I got the idea for this post when I read this GigaOM blog when I was surfing the Net recently. Although it doesn’t necessarily need a heart attack to get me thinking, I know that by counting backwards (and looking at the good and the bad which have happened this year) I am in a …
Read MorePresenting My Rosemary Raisin Bread 9
Doesn’t my bread look glorious? Yup, after 35 minutes in the oven (160 C), it came out nicely baked. I brushed some butter on the top while it was still warm. Made them into 9 buns as you can see. But the texture was perfect unlike my other bread experiments. Thanks BG for giving me …
Read MoreBack into Bread-making Mode 3
Since today is a public holiday, I decided to make some bread. Yes, I am back into THAT mode again. I think it’s because BG gave me some kind words and encouraged me to try his pre-ferment or biga or sponge method which he says is easy peasy. OK, and since I love easy peasy …
Read MorePutting You In A Great Mood 5
I love classical music but this has to be one of my personal favourites. For a quiet, undemanding Sunday of Internet surfing. For a good deep breath. For a great way to relax without doing the retail therapy grind (which I have been doing for the past few days and eating myself a bit silly). …
Read MoreDid You Have A Merry One? 4
I had a quiet but busy Christmas yesterday. Actually I started early as I was shopping the whole of Wednesday, Christmas Eve. Which was odd considering I am not Christian! (If you like warehouse sales, head on over to the PISA/Metrojaya Warehouse Sale. Lots of household stuff, lots of clothes, lots of cosmetics on sale. …
Read MoreThe 2 New Men In My Life 3
I think I go crazy once in a while. And Nic tolerates that coz I am often more sane than insane. But this time, he caused it. He has been watching The Legend of Bruce Lee on 8TV on most weekday nights (if you don’t know, it’s from 8.30pm to 9.30pm) and he started getting …
Read MoreCakes Etc, My Secret for Freshly Baked Cakes 7
I first got to know about Ai Tee from Kim. Kim’s one of the ladies in our business women networking group and she’s a big foodie (just like me!). Kim had ordered a durian cheesecake from Ai Tee for our WomenBizSense 2nd anniversary and from that moment onwards, I was hooked. Then I got the …
Read MoreMeet Mr Cooking Engineer 4
It’s great when friends appear in the newspapers (positive news of course!). This one is an interview which The Star did with Eddie, who is a friend of mine and Nic’s. He is a cooking engineer which means he is an engineer but he also cooks. He’s also based in the USA. He was featured …
Read MoreA Little Christmasey Do at Penang’s 32 1
Another successful year for WomenBizSense! Another year to celebrate. That was how I felt on last Friday as we had our super early Christmas luncheon at 32 The Mansion. As a co-organiser/co-founder/head of emailing/all round Jill, I am thankful that 12 ladies showed up too. We have 45 ladies in our group but not everyone …
Read MoreI Succumbed… and Went to the PC Fair 5
I don’t like admitting this but I actually willed myself not to visit this year’s PC Fair (which ended yesterday at PISA). But I did. I succumbed and plunged into the crowd of IT-mad people, pushing and jostling each other to get their nerdy fingers on the latest technological gizmo. I didn’t want to go …
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