Bringing in the Ox

Today is Chinese New Years, i expect that my mom put in the 60 dollars into my bank account for my new years money like she said she would. I don't know the meaning for 'six' as a lucky number, but i trust her. its almost 9PM right now and i'm supposed to be doing reading for english for tomorrow but i don't really give a damn for it and i would rather be rambling to nobody and watching some more boy meets world.

I don't know if it's my PMS taking over (probably is) but i've was feeling a bit empty and low this past weekend even though i had the love with me. maybe my homesick from winter break is finally hitting me. A few days ago i took a personality assessment test in class and the results say i'm an 'extrovert'; in other words, when i'm suddenly alone after a while of being around friends, i feel depressed. that's very true. i am beyond excited for presidents day weekend however, ready to see some people again :}

last night i read this years horoscope for the year of the horse. it's good news for finances. bad news for work, relationships, and health :(

xing nien kuai luh to you all

If I Could Change The World..

lately things have been feeling different, even though i've been around my old friends and hometown more. i don't understand? i guess i've just been too happy to be home that i'm not used to it.

if i could change the world..
i would make life one steady road, so that we wouldn't have to experience change and feel hurt when we think back to happier memories.
pardon my emo-ness.

Morning Delights

woke up this morning craving last night's obsession. french toast. only what i made was french toast casserole, turned out just like bread pudding. still good though.



i wish every morning could just be like that. waking up over and over looking forward to something that day, and remembering something great from the day before. wouldn't that be great?

(Not Actual Size)

baked these babies with my baby today<3 jk, just chau (ha-ha-ha; she is my baby), they actually.. look sorta like the image. on one side of the pan of course because only one side got broiled. and today i learned what broiling is! pretty good except they looked messy because of the cutting. mmm.. many more recipes to go.

- chocolate mascarpone cheesecake pots
- white chocolate cheesecake w/ raspberry sauce topping
- pumpkin corn muffin with cranberry butter
- zucchini cheddar bacon cakes
- ... much much more

i've been staring at recipes far too much these days.

Chills

i can never tell when you're being cold or just being yourself
sometimes there's really not much difference.

but it wouldn't matter anymore anyway right?

Not So Cocoa-y Cocoa Chocholate "Chip" Cookies

I took a simple chocolate chip cookie recipe I found (supposedly, it was for making 'extra chewy' cookies) and just mixed in cocoa power, plus a single chocolate-covered blueberry piece ontop. it wasn't as exciting as i had hoped it would be. It turned out the cocoa taste was barely there and the chocolate covered blueberry on top was.. a mistake, visual-wise.


















had to set them on a cupcake pan turned over T-T since my mom decided to throw out our flat baking pan.























the sticky goodness.



















my cookies that look like boobs.