In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
YOOOOOOOOLIIIIIEEEE!!!!
Hi Julia! Are you having fun? Yes, you are the center of attention, you are my girl! Mine, mine, MINE. Of course I love you, and I forgive you. Hey people, she's a lady, and she does what she does because she loves her friends and the many people who depend on her kindness. Got it?
Oh Julia, I didn't get to blog yesterday, even though I wrote the letter. I got distracted by a fish. But I posted that letter today, in case you want to read it.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121226
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh, what a busy day! One thing after another! Especially housework... it's like a domino effect! I wanted to change my bedsheet, then it turned into doing laundry, and vacuuming... at 10pm! Oh, I'm so lazy. I want a house that cleans itself, and clothes that wash themselves. How would that work? Each garment would have a built in sensor that would measure how much dirt and s*** is present, then activate a washing sequence. How? Each garment would have a built in washer and dryer? Naaahh... a robotic solution would be more practical. The sensor would activate a "maid" type robot to undress you and throw the clothes into the washer when the dirt reaches a certain level. Oh Julia, I'm so lazy!
Before all that awful mundane stuff, I was cooking up some bamboo shoots fried rice. There seems to be an endless supply of bamboo shoots in the yard. I like to marinade them in salt water for about a week to tenderize them. Tastes kind of like sauerkraut. But there's a natural bitterness in my bamboo shoots. I watched Iron Chef on Shadowplay TV while eating dinner, it was the bamboo shoots battle. Wow, their bamboo shoots are big and fat. The commentator compared bamboo shoots to growing boys, and talked about how subtle bamboo shoots taste. My bamboo shoots are kind of thin and bitter, but there are so many of them, I have to experiment. I was trimming my bamboo the other day with my parang, and I missed a cut and hit a shoot bud right on the head. It was just barely peeping out of the ground, and it was nice and fat, too. What a crying shame. It grew up a few days later all twisted and bent, and covered in mud and red ants. I'll be more careful next time, insyaAllah. Those tiny little growing things are so sensitive at that age.
Oh, what a busy day! One thing after another! Especially housework... it's like a domino effect! I wanted to change my bedsheet, then it turned into doing laundry, and vacuuming... at 10pm! Oh, I'm so lazy. I want a house that cleans itself, and clothes that wash themselves. How would that work? Each garment would have a built in sensor that would measure how much dirt and s*** is present, then activate a washing sequence. How? Each garment would have a built in washer and dryer? Naaahh... a robotic solution would be more practical. The sensor would activate a "maid" type robot to undress you and throw the clothes into the washer when the dirt reaches a certain level. Oh Julia, I'm so lazy!
Before all that awful mundane stuff, I was cooking up some bamboo shoots fried rice. There seems to be an endless supply of bamboo shoots in the yard. I like to marinade them in salt water for about a week to tenderize them. Tastes kind of like sauerkraut. But there's a natural bitterness in my bamboo shoots. I watched Iron Chef on Shadowplay TV while eating dinner, it was the bamboo shoots battle. Wow, their bamboo shoots are big and fat. The commentator compared bamboo shoots to growing boys, and talked about how subtle bamboo shoots taste. My bamboo shoots are kind of thin and bitter, but there are so many of them, I have to experiment. I was trimming my bamboo the other day with my parang, and I missed a cut and hit a shoot bud right on the head. It was just barely peeping out of the ground, and it was nice and fat, too. What a crying shame. It grew up a few days later all twisted and bent, and covered in mud and red ants. I'll be more careful next time, insyaAllah. Those tiny little growing things are so sensitive at that age.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121225
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are healthy and happy. You must be busy right now, doing things you are used to doing. Me, it's business as usual. *sniffle* Somehow, I caught the sniffles. But I must keep working, I must try to sing everyday, insyaAllah. Because my situation glorifies Allah. I'm not a prophet, but I have to work everyday. I'm sure there are plenty of people who call themselves Muslim who take the day off today to celebrate Christmas, just as there are those who call themselves Christian who have to work today. Turn on the TV, and you will see them. I am not allowed to compromise in that sense. Just as I will not compromise my choice of you as my wife, in respect of your half-naked friends. I stand by you because I love you no matter what day it is.
Please take good care of yourself, please maintain your prayers because you represent the both of us, and have a great day.
Hi there, beloved Julia. How are you feeling? I pray you are healthy and happy. You must be busy right now, doing things you are used to doing. Me, it's business as usual. *sniffle* Somehow, I caught the sniffles. But I must keep working, I must try to sing everyday, insyaAllah. Because my situation glorifies Allah. I'm not a prophet, but I have to work everyday. I'm sure there are plenty of people who call themselves Muslim who take the day off today to celebrate Christmas, just as there are those who call themselves Christian who have to work today. Turn on the TV, and you will see them. I am not allowed to compromise in that sense. Just as I will not compromise my choice of you as my wife, in respect of your half-naked friends. I stand by you because I love you no matter what day it is.
Please take good care of yourself, please maintain your prayers because you represent the both of us, and have a great day.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121222
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Oh Julia, I do need you, for you are my girl, and I love you so. You are so beautiful, and I take pleasure in your beauty. I long for you so much, and I pray that Allah will bring us together in marriage, in love and happiness, soon.
Ah, I'm so full. I cooked up some fried flat noodles with cockles and bean sprouts (keow teow kerang) again. Alhamdulillah. Ya Allah, thank you for the knowledge and bounty You have provided for me. All those years doing food business almost ruined my feet, but I grateful to be able to cook for myself. Like I told my Dad, I like my own cooking because I don't give myself food poisoning. InsyaAllah. I also can eat what I want because I generally know how to prepare it, and I can eat the portion I want. Tonight I ate half a wok of keow teow kerang. I could have eaten the entire wok, but I probably would have exploded like an overfed python. I can also experiment, and I also save money on eating out. If I'm by myself, then it makes no difference to me if I don't eat out. But I know I have to endorse others, so I do. Plus sometimes I'm too lazy to cook. I know we have to take you out for adventure and romance, so whenever you feel like playing roulette with our stomachs, we'll try out different places to eat.
Oh Julia, I do need you, for you are my girl, and I love you so. You are so beautiful, and I take pleasure in your beauty. I long for you so much, and I pray that Allah will bring us together in marriage, in love and happiness, soon.
Ah, I'm so full. I cooked up some fried flat noodles with cockles and bean sprouts (keow teow kerang) again. Alhamdulillah. Ya Allah, thank you for the knowledge and bounty You have provided for me. All those years doing food business almost ruined my feet, but I grateful to be able to cook for myself. Like I told my Dad, I like my own cooking because I don't give myself food poisoning. InsyaAllah. I also can eat what I want because I generally know how to prepare it, and I can eat the portion I want. Tonight I ate half a wok of keow teow kerang. I could have eaten the entire wok, but I probably would have exploded like an overfed python. I can also experiment, and I also save money on eating out. If I'm by myself, then it makes no difference to me if I don't eat out. But I know I have to endorse others, so I do. Plus sometimes I'm too lazy to cook. I know we have to take you out for adventure and romance, so whenever you feel like playing roulette with our stomachs, we'll try out different places to eat.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121219
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my precious Julia. Yes you are very precious to me, my beloved. You are my life, and you give me something to look forward to. You also give me someone to miss, someone to maintain a routine for. I pray that you are healthy, and feeling good. You are my girl, and I love you.
I've been feeling a bit feverish lately, but I should be OK with a few aspirin. InsyaAllah. I always have something to do, so I don't like to be bogged down by a fever. What to do, eh? Ya Allah, thank you for our good health, and please maintain our good health for us, as we cannot. It was raining everyday last week, so little Chee Cheah had a relapse of her skin infection. So I had to take her to the vet for an antifungal shot. Oh, it's so hard to get out of the door every morning. Creaks and groans! The hammering I gave my body when I was young has caught up to me! Especially in the morning, adding that I'm not a morning person to begin with. Anyway, I skipped breakfast, which I really shouldn't do, but I did, because I thought that I would be OK until lunch. All I had to do was drive the cat for a quick shot. Then I went to the day market to buy some salted fish. This particular type crisps up nicely when fried, and not too salty either. I enjoyed it with my cheeseburger and fries for lunch. I generally wake up at 9am everyday, because I wake earlier at 3 or 4am and go back to sleep after I perform the dawn prayer at about 6am. So I have to get all morning business done by 12pm, so I can eat and take a nap before I pray then voice train at 2pm. This nap has become crucial, because I'm able to put myself into a near coma. Damned lullabys! And why do I voice train at the same time everyday? Because the world is listening, insyaAllah. At 4pm, I quickly tidy up my parents' kitchen. I feed the cats again, and after the Asr prayer, I do yard work until sunset. I try to cook and eat dinner before the last prayer, then after that I write to my sweetie. I love my sweetie Julia. She's very important to me. I want to marry her.
Hello, my precious Julia. Yes you are very precious to me, my beloved. You are my life, and you give me something to look forward to. You also give me someone to miss, someone to maintain a routine for. I pray that you are healthy, and feeling good. You are my girl, and I love you.
I've been feeling a bit feverish lately, but I should be OK with a few aspirin. InsyaAllah. I always have something to do, so I don't like to be bogged down by a fever. What to do, eh? Ya Allah, thank you for our good health, and please maintain our good health for us, as we cannot. It was raining everyday last week, so little Chee Cheah had a relapse of her skin infection. So I had to take her to the vet for an antifungal shot. Oh, it's so hard to get out of the door every morning. Creaks and groans! The hammering I gave my body when I was young has caught up to me! Especially in the morning, adding that I'm not a morning person to begin with. Anyway, I skipped breakfast, which I really shouldn't do, but I did, because I thought that I would be OK until lunch. All I had to do was drive the cat for a quick shot. Then I went to the day market to buy some salted fish. This particular type crisps up nicely when fried, and not too salty either. I enjoyed it with my cheeseburger and fries for lunch. I generally wake up at 9am everyday, because I wake earlier at 3 or 4am and go back to sleep after I perform the dawn prayer at about 6am. So I have to get all morning business done by 12pm, so I can eat and take a nap before I pray then voice train at 2pm. This nap has become crucial, because I'm able to put myself into a near coma. Damned lullabys! And why do I voice train at the same time everyday? Because the world is listening, insyaAllah. At 4pm, I quickly tidy up my parents' kitchen. I feed the cats again, and after the Asr prayer, I do yard work until sunset. I try to cook and eat dinner before the last prayer, then after that I write to my sweetie. I love my sweetie Julia. She's very important to me. I want to marry her.
Qur'an 20121219
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
5. The similitude of those who were charged with the Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those, is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes. Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah, and Allah guides not people who do wrong.
6. Say, "O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!"
7. But never will they express their desire, because of what their hands have sent on before them! And Allah knows well those who do wrong!
8. Say, "The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!"
9. O you who believe! When prayer is proclaimed on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business. That is best for you, if you only knew!
10. And when the prayer is finished, then you may disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah often, that you may prosper!
11. But when they see some bargain or some amusement,they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing. Say, "That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!"
Friday 62:5-11
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O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!
The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!
That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!
5. The similitude of those who were charged with the Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those, is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes. Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah, and Allah guides not people who do wrong.
6. Say, "O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!"
7. But never will they express their desire, because of what their hands have sent on before them! And Allah knows well those who do wrong!
8. Say, "The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!"
9. O you who believe! When prayer is proclaimed on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business. That is best for you, if you only knew!
10. And when the prayer is finished, then you may disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah often, that you may prosper!
11. But when they see some bargain or some amusement,they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing. Say, "That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!"
Friday 62:5-11
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O you who stand on Judaism! If you think you are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of mankind, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!
The death from which you flee will truly overtake you. Then will you be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and God will tell you the things that you did!
That from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the Best to provide!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Letter to Julia 20121217
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia, my beloved. I pray you are doing well, and feeling confident. You should have figured out by now that to be sincere in Islam is to take that leap of faith to Allah, to conduct worship solely for the sake of Allah, and that there is no turning back. The best is to strive in the cause of Allah with all you have, for then Allah gives that the highest reward. I have tried to do so, may Allah accept my work.
Hi Julia, my beloved. I pray you are doing well, and feeling confident. You should have figured out by now that to be sincere in Islam is to take that leap of faith to Allah, to conduct worship solely for the sake of Allah, and that there is no turning back. The best is to strive in the cause of Allah with all you have, for then Allah gives that the highest reward. I have tried to do so, may Allah accept my work.
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