No pictures, cos it flopped. nothing wrong with the recipe. but i think the oven isn't hot enough and the heat wasn't distributing evenly. i put the tray in there for more than an hour cos it just won't brown. so it turned out very chewy with the sugar heavily caramelised and the crust not crusty enough. i'm going to throw it away later. will try again when we move over to our apartment which is supposed to come with a new oven. blog about it another day.
it's been a long time since i've written anything of a serious nature. i try to keep this blog lighthearted but some things have been bugging me lately and i need to ventilate and detox myself. so please bear with me as i spurt and sputter some bad blood. one, because of man A's negligence, my start date has been delayed till further notice. was rather upset about it, not because i was looking forward to what i thought i was about to do, but because once again, my plans have been thwarted by things and people beyond my control. i should have been able to start in july had hao-e's permanent work permit been granted right after his first temporary work permit lapsed. BUT, it didn't happen that way cos hao-e had to settle for a second temporary work permit as they tried to sort out his permanent one. now, with this delay, i'm not sure when i can begin contributing to the "save stella" fund. [C was really cute today as i told her the amount that i ...
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