holidys..study break..baking spree again..merry xmas..anniversary..jumbled up blog =)
well, its our measly one week break in conjunction with christmas/ new year. hmp. they call it a holiday. i call it a study week. its much needed though as i have not been consistently studying for the cvs system course. blame the ungodly timetable (lecture from 4 to 6 IN THE EVENING) clinic visits, the many many happening things going on in IMU, not that i’m directly involved…must support mah!
like FRIDAY NIGHT (8th december), where my darling james, fiona, kajen and ching li put up a great dance performance…as well as many other impressive showcases of talents from students and lectures alike. IMU has tons of talented ppl!!!
and the christmas celebration..with a food fair..and a christmas play. really fun and meaningful. Helped out for the christmas food fair for campus friends booth (6th december). cooked spagetthi. i cooked mushroom white sauce and james cooked bolognaise..with the help of kajen, de jun, mui and kevin. and in the booth, evelyn was promoting the spagetthi as carbonara and TOMATO sauce ..hehe..and james used that as an excuse for my carbonara being sold faster =) but in the end the bolognaise was sold out first. we also mixed both the sauce and called it ‘yin yang’ and it actually tasted good.
and on 9th december..its our pre anniversary celebration
on 10th december is our first anniversary
which brings me back to a year ago..10th december 2005. after college where james my new, my first boyfriend decided to make 10th our anniverasary. ironically it was also the day he left for miri. and at that time, the imu application results were not out yet. so i wasn’t sure when i will see him again *so sad* he came over to my house..with a bouquet of three roses..and we talked and talked….then later in the evening, before he left su via and i went to his place to send him off..i cried so much *hehe malu malu* and then su via brought me to pet’s wonderland to see rabbits to cheer me up…and i went back to an empty house (parents went to kepong) so depressing.*nostalgic sigh*
so anyway…james had been planning something for a very long time and didn’t want to part with his little secret. so i had to patiently wait until 9th december. We went to Bukit bintang, starhill actually for dinner at some fancy restaurant. SHOOK! butter prawns, portugese chicken chop, spring chicken and deesert…CHOCOLATE FOUNDUE! yummy. the food was great and the ambience was..wow… b
ut the best part was (obviously) spending time with my lovely boyfriend..walked around bintang walk, admiring the christmas deco, doing a bit of shopping. then went back to james’s apartment, where he had a surprise waiting. A beautiful bouque
t of white and champange roses.now its dying and drying up =(
and on 10th december, it was my turn to plan. went out bright and early for breakfast at old town kopitiam in sri petaling. and as usual made my darling drive =) adjourned to the curve to watch HAPPY FEET! at the new cineplex..cinelesiure.took photos at the curve..the deco is soooooo nice. blue & siver theme. something that really ruined my perfect day was me dropping my camera. oh klutzy me. couldn’t switch it on after the drop. was sulking for a long long time. its being sent for repai
r. hope it can be fixed. its like still brand new.
and i was attracted to this tear drop shaped ornament..so unique. nice new place (the cinema). but had to wait pretty long to go in. movie at 1.20 went in about 1.45. enjoyable movie..adorable penguins, nice story line..with moral values also =) photos been posted up on previous blog..
then …my bakings!!! gingerbread people! for christmas. got the inspiration and cookie cutter from my cousin who baked it for some party with her collegues. pretty simple but very time consuming, especially the decorations. so tedious. did until my back ache..but it was so worth it =)
the ingredients..
the white and pink royal icing. and the limbless gingy used as an experiment for deco.
a tray filled with happy smily gingerbread people..
up next…something different and totally new to me. always wanted to bake souffle. but couldn’t find the dish. i’ve read in many books that souffle are difficult to make and that they will always sink with a minimal disturbance. so i took on the challenge when i managed tp get a make shift souffle bowl from IKEA. its oven proof, microvawe proof and dishwaher safe. what more can you ask for? =)
so, following a recipe from this really good book: CHOCOLATE with many sinfully rich chocolate recipe…a must have for all chocoholics, like myself..i embrked on a mysterious journey (cheh sounds so dramatic..it not la)
the ingredients. all fattening..like cooking chocolate…eggs (4 eggs!!) butter, milk, sugar..
the make shift souffle dish that took me ages to find. greased with butter and dusted with fine sugar
the chocolate mixture
the egg whites being beaten
before baking..
ta-dah!! the end product!!
looked nice and puffy once i took it out from the oven…but unfortunately.it SANK!!!! hm…its tastes good. very chocolatey…and light and the texture is like a cross between a mousse and custard. dunno if that is how its supposed to taste like cos never actually tried eating a souffle before. who cares. ITS CHOCOLATE!
all mushed up…
….time to sleep soon. what kinda holidays la. all i ever do is sleep-study-eat-study-occasionaly playing comp, once awile watching tv-study-feel bad for not studying when i’m not studying.…ok, im crapping now.
to everyone out there MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
i shall be celebrating with my notes & books! so pathetic.
Fine, i shall be watching fireworks at sunway, as always…
