FOR MAK TEH

Actually any of you readers can take this as well. But my aunt asked me for recipes online, like rite now and i dont have a soft copy of it.. so i'm typing it here for easy reference.

So here's the recipe for Chocolate Paradise.

The most chocolatey and sinful cake i've ever made. And damn easy too!

Ingredients

200g (7oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped

250g (9oz) unsalted butter

3/4 cup castor sugar

6eggs, whites and yolks separated

3 tbsp all-purpose flour

3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup almonds, finely ground

Glaze

180g (6 1/2 oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped

3 tbsp whipping cream

1 tbsp vanilla essence

2 tbsp butter

almond flakes to decorate

Method

• Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water until smooth. Set aside to cool.
  
  
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time.
  
  
• Sift together flour and cocoa powder. Add to batter together with cooled melted chocolate and ground almonds.
  
  
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and fold into batter in three batches. Pour batter into a greased and floured bundt pan (any pan is fine. the last time i did it, i just used the normal round pan) and bake in an over preheated to 175C (350F) for 50 minutes until top forms a crust but inside is still moist. Leave cake to cool thoroughly in pan before removing.
  
  
• Prepare glaze. Mix chocolate, cream, vanilla essence and butter over low heat until melted. Leave to cool slightly before drizzling over cake. Sprinkle almond flakes over cake.

Apologies to all for not posting up pics of this cake that i've baked. But when i made this, I was back in Singapore during the summer break and my cousins from Malaysia drove in that night and the cake was gone within an hour after they arrived.

so yeah... LOL!

Of Technological Devices!

I'm half way through my Political Economy of Asia Pacific Region readings!! Yay-ness..

Since i'm so stressed out, and i'm here and unemployed! i can't shop! so i've resorted to joining contests on facebook in hopes that i will win something from somewhere. =(

lol! yeah i know, i sound pathetic rite?! LOL! The FCUK contest? I don't think i will win it tho. oh wells, its either i'm not good looking enough or i'm too embarrassed to outrightly force my friends to vote for my picture.

you'd be wondering which picture i've posted? here it is!

Speaking of pictures, MY CANON MAGNIFIER ARRIVED! so yeah, i've tried it out.. loving my pics.. lol! will post it up when i've transfered the pics...

but anyways, i've joined something else! i've been eyeing the sony bloggie eversince its released. This is the sony bloggie!

So this is the other contest that i've joined. So pls pls pls pls... click like k?!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5606625&id=783738676

Time Difference.

(warning: long post.)

I didnt realise till the first weekend of the term break that daylight savings is back. lol! long story short i screwed up alot of things... LOL!

You know, alot of things can happen and change in just a matter of days. For example, in just 3 days i have successfully screwed up my body clock to function in synchronization with UK time or US time slots. Maybe i should go find myself a boyfriend in that continent, at least, i can stay up and chat with him.

I've been so tired that I actually fell asleep while eating just now. how piggy-fied was that rite? Woke up to find my half empty plate in my hands, put it aside and crawled into bed.

So what screwed up my body clock? my politics of third world states that i've been pulling my hair out for the whole of last week. I handed in late, on monday when deadline was on friday, but i managed to get it in early enough for it to be dated friday. so that's good! You have no idea how relieved I was when I found out about that.

so why was my essay late? coz i stayed up the whole of thurs/fri rite, to complete my essay that was due on friday at 4pm (that's like the standard deadline timings) but at 1130am on friday, i happen to fall asleep and somehow at 5pm i woke up to find myself on the bed and that its already 5.

You have no idea how pissed off I was with myself. but now, its all good coz everything turns out alrite in the end. Hopefully, i'll get a decent grade! *prays really hard*

So 2 essays down, i'm gonna start on my Political Economy of Asia Pacific Region soon and the Australian Government and public policy.. can't decide which to start first coz they're due one after the other. bleargh~

That's one thing i've realised. things always have a crazy way of working out in the end. Its just a matter of patience and time. But seriously, who have the time anymore rite? LOL! to be patient i mean.

yeah I realised how alot of things can change with time. 2 weeks can be enough to turn your whole life around. trust me. I know that well enough.

When I was younger, everyone said that when i reach my twenties I will receive my own wedding invitations and friends' weddings that I will have to attend.

Its true. At 24, I realise that girls my age are getting married. While I on the other hand think that its really young for anyone to be married at 24. But I guess, if you're ready, you really have nothing to lose.

Mom asked me when will I get married. Question of the century me thinks. Everyone asks everyone that now...

Truthfully, marriage never crossed my mind before. It crossed at one point about 2years ago, but right now? nah... I don't think I'll be getting married anytime soon... or ever.

Mom is obviously worried at that fact since, I'm the only child and in my old age, i wouldn't have anyone to be with me to share my joys and pains. You know sometimes, i've realised that you will never disappoint yourself.

Sometimes, you realise that men, they disappoint you without them realising it even though they claim that they know you so well. What if marriage life is a series of disappointment? Then how?

So yes, I am afraid. I'm afraid of the disappointments. Of being left behind again. Of finding that someone and then being left behind and alone, no questions asked. Of promises that ceased to matter. Of futures that will never surface.

That, and maybe the fact that i'm not...

I think its gonna take a hell lot out of someone to convince me otherwise again.

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In this facade of that strong girl, lies a really timid soul who finds the need to protect herself from the world.

WHEEE~!!

you know the other day I was looking through my nuffnang statistics and i realised that many of you came across my blog through google when you search for this...

"love nad hate essays"

hahahahahha!! how cute is that? But yay! LOVE NAD!!

well, wat am i doing now? I'm in the midst of reading the books for my essay that is due tomorrow. Yeah I know i've never fallen back on essay completion this bad before. I blame it on the nervous breakdown i nearly had yesterday. LOL!

So I'm in the midst of burying myself under tons of books.

So what did i do yesterday while trying to calm myself down? I surfed facebook and I came across a contest by Catalog Magazine to win $500 worth of FCUK vouchers!

As they have this new advertorial campaign, The Man or The Woman for FCUK.

So? What else? I joined it! LOL!

Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5816468&id=120508340762

so for those of you who read my blog and have facebook, what else? vote for me k?

Its simple: You just click the link. Join the group - Catalog Magazine and click on 'Like' on my picture! that's all! =D

THANK YOU!

pls pls pls make my month k? by allowing me to get a chance to win the $500 FCUK stuff! *GREAT BIG SMILE*

oh.. and tell your friends abt it too...

love love!

How time flies.

Its the start of term break. yup yup. and i've partied the weekend away and will be starting on my essays on monday. yup. lol. I know a hell lot of you wont believe that I would actually do it on Monday but let me assure you that I will coz who knows, I might party again on the weekend then when on earth am I gonna do my essays rite?

Its getting colder now. But the weather have yet to make up its mind if it should be cold or cool. wind or not. yeah. its a bitch. sometimes wearing a sweater or a jacket, you cant decide whether to take it off or leave it on. *rolls eyes*

Having the time of the month and my lower back is a bitch. I feel like a pregnant OLD woman (not that the entire description would make sense. I dont think an old woman could be pregnant) but its alrite, anything to make you feel remotely fine again. =)

And nothing else is happening much on my side other than the fact that well, I've gotten my Learner's so I guess i'll be doing my driving soon.

And yes, I've finally publically announced it here. coz the reason I was keeping it a secret rite, was coz, well, i didn't intend to tell someone coz he was taking so long to ask me why on earth I was so happy or grinning away the few days after I passed my L's. annoying rite? tsk. i even reached to a point of asking him, "aren't you gonna ask me why i'm so happy?" tsk. I know la I constantly happy but I'm sure there's a difference during those few days and the norm. But I told him over the weekend... so yeah. heh heh. its all good now. HEEEEEEEEE.

I actually enjoyed my weekend. a lot. =)

Once the term break is over, the end of semester 1 would be nearing. Which means, exams will be heading my way soon i guess. BLEARGH. oh wells.

Oh and another thing. My parcel that mom sent from singapore have yet to arrived. I'm really wondering wat the hell is going on with the transportation here. it usually takes just 3 days for her courier to arrive. its been more than 10 days now.

If that parcel goes missing, that is one hell of an expensive parcel. coz, aside from the miscellaneous things that mom mailed to me, inside there is my fencing equipments and my zara jacket.

My fencing stuff already total to 1k. so if it goes missing. I will kill someone. I really will. Coz you have no idea how grudgingly i have to deduct from my salary to pay coach every month before I left for Australia.

AND,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIDAYAH~!

As weird as this may sound to many. Truthfully, i hate missing classes. Due to the lack of friends i have here, i cant afford missing class in case i miss some things that was announced in class that wasn't sent out via mass emails.

Apart from me being lazy, there's one reason why i will miss class. The amazing thing called. BUS. yup. how annoying is that? Today for example, i should be in my Politics class instead of in the bloody library blogging away. its 1.36pm rite now. my class was 1pm. you thought i was late?

i've been waiting for the bus since 12.40pm. yeah. the bus came at 1.20 and i arrived to uni at 1.30. see how close i live to uni by bus? ridiculous isnt it? i'm so pissed.

And now i'm in sch not knowing wat the hell am i here for coz i'm too embarrassed to burst into class half hour late or more than that when class is 50mins only. ARGH. i mean there is pple bursting in class that late la.. like last week for example, my classmate came to class like 5 to 10 mins before class ends. -.-" like that no need to come to class la. but then again. you would need the attendance. haiz.

Thank god for the term break next week. I vow that by the time the 2 weeks end, i resume uni and attend every single class including lectures coz attendance are taken for it as well. I would like to see a D in my result slip this sem. BLEARGH.

I could have just stayed home and do my politics op for tmr.

Now, i'm tempted to go to central market and by lemongrass, dried chilli, coriander powder, chicken and go home and make lemak chilli padi. grrrrr.

DISTRACTIONS

You would think.. what the hell is that. But fret not, its nothing disgusting... i made mango pudding yesterday in the midst of my boredom...

Yeah i know it may seem as tho i havent blogged about my cooking escapades since i arrived here this yr rite? But thats the prob... i haven't cooked... much.

I'm turning lazyyyyyyy... oh wells.

I should be cooking again soon.. was thinking of making otah otah.. its been awhile since i last ate that...

The Last Song

Nicholas Sparks seems to be making alot of money this year. From Dear John and now this, The Last Song starring Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.

There are a few things i've realised about Nicholas Sparks' movies:

1. Its always romantic
2. It will somehow involve a dying family member
3. At times you will receive the full blown cliche scenarios (but you don't mind it anyways coz it is afterall in its genre. that being said, the cliche-ness is a right on its own. LOL!)
4. Always have the cliche happy endings
5. Powerful tear jerker scenes
6. And hot male leads. LOL!

You know how on the cover of nearly every romance novel you'll always have the illustration of a really hot handsome guy with an equally hot female on it? Well it seems to have transferred itself to the silver screen. LOL! Channing Tatum, now Liam Hemsworth!

Truthfully, I actually like the movie. Maybe its biased for me since i'm always a sucker for this kind of fatherly movies. lol!

You know, Bollywood was once asked why the happy, extravagant, cliche, dramatic and positive bollywood films are constantly made. And the answer received? To give the people hope that beauty still exist in this world.

So Nicholas Sparks and his happy endings? Who am I to complain rite? Its positive, its happy, everything works out in the end. It refueled the dying candle in each individual's heart. Maybe we each will have our own happy endings.

I would say, go watch it. But at the same time, I would remind you not to expect something totally extraordinary coz this has Nicholas Sparks written all over it. It is afterall his trademark.

P.s: I don't know why is everyone making a big deal about Miley Cyrus acting in this movie. I actually think she's a good actress. And as shocking as it may be to many, i actually enjoyed Hannah Montana The Movie.

P.p.s: I think Miley Cyrus is damn lucky to have such a hot boyfriend now.

P.p.p.s: I, therefore, want to be famous too.

BOUNTY HUNTER

I know many would wanna catch this movie coz its a star studded casting. But as most of you realised, this movie did not receive very good reviews from the critics and what would I say? Well, this would be the first time i'm saying it. But listen to them critics you've been surfing for online.

The movie is OK. i think that's about it I would say about bounty hunter. Its something that I don't think you would wanna go to the movies to catch it. Its the kind that you would buy or rent the dvd, watch it when you really have nothing better to do like...

1. when your girls ditch you to go out with their boyfriends (that almost always happen doesn't it? LOL)

2. you're out of money and you could only afford a cup of tea, your mom's couch and yesterday's dinner leftovers.

3. when you're not in the mood for something terrifying, sappy, action packed or murderous.

I wouldn't say that the acting was bad. the acting was good. the scripts were witty in certain scenes... Like i've said above.

It was not fantastic.

It was just OK.