home is where the heart is

I LOVE GOING home on the weekends. Unlike the place I live in now, my parent's house has a large backyard lined with huge billowy trees, bright and pastel coloured flowers that blossom all year round and has a general abundance of green. Every time I go, I feel so much more relaxed and one with nature since our house is right in the middle of all the green. It's wonderful reading outside in the shade or playing the guitar...just bliss. But this time round, I didn't get to do much of relaxing but study for the upcoming exams.

Nonetheless I found some time to relax through some baking to treat family. I made the same apple and pear pie again, but this time with some twists - brown sugar instead of white (less of it too, diabetes runs in the family), some honey and desicated coconut on top. Pie didn't turn out pretty since it was a bit rushed but I was pleased with the taste. I also made an imitation Vietnamese cold dessert which my friend's housemate made for his birthday party...it's very quick and easy: some coconut milk + cubed coconut jelly + thinly sliced jackfruit + colourful jelly cut into small squares + (a round jelly like thing I can't remember the name of!). Then into the fridge so it's a bit chilly. The young cousins didn't like the apple pie much since it was a bit savoury rather than sweet but I was glad they did like the cold dessert.

(photos using my Olympus PEN)

I brought back home a new addition to the balcony family (on the right) courtesy of my lovely aunt. Looks so small and cute amongst the big pots. Wish all weekends were like this one. But alas, a new week approaches...have a great fantastic week!

P.S - something beautiful . . .

(Midnight Sun | Iceland from SCIENTIFANTASTIC on Vimeo)

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the midnight bakery

THE PAST couple nights my housemates and I decided do some late night baking. Totally unplanned. The result? two scrumptuous baker's deilghts, Apple & pear pie and Bread and butter pudding. All the butter and sugar..boy was I glad I had jogged earlier in the day! Ah and who knew, the joys of baking with company. All the cooking drove us into excitement then exhaustion (well I know it did for me) that by the time we had finished baking and filled our stomaches with a slice of our baking creations we promptly returned to our rooms. So now we have the joy of cleaning up before the real estate lady comes today to check on how clean we are keeping this place...Let's just say we've already used Exit Mould on toilet surfaces so I think half the battle is over..Now to wipe down those kitchen tops...

ANYWAY,

Wish you all a good morning to a new day!

I proclaim this day one in which I have control over my inner negative words and dwelling on my mistakes and insecurities. Cos you know what? God gave us a spirit 'not of timidity but of power, love and self-discipline' 2 Timothy 1:7. So it's only normal to have control over such things that are pulling me down and replacing it with words of life. It's time for me to exercise what I've been designed to do all along.

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