It is meant to be!

Your host had the luxury of that limited time slot in her good friend's busy schedule. We spent almost 3 hours  catching up with each others' latest development. Our conversation was focused on what the future holds for us. We also talked about children, the challenges of bringing them up in this current era. And lots and lots  of laughters. And the rest are history.

Ana and your host managed to quickly go to a book store and we got ourselves a book each. As for your host, she knew that this book was meant to leave its warm and comfy shelf and be in her hands! And now she is willingly exposing her beautiful pages to your host! Thank you, dear, for allowing me to re-discover the Power within me!

She was meant to have these! 

Big juicy and succulent!

Aren't these guys gorgeous?

These guys are big enough now to be brought down from where they were. And they should be ready to show off their flesh in a day or two from now. And Gosh, these are so succulent and juicy and sweet.  Your host just love to have them half raw on their own.

Mother's Day

Peace to the world when all the mommies get together!
(L-R: Pak Abu, Jumee,Yours Truly, Mother, Salbiah, Ira and Rahman)

 This fav boy is obviously enjoying himself when all the mommies got together. For all that he is concerned about is that he got to enjoy the chocolate cake after the main event (cutting the cake, that is!) is over! Peace, man! ;-)  

One family that rocks peacefully! :-)
[L-R: Amirul, Pak Abu, Jumee, Ramlee]

It was such a gala time for the little boy! Today was the day, when he can savour great food and awesome pampering from the mommies! You rock babe!

A piece of love from the junior mommies to the senior one!
[L-R: Yours Truly, Jumee, Mother, Ira]

It was such a great feeling for everyone to see Mother being healthy at the age of 76. This was the best Mother's Day celebration we all ever had. Thank you God for sending us one great woman to be our Mother!

Practice, practice, practice

I shall not stop practicing until I really really got it. After some time, this appeared easy to me. When the piping bag became slippery with the oil from the chocolate, there is really nothing much I could do. I tried holding the bag with a damp cloth, but that made the chocolate hardens easier! So the best thing to do was to stop for a while and then resume practicing later! And these are the guys! Enjoy!

Chocolate rose

Moist chocolate cupcake with
chocolate rose on top

Mother, Happy Mother's Day!

This was baked and done with my mother in my mind. We shall celebrate each other tomorrow at her house. It has been my sheer pleasure to bake this for her! Mother, I am grateful to you, forever! Thank you for giving birth to me!

Selamat Hari Ibu, Mak!

Small gesture means big

Your host had the luxury of spending her limited time with Ms Camy, her personal Hair Dresser today. Today's agenda was to bring life back to your host's hair. It has been quite a while since your host pampered her hair. Today seemed the perfect day to re-visit beautiful hair!.

Your host was even touched by the way her Hair Dresser took the time to practically run to the opposite block [through a short cut way which she discovered!]  to grab hold of a piece of blueberry torte for your host. Camy told your host that she feared that your host would be feeling hungry along the way! How thoughtful of her!.

We have known each other for less than six months. Her dedication to make your host looks her best wearing her hair was a real magnet your host finds irressistable. She satisfies your host's insatiable desire to have great looking hair!

She got your host these just in case your host got hungry! Thank you so much, Ms Camy! I have found another great friend! 

Blueberry torte and hot steaming coffee, served by Ms Camy!

Job hazard!

This is a matter of getting to know your oven well and getting used to carefully attending to it. Your host should have known that!

The mouth cavity of the oven was rather narrow. As she was taking out the hot tray with freshly baked cakes on it, the slightest carelessness caused this burns. Yes, she had it! ;-(

But the job satisfaction (upon seeing the big smiles on her customers' faces when receiving the finished products or upon receiving sms-es complimenting the great job well done!) far outweighed these little pain  which is only skin deep!

Burnt skin on index finger and one knuckle!

She is determined that these little challenges her oven gave her will not hinder her from keep on using the oven and keep on baking some more! You can't win, Ms Oven! ;-)