the things i do for family....

 A couple weeks late, and somewhat bad timing (midterms anyone??) but Happy Belated CNY guys!!

It took HOURS, a crap load of butter (like a lot), baking late into the night (seriously, my housemates thought I was crazy) and sweatshop-like conditions (you have not seen my kitchen) = 200++ pineapple tarts. Did I mention I made two different types of tarts?? I had to sacrifice precious homework time (okay lah, in my schedule it's homework time, in reality it's surfing the web aimlessly time) so Charlynne, you betta appreciate this!!! If you ever wanted to know what a labor of love looked like, this is it! Pineapple tarts!

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CNY is hard work......what have I committed myself to?

I told myself (and everyone around me) that I would be ambitious and daring and bold for CNY. I'm planning to put together some treats in a bag for a couple of people I/we need to show gratitude to. So why not go all out and make everything from scratch? Yeah. It all looked so easy on paper and in my mind. lol. These last two days, I've embraced my inner auntie (although some people would suggest that my inner auntie likes to make appearances a regular thing) and made....

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