Officially Engaged! <3

Engaged ring

After procrastinating for about two months, Sunshine finally proposed to me on 17th June 2016! (There is no special reason for this date though). Sunshine applied for leave on this day as he wanted to make a routine appointment with his dentist. However, the night before, he told me that he would be changing his appointment …

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Macarons – How It All Began

Macarons final product

I have a love-hate relationship with macarons and it all started in year 2014, when I chanced upon Beth’s Foolproof French Macaron Recipe on YouTube. Then I made my maiden batch of macarons for the first time ever and like the very sensitive desserts they are well-known to be, I failed in my first, second, third… attempts. …

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Matcha Macarons

Matcha Macarons final product 2

Before today, I last made macarons about nine months ago. I had this sudden urge to try and make macarons again suddenly as I chanced upon other people’s successful macarons: smooth shells, beautiful feet and all. The thing is they all used the same recipe and boasted that it is foolproof and easy-to-follow! Thus I …

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Tiramisu Cake

Tiramisu Cake final product 4e

I chanced upon someone’s tiramisu cake and it sure looks delicious and tempting! I clicked on the YouTube video and I decided to challenge myself and bake it! Recipe with Pictures Makes one 6″ three layered cake Ingredient list: 1 plain sponge cake For the Coffee Liquor Syrup (A): 40ml of coffee (freshly brewed preferred then set to …

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Plain Sponge Cake 2

Plain Sponge Cake 2 final product

I baked a plain sponge cake before but I was not happy with the results then. The cake cracked and was hard. Hence, I decided to look around for another sponge cake recipe when I saw this Pure Vanilla Sponge Cake by Nasi Lemak Lover as well. Here is my take on this recipe: Recipe with …

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Invitation To Select A Flat

Housing Invitation to select a flat

Around end May, Sunshine and I were notified of the date to select our flat. It is on the 1st of August! This means that there is still a two months’ wait! OMG! By then, we would have waited from November 2015 to August 2016, a total of nine months just to select a flat! I really wonder …

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