Secret Separation

I told you a while ago that your career would be at its peak right before you marry, so there's really no secret about it.  So just be patient, have faith, and don't give up on us OK?

Do you understand that, Natty and Pina?   Your career would be at its peak right before you marry.  I'm not a prophet, but the music does come with some great responsibility.  My consorts are expected to have dignity, piety and chastity.  If she were to have such qualities, then she would receive double her reward.  InshaAllah.

Lunch today was rice vermicelli in Siamese hot sour soup.

Little fish

Hey Erin honey!  Are you having fun?  You got to have fun with your situation, so you won't worry so much.  There's not much going on here today for me, just the same old same old.  For brunch I had my Mom's "nasi lemak" (rice...), and for dinner I had hot dogs and fries.  Yeah it's normal food, but I had to fry up some crunchy anchovies for my snack mix.  So I thought since I would slow heat the oil and cook the hot dogs at the same time, then when the oil got hot I would cook the fries, then when the fries got done I would fry the anchovies.  Want some?

Oooh, I don't think you would like crunchy anchovies Natty.  How about you take a snapshot of your food for me, Sweetie?  I want to know what you've been eating. Croissants?  Souffle?
Escargot? Chocolate Mousse?

I know you're having fun, Pina.  I can see it in your face.  I'll bet you're hungry as usual.

Qur'an 20170129

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

106.  A Qur'an which We have divided, in order that you might recite it to humans in intervals: We have revealed it in stages.

107.  Say, "Whether you believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."

108.  And they say, "Glory to our Lord!  Truly has the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled!"

109.  They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their humility.

110.  Say, "Call upon Allah, or call upon the Compassionate One.  By whatever name you call upon God, for to God belong the Most Beautiful Names.  Neither speak your prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between."

111.  Say, "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in dominion, nor any to protect God from humiliation.  Yea, magnify God, for God's Greatness and Glory!"

The Night Journey  17:106-111
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Gyrlie Roxtar

If you're wondering why there hasn't been any fashion pics of me lately, it's because I've reached my data cap and I have to stay away from the dance club and crowds of avatars period because they suck up data.  And I need the rest of my data for other important things like love letters and playing with my dolly.  I'm grateful to Allah for Mary my avatar, because she helps compensate for my real life appearance, after all I am a chick singer.  Obviously the data plan I have right now is not adequate.  I'm going to have get an additional plan for me to do my job properly.  It's not as if I have to focus on what Mary is doing at all times.  I can do other work while Mary is busy dancing.

Pina, you're so pretty!  That's such a pretty outfit you're wearing, especially that jacket.  Did you get your new leather jacket yet, by the way?  You're not just pretty, you're beautiful.

I spent the morning making hot sauce for my chicken wings.  It's a delicate balance between what my mouth wants and what my stomach can handle.  The batch I made today is OK.  I would grade it a C+.  It needs to be hotter.  For lunch, I had tortillas again.  This time my foray into global Mexican food enters India and China.  Today I made chicken curry burritos with tofu and bean sprouts.  Of course, REAL Mexicans would not approve of such a burrito, but this is Global Mexican food.  To me, the food was kind of girly. All that soy protein. Today has been very easy on my stomach.  No stomach problems whatsoever.

Qur'an 20170128

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

99.  See they not that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, has power to create the likes of them?  Only God has decreed a term appointed, of which there is no doubt.  But the unjust refuse except with ingratitude.

100.  Say, "If you had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold!  You would keep them back for fear of spending them, for humans are selfish!"

The Night Journey  99-100
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Coffee!

Erin!  How wonderful it is to see you again.  You are so beautiful, and I love you.  That photo looks like you're in a fish tank with a bunch of apples in it.  It means a lot to me that you all post often so I know for certain that you're safe, and not being held by a gang of horny men or something.  Please keep safe, and pray.

You know, I used to drink coffee everyday, but I quit drinking it.  I didn't mention it because I think it's a petty matter, not to offend any coffee barons for I'm sure they'll sell a lot of coffee whether or not I endorse it.  I quit coffee because it was making me sleepy, so I got rid of the expense.  Hey, a penny saved is a penny earned.  Plus I find that taking naps is more efficient.  Natty, those bags under your eyes tell me you had an early call time.  5 am?  That's nothing.  My wake up time yesterday was 2 am.  You're so cute, though.  I just want to reach out and grab you.  That's a sincere smile, too.  Make sure you remember that for the camera.

Pina!  Want some coffee?  How about some stuffed won tons instead?  I spent the morning stuffing won tons with fish balls, tofu, garlic, and julienned kaffir lime leaves.  Stuffing won tons is tedious work.  In the future, I'll make the stuffing, and you all can do the stuffing.

Aw Erin

My most beautiful beloved, I love you so much, and I don't want you to worry.  Have fun with your situation!  Everything will be OK inshaAllah.  I love you.

I went to the main market downtown after the dawn prayer today, I think I left the house at 6:30 am.  I put my rubber boots on, and rode my motorcycle in the dark.  The best seafood is always early.  The seafood around here used to be the best in the world, and cheap too.  Then all these people migrated here, the demand went up, and so did the prices, while the selection went down.  Quality is still the good because Perlis is so small, the seafood doesn't spend a lot of time in transit.  There's a fish farm in Langkawi now, and there were these huge snapper at the market.  I can't afford it!  It was either one fish or 10 times as much other food.  But the cockles looked good.  I had a craving for "keow teow kerang" (fried flat rice noodles with cockles) which is a local delicacy here, so I bought 2 kilos.  My goal is to make the best version, simple in ingredients but perfect in flavor.  I almost succeeded.  The flavor was perfect, but I overcooked the noodles.  I think my mistake is that I should have bought only one kilo of cockles.  Whoa, this gets deep....