Elaine's carrot cake...
Sook Yeen's butterfly cake...
Ok it was a lavender opera cake... But from the decorator's point of view, it should be called the Ultimate Sookyeenish Butterflies Flowers and Swirls Lalala cake...
Not to show off or anything, but by the way, the butterflies are not bought. And neither are the chocolate pieces fencing the cake. Because of the ridiculous cold and dryness here, my chocolate kept hardening and so my flowers turned out so lumpy D: I know.. The swirl turned out wonky too.
Too bad my cake-decorating enthusiasm has to be put on hold for now, what with the ever-impending IPE and OSCEs looming over me. Everyone says "it is still 3 months away" but when you break it down, this translates to 2 weeks per rotation to study and that is not full-time studying either. We have 2 weeks to study each rotation, on top of still having to attend placement everyday. So, it is not "still so long away".
Did loads today (-: Did all my laundry before the morning was over, finally took down my sketch from my wall, and finished dementia + delirium! All before going to town!
Got my cheap Christmas cards from Card Factory. It is the place for cards and party things. They have cards going at 29p (!) and nice cards at 5 for 1pound, not so nice cards at 7 for 1pound and cards for not close people/politeness cards at 10 for 1pound! Giant cards also only cost 99p! I remember clearly that in Singapore, a normal card cost me over $4 several years ago and a good musical card used to be $10. Wth? AND Card Factory has cards for every occasion, to every kind of person (to mother/father/sister/brother/family/the house across/the family/neighbour/niece/cousin/fiance/husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/friend/both of you/all of you/someone special...) and from every kind of person (from mother/father/sister/brother/our family to yours/our house to yours/neighbour/niece/cousin/fiance/husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/friend/both of us/all of us/cat/dog/pet...)! I am not joking about the cat/dog/pet, by the way. We discovered something cool too. They had cards "from across the miles" and next to that, a series of "from Leicester"! How cool is that? Suffice it to say I got good cards at very decent prices. Ok I got 2 boxes of pretty cards for 99p each *squee* ><
I decided it would be more economical to give the lovely people at Kettering Christmas cards with a Thank you message in them instead of getting them Thank you cards. Anyway 1. Thank you cards are ugly 2. Thank you cards are not sold in boxes/packs 3. Every student and patient gives a Thank you card to show their gratitude so mine would just camouflage with the pile and waste my ink and money. Christmas cards, however, are more heartfelt and unique.
Got some overseas stamps from WHSmith. They are Wallace and Grommit so I might keep 1. Freaking expensive though. I'm sure I very recently successfully sent a biggish card home using a 90p stamp.
They have 99p baguettes in town! Sure beats the 2.50 coronation chicken baguette I
had in KGH :/
Meant to do more work upon returning from town but I ended up turning on my acer and going on facebook then checking my email and one thing led to another... and here I am posting up photos and blogging. Supposed to have left for AJs (I need my meat. I will be half-vegetarian on Monday.) 20min ago but no sound from Paula. Hm. I had promised to go for the Medics Oriental Dinner tonight too but... it is cold.. and wet... and dark D: and I need my meat. So, giant kebab it is.
My housemates left cake for me in the freezer!
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