Baking Exp...

I love baking...and am keen to explore further in this area...soon maybe...

My first real baking experience was last xmas... I went back home, and I thought rather than buying a cake from the bakery for Xmas, why don't I try to bake one instead. So me and my sis bought the ingredients (and search high and low for the whipped cream..darn, it's really hard to get one from the nearby store's around Inanam) and baked not 1 but 2 cakes...hehehe

Sliced cakes...chocolate and vanilla...ready for decorating...

The outcome... 2 humble yet very tasty cakes;

Hehe, can see the amateurish baker skill right??

And this was the extra thing I've prepared that time;

Cute ??

Since I just got my own oven here... It's not until recently that I started baking again...

I baked chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies for the Potluck that we had previously at the office;

I rcvd good reviews on these 2...hehe

More pics on these 2...

Then the other day I made Blueberry Muffin for my dear colleagues. I found them to be a bit oily...need to lessen the corn oil next time...

Geez, I hate to upload pics... Wait for my next update..need to find where are those pics...So, anyone wants me to bake you something? *Wink wink...

Uncertainty, you like?

I hate this kind of situation. Yes, you will still do your stuff like normal, but you can't run from the thoughts of "What will happen next?" in your life. Be it your personal relationship with someone, your health, your family matters and of course, your career. Although it can be bad sometimes, but I do like to have some sort of certainty in my life. I like to have a calm feeling of "Ok, everything is certain for now". Of course, some things in your life won't be as certain as the coming of the Apocalypse. But you will try to have some certainties in life like he will still love you tomorrow, your parents are still going to accept you as you are, your pets are still depending on you and etc…

Well, now I’m in this situation. I feel like freezing this very moment and finish whatever pending jobs I have to do and then just sit and rethink the whole purpose of being here again. To be honest as a child, I don’t know what I want with my life… I know I want to get married with my partner and spend more time with my parents… and of course I want to have more money in life to live and buy stuff… (Don’t blame me… It is a materialistic world that you are living in) And I like to bake and cook… So I have this vivid image of me opening a diner of my own… Maybe, maybe. But… marriage thing is not until next year… and I am now trying the best as I can to fly back home to spend time with my parents… and the money, still lacking of course…

So, why complaining? Actually a friend of mine has taking a step ahead in her life, makes me realize what do I want to do next… Not only in my career stuff but also in my life, as a whole. I can’t help to regret some steps that I have taken before but since I’m already here I have to try to make the best out of it. The plan is to lay low until my big move in personal life next year but I keep wondering will it be too late by then?

Being the state that I’m in now is ain’t fun. You know you have so many to give in you but somehow you are unable to channel them out. I have always been wishing for a sole independent decision maker that’s still me but wiser in decision-making. Not to say that I am really bad at them, but sometimes I do suck at it. Long sigh…
But I know, without knowing and realizing it, everything will go back as normal as it can be… And I’ll see how I turn up by then. :)

Why?

The date is 21/07 again, for some reason I keep remembering that today was supposed to be his birthday... He's been gone for years now... but his words were mounted in my brains "b'day sy 21/7 tau!" (my bday is on the 21/7!) We're not even that close... We hung out... I mean we were happened to be in a same bunch of ppl at that time... Happy times...

May God bless your soul... and nite nite to me... :)

Lazy Saturday....

I woke up around 10am this morning... Didn't plan to sleep in but the morning rain was making the surroundings nice and cool, in which after adding to the comfort of my Mumut, I decided to do so.
After several disturbance; Roo's constant knocking on the door + my partner's annoyed voice urging me to wake up... I had to ditch my lair...
After making b'fast (or brunch, or whatever you call it), we bathed Oliver, becoz he's dirty... Roo was spared... :) I tell you, giving cat a bath is no laughing matter... It's hard. Very.

List of activities for the rest of the day:
1. Laundry
2. Tailor visit
3. Lazing around.
4. Do homework.
5. Lazing around.

Told you it's going to be a lazy day... :)

Miss Universe

I like watching this show every single year. I like to see the expression of the winner and the "not" winners... And the beautiful dresses they wore during the evening gown competition... I could never wear such dresses in my lifetime (maybe if I get really slim down and grow another 5 inches at least)... sob sob...

Why not watch a fashion show then you say? Fashion show is different. Models who model the dresses / clothes during a fashion show are normally a size 0 or double 0 (or is there a new size for the super skinnies nowadays?)... Well, I just don't fancy watching skin and bones parading clothes on a stage.

So back to Miss Universe. Every year, I was hoping for an accidental event happened live on the show everytime. Yeah, I'm bad..but that's the fun part of the show :)) Last year, Miss USA fell down but still managed to get to the Top 5...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgin5ntt7hQ <----Watch how she fell graciously, haha.

This year, I was well entertained again when Miss USA did it again..but the "stunt" was not enough to put her through to the next round... boohoo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6EUZ-HRnmM <--- And not so graciously, could almost she her expression was like "Oh, crap!"

Anyhow, put Miss USA aside... If you read in the net, ppl are speculating that this incident of falling 2 years straight was like fated... Meaning another year of recession period?? Now I'm saying "Oh, crap!". You see, the company that I'm working for is an American based... So, we were actually affected by the recession... less bonus, less increment this year... Ok now I'm out of the post title...hehehe

I dun have any favorites this year... (since my partner spoiled my curiosity by telling me who's the winner before the show started...hmm malas sia).. But I kind of like Miss Mexico... She got the 4th Runner Up...

I caught a glimps of Miss Malaysia during the intro and national costume part... Hmm, I kind of pity her, the hair was like too much for her petite frame and the make up seems off too... It was like seeing a small person with fluffy, "super long" curly locks only.... Like she was drowning with her own hair... I don't mean to be insulting, but those big, long curly locks are not so suitable for our average height don't you think? And the dress, I just don't get it.

Anyways, Miss Venezuela won the title this year... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoWIXxERey4

Still drowning?

It's been awhile since my last update on my life... Well, nothing much happened too... except for those endless work to do at the office. I really can't wait for July to finish. After that, fuhh... things will get back to normal. I hope so...
I guess I have been quite a bitter person when I am stuck with sooo much to do in a short period of time. So, sorry for those people whom I may have ignored or annoyed at these times... Can't help it, sometimes I feel like strangling somebody...
Sometimes I just don't understand how could they become sick all the time... I guess all that act of becoming (or pretending) that they're the best in the world in that little place of theirs are really affecting their health... Just imagine, it is like living in a cage and at the same time you have to be at your best every single freaking time... And if you're not then you are not fit to be in that cage... and the ending for you could be anything.
Enough rambling about THEM... Like it or not I still need to perform and complete my tasks right? I chose to do that kind of job so I will need to deal with it anyway...
On a happy note, a good friend called me just now... Nice chatting with her... I just hope that everthing will turn ok for her... And I'm still waiting final confirmation from another friend on whether she's joining in or not... I really hope so....
Finally, my partner called me just now, and we are going for a nice dinner tomorrow nite... after work of course... can't wait... I miss him... :) This will cheer me up till tomorrow...Hehe