3D Birthday Cake

I'm fulfilling my promise here!

staying up late at 1am and blogging about this 

cuz i promised to blog about this, this weekend

(hehe you know who you are, pretty =D )

anyway

here, I'll talk about my 3D birthday cake

since 90% of the people asked me about it LOL

kindda fun answering people's question tho =D

Question 1 : 

You designed your own cake? How much is it?

Answer :

Yes I did =P I'm vain i know right, I wanted a handbag cake for like damn long dy but I know nobody will do it for me so, why not make one for myself on my 21st birthday right?

I wouldnt like to trouble anyone and start bitching anybody to do it for me

so yeah, i'm independent much =D hahaha

Initially, my plan was to make a Handbag cake + DSLR Camera cake together + a pink colour rectangular base

can imagine how it'll look like? haha i kindda lost the drawing i drew

I email-ed 5 bakery shops that I can find from google

and the price they quoted me was roughly like this :

a Handbag cake : RM350

a DSLR camera cake : RM350

a rectangular base : RM250 

so total a cake cost : RM950

WHICH IS FREAKING EXPENSIVE

and they told me that the cake wouldnt look nice cuz it'll be too pack and complicated

most of the weight will go to the design of the cake

and probably left little cake available to be eaten

which is not wise

okay okay

so I gotta change my plan

I'm still very keras kepala on my requirement

(really wanna put that few things that I really love in life onto the cake)

so I came out with a simpler design

a 2-tier cake with polka dot 2D diagram of DSLR camera, handbag and stethoscope

but most of them quoted me around RM550 for this design

and again, I have to change my design because my budget is strictly under RM500 for the cake

lastly, I decided to gave up the DSLR camera

after much persuading from the chef

I decided to make a handbag cake with stethoscope dangling around the handle

and also makeup sets at the bottom ( to replace my DSLR camera T.T )

and I got the price from RM450-500 for a 6 inch cake

I thought for quite a few days whether I should proceed with my plan or not

you know

how if nobody wants to come to my party

how if the cake sucks and nobody wanna eat it

how if etc etc

and the best part of it is

The Man decided to sponsor me this cake

(thanks to the high currency exchange HAHA)

and he even say that the cake is CHEAP

right

since it's so "CHEAP" ,

then yeah, without any hesitation

I decided on a shop (elaborate later in this blog) 

went to see the chef at the bakery place

(thank you The Man, if you are reading this =D )

and YES

he quoted me RM320 for the cake

very cheap i can say

after all the negotiations with other cake house

and here! how my cake turned out!

I cant deny that I got so paranoid the day before and I texted the chef a whole long sms

reminding him again and again what I want on the cake

(sorry if I was a bit annoying hehe)

but i'm satisfied with the cake!

although the colour is darker than I expected =)

nice right?

Sugar Icing number

Inside of the cake : Moist Choc Cake

What happened at the end =P

Question 2 :

The cake can eat ah? The handbag handle can eat ah? Nice ah?

Answer :

haha many people asked me whether the handbag handle can be eaten or not
my mum asked me the same question also!
answer is, YES you can, it is icing sugar, but they inserted a metal in the middle to make the shape
so you gotta pull the metal out before eating it

How was the choc cake?

according to my friend, they say it is awesome
moist
nice
yummy
i think it is okay, not something to shout out loud but definitely above average =D

how about the design? can eat ah?

Yes you can, they are all icing sugar
as the name implied , sugar = sweet
i find it quite sweet
but my friend said it brings a scent of honeydew taste
which they like it much
hahaha =D
(commented by stacey the cey =D )

unique much tho =D

 Question 3 :

When did you order your cake?

Answer :

I'm a real easy-worried person

so

I start searching for cake shops 2 months before my birthday

I started designing it 1.5mth before my birthday

and I decided, and ordered it 1 month before my birthday

and right enough

my friend ordered it a week before another friend's birthday

they are closed for holiday

and the cake shop said their last order is on my birthday

LUCKILY OMG!! haha

so, be paranoid, be worry and order earlier =D

Question 4 :

most vital question i think

Where you ordered it?

Answer :

MAD ABOUT CAKE!!

i found them from google

saw their review quite ok

(at first I was quite worry also since I never order a cake online before)
most importantly, their shop is in ss2, so it's like so near to my uni and i can drive there !

what can I say right,

they gave me the best price for the cake

they gave me constructive ideas

so in return i gave them a chance hahahaha

and I am satisfied =)

their name card here!

can view their blog also! got a lot a lot of cakes there

but they didnt really update it tho haha

they reply email either SUPER FAST or SUPER SLOW

so my advice is

call them directly if you want =)

and Monday is their off day =D

oh and also, they charge extra if you want them to deliver the cake to you
cuz they hire another person to deliver it
so you have to pay that person to and fro ss2 and your venue
lol
 my party is in Bangsar, so the delivery will be rm30
what for right
i might as well collect it myself =D
unless you are the kind of person that very very sensitive and cannot collect your own cake on your birthday
then pay for it
i definitely have no problem with that hehe =D

oh oh and they gave me a box of choc cookies as free gift!

and DAMN the choc cookies are awesomely perfect

me and my roommates love it so much =D

Trust me

MAKE your GIRLFRIEND a cake like this

(instead of the old-school 99roses)

SHE WILL BE truly happy

REALLY REALLY REALLY

i'm sure every girl out there want a cake like this on their birthday!

right girls?

hehe

Brunch @ Nosh Bangsar

finally i'm a bit on track with my dining places LOL

have not been posting for quite a few weeks

thanks to my uni laoya wifi in my hostel =P

well and in conjunction with post-election monday holiday

here i am, free to blog =D

random brunch with sue cing

we were initially choosing between Jarrods & Rawlins vs Nosh Bangsar

and we ended up choosing Nosh due to more interesting food pictures provided by food blogger =P

now you know how important food bloggers are haha!

The interior deco of the cafe

typical brunch cafe interior

and the crowd started at around 10.30am

 ambience was nice

not too noisy / quiet

Nosh @ Jalan Telawi, Bangsar

here comes our food!

Sue Cing's Full Monty

made up of turkey hams, sausages, mushrooms, beef bacon, 2 eggs, triangular hash brown, 2 slices of grilled tomatoes, and a slice of toasted bread

truly FULL-some

and the sausages are nice =D

got a kind of unique taste, but I couldnt tell what is that taste =P

Full Monty RM28

 and this is my plate

The Noshing!

looks small but trust me

full till OMG

the egg yolk are perfectly half-cooked

not too watery nor hard

and the yellow buttery sauce is perfectly awesome with the fresh salmon + bread

The Noshing RM18

 poke! owh the yellow yolks

*drool*

i used to hate yellow runny yolks

but as i "aged" LOL

i start loving them =D

The Noshing

and here my Choc Trinity

which they took ages to "brew" it

but it is so so so nice i can say

made of Dark Choc, Malt Choc, Milk Choc, Maple Syrup and Frothed Milk

at first i was worry that the dark choc will be too bitter to me

( i do not like bitter stuffs )

but it came out awesome

temperature was a bit too hot at first, but it soothes the throat when it flows down

and you know what's the most important thing?

that tiny little butter cookie down there?

OMG it's freaking nice hahahaha

but it is nicer without dipping it into the hot choc =P

Chocolate Trinity

 Sorbet as dessert

they have 3 flavours : chocolate, vanilla or yoghurt

however, i think Cascade Mandarin Oriental sorbets are much nicer

as here, the sorbet is soft outside

but the inner layer seems a bit too frozen up

and the ice chunks are too hard until i have to use my dessert spoon to knock it apart

haha =D

overall, the taste is above average

Yoghurt Sorbet

 and more and more dessert!

who ask them to keep presenting dessert on the freezer counter

I was eye-ing on them and decided to order some

dessert was pretty cheap actually

2 for rm19

and minimum order is 2 pieces

Apple cake not bad

but very very fulling

texture of cake is soft with soft apple slices inside

with vanilla ice cream as toppings

and almond nuts to give some crunchy sensation in your mouth

sounds perfect huh =D

Apple cake

Earl Grey Creme brulee was quite a disappointment

the sugar crust on top was way too brunt

too hard and i have to crush it open with my dessert spoon again

and it is darkly burnt at some areas LOL

ps : cannot really taste the earl grey tho

hahah

Earl Grey Creme Brulee

next to try on their menu :

Peanut butter french toast

presentation is awesomely attractive

I highly recommended this place for breakfast =D

Nosh

7, Jalan Telawi 3

Bangsar Baru,

Kuala Lumpur

(closed on Mondays)

pictures courtesy to Samsung S3 camera

thanks myself for forgetting my DSLR at home *sigh*

if not I would have taken better pics 

but i do love the focusing of s3 =P

10 interesting things about GE13

some funny things in GE13 :

1. Frankie Gan Joon Zin. (and I love calling him Uncle Frankie)

2. Love is in the air hand posture. 

3. Cutting ears = figurative speech. (oh not to forget it can be attached back without surgery involved)

4. Jump river.

5. Menglembu incredible 0 vote for BN.

6. Indelible ink has lower quality compared to other countries due to Halal issue.

7. The fact that people are blaming Bangladeshi and not the government implementation.

8. Blackout. A very very short earth hour.

9. right after, the loser wins.

10. Apparently Malaysia has Hogwarts.

and I shall rememeber this.

You Don't Know Me Part I

a few things about me that 

i have to make myself accept that's me

often think that it is a very weak side of me 

so it has never been shown

but

until this extend

(that I think i need to see a pro psychologist like seriously, even almost made an appointment after I got the telephone number)

I decided to let it all out

all about me

and i'm going to slowly change it

with my precious personal advisor that gives me a lot of life advises ;)

Statement 1 : I am not strong. I cry more times than anyone else, quietly. 

Even a single joke on me sensitized me and I am not the kind of person you think I can take it so you can say things out.

Statement 2 : I'm born to be tall, but I'm not born to protect others. 

People always say "aiya u so tall, people see you also scare dy la" or "aiya you so tall, next time protect your bf la no need guy to protect you already." etc etc

I don't see any association between tall and brave and strong. Please don't assume I am one, and I won't (and will stop ) assuming I am one too.

Statement 3 : I am of : ULTRA LOW self confidence

A lot of people told me " wha...you have your own attitude, very good, and have very high confidence"

and yes I admit I look very high confidence but every time when I am not with others, (or even with others, but innerly) I broke down all the time. 

I think I am the loser, the forgotten one all the time. WHICH, I need to change this part of me. It's all self infliction in this context.

Statement 4 : I do things, to please others. 

and it always happen. 

I didn't really be able to voice out what I want, lets say a simple example, I wanted to go a shop to eat badly, and when my friends ask for opinion, I CANT GET THE COURAGE TO TELL THEM (although they might probably agree with my suggestion). I always feel if I voice out my opinion, I am someone selfish, that I did not let others voice out. 

and most of the time, I do things to please others. I organized a lot of things, partly because one or two friends say want to have that specific trip / outing, and I make my self believe that I SHOULD organize it so that the plan works.

and often,

i ended up hating myself so much for offering to plan something,

which I DONT REALLY LIKE TO DO.

another self-infliction.

it's just a personal emo post,

I'll probably update part II when I think i want to.

Question : Why / When do I think I need to see a psychologist?

My answer :

despite all the happy faces on instagram or facebook

i am unhappy almost everyday. silently, quietly.

i feel lonely, and i feel unwanted, useless etc.

Don't think it's something I should blame on others,

I'll put the blame on myself : for expecting too much from this world. 

and believe that I can please every one,

which most of the time, 

after you pleased someone, 

they'll probably forget in a week time.

which makes me even more unhappy.

Short term Aim in life :

I want to be myself. The ORIGINAL me.

but it's hard to change suddenly, not to say change, but to reveal my ownself to others.

so, I have to start from small, tiny aims,

and for today,

I will make sure I think of what I want, 

before I say YES to others' offer.

Is it what I really want, or I just don't want to disappoint people.

=')

and I seriously, don't want to fall in depression category.

♨ Butter & Beans at Happy Mansion

another lovely coffee place

I think this place can fight Coffee Stain in Fahrenheit =D

cuz they serve better hot chocolate

and of course, I did sipped their Coffee

and it's smooth

something a coffee hater will love (haha!)

Presenting Butter+Beans @ Happy Mansion 

(Behind Food Foundry, Section 17 PJ)

a very small shop that you will not predict that they serve nice coffee

( and nice pastries!!! )

they have this street / wall art too

apparently the penang artist is a friend of the owner of this shop

so the artist helped him to draw on his coffee shop =)

LOOK at the hot choc

it's super chocolatey

and nothing mint inside

(some shop serve hot choc with mint which i dont like)

and the temperature was ngam ngam hou

not too hot to burn your oesophagus

but just warm enough to make it a nice breakie.

their choc danish is pretty awesome too. =D

i guess the shop owner loves BEAR a lot huh =D

DEFINITELY will come back again!

i love this place =)

Define F.R.I.E.N.D

when you have a few friends that discourage you 

or they make you feel like they think about you

but in reality when u needed help the most

they weren't there for you

or there are some friends that you tried so hard to hold them near to you

but it's always a one sided effort

which makes you wonder 

"should I continue with what I'm doing..."

and they will only come out to meet you (if they want)

ONLY when you jio, never they jio

what will you feel?

is this actually normal for all kinds of relationship?

or this reflects that they didn't take you as how you want them to be in your life?

and there are some friends that 

YOU-CAN-FEEL-THEIR-JEALOUSY

in whatever you did

am I too sensitive

or it is just normal to have not very friendly friends?

plus, there are always people that will make you feel down

told you how unimportant your role in a thing 

and asked you not to give a fuck that you think you are important

but on the other hand

he/she needed you to be in there

for some reason, majority votes or whatever reason they have

and you have to be in there cuz there are other people who supports you

will you stay "in there" and look at their faces all the time?

i DID

and i cried.

I think

it's me.

I'm just not a friend magnet. 

and

there are bunch of people that always joke and talk to you in class

laughed like we are the best friend forever

and when they start talking about secrets

and you walk over

they will give you the funny look and stop talking

and after a few seconds when they are done with their talking

they walked up to you and yeay-whoo-whaa-yipee all over again

like you are their best friend forever

and ask you go here go there

together makan here and there

help you in your studies

take your stuffs for you etc

am I just dumb enough to be that little one

or it's normal to have friends like that?

somehow

it feels fake

and used.

Designing My Birthday Cake

I have this idea this year

to have a cute 3D awesome darn special birthday cake for myself 

and I got quite excited that day

googled up a few samples that I really love

and email-ed a few shops around bangsar-PJ area that provide 3D cake service

and 

DAMN

THEY ARE SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE

my initial design was a base cake with pink strips

with a Handbag up there

plus a Stethoscope dangling over the Handbag

and also a DSLR Camera beside the Handbag

guess how much the shop quoted me?

the CHEAPEST one is 

RM 1400

*poofh*

and the size of the Handbag is like only 3.5 inches (half of your standard 15cm ruler)

and the camera is only 3 inches ( like maybe 25% of your 15cm ruler?)

LOL

meaning

my friends will be eating bits of cakes 

and i will be paying 1.4k for that

KINDDA NOT WORTH it

so I RE-designed my cake

make it a 2-tier one

forget all the 3D elements

and the simple 2 tier + some of my insisted design up there

dang dang : it costs RM 680

LOL

less than half of the price

but still pricey yah?

(pictures are not up for show cuz...if i really have a nice cake at the end, i would like it to be a SURPRISE! hehe)

and till now

i'm still searching for the right design

i know exactly what I want on the cake

but I want it to be worth it also LOL

as in

my friends get to eat the cake =.= 

like seriously a SLICE of cake haha

not just the icing design of it LOL

and guess what

The Man says the PRICES are actually QUITE GOOD PRICE

*dang*

*shock*

and he decided to sponsor the cake for me

which is a GOOD NEWS

*jumping all over*

dang

i'm still out of idea how I want my cake to be arranged

what to forgo and stuffs

cuz if i want everything

it will be way too small size for eating purposes

LOL

how about a cake like this?

perhaps i should change the "public school" word to "hospital"

(i think it costs up to rm3000 if I ordered it to be done custom-made)

haha!

so

Cakes

ARE

NOT

CHEAP

*face palm*

A.Way Concert

i've been dying to join this band in my university since last year

but cuz i was worried with my results and all

so i skipped last year

this year

i joined them!

and it's hell nice thingy and people inside

and our concert will be held next Tuesday in my uni =D

come and support us =D wheee *.*

all the songs we will be playing are
SELF-composed

SELF -written lyrics

SELF - music arranging

SELF - EVERYTHING

=D

it's original

and you can't hear the songs out there

and i love them =D especially those jazzy and very coffee-shop-ish kind of songs 

teehee =D

that's what I have been "busying" for this month

have mid term holiday like no holiday

have to forgo my singapore trip for practice also

let go 2 ching meng sessions with my family *sigh* *damn guilty*

but i dont really have a choice LOL

and in this pic

all of us woke up like damn early in 6am in the morning

gathered 

and took group photos together ;)

of all the happy faces

and yeah

we are "branded" as

"摇篮手 Song Composing Unit"

aka Da Yao 大摇

ask me why we are called like that?

uhmm...

i dont know actually =D

haha!

anyway

gotta go now!

Love texts =)

The Man is really good in language arrangement

i call it an arrangement LOL

and here what he texted me

i'm sure any other girl will be melted too if their bf texts them these things =D

*proud gf face* haha!

" I love you and you love me. Thats not all we are, cause we didnt meet at a bar. When my eyes met yours, we were drawn by a gravitational force. There was like,then there was love; so all I knew was to have you is a must."

"As I write these words, I still feel like a derp. But I am honoured and humbled, that my love for you has you muddled. Though this relationship is long and hard, our love will never break into shards. As I'll forever love you."

but lastly, he said this :

" I love you and I promise I wont steal your poo"

LOL

u know why?

cuz every time when i'm with him in person

i'll have serious constipation

and he will have no problem in poo poo-ing

while im struggling with my darn-god-so-many-days-poo inside my colon

he, on the other hand, poo-ed everyday 

(even though he ate less vege than me *sigh*)

so yeah

i always say that he steal my poo poo

bad guy!

and

i miss you!

Real life problem

i discovered i have this problem where

I ALWAYS FORGOT where i came from after i CAME OUT from the shopping mall's TOILET.

anyone too?

Coffee Art

damn this melted me

coffee can be so nice with this

lol

wait

maybe not

coffee is still yucky i can say?

Book Shelf

for some reason

i love to have a lot of books at home

and i love them being displayed

i'm not a fans of books though

but then i love them at home!

hopefully next time i'll have a space like that at home to have these kind bookshelves =P

i think it's pretty cool to have my bookshelves filled with medical books huh

hahahahhahah

it'll look so highly "literature-d" LOL

Rose Ice Cream

saw this on a random food website the other day

i was so amazed how they make it!

really wanna try it but where can I get this?

who knows??

naww!!

i sent these pics to The Man and asked him to learn it up

LOL (ok difficult task)

and he was like " what? how am I going to do this?"

"did they make the ice cream petals in the freezer?"

"did they scope it up with the hands in the freezer?"
"did they this did they that..."
and even
" did their hands FREEZED in the frezer when they do this?"

lol

i wonder how they did it also

cuz if you fill in the middle part of the ice cream

by the time you put the petals on the outer part of the cone

the middle part will prolly melted right?

damn i really wanna try this! 

投诉

我有一位男性朋友

他什么都不要做

可是他也不要让你做

因为他怕你说他不够gentleman

可是他又不要做

even很大便简单的东西他也不甘愿一个人做

要整组人一起做

他妈妈啦

5分钟的东西你自己不要做

我说要做你又问我

"为什么你做?"

我问你那你可以做吗?

你又说

"做么要我做!"

顶你的肺

你很烦

希望这一世人我都不要和你同组了

发生不只一次的事我才会beh tahan

算了

败给你

Happy!

 got all the tickets to australia DONE!

yipee

cant wait to see you in...

er....

5 months time!

i cant believe you left 1 month ago ONLY

it felt like AGES omg

lol

*jumping all over*

cant wait the time to come!!

and

i gotta buck up my studies and make sure i PASS

YES I WILL PASS in ONE GO

and i will MAKE SURE that happen!! 

=D

笑 =)

其实

我到现在为止

还找不到自己笑有牙齿比较好看

还是笑没看到牙齿比较好看?

D.A.M.N

i REALLY feel like posting them out

but i know i cant

and i know i shouldnt

if only everybody is as open as my mind

LOL

DANG it la

it's really a nice pic man

nah~ just a random feeling

Thoughts..

sometimes 

i do really care about some people

like care for them that kind

but most of the time

i left untreated well

i am just another somebody to them

not saying that i need anything back

just

mere disappointed.

im still searching

the one that will think of me as how i think of him/her

often gave out too much

and ended up disappointed

with this world 

lol

but thats human right?

i mean

they will only care for things that they want

i just have to live with it i think

and also grow up mentally more

to be a numb person

and live with the norms

live as how they lived

how they treated everybody

*sigh*

some random emoness

Interesting Ads =)

sis found this on her car in one friday night

kindda interesting and she showed me

so this massage service with the picture is pretty obvious ;)

and look!

what they have =P

Deliver to Hotel, House and Outstation

so considering! LOL

personally for me

i do think providing sex service to get money 

is better than you kidnap someone

or

rob snatch someone and accidentally killed that victim

right?

but well, they spread STD ...

♨Cascade Mandarin Oriental

Awesome dining again 

this time at Cascade, Mandarin Oriental

at first we were heading to Majestic Hotel for lunch

but we reached too early and the restaurant is not open yet LOL

so Hc brought me to this place

where I can get the chance to taste the food cooked by his future restaurant chef

awesome view

sky scrapers 

smell of chlorine from the pool

( i personally like this smell ;P )

 look at the toilet

it is awesome

LOL

Washroom

 and here's our food!

selection made by Hc of course LOL

(Price apprx RM 50)

lol forgot the price dy

 and this pasta ordered for me

(Price : apprx RM50)

is like awesomely yummy

SERIOUS yummy

u can taste the authentic and the high class really finely made pasta feel here

( presentation wasnt perfect with all the spilled sauce around the white place LOL )

but trust me

really nice

 and his 2nd plate

lol

dory fish pasta (price : RM55)

where he exclaimed so loud that the dory is freaking damn fresh and soft

the dory is really nicely cooked 

so squishy that it kept dropping off the fork before you get to put it in your mouth 

LOL

 sorbet dessert =)

i love the mango one more

i will definitely go back again for my yummy pasta

although the pasta is expensive

per plate up above rm50

but it is really worth it

really nice

and special

you cant get it in other places in kl

(i think =D )

♨ Kampachi, The Troika

Kampachi food blog today!

we went Troika for Kampachi

my first time there

which is kindda cool

the wordings out there

look at the building =)

it does look nice right =D

(stole this building pic from internet, i was there at night so pics werent nice )

The Troika, Kuala Lumpur

the interior deco

we were wondering how to fix those dangling light bulbs hanging down from the top

LOL

service was not bad =)

Menu

this green tea was definitely much more fragrant than those in town

as in, really fragrant

they pour your tea for you

and they will look at your cup at times to make sure your cup is always full with tea

and there was once i poured myself

and i saw an attendant standing beside

with 

ultra

guilty 

face

LOL

those rich geeks that come here, they dont usually pour their own tea isit?

LOL

Flowery print tea pot

 my tofu salad

the fried garlic inside was vy nice

i do really like the fried garlic haha

the salad sauce was nice

but only a bit at the bottom

so i was like scrapping it up all the time

to flood my tofu with the sauce haha

 Dinner partner of the day

his bento!

i lovin lovin the word on the food

did they write it with soya sauce?

lol

Pancake Vanilla ice cream

initially was the menu i want 

but he stole my choice

*growl*

 and he ordered this for me!

im happy that mine is actually nicer hahaha

Tempura Vanilla ice cream

In all

food wise was slightly above average only

not really something to be shouted out loud

but it's nice, and tasty

price was above average also

per person will spend up to rm90-100 for dinner

ambience : good

hospitality : good

simple post for this =D

Cempedak Goreng

i found the BEST cempedak goreng IN TOWN 

omg this is so damn nice

it's so crunchy and fragrant

the flesh a bit thin la but the fragrant makes you ignore the thinness and endure the yummyness!!

i have always loved the one from taman connaught pasar malam

and i do really think their quality is getting worse

and this time

when i visit Tien Hou Temple

i bought this from the road side

from a malay uncle

( prolly wont be there if not of CNY )

so 

damn

nice!!

*drool*

初八 : 拜天公

今年我终于有得拜天公啦~

因为读书的原因

已经几年没得和家人一起拜了

今年我拜托daddy明天天还没亮就得把我载回KL上课

这样一来我才有得拜呢!

our simple ceremony at home =)

Happy Bai Tee Gong =D