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Some thoughts outside of baking

It’s currently 1240am, Singapore time, and this is probably the first and hopefully one of the few times I post an un-related baking post.

I’m turning 21 in a couple of days, and the past few weeks (or maybe even the whole year so far) have been just moments for me to reflect on my life. There are so many things that I want to do, and so many things that I haven’t. But I guess it just isn’t humanly possible to be able to do everything.

I really needed to post this somewhere – not as a Tweet, Facebook or Instagram post. I needed it to be in a huge chunk & be able to capture everything that is currently on my mind. I know it isn’t related to baking, so do stop reading if you don’t want to hear a 20-ish year old reflecting on her life.

Having been blessed with great friends and family, I can’t help but wonder why I seem to get this sense of dissatisfaction pretty often. It is as though something is severely lacking – but I can’t quite pin point it. It really makes little sense for me to feel this way but somehow it does.

Baking was always my refuge, my safe haven to escape from the realities of the world. But perhaps even my passion for baking has been consumed by a wave of other things. It’s probably just a matter of time before things straighten out – it’s really odd that I’m feeling this immense wave of “down-ness”.

Another thing I’ve been doing is evaluating my self-worth. Am I capable of doing what I really think I can do? Or am I just imagining myself to be better in certain ways than I really am. Just as the sky has endless limits, there is always room for improvement. Yet, knowing this, I can’t help but feel a sense of less than ordinary self-worth.

I guess it’s time to go to bed & perhaps some of these negative thoughts will be gone by tomorrow.

Goodnight folks, and thanks for letting me ramble.

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Le Cordon Bleu (Paris) Experience

I’m not sure how many of you know this, but I was previously in Le Cordon Bleu Paris, where I completed my Basic Patisserie cert. Since then, I’ve gotten several emails & questions here and there about how classes were, accommodation and various other miscellaneous things.

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Hence, I’ve decided to consolidate some of the questions which I felt were most pressing & also talk a bit about my experience. I actually did quite a bit of blogging while I was there (like a day-to-day compilation) so if you’re interested in reading about how I felt at that very point in time, then do hop over to Midi & Me. (more…)

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I’m back!!!

Hi everyone!

I know I’ve been away for a really long time (the last post was only made possible because Joanna was a dear and baked up some gorgeous Macaroons) but I’m back with a new post 🙂

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So you all know that I do not have an oven in Thailand but, my sister came over and brought me my handmixer + I just invested in a Zebra mixing bowl (my heart hurts from spending 20 bucks on a stainless steel bowl but you gotta do what you gotta do). So stay tuned to simple non-bake recipes in the future!

This time, I’m posting a recipe on Blondies. It’s one of those amazing one bowl recipes where you just chuck it all into a bowl, mix it about, and voila! You get a perfect dessert. These blondies are amazing, chewy & not too sweet (well, I could be getting a bit too used to Thai tastes – super sweet, salty and spicy)! Not only do they taste great, they’re so versatile. You can put in chocolate chips, butterscotch bits, almonds, anything that you think possible.

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One reason I decided to get down to these blondies was partly because I had seen how decadent they looked on Smitten Kitchen but also partly because I needed to make something that wouldn’t melt or spoil in the Bangkok heat for my Entrepreneurship class.

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