Marble Cheese Tart

A. Pastry

Ingredients:
150g butter
70g icing sugar
1 egg
260g plain flour
1 tbsp milk powder

Method:
1. Mix butter and icing sugar until well-combined.
2. Add in egg and cream until smooth.
3. Add in sieved plain flour & milk powder until well-blended.
4. Keep refrigerated for 30 minutes to let it firm.
5. Remove and roll between 2 plastic sheets to 3mm in thickness, line it onto the tart mould.

B. Cheese Filling

Ingredients:
250g cream cheese
60g sugar
1 egg
50g whipping cream
1 tbsp milk
15g melted chocolate

Method:
1. Prick some holes on the pastry shell and bake at 190 degree Celcius for 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Leave to cool.
2. Mix cream cheese and sugar until light and smooth. Add in egg, cream until well-blended.
3. Add in whipping cream, mix until well-combined.
4. Take out 60g of the cheese mixture and, mix with milk and melted chocolate until well-blended.
5. Deposit the cheese fillings onto the baked pastry shells. Place some chocolate cheese fillings on it and make swirls with it.
6. Bake at 200 degree Celcius for 10 - 12 minutes.

Well, you can see my pastry was too thick... and I think I over-cooked the chocolate and that's why the chocolate tasted a bit bitter. But I had fun swirling the chocolate on the cheese fillings. Although I don't eat cheese but cream cheese for me is still acceptable.

I still remember I baked this tart after my trip to Broga Hill (9th August 2009), and I was baking for my A33 gathering dinner. Erm... Maybe I should try this again... it seems I haven't bake for months.

Scarf to "Rain"

I've promised this friend of mine, who is living in Ireland now, to knit him a scarf as his birthday present, I don't remember when did I make this promise, probably early of last year when he came back for holiday.

I know my friends, who is now working in Singapore (you should know who I'm referring), must be cursing me because I refuse to knit them one. Hey friends, I told you, Singapore is located in Tropical country, you don't need a scarf... OKAY?


"Rain" birthday is in Feb, so, I only started this project after my god sister's one... although this pattern seems more complicated than the previous one, but this is the pattern I wish to learn, see the twist and turn part? It's called cable.

Green is the colour that he requested and I found this green is kind of suit him. Then, the yarn that the shop recommended is skein yarn, means we need to wind the yarn before we can start knitting.

The present has finally reached it's master... and follow him back to Ireland d...

Knitted Scarf for Godsister

I'm happy because one of my godsister has finally decided to do her final year of tertiary studies in UK. As an encouragement for her, I've decided to knit her a scarf as Christmas present...

Yes, you are right... this is another back dated post.

Simple scarf... but the yarn is very good... the scarf turned out to be very soft.

Kitman named this pattern seedo..
Although the pattern is simple and it is just a scarf, I still took about 5 weeks to finish... what a slow knitter... opps... I can't consider myself as knitter yet :)

Thanks Stephanie for being my model

Nov 09 - Feb 10

No matter in blogging or taking photograph, my production seems has decrease a lot ho... apa lagi? lazy lo, and sometimes, I really feel that my skill has going backward... do you think so?

These are photos that I took in November last year till this February:

November 2009

Sandy Lam's Concert @ Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium (28.11.09)

(Thanks for Joanne and her cousin for the invitation and arrangment... sorry for the trouble that we caused)

A real diva...

this is one of my favourite parts... background was pre-recorded acapella, all sang by Sandy.
My favourite part was Sandy singing some movie theme songs... awesome

Emily & Lingtze in KL (for Timin's Wedding)
~ 16.11.09 ~

Lunch @ Pasta Zanmai before they going back

Emily

Lingtze

wow, the food is real yummy... strongly recommended!!

December 2009

Sibu & Miri Trip (9 & 10.12.09)

It was a business trip. My operators treated me very good, bring me here and there to eat... and I had tried a lot of food that I never try before, e.g. steam olive, eat with black sauce and sugar, some wild vege which I don't even know what's their name... and fruit called "balak", I hope I spell it right...

1st time taking flocker (Sibu - Miri)

real scary and I'm quite sick after getting down

the "balak" that I'm refering

taste wise, quite good, not as sweet as jackfruit, but nice

this is not the normal durian, it's wild durian... very small in size but very easy to open, and it's seasonal too

the flesh is very very yellowish

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I Leen's Wedding

~ 18.12.09 ~

Cupcakes that Lingtze made, I only in charge of the deco... nice or not?

First time writing Korean... "sarangheyo"

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Plant that I bought for my room... but... bohoho, now it died d....

The McD bears...

My room... refurnished and I have moved in since Nov 09...

love my room so much

My McD Pooh Bears on my bed

love them love them

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~ 24.12.09 ~

Christmas deco in Chee Heng's house... he invited us to his house for Christmas Eve Party

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anonymous

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Fireworks on New Year countdown

able to catch this after movie @ Times Square with my high school buddy

That movie is called 十月围城

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January 2010

Sunset @ UE3

My office is at 13th floor, and there are windows near the elevator, this photo was taken when I'm waiting for the elevator to carpark.

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Chin Xiong's ROM @ Full House

~ 24.01.10 ~

Love this potrait... my dream "Full House"

I do-ing with the invited registrar

Little model for kids wear

A kids wear company was also using Full House for the photo shooting... so, there were some very cute and beautiful little models moving around...

another 2 models

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K6 Album Promo Activity @ Leisure Mall

~ 31.01.10 ~

Saw them when my parents and I were doing last minute CNY shopping @ Leisure Mall

They are so funny and cute...

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February 2010
aka CNY month

Cherry blossom

the tree/ plant were only seen this year in Malaysia... I believe it is imported from China

It's not easy to take care due to the weather and a lot of flowers were dying before CNY

These cherry blossoms were borne on a big tree displayed @ Mid Valley

雪梅 @ my house

My new purse

Yee Sang
I like this food very much... each year, I will start eating this before CNY,

this year I have already eaten 9 times... hehe

Lion Dance @ UE3 Office during 开工

Cousins

photo taken during family gathering on 7th day of CNY aka everybody's birthday

Injured Blacky in my uncle's house

Poor Blacky, he is one of the 3 little kittens in my uncle's house

he was hurt by another stray cat while the cat mama and the 3 kittens were sleeping in the middle of the night.

Now Blacky has discharged from pet clinic and he is active again.

Time flies... I'm blogging this in the last month of 1st quarter of Year 2010... it's time to reveal the achievement of my resolution for this quarter...

Gambate everybody!

Dad's Knitted Vest

Last year I've knitted a top for my mom... and for sure... I need to knit another one for my dad... remember? I'm a libran.

This top is not as difficult as the top that I knitted to my mom... the pattern for this vest is relatively easier... and less mistake I made

Thanks to Kitman and John, the yarns was brought all the way from Texas as a gift to me. I only bought the dark brown yarn from the knitting shop in Sg. Wang.

I like this pattern very much... very simple yet elegant and nice
I took about 4 months to finish this vest
(mom's one I took more than 5 months to finish)

The vest fitted nicely on me... :(

so, it's a little tight for my dad, especially the neckline...

but of course, he still like it la

refer to: Mom's knitted top

My October

Below are photos that I took in my 2009 birth month

The distance - far or near?

Stephanie bought me 2 slices of cake and that's the only cake that I have in my 29

Staff teambuilding @ Rawang

My father's high school - St. John

aiya... why the malay lady is there? make the photo looks very creepy