Baking Mojo

Three strikes and I'm out. Wah.

Two in a row now. First, it was my second try at Vanilla Vanilla Cupcakes (I thought self-rising flour was cake flour—apparently, not). So I did the same recipe, this time using the correct flours. I ended up with cupcakes that felt like puto. They looked like cupcakes alright, but when I took a bite out of one of them, it felt wrong. It wasn't until I finished the cupcake that I realized its texture resembled that of a puto's. Dammit.

This morning, I wanted chewy peanut butter cookies. I remember making these from my Mrs. Fields Cookie Book so I whipped out the ingredients and started making the batter. I should've probably worried about my batter looking a bit runny and should've probably lowered my oven's temp at this point.



I only put six cookies on each baking sheet because I knew they'd spread out (I usually put twelve on a sheet).



I didn't think they'd spread out (to the point of some batches becoming one gigantic cookie) that much.



So now, I ended up with crispy-chewy (there's a crunch on the edge but the cookie itself is chewy—I'm guessing because of the amount of sugar in it) too-thin cookies. Sigh.

I'm scared to bake again because I might mess it up! Ugh. I've been wanting to try this recipe for old-fashioned chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow topping all week, but after this, I don't know. Huhuhu! Have I lost my baking magic?

Maroon 5 + Rihanna

On the fence if it's hot or not. What do you think?

The best mom ever.

There's not a day I don't think about you. The other day I was close to tears because I couldn't remember the sound of your voice. I love you. Happy Mother's Day to the best mother in the whole wide world. I really miss you.

Tired of being number 2, I can do what she can do

Since I haven't been baking for awhile now (been sick, I don't want to contaminate Macy's Fields goodies), I've been looking to my other de-stresser. Dancing! Hee hee. After one week of rest from dance class with my officemates, we finally resumed last night.

It was a coincidence that the new song we learned the choreo to was also by Janet Jackson (our first dance was "Feedback" taught by the peeps from CADS), "So Much Betta." I love it!

It was so nice to snuggle under the covers after a long, cold shower. I woke up this morning to a Reese's Peanut Butter Pie and although it was already smashed (it fell on its side inside the box. Boo.), it was so yummy.

Today's going to be a long day. I'm dreading 4pm, yet I'm also hoping that I'll finally understand what will go on in our lives for the weeks to come. I'm scared as hell. Please pray for me and my family.

Clearly, an obsession

YM convo this morning
A: grabe nasugat ako sa rewind wheel ng smena! :S
A: huhuhu
B: hahahaha schmeimei can be dangerous to your health
A: ang hirap pihitin
B: see addiction na tlaga siya
B: dahil nasasaktan na tayo literal, hindi lang bulsa natin
A: hahaha

Can you guess which one is me? d:

But it was definitely all worth it because this is the first roll that I really, really like taken with Leslie the Smena (or Schmeimei, as my friend calls hers.). Love, love, love the sky and the trees in UP.

a quickr pickr post

Rest

I've been sick the past week and this holiday was a welcome retreat. I didn't know how awesome it was to sleep in the middle of the day until my head hit my pillow this afternoon and I snoozed for a good 3 hours.

Spent the entire morning with Kaich, the birthday girl, in UP getting stuff photocopied and taking pictures (I hope I really finish my roll this time! I keep wasting the last four shots of my past rolls—I rewind before I get to the end of the roll.).



Since Ate Elena (our favorite maid (: we haven't one since last year, I think) got back, my room has never been more organized. Haha! And today, I thought of opening up my windows and drawing the blinds because my room felt so stuffy and hot. And despite the initial obstacle (my windows have been shut for years now so they were kind of tough to open), I'm glad I opened them because my view was amazing! The day was just perfect!

Then, I woke up a few minutes ago to the sound of raindrops. It was only for maybe two minutes but it was so refreshing. I liked the cool breeze blowing into my room.

We should get more holidays!!!

Woohoo!

My life is one infinitely blue sky that has so many possibilities.
(Yes, not "intimately" as seen here.)

from mark and koree

I did this before with my full name. Hehe! The results were sort of the same, I think.

What Macy Means

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

the bitch is back!

Hate little J.
Love D.
Feeling sorry for B.
Hating S's nose scrunching (hahaha, hard to put in words!).
Loving GG!

Can't steal this happiness

I don't need you to tell me that I'm good at what I do. I know I am.

And well, if I can't do it literally, I'm going to kick ass with my work.

Because dammit, I deserve this. And so many other people, whose opinions I value, think I do, too.