Then the irritation stressed out her tummy and gave her diarrhea.  Now she's back to wearing the Collar of Shame, and she's going to have to wear it until her coat grows back again.  Don't worry folks, I wash that collar everyday so she has a 5 minute window each day to clean herself up.  The good news is that she doesn't have the runs anymore.

Aaaah!  I forgot to check Mary Unknown7's ears!

Time to experiment

 Hi Natty!  How are you today, my love?  How's your tummy?  I hope you are keeping warm, happy and healthy, and not doing anything too naughty.  It's still cold and wet here, which doesn't bother me.  I prefer cold weather over hot weather.  God gave the night market a break yesterday, but nobody is taking any risks today, even though it's not raining right now.  So nobody but one guy set up shop at the side of the road today.  Instead of yard work, I decided to spend the evening in the kitchen.  I bought a pack of hot dogs the other day, so I went to the sundry shop to get hot dog buns (wow, I saw the one roadside stall that is open completely sold out!).  But hot dogs aren't on the menu today, I made chicken tenders.  Instead of using a plain old egg to make the tenders, I made a mix of egg, water, flour and salt, which is the basic batter for prawn croquettes, known here as "cucur udang".  They leave the skin on the prawns here so it cooks up crispy, so the smaller the prawns the better.  I don't even have small prawns:  what I had is a packet of shrimp the size of plankton which comes dried and is usually used as a condiment.  I was determined to make "cucur udang" with that stuff today, after a couple of failures before.

The chicken tenders were normal, my "cucur udang" was a success, and I even made a couple of sandwiches using the hot dog buns, a couple of prawn fritters, chicken tenders, and hot sauce.  That sandwiches were strange, but successful.  I had initially desired buffalo chicken sandwiches, but I didn't have lettuce, tomatoes, or blue cheese, so I used prawn fritters instead.  Oops, I forgot the sliced cheese!  Natty you don't have to eat my experiments, just have the chicken tenders which are nice and normal.  Artists need to experiment in order to remain creative.

Fried chicken

 Hi Natty!  How are you, my darling?  I hope you are bundled up nice and warm.  It's still cold and wet over here, and I love it.  I prefer cold weather, so alhamdulillah.  Cold as it is, I still sweated it out somewhat digging up stumps and saplings in the evening.  Monday evening is night market time over here, so I went and bought my dinner there.  When we are married inshaAllah, we will still have to go out and patronize other people's cooking.  Our own cooking may be cheaper, healthier or even better than others, but it is a responsibility for us to patronize other merchants.  I don't know how well you would accept local cuisine here, but there has to be something that catches your taste buds out of the cornucopia available.  I'm sure you like fried chicken, right?  I bought some fried chicken at the night market.  One thing I learned about fried chicken is that fried chicken is fried chicken that tastes like fried chicken.  Whether you buy it at a name brand restaurant or from a roadside stall, it still tastes like fried chicken.  At least you don't have to put in the labor or clean up the mess from cooking it yourself.  And fried chicken leaves a BIG mess to clean up.  Plus if it's piping hot, then it can't be that germy right?

I also got some fish sausage.  It's more like crunchy chewy fish bread shaped like sausage since it's made with a lot of flour.  I don't know if you would like this stuff, but it's great with hot sauce or by itself when hot.  It sucks when it's cold, though.  Then I also bought some fried flat noodles with cockles, a local favorite.  You can't get better than average with this particular cuisine, I suppose the goal is to make it average.  Portions have become increasingly meager over the years, most likely because this town has become inundated with outsiders.  This area can't be called the sticks anymore.  Too much traffic.  Seriously, there's a LOT of traffic here.

 

Cold?

 Hi Natty!  How are you feeling today?  Cold?  Yeah... it must be getting cold over there in Vancouver.  You must have some really frigid winters there.  I'm sure you are used to it, after all, it's ski weather?  Oh, you never get used to it?  Do you have central heating?  It must be a bitch to have to chop wood all the time, perhaps you should have a gas line hooked up.  I would love to keep you warm.  Yes cook for you, and keep you warm.  I generate a lot of body heat, so I actually prefer cold weather.  Of course I get planted in a hot humid country, so I suffer swelter most of the time.  It's been cold here lately though, and I like it.  Cold and grey.  My cats don't like it though, and I feel bad for them especially Lookie, who is a short haired cat with a nervous over-grooming habit.  But I found her a spot where she's happy: my laundry bin.

It's movie night!  Let's cuddle my darling, and keep each other warm.  I love you!  Tonight's movie is "Metropolis" (1927) and it's on YouTube, so it's free!  I have Oreos and a Snickers bar, and we can make some hot tea!