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MoN aMOuR et mA Vie
samedi 18 octobre 2008

Uncle's 31st Birthday

We had a nice cosy celebration and we enjoyed it lots! Let's look at what dar dar received for his birthday this year!

A Formula 1 Lego set from his colleagues. The night he received this present, we were so excited (although it's not my birthday but I also liked to play lego too!) that we started putting the pieces together.

Dar dar concentrating on assembling his new toy!

and Voila!



Top view

The completed Formula One Lego set is now sitting on top of our shoe cabinet and hopefully we can find a nice and economic acrylic display casing to cover it and protect it from dust.


He also received this Jeffrey Archer's collection which he would like to own although he has finished reading all the books.. courtesy of his buddy & wifey!

And the Finale is a SuRpRIsE from Cai Xiao Ma.. hehe..
Ai Xin Tiramisu Cake!


Close up view

(Depends on how you look at it, could be my camera's fault.. haha)

Appearance ***
Taste **** (a bit too moist)
Effort ***** (100% of course, hee..)

It's my dar dar's favourite cake so I decided to make it for his birthday. It ain't something fantastic but it's the thought that counts.. For those who tasted the cake and would like to try making it at home, here's the receipe... (You can grab the necessary ingredients from Cold Storage).

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Step 1:- Mix & Chill
- 2 shots (60ml) of espresso
- 1/2 cp (120ml) coffee

Step 2: Prepare cheese mixture
Mix..
- 455 g of mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated ugar
- 44 ml rum (or brandy)
& fold in..
- 1 cup (240ml) whipping cream

Step 3: Dip
About 20 lady's fingers into 'Mix & Chill' and
place on the bottom of a 8x8in. pan

Step 4:
Action!
- Layer of Lady's fingers
- Layer of Cheese Mixture
- Layer of Cocoa powder
(Repeat another layer, if you would like)

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"Dar dar, Happy Birthday!".. Hope you liked the surprise and enjoyed your birthday!

(Psst...why surprise leh? cos I made the Tiramisu when he was sound asleep! I sneaked in all the ingredients I bought and hid it properly in the cabinets/fridge so that he won't find out!)

On the actual day of his birthday, we went shopping for the display casing and casual shoes but went home empty handed..sigh.. Before heading home to continue watching the last few episodes of our cantonese drama series, we went to Turf City for a nice Chilli Crab lunch cum dinner! Yum yum!

Well, the very next day we went shopping again cos dar dar had something in mind to look for and he bought a new pair of sneakers. He set his eyes on this particular brand.. Onitsuka Tiger.. and so he bought this for himself (I fight to pay but lost!) Luckily, he had something else that he would like and it's the book 'A Prisoner of Birth' written by Jeffrey Archer and so I bought it for him! Needless to say, his favourite author is Jeffrey Archer...

When I'm free I must certainly read his books to find out why dar dar likes reading his books so much!

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