My Second Class

Second Class…..


Second class had a student coming all the back from Kluang – Anita. She was willing to travel so far just to learn… within a week, she was already making a small business out of selling the fruit tarts I taught her…. The feeling of achievement was great…. Teaching does has its rewards…

In this class, I had to conduct in both BM and Mandarin… there was one lady who didn’t understand BM… surprise…. surprise…

Anyway, ask the students to come up and try for themselves to mould the tart… after a few calls, only one came up…. Then slowly slowly about 5 to 6 of them came up to my table… the rest later came up but tengok tengok saja.

My assistant… my son, Afiq, tested the coconut tarts for doneness. He inserted the tester, turned around and said ok. Then he closed the oven door and left the tarts to continue baking …. Until someone reminded me about them… luckily they were just turning a nice brown and not burnt…. That’s Afiq lah….

Next Class…..

27th Feb 2010…. Puff Pastry --- demo on how to make puff pastry from scratch…
28th Feb 2010…..Durian --- Durian Fudge (guarantee best sekali) dan Durian Mousse.

See you there…..

Note : For now, I am teaching at HOI selayang… will teach at another place soon.. cannot announce yet..

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My First Class

The First Jitters ---- of an Instructor



I finally picked up the courage to start conducting my very first class. Actually, the fear is not from the teaching itself (afterall, I am a trained teacher with 10 years of experience) but more so the fear of having to conduct it in BM. Sad to say, my command of mandarin is better than that of the BM; I went to a convent school while studying in Singapore, took Mandarin as a second language and on top of that, I was often the only Malay girl in the class. Anyway, with lots of encouragement from my husband, sons and lots of newfound friends here and a challenge from an old time friend, Kak Norsini , I finally conducted my very first class. It was a demo class in Handmade Chocolates.

That morning, EVERYBODY got scolded for anything they did esp. my poor hubby….. the poor guy apologized and merely nodded and smiled until he finally dropped me off at the venue of the class. It was only after class that when he congratulated me on a job well done did he finally teased me about my seemingly unseen panic…. “Gara-gara, nak kena mengajar dalam BM, habis semua kena marah... OK pun… kelas… semua faham kan….”

Anyway, I was surprised when 15 people turned up but it made me happy. Everybody enjoyed the class and it went well. Had to get used to people calling me ‘Chef’ … gave up telling them I had never worked in a hotel before… so chef, chef lah….. yang penting apa yang diajar… ikhlas dan murid-murid faham dan dapat buat yang betul. Takut.. oi.. mengajar tak jujur… belakang hari jawab sendiri ohhhhh…

 

 

 

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Farah Farhana turned fifteen....WOW!!!!!!

With the help of my Wilton intrustor turned friend Adlina, my niece got a pleasant surprise for her birthday. I had told her that I would make her a pillow cake for her birthday since sleeping is her perpetual hobby. But then she also obsessed with making up, handphones, shoes, bags..... girl's stuff. So here's her birthday cakes ....all 15 of them...

This is the Birthday Girl.

Birthday girl and family....

Her Obsessions.....

More Obsessions......

Me, my family and the Birthday Girl......

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Ini Prada....Ainee Yang Punya

Ini Prada…..Ainee Yang Punya

Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih khas buat Kak Jun atas menunaikan permintaan I untuk menghalusi teknik-teknik membuat kek handbag ni. Memang masa agak sibuk bagi Kak Jun, namun dia tak menghampakan I dan terus menyelitkan satu hari untuk I buat kraftangan ni.

Proses membuat kek handbag ni tak lah susah sangat. Cuma perlu kesabaran, ketekunan dan kesungguhan.

Alahai bestnya…..lepas ni bolehlah I bergaya dengan handbag baru I.

Adik ipar I nampak handbag tu…..dia minta I buatkan LV handbag untuk Birthday dia. Insyallah……….

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Hari Raya Cookies 2009

This is the list of our Raya cookies this year.

We acknowledge that this brochure is hitting the net a little late but we have been swamped with wholesale orders that we finally have some room for smaller yet just as important orders from individuals like you. Your patronage is also very much appreciated.

Our cookies may seems expensive to you but we use quality pure butter from New Zealand and the finest flour. No butter substitute or margarine for our cookies. We guarantee you on this promise.

Below is a brief description of some of our cookies.

Pineapple Tarts

We make our own pineapple jam using secret recipe on top of melt-in-the-mouth pastry. One bite will make you crave for more.

Hazelnut Chocs

Quality hazelnut baked to perfection and filled with rich dark chocolate filing. Hot item for all chocolate lovers. Its already our best selling item with the largest single order currently standing at 70 bottles.

Pistachio Biscotti

Italian recipe using high quality pistachio that gives this biscuit a unique taste of its own. Its more popular cousin, almonds, pale in comparison in this recipe.

Almond D'lite

Its a mouthful of almonds that gives you a delightful crunch of nuts and chocolate. Second in running to its hazelnut chocs cousin.

Lemon Mushroom

Petite but packs a punch with its rich and 'lemony' taste of shortbread.

Sunflower Oats

Healthy yet delicious. Full of oats and roasted sunflower seeds, it carries its own weight rather well.

Roll Tapak Kuda

Named thus due to its U-shape look when cut; this is roll which simply melts in your mouth.

Its soft texture of both vanilla and chocolate in the cake sandwiched with chocolate cream will make you wish you had ordered this more. Believe us, we speak from experience.

If you wish to order, please do so by 6th September 2009 as we do not want to disappoint our customers and we believe in working within our means. So help us to help you and we all can enjoy our Raya with one of the best quality cookies in town.

You can place your orders with :-

Ainee -- +6017 200 5968

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