Letter to Erin 20160601

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

Hello there, my beautiful Erin.  Am I imagining this, or you have acquired a new hobby in past few weeks.  Whether you are aware of this or not, I didn't recognize you when I met you in a dream, even though I knew it was you.  And you're getting better and better at it.  This mysterious new appearance might be useful in not having people bug you all the time when you go out and want to be left alone, but please don't lose the girl I love in your mad new pastime.  You know what would be fun, is to have someone masquerade as you and you masquerade as someone else when you are out and about.  I always thought you would make a great Todd Thomas!  Have fun Sweetie, and keep safe.  I love you and I need you.

You do know that Shadowplay is a registered business of Malaysia.  Right now, I'm busy doing paperwork for the taxman.  I was doing the same thing 6 months ago, but they told me to come back in June.  I got a sad thrill when I showed them the big zero I got for my income.  Because Allah knows what levels of collapse would occur if I don't do my work.  Ya Allah, please help me.  I want to get married.

I haven't cooked anything all day other than my daily coffee and tea.  My Mom gave me rice this morning.  I love my mother's "nasi lemak".  I should have taken a photograph of it, but the thought didn't cross my mind.  I just wanted to eat it.  Then in the evening, my Mom gave me some take out food, which I ate after cutting the grass.  It wasn't enough food for me, though.  Even my cats knew that.  I think after this, I'll make a pizza.  If I have time.  I've got to get this paperwork finished first.

Qur'an 20160601

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

76.  Say, "Will you worship besides Allah, something which has no power either to harm or benefit you?  But Allah it is that Hears and Knows all things."

77.  Say, "O people of the Book!  Exceed not in your religion the bounds transgressing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by, who misled many, and strayed from the correct way."

(The Repast 5:76-77)
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Letter to Erin 20160531

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

Hi Erin!  How are you feeling today, my most beautiful, sensitive Sweetheart?  I love you so much.  Right now, I'm watching "Trading Places".   The computer chooses what I watch on my TV, and this movie has been coming up a lot lately.  I love this movie.  I could watch it over and over again.  How are you chillin', Sweetie?  I love you and I need you.

I've been going back and forth downtown a lot lately.  I dislike commute, but I had to feed some cats.  It's been raining a lot lately, but I haven't fallen sick yet.  Alhamdulillah.  I have to sing every day, for the sake of Allah the Most High.

I had a lot of mushrooms, so lunch was noodles in chicken and mushroom soup.  Delicious!  I haven't posted any sort of recipe for my noodles, but noodles is a go-with-the-flow kind of meal.  It depends on what I have in my cooler.  Just like fried rice in a way, but the best fried rice is the art of utilizing leftovers.  I don't have a recipe for my generic curry yet, because I'm still experimenting.  This current batch is pretty darn good, though.  I think I will have more than one version of generic curry, which will be useful because you can just add stuff to it and it will be good to go.  I'll try to always have generic curry and dough in the cooler for you when we marry inshaAllah.  Oh, gluten.  Well, you have to feed the kids, plus thick curry makes a great salad dressing.  Plus you can eat it with a block of tofu.

Qur'an 20160531

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

68.  Say, "O people of the Book!  You have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has to you from your Lord."  It is the revelation that has come to you from your Lord that increases in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy.  But sorrow you not over people without faith.

(The Repast 5:68)
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Letter to Erin 20160530

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

Hi Erin!  I had trouble starting this letter because I was chowing down on a bag of potato chips.  Made in India!  But how are you feeling, my most beautiful Sweetheart?  Are you having a great time?  It's been a busy day for me.  I've been having to commute downtown a lot lately- you know me, I hate commute.  But today is Sunday, but the traffic was heavy, even early in the morning.  My Dad told me that there's a marathon in town, with a USD 100K grand prize.  Yup, American money.  It's a great idea to have a marathon here.  The land is flat, and the scenery sure beats skyscrapers, sewers, and stores.  I guess God blessed the marathon by holding off the rain until the evening.

I had to clean my parents' bedroom this morning, like I always do every Sunday.  In the evening, after voice training, I took on the task of breaking down that big chunk of tree that that massive storm blew down last week.  It was BIG.  I took a photo of it, and my chainsaw.  The chainsaw is heavy, but I have to admit that it's fun to use.  Just like playing a video game.  After that I took a shower and went downtown, and I got showered on.  I stopped by Ina's for dinner, then went shopping for snacks when I was downtown.  Potato chips!  I also bought some tomatoes, and found some cheap butter and cheese.  The trouble with cheap butter and cheese is the flavor, but sometimes it's just fine.  This cheese had Arabic written all over it.

I still have a lot of encoding to do, so probably no practice tonight.  I also have a song called "Gold" for you.  I sang this song when I was in high school.  I got laughed at.  Ha ha!  Erin, my love.  I love you and I need you.

Letter to Erin 20160529

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

Hi, beautiful Erin!  How are you today, my lovely Sweetheart?  I pray that you are feeling absolutely great, and are keeping safe.  I wish I were with you, honey.  I have to build a house first, so please be patient with me.  For now, I love looking at how beautiful you are, and reading each half of your face.  Allah will bring us together, inshaAllah.  Please have faith in Allah to grant us this miracle of love.  Do not take as friends or protectors those who mock your faith, whether they claim to believe in God or not.  You are my wife, inshaAllah.  I love you and I need you.

What did you eat today, dear?  I had a rather busy morning, which I didn't anticipate.  I opened up some coconuts, had them grated, made coconut milk, then made my generic curry, among all the other tasks I usually do.  I went and got some glutenous rice for my Mom and she got me a pack, so that's what I had for lunch, along with some fish jerky.  I could have eaten more, but I thought it would be enough food.  But it wasn't.  I started off with voice training at full steam, then suddenly after an hour I had to make a crash landing.  My feet wouldn't work, so I had to finish the set sitting down.  This is the first time I sat down to sing in years.  Hey, I kind of like it... but standing up is better.

Hm, fasting month is about one week away.  This means I must have my large portions to sing, and this means I absolutely have to stuff myself in the wee hours of the morning without exception.  This is a man's body: no dainty portions, must have bread and meat!  So for dinner, I made a heaping bowl of noodles in thick broth.  And must snack, as well.  It's time to encoding tonight, so no bass practice.

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Qur'an 20160529

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

59.  Say, "O people of the Book!  Do you disapprove of us for no other reason than that we believe in Allah, and the revelation that has come to us and that which came before, and that most of you are rebellious and disobedient?"

60.  Say, "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, by the treatment it received from Allah?  Those who incurred the curse of Allah and God's wrath, those whom some God transformed into apes and swine, those who worshiped evil: these are worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path."

(The Repast 5:59-60)
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