Birthdays are relatively simple affairs for us. No grandiose parties, no invitation cards and certainly no candles. We’re not against any of these. We attend birthday parties when we’re invited and enjoy celebrating these special events. Oh, but the candles, yes, we’re against them. Why? Because we think it’s unhygienic to eat cake laced [...]

The movies make weeks, months and years a breeze. You meet a guy, you fall in love, you marry him or, maybe you don’t, but it all takes an hour an a half or maybe two from start to finish. The last 6 months of my life, if it were condensed into a movie, will [...]

Today I felt a little nostalgic and homesick. With Eid approaching swiftly coupled with the knowledge that a few of my friends will be spending Eid back in Singapore with beloved family and friends, the distance suddenly seemed a little too far which no technology can bridge. In this somewhat sulky mood, I decided to [...]

Summer is finally here. The sun’s been playing hide-and-seek for the last few weeks and I am mighty glad that it’s made up it’s mind at least for this week to stop hiding. So while I rejoice in the sun, and been MIA from my blog, I have to admit that [...]

I bake a lot more on days I need cheering up. There’s something soothing about being completely engulfed in the process of measuring, mixing, beating, getting my fingers caked in dough and simply holding my favorite spatula and folding ingredients into a bowl. It’s not so much the eating that comes after the baking that [...]