Baking Philopsophy & Analogy

It's interesting that i am currently qt overwhelmed by all the things i am feeling abt my long lost hobby aft making tiramisu today.

1. Practice makes perfect
I used to be able to bake things qt efficiently in one smooth motion. No extra bowls used, no extra bowls to wash and the kitchen remains spick and span. I had a chat with a fellow baking fren and she told me that baking is like doing physical examination. The more u do it, the smoother and sleeker u become. It is true. Today when i made tiramisu, i forgot this i forgot that and i couldnt find most of my things.

2. Bake and be Happy, Happy that you baked
My fellow baking fren and i both bake when we're both happy and frustrated. Sometimes baking does make me feel better but as a general rule, i personally believe that good bakes comes from a happy baker and i try not to bake when i do not genuinely want to bake. I am least confident of the things i baked when i am frustrated. It becomes a vicious cycle... foul mood, foul bake which feeds the positive feedback loop to foul mood.

3. The perfect kitchen, equipment and organisation
I dream of having the perfect kitchen when every corner and inch of space is carefully considered and put into good use. I want every space to have its own purpose so that only things that belong to that space will be there. In this way i maximise space and i can find the equipment i need. I hate it when pple borrow my baking things and not return it to the same space. I hate it when i need to scramble at the last min like when whisked egg whites cannot wait and i cant find the stupid spatula.

Perhaps my interest in baking is dying. I should be glad that i made something today though. If i hadnt, the next time i bake would be even an even longer no-bake stretch in btwn than it was for me today.

What happened to my dream of combining baking and photography? Why am i not exhilirated that i did so today?

Tiramisu

Tiramisu, originally uploaded by grinleaf.

Practice makes perfect and the converse is so true too!!

It's been a while since i made anything. It was such a disaster not being able to find things where they used to be. I'm so out of practice and it makes me all jittery if this tiramisu will be approved.

I wished i had bailey liquer. I had to use kahlua which i felt was a little less fragrant. But hopefully, it's the effort tt counts :):)

Post-SIP

It's been a while since i touched my camera and processed some the photos i have taken so long ago! I'm super glad that SIP is over. But in retrospect there are things that i will miss abt it too :)

IF only it's hols for us all ex-sip-ers. It'd be perfect!

Anyway, some photos i've uploaded to my near-dying flickr account :)



I have 3 similar photos with focus placed on different points, the bird, the boy and in btwn. The bokeh of this looks most complimenting and not as distracting as the one with the boy in focus.


Katsudon at Shokudo


I was asked why i am so fascinated with geckos. Don't u think they have such cute and peculiar ears?

That's all for now. More to come when i have time! :)

October 22

A lot of things seems to be happening around October 22.
Including Windows 7! YAY :)

Sigh

I wish i can remove the part of my brain that ruminates over sth i have done wrong and cannot reverse.

I hate ruminating! I need to get on with life, move on.

Deutschland Deutschland

When i was looking for songs to include into my new cd for the car, i chance upon this forgotten song in my collection!



OMG!

This is such a classic! I use to listen to this during german class :) I miss german and Germany so much! :)

Flatus Pee & Poo

Never had i been more happy to hear that patients have passed flatus, pee & poo before being part of the pang sai (colorectal) team.

It was such an interesting sight when the whole team practically cheered when poo was seen in the stoma bag!:)

Anyway, today has been qt eventful.. 2 of our patients were qt ill and in the midst of resuscitation flurry, we still had to make calls and referrals and discharge patients. Is this post-take frenzy?

I woke up this morning feeling super tired. It can be qt an unbelievable thought that this will be my life for the next few yrs aft i graduate.

Anyway, the most exciting/interesting thing that happened today is my consultant requested for me to round alone with him... and i survived.

YAY :)

No Weekend!

It's kinda strange that today doesnt feel like sunday at all. I was in hospital before 7 and i've been doing so for the past wk!

I usually start and end my day at the hospital when the sky is dark. haha

Interestingly, now that i have to drive everyday, i'm starting to find ways to enjoy doing so. I actually find it amusing that early morning, the trucks and lorries take lane one and i'm going to write a new cd later.

Unfortunately, i still dont like it when the traffic is bad. I dont think anyone does, esp people who drive manual cars.

Hope everyone's had a gd wkend :)

Long >2 wks Ahead

You know how some pple say we shouldnt take it for granted that we will definitely meet the person we part with again? It is qt a terrifying thot to me!
In my life, i have felt it twice, somewhat. First was when my dad got sent to phuket in the rescue team when there was the tsunami and 2nd is today.

I said gdbye to my dad as usual this morn and he drove off to work. But i will not see him again for at least next 2 wks! Why does he get sent off to another country so suddenly??

It's quite a scary thot to me that the next time he disappear is for good.

I hope my dad comes back soon!