In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How are you feeling today, my love? Something tells me you are quite busy at this time. Doing a movie? I just put some movies into my cell phone. Also some comics and other readings, too. A cell phone makes quite a handy portable computer. Equivalent to a laptop 15 years ago, but with a better display. I haven't found any good games yet. You know the battery life sucks for cell phones. I found that the battery life in my phone is the same whether or not the screen is active. Don't you think that's odd?
I woke up at 1:30 am for the pre dawn meal. Oh no, that's too early! Up all night, sleep all day! So I did some encoding, I cleaned my bathroom and reservoir and watched TV before doing any cooking. Nothing fancy, just some rice gruel from the mosque, jazzed up a little with Thai spices. Nothing fancy this coming morning either. I have a lot of squid, so I'm going to make fried calamari. A LOT of it inshaAllah. I have 3 dipping sauces: marinara sauce, my home made hot sauce, and my Mom's hot red pepper sauce. Would you care to join me? I promise you it will be yummy! I love you Erin. And I need you.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150623
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello Erin, my beloved. How are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling great, for I miss you so. Ah, I want to be married to you. It started off kind of sluggish for me today, so I didn't do much in the morning except take my Dad's motorcycle to the car wash. I had to grind through voice training. Let me repeat myself that singing WELL for 2 hours straight while fasting is very difficult. I just wanted to sleep after the Asr prayer, but I shook it off and cut grass instead. EEEAAARRRGGGHHH!!! Fight! Fight! Fight! But it's usually smooth sailing after the Asr prayer.
I just got done preparing dinner, and now I'm just waiting to break my fast. This evening it's fried rice. I make an OK fried rice, inshaAllah. Not very often because I don't eat rice all that often. Today it's rice and garlic, onions, bamboo shoots, chives, cilantro, salt radish, dried onion, egg, crab to be eaten with my Mom's rendang (beef in a lemongrass fry), and hot pepper sauce. Well, I haven't eaten it yet. I'm still waiting to break fast. I went to the crossroads to buy a drink. There's always a gang of merchants there in the evening during fasting month. Would you care to join me for dinner? I love you, and I need you.
Hello Erin, my beloved. How are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling great, for I miss you so. Ah, I want to be married to you. It started off kind of sluggish for me today, so I didn't do much in the morning except take my Dad's motorcycle to the car wash. I had to grind through voice training. Let me repeat myself that singing WELL for 2 hours straight while fasting is very difficult. I just wanted to sleep after the Asr prayer, but I shook it off and cut grass instead. EEEAAARRRGGGHHH!!! Fight! Fight! Fight! But it's usually smooth sailing after the Asr prayer.
I just got done preparing dinner, and now I'm just waiting to break my fast. This evening it's fried rice. I make an OK fried rice, inshaAllah. Not very often because I don't eat rice all that often. Today it's rice and garlic, onions, bamboo shoots, chives, cilantro, salt radish, dried onion, egg, crab to be eaten with my Mom's rendang (beef in a lemongrass fry), and hot pepper sauce. Well, I haven't eaten it yet. I'm still waiting to break fast. I went to the crossroads to buy a drink. There's always a gang of merchants there in the evening during fasting month. Would you care to join me for dinner? I love you, and I need you.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150622
Hi Erin! My beloved! How are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. Please make sure you get lots of beauty rest, because you are so beautiful to me. I love you, and I need you.
Right now I'm watching an old episode of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, while I'm waiting to break my fast. My Bat Cat seems to be healing OK, so there's no alarm there. I wanted to get more done today, but it's too early in the fasting month to go at my usual pace. Plus, I'm lazy. Voice training went quite well today- I think it's because I remembered to take a shot of honey before beginning the fast this morning.
Chee Cheah is the oldest kitty I have. I met her 7 years ago, and I think she was 5 then, so that makes her about 12 years old. She's not much of an indoors cat because she's a persistent violator of the 3 P's rule: no peeing, no pooping and no puking in the house. And now that Floofy and her daughters have taken control of the house, I can't bring her inside at all which is a shame, because she's an old kitty. But she seems to prefer the outside. I'm not rationalizing, she does prefer being an outside kitty. She has to wear a protective collar all the time now, because she's an itchy kitty and she would scratch all her fur off if she did not have to wear that collar. Not even the vet knows why she's so itchy, and the anti itch medication doesn't work. She didn't want to be photographed just now, but after a few shots I succeeded, as you can see. That expression on her face means, "You feed me when I ask you to feed me, not when you want to feed me." All the outdoors cats share their food with each other for some reason. Bob Cat is the supervisor of the cat food, but they always leave food for each other, for those busy cats who miss the feeding times at dawn and 4 pm. It's certainly not because they like each other. Chee Cheah is always by herself outside of feeding time, pondering over something. Or remembering, rather.
Qur'an 20150622
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
30. Or do they say, "A poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
31. Say, "Await you! I too will wait along with you!"
The Mountain 52:30-31
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Await you! I too will wait along with you!
30. Or do they say, "A poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
31. Say, "Await you! I too will wait along with you!"
The Mountain 52:30-31
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Await you! I too will wait along with you!
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150621
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How are you feeling, luv? The first few days of Ramadan takes some getting used to for me, but I can usually shake it off and function somewhat normally inshaAllah. This morning God cut me a break: there was a big storm, so I couldn't do much of anything. I woke up at 9 am (after falling back to sleep after the dawn prayer) and it was raining, so I cleaned up the cat room, hung up my laundry, then went back to sleep. Oh, the temperature was SO comfortable: I like it best when it's slightly cold. I woke up again at 1 pm. Now, that's what I'm talking about! Like a REAL rock star! Up all night, sleep all day!
Someone threw a rock at my Bat Cat, and there's a hole in his right side. He's acting all nonchalant and tough about it, and he finished off his dinner quickly, but there's a hole in his side! I disinfected the wound with some rubbing alcohol. Ya Allah, please drop a rock on the one who threw a rock at my cat.
Getting through voice training today wasn't very easy: all that standing around I've been doing wears me out. I was tempted to go back to sleep again after the Asr prayer, but I shook it off and cut the grass by the roadside. Dinner is noodles, of the spicy Thai variety. Have you ever tried Siamese hot sour soup (also known as Tom Yam)? You should visit a Siamese restaurant and try some. Now I'm sitting here watching "Being There", and waiting to break my fast with noodles, Tom Yam flavor. I'd split it with you, but you're not here. I love you, and I need you.
P.S. I'm, not really a fan of Slaughter, but I thought this song is appropriate for the moment. Doesn't the lead singer look like Tawny Kitten? Oh, you're too young to know who she is... You're prettier than her though. And blonder. I prefer blondes.
Hi Erin! How are you feeling, luv? The first few days of Ramadan takes some getting used to for me, but I can usually shake it off and function somewhat normally inshaAllah. This morning God cut me a break: there was a big storm, so I couldn't do much of anything. I woke up at 9 am (after falling back to sleep after the dawn prayer) and it was raining, so I cleaned up the cat room, hung up my laundry, then went back to sleep. Oh, the temperature was SO comfortable: I like it best when it's slightly cold. I woke up again at 1 pm. Now, that's what I'm talking about! Like a REAL rock star! Up all night, sleep all day!
Someone threw a rock at my Bat Cat, and there's a hole in his right side. He's acting all nonchalant and tough about it, and he finished off his dinner quickly, but there's a hole in his side! I disinfected the wound with some rubbing alcohol. Ya Allah, please drop a rock on the one who threw a rock at my cat.
Getting through voice training today wasn't very easy: all that standing around I've been doing wears me out. I was tempted to go back to sleep again after the Asr prayer, but I shook it off and cut the grass by the roadside. Dinner is noodles, of the spicy Thai variety. Have you ever tried Siamese hot sour soup (also known as Tom Yam)? You should visit a Siamese restaurant and try some. Now I'm sitting here watching "Being There", and waiting to break my fast with noodles, Tom Yam flavor. I'd split it with you, but you're not here. I love you, and I need you.
P.S. I'm, not really a fan of Slaughter, but I thought this song is appropriate for the moment. Doesn't the lead singer look like Tawny Kitten? Oh, you're too young to know who she is... You're prettier than her though. And blonder. I prefer blondes.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150620
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Heather Erinton! How are you feeling right now? Are you having a good time being a Global Citizen? Better the world than New York City, I say. Broaden your resources. Is it true that New York City is going bankrupt? Anyway, I apologize for not watching the NBA final round. I'm not much of a sports fan: the only sport I really like is ladies figure skating, and even then I don't really keep up with it. Watching sports would have more meaning to me if I were watching sports with you. I'm a sports wife: I'm actually supporting you.
Right now it's 7 pm, and about half an hour before breaking fast. I did some burning this evening and I just took a shower, and I'm watching TV and waiting to break my fast. I picked up some dates at the mosque last night. The Prophet (peace be on him) recommends breaking fast with dates. My Mom gave me some bananas and watermelon, and I cooked up a sausage calzone, the usual stuff. I didn't make a portion for you because you haven't been showing up for dinner, and I didn't want to have to eat your portion (even though I could) because I didn't want to have to go to the bathroom when I'm trying to conduct worship tonight. They've been finishing prayer at about 10:30 pm this year, so it's a good thing that I'm writing now so I can go to sleep right when I get home tonight, plus I have something to do while I wait. This morning before dawn I woke up too late to prepare rice, so it was just a block of tofu swimming in sauce with an egg on top, eaten with sliced bread.
I pray you are getting lots of rest, and are feeling healthy and confident. I wish you were here with me, but please know in your heart that I love you very much, and I need you.
Hi Heather Erinton! How are you feeling right now? Are you having a good time being a Global Citizen? Better the world than New York City, I say. Broaden your resources. Is it true that New York City is going bankrupt? Anyway, I apologize for not watching the NBA final round. I'm not much of a sports fan: the only sport I really like is ladies figure skating, and even then I don't really keep up with it. Watching sports would have more meaning to me if I were watching sports with you. I'm a sports wife: I'm actually supporting you.
Right now it's 7 pm, and about half an hour before breaking fast. I did some burning this evening and I just took a shower, and I'm watching TV and waiting to break my fast. I picked up some dates at the mosque last night. The Prophet (peace be on him) recommends breaking fast with dates. My Mom gave me some bananas and watermelon, and I cooked up a sausage calzone, the usual stuff. I didn't make a portion for you because you haven't been showing up for dinner, and I didn't want to have to eat your portion (even though I could) because I didn't want to have to go to the bathroom when I'm trying to conduct worship tonight. They've been finishing prayer at about 10:30 pm this year, so it's a good thing that I'm writing now so I can go to sleep right when I get home tonight, plus I have something to do while I wait. This morning before dawn I woke up too late to prepare rice, so it was just a block of tofu swimming in sauce with an egg on top, eaten with sliced bread.
I pray you are getting lots of rest, and are feeling healthy and confident. I wish you were here with me, but please know in your heart that I love you very much, and I need you.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150619
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful Erin! Are you feeling lonely at the top? Well, I am feeling lonely without you. I love you with all my heart, and I wish to be with you always. I want to marry you, my beautiful Erin. I will marry you, inshaAllah. I love you, and I need you.
These first few days of the fasting month is usually the most difficult for me, so today I took it super easy. I just lounged around in bed, watched TV, worked on your house plans a little, then took a nap before the mid day prayer and voice training. Singing for 2 hours straight while fasting is SO hard. Ugh. For some reason, my legs were the most tired. What is this weight when I sing? Do ghosts have weight? Once I get past the Asr prayer, it's usually easy sailing. And I was able to a little yard work. It's that singing... I don't eat big for breaking fast. Just some chili and sliced bread. When I get up to eat next morning inshaAllah, it's going to be rice and tofu. Almost vegetarian: I'll break an egg on top of the tofu block. Care to join me?
Hello there, my beautiful Erin! Are you feeling lonely at the top? Well, I am feeling lonely without you. I love you with all my heart, and I wish to be with you always. I want to marry you, my beautiful Erin. I will marry you, inshaAllah. I love you, and I need you.
These first few days of the fasting month is usually the most difficult for me, so today I took it super easy. I just lounged around in bed, watched TV, worked on your house plans a little, then took a nap before the mid day prayer and voice training. Singing for 2 hours straight while fasting is SO hard. Ugh. For some reason, my legs were the most tired. What is this weight when I sing? Do ghosts have weight? Once I get past the Asr prayer, it's usually easy sailing. And I was able to a little yard work. It's that singing... I don't eat big for breaking fast. Just some chili and sliced bread. When I get up to eat next morning inshaAllah, it's going to be rice and tofu. Almost vegetarian: I'll break an egg on top of the tofu block. Care to join me?
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