Cajun Chicken & Wraps for Lunch

We gathered for another homecooked lunch at E's. She has been generously opening up her kitchen and larder for us to prep food, and host us to lunch at her dining table. 

On the menu today, there were stir-fried peppers with garlic, and tomatoes on the menu. Then there were Lousiana Cajun breast fillets from 68°Chicken. and Mexican black beans. We had it with low-carb wraps. It was quite delicious!

To be honest, chicken isn't my favorite protein. The breast cut isn't my preferred for sure. And I have to pop an antihistamine in order to eat it and not have my eyes swell or rashes flare. Still, today's lunch made for one healthy meal. 

I really enjoy the get-togethers. They're comfortable, leisurely and supportive. We chat in a safe space, and glean insights from one another since we have vastly different perspectives of situations and matters. We bounce ideas off of one another; we get a rounded idea of what we need to separately resolve in our lives.

Choya had Brunch Too

Had a lovely morning walk and when it heated up, we adjourned to Elephant Grounds for coffee and brunch. It was a nice surprise to find out that Choya was also offered a complimentary meal (dine-in only) along with our mains. I said yes. 

It doesn't mean that when the food is free, I would want it immediately for Choya. However, this food item was a sous vide 100-g pack from BOMBOM. It's her usual meals. I trust the brand. Of course I accepted it. As a complimentary promotion thingy, I could only opt for chicken or pork. The manufacture date is in June 2026. That was fine. It stayed frozen in the freezer. 

Chose the chicken. She doesn't have chicken often. She's not intolerant to it, but I think it does up her itch levels, so I go easy on this protein for her. I watched the server prep her food. I didn't want it to be contaminated. The pack was heated up in a steel bowl filled with hot water. When it was ready, it was cut and poured out into the sugarcane disposable bowl provided by BOMBOM. Excellent. I approved of it. Not all servers would know how to be hygienic. This one did. 

I didn't know if Choya would eat it. She doesn't usually eat outside of the home. She is also choosy about what foods are presented to her, and from whose hand. If Momma offers, then her consideration would be whether the food tickle her tastebuds. She smelt it, and said, "Yes please, Momma. I would like to have that." So she did.

Choya cleaned the bowl. Waaaahhh. All right. No more lunch for this Smol Girl. An extra 100g of food today is A LOT.

Jesus Christ Superstar by Timothy Sheader

I have watched 'Jesus Christ Superstar' twice — the first in London in 1997 (directed by Gale Edwards), and in New York City in 2012 (directed by Des McAnuff). I didn't expect the third time to be in Singapore. This one is directed by Timothy Sheader.

In this production, we have Luke Street as 'Jesus', Javon King as 'Judas', Erich Schleck as a brilliant 'King Herod', Ethan Hardy Benson is 'Pilate', Grant Hodges and Kodiak Thompson the High Priests 'Ciaphas' and 'Annas'. Our very own Tabitha Nauser and Frances Lee took turns to star as 'Mary Magdalene'. Our matinee saw Tabitha in the role. 

People who are easily offended, please don't bother watching this show. This is art and theatre. It's a work of fiction. If I go farther, then fiction is.... never mind. If our religious organizations are so touchy and annoyed about the authorities allowing this to be shown, stating this show as denigrating to Christianity, then we might as well become a Christian nation, and not allow blasphemy of any sort. In this manner, this show can be offensive to some of the faithful since it paints Jesus more human than divine. Perhaps... it might be that tad anti-Semitic to many in its portrayal of King Herod and Judas, among others, is questionable. 

I'm not keen about musicals. And neither am I hot about Andrew Lloyd Weber's productions. I refuse to pay money for musicals. I grudgingly went because the husband wanted to catch this rock opera mostly because he wanted to hear the songs that Tim Rice composed. And he had complimentary tickets to the show. At least it was a matinee. I didn't have to spend a precious evening watching things I don't quite like.

The show was two hours long, including a 15-minute intermission. At intermission, I had to get a bottle of water and a snack. I was sooo sleepy. Munching on something slowly kept me awake for the second half. I tend to fall asleep at musicals. Sure, I appreciated the live guitars, keyboards, and saxophone, as well as the drums that couldn't be seen, I cannot, with the music. The style of singing and the songs with its easy melodies are very sleep-inducing.