Market Friday: I Almost Backed Out

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Happy Friday!

Today was actually a lazy day for us -- I woke up late for I did not get to sleep properly the previous night. Kids on the other hand, just spent most of their time playing with each other.

I had no intention to go out today- first, it was too hot, and second, we still have enough supplies, there was no urgency to go grocery shopping.

Sun down in Abu Dhabi

A quick trip.

However, I remembered that my credit card was due today, so I had to carry my lazy bum and head out just a few minutes before 7pm. Sunset here these days is at around 7:15pm and I prefer to go out at this time to avoid the scorching heat (not that it makes a lot of difference!).

Of course, I was not the only one with the same thought. When I came to the mall (it was the nearest where I could find my hubby's ATM for withdrawal, and my bank's for card payment), lo and behold! There were lots of people!

Three weeks ago, I shared that most establishments here do not allow kids younger than 11 and those 60 years and above. Hey, the cars even had to practice social distancing at the parking lot 2 months back.

50% parking capacity at the mall.

Back to "normal"?

Since I was already at the mall, I thought it would be good to go to the grocery and pick up a few items after I pay for my credit card.

I almost backed out when I saw streams of people going up the travelator. There were even kids and infants! Whoah! Families may have missed going out together and decided to spend family day at the mall. 🙄

A few updates that the government announced recently in terms of going to commercial places:[1]

  • capacity increased to 60%
  • children under 12 and people under the age of 70 will be allowed to enter malls and restaurants

Of course, it is already a given that all precautionary measures and social distancing guidelines must be followed.

I still prefer to avoid crowds.

In all honesty, while my kids are already itching to go to playgrounds, I am not yet that at ease with the idea. We just try to amuse them here at home and let them play at the yard when the weather permits.

As to grocery shopping, I plan to just avoid the weekend and fingers crossed, I won't come across to as much crowd as today.

That's about it for my Market Friday. I hope you all keep safe and healthy!

❤️Arlyn

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Ohhh, Arlyn! @arrliinn That sounds like a hardship day!!! And you even put in a #MarketFriday post after that? You are truly a gift to the challenge! The heat in the UAE is truly unbelievable! I lived in the desert once upon a time and even at night, it was cooled off to almost 38C! I was from a cooler place growing up, so I was always hot!

Have you ever noticed that every time you are in a hurry, the universe slows you down? It's true.

Le sigh.

I was amused that they socially distanced the cars, but, when I thought about it, it really made sense. We are still a bit sequestered here and I don't go out unless I need to. I don't need to shop unless it is grocery shopping and no malls, play areas, or the like. No public swimming. I am good to just be where we are in our own little world. :)

Thank you so much for taking the time to join the #MarketFriday challenge, especially after the day that you had! I am glad that everything worked out! :) I appreciate the love and support you are giving to #MarketFriday! Without you and people like yourself, I wouldn't be able to have such a successful challenge! I know that at this time, it is harder to find something to fit the challenge. On a good day, it takes a lot of time and effort to be part of, so it means a lot to me that you participate. I hope you know that there is great latitude in what Market means. It can be typical of where you shop for food, or it can be a unique place that you visit. Thank you again for being a part of all this and I hope that you will, indeed, have a great day and week ahead! And do me a favor? Stay cool over there! If anyone reading this is wanting to participate and are in doubt about how to participate, this should clear it all up!

Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:

How to Participate:

Go to the market! Any market will do! Food, clothing, plant, or animal, if you wish. You can go to the zoo, an art auction, and restaurants. Anywhere or anything that you pay money for any kind of service.
Take pictures! Be creative! It’s fun!
Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
Post the picture.(s)
Don’t forget to use the MarketFriday Community #196308 to post from or hashtag it! #MarketFriday by @dswigle If you hashtag it, drop the link to your post here so I can easily find them.

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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