weekends come ard again
had to make my delivery early in the morning before tuition..*yikes*..before the evil lizards got to the cake first of course. it was a mad rush to cck...mishaps.. rawr..
anyhow, i recieved a pleasant surprise ytd from one my students tt deserves mention. Yumunah surprised me with this gift ( a lovely little candle fitted with a blue sequined heart in it)... LOVELY! she wished me happie tutors day too! aww..tt was very sweet. thanks a lot gurl! reallie love the little gift! hope u get well soon too yar *=)* (its amazing how i never get sick considering the proximity and the frequency of lessons we've been having lately..hmph... strange..haha)
next up, after another whirlwind of events and a very filling lunch, i set out to bake my second cake for the day. an order from a classmate of mine for his gf who had read my blog and requested the same cake as one tt i baked for Ruth's bdae previously. special requests were made to lower the sugar content in the cake due to my fren's intolerance of sugary stuff, to which i gladly obliged. the strawberry charlotte was easy to bake but tough to assemble. a true creation of Sihan's from scratch, i dare say i was proud of it. and i'm glad tt the couple enjoyed the cake as well. *smilez*... Guess this cake wld be put on sale soon on my webby so do look out for it. it has named Garden of Eden due to the lovely handful of strawberries (lovingly picked out by me) tt grace the top of the cocoa dusted cake. its resemblence to a garden with lucious strawberries blossoming and bursting out from the ground has lead to its name. for me, everything was perfect except for the consistency of the vanilla scented cheese mixture tt dorned the middle of the cake. was a bit too soft for my liking and of course the strawberries on top of the cake shld still have their stalks intact. dang, shld have washed the berries myself instead of handing them over to aunty Nora who happily took the liberty of plucking out the lovely green shoots which wld have otherwise further enhanced the impressionistic view of the garden. But nonetheless it was a gorgeous cake... more for the hopeless romantic with sensitive taste buds...
more pics of the Garden of Eden
bread and butter pudding
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Bread and Butter Pudding,
Cheesecake
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done! *PHEW*..feeling on top of the world now after completing a task tt i've been delaying for a long time. so its time to celebrate..with wat else but a bowl of warm, chunky marmalade bread and butter pudding fresh from the oven. heavenly... Put together in a jiffy, i savoured every texture with much familarity. Buttered marmalade accented the taste of the otherwise mild flavoured dessert. it crunchy top of burnt bread crusts was highly addictive. accompanied by a handful of sultanas and demera sugar, the crispiness of the upper level complimented the custard like consistency of the bottom. categorised under comfort food for me from now on...
thanks going out to zh who dropped over to have a slice and have a nice chat with my mum... haha
thanks going out to zh who dropped over to have a slice and have a nice chat with my mum... hahaorders came in last min and i again it was back to some kitchen action after tuition. thank goodness i had all the ingredients on hand (erm..not all.. but with a bit of ingenuity, all problems were resolved. no glitches!). Blueberry Cheesecake for the lady.. hope she'll enjoy it. it had a flawless exterior.. until the evil bunny appeared. ARgh.. come back here u little imp *running ard the hse after the bunny*..
oh gosh..tired again..*yawnz*
bianca ryans
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oh pls mummy let me put this song on!!! here's a christmas video featuring last yrs winner of America's got talent (a talent search competition) Bianca Ryans. OH my gosh..she's infectious and reallie UBER GOOD! makes me feel lykes its christmas all year round! *cheers* and best thing is she's only 11 yrs old! guess age ain't gonna change anything since she's got the talent to boot. she sings as though a black gospel singer has possesed her little body. AMAZING!!! a MUST watch!
and below is her performance for the finale of the show. sit back and admire her talent and wonderful control. *sigh*
wandering life
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life the past few days have been an odd whirlwind of events accompanied by never-ending fatigue and bouts of adrenaline rushes. Tues night was dedicated to attending Claire's ntu pageant at nanyang audi. dear gurl came in 2nd runner up followed by her other acolades popularity and beautiful hair! *woots* u go gurl!!!! though i may not voice it out as openly as Tim and Dave but i'm secretly proud of my baking partner. *shhh*.. hehe. Meanwhile, business of our upcoming baking stint still carries on. the next day, we went hunting for supplies at concourse. After much deliberation (or rather we jumped the gun), decided on red and yellow as our theme colors!..cheery..just lyke us *bleah*.. but nonetheless it was great fun shopping and unleashing our sweet cravings on the daim cake and apple pie at Ikea. Thanks for the recommendation Claire! almonds and caramel..gosh..tts a sin! haha.
also, managed to catch the infectious movie screening of Hairspray. Apart from the major grouping of mega stars such as john travolta, queen latifah, zach efron and amanda byns, this show encompassed many values and was to me more than a shallow, happy-go-lucky musical. Dance moves were a combination of suave and cheeky and nonetheless the humour showcased throughout was infectious and made u wanna jump ard in your seat (of course u wldn't wanna do tt unless u dun mind weird stares from the guy seatnig next to you. haha). On the downside, the storyline was all but a bit exaggerated. but this can't be helped in a musical so just accept it with a teenie smile and perhaps a little smirk on the lips. Nonetheless i enjoyed the movie very much and perhaps am looking forward to dancing lessons. perhaps a little jive anyone? *haha*
poetic
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Poetic...
In the chill of the night
While the moon gently sleeps
I wander in silence on snow-laden streets
As I gaze into sunsets over silhouette mountains
I am amazed that the God who made all this,
made me
(fyi, the picture above is taken from arches national park in the states. it a gorgeous place... *sigh*..just wish i cld return back once again. to feel tt magic once more.)
busy as a bee
sorrie for the recent lack of posts lately. just rather caught up with stuff, an onslaught of birthday parties to attend to, orders to fulfill and school to attend (or pon of course..hehe). was invited to Lynn's party at the jurong country club on friday. had a good time with the rest of the wocc girls tt made the party as well. Charlene, Winnie, Ai ren and yeeling were there and we had such a great time cracking jokes.. hehe..much to the dismay of yeeling though as we went on and on about her farnie deep protruding voice when she counts "one thousand, two thousand, three thousand..grenade exploded!"..my gosh..tt was a classic. haha. then was rushed off to meet the cousins for a gathering at five star hainanese chicken rice for supper followed up by ice-cream at holland v. during which we attempted to re-establish our once close-ties with one another. however, not to any avail. guess its different now tt all of us are growned up and each one having his/her own ambitions and ideals. hard to establish tt common grounds once again. nonetheless it was a wonderful gathering with some good catching up done.
the weekend was spent tuitioning, baking(loads of it, had to rush most of my orders this week, bailey's cheesecakes from a gf to her bf, mango cheesecake for shi mu, caramlised banana cake for a bdae, another bailey's cheesecake and banana cake for a church function.)..*tired*.. haha. but still plans for the bakesale are still on the way. FYI, lady luck has shone her light upon us and with the help of a fren, I had managed to steal a booth in a nus bazaar coming up next month from the 10th - 12th sept. Of course i had to rope in Claire (a.k.a my baking buddy) to join in the venture. Can't wait!!! names cards and posters on the way! *woots*..so pls do come down to support us!!! *=)*
cldn't resist a little goodies for myself...
krispy earl grey cookies
a great accompaniment to tt steaming cup of coffee after dinner
shot of the two tier caramel banana cake tt i did for the church function... all in the middle of the night at 2am.. *nuts*
got to watch bourne ultimatum today with kp. it wasn't as good as i had expected sad to say. action wise, it was top notch, with mind blowing fight scenes. However, the ending was a bit too abrupt by my standards and failed to create a perfect ending for the trilogy. Still, i would recommend this movie to everyone, sure appeal to any action movie buff.
anyhow i digress and before i make my move..towards my comfy bed of course..i shall leave u with a photo of my stalkers.. pesky little monsters have been walking past my bedroom window everyday..perhaps lyke 5 times a day. stealing peeks into the room everytime they prance by. argh!!!..intrusion of privacy alert! haha...
blabberings
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Blabberings
its amazing how the internet gets u to places whilst still in the comforts of ur own home... look at the likes of lily allen who rose to stardom just by posting her song creations on the net. I spotted the acoustic version of umbrella performed by Marie Digby during my daily scout and i must say tt she has immense talent. a captivating voice and demure looks. her version of Rihanna's pop hit 'Umbrella' was recently shown on Carson Daly's show. though i loved her version of the song, i would like to share another cover of hers which i feel reallie brings out the essence and msg of the lyrics. enjoy... 'You give me something' (original by James Morrison) by Marie Digby.
Oh!!! btw, my tuition kid is selling girl scout cookies! anyone wanna buy?!?! (still remember the blue tins of biscuits being distributed in class back in my Rgs days, i never did reallie fancy them but always bought out of support anywaz, its not too bad reallie...) its $10 for a tin of chocolate mint, chocolate cream or $12 for a tin of Macademia Nut cookies. pls support yar! and let me knoe if u guys wanna place ur orders by this friday(drop me a sms; i'll collect them and distribute the tins in school)! thanks!!!
remorse
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sometimes I find it hard to believe how can u live under the same roof with certain pple yet emerge knowing nothing about them. Perhaps it’s the withdrawned behaviour exhibited by some. Or perhaps it’s their fake smiles and laughs that they throw from across the room. Its radiance illumininating a minimal distance, its effects short-lived. Is that how we’ve been living our days? In an empty house tt’s so cold? I guess this is how the story goes. It hurts even more so when words are spoken absent-mindedly about how one should or should not behave. If 20 yrs of living under the same roof hasn’t helped to understand each other better. I guess nothing wld… maybe its my fault for putting on a front. One tt is well-disguised, devoid of feelings or emotions. Yet inside of this hard wall lies a painful wretched soul. She wonders to herself when will they ever come to understand her pain, see thru her mask tt she refuses to peel off. She wonders for too long.. her mind adrift. She floats away, disappear into nothing-ness.
happie bdae Lihui
Happy Birthday Lihui
yeeling, the birthday gurl and me at the party! to my dearest girl Lihui, glad tt u and ur guest enjoyed the cupcakes tt i baked for u. it was no effort at all *eyeing the evil mess in the kitchen*. erm..yar.. anything for my gurl. *tee hee*. was so glad to see her all smiles and prancing ur way thru the throngs of pple tt had gathered to celebrate her pseudo and uber early bdae party. It was sweet though...
what are bdae parties w/o frens?
oh yesh, sorrie about the cake in the face thing. my bad. entirely my fault yar? haha... it was ultra fun meeting the family as well. her daddy was ultra fun, babbling on and on about some ntu council thing whilst i was trying to fake my non-existance knowledge of the things he was talking about. Mum was bubbly and more concerned about her mutton satay than anything else. Sis on the other hand was oodles of fun as well, character wise, very much lyke Lihui..but definitely much more grounded. haha. Jon? oh well, lets just say he loves his bbq food. haha. *wink*.
making a wish on the whole, it was a great get together and i had fun catching up with Yeeling and Lynn who's back from the States..its her turn at the BIG 21 this week! haha.. damm everyone is getting old.. *bleah*
the lovely cupcakes: (from top left clockwise direction) space dust cupcakes, oreo cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting and cappuccino cupcakes. 
the peace before the storm.... we wage war!!! Cake fight!
poor gurl with cake on her face. Cream mask! *woots*
Carrot Cake for Mum
NO NO...not the chinese hawker version with the crisp top and a option of black and white. the traditional American Carrot Cake! *bleah*. for the benefit of the doubt, Carrot cakes are made using freshly grated carrots and a whole bunch of other spices. tt probably explains my affinity to the lovely cake, spices..*ahh*..and not to mention the lovely cream cheese toppings. *yumz*.. after my purchase of the list of ingredients many weeks ago, procrastination got the better of me and as a result, i didn't get down to actually baking the cake until my mum's bdae. second reason of course being tt i throughly was satisfied with my carrot cake fix from cedele and honestly could not put in the extra effort to bake my own. hence when opportunity knocked on the door, i seized it by the neck! an order came in just about time as well for a mother's bdae (what coincidence!) and i made the suggestion for the lovely carrot cake. this was generously accepted of course.hehe. so then i present to u Sihan's Carrot Cake. *gulp*...
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the former attempt turned out alright and was well recieved by my customer and his family... but unfortunately, my second attempt was a flop!!! *argh*..got the oven temp slightly mixed up and set it at 350F instead of 325F. as a result, the cake turned up a little hard. but it was still okie by my opinion..loved the crunch of the walnuts in the batter. Meanwhile, some more work has to go into this.. perhaps i shld add a little more sugar the next time, its a little on the blend side... oh well... 
thanks goodness the bdae celebration was done in a jiffy. cake ready and done in a hour. set ard the table as mummy aka the bdae gurl got serenaded by my older brother. made her wish, blew the candle and the cake was cut... hehe. glad tt at least she enjoyed the short moment. tts our family for you, *chop chop* and fast. ahha. bah..wat are birthdays anyway? u only grow older...
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