we're on CNA

of matcha and red beans...

Made a cake to appease the horrid feelings rising inside of me today... feeling very much numb inside. my soul an empty void...

the cake, a green tea sponge (recipe drawn from Japanese Sponge Cake in Diana's Recipe Book -- one of my few successes in a long run, turned out airy and loose. a situation tt i wld have been highly elated for had it been a month back. But now the achievement nothing.) is layered with cooked, mashed red kidney beans ( i cldn't find japanese azuki beans so tt was the closest substitution i cld get) and whipped mousse. It is a match made in heaven and my inspiration was drawn solely from the rich memories of green tea ice-cream paired with azuki red bean paste tt i always indulged after a scumptious japanese meal. The melt in your mouth texture was mimicked in this cake.. a pity my family ain't here to savour it... sigh, mummy wld have loved the spongy texture of the cake though..

I named it ' the green monster' .. which is super apt for my current wave of emotions. Just not feeling too well about everything. Its just me...

just realised tt daddy had added to my collection again a few days back.. so here's an update of the growing party in my room...

anyway. looked through the papers today and was ecstatic upon finding our group being mentioned in the papers! straits times!!! woo hoo! though we weren't photographed. but i guess its okie. haha.

Seasoned badminton players, for example, came up with a cost effective shuttlecock launcher. It won the first prize under the Design category.

Team leader Jonathan Lee, 23, explained that his group's product could retail at about $3,000 - while still being as effective as shuttlecock launchers sold in the United States for about US$10,000 (S$15,400).

" We designed something that even amateurs can use. Factors like distance, direction and angle have all been taken into consideration," Mr Lee asserted.

- the Straits times 12 June '2007-

OH MY GOSH!!! how exciting.. hehe. Janan's group bagged the number one spot in the Safety and Environment category too and was mentioned as well! congrats going out to all the winning teams as well as everyone else. *phew*.. holidays are finally here. ENFIN...