LAYERS!!!!

I couldn't stop craving!!
Mom couldn't stop drooling!
The girls couldn't take their eyes off of them beautiful layers or red; white and golden brown!
OH i want to make more of these..
*quoting my dear Aida: "this is what it is when you draw a CAKE."
It's a classic!
Oh i wish you could smell it's fragrance. Feel the way it brought warmth to our kitchen and our store. It was DELECTABLE!
Who wants to see these on our Delectable shelves? *yumyum YUM~* haha I bet I'd have a hard time stopping my dad and staff buying them up everyday! *giggle*

I've lost the love of my life; but i'm not ready to give up on love just yet

Out back in a dark and crowded club; I eyed a cute Asian b-boy in a big white tee. He looked right at me and turned away. I thought to myself AH hah! I love Challenges!

It's always been that way with us since the 3 years that we've decided to share something special together. The distance and the growing apart from each other has been inevitable with how busy I've been getting at Delectable and all sorts of other work related agenda. We're 2 complete strangers in 2 separate worlds; being together with mutual respect for each other. Unfortunately, my happy ending is no more.
I'm now a full year older; making me exactly 24 years of age in the last 12 hours; but I feel way more than a mere 24. I've left him behind and have expected too much from a young boy who just wants to live his youth and freedom. I miss times when we shared special memories; but i'm not the type to live in the past. I'm all for moving on.. for progress and for betterment. He's all for history, honor and friendship. That's what makes him who he is; but that's what tore us apart. He believes

'It's not about where you are, rather who you are surrounded by that matters most.'

...but I beg to differ. It's not about where or who you are surrounded by; it's how you carry yourself as an individual entity in every situation or circle of people which matters the most.
He always said;

"Love is all you need"

Well.. I've convinced him otherwise and now I guess it's backfired on me! haha I'm not going to keep holding on to something which wants to give up on this.

I probably wont forget this birthday for the rest of my life.. but I want this post to be a reminder to me to never again think that the best things in my life will always be there and true. He said he'd love me forever; and would go to the ends of the earth for me... but I guess that place is here and forever ends now as I should have guessed.
I live for today; I strive for tomorrow and dream for the future; and I've always had that little picture perfect family of the both of us in those dreams.. i'd be lying if I said I wasn't upset. Should have listened to sis and mom when they told me to fight for what I cared for; to try harder when I know I should.
Well, the deed is done; I can't possibly make beautiful cakes with this current frame of mind.. i'll just tie brownie ribbons instead. Haha
I wish to wake up the next morning to rainbows or sunshine.
It will be another day... a day without him; but it will be a good day.
I just know it.
I'm not ready to give up on my dreams of us just yet... but that day will come when I'm strong again.
I could never make ice-cream without thinking of all those happy times it's brought me.

I'm so proud of us!

Close to a month ago; there was terror plastered over everyone's face at the mention of August 15th. *laughs*
When the weekend finally closed in; we prepared for it, rationed ingredients... stocked up on equipment, called for back up and all sorts of 'war-like' strategic preparations. I asked both my beloved production elves: Are we ready? How should we attack?! Haha
They laugh; with a sense of hidden uncertainty but definitely a tone of confidence that we'll be alright. They make this little boss Elf feel much better with their dedication to completing each job.We had called in reinforcement Delectable Elves (mostly consisting of my kind aunts; their friends and dear cousins hehe) and I had scheduled the shop to function well without my frequent presence. 1800 was our lucky number. We were going to make 1800 cupcakes in one weekend. .... !!!!!..To be completely honest; i've never done such quantity in a short span of time in the past; but I was quite certain we'd pull through. There were cakes to be baked; frosted and iced. Flowers to be cut and arranged in sugar, boxes to be cleaned and filled, ribbons to be tied and trimmed.. and all that to be done in 1800 repetitions! *laughs*
Despite my worries and extra addition of a 4 tier cake into the order; we tied our last ribbon close to 1/2 a day earlier than scheduled! I'm so very proud of us; and very grateful for every bit of help we received from everyone! My girls from production man-ed the store and came by to help out where they could. The ladies back in production worked extra long hours to accomplish what we had promised.
To top off the finale of such a feat; my Da and I were invited to the grand wedding! I was pretty exhausted but excited to attend none the less. The dashingly handsome Ben and his beautiful bride Shaheen were the sweetest couple who I've come to adore. It was a night to remember... and I couldn't be more proud looking at the guests admiring our cupcakes and my 4 tier masterpiece to match!I felt as though I had every 'elf' there with me at the wedding; smiling in satisfaction of having contributed to such a beautiful evening. It was like a fairytale. Ben had personally looked into all the details of the wedding; and it showed in so many ways the dedication he had for the love of his life. Friends and family of theirs all gathered to celebrate their happy matrimony and everything about the wedding was just so .. so right! Haha I had fun; and I was inspired in many ways about love and marriage.
I'm definitely looking forward to the next challenge my team of elves and I are going to be faced with! Kinda exciting and scary at the same time! It's that adrenaline rush I have in 'push' periods and that screaming satisfaction of success we achieve after! I hope it had been as much fun for them as it has for me! Haha; judging from the excitement we had that night; I'm pretty sure everyone was pleased and proud of themselves! *grin*

HAve a Delectable Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

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Pick up location: Delectable outlet @ S213 The Gardens Mall; Midvalley City, KL
on: 17-18th of September 2009
There will also be Raya themed cupcakes in the store during these next couple of weeks to come!

XOXO;
Su