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She brought us whole bunch of snacks! yay! I am very happy about that.

Oh I didn’t take the pic of the instant coffee. I told her that it was good the last time I went back to HK, but it was quite expensive so I didn’t buy it. She remembered and got me some! That’s so sweet!

When we met her at night for dinner, we got a shocking news - grandpa has gone, just one day after mom left. The whole reason for mom to went back HK was that grandpa was seriously ill and she wanted to be with him in his last days. She delayed her flight back to the US for two times, since his situation was not good. This time, it seems that his situation has been stablized, so she came back. Within few hours of arrival, she got the news. From this, we realize that a lot of things in life are not in our control, not in our expectation. No matter how we plan it, there are always things that go out of our plan.

Anyway, I am not too sad about grandpa’s leaving. He’s old, it’s normal and expected. I am not too cold-blooded, am I?

It’s fun (although lots of clean up works to do)!

Chocolate cupcake without icing

Chocolate cupcake with buttercream icing

Oh the buttercream is nasty. It’s all FAT and SUGAR!! I would not want to make it anymore, but the cupcakes look a lot prettier with it.

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Pimples are popping out! I am kind of stressful about the wedding thing lately.

Preparing for the BIG day with a tight budget is not easy. THANKS to my dear friend, Helen, for helping me so much on the planning! Also thanks Louisa C. for the valuable information on the banquet in HK!

A large portion of the budget goes into the renting of the wedding place. As the budget is tight, a lot of compromises have to be made. Compromising unnecessary, retaining important elements, yet having a meaningful and memorable wedding is the key (and the headache).

Since we have a date in mind, I have been stressed about it’s availability. We need to head out to look at different venues with the price range and if we find the one that we love, we need to book it quick! (Louisa said it’s like fighting for the banquet on good dates in HK). I inquired for the availability of a beautiful place through email yesterday, and got the reply that the date is open. I feel the sun is shining on me!

Though it’s much direct to call for availability, I am too shy to call. This weakness of me makes the planning more difficult and adds more stress to me. I really need to overcome it. Maybe this is a good opportunity?

I think I have found the reciep for the crispy Japnese style crepe! I am so happy!!

I have not tried that, but I am definitely going to!

Recipe found from youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxreGvCzzNU

Ingredients:
pancake mix 50g
milk 100cc
egg white 25g
soy sauce - a tiny little bit

The secret of the crispy texture is the pancake mix. Regular (original French style) crepe is made of all-purpose flour.  Also, the egg white plays some part of the crispy texture, too. As pancake mix is supposed to rise, the order of adding the ingredients is important. Therefore, stick to the instructions!

Instructions:
1. whrisk pancake mix with milk
2. add egg white, whrisk. Remember, this is after mixing milk and pancake mix!
3. add a tad of soy sauce. like 1-2 drop. You should not see the batter becomes brown in color, or that will be toooo much!
4. Then, the normal step, heat a 10″-12″ slightly oiled flat frying pan or crepe pan, use paper towel to wipe out excess oil.
5. Make sure the pan is hot enough, then take the pan away the fire and add crepe batter into pan, circulate the pan to let the batter covers the whole bottom of the pan evenly.
6. Let heat for about 1 minute. Flip the crepe.
7. Add toppings onto the crepe (anything, I will use strawberry + vanilla ice cream + chocolate sauce, because I have them at home).
8. Fold and roll up into a cone shape.
DONE!!

I can’t wait to try it out!

Thank God!

I believe this is God’s work.

I will not forget that night for the rest of my life.

It was the night when Eric knelt in front of me and many others, asked me to marry him and put the diamond ring on my finger.

Eric, I love you.