Cupcakes!

4th July Cupcakes.

2009-07-17T19:46:00.017+08:00

4th July.

This is the day of the St Teresa School's Food and Fun Fair.

The day before, a few friends and I skipped school to bake like we've never baked before.

These are some of the cupcakes we made the day before:-

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and a fondant shape with sprinkles.

Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and a fondant shape with sprinkles.

Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes.

Chocolate cupcakes with fluffy white icing and a red fondant heart!

Vanilla cupcakes with fluffy white icing and a red fondant heart!

Cupcakes with fluffy white icing. This was before we dusted it with colourful sugar sprinkles.

Cupcakes with buttercream and fondant shapes.

Colourful buttercream cupcakes!

We dusted these colourful buttercream cupcakes with cocoa powder.

We cut out shaped on transparent plastic paper and sieved the cocoa powder on top. We spent the whole day before cutting out these shaped. We ended up with about 30 different designs.

We also made some chocolate buttercream but I didn't manage to take nice pictures of them.

I also didn't take any pictures from the Food and Fun Fair itself as I was pretty busy. I'm also too lazy to talk about what happened that day so I guess I'll end this post here.

-Michi ♥

Father's Day!

2009-06-21T18:59:00.007+08:00

Today, for Father's Day, I made Devil's Food Cake. For my dad. No DUH. Well, Devil's Food Cake is actually just a chocolate cake with a hint of citrus. I think.

Well, in my Devil's Food Cake, I used a chocolate base, and topped it off with some citrus flavoured white icing and a dusting of orange peel.

Tada! The finished product!

Yum Yum!

It's Perfect.

Orange... *drool*

I'm so proud of myself!

Actually, I haven't tasted it yet. So I wouldn't actually know if it tasted like a slice of Heaven. But at least it looks like a slice of Heaven!

For Mother's Day, I actually baked her some Chocolate Blueberry Muffins. Which did taste like a muffin sent from God.

But I forgot to take pictures. Oops!

Well, I'll try to update soon.

Toodles!!

♥ Michi

Monday Cupcakes.

2009-06-20T18:22:00.008+08:00

Yes! It is Saturday. and, Yes! I am late in posting again. But at least I'm doing it.

Well, I have been really busy lately. In this week, I have had mountains of homework thus causing me to be super tired and resulting in me sleeping like a rock. ~~Even during class...~~

Once, after coming home from Math tuition, I fell asleep. It was 5.30 p.m. at the time. Then, I woke up at 5.30 a.m. I was so screwed. I didn't do any of my homework and might I remind you that I had mountains of it at the time.

I arrived in school early that day. As soon as my butt touched the chair, I started writing like nobody's business. School lasts for about 6 hours a day. I was writing non-stop for about 5 hours of it. Even through break.

I felt like such an idiot. I've never written so much in my life before. I felt as if my arm was going to break off. Never in my life had I wished I could write with both hands so badly before.

Well, at least there's a happy ending to the story. I managed to finish almost all my leftover homework and managed to pass up all the ones I needed by that day. I felt so relieved! *sigh*

Well... onto the cupcakes!!

We are having pre-sales in school to earn money for our actual food and fun fair sale. Please come to support us by the way... So Monday was our turn to contribute. We have been doing this for the past 3 or 4 months now.

I apologize for never posting it up due to my lazy-ness. Well...

We made cupcakes for Monday's pre-sale. Duh. They were chocolate based cupcakes with vanilla-mint buttercream or coffee-chocolate buttercream.

Here are some pictures. Aside from that I really have nothing else to say other than we sold them all.

Yay! Looks good. Even now.

Black and white!

Cupcakes!

Coffee-chocolate buttercream

Perfect and good-looking

Yay! So I guess I'm done for now. Pray I don't go missing for too long! Bye~

-Michi-

My Unupdated Baking

2009-06-13T23:55:00.010+08:00

Hello everyone! Aren't you all happy that I'm finally updating? Well, I'm actually still pretty lazy to update. I'm just going to post up a few pictures of my recent bakings. If you call the begining of the year recent. I know I haven't updated at all recently, and you can't blame me. I've just found other things to do!

Also, I just recently got back from my trip to Perth. When I get them, and I'm hardworking enough, I'll post up the pctures here.

These aren't all of the things I've made up till now. I didn't manage to take any new photoes of my new creations so I guess I'll settle with these:-

Homemade pasta!

Took us forever to finish.

The finished product - Came out looking like 'kueh tiaw' though

I also made coconut cherry cupcakes with the leftover cherries. Fresh cherries.

Yummy!

More cuppy cakes!

Aside from that, I also made a chocolate orange cake for my mum when she had her friends over to gamble.

White chocolate shavings to decorate.

It was pretty big but easy to finish!

I made blondies as well. Cinamon and chashew blondies.

Blondies with a dusting of icing sugar.

Recently, I've also been experimenting with new cupcakes and cookies. It's unfortunate I was lazy to take pictures at the time. I've also made chocolate brownies and lemon bars. I also made chocolate cake slices and banana chocolate chip muffins for teachers day.

Well, that should be it for now. Happy I updated? I am!

-Michi-

Belated Chinese New Year!

2009-03-09T19:25:00.028+08:00

I'm actually pretty lazy to explain what happened during Chinese New Year this year. So, I'm just going to post up pictures with captions. Enjoy-

Megan and Lennie early in the morning on the first day

First Lion Dance group. Aunt gossiping in the background.

Lion Dance

Trying to get out of the way...

Malay relatives

More relatives

Uncles...

Baby so cute.

Granny, sisters and cousins

Recieving 'Ang Pau'

Dad's side relatives

Little Kiddies

My cousin

Megan and mum's friends daugther

Mums boss' sons. Ryan and Kevin

Mums boss and his daugther and youngest son.

My uncle sakai with my mums iPhone

My other cousin - Kelvin

Kelvins mum. My aunt

Second Lion Dance group

There's suppose to be more but my computer died and the blog didn't manage to save it. So I guess this is it. Weee~

Michi-

Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner

2009-03-04T16:02:00.032+08:00

We had our Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at Hilton. We had to make reservations early and were lucky to still be able to get two tables.

When I asked my mum what I should wear, she said 'Up to you lah!' Then, I asked her if it was cold and she gave me a simple 'dunno'. I ended up going in a mini black skirt and fitting top, causing me to freeze my ass off after the first dish.

Secretly shivering

The first table was ours. All the closer relatives. Grandparents and all. The second table was taken up by my relatives on my dads side.

The first table...

Second table...

My cousins came to spend Chinese New Year here again this year. They recently just moved to Singapore fron Hong Kong but they're part British.

Maddy. The middle child.

James. The little blond boy and the eldest among the three.

Sophie. The youngest.

Uncle Ted. They're seriously tall dad.

I look weird.

Some people say she looks like Sandra Bullock.

People say he reminds them of Josh Groban. They all have pretty genes

When the first dish arrived, we had to do the mixing thingy. They also tossed fresh sliced salmon into it. Somehow I managed to convince Millie it was ham and made her eat it. She has this phobia of eating raw fish because she thinks it'll give her worms in her brain.

After putting it in her mouth, she chewed and swollowed. Then she said it was nice but it tasted kind of gummy. When I told her it was raw fish, she freaked out, punched me in the shoulder and started drinkin lots and lots of water. The look on her face was priceless.

First dish!

Lennie had an active night. Eventhough it was so cold.

Lennie!

It got pretty cold after a while so the little kids went out to play near the lobby. Maddy and Megan took the sashes off the chairs and made themselves look like Miss America's. So ridiculous... but kind of funny.

Midgets

Aside from all that, we bought a giant cookie that cost us RM4! We were hungry and the food was slow. You can't really blame us. I also saw Doro there. Other than that, nothing else happened that was off much interest.

Kind of sick of typing already. Will post more soon.

Toodaloo!

Me

Mummy's Birthday!

2009-03-03T18:48:00.000+08:00

My mummy's birthday was on the 3rd of January. It is currently the 3rd of March. That just shows how often I update.

Anways...

My mummy got a tiramisu cake from Tom's. Mmmm...

Cake!

If you look at the chocolate thing with the 'Happy Birthday' written on it, you'll notice that it's cracked. My sisters have realli itchy fingers.

Blowing candles.

By some miracle, my little sister managed to convince my mum to let her blow out the candles. Well, that's a complete lie. She always gets to blow out the candles. Regardless of who's birthday it is.

Tada~ a post!

Chow-

Me-♥

Long Gone.

2009-03-03T18:39:00.002+08:00

So SORRY!!
I know I haven't updated recently.
Well... actually, at ALL.
My apologies to everyone!
As of now, I will start updating more.
Got lots of new posts coming in as I would like to catch everyone up on what you have been missing.
Anyway...
Chowz-

Me

Teeth.

2009-01-04T17:45:00.005+08:00

I know I haven't updated in a while and that was due to me being extremely lazy.

So anyway, a few days ago, after Cikgu Melissa's wedding, Chris and Drey came over. We ended up making 'Blueberry Cupcakes'. I've never made blueberry cupcakes before so we were jus experimenting.

One of the cupcakes came out with a heart in the middle made out of blueberry filling.

Blueberry Cupcakes.

Today however, I went to the dentist. I made an appointment for 11.30 am and only got to see the doctor at 12.10 pm. Sheesh.

I was getting the mold done so I could get my braces fitted in. The dentist said I had to extract two of my teeth before the braces could be fitted in and that by itself sounded scary.

After half my mouth was numbed out - and one side of my nostril - the dentist hovered above me with unbelievebly large pliers. Scary.

Just before he went to work on my teeth, he said 'Don't worry. It's not as bad as dying.' Well obviously, but it was still scary. After he was done, he told the nurse to 'tapau' my teeth. Heres a pic:

My teeth. Scary!

Well that's kind of it. The left side of my mouth is still throbing but I guess it wont be as bad as when the braces are actually fitted in.

Chowz-

Michi ♠

Christmas Eve's Dinner

2008-12-26T21:14:00.021+08:00

This Christmas Eve, my mum asked me to make dinner for the family.

Preparing the dinner menu was stressful as I didn't know the number of people coming. It got worse when I realised I had to prepare dinner for 15 whereas I've never cooked for more than 8.

After some thinking, I decided on serving:
Starters: Cheese Cigars with Pesto (me), Salad and Shrimp (mum)
Main: Mediterranean Couscous, Roast Chicken, Cabbage Soup - Italian-Style Bread Soup (me) and Sautee Poatatoes (aunt)
Dessert: Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, Think Pink Cupcakes (me) and Hungarian Pancake Rolls (aunt)

As you all would have already guessed, the dinner making was super stressful and by the time I finnished, I was in a seriously bad mood with a black cloud hovering above me.

Raw Roast Chicken

We originally pilled it onto this small tray but realised tht the chicken would probably fall off if we moved it, we had to transfer it into a bigger tray.

This roast chicken is easy to make. I just chopped whatever vegetable we had in the fridge and dumped it on the bottom of the pan. After a sprinkle of salt and pepper with a drizzle of oil, the marinated chicken is placed on top.

I just marinated the chicken in a little salt, pepper, lemon juice, oilive oil, garlic and parsley.

Then, I just stick the tray into the oven and cook it until it looks cooked. Honestly, I have no idea what temperature or how long to leave it in there. I just take it out and check every 20 minutes.

Roast Chicken - Before

Roast Chicken - After

For the 'Cheese Cigars' I mixed some cheese, butter, spices and everything else I felt like adding into a bowl.Then, I spread in onto some bread that has been rolled flat and crust-cut.

After rolling it up, I spread some egg onto it and deep fry till golden brown. I also served it with some ready-made pesto. You can buy those at Cold Storage.

Cheese Cigars with Pesto

As for the 'Mediterranean Couscous', I jus cooked some couscous according to the packet instructions and tossed them wif some lemon juice and mediterranean begetables.

Mediterranean Couscous

I also made some 'onion gravy' to go with the chicken.

Gravy!

Lastly, my 'Italian-Style Cabbage Bread Soup'. This is a recipe which I would like to keep it a secret. Sorry!

Cabbage Soup!

Christmas Eve's Dinner!

After dinner, we also had dessert! Duh!

For my 'Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes' - my speciality - I decided to change the recipe for the icing on top and experiment a little. Again, I surprised myself by outdoing myself. This recipe I would also like to keep a secret.

My mum was grumbling about how expensive this cupcake was for I used fresh cherries for this.

My favourite Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes!

Yum!

Aside from that, I made 'Think Pink Cupcakes'. I used a normal vanilla recipe, added a few chocolate chips and golden raisins and tinted the buttercream pink. Then, I added some sliver balls as decorations.

Think Pink Cupcakes!

Mix and Match?

After dinner, I got bored so I took a couple of pictures that I find classy!

My Pink Picture!

My Rich Pictue..

Around 10 pm, my mum let Megan open her presents because she was getting sleepy. My aunt gave her a doll making kit and she was too young to know how to work it.

I volunteered to help her and ended up finishing the whole doll. It was so much fun I couldn't stop. In the end, she was super happy with the doll I created!

The Doll!

At midnight, everyone insisted on opening their gifts. This year wasn't as fun for most of us knew what we were getting. We all kind of picked it out ourselves anyway.

I got a towel set, a book, a necklace, a couple of bracelets, a pen, an earing box, a pendent, shoes, and some money.

My favourite though, would have to be...

Uncle Cecil and Adeline Yiyi's present...

Which would be...

...

A Kakashi Action Figure!!

*squeals like a fangirl*

Kakashi!!

OMG! Kakashi!! *faints*

Well that's it. Hope everyone enjoyed they're Christmas!

Chowz-

♥ Michi

Embarassing.

2008-12-22T20:11:00.006+08:00

Today, my mum wanted me to make some muffins. She said it would be good practice for the cupcakes/muffins that I'm making for Christmas Eve's dinner.

I willingly agreed as I was bored and craving for muffins, but we didn't have anymore ingredients at home.

So, we drove all the way to Cold Storage so we could get the things we needed. I chose to go there because I knew they had the berries I wanted.

So after shopping for the things we needed, which took like half an hour, we all - Me, my mum and Megan - walked over to the counter to pay.

Megan was playing next to the counter and somehow just fell on ther 'arse' - to put it as the British do - and started wailing.

At that moment, everyone stared in our direction and Megan just sticks her arm out, points at me and announces to everyone that it's MY fault.

Giggling in the corner, I suddenly froze as everyones gave turns upon me. I clearly didn't touch her, but that little snake blames me for everything.

After my mum hushed her to one corner, she opened her bag to pay for RM154 worth of groceries. Just then, she realises that she forgot to bring her purse.

I wanted to scream! Her first solution is to look at me in hopes of me paying. Unfortunately, I only had RM20, 20 Canadian and 10 Aussie. Don't you find it weird that I carry foreign money around?

In the end, she had to call my dad to come pay for the groceries. With a whole line of people waiting behind my mum and the security gaurd staring at us, I wished I had a rock to crawl under.

Finally we left, without the groceries. It was left by the counter with a tag that had my mum's name and phone number on it, waiting for my dad to collect them.

...

When my dad finally came home with the groceries, I made Strawberry Muffins.

I used a vanilla muffin batter and dumped in 8oz of fresh strawberries cut into quarts.

Baking in the oven

Fresh from the oven...

Strawberry Muffins!

Mmm...

Well that's it.

Toodles.

- - Me - -

Muffins

2008-12-18T11:07:00.004+08:00

Yesterday, I wasn't in a good mood. I got into a fight with my sister so I was in desperate need of comfort food. So, I dumped everything I could find in the fridge into the mixing bowl and made myself some chocolate muffins.

I dumped in some raisins, chocolate chip, chocolate chunks, nuts and coconut into the chocolate batter.

Baking in the oven..

If only I had some gummy candy. I would dump those in too. If only I had some vanilla ice-cream! I'd kill for that too.

Chocolate Muffins with everything in it!

Yummy!

---

Being at home this holiday really sucks. It's so boring at home!

I'm hungry..

♣ - Me

Hummingbird Cupcakes...

2008-12-15T22:01:00.006+08:00

I'm starting to think my mum is taking advantage of my free holiday time. She keeps encouraging me to make cupcakes and gives them away to her friends. I'm wondering if she's secretly profiting from MY cupcakes.

Well today I made Humminbird Cupcakes. It's a tropical flavoured cupcake recipe which has a variety of fruits - and one vegetable - in it. A combination of orange, pineapple, coconut, banana - and a carrot - all mixed into the batter.

Before

After

On top, I added a scoop of Marmalade Icing.

Hummingbird Cupcakes with Marmalade Icing

It's just some Marmalade, icing sugar and butter mixed together.

Tada!

- Michi

Shopping!!

2008-12-15T21:32:00.003+08:00

I went shopping on Saturday with my mum. We went to the new 'Sarawak Plaza'.

There, I bought a new 'Trench Coat' and a pretty new necklace. I was so happy because I finally got my 'trench coat' thing.

New Look

After that, we went to get my new school shoes. My mum told me to walk over to McDonalds and wait for her there while she gets the car.

She also told me to go buy some drinks. I put the bag of new clothes and accesories on a chair and placed my order. After I got the drinks, my mum arrived and I got into the car happilly sipping my coke.

When we got home, we sat down and watched 'Mama Mia the Movie'. Half way into the movie, my mum asks 'Can you pass me my clothes? I want to go hang them upstairs.'

At that moment, I just replied 'I don't have it.' before it dawned on me that it was still at McDonalds. Then I screamed 'OH MY GOSH!! IT'S STILL AT MCD!!'

So my mum had to drive me all the way back to town, to McDonalds, to get RM200 worth of clothes and accesories back. The whole time grumbling to herself how troublesome this is and how careless I am.

Well, at least I managed to get it back. The staff working at McDonalds stashed it in the store.

My mum is never trusting me to carry the shopping bags ever again.

...

I also cut my hair by the way. If u look closely at my face in the picture, my hair is shorter and my fringe is a little weird.

Toodles

Me-

Food...

2008-12-14T11:39:00.017+08:00

I know it has been a while since my last post. If you haven't already found out, my CPU was taken away due to the infection of 38 different viruses. So this post begins with..

Thursday:

My mum came home from work and decided to bring me out to go get a new oven! I've been bugging her about how small our current oven is and so she finally agreed to get a new one. I'm extremely happy to report that I can now bake 12 cupcakes at a time instead of the usual 6.

New oven!

I was so excited that I made cupcakes the same afternoon. Remember the chocolate-filled cupcakes I made? Well, I call these 'Surprise Cupcakes'

I re-wrote the vanilla batter recipe I used for the chocolate-filled cupcakes and changed it into a chocolate batter. Instead of inserting a piece of chocolate into the center like I did with the chocolate-filled cupcakes, I inserted a piece of chocolate covered candy.

Now every cupcakes has it's own different flavour for the chocolate covered candy had different fillings. It's always a surprise for no one knows whats inside. Serving warm while the candy is still sligthly melted is like taking a bite into heaven! Serving it with vanilla ice-cream too would be heavenly...

Cupcakes in the new oven...

Raw cupcakes

Surprise Cupcakes / Candy-filled Cupcakes

Melted candy center

That night, I also made dinner. I made 'Chicken Cacciotore'. An italian chicken dish served with pasta.

Chicken Cacciotore

It's chicken cooked in an italian style tomato sauce topped off with some flavourful herbs.

Yum!

Friday:

I woke up and was dead hungry. So, I made myself a nice omelete. It didn't come out lookin great but it tasted awesome.

Omelete

Whatever I could find in the fridge, I just dumpped into the pan and topped everything with some eggs and cheese...

I made dinner again. This time I made it proper going along with a starter, main course and dessert.

Starter: Onion, Tomato and Pepper Salad
Main Course: Grilled Chicken and Onion Gravy with Bubble and Squeak Potato
Dessert: Molten Chocolate Cakes

Onion, Tomato and Pepper Salad

Bubble and Squeak Potatoes

Grilled Chicken with Onion Gravy

Onion Gravy

Molten Chocolate Cakes topped withicing sugar and served with a scoop of Raspberry Jam

Well, that's it. Yesterdays activities will be posted up later for my dad wants his computer back. Gosh I hope mine gets back soon.

Toodaloo..

Me - ♥

Dinner and Desert!

2008-12-10T22:21:00.010+08:00

Yesterday, I made Chocolate-Filled Cupcakes. I used a vanilla cupcake recipe and stuffed a chunk of chocolate into the middle of the batter before putting it into the oven. After that, I add a little dusting of sugar on top. By serving this warm, your first bite will bring oozing chocolate flowing out.

Fresh from the oven...

Chocolate-Filled Cupcakes

Oozing Chocolate

More Cupcakes!!

I made 26 cupcakes! Tada!

Just now, I also made Pork Chop with Bok Choy and Rice Noodles for dinner. It was surprisingly super yummy but the pork chops were sligthly hard.

Pork Chop with Bok Choy and Rice Noodles

Chris says it looks a little like 'kolo mee'.

Yummy!

Anyway, I'm very satisfied with what I've accomplished. Tomorrow, I plan on making 'Surprise Cupcakes'!

Toodaloo!

♠ Michi ♠

Money...

2008-12-09T08:01:00.005+08:00

I'm spending too much money lately... With all the Christmas Shopping, I lost about RM100+ already.

Plus, yesterday, I also bought a top that cost around RM100 together with a pair of awesome jeans!

Pretty...

I also bought myself a book! This is the last book for my 'Black Dagger Brotherhood' collection. This is the fifth book in the collection. I've been looking everywhere for this book! When I saw it at the bookstore yesterday, I almost screamed! Luckily, I didn't.

Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward

I officially call this my Christmas present to myself!

♥ Me

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-09T07:57:00.003+08:00

Wishing all a Merry Christmas!

Especially those Kakashi fans!!

Merry Christmas!!

May all your wishes come true...

Mich~

Polka-Dot Cupcakes!

2008-12-09T07:26:00.009+08:00

Sunday morning. I woke up and found myself craving pancakes! So I went down to the kitchen at 7.00 am and made myself Mini Cinnamon Pancakes!

Fresh from the pan!

Mini Cinnamon Pancakes

That afternoon I was very bored so due to the request of my mum, I made Polka-Dot Cupcakes!

Polka-Dot Cupcakes!

These Polka-Dot Cupcakes are actually orange flavoured cupcakes with cream cheese frosting on top.

More Cupcakes!

Weee..

I topped each cupcake with a Smartie but I had to wrestle them off Megan.

The night before, my dad came home with 5 boxes of Smarties and Megan refused to share them. So, while she was sleeping, I stole some and I nearly got killed when she found out.

Initially, there were only suppose to 26 cupcakes. Instead, I made 48 instead by using smaller cupcake cases.

My mum gave some to her friend, and I am extremely egoistic at the moment because she absolutely LOVES them!

I guess that's it. Chowz.

♦ Michi

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes!

2008-12-02T20:01:00.005+08:00

I should have posted this a while ago but I got lazy.

Recently, I've been sleeping at 4.00 am and waking up 12 - 14 hours later. Crazy right?

Anyway, I just started watching 'Naruto' about 2 days ago, and now, I am proud to say, I'm head-over-heels, totally-in-love, crazy for Kakashi!!

Kakashi!

He could so rival my love for Edward Cullen. But of course, Edward beats him by kilometers!

So back to the cupcakes, these are just simple chocolate cupcakes with Easy White Icing on them. I found the icing to plain so I decided to add 2 drops of mint flavour in.Came out awesome though, so I'm happy to say I'm happy with them.

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes!

Besides that, I also just watched Twilight. It came out ok, but I guess that might have been because I kept my hope extremely low in hopes of not getting too disappointed.

I guess that's what happens when you read the book first. I highly recommend reading the book instead. The movie cut out alot of Bella's thoughts. To be honest, it was disappointing. I actualy have a lot to say about it by I'm super lazy to type it out now so... yea.

Toodles.

Michi ♥

Bug Cakes!

2008-11-28T18:00:00.011+08:00

Two days ago, I was browsing through friendster. I was flipping through someones photos and I found out that her cupcakes look better than mine!

Naturally, I got competetive. I want my cupcakes to look and taste better than anyone elses. Talk about kia su. From all the comments I get, I already know my cupcakes taste the best. I'm so proud! But looking the best is another issue.

So Ifound this great cupcake decorating idea online and made the cutest Bug Cakes! All you have to do is cut the top dome of, slice it in half as use that as wings. Add icing for a brigther finish and use gumdrops as heads.

Overall, it still looks a little messy as it was my first try but they tasted awesome! They still cant really rival the ones I saw on friendster but they sure are close!

My rival cupcakes. *sigh* They looks good

My Bug Cakes!

My sister, Millie, help me decorate some of the cupcakes. Here are some of our favourites!

This is my favourite cupcake that I decorated

This is my favourite that Millie decorated

This is Millie's favourite of hers

And finally, this is Millie's favourite of mine!

Megan - the annoying 4 year old sister - was also busy snapping at everything she could find. Although her photos usually come out like crap. This one wasn't bad.

Me - working hard decorating the cupcakes. Taken by Megan

After that I got bored and we had some leftover icing. So I sprayed it all over the sink in the kitchen!

Leftover icing

Looks like silly string

So that's about it for what I have to say about my Bug Cakes!

PS. I'm gonna kick all your asses some day. LOL

♣ Michi

Banana Pancakes

2008-11-24T22:54:00.003+08:00

I have no idea why but I have really been craving pancakes lately. Last night I was awake at around midnight to have mini cinamon pancakes with honey and butter.

This afternoon though, I woke up at 3.00 pm. Everyone else had already had lunch so I decided on making some 'Mini Banana Pancakes' for myself. I just used an ordinary pancake recipe and added thinly sliced bananas into the batter. They came out awesome!

For serving options, try honey and butter with more thinly sliced bananas or even some vanilla ice-cream!

Fresh from the pan

Mini Banana Pancakes

Enjoy!

- Michi

Sleepy...

2008-11-22T08:00:00.002+08:00

That's what I look like right now. I haven't had any sleep in the last 48 hours and I'm still hanging on to wait for my Beloved. I'm praying he comes soon so I can crash! Have fun laughing at my sleepy expression!

Me *yawn*

All Nigther...

2008-11-21T15:16:00.005+08:00

Last night I couldn't sleep. I was on the computer till 1.30 am then, I decided to read before I go to bed. So I continued reading my 'Breaking Dawn'. I stopped reading around 2.45 am. As I lay in bed, I couldn't stop thinking bout Edward so I gave up trying to sleep at 4.00 am and started reading again. Somehow, I couldn't stop myself so I kept reading till 6.00 am this morning.

Breaking Dawn

After that I poured myself 2 glasses of coke and ate a piece of leftover chocolate pancake.
At 7.15 am, after my Beloved finally came online, we watched Heroes before I went down craving pancakes again. So this time, I made Milo Pancakes. I made Buttermilk Pancakes and added Milo powder and chocolate chips to it.

Milo Pancakes

After that, I just couldn't take it anymore so I crashed at 10.30 am. I slept through lunch and woke up at 1.45 pm. Now, I just can't sleep anymore.

Michi ♣

Banners!

2008-11-20T23:36:00.033+08:00

I am honestly, too free. So for those of you who haven't seen my work yet, here are some of the banners I've made over the years. I am also open to anyone who would like to request a banner. Just send me an e-mail and give me the details. Bear in mind that I am posting all my banners from the very first banner I made to the most recent one.

This was my first banner. I made it around 2 years ago. Yes. It looks like crap. I know. But I improve!

My second banner looks worse than the first.

But like I said, I get better.

Wasn't too happy with this one though.

This has always been one of my favourites...

SarcasticSweetie was my favourite author so alot of the banners I made were for her.

I loved this story... The authors account got frozen/deleted so I never managed to finish the story... *sad*

I like the way Hermione looks in this banner.

I made this one on Chris's computer. She was teaching me how to use adobe.

This was the first time I experimented with using an actual picture as the background.

This banner is actually the second banner I made for this story. The first one came out ugly. At least this one is better. I so fell in love with this story.

For this banner, Daniel was actually staring at Emma but in order to cut her out I had to change the picture to black and white instead.

I don't really like this banner and the story wasn't amazing but it was okay..

I love Eliza Dushku.

Didn't really read this story but I love Oliver Wood.

I love this story and have been following it for two years. This is also the second banner I've made for this story, though I think the first one is prettier.

Loved this story but not too crazy bout Harry in this banner.

Loved this story. This is like the fifth sequel but the author stopped updating.

This is also the second banner for this story. This one is so much better than the first one.

I was so crazy about this story but the author also stopped updating.

Second banner for this story.

Third banner. I think I went a little overboard.

Second banner for this story. It was to suit the story at the time, and if you look closely, you'll realise that the words are actually written from the background of the first banner.

I love the twins!

Second banner. Loved this story too. One of the few that actually ended.

This is the sequel to HeartOfIce. I actually made this featured banner for advertising on my Quizilla page.

This was the first part of the story. This is also a featured banner for advertising.

My favourite part: The rose.

This is actually my most recent and the last banner I made. I am still following updates on this story.

I hope all of you enjoyed seeing my work! If you need anything, feel free to leave a comment on my cbox or e-mail me.

♦ Me - You know you love Me!

yawn

2008-11-20T16:45:00.005+08:00

It's like 15 minutes to 5.00 pm right now and I jus woke up an hour ago. I wadled downstairs and I made myself Chocolate Pancakes! Mmm... Well, I was up till 5.00 am last night waiting for my Beloved to finish transfering Heroes Season 3 Episode 9 to me so I have a very good reason for staying up so late!

My Chocolate Pancakes!

Chocolate Pancake with honey and butter!

For this pancake, I just made my ordinary chocolate chip pancakes but thought 'Why don't I try adding sone cocoa powder to it?' So I did. BUT I forgot to add in sugar so it tastes a little bitter. In that cocoa way.

OH EM GEE! As I'm typing now, I just realised that my fingers are still covers in the dried up pancake batter! Eww.. *sigh* I should go wash up soon. I'm still in my PJs and the only thing I've done is pee, brush my teeth and eat. *shudders*

*piak* Hurrah! I just killed that mosquito which gave me 5 mosquito bites last night. I've been hunting it all night and it's finally gone!

~~Don't mind me. I'm a very LAME person...~~

♣ Michi-

A Love Letter...

2008-11-20T03:58:00.009+08:00

This is a love letter. Beautifully written by a man who is so passionately and deeply in love with a woman. It tells about sacrifice, and passion, that can only be found in the most truest of love. The story of their lives:

Why is it when you are so in love with someone that you just can't find the right words to say?
You know, as I look back upon life, I find that the moments I have truly lived are the moments when I have actually done something in the spirit of love, heck it was when my life's journey started.
Those times in my heart, the simple yet complicated feeling called love floods me, feeling its depth, its delight, the ecstacy of it, changing and transforming the world before my very eyes.
It's because of love, there is life.
Without love, there would be no breath, no heartbeat, just a barren desert.
It's a life of love that I grabbed hold of and have no intention of letting go.
Through past experience, I have learned that life's a straight road, what was, is and to be of us.
Sometimes, as human beings we look back and ponder upon the other door that was in front of us, choices, options, spread out like a forked lightning or the branches of a bonsai tree.
Yet can we honestly say that 'I could or should have taken this road' knowing that nothing happens for a reason?
We are no different.
Destiny decides who we meet in our lives but only the heart decides who stays.
No matter what, we do not have our say in any of this - love is no exception.

Yet I do not regret any of those moments, the things I have done and the things I have chosen not to do, because whatever I have done, I did right cause I ended up with you and I won't regret loving someone because of the feeling of love, for even a minute is greater than an eternity of hurt.
If I know what love really means, it;s because of you.
Sweet as a rose bud, bright as the star, cute, yet possesing pure beauty, bordering on innocence, that is what you are - bundles on joy, fun and all.
You are everything I love all rolled into one.

I love you!
Not just because of what you are but what I am when I'm with you.
And I would rather be blind than not to see you, I would rather not hear anything than not to hear you, I would rather loose my voice if I didn't tell this to you...
That I would rather loose my heart than not to love you.

A friendship on fire, that's how it all started.
In the begining a flame, pretty and beautiful, often hot and fierce but still only light and flickering yet as it grew older, our hearts mature becoming as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Gives meaning to the phrase 'Good things come by everyday, but great things come all at once'.
You know, if there was a headcount in heaven, I'd bet you there would be a pandemonium, upon discovering that an angel is missing.
Please tell them you are safe with me, my sweet angel...

Time.
Naturally an unforgiving entity, a force to slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grive, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
I mean sure, a life with love will have its thorns, but a life without love would bear no roses.
Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfil them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in them.
Me?
I desire nothing more except to be in you heart till forever dies...

Even till now, as the days go by, I still get lost in those eyes, transfixed, mesmerised and I realised that I am not lost anymore, I am right where I want to be - with you.
And when you actually realise you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of you life to start as soon as possible even if it means waiting forever, that I promise...

Love, a symbol of eternity, wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a begining and all fear of an end, it withers under constraints, its very essence of liberty: compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear: it is the most pure, perfect, unconditional, unlimited where its votaries live in confidence, equility and unreserved.
It is the child of illusions yet the parent of disillusions, the irresistible desire to be irresistobly desired...
And even still, a widely misunderstood, although highly desirable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes the eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker...

Perfect. Sweet. Wonderful.

♥Me♥

Band Camp!

2008-11-20T03:51:00.006+08:00

This is like weeks later and only now am I posting up my Band Camp experience. It was surprisingly fun!

Thursday

Everyone arrived at school around 2.00 pm. We found out that the band room was still locked so everyone dumped their nags on the ground and loitered around. It looked as if we were all taking a trip around the world as almost everyone brought really big suitcases.

After registration I found myself in Durian Griup. Which was SO ironic as I hate Durian!

Group Members:
- Me!
- Christine
- Stephanie
- Bernedette
- Judith
- Ruth
- Ernie
- Kelly
- Gabrielle

Facilitator: Lip Yi!

They opened the Band Room - after what seemes like forever melting in the heat outside - and asked everyone to dump their luggage in the KH room. After that, we all migrated to the Band Room for briefing and 'Ice Breaking'.

They also handed out the rule... No. 6 Partying after lights out is strictly prohibited LOL!

During 'Ice Breaking', we played charades. Evelyn had to imitate Shrek. My favourite had to be when Steph had to make us guess 'Dead Man's Coffin'. She didn't know how to imitate 'man', so she made it seem as if she was a guy masturbating! While she did that, Kher Ching got the wrong idea and yelled out 'PENIS! And so the whole band burst out in laughter!

After charades, we were asked to go outside with our groups and think of our band cheer. Steph was voted as group leader while Chris was voted as assitant group leader. They won by a landslide.

Break Time was pretty disappointing as I was always looking forward to band food. This year for Break teacher only gave us Milo.

Teacher: Milo tastes better during camp!

Soon after we had band practice with Mr. Marvin. He gave us 4 new pieces and Evey was assigned to play her Bass Clarinet. The whole clarinet section said that she had betrayed them for she now sits with the tenor saxophones! Saxophones Rule!

After that we had dinner. Dinner was really good. We had CURRY!

After dinner, we had to play 'Night Factor'. This game was suppose to teat us on our phisical and spiritual strength. It was suppose to help us think more clearly and make the right choices.

Lysandra made it sound so scary before we started so alot of people backed out before the game even started. They tied our hands behind our backs, blinded folded us and also taped our mouths. Then they would bring us around the school and try to scare us and ask us questions to test us.

Before the game started, Evey said that I would really have to go to the toilet and back out halfway. IRONICALLY, before I even got too far into the game, I had to quit because I really had to go to the toilet! Out of the whole band, only two people quit because they really needed to pee! Me, and Sarah!

After 'Night Factor' ended, we were suppose to clean up before lights out but I was lucky enough to go home!

Friday

I was suppose to wake up early and make it to 'Morning Exercises' at 6.00 am then attend marching at 6.30 am. Unfortunately, ~~well more like fortunately,~~ I couldn't wake up. So instead, I decided to just attend breakfast instead. As if God was out to get me, I missed breakfast for they finished marching early! *sigh*

After that we had sectionals and band practice. All the other students still had to go to school so only the Band Members enjoyed spending their day having fun in the aircon room.

After what seemed like forever, it was time for Station Games!' We were given clues to figure out so we could proceed to the next station. Whicever team finished fastest and collected the most points would win.

The stations:

1. Beth:
We had to slide down a big canvas sheet - with soap and water on it - and get wheelbarrowed to a container of beans and pick out two different kind of beans while they yelled questions at us. Chris was so smart to pick white and we ended up picking our barley beans! Which are extremly small compared to green beans!

Beth: I like their wet asses!

2. Erica:
We had to carry a wet sponge tied to our hands and fill up a bottle then 'fish' it and bring it back to the bucket where we will pour the water out and start again. We really sucked at this station

3. Amanda:
We had to carry a 'Smartie' on a spoon in our mouthes and carry it over a maze of nylon string, climb over uneven stacked chairs and put it into an unbelievably small container. We did pretty well on this station.

4. Ginny:
They hung a banana to the soft ball goal and we had to poke toothpicks into the banana. With our mouthes. They had to carry me cause I was too short to reach the banana. We couldnt touch the banana so Steph and Judith had to hold the banana in place with their forheads while eveyone else poked it into the banana. After a while, banana mush started flowing out onto Steph's forhead.

5. Elaine:
This station was easy and fast. We just had to figure out which egg was raw.

6. Lysandra:
This was our last station. We hand to line up in a line and carry a sheet of newspaper and pass a rolled up peice to each other by transfer. The last person at the line - me - had to throw it into a bucket. This game was suppose to be played with water ballons but they ran out of ballons so we used rolled up newspaper instead.

After we finished, we realised that we were the second team to finish. So the first team - Red Team: Tomato Group - and the second team - us - had to play tug-a-war. As soon as we got into position, we pulled! and the rope broke! So instead, one representative from each group had to blow a ballon till it popped. Again, we got second. Val, from Orange Group blew the biggest ballon but it refused to pop so their team got last.

After we finished, we went to go take a shower. As I wasnt staying over, I decided to jus rinse of by the hose in front of the band room.

Then, dinner came! Evey was so hungry that she ate 2 packets of rice. It was again pretty good. Then we had band practice again, before 'Chill Out!'

During 'Chill Out' we performed our Group Cheer and also did a fashion show for our bandanas that we designed for our group!

Our Group Logo!

Our Bandana!

After that I went home!

Saturday

I made it in time for the morning activities this time. First, we had punishments for those who broke their potato chips - this year we had potato chips as pets. Some of the punishments were funny, like, seduce the water cooler or propose to the first person you see.

After that we had photo taking session and the RC had their telematch. I saw Peter - the second guy I've ever had a crush on. Who knew I had a crush on him - for the first time in 2 years. Taking a deep breath and draging Val with me, I finally went over to say Hi.

After that we had practice for a while then break!

During break a few of us went to watch the telematch. I saw Peter get mud thrown on him. I also saw Julie for the first time in 2 years. She looked so different!

Then we had band practice again. After practice, we surprisinglyhad a spot check and was quarantined in the KH room while they checked throught all our things. Someone had stollen someone's Blackberry.

After that surprise, we had lunch then clean up time.

When the parents arrived, we had our performance and then it was time for Prize Giving!

Durian Group won for best Group Cheer and best Fashion Show.! YAY!

But all things have to come to a close. So we went home!

And that was this years Band Camp experience! It was so much better than last years experience. I HATED Band Camp last year - the comitee last year was crap as well. I actually didn't even want to come back this year but I'm glad I did.

Michi♥

My Edward Cullen!

2008-11-20T01:26:00.003+08:00

I know he's the one - My beloved - because, he's my Edward Cullen.

Val:
How can you be so super sure he's the one?
Me:
Because... I know what I want. He is what I want. When he doesn't always have this barrier around him, he's my perfect guy. Love hurts. I know that. It wouldn't if it wasn't real... and I just know.
Val:
But he's like your first boyfriend!
Me:
I know. But I've had crushes before and it's never felt like this before.
Val:
I see, I see.
Me:
He's my Edward Cullen..
Val:
WOW...
Val:
Now, I see it!

My perfect Edward Cullen!

-Michi

Sleeping during exams?

2008-11-20T01:10:00.004+08:00

I so wanted to post this a really long time ago, but I got lazy. Again.

So anyway, during the final exam, I was sitting there for my seni exam, waiting for the time to pass. Staring at the clock. Which never seems to move. So I put my head on the desk. *zzz*

Teacher: Michelle, pass up your work.
Me: *zzz*
Martha: *kicks Michelle's chair in attempts to wake her up*
Teacher: *pokes Michelle* You need to hand in your paper. I'm collecting now.
Me: *lifts head, stares at teacher* Go away! *puts head on desk, zzz*
Teacher: *tries to pull paper from under Michelle* Hello?
Martha: *kicks some more*
Me: *lifts head*
Teacher: *pulls paper from under and stomps off*
Me: *zzz*
Class: *laughes at Michelle*

Utterly, EMBARASSING!

♦Michi♦

Twilight!

2008-11-20T00:56:00.002+08:00

OH EM GEE! I can't believe Twilight is coming out soon! I so love Edward Cullen. Honestly, I think that Twilight the movie will be a BIG disappointment. So I'm going to keep thinking bad thoughts about it in my hopes of keeping my hopes low so that I will be surprised when the movie comes out. People, seriously, read the series and you will fall in love with Edward!

Here is a little clip I found while browsing youtube. It's so cute and I agree 100% with her. Edward deserves more!! ~~He would so not let Bella get that far! Especially in the first book! URGH!!~~ Jealous

People should so watch this. Its funny! I agree 100%

♠Michi

Cookies and Cupcakes!

2008-11-20T00:31:00.007+08:00

Well I was pretty bored yesterday so I decided to make some cupcakes and cookies. This holiday has actually been pretty boring. Don't you find it weird how when you are in school you wish and you pray that time would move faster so you could go home, while during the holidays time practically eats you alive? Well I too hate that feeling. I've been scratching my brain on what to do so I can fill up my time. While my beloved is having fun with his SPM, I'm stuck alone at home with nothing to do. For some weird reason, sleep doesn't take up enough time. I thought, maybe by baking - which is a grueling slow process whereby you sit patiently and wait for the ~~f'ing~~ things that you are making to finally be done - will take up more of my time. Just last Sunday I made this HUGE Devil's Food Cake birthday cake. I made it for fun, not that it was anyones birthday. I think I still have it in the fridge. Oh wells. I didn't manage to get a picture of it. As mentioned before, I got lazy and forgot to charge the camera... But, I did get a nice picture of the cupcakes and cookies that i made yesterday.

I made Peanut Butter Cupcakes and...

Double Chocolate Chip Raisin Nut Cookies! Boy, thats a mouthful!

So anyway, I got bored. So that's the story!

-Michi-

Food!

2008-11-19T19:59:00.007+08:00

Ok people.

This is like my first update.

I know I should have posted something here a really long time ago.

BUT I got LAZY!

You can't blame me though. I know you people our there are lazy too!

Here are some of the pictures I actually wanted to get up here a really long time ago. They are actually pictures of the things I've baked or made and wanted to update it here... BUT like I said, I got lazy.

My Cookies and Cream Cupcake!

My Black and White Cupcakes

My Chocolate Cream Pie

My Chocolate Chip Pancakes

My Strawberry Pancakes

Fried Rice!

Cinammon Honey

Well I suppose that's all for now. For some of you who know me, you already know I made so much more but didn't have enought time to take a photo for they were garfed down very quickly.

Well that seems to be all!

Chowz~

Michi♥