Friday, February 26, 2010
CNY period
So glad it's Friday. Having drinks with Jason and Patrick after work. Gathering at Carisse's house tmr. Looking forward to an evening of fun with Blackjack, Wii and mahjong. And more importantly, it's the last day of my bloody shift! Back to the normal 8.30 to 6pm next week onwards :)++ MarryMango at 4:11 PM.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Batam & Cupcakes
Batam on 30 Jan 10. A 1-day trip which tires all of us out. We were all knocked out on the ferry ride back. But first, let me briefly run through the day's activities.
We reached Batam around 1pm and went ballistics upon seeing A&W. Now that it's even going to be extinct in M'sia, it is a must-have for us!
Ice-cream root beer float :) Fattening yes, but I like :p
After that, we (more like the boys) shopped like crazy in the dept store and we went for a full body massage. Forgot to take pic of this... Was too engrossed in the enjoyment. The guys were complaining that their masseurs were very rough with them though (such as standing and stepping on their backs. I dunno how true this is). Haha...
Dinner at 933. This pic doesn't do justice to all the food that we actually ate. Missed out on the crab and groupa which arrived later. Those are the more expensive dishes. We ate till we almost puked. Had to play games and those who lose gotta forfeit by eating the leftovers. Ok, that's the end of Batam cos we cabbed back to the ferry terminal to catch the last ferry home.
Dinner at 933. This pic doesn't do justice to all the food that we actually ate. Missed out on the crab and groupa which arrived later. Those are the more expensive dishes. We ate till we almost puked. Had to play games and those who lose gotta forfeit by eating the leftovers. Ok, that's the end of Batam cos we cabbed back to the ferry terminal to catch the last ferry home.
Random pic of his cousin's guinea pig. It's so tame and the fur is so nice. Cute!
We were supposed to go his cousin's place and learn baking. But shifted back to his house instead due to some unforeseen circumstances. So interesting, our first attempt at baking. The making of cupcakes:
First, we need to prepare the flour, sugar, butter, egg and a little milk in the right proportions. Mix them well together in the same direction otherwise there'll tend to be air trapped in the mixture.
Then, it's ready to be piped into the beautiful paper mould for baking.
The result from the oven. Hmmm, smells and looks so nice...
But we are not quite done yet. Still need some toppings and icings on top of the cupcakes to beautify them.
First, we need to prepare the flour, sugar, butter, egg and a little milk in the right proportions. Mix them well together in the same direction otherwise there'll tend to be air trapped in the mixture.
Then, it's ready to be piped into the beautiful paper mould for baking.
The result from the oven. Hmmm, smells and looks so nice...
But we are not quite done yet. Still need some toppings and icings on top of the cupcakes to beautify them.
Tadah! Our finished piece of masterart! 36 cute little cupcakes in a box. We made 2 boxes - 1 for Cheng Wei's place and another box for Alvin's house. Many thanks to his cousin, Hui Xin! We would not have been able to succeed without your guidance and assistance :)
And the post-cupcakes review. We got loads of thumbs-up from our frenz. Yeah, it was really a sweet success!
Am blogging from the office right now. Have a conference call with New York at 9pm. Boring~ Yawn...
++ MarryMango at 7:44 PM.
