Congratulations to Miss Han Nah Son, a graduate student of piano performance major at the College of Music, Mahidol University who has received the First Prize in the College Category. Han Nah Son with Piotr Paleczny, one of the jurors in the competition and a professor at Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw.
，可能已是尾声所以人潮不会太拥挤。很多书大概已卖光，但我们还是在最后两小时内买到了超值、超棒的书！共花了马币六百多令吉。 *咋舌*
We have bright green things pushing through a carpet of brown.
It’s very cool to see life emerge from what seems barren.
When I bake, I usually try to use organic ingredients, less sugar, and healthier alternatives. But today I decided to throw it all out the window.
I was very keen to try out a muffin recipe that was a bit sweeter, richer and basically, something delicious I could serve at a tea party and make people sigh with delight.
This recipe is based on Ainsley Harriott’s Raspberry and White Chocolate Recipe. I used organic white self-raising flour instead of his suggested baking powder and plain flour.
Ingredients
300g self-raising flour
150g golden caster sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
225ml milk
50g butter, melted
100g fresh raspberries
75g chopped white chocolate
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Cut greaseproof paper into 15cmx15cm squares and push, creasing the paper to fit, into a muffin tin.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in the sugar. Crack the egg into a separate bowl and whisk in the vanilla extract, milk and melted butter.
3. Stir the liquid into the dry ingredients with the raspberries and chocolate. Take care not to over-mix, no more than 10-15 strokes.
4. Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 30 minutes or so until well risen and just firm.
I put half the mixture in the self-made muffin cases and the other half in regular muffin cases. I couldn’t decide which cases made the muffins look better..The children were exploring the facial expressions through music today.
Look at their cute little face, I just love it when they smile. I love the way their face and nose wrinkles up. They look so cheeky and happy. It’s adorable, infectious and it makes my heart crumble into a thousand happy pieces.
*Angry Face*
*Sad Face*
Finally, here comes Happy Face! ^^
Oooh I see these gorgeous Miu Miu shoes and I think of happy, sparkly garden weddings, with parisoles, violins, water fountains and white roses. Crystal Embellished Flats, Metallic Embellished Flats and Flower Motif Flats from Net-A-Porter.
I had a great weekend. It was a wonderful mix of friends, family, good movie, good food, good coffee, a sizzling barbecue and a slow walk in the warm sunshine. It was so good for the soul. And it was a nice contrast to the busy hectic week just past.
Today I’ve been twiddling away at some design work. Just some newsletter, flyer, next year calendar and poster designs for my church and music school. Simple stuff really. It’s really nice to be doing stuff for a non-profit organisation. It feels good to help people, to put in the extra effort, and to do it without expecting anything in return.
