Juz went to Ah seng's blog (www.starprinc.blogspot.com) to kaypoh kaypoh and realise that smart boy actually took photoz of the Annalakshmi resturant that we went to.
So decide to steal his photoz and do a simple blog about the charity resturant
Annalakshmi is a indian resturant that is charity based. All the money that went to payment of the bills are used to endorse and fund some of the programes that the resturant is helping. It vegetarian based and located at Chinatown point.
interesting point to note is that you can pay any amount you are comfortable with but of course seem like the minmum is at least $10.
For more details, take a look at Ah seng's blog. I had almost the same thing as him. While not exactly unpleasant, it does not pack such a wow factor that I intend to come back anytime soon.

Oh no...can't seem to update the photoz...silly blogspot always giving me headache :(

Photoz!

realize that a blog is very dry and plain without some photoz to jazz it up!
will try to ensure that photoz accompany most posts..but since I have this tendency to avoid the camera or forget about taking pictures in the midst of excitment..will have to pardon me for all the photoless posts..

A recap of what I have been up to..
1. Bring Charlene and Wendy to Aquaz claz at Capital tower
2. successfully dragged myself to attackz on tuesday :)
3. went settlers cafe
4. Play Majong throughout the night!!

This week bought Wendy and Charlene to Rodney's body attackz claz...haha they are full of admiration for him when I told them that he can take up to 4 clazs in a day! Think he looks good and boyish and is full of charisma...they think he funny...
I was like eh!! haha but I guess that coz once you know someone, the magic sorta rub off (akin to like not waiting to know your idol because then they become normal n no longer extraordinary!) but looking through their perspective..I realise Rodney reallie attractive..nt becos of his look but becoz of his style n personality which really shown through when he teaches a claz. This ... I guess ...makes me feel privileged to be his frenz and of course..a teeny weeny proud that I one of the few he calls as frenz :) Cocky? not really..juz idol stricken..hee

Have been really busy catching up with friends, going out with colleagues etc before the commencement of my new job. Have also been busy trying to catch hold of people to go on a short trip with me but alas unsuccessfully. What I got was..a commitment to too many trips for the end of the year! ha ha

So far..let see..i commit myself to
1. Korean Trip in Oct( which is highly impossible!!)
2. Vietnam Trip begining of next year (now this is one that I defintely tries to go!)
3. Melbourne with old frenz Dappy in Dec ( will try to see whether can take leave by then since my probation is 6 months!)

Okie hopefully out of 3 trips..I will be able to make it for at least one...

Now on the list of to do...
1. Badminton session again!
2. Pigging out session and sourcing for 60s clothes this Friday!
3. Member's party at FF
4. A few more bakes (had only managed to do chocolate macarons with ganduja filling..which my colleagues managed to finish up everything I bought! :) )
5. 1 day Malaysia Trip
6. Signing of Letter of Offer and going for my medical check up (need to call and make appt)
7. Co-organising a get together with the gym kaki at Agnes's house for a night of fun and taboo...

Me and Agnes were chitchatting about how we all react differently at different stages...The teenage years are propably the stage where we filled with insecurities about our look, figure etc yet at the same time trying desperately to show the world, a cool confident and heck care attitude. In the 20s, that where we are still very much young and brash, but with a womanly sense of self-awareness that makes us so attractive to the opposite sex. Now 30s is the stage whereby 2 different types of woman might emerge. The first type is those who are armed with even more self-awareness about their prowess and attraction that a mature, full of self confidence woman has and is not afraid to make her views and opinions know. She assertive without being rude, polite without being a pushover and secured in her own knowledge that she can stand up to the world and face herself in the mirror being 80% happy with herself most of the time. The other type of woman might be filled with even more self doubts than she has during her teens. She might feel that she has not achieved anything worthwhile in her life and has reduced her life to a microscopic dot whereby she obessessed over every little innocous thing that happens in her life. Small details that might appear insignificant to others take on paramount importance in their life and they have tunnel visions whereby they are fixated with the details and unable to de-tangle themselves from the perspective they are in to look at it in a broader view.
Are women so easily segregated into 2 different profiles. Of course not!!! We are complex, wonderful and perplexing humans that are full of nuances and delights..hee hee.. I believe in every woman lurks a secured attractive one and a insecure full of doubts one. We just have to decide for ourselves which one do we want to present to the world.

For me, I want to be beautiful, confident and secured. How about you :)

Finally...gt my precious vanilla beans/pods! hee hee..been waiting for it for a long time...has been in Gary's possession for quite a while until I finally get the chance to retrieve it from him..
One pod is selling at USD $1 and he manage to secure 8 for me :)
Decide to make something with the vanilla pod and check out the pic to to see what I use it for! :)

So..let see.. I have butter, cranberries, walnut and of course the star of the event, Vanilla!
The bottle of vanilla pods. The vanilla pods came packaged in a glass bottle and double sealed for protection. Once I open up the seal..the smell of vanilla pentrates straight into my bloodstream! hee hee...overexaggerate...but it does really smell great. Gary was telling me he will be getting Tahti Vanilla beans but turns out to be Madagascar beans! so basically what the difference other than the obvious different locations that the beans are manfactured from? Well...Tahti has a more floral smell and tend to waft over once it comes into contact with heat..makes it a good property for perfumes but not for baking which render the aroma almost non-existent as it is not high heat resistance. As for Madgascar, it tends to be more well liked by bakers and chefs as the aroma are retained even after cooking.
I make...Vanilla butter cookies with walnut and cranberries! hee hee....Can't see the black specks of vanilla seeds..but it does make the cookies look real pretty
After dusting with icing sugar and putting the cookies into a nice bottle. :)

Tasted my own cookies - 1st without icing sugar dusted on it..could smell the vanilla but taste wise..not really...but a bit bland as I only use 30 grams of icing sugar in the recipe
2nd cookie with icing sugar, taste better! ha ha but could not see the pretty specks of vanilla seeds :)

JC pals.....
With blushing bride and happy groom
Sec School Friends and Teacher


Juz thought i post up some photoz that I promised to but never get round to....hee hee

Received a call from HR today and they offered me an additional $100 on top on what was offered on Monday. I say yes immediately....a cheap buy is what I am! ha ha..but nevertheless, I want this job because of the challenges it posed and the fact that since it a newly created post with no predecessor, I free to set my parameters and work processes.

Will be a steep learning curve as mentioned by the docs, but bring it on! I ready! ha ha

Niu niu's urine seems to be clearing....negative for blood when tested tonight. Doing our best, feeding her fruits everyday, monitoring her urine output and testing it regularly, buying her cranberry juice etc. hopefully all these work out and we save her the truma of going through surgery. Poor gal still going for ultrascan though which will take her an hour! hopefully she won't be frighten by it.

oooo...getting into the bad habit of blogging during office hours, not only because it disruptive to work etc but also because I didn't have a reportire of pictures to upload!
hee hee...bear with me for a while..this post does not really need pics though :)

Received an offer from the previous interview I went to... .but the offered salary was way below my expectations! Told HR I am keen in the job but I have to be practical too, that pay plays an important factor in my consideration and ultimately the decision as to whether I will take up the offer or not.
She says will get back to me...well I still waiting..

The job shows lots of prospects and promises. It really interesting and wil propably help to further my career or kickstart a career in psychology in healthcare. I still have to get my Master and hopefully PHD so that I can be offically known as a Pscyhologist! hee hee..in a way it is my interest and also evenutally I would like to convert my psychologist job into a part time career (while still making loads of money!!) and concentrate on other things.

Update: My little Niu Niu has blood in her urine! Really make me scared for a while until I get into contact with my dog's lastest vet and she assured me that urinary tract infection (that what leads to the blood!) and stones usually go hand in hand. She mentioned to me to monitor niu niu's condition for a while and to notify her immediately shall there be straining and copious amount of blood in the urine. Niu Niu scheduled for a ultrascan this week and if need to, a suregery to remove the stones! Vet mentioned to me that it might set me back by almost $1,500.00, better start tightening the money belt!! :)

Okie..just a simple post...cos I think I need to record down my stupidity so I never forget about it!
haha.. ..had been well sorta diligently sourcing for a new job, thanks to all my friends who alert me to new openings and offering to send my resumes to friend's friend's friend etc, I really thankful and grateful for it! :)

But hor just realized a silly silly mistake, I actually forget my own mobile NO and input a wrong number! Darned it..no wonder no ones call..haha..only realized it as Sister Jane in her haste to call me called my house hold's no and got the correct mobile no from my family and alert me to the mistake!

OMG...was tt a colossal mistake or wat...haha. ...that teach me not to take things lightly and to make sure i double check, triple check, quadraple check etc...

Anyway, thanks to dear sister Jane, I went for the meet up with the doctors . It sounds really really challenging and interesting. I forsee lots of new things to learn and understand, plus the workload propably not gonna be light so I better make sure I fully prepared for it. The doctors were telling me that I had to make sure I mentally prepared to commit at least for 3 years. Well commitment will not be a problem if I am happy with the job but what if I AM NOT!!! not reasonable to stay on right..i guess that what a lot of recruiters never think about when they talk about commitment, most people are willing to stay on (only a minority are chronic Grasshoppers on the jobs!) if there are no extenuating circumstances such as mismatch between job and candidate, mismatch between boss and subordinate or mismatch between staff and work environment!
We cannot predict the future and i do think it is unreasonable to expect staffs to promise what they cannot gurantee. But well that how work system in Singapore works and I guess we all just have to adapt to it :)

Anway a side track: this coming saturday is 07.07.07, lotsa people are getting married! haha there just some kind of chemistry between chinese and numbers...i guess next year 08.08.08 will be a popular date too, like wise 09.09.09, 10.10.10, 11.11.11 and 12.12.12 .. . ..haha

Before the announcement of my result...look at the happy grin on Agnes's face! Obviously tt gal gotta her result and is super happy about it!
Yea.hee hee now I can show my face..our satisfied grins afte receiving our results and knowing we pass.
The whole lot of us..

Why did I dreg up the photos of bodystep course. Well not only because I just realized I did not post any photoz about it, but also because I make a decision regarding Step just a few days ago.

About a week ago, the head instructor of Body Step, Julian sent out a mass email to the trainees informing us about an audition that we are required to go through shall we want to attend intensive and eventually become an instructor. In my own happy world, I decide not to go as the thought of being an instructor has never been on my rader. Until I come into contact with the rest of the trainees who are very keen about it! After much to and fro conversation, I decide to go for the audition shall Agnes goes for it too..hee hee...that because among all of us..we two are apparently the least interested in being instructors. Well eventually did not go though cos Miss Agnes had a change of mind! ha ha...needless to say..it was a load off my mind...I don't mind going for intensive but well...audition! that like making commitment to start a future as an instructor which I am not mentally prepared to be.

Well eventually might consider being an instructor but only if I am mentally prepared and know fully well what i getting myself into. And that defintely in the future since my first priority now is to concentrate fully on getting a new permanent job.

My apologies..for not updating my blog...time passes in a whirl and I just do not realized that...

First all.... I just recently completed a grueling two days Body Step course conducted by Les Mill trainer. Now then I realized being an instructor is not as breezy as it seem, to remember your cheorography, cueing and being entertaining at the same time is not EASY! It takes practice and being comfortable with your moves, your cues and yourself before you are able to make others at ease with you. I would say being yourself is one of the important factor, how many of us are comfortable performing in front of others and allow ourself to be scrutinzed and criticizied. Helping my own voice cueing others and teaching the moves to others is also very alien to me who do not have experience in public speaking. Being so dependent on others on telling me what is the next step makes me realise that being the one who allows others to be dependent on is no mean feat; it carries a responsibility and heighten an awarenes of oneself.

Well immediately after the course, I was sick (might have something to do with the foolhardy act of drinking the ma la broth out of curiosity :) ) and was out of work for 4 day! Till now I am still nursing a flu and cough, hopefully it gets better soon. Went gyming on Friday, but was helpless like a babe, carried very light weight and get breathless easily during Step class. But neverthessless, I enjoyed myself and hopes to get back the feeling of being strong and invicible in class! ha ha.. ..

Met up with a friend who has went back to Australia to study and work. His parents were from Singapore but migrated to aussie and gave birth to my friend over there. He came back for a short stint during his teenaged years but eventually still find Aussie more to his liking. So since he came back for a visit, we have a opportunity to meet up and reminisince...oh mine..oh mine..how all of us had grown up. What a weird feeling..to feel the same and yet not the same..to still remember the quirks but found something new to marvel at too :) I guess that humans..forever evolving.

Went to Shandel's house too over the weekend. Ha ha...the gal who rarely set foot in a kitchen and does not even know where her kitchen knives are located want to make a cake for her BF's birthday! We attempt the impossible, making a layer cake from scratch, with mousse and ganache! ha ha.. ..who says novice cannot dreams BIG! hee hee...that gal was diligently scrawling in her notebook her observations and tips while I was demonstrating. Well she seems to understand quite well; let wish her success for that day!

My little precious dog went for a dreaded vet visit over the weekend too. She was scratching herself excessively and bleeding from her scratches! Turns out she has yeast infection and the itch was unbearable to the point that she scratches herself obessively. Went for an x-ray too as she was passing out stones in her urine. X-ray shows that she has 5 stones in her bladder! Now we are sending the sample to SGH for analysis and praying hard that it is nothing serious. And all these cost an whopping $315..haha...but her life much more important and money can always be earned..*shrugs*.


Till then pics..haha..but i kinda lazy to upload

PS: also attempt kueh lapis..prune kueh lapis...manage only 10 layers cos i was too lazy to really make it thinnnnnnnnn....hee

Okie a lot of back dating.. ..haha photoz to update...but have not been faithfully doing it..
so will post whichever events I can remember .. .hee hee

Okie first up.. .... celebrated Monica Birthday!!! This amazing lady has a really good figure..hee hee considering her age.. ..I just wished that when I reach her age..I will be able to be that good too.. ..Gary bought her a Canele Le Royale Birthday Cake!!! Full of chocolately goodness..or should I say..sinfulness!!! hahaha...It really rich and good. ... we celebrated for her after the Saturday Aquaz claz....and well resulting photoz of course are not of tt much eye candy..since we are wet and hair are plastered all over our face..haha

Then yesterdae was Cat's Bdae!!! we had a mini celebration after Attackz oso..this time is also Canele..but it Macha (green tea) cake instead... hmm...it might be a bit too delicate in taste for most of us plebians..haha used to the rich gooey chocolately taste of cakes.. ..this cake tastes more like a tea cake perfect with a cup of hot steaming tea in a Victorian era ambience surrounding...

But luckily or unluckily..hee hee depending on the viewpoint of your tastebuds or your waist...I make Macarons!! Chocolate macarons with Bailey Chocolate Ganache.. ..so it a double dose of chocolate...with a hint of Bailey or rather a lot..haha.. ..was a bit heavy handed with the Bailey..according to some friends and family members who kindly provide me with feedbacks.

Now Macarons are delicate, delightful, delicious (now I alliterating!! haha) little morsel which is crips on the outside but moist in the interior..with just melts in your mouth...
Macarons by itself might be a little too sweet at least for mine case...so I paired it up with bitter chocolate ganache (addition of Bailey to intensify the bitterness)...Paired together, they balanced each other out and tastes great...If I do say so myself! hahaha

Macarons are known to be notoriously hard to make as they can be quite temperamental. Different batches from the same batter can result in some macarons having cracked dome, peaked dome or no feet!!! Once they are into the oven...it a must to watch them like a hawk to ensure that temperature n positiong of the tray result in perfect macarons..I had to throw away 3 batches before getting the knack of the placement and the oven temperature and timing...but even that...some of the macarons were cracked whereas some were close to perfection!!! The batter would have yield me about 70+ small little macarons (gerbets) but I managed to salvage only a little bit less than 40. well.. ..not bad considering this is the first attempt.....
I had shied away from macarons for a long time considering the reviews that this is a tough cookie (pardon the pun! haha) to crack.. ...and are tedious and time consuming..
No doubt it is time consuming, requiring a bit of technique and lots and lots of patience..but let me tell you ...the efforts are worth it when you see your first batch of perfect macarons out of the oven! hee hee. ....no other cookies keep you so much on the ball of your feet as macarons..the guesswork and anticipation and waiting are enough to make you feel that you survive a claz of Attackz successfully and live to tell it!

So as to end off this rather lengthy post, let me share a few bits of information that I feel might be useful in the quest for a perfect macaron

1. Patience, and lots n lots of it...have it in abundance and of course, pls don't do it in the middle of the night or evening when it a work day! You ended up sleeping at 4-5 am the next day and within a few hours, need to wake up and leave for work! hee hee
2. After piping the macarons, leave it out in the open for it to dry out a bit, perferably at least half an hour
3. Use Italian Meringue...feels that it is more stable than Swiss or French even though it is more time consuming
4. Certain recipes called for egg whites to be aged for a day or even two! fastidous me will not do that, so best method will be to seperate the egg as the first step and leave it out in the open while preparing for other ingredients. Eggs should be at room temperature too.
5. Shift the ingredients! this help to remove lumps and make the ingredients more fine too....
6. Use parchment ... it beats greaseproof paper hands down...

PS: can't load the photoz..not sure why it that so..will upload the photoz soon

Oh gosh..time passes really fast...2 mre weeks and we are into June..the mid of the year and we be stepping into the later part of 2007 soon! where have all the time went to...hmmm

Recently went to Lerk (not confused with Jerk..pls haha) Thai for lunch....they having a one for one lunch set at WhiteSands....total damages for 2 ppl...$9.50!!! that ended up with onli $4.50 each.....and one set consists of tom yam soup, papaya salad or veg and main dish accompanied with rice.....so is defintely worth it....hee hee

But here goes my spoils for this week! hee hee

Stencil! not to be confused with art stencil..rather this is for decoration of cake...so you bake your cake..and dust the top with icing sugar or cocoa (depending on the color of ur cake) and you will have this cute pics on your cake!
Another stencil!!! different design..can't wait to try them out!
Qoo!!!!my favourite drink! hee hee I rarely drink flavoured drinks but this is one of my faves...though I had to admit that it partly due to the monster! haha...btw..the stencils and drinks are from Japan though.. :)
My biscotti!! (singular form: Biscotto! hee hee) this is after slicing up and waiting for the second bake :)
Just out of the oven..as you can see....the loaf is not shaped evenly...hee hee have to pardon me as this is the first attempt....or rather 2nd attempt...my second loaf! hee hee...Biscotti is a Italy biscuit...meaning twice baked biscuits....they are traditionally made without butter and are made with almond or/and anise...
Of course with the influence of other cultures and the easy availability of once hard to find ingredients, the traditonally biscuit had other ingredients added into it, such as butter, dried fruits and other kinds of nuts..
Since biscotti are hard, they are usually dunked into coffee to soften up a bit..though I prefer to eat them on their own :)

Also bought 3 really cute cookies cutter from daiso....comes in the shape of a bear, rabbit and love...hee hee they can also double up as a rice shaper! seriously cute..will post pics of it..once I make something with them

okie..here my recent bakes..

Water Chestnut cake... I love it in Crystal Jade..tried reproducing it at home..added way too much chestnuts and it wasn't firm enough :(
My Ji Dan Gao (hee wasn't scolding ppl!) this is the egg cupcake...very very soft and taste good although sis complains it was perhap a bit too eggy ...got the recipe from one online blog...tt lady sure can cook :)

My red beean paste...was a tad too dry....
Mochi!! that where the red bean paste went into...hee
Red bean paste soup with mochi..haha see that little black tingy on top of mochi....nt dirt leh...it Pearl..my sis insists on putting it in...though it does make it quite nice :)

nthing much to update except what I have been baking..

Have been sorta imobile these 2 days as I have pulled my back muscles due to improper stretching while jogging.....

But of cos..unable to sit till for long..I went for my favourite class - AquazFit!!! hee hee.....

Think I recovered enough to do other classes..will try tomorrow!

Okie my bakes over the weekend...make tau sar piah for mum who was flying over to China...i though it tastes pretty weird..but friends and colleagues who tried insisted that it was fine!thought I was told to omit the pepper! heehee..will attempt to make another batch but this time...will reduce the amount of oil as it way too much!

After the sinful tau sar piah...decide to make healthy heathy cookies (well..as healthy as cookies can be!) Make oatmeal orange canberry and dates okie (what a mouthful!!) ha ha....with wholemeal flour...... so it healthy and full of fibre!!

Also went Kim Gary to eat.hmm...bad experience...food nothing to rave about...I still prefer Wan Zhai or Hong Kong Cafe!!!

As promised...the long awaited Canele's deserts photoz!! Ha ha let the pics do the talking...

The whole array of sinful sinful deserts!!
Tiramsu...who can resists.. ....
Strawberry profiterol...e choux pastry a tad hard...pro cos it wasn't defrost before serving to us

Can't remeber what this is.....bu know it contains coffee....tastes pretty all right
Blackforest! This is GOOD! .. ..haha.. .I love the whole chunk of black berries and the tangy taste of the mousse
Chloe...basically a mango yoghurt mousse spongecake......not really on everyone favourite list but I guess it is aquired taste

Brownie...who needs ice cream when the brownie tastes like cake and ice cream at the same time..hee hee
Le amour....the meaning of love...hee hee I think I in love wih the meringue, macroons and berries that tower over the almond cake! It decadent and filled with goodness! hee hee

Oh Jupite! who can resist chocolate especially one that look as good as this..

Upon reaching my office...my boss asks me whether I want to go to the wake....i was like puzzled and ask him whose wake are we going for? At that point of time..still feeling nonchalence as in my line of work..we are used to death and going for wake or hearing about death is not a uncommon occurence..
But when my boss went on to further elaborate and told me that the wake is for the daughter of one of my nurse..I got a shock..
My nurse is young..probably in her 40s...and her daughter is barely into her 20s. It was a tragedy...and happens really fast...Apparently it happens within a week due to some rare blood disorder. ..
I guess life unpredictable.. ..anything can happen within a instance...and we should start treasuring loved ones and not taken a single second for granted..
Living in Singapore, with family members and friends within rader distance in such small country...we tend to ignore or take for granted the unqiue treasureness of having loved ones so near us and easy accessibility...appointments are flexible and always able to push to the furthest date...dates and meetups are always procrastinated to the last minute..and time with family can always be postphoned for something more interesting. ..
Maybe it time that we reevaluate our life..and allocated more space, time and love to people that we treasured...and not to show in during grand gestures and during government allocated holiday but rather through small, love filled actions and in our everyday life...
I try to do that..but will you??

okie..canele's photoz still have to wait as the photoz are located in my company's desktop!

First all ... ...May gonna be really busy...as I have to be committed to my volunteer work..have promised to go Ubin for cycling...to meet up with groups of friends for different birthday celebrations and also for a friend's wedding..I screwed...really screwed..haha how to make time..I just have to conjure some magic out!!

Went Xin Wang to eat this weekend..nothing fantastic...total damage for 7 people...$108!! that freaking expensive for the amount of food we devoured....tsk tsk..totally not worth it as I don't think their food are very good...

Make some baked goods too!!

This is my durian puffs!! hee hee basically the puffs are made of choux pastry, using a technique similar to making roux.. ..the butter are melted into the boiling water and flour are added quickly and cooked..once slightly cooled...eggs are added and mixture is either piped or spooned into prepared baking tray....

Two things to notice: 1. Initally oven temp has to be high to allow steam to develop so that puff can rise and to lower temp later to allow structure to set. 2. I find that it is better to sprinkle some water on the baking tray as the additional steam allow the puff to rise more effectively.

Hee hee those jams are not made by me!!! I was given these few jars of blackberry jams by my sister...was thinking of making some cake or muffins with jam..but thought that since the jams are so nice..might be better to eat it with scones or bread on its own!! Decide to made soda bread as it a very quick bread that does not require rising time since it uses chemical leavener... as the name suggests..it using baking soda to help it to rise.. ...
The verdict: bread was not very tasty but jam was very! haha.. .

Lemon Meringue Cupcake.....base is sponge cake, middle section is lemon filling and the top is meringue scented with lemon bits!!

Okie.....

Will have to do a backtrack post after I recieved my photos for the deserts that we have at Canele.

But first.. .. ..let update about the cupcakes that I had made.. ...

Made Lemon Meringue Cupcake...so how did the idea came about??? We have to start from Canele first..

Went Canele and saw Meringue kisses.. ..came in three favours... ..Lavender, rose and well orginal i think....

Thought about the Lemon Meringue pie that I used to make in Secondary school and decide to attempt it again.. ...but well was too lazy to make a whole pie tart.. ..and beside I am still in my phrase for cupcakes...and decide to change to lemon meringue cupcakes which require some modifications.. ..

Okie first all..the base has to be changed!....can't possible use pie shell as base..so changed to sponge cake as sponge cake is light and airy..so more suitable for the tart, light taste of lemon. That decide and taken care of...have to think about the filling and the meringue.. ..decide to cut down on the amount of sugar so that it is more suitable for Asian taste......and also to bring out the tart lemony taste...and not let sugar overwhelmed it.. ..so TATA!! that how the lemon meringue cupcake is born! hee hee.. ..going to give one to the birthday gal at work and hope she likes it...had also request for my sister to make a cat earnings for her as she is crazy over cats!...well will see her reaction tomorrow...and will try to get my hands on the deserts photos so that we can salivate over it! ha ha

Time to update!!

Been really busy these few days....only able to snatch a few hours of sleep before waking up on ungodly hours (at least in mine opinion!)around 6 plus in the morning!!
Had also been feasting non stop..think it really time that I take stock of what I eat and try to control...well...i defintely do not want to see my waistline expanding ever again except when I pregnant! haha.. .
Recently met up with one good friend who is drowning in her work..sounded so tired and jaded..listening to her..I guess I probably sound the same to others who take the effort to listen to me and encourage. So thanks to all my friends and family who had been faithfully listening to me bitch about my job and gave me lot of encouragements even though I had exhausted their patience with me.
My instructor recently went for a short trip to Bintan..upon hearing that Bintan has jackfruit chips..I told him to help me buy some over there since the chips are selling at a ridiculous price in SG...but alas..he bought 2 packs priced at SG $12 each! oh gosh...it as expensive as SG..in fact even more since he must have bought it at the ferry terminal - the tourist trap! haha..this instructor of mine is super cute lor..haha...and can't help but just adore him for his sweetness :)
I had also at my 1st taste at macarons! ha ha...in SG recently..there had been this craze for this french delicacy known as macaron..different from the US version..French macaron is made using egg white, almond meal and is usually sandwiched together with different types of fillings..whereas the amercian macaroon is made with coconut. I went to canele at Paragon to buy the chocolate macaron..it was ...well okay...haha...think canele had better selection that that..I saw so many cakes there that I am dying to try out but had to restrain myself as I just had lunch at Wisma and is currently trying my darn best to be on a diet! hee hee
Went for training for my volunteer work recently...oh my god....spend one whole day training..and had to travel to woodlands and reach the meeting place at 8am! I stay at the furthest side of east..notorious for being late and never on time..I still manage to reach there barely in time. Ha ha..see what importance I placed on my volunteering! But hai...I feel that the whole matter could and should be organized properly. Went for one comprehensive interview and 2 outings..we were still told that we might not be selected for volunteer work! This is even worst than going for job interviews!!
Though I had to admit I did learn something for my volunteering work....there was this session known as "reflections" whereby we were told to pick up any 1 pictures that are lying around in a room. Later we were given a piece of paper to write down the reason why we choose the pictures and our interpretations of it and what are the emotions involved. After that, we were supposed to turn the picture over..in the reverse page..the same picture is still shown but with its caption there. My picture was a little gal tiptoing on her daddy's feet...It makes me feels that there is trust involved and it should be a joyful and full of sweetness picture..but upon turning over..the caption was "It hurts me to see daddy crying" so basically the little gal was standing on her father's feet and trying to reach his face to stem his tears! My interpretation was totally way off!!! Well I guess this bespoke the kind of character that I had...hee hee I prefer to see the glass half full and believe more in being positive and happy all the time..that is not to say that I do not feel depressed and sad! I do..it just that I feel it senseless to dwell on bad emotions and let it pull me down..and that what i striving to be...stronger and better everyday!!
So let me end this lengthy lengthy post with a poignant caption that I saw at the "reflection" session...it reminds me of my deceased uncle who passed away last year and who I am still missing...

Terminal
We are all taking train trips to a far away place.
And one day, the train will stop at a terminal.
My train will just drop me off earlier than yours....

Okie shall post some pics..if not it too wordy . ...but well...uploading pic is such an hassle.. ..hai..haha..shall post pics of my favourite and adorable baby! A 5 year old Shih Tzu who proudly owes me and my family :) hee hee

Hey are u taking my pic??? I being studious ..u know..hee
Oh...getting tired...I shall take a peek and see whether anyone noticed me lazing ard...
Okie...realie reallie gonna fall asleep....stop taking pic!Yawn....

My two babies!! hee hee see wat a fledging they still are! ...soon soon..they will GROW and shall!
A close up of one! hee hee. ...the aroma...oh man..i can't wait to make my cupcakes..... :)

Juz a few updates... ...
1. Went for my club rainbow first outing....was a Sungei Buloh.. ...supposed to bring the children out on a trekking high..bt too bad...it was raining! And the worse thing....is that there are no wet weather plans! ..so we were cooped up with restless kids in a small limited enclosed place....trying to keep calm, maintained order and entertained the kids at the same time! No mean feat defintely! haha. ....the kid I was taking care of is an adorable 8 years who had cerebral palsy..bt still independent and really active!
2. Was thinking of making chocolate cupcakes with Mint creamcheese frosting...bt could not get my grubby hands on any Mints..and suddenly remember that my colleagues had her own mint plant..so get from her some...and turns out she gave me two branches! Apparently mint branches can propagante by themselves..so wat I need to do..is to stick both babies into soil and water them religiously and before long..they should be thriving and I shall have unlimited supply of Mints!!! yea...haha
3. Went for an interview that requires 5 hours of apitude test! oh my oh my.. ..it psychmotor, math and co-ordination test! And let just say that it will be considered a miracle if I manage to ace through it! hee hee. ....for someone who known for having virtual no maths talent, co-ordination skills and absymal multi-tasking skills.. ..it takes a great deal of courage to go for the test! Now the only thing left to do is pray and pray!! hee