photo diary; the past week

> addicted to baking once again. received pretty positive feedbacks for the chocolate mint cupcakes i’ve baked and i’m pretty excited to continue baking, probably once every week! Next up: Cheese & Bacon Muffins







> had a feasting day where the girls and i went from Maxwell Market (laoban beancurd & chicky rice)) –> KKi for tea & cakes –> PS Cafe for fries –> Buttercake N Cream for seafood aglio olio & warm chocolate pudding. the outcome? an incredible throat.


> unwell for the past week but… turned up for work every single day. no, it’s not like i love my job that much, but i just can’t bring myself to not turn up for work cos while ill, esp if i believe i’m capable of turning up for work & make minimal mistakes. so, it makes me wonder. while i’m really ill & at work, is my colleague who took 2 days mc genuinely ill or taking time off to study for her upcoming exams?







> had the most awesome weekend. also probably cos i haven’t had an entire weekend off in so long! sometimes i really think it’s pretty unfair, but that’s besides the point & work sucks anw. i had dim sum w/ the family at one of our favorite restaurant. we were assigned the same table 4 consecutive times. starting to wonder… maybe it’s meant to be hahaha. & as part of mother’s day, for the family gathering, we prepared a stalk of carnation for all the mothers. & it was very sweet that my mum, received a cake for mother’s day inclusive of special delivery, her favorite chocolate banana cake! hahaha… thanks ll! of course, not forgetting the night ended with lotsa laughter with my dearest cousins & w/o sleep i rested for a bit before dressing up and headed for Gwen’s place for her wedding!





> Sucha pretty bride. we had a simple yet fruitful day. it was my first time as a bridesmaid/jiemei, but i learnt a lot! we made the gatecrashing simple, sweat-free, yet fun, i hope! they got in in no time, and even had to wait around for the bride who wasn’t ready but all was good. it was a long day of no sleep from the night before, but it started and ended well. they managed to source for a bunch of warm photographers, videographer, editor, etc. the wedding singers they hired, & not forgetting, the food served at the wedding lunch was pretty fab! I slept for 11 hours straight & still couldn’t recover from the fatigue. but, it was all good fun. Congratulations & happy marriage! ♥ ♥ ♥

black-bottom

It’s been quite a journey in life… the tough times we face, the happy we encounter. Heart warming, heart wrenching. but we focus too much on the bad to appreciate the good. & The simple pleasures, we take for granted. We look back, and regret the steps we never took. but all the regrets made us who we are today, standing tall and proud.

My travel companions from ICN – SIN. I find some joy traveling on my own. It’s really own time own target. but it gets lonely sometimes, so i dont mind plane rides to and fro on my own, but i’d rather have a human-ly travel companion while on the trip

a few pretty looking stuff from Seoul.

Was craving for these when I arrived, and tadahhhhh I got to eat it that night, Tiong Bahru Chwee Kweh!

Endless love for ribbons, black and gold

HAPPY EASTER. It’s one of those occasions where I get a legal permit to feast on chocolates!

New iPhone cover! YIPPIE!

One of my fav Dim Sum place… PARADISE PAVILION with Germs! Had an encounter in the Marina Bay City Gallery with a staff who was fascinated with Left Handers and both of us so happened to be left handers…!

McD. woooooooo, spicy nuggets sssst.

Cheapest lunch for a long long time YUMMY

Chocolate Banana Waffles for dinner before watching THE VOW made me a happier person.

I knew I was gonna fall sick, but I decided to go all out and fight against the virus. Apparently, I WON!

> it’s official. sick tonight, but well tomorrow. amazing how my body works, efficiency to the max
> a trip to seoul, sees me with so many more steps to my daily (already many steps)cleansing and facial care, the woes of a woman.
> sometimes it’s amazing how psychic i am, especially when im at work? i just knew it… i knew that i’ll be plagued by corporate accounts, how fantastic. JUST MY LUCK, really.
> badmouthing korea, yet missing it cos i wanna be on a holiday. next holiday… oh so many months away
> on a night of sufferings from cramps and a sore throat, thankfully i’ve running man to accompany me. yes, im finally watching it. been saying that i will, i will and i will watch it, but finally, i really am watching! it’s pretty funny. cracks me up.
> time for some changes?
> pillow talk
> there are a couple of things I wanna bake! I’ve not baked in quite a long while… kinda missing it. gonna get the oven scrubbed thoroughly and do some baking next week! I’ve a couple of things on my list… first being… OREO STUFFED DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

➹ to-dos

Now that half of CNY is over, I have to re-prioritize my to-dos.
Of course,
✔ j o b s e a r c h
is STILL top of my priority list.

New on the to-do list to be completed by… 18th Feb.
✔ think of the best way to organize the boxes for fast, organized and efficient shifting
✔ think of ways to label the boxes for clear instructions
✔ book table @ Timbre ▒▒▒ URGENT ▒▒▒
✔ make calendar for 2011 ▒▒▒ OVERDUE ▒▒▒
✔ PACK MY STUFF INTO THE BOXES
✔ THROW, THROW and THROW. I should stop being so reluctant to let go of my stuffs, “小熊们, 再见了！” ):
✔ order cake
✔ learn how to make cheese straws
✔ experiment chocolate covered strawberries recipe
✔ make a (final) list of items to get from Ikea and make this trip one last trip for the week (It’s only Wednesday and I’ve been to Ikea twice already. I’m starting to get sick of my favorite daim cake. Can you imagine !)

✿ 五样东西

[goodbye halloween, hello christmas.]

[family's addiction]

[21st birthday balloons love]

[packing love]
[cookie dozer psychoed me to bake]

Cinq choses

Five things that kept me going last week.

[opening a new bar of chocolate]
[baking]
[stumbling upon accessories I have forgotten about]
[drinks]
[comfort food for dinners]

Stay home day

Last week, I was really in the mood to cook and experiment! (:

Result:
Banana Toast with Nutella, Chicky Nugget, Oreo, Spicy Pork, Sweet Potato Soup, and baked goods.

Chocolatey-chewy yums!

I have some yums in the oven now! It’s beyond yummy and so chocolate-y but it’s bound to give you a sorethroat after eating 3 or more pieces. Time to get them out of the oven!

When it comes to baking cookies, I never seem to be able to find a perfect chocolate recipe, not until I tried this. Well this cookie is kinda good cos it tastes so chocolate-y, and has a cake-like texture! I don’t quite eat much of the things I bake, but when I tried it when I took it out of the oven, I liked it very much and ate 5 pieces at a go, I would have eaten more if not for the fact that I’m falling ill!

Sorethroat, please leave.