My yummy cheesecake~~

It has been quite a long while ago since I last made a cheesecake. I was asked by a friend to show her the way of making it. With "keen determination" I made my favourite rich New York Style Cheesecake (with fresh strawberry from the garden) at 1am yesterday. It sounds like a hard work, but it's surely worth it! hehe... Ok the biscuit base is bit too thick, but that's how my cousins like it ^_^

Actually now thinking about it, I learnt this recipe nearly 5 years ago. But until now I am still making the same thing and have not improved the recipe =_= I should feel ashamed. Err, I need to be more adventurous next time. How does a tofu cheesecake sound? I found the recipe ages ago but still not dare to try it. Perhaps Baked chocolate cheesecake is next.

PS: It seems that I have linked this cheesecake with my first bf :) hehe so funny lar...

PPS: Anyone has any idea what to bake?? cookies, cake, desserts or pastry?

All things are given to you.. accordingly

"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and his his master's money.

After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See I have gained five more.'

His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!

The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!

Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So i was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.

His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with my interest.

Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

- Matthew 25:14-30 "The parable of talents"

Life is not fair, but God is good. The parable tells us to be contented with what we have been given, treasure our belongings and make full use of them. What we have today are given to us according to our ability to manage them. It applies not only to our monies, but also talents, specialities and opportunities to achieve more.

After reading this parable I feel more confident to take the step forward since I am given the chance to do it. We have to fully utilise our abilities and talents so that they won't be wasted on us. I am glad that I have been given the chance to study abroad and to live in this country for quite a few years. Hopefully under His leading and guidance, I will be brought to where He had planned for me.

The same to you ^_^ God Bless!!

Returning to work

Oh god, I didn't expect I would be so tired after only one night of work and it was one of the most quiet nights (everyone was watching the world cup, wuuu England can't even beat Algeria). I can hardly feel my legs now T_T.

It has been quite a while since I last worked. I realise that I am not as agile and I will probably need some times to adapt to the environment again. Working in a take away is not something new or fresh to me, in fact I have been doing it since I started studying in the UK. Not that I do not want to try something new, but I actually enjoy it. OK, let's be honest, picking up the phone and repeating the orders over and over again is lame and boring. But I love serving people; I love to see faces of satisfaction from the regular ones and new ones saying:"I heard your are excellent!". Sometimes the shop will get so packed but everyone will still be happy. They will joke about the waiting time, and some will even take their orders down themselves. The warmest thing is that even though when I am off work, they will ask about my recent condition.

The job is part of my "biggggggg" plan for the summer--Oh, work work work!!! No more dreaming moments~~

PS: 2 of my new sweet friends have gone back home. I miss them T_T

PPS: It looks as if he is getting the answer he desires^^

Goodbye my dear friend

Seeing him standing alone with his hand luggage when he sent us off, my tears nearly dropped. Oh god, it will be a very long time until I see him next, and I know, I will miss him.

He is one of my high school mates who I had not got in touch for at least 5 years. Last September he came to study in the UK and that’s when we started to get back in contact. We’re always on the phone chatting about the good old time back in our hometown and new livings in the UK; we talked about his loved ones and my dear ones. He gave me the feeling of TI friends. It was just brilliant to have him here. Although we are at different cities, a simple phone call or text from each other add a little extra company in our lives.

We finally managed to meet up a few months later when I bought my train ticket to meet him up at his place. We went travelling together (It was my first trip to visit European countries with friends); we took many photos; we cooked, we watched movie and we chatted till late. The whole experience was memorable and has certainly added more colours to my life. I never thought I would be so reluctant to leave three weeks later. The thing that consoled me was our promise to meet up again after my exam and to go home together. However at the end I failed to keep my promise to fly back home with him. Nonetheless I went up to see him and stayed there for another 2 weeks. Although we ended up staying at home most of the time rather than travelling, I was happy that I managed to do what I planned to do.

Flashing through my memory, I never really expect we could be so close. A few close friends of us have asked about our relationship but I didn't really think about it. But now at this moment, two days after he left, I am surprised by how much I miss him. Okay, perhaps we were a little too close; perhaps we treated each other with a little too much care. Still after all, we have never really treated our relationship as a couple, and I know we will never be. Our friendship is simply unique and I believe we both enjoy it. I am just like his 匿名的好友. So I am glad that we preserve it as it is- and knowing that we can take it easy on each other and always ready to share our problems.

Things move on. Hopefully he will find the answer he desires.

Goodbye my dear friend...

A quote to share:

Like it or not, we won't progress from where we stopped if we don't take another step forward. Adoring the past while neglecting the future, doesn't change the fact that we're being stagnant

:P copied from Peter Khue