My first wedding cupcake tree!

I made my first wedding cupcake tree!!

Took me 15 hours!!! Guess it could have been much faster if i had a bigger over and bigger mixer!

I love baking!! But Baking like 120 cupcakes is NOT FUNNY at all!!!

I guess when i saw the smile of the wedding couple's face and received the many compliments from guests, i felt like it was all worth while =)

Gonna put up pictures when i get them!

I'm so glad that i've started work. Its such a relief from all the lab work and crap in school! Gosh. All those war time atrocities!! It was such a nightmare!

Morever, the nurse that assists me is really nice and funny!

Holidays!!

I am so so happy that its the holidays again Perhaps i should stop complaining abt school since i won't be getting holidays when i start working. i simply adore the serenity and peacefulness of the past week. I am free from the hustle and bustle of my normal schedule. Its just awesome to be able to sleep in, relax, run and do anything that pleases me
Gosh life is Good Hanging out and ebay-ing with my favourite friend over a grande ice passionfruit tea

fternoons spent Enjoying a glass of vintage wine with Great company
Chilling out at timbre
Savouring the morning goodness - the sun , the fresh air and my egg onion thosai
whipping up a meal after my long run on my new 17km route

Family affair

I prepared a picnic for my family on mother's day and invited my God parents and family friends along too!
There wasn't much time to cook, so i bought some dips, chips and made a wrap as well as apple walnut muffins with maple cream cheese frosting!
Its probably one of the simplest meals i've prepared, but everyone enjoyed it nonetheless



Vegetable sticks with eggplant and hommus dip Apple walnut cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting
My brother and i
Happy mother's Day Mommy! Love you lots!
My mom, aunty Lan, me and God ma
Random shots

Spiritual consolation

It was another enlightening sunday evening. The priest spoke abt vocation, service to God.
A vocation is dedicating ones life, out of love, to God. to be fully committed to serving him and living for him. A vocation is very much like a marriage. In a marriage, 2 people are willing to be committed and to give up their lives because of their love for each other. They are willing to make sacrifices and put the other person's happiness and interest before themselves. Similarly, it is the love for God, that spurs one on to serve him.

Some may find it hard to comprehend how it is humanly possible to give up things for others and for God, what more to put others and God before himself. Perhaps we should then ask ourselves, if we are too self absorbed. To one who is self absorbed, giving up their own interests, is tantamount to losing what they have. They fail to understand that it is in giving and 'losing,' that one actually gains, receives and learns to love. Those who are self absorbed are unable to trust God fully. They would rather depend their own strength and be in control. However, humans are all falliable and prone to making mistakes. God is the only one that we can depend on and trust. For His love is perfect and it is only in His love can we find spiritual consolation, strength and security. ' There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives away all fear' 1john 4:18

Giving ones life to God isn't a bed of roses. There are times when we do not feel God, there are times we feel down. Some times we do not realize that its during the times when we encounter the absence of God and we fall, that God shows us our weaknesses and imperfections. It is in trials that we can cling on to Him and grow.

I guess, i have much to learn- about trusting God, serving Him and learning to be more giving and less self absorbed in my wants and my fears.

Birthday dinner

Its my parent's birthday! which means its time for a feast again!
today's meal is simple, fuss free and fulfilling!


Greek salad - tomatoes, feta cheese and Red wine vinegar dressing



Tapenade(olive dip) and salsa dip with rye bread

Baked polenta with mushrorom ragout.
Yummy!! i absolutely Love mushrooms! Mushrooms were cooked in beef broth and red wine.


Easter cupcakes - moist carrot muffins with chunks of pineapple, walnuts and lots of raisins!
Panna cotta with berry compote

I love love love love cooking and trying out new recipes! Happy easter!!

To walk in the light

Today's reading reflected and complimented the theme that seem to dominate my conversations this weekend- Change and healing

Eph 5:8-14
Brothers and sisters:
You were once darkness,but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light,for light produces every kind of goodnessand righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret;
but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says:
“Awake, O sleeper,and arise from the dead,and Christ will give you light.”

The Gospel reading for today is John 9:1-41 on the healing of the blind man.

Often, we shy away from the light of God. Perhaps because we think its is too glaring, or perhaps we prefer to live in the comfort of darkness. Yes, we are often resistant to change, to anything that requires Us to step out of our comfort zone.
Some times we may blame it on God, saying that he doesn't give us enough strength, that he doesn't change our hearts.
Today's reading is encouraging. It reminds us again that living in darkness is fruitless and meaningless. It is not pleasing in the eyes of God and ultimatelyonly causes us to be unhappy, disatisfied with life and jaded.
We are told to expose the works of darkness. And perhaps, exposing them means acknowledging them, bringing them up to God in prayer, confessing our sins, asking for forgiveness. When they are exposed, the light of God will shine upon them.
The light of God's resplendant glory, will transform us. And perhaps all we need is a humble spirit, a contrite heart and the willingness to let His light shine on us and work in our lives.

And this light will also heal us. Just like in the Gospel readings when jesus healed the man who was blind. To be blind is to live in darkness and the light is healing. Perhaps many of us claim to live in the light and not be blind. But are we actually allowing that light to shine upon us?

There are many times when i ask myself: if God is really working in my life, why am i so screwed up? how can i be so horrible. Perhaps, just like in the readings, its is when we are blind that the power of God and his transforming power can be revealed through us, and we can be a living testimony to His word. And it is when we are weak that God's grace abounds.

2 corinthians 12: 7-11
Therefore, that I might not become too elated, 3 a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated.
Three times 4 I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me,
but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Birthday celebration

we celebrated addie's birthday at Les brasserie at club street! we were seated in a private room. After much fuss and a long conversation with the manager, we finally made our orders. Addie ordered a foie gras, which tasted really raw and kinda different from those that i have previously ate. I had black cod with mushrooms and leek. The skin was really crispy and i loved the mushroom and leek combination!! But i must say that the food is kinda overpriced. For the same amount, i can probaly get smth nicer at a restaurant like the cliff, where the ambience is definitely superior.

Sally baked a oreo cheese cake for addie! yummY!!

We were talking about our times spent in RGS and RJ..the WEIRD people, those that were getting married, close friends..Gosh..its been so long..10 yrs..i really do feel old.

We adjourned to Fashion bar after qiuyun's bf picked her up. We shold have headed to TCC instead..coz all of us ordered mocktails.haha..

i really really enjoy gatherings like this. Our next scheduled meeting is on the 30th after my oral pathology test and after sally returns from her holiday!!!!

sally, gilian, addie, me and eleanor at fashion bar