In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Hi, my dearest Julia. It's nearly the fasting month of Ramadan? Are you excited? Are you? Are you? I love the fasting month. So many people dread the fasting month, but I love it, especially because so many wacky things happen during that month. Wacky, I mean strange. The whole month is a celebration to me. Most people buy their presents at the end of the month when the Eid comes, but if I had money, I would buy special treats and gifts everyday, and decorate everyday. But since I'm poor and lazy, I compensate with a change of habit. I usually have 2 large meals daily, a quick one before the afternoon prayer, and another after sunset. For the fasting month, I will take a quick meal for breaking fast, and a big meal for the pre-dawn repast. Vocal training will be difficult, because I won't be drinking coffee, and I'm liable to put myself into a coma, but perhaps a nap before I start singing will fix that. Are you ready to fast? Ramadan starts on July 21!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Qur'an 20120623
74. Yet they take gods other than Allah, that they might be helped!
75. They have not the power to help them, but they will be brought up as a troop.
76. Let not their speech then grieve you. Verily, We know what they hide as well as what they disclose.
77. Does not man see that it is We who created him from sperm? Yet behold! He is an open adversary!
78. And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own creation. He says, "Who can give life to bones, and decomposed ones?"
79. Say, "God will give them life, Who created them the first time! For God is well-versed in every kind of creation!"
80. "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! You kindle therewith!"
81. "Is not God Who created the heavens and the earth, able to create the like thereof?" Yes, indeed! For God is the Creator Supreme, of skill and knowledge!
82. Verily, when God intends a thing, God's Command is "Be!" and it is.
83. So glory to God in Whose hands is the dominion of all things, and to God will you all be brought back.
Ya Sin 36:74-83
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God will give them life, Who created them the first time! For God is well-versed in every kind of creation!
75. They have not the power to help them, but they will be brought up as a troop.
76. Let not their speech then grieve you. Verily, We know what they hide as well as what they disclose.
77. Does not man see that it is We who created him from sperm? Yet behold! He is an open adversary!
78. And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own creation. He says, "Who can give life to bones, and decomposed ones?"
79. Say, "God will give them life, Who created them the first time! For God is well-versed in every kind of creation!"
80. "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! You kindle therewith!"
81. "Is not God Who created the heavens and the earth, able to create the like thereof?" Yes, indeed! For God is the Creator Supreme, of skill and knowledge!
82. Verily, when God intends a thing, God's Command is "Be!" and it is.
83. So glory to God in Whose hands is the dominion of all things, and to God will you all be brought back.
Ya Sin 36:74-83
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God will give them life, Who created them the first time! For God is well-versed in every kind of creation!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120621
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Have you ever wished you go back in time and redo some of the things you did that weren't good enough? Well, Allah has given me such an opportunity. I lost all the masters to my music when I lost my home in the USA, so I can't remix or re-record any of the old songs I've done. Which is a shame, because Allah increased me in knowledge as a singer at that same time. But as I was trying to crack this home design software problem, I discovered a folder of instrumentals I did from "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal" in the deepest recesses of my ancient laptop! Not that it means anything to anyone except me, but I'm very grateful to Allah for the second chance. I'm a much better singer now than when I copyrighted the album in 2006. Something else to do! But in a strange way, it's also perfect timing. **secret**
Meanwhile, it's looking like I'm going to have to divide a rectangle into smaller squares for the plan of your house, which sucks because my mind is still a blank regarding the matter. And I will have to draw what the house will look like from all 4 facades, not just a top view. So PLEASE help me with the plans of your house, Julia! Don't you have a dream about your home? Obviously there's no rush, because I'm still dirt poor. But when the money comes insyaAllah, everything will be in panic mode, mostly because my parents are old.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Have you ever wished you go back in time and redo some of the things you did that weren't good enough? Well, Allah has given me such an opportunity. I lost all the masters to my music when I lost my home in the USA, so I can't remix or re-record any of the old songs I've done. Which is a shame, because Allah increased me in knowledge as a singer at that same time. But as I was trying to crack this home design software problem, I discovered a folder of instrumentals I did from "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal" in the deepest recesses of my ancient laptop! Not that it means anything to anyone except me, but I'm very grateful to Allah for the second chance. I'm a much better singer now than when I copyrighted the album in 2006. Something else to do! But in a strange way, it's also perfect timing. **secret**
Meanwhile, it's looking like I'm going to have to divide a rectangle into smaller squares for the plan of your house, which sucks because my mind is still a blank regarding the matter. And I will have to draw what the house will look like from all 4 facades, not just a top view. So PLEASE help me with the plans of your house, Julia! Don't you have a dream about your home? Obviously there's no rush, because I'm still dirt poor. But when the money comes insyaAllah, everything will be in panic mode, mostly because my parents are old.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120620
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Hi there, my beautiful, beloved young lady Julia. How are you feeling? I used to think you enjoyed all the attention being focused on you, after all it is part of our business. I'm sorry for thinking so. Please remember that the goal of our marriage is to slow down, and raise a family. Ya Allah, please protect and heal us.
I have been clearing out the compound my grandfather's old house stands on. I think I first told you this about a year ago. Back then it was overgrown with vegetation, vines, trees, thorns, snakes, monitor lizards, etc etc. Since them I have managed to make the area comparatively safe to walk around, insyaAllah. There is still much work to do, plus I'm always having to cut grass with my trusty weed whacker, because weeds grow lightning fast out here in the tropics. Then there's all sorts of rock, metal and asbestos planted into the soil. Plus, my family used a section of the lot to dump cement and tile, which have since frozen in place. I either need a backhoe to remove it, or think of a creative way to turn it into a work of art, because only vines can grow on that. Most of the lot is still fertile, despite its neglect. Except by the drain by the road to the elementary school on the east side, is very hard and barren, but if weed and thorns can grow there, then anything else can, right? Phew. The south side of the compound is the largest and most fertile, with many banana trees. My grandfather built some outdoor bathrooms which I'm in the process of tearing down right now. Hey, I like destroying things! I work like an ant, taking things apart little by little, and patiently. InsyaAllah. Or it could be that I'm lazy? Yes, I'm lazy. I need to vacuum my bedroom, and scrub the shower. Yawn.
When some of them are asked to spend in charity, they say,"Why should we feed those who if God had willed, God would have fed?" Then they say, "When is this promise that you speak of?" What they are waiting for is a single blast, and it will seize them while they are bitching among themselves.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Hi there, my beautiful, beloved young lady Julia. How are you feeling? I used to think you enjoyed all the attention being focused on you, after all it is part of our business. I'm sorry for thinking so. Please remember that the goal of our marriage is to slow down, and raise a family. Ya Allah, please protect and heal us.
I have been clearing out the compound my grandfather's old house stands on. I think I first told you this about a year ago. Back then it was overgrown with vegetation, vines, trees, thorns, snakes, monitor lizards, etc etc. Since them I have managed to make the area comparatively safe to walk around, insyaAllah. There is still much work to do, plus I'm always having to cut grass with my trusty weed whacker, because weeds grow lightning fast out here in the tropics. Then there's all sorts of rock, metal and asbestos planted into the soil. Plus, my family used a section of the lot to dump cement and tile, which have since frozen in place. I either need a backhoe to remove it, or think of a creative way to turn it into a work of art, because only vines can grow on that. Most of the lot is still fertile, despite its neglect. Except by the drain by the road to the elementary school on the east side, is very hard and barren, but if weed and thorns can grow there, then anything else can, right? Phew. The south side of the compound is the largest and most fertile, with many banana trees. My grandfather built some outdoor bathrooms which I'm in the process of tearing down right now. Hey, I like destroying things! I work like an ant, taking things apart little by little, and patiently. InsyaAllah. Or it could be that I'm lazy? Yes, I'm lazy. I need to vacuum my bedroom, and scrub the shower. Yawn.
When some of them are asked to spend in charity, they say,"Why should we feed those who if God had willed, God would have fed?" Then they say, "When is this promise that you speak of?" What they are waiting for is a single blast, and it will seize them while they are bitching among themselves.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120619
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
It's almost ridiculous how much difficulty I'm having getting started on your house plan. One program after another, into the trash. Contaminated data too: it's like playing Russian Roulette with my computer. Someone tried to make a suggestion that I use a draw program, like CorelDraw, which I already have. But they don't get it: draw programs are for people who can draw. I can't draw. I need visual aids to help me with my vision when it comes to drawing. Sure, I could divide a box into smaller boxes, but I want to build something you would love. This house is all about you. Also, I don't think it's that simple. Ya Allah, please help me build a beautiful home for my Julia.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
It's almost ridiculous how much difficulty I'm having getting started on your house plan. One program after another, into the trash. Contaminated data too: it's like playing Russian Roulette with my computer. Someone tried to make a suggestion that I use a draw program, like CorelDraw, which I already have. But they don't get it: draw programs are for people who can draw. I can't draw. I need visual aids to help me with my vision when it comes to drawing. Sure, I could divide a box into smaller boxes, but I want to build something you would love. This house is all about you. Also, I don't think it's that simple. Ya Allah, please help me build a beautiful home for my Julia.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120618
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Julia!! I TOLD you I couldn't draw! So please don't get mad at me. I haven't even started on the house plans yet. Well' I have, sort of: I've been staring at a blank square for the past week. Those home design programs I bought were worthless: software out here in the Orient is not the same as that out west. Even if you were to dig through the bargain bin at Staples for a 10 year old program, it would be more reliable than anything you would get out here. Plus, I can't draw. But I think I've found a program I'm comfortable with...
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Julia!! I TOLD you I couldn't draw! So please don't get mad at me. I haven't even started on the house plans yet. Well' I have, sort of: I've been staring at a blank square for the past week. Those home design programs I bought were worthless: software out here in the Orient is not the same as that out west. Even if you were to dig through the bargain bin at Staples for a 10 year old program, it would be more reliable than anything you would get out here. Plus, I can't draw. But I think I've found a program I'm comfortable with...
Friday, June 15, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120616
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Hi there, my beautiful young angel princess Julia. How are you feeling? I suppose you could call it insanity to watch nothing but the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show over and over again, but as long as I get to see my sweetie, then I have no problem with it. I'm crazy about my Julia! Besides, YOU are the one who participates in it, so I guess that makes us compatible or something. Um, yeah!
What IS perceived as insane is that I am trying to build a rock and roll business out here in the Perlis backwoods, but Allah inspires me to stand my ground here. InsyaAllah. Just call "The man who can't be moved". Allah can make anything happen! At the very least, Allah has made it nearly impossible for others to "jack my style" or "copy my swagger", or even my "digital spit". No! Please don't play anymore Black Eyed Peas! Play something out of "Ghost in the Machine" instead. Do you remember the basics of the supernatural? There is not one, but two dominant species on earth: the humans and the jinns. There is no relation between God and the jinns: the jinns are banished to earth like the humans, until Judgement Day. Those who worship the jinns are in error.
The 3 messengers said to the people of the city, "Truly we have been sent on a mission to you." The people accused them of being mere humans, and liars at that. The people said they saw an evil omen in the messengers, and threatened to punish them. THe messengers said, "Your evil omens are with yourselves, if you are admonished? No, you are a people transgressing all bounds!" Then there came running from the farthest part of the city a man, saying, "O my people, obey the messengers. Obey those who ask no reward of you, and have received guidance."
**It's still the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon on Shadowplay TV**
Hi there, my beautiful young angel princess Julia. How are you feeling? I suppose you could call it insanity to watch nothing but the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show over and over again, but as long as I get to see my sweetie, then I have no problem with it. I'm crazy about my Julia! Besides, YOU are the one who participates in it, so I guess that makes us compatible or something. Um, yeah!
What IS perceived as insane is that I am trying to build a rock and roll business out here in the Perlis backwoods, but Allah inspires me to stand my ground here. InsyaAllah. Just call "The man who can't be moved". Allah can make anything happen! At the very least, Allah has made it nearly impossible for others to "jack my style" or "copy my swagger", or even my "digital spit". No! Please don't play anymore Black Eyed Peas! Play something out of "Ghost in the Machine" instead. Do you remember the basics of the supernatural? There is not one, but two dominant species on earth: the humans and the jinns. There is no relation between God and the jinns: the jinns are banished to earth like the humans, until Judgement Day. Those who worship the jinns are in error.
The 3 messengers said to the people of the city, "Truly we have been sent on a mission to you." The people accused them of being mere humans, and liars at that. The people said they saw an evil omen in the messengers, and threatened to punish them. THe messengers said, "Your evil omens are with yourselves, if you are admonished? No, you are a people transgressing all bounds!" Then there came running from the farthest part of the city a man, saying, "O my people, obey the messengers. Obey those who ask no reward of you, and have received guidance."
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