Well, I did get to do some of the things i planned on doing. It wasn't all a waste, but I could've done more. Hmm.. or is it, I should've done mo
re? As far as cooking is concerned, I did lots of that at the begining of the the holidays, upto the point that I'm kinda tired of it now.
Lets look into the things that I did get to do... and move on to the things that I ended up doing instead. LOL... This is going to be interesting. I
dont know if these are listed acording to chronicles of time, but I try to lay them out from which I think was the things I did first to last.
N0 1. First on my achievement list would be.... Christmas Fruit cake! Yay....
I always wanted to make one of these. Didn't actually make the one where you keep for a week, basting in juice or some other liquid. Made the bake today- eat the next day sort. It was still very delicious. The best thing about fruit cakes are the cinnamon smell... It just sets in the Christmas Mood.
N0. 2 - Rosemary Lamb leg stew.
unfortunately... I dont have a decent picture of it. I only have a picture of someone putting a bone in his mouth and licking it. Trust me, it looks very very wrong and I think it is best not to post that picture up. I got great reviews from my friends. They all loved it. I'm not one that writes recipes so can't share it with you. sorry. I'm more of a spontaneous unadventurous cook :D
N0. 3 - Chocolate cake with a hint of lemon frosted with chocolate cream.
This cake was ok. I would have liked it to be more moist and rich with chocolate but it wasn't bad. The deco was bad though. I never bake cakes, what less do the deco. From 1 - 5. I give it a 3. Picture, a friend has it. will upload once I get hold of it.
No. 4- First time making a snowman!!!
I know what you're thinking. Looks more like a snow-woman... than a snow man. haha.. well, the credit goes to Jia lynn who made great efforts to provide the accessories. It was fun. It wasn't so cold that very day. I think it was about -3 C. But it got colder as it got darker and my toes were numb. Did a little tea party after it and went over the pictures. I was just happy to get out of the cold. Not my thing. Maybe my clothes aren't warm enough.. I dont know. Always get cold feet even through 2 layers of socks and lined boots.
No. 5 - I always wanted to take more Pictures in winter. And this time We did just that. Took lots of pictures during the snowman endeavor. But there was more to snap then just trees and snow in the park. The next day we went out to pakrov street. It's a shopping street of sorts, very nice to walk during the summer, not so in the peak winter. There was lots of snow that day, makes it difficult to walk, and it was snowing heavily, which made most pictures tainted with snow flakes. But the walk was fun. Every time we got cold we would walk in a restaurant, a fast food joint, a bank, a shop or just some random bar. We walked all the way to Menina square and took pictures with the Ice sculptures there. Again... The pictures are not with me. But then again, even if i had them i wouldn't share em here. So VAIN!
No. 6 - Make cinnamon rolls! I made them based on a recipe in Allrecipes.com It was really really soft and good. I wanted the sugar to melt more though. I guess I should've added more butter to coat. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of em. They were gone fast too. I have many friends, so as the saying goes, Sharing is caring.
No. 7 - This Blog! I have always had this blog but never really figured what to do with it. Posting the same kinda thing is boring and pointless. So, I cam to realize, I could just use this space to write about anything that I like. Kinda like a canvas for my thoughts to be projected upon.
So... pretty much sums it all... Those are the things that I achieved during my 11-day holiday. Not really much huh?
Well... these are the things that I did with the rest of the time....
1. Sleep... most of the day wasted with sleep. I sleep at about 2 and wake up at about 2 in the afternoon.
2. Facebook.. yes, I just sit all day, with my tea, and go through what other people are doing with their lives. Boring, I know... but don't act like you have never done this before yourself :P
3. Watch episodes of Stargate Universe, the Simpsons, Weed, and many many other. Trust me, this can kill time like no other.. after several episodes, 3-4 hours have gone by with little notice.
4.Play online games like DOTA, ceasary, and Facebook games. I may not be very good at it, but it cures the boredom and kills time pretty well.
yeah... other things are pretty much survival stuff like breathing, eating, cooking, self hygiene, nature calls, dreaming, and so on.
Hope your Holiday was more productive than mine. Mine was ok. I spent it resting and lazing around. Taking my time doing things that, on an ordinary day, demand strict limited time. Hope that this read cured a little of your boredom... either that or helped you get in the mood to sleep. I'll be turning in myself...*yawwnn*
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