Raisin Cupcakes

I tried to make a very tasty rum-taste raisin cupcake. but i only managed to make a tasty raisin cupcake.

perhaps the raisins weren't soaked long enough. but alas, a baking entry! :)
shall try another batch soon though.

anyways, here are how it looks :)









































besides the raisin cupcakes, i'm proud to announce that..
i've attended my first baking lesson!

Yesterday, I attended my first lesson at Creative Culinaire by Chef Judy Koh.
She's a nice lady :)
People who are interested to learn baking (cake, bread, etc) can try the school - they do have quite a nice cafe beside the school.

Despite lonely (because I attended the class alone), I had fun! And here are some outcomes of my first lesson:


















sunflower cupcake (and 2 other self-decorated cupcakes)



walnut cake that i thought tasted nice :)

too busy for blog?

i've gotten the bug - the LAZY bug.

haven't thought of updating until shan posted the comment sometime back.. and until today, my sis asked me to set up the long-mentioned foodie blog.

wells, for the sake of my baking cert.. i shall do some updates! :)

after 5 years, i'm still at the crossroad - ntu/nus, or private deg?
5 years ago, i wanted to get in badly (but have no means to).
5 years later, i have the results to get in, but feel that there is some other commitments to take care of.

either way - private or local, i'll start studying this year.

to not give myself a headache, i shall put this aside for another month before revisiting this topic again.

anyway, it's a whole new month! life has been busy with work. it feels like a close family working together :) and tada.. 9 months into working.


busy is good... :) till then!

The Precious Oven

Want to sell off my oven...
Akira EO-18CONV.

Still in good working condition.

Details:

• Capacity 18L
• Temperature Control Selector
• With Convection Function
• With Top & Bottom Heating Selector
• 60 Minutes Timer
• Power Output: 1380 (W)

For picture, go to here!

People who are still reading.. help me publicise? I can predict the arrival of my new oven (gift) soon! hehehe.

Speaking of which, i was supposed to be at somewhere near my new oven today. sigh.
expect the least unexpected.
dampening my TGIF mood.

to think that i have been looking forward to this day the whole week.. :(

what's next?

the AIG scare.
the health (melamine) scare.
the brankruptcy of Lehman Brother.
the retrenchment of 900 staff by DBS.

so, what's next?

thank god caas is not retrenching.
what an economy.
sigh.

on a brighter note, we still see people travelling overseas during the downturn.
my cousin, peixian (姐姐), just came back from Japan.
and she bought this $5 apple for us.
hahahaha.

the $5 apple.


this is a sinful weekend..
had McDonald's for breakfast yesterday..
Western food for lunch today,
and KFC for dinner in awhile.
to make it worse, i baked blueberry and yoghurt crumble cake..!



the crumble portion is slightly burnt because i was too engrossed in the tv programme.
when i went back to check, it was black already.
wahahaha.

i'm glad it still tasted fine.

i love my weekends.. but why does weekends have to end so sooon.. :(

are we even friends?

you never fail to disappoint me,
although we haven't been in touch for months.

i didn't walk out of your life.
i was chased out of your life. by you.
i'm not someone who likes remember the unhappy events but i just thought it was unnecessary for the big fuss then.

i believe that when things go wrong, both parties are at fault.
i believe keeping mum was my fault.
but if only you could understand why.
if you could have been more understanding in my situations,
maybe we would be as close as we used to be.

you chased me out of your life.
i left for laos. and china.
and while i was away, i was THE ONE who took the initiative to message you.
did you? no.
you put me out of your life since that fateful day.

we finally met up after so many months.
so many months of misunderstanding uncleared.
so many months of unspoken words.
i just felt i don't belong anymore.
we don't speak the same language anymore.
we don't share the same dream anymore.
and we don't see life the same again.

i'm sorry i haven't called or smsed.
i'm sorry i don't share your life anymore.
as you always think i am too busy for you.
but aren't you the same?

you always say i don't call or sms.
why aren't you doing the same?
why am i always the one.
are you the only one disappointed?
am i not?

you used to be my most important girl.
you really were.

i'm sorry i don't share your life the same way i did.
but i'm glad i used to.

am i supposed to leave your life altogether since you have never tried to understand?
part of me is eager in order not to feel greater disappointment.
part of me just can't bear to.
you used to be my most important girl.

i do miss those times together.
have you ever asked?

ying.
you used to be my most important girl.
you really were.

Photos, and more photos..

Sigh.. 250 photos.
i'm not even a-fifth through it!
and it's only Laos photos.




when can i ever finish developing and arranging the photos?!


我真的好累了.

好久不见!

i'm back here..
BECAUSE i have no idea why my host keep attracting the unwanted spam.

and wordpress and limited..
and it's a HASSLE for me to direct blogger to my host.
i wonder wad my host provider is doing!

i wanted to create the CNAME to direct, but they haven't done it for me.
so frustrating..!


well anyways..
weekend came and went.. SO SOOOOON.
botak came back only at 1 yesterday, and had to leave by 3.30 today.
how short could that be..


another week to go.. busy busy busy!