Letter to Erin 20160302

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hey there!  How's it going?  How are you?  I just finished my dinner.  It was a huge bowl of vermicelli soup, Tom Yam flavored.  Tom Yam, as you know, is a hot sour Thai seasoning which is very common around these here parts.  Everywhere you look here, you will see restaurants serving Tom Yam.  I don't know about you, but I don't like to experiment with restaurants that serve stuff I already know.  Yeah, I know there are different recipes out there.  When we go out to eat together inshaAllah, if we're not going to one of my regular joints, I would try to experiment with atmosphere and hope for the best about the cooking.  It must not be the same way in New York, but it must be hell to be halal.  It's always best to cook my own food, because I'm not likely to poison myself.  Plus I get huge, man-sized servings, I eat what I feel like eating, and I save money.

I love you, I need you, and I wish you were with me.  But we must be patient, right?  I want you to take good care of yourself, like treasure, for you are so valuable to me.  Please don't overwork, please pray, and try not to drink those funny tasting beverages.

Letter to Erin 20160301

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi Beautiful!  Hi Gorgeous!  How are you today?  I pray that everything is going well for you.  It's been a busy morning for me.  Whenever I have have an active morning, it always makes me useless in the evening.  Plus I struggle through voice training.  Hey but life isn't supposed to be perfect.

Hm, I can smell flowers somewhere.  Anyway, I went to renew the road tax on my Dad's motorcycle.  In Malaysia, the DMV is called the JPJ, because of translation.  The tax itself is only RM2, but the insurance is expensive.  I want to teach you how to drive a motorcycle, if you didn't already know.  It should be fun, and I get to put my arms around you.  I also payed my phone bill and bought some groceries.  Among other things.  Floofy had been rolling around in her daughter's pee, so I had to give her a bath.  I can't have my snuggle kitty smelling of fermented pee.  By 4 pm, I was out of action.  I find that a more efficient day is to get active after the noon prayer.  That way, I can get all sorts of things done right up to 10 pm.  I guess I'm just not a morning person.

I hope you are not overworking.  Everything becomes work when you get older, whether that be good or bad.  I like to laze around and watch TV.  I want my girl.  I love you and I need you.

Letter to Erin 20160229

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi there, Princess!  Hey there, Darling!  How are you feeling today?  Are you having lots of fun?  I hope you are trying to slow down and giving your heart a break, after all the recent activity.  I think of you all the time, because you are MY girl.  I love you and I need you.

I spent my birthday doing the usual things.  I cleaned my Mom's bedroom in the morning, then she cooked lunch for me.  Thanks Mom!  My Dad asked me if I'm doing anything special for my birthday, I said I'll be doing the things I usually enjoy doing.  Which is enjoying my home, hanging out in my favorite space, watching TV, making music, and enjoying good food.  Alhamdulillah.  I want my girl.  I ate that roast chicken for dinner that my parents gave me.  No I didn't eat the whole chicken, I still have the drumsticks and thighs left.  The kittens had a feast along with me, except ----.  She doesn't seem to like anything other than cat food or raw food.  I have lots of snacks for my TV watching tonight.  I've been eating the expensive English chocolate lately.  The taste is superior of course, but the texture is not snappy.  It has some snap to it, but like cooking chocolate.  I guess that chocolate is snappy when it's thin.  This gives me hope that I can get a good flavor out of cooking chocolate, I just need to try harder.  Oh, so much to do.  Plus I need to laze around.  I'm going to set up for practicing bass now.

Letter to Erin 20160228

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hello there, my love!  My love!  I love you and I need you.  You are the light in my life, and I love you with all my heart.  I never told you when my birthday is.  Well, today I am 50 years old.  Yeah yeah, I know.  I have the same birthday as Bugsy Siegel.  We're exactly 60 years apart.  I didn't know that until recently though.  I've already outlived him, and I don't own a gun.  When I was younger, I always wondered why many astrologers were upset with me.  I happen to know, or rather many astrologers knew me.  I don't know if you remember who Jeane Dixon was, but one day before she died, in her last horoscope for Pisces, she gave me such an intense verbal thrashing, telling me to lighten up or something like that.  I know it was a general horoscope, but it sure seemed very personal.  If you believe in that astrology garbage.  Hey, I think I'm rather easy-going.  Anyway, I quit reading horoscopes 9 years ago.

I still qualify for government welfare so I just received a payment, and bought myself a wireless keyboard and mouse set, and a new 2.1 speaker system.  So right now, I'm writing this letter on my back!  Yeah it's lazy, but it's not as easy as it sounds.  I also programmed the mouse as a remote control to advance to the next video on Shadowplay TV.  Finally!  I needed new monitors to mix music with.  This new system I got is only 26 watts but it's USB powered, so that's not bad.  Especially for 5V USB.  And they sound great.

I've been having a craving for eggplant lately, so for dinner I had steak with an eggplant and tofu stir fry.  It was great!  I must do that again.  Plus my parents gave me a roast chicken for my birthday.  Thanks Mom and Dad!  You wanna join me for my birthday dinner, Sweetie?

Letter to Erin 20160227

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hello Beautiful!  Hi Gorgeous!  How's my precious girl today?  I pray you are feeling great and having lots of fun.  Please remember to look after yourself properly, and maintain your prayers.  Things may be exciting and out of control right now, but that's all the more reason not to do drugs and alcohol, and increase the pressure on your heart.  Your precious heart.  God is in control, so pray if you need assurance.  Sure it's not the same as being high, but you don't really know what "high" is.  Pray if you need assurance.  And always know that I love you and I need you.

I have crawled into my cave, and I aim to stay in here for a while.  But I had to go out for snacks.  I can't be a hermit without snacks!  I had a craving for potato chips, but the closest supermarket didn't have any potato chips!  Do you believe that?  So I had to go all the way downtown to get my snacks.  I found this big bag of sour cream and onion chips, with Tamil writing on it.  Made in India, imported by Thailand!  I also got myself a big bar of chocolate, English chocolate.  Fruit and nut.  And some blackcurrant chews.  Now if you will please excuse me, I'm going to lie back and watch TV and eat junk food.

Letter to Erin 20160226

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Halo Angel!  How are you?  Would you like to be with me always?  I want to be with you always.  No we shouldn't use the toilet together, but for all practical purposes, I want us to never be seen without each other.  You are me, my darling.  I love you always.  And I need you.

My filling fell out last night, so I had to visit the dentist first thing this morning.  Good thing I already finished my dinner before it fell out, so I was able to go to the dentist the next morning with an empty mouth.  Did you see that episode of Sailor Moon where Usagi went to the demon dentist which was a combination clinic and ice cream parlor?  It was very windy today.  The wind was screaming and howling all through my voice training.  Do you fear the winds of change?  We shall be married soon, inshaAllah. 

Hmmm.  The news I've been getting is being re-edited as the day progresses.  Let's just say that what was news at 6 am is not the same news at 10 pm.  Damned Internet.  This also applies to what's going on with you, so if you have something to say to me, the best way to say it is to say it yourself on video.  Life in the Public Eye can be really annoying.  Innuendo isn't going to work anymore, Erin: innuendo is being used as a tool by our enemies.  Monkeys!  You're going to have to be as blunt as possible about our relationship.  I think it's time for me to crawl into a virtual and literal cave, and ignore their stupid lives.  Next week my Dad is going into surgery anyway, so I will be busy with that.  Yes, I know it's your birthday next week.  InshaAllah, I will make my presentation at the right time.  I would rather give you a ring, but please be patient with me and pray.  Bear in mind that the ring comes with a house.  When the ring does come inshaAllah, we will begin communicating by telephone.

Letter to Erin 20160225

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hey there!  Hi there!  How's it going?  Talk of the town?  I hope you are feeling healthy and having a great time.  I guess you are doing more of the same thing until basketball season comes up.  I wish I could be with you, but the time will come inshaAllah.  My Dearest, have fun with your work, and stuff that bank account of yours OK?  I certainly have much to do here, but I think of you all the time, and of how beautiful you are.  I love you and I need you.

What did I do today?  It seems like I wasted the morning.  Oh yeah, I woke up late so by the time I got all the morning chores done, it was already time for lunch.  After voice training, I spent time with my baby mangoes.  The rainy season hasn't come yet, so there aren't any new fruit.  Then I went downtown to get some fried noodles for dinner.  There was some sort of Siamese bazaar going on, and the area was packed.  I wish I could have stopped by, but I had run out of cash.  Hey, can't endorse anything without the right budget, right?  So I went home.