In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hola, mi Corazon! Hello, my heart! I soory but I no el habla ze Mexicana! How are you doing today, Erin? Are you having a great time? I'm just standing ground here as usual. People like seeing Zam the wolf, but I prefer to be a puppy dog. I hope you don't hate me for that. How's sports season coming along? Busy, busy no doubt. Do you like soccer? I suggest you get engrossed in soccer, for it would give you something sporty to do all year. Something more global, and your bosses will love you all the more. I suggest you choose a favorite team in the English Premier League. Me? I'm not a sports fan, I'm sorry. The only sport I like is Ladies Figure Skating. I just watched the top 3 skaters in the 2015 ISU world championship. See how slow I am? I do think the current skaters are trying to match the style of moves around the field of Adelina Sotnikova, which is great because it looks awesome. Which gives us spectators something to appreciate other than those tiresome jumps. It's beautiful. I love beauty. You're beautiful. I love you, and I need you.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151008
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, beautiful girl! You're so gorgeous, you don't need make up, huh? Well, that's what I think. You are MY girl. Are you having fun being Sports Princess? Erin, I love you and I need you.
People get so touchy over what they eat. It's like interest, you're never going to talk people out of the consumption of interest, especially when it means more food for them to eat. I spent the morning working on my curry. I used up all the mackerel to make fish curry. I don't have a routine for curry yet, but it's getting there. Today's effort was a bit on the tasteless side, but I'll get there. I can't fail all the time, inshaAllah.
Hi there, beautiful girl! You're so gorgeous, you don't need make up, huh? Well, that's what I think. You are MY girl. Are you having fun being Sports Princess? Erin, I love you and I need you.
People get so touchy over what they eat. It's like interest, you're never going to talk people out of the consumption of interest, especially when it means more food for them to eat. I spent the morning working on my curry. I used up all the mackerel to make fish curry. I don't have a routine for curry yet, but it's getting there. Today's effort was a bit on the tasteless side, but I'll get there. I can't fail all the time, inshaAllah.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151007
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I came across one of those dog meat farm videos on YouTube a couple of days ago. I watched it aghast in horror....AAAAAAA!!! Everyone knows I'm a cat person, but I love dogs too. Muslims aren't allowed to eat dogs, and many of the learned and religious bureaucrats frown upon owning a dog. There is no ban on dogs in the Qur'an, and I haven't found the specific hadith (order of the Prophet, peace be on him) that states the restriction. Perhaps someone can enlighten me. No, I don't want to eat dog. I'm not even curious. The rationale of people who eat dogs is that some dogs are for meat, and some for pets. All animals belong to Allah, but Allah made animals subject to humans. I consider some animals are for meat, and some are for pets. I consider dogs to be as friends, someone to share food with, not to be food. Someone to help protect us, and add to our awareness of the world and Allah.
But nobody could ever be friends with a mackerel. Mackerel is for food, and no human can question that. My Dad gave me a kilo of mackerel this morning. My Mom said it cost RM10. Only 4 years ago, I could frequently buy 2 kilos of mackerel for RM3. Mackerel tastes great raw, so it makes great sushi and sashimi. I use 95% of the fish myself, though I give the heads to the cats. The soft roe is the best part, which I eat while gutting the fish. I'll have to teach you how to process and fillet fish. It's not fair that I have to do all the prep and the cooking. Mackerel is a popular fish, not only with humans but also with other fish. But as a species it is adapted to that, and repopulates quickly. The price of this fish tells me that it is under pressure, also that every single fish but one had roe in it. When mackerel was cheap, it was not easy to find soft roe. However, I can still find mackerel for sale every day no matter what the price is, not like snapper. So I made hand rolled sushi for dinner. Hey, this rice isn't sticky at all! I couldn't make rice balls. This rice is Basmati rice, from India I suppose. I also suppose Indians don't eat hand rolled sushi. So I added some corn starch (I didn't have any rice flour) to the rice, and that made it sticky enough to roll. Next time, I'll use seaweed sheets, or buy local rice. I don't eat vinegared rice because it gives me heartburn, but otherwise it's pretty good and very filling. You want some? I love you, and I need you.
I came across one of those dog meat farm videos on YouTube a couple of days ago. I watched it aghast in horror....AAAAAAA!!! Everyone knows I'm a cat person, but I love dogs too. Muslims aren't allowed to eat dogs, and many of the learned and religious bureaucrats frown upon owning a dog. There is no ban on dogs in the Qur'an, and I haven't found the specific hadith (order of the Prophet, peace be on him) that states the restriction. Perhaps someone can enlighten me. No, I don't want to eat dog. I'm not even curious. The rationale of people who eat dogs is that some dogs are for meat, and some for pets. All animals belong to Allah, but Allah made animals subject to humans. I consider some animals are for meat, and some are for pets. I consider dogs to be as friends, someone to share food with, not to be food. Someone to help protect us, and add to our awareness of the world and Allah.
But nobody could ever be friends with a mackerel. Mackerel is for food, and no human can question that. My Dad gave me a kilo of mackerel this morning. My Mom said it cost RM10. Only 4 years ago, I could frequently buy 2 kilos of mackerel for RM3. Mackerel tastes great raw, so it makes great sushi and sashimi. I use 95% of the fish myself, though I give the heads to the cats. The soft roe is the best part, which I eat while gutting the fish. I'll have to teach you how to process and fillet fish. It's not fair that I have to do all the prep and the cooking. Mackerel is a popular fish, not only with humans but also with other fish. But as a species it is adapted to that, and repopulates quickly. The price of this fish tells me that it is under pressure, also that every single fish but one had roe in it. When mackerel was cheap, it was not easy to find soft roe. However, I can still find mackerel for sale every day no matter what the price is, not like snapper. So I made hand rolled sushi for dinner. Hey, this rice isn't sticky at all! I couldn't make rice balls. This rice is Basmati rice, from India I suppose. I also suppose Indians don't eat hand rolled sushi. So I added some corn starch (I didn't have any rice flour) to the rice, and that made it sticky enough to roll. Next time, I'll use seaweed sheets, or buy local rice. I don't eat vinegared rice because it gives me heartburn, but otherwise it's pretty good and very filling. You want some? I love you, and I need you.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151006
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! Hi Sweetie! How are you feeling today? I pray that you are feeling healthy and confident. It's business as usual for me today. I had to go downtown in the morning to get the new prayer schedule. Prayer times I'm sure you know, are dawn, afternoon, early evening, sunset, and night. But they have it all calculated accurately to the times nowadays, that I can just look at the schedule and see that the night prayer is 8:19 pm today. The Muslim calendar is a true lunar calendar, so the full moon is always on the 14th. The new year begins next Wednesday. Year 1437.
I killed all my guppies yesterday. I keep telling myself, "Don't wash the thing with soap!" and what do I do? I washed the thing with soap. That's why I hate house cleaning. I kill innocent fish, that do me no harm. They don't pee at my bathroom door. Poor fish. So I took 9 baby guppies from my Dad's fish pond. He seems to have an endless supply of guppies. They seem to be doing OK. They all are basically the same size, about a couple of grains of rice or less each. So I put 4 pellets of fish food in the jar, about the size of a mustard seed each. They get bigger after soaking in water. But the bigger fish chase away the little fish from the food. And I'm watching them right now. There they go, so bigger than a couple grains of rice, circling the food, making sure no one else gets it.
I don't know what it means! I'm a guppy killer! Maybe I do know what it means, and I'm not telling. I hope you are doing great. Take care of yourself, Sweetie. I love you, and I need you.
Hi Erin! Hi Sweetie! How are you feeling today? I pray that you are feeling healthy and confident. It's business as usual for me today. I had to go downtown in the morning to get the new prayer schedule. Prayer times I'm sure you know, are dawn, afternoon, early evening, sunset, and night. But they have it all calculated accurately to the times nowadays, that I can just look at the schedule and see that the night prayer is 8:19 pm today. The Muslim calendar is a true lunar calendar, so the full moon is always on the 14th. The new year begins next Wednesday. Year 1437.
I killed all my guppies yesterday. I keep telling myself, "Don't wash the thing with soap!" and what do I do? I washed the thing with soap. That's why I hate house cleaning. I kill innocent fish, that do me no harm. They don't pee at my bathroom door. Poor fish. So I took 9 baby guppies from my Dad's fish pond. He seems to have an endless supply of guppies. They seem to be doing OK. They all are basically the same size, about a couple of grains of rice or less each. So I put 4 pellets of fish food in the jar, about the size of a mustard seed each. They get bigger after soaking in water. But the bigger fish chase away the little fish from the food. And I'm watching them right now. There they go, so bigger than a couple grains of rice, circling the food, making sure no one else gets it.
I don't know what it means! I'm a guppy killer! Maybe I do know what it means, and I'm not telling. I hope you are doing great. Take care of yourself, Sweetie. I love you, and I need you.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151005
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin. How's it going today? I pray you are doing great. It's kind of a surreal day here for me. I've been busy all day like I usually am on Sundays, but it's a very hazy day. It started last night with the dreams I had. Wow, I wish I could record video of my dreams. It was incredible, so awesome that I don't want to tell the world about it. What a great movie, though. Glory to Allah. I think I'll write about it in music. But I managed to stay active all day. I cut the grass at the side of the road all the way from your house inshaAllah to my parents' house, on both sides of the road. Wow. I'm still seeing that dream. Incredible.
I was making dough just now, and the cats were going berserk! Well you're the girl I want to marry, Erin. I love you, and I need you.
Hi Erin. How's it going today? I pray you are doing great. It's kind of a surreal day here for me. I've been busy all day like I usually am on Sundays, but it's a very hazy day. It started last night with the dreams I had. Wow, I wish I could record video of my dreams. It was incredible, so awesome that I don't want to tell the world about it. What a great movie, though. Glory to Allah. I think I'll write about it in music. But I managed to stay active all day. I cut the grass at the side of the road all the way from your house inshaAllah to my parents' house, on both sides of the road. Wow. I'm still seeing that dream. Incredible.
I was making dough just now, and the cats were going berserk! Well you're the girl I want to marry, Erin. I love you, and I need you.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151004
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I forgot to mention that I will place a water tank on the roof of your house inshaAllah, where the water goes up to fill the tank before going to the faucets in the house. Kind of like a giant toilet tank. You never know when we might need emergency water.
I'm kind of tired today. I had been getting up in the wee hours lately to conduct extra worship, and it's caught up with me. I occasionally do that. So please excuse me, I'm going to go be catatonic for the rest of the night. I pray you are doing well and taking care of yourself in my absence, because I love you and I need you.
I forgot to mention that I will place a water tank on the roof of your house inshaAllah, where the water goes up to fill the tank before going to the faucets in the house. Kind of like a giant toilet tank. You never know when we might need emergency water.
I'm kind of tired today. I had been getting up in the wee hours lately to conduct extra worship, and it's caught up with me. I occasionally do that. So please excuse me, I'm going to go be catatonic for the rest of the night. I pray you are doing well and taking care of yourself in my absence, because I love you and I need you.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Letter to Erin 20151003
Happy 2nd anniversary, Sweetie! I love you, Erin. I want to marry you. And I need you. I'll have to admit that I stopped working on these house plans when I figured out that you have your own house plan. But if you don't have any house plan when the time comes inshaAllah, I'll go ahead and use these.
1. I didn't write the measurements down because this is just a simple view of what I had planned, besides I will need to re-measure everything professionally before construction.
2. Right now there are trees bordering the property of your house inshaAllah, but I intend to remove them all and build a wall. It would help slow snakes down, and block out debris from floods.
3. I didn't label the west facade correctly: it's actually the north facade.
4. You have a nice and big walk in closet and bathroom. All yours! I'll just use the other restrooms. I made a mistake with placing the toilets: none of the toilets must face west (or towards Mecca). Instructions of the Prophet (peace be on him).
5. The trees aren't scaled correctly. The south facade actually faces a whole lot of banana trees, which I intend to clear. They don't taste very good, and I want to keep that area open.
6. Your house is actually an upgraded version of my little house. My little house is actually smaller by about 30% than what you see in this plan. I had to make it bigger so I could play Sims 3 more comfortably. I plan to use my little house as an office/studio, plus it will be my doghouse whenever you're mad at me.
7. No. we're not situated on a hill overlooking the sea. We have neighbors on the north, south, and west. My parents are my north neighbor, and my younger brother lives with them.
8. I didn't decorate the walls of the house. Just to remind you, a Muslim house must not have statues and human effigies (like posters of celebrities) in it. Please unload such items before we marry, if you have them. Photos of your friends and relatives are OK.
9. The main entrance/driveway is on the east, and it connects to a small road leading to an elementary school located north.
10. There is a laundry room on the ground floor. Sims 3 doesn't have washers and dryers, so the laundry room may not be obvious. Options for clothes dryers are poor in this country, so be prepared to dry your clothes on a line. Oh, I can do my own laundry. It may not please you how I do laundry, but I will do my own laundry.
11. I put big showroom style windows on the first floor overlooking the yard on the south. I plan to have metal shutters on these windows like you would see on businesses, to close when we leave for vacation for instance.
12. Please expect the presence of cats! Mouse control! My cats are expert mousers, so you must be nice to them.
Erin, please make a donation to a worthwhile charity of a minimum of one US dollar.
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