In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved! How are you feeling, my dearest? I love you! I pray you are trying to stay calm and collected, and that you are patiently waiting for Allah's decree. At least you have your friends with you, who happen to share the same business. I am a lone wolf in my business. Hah! That reminds me of a Shadowplay song... "No one can save me from the wolf, because I am the wolf." But that's not entirely true. God has saved me over and over again. You know Julia, you are in better position than me to make money out of our family business of music and fashion. If anybody bugs or irritates you, news bias for example, just have your agent charge them an "annoyance fee". Give a percentage to a reliable collection agency, and voila! Instant income! I don't have that kind of power. I can only pray that Allah will squash them out in some weird, horrible and costly way.
Meanwhile, how about you occupy your thoughts and emotions by working on your avatar? Getting the right wardrobe and look for your avatar is very time, thought and resource consuming. Choosing clothes, makeup, skin, animations etc, can be as complex as professional modeling. Oh that's right... it is your profession. Just remember- the raiment of righteousness is the best.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121110
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Julia, my beloved. How are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so please take good care of yourself. I have been quite busy, and I was thoroughly drained when I woke up this morning, so I couldn't do much in terms of chores. But today was a good day for cooking. My bamboo shots fried rice was a resounding success! It's quite simple, really. Bamboo shoots can be very strong in flavor if you save some of its natural bitterness, so the fried rice should center on the bamboo shoots, and everything else you add in should taste neutral. I slice up the bamboo shoots into coin shapes, then fried it up with the onion and garlic fond, then douse it with light soy sauce. Cook it until the bamboo shoots attain the flavor you desire, then add the rice and everything else, and cook as a regular fried rice, but don't add so many vegetables that they drown out the bamboo shoots. No need for any meats or seafood! An egg, at the most!
At night, my chicken liver curry was another resounding success. You would cook it as a normal curry with whatever vegetables, but the advantage of liver is that it can be tureened. A tureen is between a paste and a solid. Spice up the sliced liver in this case with curry powder and salt, then fry it up until it changes color. Then remove it from the heat into a bowl, where you can mash it up with a spoon. Then add the liver into your curry, and you will have a strong tasting liver curry with smooth texture. I saved some curry for you, but since you didn't show up for dinner, I put your portion in the cooler. I hope you start coming to dinner soon.
Hello Julia, my beloved. How are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so please take good care of yourself. I have been quite busy, and I was thoroughly drained when I woke up this morning, so I couldn't do much in terms of chores. But today was a good day for cooking. My bamboo shots fried rice was a resounding success! It's quite simple, really. Bamboo shoots can be very strong in flavor if you save some of its natural bitterness, so the fried rice should center on the bamboo shoots, and everything else you add in should taste neutral. I slice up the bamboo shoots into coin shapes, then fried it up with the onion and garlic fond, then douse it with light soy sauce. Cook it until the bamboo shoots attain the flavor you desire, then add the rice and everything else, and cook as a regular fried rice, but don't add so many vegetables that they drown out the bamboo shoots. No need for any meats or seafood! An egg, at the most!
At night, my chicken liver curry was another resounding success. You would cook it as a normal curry with whatever vegetables, but the advantage of liver is that it can be tureened. A tureen is between a paste and a solid. Spice up the sliced liver in this case with curry powder and salt, then fry it up until it changes color. Then remove it from the heat into a bowl, where you can mash it up with a spoon. Then add the liver into your curry, and you will have a strong tasting liver curry with smooth texture. I saved some curry for you, but since you didn't show up for dinner, I put your portion in the cooler. I hope you start coming to dinner soon.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121107
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so I pray you are taking good care of your most precious self, for I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm feeling a bit lazy right now, but after all, I've running around all day. I think I'll spend the rest of the night playing video games and eating sunflower seeds. My cooler is full right now, alhamdulillah. I have some bamboo shoots in there that I need to use up. I don't really know how to use bamboo shoots, but there seems to be an endless supply outside, plus I've learned to like the flavor. It tastes bitter raw, but soy sauce neutralizes the bitterness. I assume it's the salt that does it. Soup is the best bet, but I think I'll try fried rice with bamboo shoots. Want some? No, wait! I haven't made any yet!
All I want from you is love and to give you a good married life, Julia. Ours is an old fashioned romance, but it has great mystique and intensity, doesn't it? Perhaps your fear will turn into anticipation as the clock ticks closer and closer to our marriage. The union of strangers. Love is a stranger who beckons you on. InsyaAllah. Just as I wait in anticipation to kissing and undressing you.
Dearest Julia, how are you feeling today? You must be busy as usual, so I pray you are taking good care of your most precious self, for I love you, and I want to marry you. I'm feeling a bit lazy right now, but after all, I've running around all day. I think I'll spend the rest of the night playing video games and eating sunflower seeds. My cooler is full right now, alhamdulillah. I have some bamboo shoots in there that I need to use up. I don't really know how to use bamboo shoots, but there seems to be an endless supply outside, plus I've learned to like the flavor. It tastes bitter raw, but soy sauce neutralizes the bitterness. I assume it's the salt that does it. Soup is the best bet, but I think I'll try fried rice with bamboo shoots. Want some? No, wait! I haven't made any yet!
All I want from you is love and to give you a good married life, Julia. Ours is an old fashioned romance, but it has great mystique and intensity, doesn't it? Perhaps your fear will turn into anticipation as the clock ticks closer and closer to our marriage. The union of strangers. Love is a stranger who beckons you on. InsyaAllah. Just as I wait in anticipation to kissing and undressing you.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121105
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Ah, you are my beautiful and precious love, my Julia. Yes, it saddens me that I wasn't able to make your breakfast in bed, or buy you sweet things for your birthday. It's been raining everyday again. My right eyeball hurts, and I feel feverish. I don't want to get ill, because I've had so much to do everyday. I pray you are pacing yourself, and taking good care of yourself. Did you have a good birthday? I hope you gave yourself a nice halal treat for your birthday. You are my love, and I cherish you.
Now, now my dearest. Please try to stay calm. It is OK to be afraid, but you must put your fear in the right place! Put your fear in Allah, and Allah will be the One to keep you cool as the old cucumber. InsyaAllah. I am just a servant of Allah, a tool, a vessel to carry a few ghosts perhaps. From your perspective, I am here to love you, help protect you and give you security, and give you a family that's all your own. Certainly the massive scale of the situation has put you in awe, but this is not really my affair. This situation belongs to Allah. Which is also why I have to tolerate my frustrating poverty with patience until Allah deems it appropriate for me to have wealth. You have patience too, and take a leap of faith, and know that there is no running away from Allah. There is only running to Allah.
Ah, you are my beautiful and precious love, my Julia. Yes, it saddens me that I wasn't able to make your breakfast in bed, or buy you sweet things for your birthday. It's been raining everyday again. My right eyeball hurts, and I feel feverish. I don't want to get ill, because I've had so much to do everyday. I pray you are pacing yourself, and taking good care of yourself. Did you have a good birthday? I hope you gave yourself a nice halal treat for your birthday. You are my love, and I cherish you.
Now, now my dearest. Please try to stay calm. It is OK to be afraid, but you must put your fear in the right place! Put your fear in Allah, and Allah will be the One to keep you cool as the old cucumber. InsyaAllah. I am just a servant of Allah, a tool, a vessel to carry a few ghosts perhaps. From your perspective, I am here to love you, help protect you and give you security, and give you a family that's all your own. Certainly the massive scale of the situation has put you in awe, but this is not really my affair. This situation belongs to Allah. Which is also why I have to tolerate my frustrating poverty with patience until Allah deems it appropriate for me to have wealth. You have patience too, and take a leap of faith, and know that there is no running away from Allah. There is only running to Allah.
Letter to Julia 20121103
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!!
I thought I'd say it all again, because I adore you so much! Besides, I'm one day ahead of your time zone, right? So how are you, my beloved? I pray you are well. Please take good care of yourself, and make sure you eat properly. It has been raining everyday here since the full moon, but right before the full moon it was 2 days of blistering heat. What wacky weather. Oh, I was crying last letter because I couldn't serve you breakfast in bed, or afford to buy you even a Flake bar. No, I wouldn't have ordered pizza delivery for breakfast. I do know how to make pizza from scratch you know, as long as the cheese is good.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!!
I thought I'd say it all again, because I adore you so much! Besides, I'm one day ahead of your time zone, right? So how are you, my beloved? I pray you are well. Please take good care of yourself, and make sure you eat properly. It has been raining everyday here since the full moon, but right before the full moon it was 2 days of blistering heat. What wacky weather. Oh, I was crying last letter because I couldn't serve you breakfast in bed, or afford to buy you even a Flake bar. No, I wouldn't have ordered pizza delivery for breakfast. I do know how to make pizza from scratch you know, as long as the cheese is good.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121102
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Yeah, I know I'm early, but tomorrow is Friday, and I won't be coming to the Internet cafe because of Friday prayer. If we happened to be married and lived together, I would make you breakfast in bed. Ice cream and pizza for breakfast! And if I were loaded, I would buy you some birthday presents. I think the rings are kind of gawdy, perhaps something a little more demure? I don't know the names of flowers yet, so a rose bouquet will have to do. I'm going to have to visit the fancy flower shop to get something better. The chocolate is great, though. You must have some. And yes Julia, I love you. Oodles and oodles!
**sob**
Happy birthday, Julia! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Woo hoo!! Yeah, I know I'm early, but tomorrow is Friday, and I won't be coming to the Internet cafe because of Friday prayer. If we happened to be married and lived together, I would make you breakfast in bed. Ice cream and pizza for breakfast! And if I were loaded, I would buy you some birthday presents. I think the rings are kind of gawdy, perhaps something a little more demure? I don't know the names of flowers yet, so a rose bouquet will have to do. I'm going to have to visit the fancy flower shop to get something better. The chocolate is great, though. You must have some. And yes Julia, I love you. Oodles and oodles!
**sob**
Monday, October 29, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121030
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia. my beautiful young bride! I pray you are feeling well, and taking good care of yourself. There are 2 distinct rings around the full moon this morning. I already guzzled all that sauerkraut I made, I'm sorry I didn't leave any for you. That stuff sure goes fast, especially if you cook things in it.
As I told you before, I'm trying to put "wiser" vocals to "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal", because I discovered instrumental tracks on my hard drive, as I had lost all the masters when I lost my home studio in America. There are 2 tracks without instrumentals, "Dragonfly" is one of them. So right now I'm trying to double the old track, which isn't loud enough. This is very difficult, not only because the song is difficult to sing to begin with, but I have to match the timing of the old vocal track which can't be heard properly, with new vocals that don't suck. So I'm having a tough time with that right now, because everything I do sucks. I can't justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections. None of us have the right to justify ourselves. Allah is the One who purifies.
Now as I think more about it, you will have to bear this little house to some extent, no matter how much money pours in. This is because of land issues. There will be land issues no matter what country you live in. Plus, it would take time to build the proper "Casa de Julia", and we will need to house you while we supervise the construction. No, I don't have architecture yet. I'm sorry, but I can't draw. So, I pray you have a solid image for your house. No, I'm not trying to justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections.
Hi Julia. my beautiful young bride! I pray you are feeling well, and taking good care of yourself. There are 2 distinct rings around the full moon this morning. I already guzzled all that sauerkraut I made, I'm sorry I didn't leave any for you. That stuff sure goes fast, especially if you cook things in it.
As I told you before, I'm trying to put "wiser" vocals to "Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part 3: the Struggle to be Normal", because I discovered instrumental tracks on my hard drive, as I had lost all the masters when I lost my home studio in America. There are 2 tracks without instrumentals, "Dragonfly" is one of them. So right now I'm trying to double the old track, which isn't loud enough. This is very difficult, not only because the song is difficult to sing to begin with, but I have to match the timing of the old vocal track which can't be heard properly, with new vocals that don't suck. So I'm having a tough time with that right now, because everything I do sucks. I can't justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections. None of us have the right to justify ourselves. Allah is the One who purifies.
Now as I think more about it, you will have to bear this little house to some extent, no matter how much money pours in. This is because of land issues. There will be land issues no matter what country you live in. Plus, it would take time to build the proper "Casa de Julia", and we will need to house you while we supervise the construction. No, I don't have architecture yet. I'm sorry, but I can't draw. So, I pray you have a solid image for your house. No, I'm not trying to justify myself. I'm just trying to compensate for my imperfections.
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