This is how you do it (I’m the one doing it in this picture :p)
Step 2- Add the sugar to the yolks and then mix them together with a mixer… till light and fluffy or till creamy (whichever you prefer). Then add mascarpone cheese, mix till the mixture is smooth.
As I’m at work, here’s what the other 2 are up to… o.O
Step 3- Beat the egg whites in a dry bowl until foamy or till soft peaks form (whichever you prefer)
Step 4- Mix the beaten egg white and yolk mixture together and you’ll get something like…
Step 5- Meanwhile prepare a cup of coffee, let it cool and add 5 tbsp of rum to it. Then, briefly soak the sponge fingers in the solution and line the base of a container
Step 6- Spread one layer of the cheese+yolk+sugar+egg white mixture on the soaked sponge fingers.
Step 7- Add another layer of soaked sponge fingers onto the layer of cheese mixture and spread a second layer of cheese mixture onto the second layer of sponge fingers.
Step 8- Place the containers or boxes in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight. Sprinkle grated chocolate or cocoa powder over the dessert before serving.
(sorry this is a little melted, I was trying some after I got home and this was out of the fridge for a good hour… the rest was promptly placed in the fridge after this picture was taken).
Back-dated Post: TKGRCY Christmas 2008 Gathering (28 Dec 2008)
Some of the food we had at the gathering (sans June's sandwiches, SH and CH's chips, the drinks, the pizzas). Sorry Ching Huey, Shu Hui and Lisa. Couldn't resist adding the hats =P The gift exchange. Couldn't resist using the unglam shot of June =P Still the gift exchange My ultra sadistic birthday celebration using a LOG cake (of all things) that I bought! Lol.
I came online this morning right before leaving for my exam to check up on a term, log onto Facebook, and see this! I loooooooove the 2nd comment "Microbio is awesome-it's the study of teeny-tiny murderers, victims and detectives! LOL You go, girl!:)"
ABSOLUTELY love it! :D
Phoe
P.S. Of course if you have me added on Facebook, you kind of know who exactly said what. Blacked out some parts to retain the privacy of those affected.
I had a good time with my secondary 4 classmates earlier on. Which reminds me that it's another reason why I had a better time (socially) in secondary school than I did in junior college (despite performing better academically in junior college).
Even I wasn't particularly close to my secondary 4 classmates, it was surprising that we had a nice dinner, with pretty good conversation over the 2 hour dinner. This, in contrast to the last time I went for a junior college class gathering, where another friend and I were relegated to one corner of the table and spent hours just talking among the 2 of us. Figures why I don't turn up at junior college class gatherings anymore. Lol.
And so I shall just sit back and wait for tonight's photos to be uploaded. :)
I went out just now to get some food items (instant noodles, cup noodles, milk tea and cookies) and lo and behold!
I bump into a good friend whom I haven't seen since I left secondary school in 2003:)
Yup, that's right. The last time I saw her, I wasn't even 16 and it was 5 years ago.
We used to go home together in Secondary 1 and 2 since we were classmates and we both lived in the extreme east and needed to take the train to the same stop. When we were sent to different classes in Secondary 3 and 4, we continued taking the train home together. Whoever finished classes earlier would walk over to the other person's class and wait for her. Ahh... good times. It was such a pity when we went to different junior colleges after graduating from secondary school and from then now, I never saw her again, till today.
In of all places, NTUC (National Trade Union Congresss) Fairprice (which is in reality, a supermarket chain). And in which section did I bump into her?
The instant noodles/cup noodles section.
Lol. I think it says quite a bit about the girls we are.
Had a nice gathering with some secondary school friends last night over dinner. It's pretty fantastic how we've known each other for 9 years and we're still not at each other's throats lol.
I hope that days come easy and the moments pass slow, And each road leads you where you want to go, And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you. And if one door opens to another door closed, I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window, If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile, But more than anything, more than anything.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, And while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.
I hope you never look back, but ya never forget, All the ones who love you, in the place you left, I hope you always forgive, and you never regret, And you help somebody every chance you get, Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake, And always give more then you take. Oh More than anything, Yeah, and more than anything.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, And while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.
I thought this is a beautiful song and that I should share it. It's something really comforting to listen to when you're feeling down. So this is my wish to you. =) I know there is a reference to God and I'm an atheist, but nonetheless, it's a beautiful song.
The Lunar New Year is over, at least in Singapore. People have been going back to work/school/life since Wednesday. My sweetie has been stuck in this air base since Wednesday too (bleurgh). I'm at home, trying to study but my brain is staging a rebellion. Not bad, considering I've already gone through round 1 for biodiversity and economics over the last 4 days (plus Lunar New Year obligations). Statistics shall wait till next week, or tomorrow if I can afford it. I just have to try completing round 1 for sociology today (long arduous task, I'm halfway through now).
I think I am going to S/U my philosophy module because it is not making sense to me whereas I think I have an inch of sense in me that I can spout for sociology, does nonsensical sense count? I hope so.
I'm applying for Summer Programmes at UCLA and the University of Toronto, hopefully I'll get one. My interview is next Friday; it's a group interview, which normally works to my advantage. Heh.
It's a little sad that the semester break is ending and I'll be back in uni for lessons come Monday. At least it means that freedom from the university for 3 months is approximately 10 weeks away. 7 weeks of lessons, 1 week's study break and 2 weeks of exams. I'll have to persevere the first 2 weeks back but I think I'll get a little more breathing room after that, till the whole I-have-to-study-lest-I-fail-the-final-examinations mood kicks in.
I sent Yee Chien off to Sydney yesterday morning, together with some of my squad mates from TKGRCY. 3rd person to leave, Jiaxin's leaving again tomorrow. I hope she does well over there. Hang in there, ok? Maybe 6 years won't be that long, after all, spending 6 years there to put one Dr. in front of your name, that's less time than what the Americans have to put up with.
Had McDonalds after she went through the gate. I haven't had McDonald's breakfast for a really long time before it and yesterday reaffirmed how much I actually like their breakfasts. I remember I survived on McDonald's EVMs for 4 years in secondary school because their outlet was so conveniently located next to the train station. It was an in-and-out trip getting lunch from them on my way home. Considering the frequency I ate fast food then, it was a miracle that I managed to lose 8kg in secondary school. Lol.
I originally intended to study for my economics term test at the airport's McDonalds, only to realise the management had stuck "No Studying" signs all over the place. So I went back to my old haunt, the viewing gallery, and spent 4 hours studying there. No longer a good place to study, it used to be this quiet corner not many people would visit, but yesterday, boy was it bustling! I couldn't get any peace, but I did get my studying done.
Went to Plaza Singapura to meet a dear friend of mine. It surprises me that I'm still in contact with him, considering I don't talk to any other people from that same class now. 11 years on, wow. Caught Epic Movie (not very recommended, wait for the pirated DVD or download it =P, I can say that but you all know as well as I do that I personally won't do that, though I actually condone it), it was a lame movie, classic Scary Movie style, which means it was very lame. If you're really that stressed out, maybe you can go catch this movie, you'll probably come out with a slightly-numbed brain.
Ok, my break has gone on long enough (even had time to finish one sample term test paper for economics lol).
I went to the library today and did SOME (I mean it, SOME, so it wasn't a lot) research that I thought would be useful for my philosophy essay. Now I have an additional point that I think is plausible and I'm out of space. Working backfired because now I think I have too much and don't have enough space. I need help so I think I'm going to ask my tutor for help tomorrow.
Today, as I hopped off the lorry (I hitched a ride on my mum's company transport), I felt this sudden twinge of pain (definitely not good) that spread around my left ankle. My left ankle doesn't like lorries. So I shouldn't hop off lorries and land on my left ankle. Point taken.
I forgot to watch a webcast lecture last Friday so I'm probably watching it on Wednesday. Just so I know, the list of things that HAVE to be completed over my non-existent study break (next week):
1. Study for my Biodiversity CA 2. Study for my Economics CA 3. Complete my Philosophy essay + attach one of my blog posts 4. Study for my Sociology CA 5. Study for my Statistics CA
Anyway, one of my lecturers collapsed 2 weeks ago after my weekly Monday lecture for that class. I didn't know about it till today (the lecture was cancelled last week) when the new lecturer took over and told us. Apparently the first lecturer is stuck in the ICU of a hospital. Sounds bad, kind of makes me wonder what happened. Maybe it's a societal thing, especially so in Singapore, where we are just so morbidly curious about everything. And if it's something bad, the more curious we get about the issue. We are morbid people.
Tomorrow I'm off to the airport (again). This time to send ANOTHER friend off to Australia. Long day tomorrow. At least my lessons are mostly over by the end of tomorrow. All that's left is one statistics lecture on Thursday though I do have to be back on Friday for an hour's worth of talks on summer exchange programmes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on landing one this coming semester break.
I'm super tired now and it's barely 11pm. My room is a mess. The Lunar New Year is less than 6 days away and I need to clean my room up. My room is frighteningly untidy. I need to find a place to chuck my textbooks. Next time, I'm going to want a monstrous bookshelf that can take all the books I can possibly buy. For now, I'm out of space (my textbooks for the sem are sitting on a spare chair I have). My table is overrun by Eragon (the book) which I haven't started reading.
I find this amusing; I have the bulk of my hair in a ponytail! Lol. I got rid of my at-shoulder-blades length hair May last year and the boyfriend UTTERLY HATED it, along with just about every guy who commented. How long is it going to take before it gets back to being at least shoulder length? The current length is an awkward one because I have a stub for a ponytail. LMBO.
It seems awfully fast. I wasn't expecting January to end so soon and now it's February.
Things happening this month:
14: Valentine's Day 18-20: Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year 17-25: Mid-Semester Break 21-2 March: My sweetie goes back for his In Camp Training =( 27: My Philosophy Paper is due 27: Biodiversity CA 28: Economics CA
I'm feeling lost on how to approach my Philosophy paper. I need help. Anyone here an expert on Socratic Dialogues?
I'm going to be without my Sweetie for 2 weeks this month =(
Anyway, I've been doing considerably less work the last 2 weeks. Mainly because I've lost a good portion of my earlier momentum and I think I ought to find it again so I can get cracking on work. I've also just concluded today that my biodiversity lecture notes are actually quite useless.
I've been going out a fair bit lately, once last week to meet up with some friends, again on Wednesday night to meet up with a couple of junior college classmates and then to send a friend whom I've known since I was 13 (19-13+1 = 7 years of friendship) who has since gone to Adelaide to study medicine. A couple of weeks from now will see an additional 3 friends leaving (2 for Melbourne, 1 for Sydney) to do Horticulture, E-Commerce and Medicine.
I'm envious.. but somehow I think I'd cry if I were them, especially at the airport, at the thought of leaving my sweetie behind. But the prospect of a new life, a new experience in a new culture, that's something worth anticipating for and I hope the 4 of them enjoy their new experiences.
Every time I send someone off at the airport for 3-4 years of life overseas, it reminds me of the time I applied for UK universities (and all 4 unconditional offers and 2 conditional offers , if I recall correctly). Only to not go because the scholarship board decided to be anal and demand for SAT scores when they clearly said that students w/o the SAT were welcomed to apply. It's no secret that I don't like life in a Singaporean university but I'll make the best of what I can in this situation. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise, 'cause I got to stay behind and be with my Sweetie (in case you can't tell, I'm pretty reliant on his encouragement) and that I'll be around when my dogs pass on (I reckon they've got 4 years left if they're lucky). They've been part of my life for 10 years now and it'd be tragic if I weren't around when they leave this world.
Oh and yes, I've gotten Krispy Kreme, something we don't have here in Singapore, something Americans and the likes probably take for granted. Jia Xin, who's back from Melbourne for 3 weeks very kindly got my a box of Krispy Kreme. Now I can say that I've tried Krispy Kreme.
It's nice, very sweet but I think the sweetness gets to you after a while and makes you sick. I adored the blueberry doughnut. I think it is absolutely fantabulous. Very nice, subtle blueberry flavour.
Now for some photos:
Krispy Kreme
Is your mouth watering yet?
A group photo with some people I've known since I was 13 (the absence of males can be attributed to the fact that I was in a girls' school)
Woon Ting, Yours Truly, Shu Hui
Zi Ting, me again, Elaine
A group photo of the farewell party minus the girl who's leaving
I'm a 3rd year student in what is probably the largest autonomous university in Singapore majoring in a Science-related subject (well it sorta IS SCIENCE). I'm known to be introverted, sarcastic (at times), funny when I rant (which isn't a good thing lol) and somewhat of a loner. I miss LA and would move there in a heartbeat :(
