Baking Project 3 : Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Last weekend, I made the chocolate chip cookies...again! And this time I eliminate the walnut from the recipe because it taste not so good. I want to substitute it with hazelnut but can't find it at Giant and local bakery store.

I got the recipe from a website (which I forgot the web address) and it makes around 3 dozens ++ as I make extra large cookies just to save baking time. Hehe. I make some adjustments to the method of cooking cause if I follow the original one the results are either burnt or stick to the pan. And this happened to the first time baking them. the cookies stuck to the pan even I'd greased them and end up using butter knife to srap them off the pan. And little sis like it so much that she took a plastic bag and stuffed all the crumbs into it...all for herself.

Anyway, you guys should try to do it too cause IT IS VERY VERY NICE AND TASTY AND EASY TO BAKE! Here's the recipe (modified one) :

Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour (a.k.a superfine flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (Hershey's - can get from Giant RM15/packet)
1 cup chopped hazelnut (optional)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto aluminium foils.

3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Right after you took it from the oven, you need to cooled it on the rack first cause it's really soft. But I scrap it with a butter knife and put it in large plate cause I only have one pan (in which I put aluminium foil on it).

Hand beat the mixture.

Close up of the mixture.

Drops of mixture.

The first time chocolate chip cookies.

And my cookies are all gone within 2 days and I only got to eat 2 of them. And I was thinking if I made it for sale would anyone want to buy?

Facts About Left-handedness.

Read some facts of left handedness (I'm left handed) from a few sites and some of it quite true!

Fact #1 : Most left-handers draw figures facing to the right.
This is so true. Most of the time I draw pictures such as animals and they faced right side!


Fact #2 : Stuttering and dyslexia occur more often in left-handers (particularly if they are forced to change their writing hand as a child).
I had minor stuttering problem until the age of 17 and particularly serious when I was required to talk in public.
I had minor dyslexia (slow in learning new words, letter reversing) during my kindergarten times and it diminish at the age of 7.

Fact #3 : Left-handers are generally more intelligent, better looking, imaginative and multi-talented than right hander.
No comment on this but I'm highly imaginative. Hehe.

Fact #4 : Left-handers more likely than right handers to be creative geniuses.
I agree to this as I'm more on the creative side. I sucks at Maths and Science.

Fact #5: Left-handers are high achievers because their brains are structured differently in a way that widens their range of abilities.
Great! :D

Fact #6 : Left-handed people have an excellent ability to multi-task.
No wonder I can multi-task so easily. Watch movie, do assignment, eat and talk at the same time. Hehe...

Fact #7: Half of left handed people use a computer mouse with their right hand.
I'm one! Do they sell mouse for left handers?

Fact #8 : If both parents are left handed, 50% of their offspring will be left handed. 2 Righties only have 2% chance of having a leftie.
Both my parents are right handed and they had 3 out of 5 of their offsprings left handed! Oh, my paternal grandma is a leftie!

Fact #9 : There are twice as many left handed boys than girls.
Really?!

Fact #10 : It is easier for a left hander to try "mirror writing" then a right hander.
Tried it just now and it was easy.

Fact #11 : A left hander is less likely to be able to roll their tongue than a right-handed person.
I can roll my tongue! Yay!

Fact #12 : On a left-handed person, the nails tend to grow faster on the left hand than on the right hand.
Don't really see the difference.

Fact #13 : Some long words that use only the left hand are desegregates, reverberated, watercress, aftereffects, sweaterdresses.
Oooo...

Fact #14 : Some of the wealthiest people are left handed (i.e. Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey).
Great!

Fact #15 : Lefties have a tactical advantage in one-on-one competition.
Yeah! That's true cause people often assume everyone is right handed.

And for your information, there's a special day dedicate to all left handers in the world that is known as the Left-Handers' Day which is celebrated on every year's August 13th!

Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook.

I had been playing this game since months ago and I love it! Reasons being it's just a one minute game and I scored pretty well with and without the boosters! Hehe...

This week, I scored 761,000 which is my highest score since I start playing *proud*. And score is renew every week.


As you can see on the picture above, out of the top 5 (including me), 4 (including me) are relatives which means my relatives are also good at playing Bejeweled Blitz! Haha...but my noob sis Shyuan don't know why she can't score well.

Lol..the score is going to reset in 30 minutes so I'm going to "compete" again! :)

Spot the Mistake.

This is the print screen of my varsity student portal. I think they need to check the spelling before putting it up. Calender?

From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/calender, Calender is define as
1. a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
2. a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.

LMAO.

Lily's Second Year Death Anniversary (4th July).

Lily Tan (14 March 1999 (The day she arrive at our home) - 4 July 2008 (The day she left us))

This is Lily. My pet for 9 years before she passed away two years ago. She's my first pet and my dad's favourite "girl". She's given to us by my cousin. I don't know what breed she is but she's a good girl. Fierce, brave and playful. She's good at catching mouse too.

I still remember how I dropped her form my arm when she was little and it hurts her front left leg. And one time I brought her out for a stroll, she almost get hit by a lorry. That's a close shave.

I remember two years ago I was sitting at the cafeteria at campus when I received a call from my sis that Lily had passed away. She died from heart attack. My mum noticed that she's not moving and she's suspected die during dusk time.

She's buried at the land beside our home. My dad love her so much that he's sad for the whole day. She's definitely a small dog with a brave attitude. Love you Lily. :)

Baking Project 2 : Milo Cookies.

Baked for the second time last weekend. This time I tried the Milo cookies from http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.com. It was suppose to be shaped like a dog but I think mine looks like bear.

It's a failed baking project cause it's not sweet (no sugar involved) and a lot of them burnt (I made them at midnight). :( Though, it taste nice when dipped with Hershey's chocolate syrup. :)

Bears in the oven.

Fresh out of oven.

Bears...

Since Wai Yin's birthday is the next Tuesday, I decided to bake an "extra" large cookie for her.

Extra large cookie.

Lucky that her birthday cookie didn't get burnt. :) And most important of all, she loves it! I baked chocolate chip cookies this evening and they were awesome! Delicious to the max! Will share it to you guys next time. :)