Pardon me.

Pardon me for the short hiatus, will be back for a longer and better update with lotsa lotsa pictures.

=)


Me journals and readings are waiting for me, so, toodles!

Ground almonds.

Finally had the courage to buy a packet of ground almonds to make macaroons this week. Not sure whether I am able to make it on Saturday but I have to make em this week.

I am feeling lethargic and tired.

I thought I had kicked the bad habit of biting my nails but once in a blue moon I am unable to resist myself but to bite and I always end up regretting it. =( My thumb, middle finger and last finger became the victims of my itchy mouth. They hurt now. (T.T)

Bunking in soon. Can hardly keep my eyes open but a warm shower I must have before I sleep.

Nite peeps.

The artistic side of me...

The neighbour below our apartment was being a meanie and had complained a few times that he was being disturbed by the dragging of chairs. I mean, it wasn't as if we were doing it on purpose and it was the occasional hurried state that we would be in that we would accidentally push the chair a little bit too hard. Still, the fella was being a pain in the butt so I decided to use my creative skills(thankfully which I had inherited from my mum) to good use.

The chair.

With some newspapers, rafia strings, a pair of scissors and some old socks...

ANNNNND.........

TA-DA!
"Dressed" chairs! I made some clothes for them. Or to be specific, I gave the chairs socks so that they can keep their feet warm at night. =) Done 4 chairs and 2 more to go.



Baked muffins last Saturday,chocolate muffins, with lotsa lotsa chocolate.
I ran out of coco powder and was too lazy to run to the supermarket to get some so I just melted some chocolate and mixed it into the batter.



I initially wanted to follow this recipe but then I had to improvise as I felt that the absence of any liquid in this recipe was a little worrying for me so I added 4 tablespoons of milk and thanks to my gut instincts, the muffin turned out good. If I hadn't added the milk, I think the muffins would have turned out rock solid!




Oh, by the way, all I want for my Christmas or maybe my birthday would be a hand held electric mixer so that I do not have to whip those damn egg whites by hand. Pardon my language ma. =p

Ok, am gonna bunk in soon. Stay tuned for more updates!

=) Have a nice life people! I know I am.

Of fluffness and cuteness.

On one particular day, there came a sudden flash of bright light...


The alien has landed!!!JENG JENG JENG!!!


No, please, spare me!

(One of my sisters drew this I think)

THE END.

Just to show you how adorable dogs can be. So, treat your pets with love and care.

Fluffy with her signature look that can melt one's heart at just a glance.

The old one, Benji, but my favorite. The most obedient(as he had the most beatings too =p)
When he wants attention, he would come near you and puts his head under your arm so that you have to pet him.


WARNING!!!

Do not attempt this at home.

This is how Fluffy waits for us to come home as she lacks the attention that she craves as we are away for a week.


She soon gets excited when she recognizes one of our cars.


Benji with the Victorian collar. Had his fur completely shaved off too for medical reasons. Hahaha. =p



That's all!

Food junkie and bipolar.

Ok, do not take this the wrong way but my post title is way exaggerated for entertainment purposes only.

Firstly, had dinner with Meen after gym in Italiannies.

Pictures were taken from the web. Not my own! I do own a somewhat expensive camera, I mean DSLR, not the super expensive ones but expensive enough to take good pictures of me. =)

Ok, back to food.




That's what we ate. Pricey but worth every cent. The spaghetti Carbonara was deliciously thick with cream, not excessive but the sauce coated the spaghetti nicely. The mushrooms and beef bacon was generously piled, wait, more of generously mixed into our spaghetti for us.

Mushroom soup wasn't fantastic but it was one of the better ones than I have drunk from elsewhere.

On a more serious note, I am losing my temper everywhere. I lost it at my sisters and Pip. Who knows who and where I will lose it next?

=(

The thought of bipolar did pass my mind. =) When we make mistakes, we try to find something and someone to put the blame on. Nah, I just need to be more in control of my temper.

That being said, it is not easy though. But it's worth the effort!

Ok, am going to be in a full discipline and hardworking mode. Hello library and humongous stacks of academic paper waiting for me to read.


Good night people.

PS: Sleeping late makes you fat, even though you are reading this now in the middle of the night, go and sleep first, I am not going to take responsibility for those who will experience an increase in their weight.

The M word. Macaroons and Meringues.

I badly want to try baking these two lovely delicacies. Macaroons and meringues. But sadly, the weather was cloudy and had rained earlier therefore, I have to put off making the meringues as such humid and rainy weather will cause the air in the egg whites to not form properly or something. =(

Macaroons on the other hand, called for almond powder which I think Econsave would not provide. Another thing that stopped me from baking is my oven. I still do not own a proper oven since my old one has a leak in on of the tubes. Haiya. Besides, my sisters did not seem too enthusiastic by the idea as one had a eaten a not-so-tasty macaroon before while the other was actually put off by the price of a macaroon which is around RM3.90 a piece. Very pricey but I had the privilege of eating one when they were first introduced and were not as pricey as they are right now.

Finally, I wanted to bake chocolate cookie but as I went to the fridge to take out a whole slab of butter, ta-da, empty, my house is empty of ingredients. Sheesh. Am lazy to drive to Econsave for the ingredients. So baking will be postponed to some other day. I really hope the oven will get fixed soon. *jab jab*

That's all for now. =( No baking, me mood no good. Haiz.

MasterChef craze.

=(

I am so so so envious of people who are able to own a huge ass(pardon my language) kitchen of their own. But I get pretty mad at them when they have such a vast kitchen but never once do they step in it or use it to its' full potential.With all the cutlery and pots and pans and oh-la-la. One of my favorite past time is cooking and baking. It used to be reading but since I can't afford to buy books, I have resorted to placing my free time on something else, something more fulfilling if I can say.

I may rant and go on forever about wanting to open my own restaurant/cafe someday but for now, please just settle for my nonchalant attitude about things in my life. =p

Food interests me. Even more interesting, is the people eating my food. People eating the food that I cook gives me the satisfaction that one can say arrives from the hard work of one's labour.

Food makes me happy. But seeing people eat my food in enjoyment brings about more pleasure and satisfaction. With that,I end my post for today.

Stay tuned!