FINALLY, this long-awaited day has arrived. I'm done with my job. Seriously, KK promised one week but it turned out to be a month. Hmm...it might probably be due to me actually. I keep procrastinating but when they asked me to extend I said OK [after much thought].

I didn't want to leave feeling that I didn't complete my job, which was to hand over my responsibilities to the replacement staff. Everyone around me has been telling me to forget about them and just leave cos the company has not been very fair and stuff but my conscience prevents me from doing so...sigh...anyway, the only reason worth staying would be due to a few special people in the office who never fail to make my day in office a little brighter.

As promised, I baked American Carrot Cake for them:

Straight from the (spoilt and faulty) oven

Behold the Titanic!

looks like tasty forensic evidence don't they?

I reduced the amount of sugar this time and they liked it although I found that it was not sweet enough.


Anyway, they treated me to a farewell lunch at "Ocean Fishhead Curry" near Amoy Street. Although dining was al fresco [aka coffeeshop], the food was really good. We had to wait quite some time for our seats but it was worth the wait. Joan, take note!


As there were 9 of us [Emma,Wendy,Sarah K, Yi Si,Cassandra,Evelyn,Joyce, CT and me] we could order more dishes. In total, everything added up to 12 bucks per person including me but I had it FOC, yay!! [can imagine Joan rolling her eyes at me already man...]

Woah...this post is starting to look like an entry solely on food so, for the record, let me introduce you, my dear readers, to this:


This dish here, enlarged for your convenience so that you can see the different condiments in their full glory, is THUNDER TEA RICE! ROAR!!!

Haha...Yi Si was influenced strongly by Emma the health freak to buy this for lunch. I tried a spoonful of the thing (and I seriously felt like vomiting).

It's too green and healthy for me but it certainly aids your stomach in the digestive process (cos this looks like partly digested stuff already).

Anyway, those who like Basil should try it but I would seriously turn to Ai Ping's mother's cooking anytime. Hers is healthy AND delicious, unlike this...heh heh...

friday the 13th

Back to work after my 3-week short hiatus where I was happily living my life to the fullest at home.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M BACK!!

And I'm saying this in a happy and "Pek Chek" way. [Happy first, then pek chek when I see reality piling up on my desk]


It's good to see familiar faces again, especially Wendy, Emma and Yi Si back at the office. The only difference is that I have a new Boss, CT, and the temp staff Sarah Kim [different from the other Sarah].


This week would be my second week, which is WAYYYY past the date that KK promised and now it's gonna extend to month end due to circumstances that could have been prevented if action was taken earlier. Sigh, that's all I can say. Forgiveness is crucial in this dog-eat-dogs, cats and everything else world.


To cheer myself up, I'm gonna talk about my latest conquest! I baked a semi-successful batch of blueberry muffins for my colleagues from scratch!

The reason why it's semi successful is because it has a texture similar to kueh. The only reason why it can have such a hybrid combi may be due to the following reasons:

(1) I mixed 2 different types of butter, 1 of which might be margarine.

(2) I was quite stingy on the butter.

(3) Why must it ALWAYS be the turntable of my microwave? It's ruining my delicate creations!

Speaking about muffins, I finally got a chance to savour the Oreo-flavoured muffin from "Missy Muffins" at Amoy Street Hawker Centre. I'm gonna reach that standard one day...haha...

Anyway, I'm gonna bake my all-time favourite American Carrot Cake tomorrow for my colleagues. Actually, come to think of it, it's not that bad going back to work again, mostly cos of my colleagues. They're seriously so warm and welcoming, even the underwriters and the people at Cross Street who called were asking about my whereabouts and stuff.

Besides, I have something to look forward to now...heh heh...my mood booster :D

Hmm...was just wondering something these past few days:

WHERE HAVE ALL MY FRIENDS GONE?

Everyone's so caught up in their lives now that we barely have time to meet up, even phone conversations are becoming shorter and sweeter. Hope everyone's doing fine.

To the important people in my life who are overwhelmed by the mundane routine they have to face everyday, not to mention the stress and depression incurred while immersed in such a lifestyle, cheer up! You're not the only one feeling like that. You'll definitely emerged stronger than before in more ways than one, serious!

All of you are very much on my mind :)