Of shoes, and meat

Saturdays and Sundays feel so very different. Yesterday, I was more relaxed, had guitared, and was listening to the sermon on Honour, and felt so ready to enjoy the Sabbath rest - which is a very conscious and deliberate effort, to choose not to think about areas of concerns, but to trust Him. 

Today's feeling was more - let me just check my emails first, and see if there's anything I should attend to, and then at least, I can have peace of mind to read, write, and enjoy the rest of my Sunday. 

I wonder how our brains and emotions are wired to think, feel and see. Am reading this book called Incognito by David Eagleman, and it's re-reading some parts to further understand. Some days, I feel super genki, some days, I feel a bit down in the dumps, but technically, nothing has changed on the outward. Also, I was thinking that in such a vast and majestic world and universe, my thoughts are so so so, so so so insignificant and inconsequential, in comparison, to the vastness - and yet, and yet, that God knows me by name and He is the one who is my friend, mindful and in control of all that goes thru' my life, my mind. It was a pretty much mind-blowing thought - because last week, with a sermon I heard, and with this thinking - I did wonder again, why people would want to take their lives. And - also, set against the backdrop of world events, like the recent US elections, like the pandemic - these too, are as huge as it can get for 2020, but in eternity and in God's mind, probably, just one speck (important or otherwise), in His vastness. 

I have come to this part of the year again, where I know that time will still a little as I prepare for 2021. 

So, my yesterday was a really happy and chillax one. I was told that the shoes I bought for my mum was delivered. :) She was so happy. And I asked her how she wore her shoes. I bought her a first pair 3 years ago, and I think I've brought her, like 3 pairs, and she's worn all of them out. Haha. And I am still wearing the same pair I bought for myself 4 years ago?! 

My mummy swears by these Clarks cloudsteppers ever since her doctor told her that these will help lessen her feet pain. There are no more such designs here in UAE, and I had to ship it from Amazon US. Amazon is really amazing. And finally, it was Ernest who brought the shoes back to SG for my mum. :)

And then, my sis keeps asking me to buy Alphafly. She says it is so good and helps shave her timing off her runs... and better than zoom fly 3. haha. Oh dear... alphaflys are not available in UAE, and then they are like 3 times the price of zoom fly.... haha.

And, my life's been about big eats recently. I shall talk about the Fri night big eat. 

We chanced upon this Brazilian Ola restaurant that serves 15 different types of barbequed meat, with salad, cooked food, soups, sushi, desert - buffet style. Oh my goodness. I never had so much meat ever before in my life. Seriously, my first time, and I think I cannot eat meat any more for a while. 

But, it was really quite a nice place, and not so ex, at AED 129 per person, which is about SGD$47.

And, I really liked the wagyu, beef brisket, and this other slightly crispier cut - all medium rare. 

My favourite, was the salad and salmon though. Haha, and.... the Brazilian black bean stew soup called Feijoada! Super super super delicious, and it reminded me of my mum's 黑豆汤。 

虽然看起来不起眼，有什么都看不到， 但真的很好喝。哈哈。

Maybe cos it was a Friday evening, I felt that it was such a well-deserved meal. :)) We stayed from light till dark, and the whole place was filled with merry-making. It's nice. I took some photos of the area and night sky, and also... it was all the more enjoyable as the manager gave me free Cab Sav Merlot blend. So enjoyable and thankful - last Friday evening.