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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs!

And then i was given the honor to make Alyssa's 2nd cake by mummy Sarah for their family's celebration :) The theme this time is Snow White & the 7 dwarfs!


mummy Sarah requested for all of Alyssa's favorite colors :)

introducing to u... the Dwarfs!


doc


dopey


happy


sleepy


grumpy


bashful


sneezy


and pretty snow white with her red apple (not poisonous)


Hope u had a blast lil abi-jane (how she's affectionately called within the family)

The Creative Young Ones @ Work

I've always been inspired by children who never fails to impress & surprise u with their level of creativity. So, my friend & I decided to do a cupcake activity for a group of children from church. Since Christmas is ard the corner... the theme was xmas! But because time is short for our cuppy session, we kept it simple!


Simple xmas tree already decorated with silver balls


all ready to be decorated by the children


they are given pretty colorful sugar decors of animals for them to decorate their trees


the sugar pieces are to be shared


each of them fully focused in decorating their trees




finally, their job is done! 3 pretty gals showing off their creations


i love looking @ how she decorates. So careful & delicate :)




happy & satisfied with his creation!


and so is HE!


well, they all are!





If only we had more time, then we can do more interesting stuffs with the children to create more amazing creations! :)

Mickey Mouse & Friends

Sarah's little girl Alyssa is turning 4 and this lucky girl is having 2 big celebrations - 
One @ school & one with the family! 
The first is for her school mates with the theme of mickey & friends!


pluto the dog


goofy my favorite!


donald & daisy


and of course mickey & minnie!


Happy Birthday Alyssa!


Baaaaaa & Mooooo

simple pretty lil cuppies requested! 


moo moo looking ever so adorable


and the lil sheep looking so flattered! 

*grin*

glad u both enjoyed the cuppies!




Cuppies for Mommy

Shona who's currently away in OZ cannot make it back for her mom's birthday but wants to make up for it by surprising her mom with a set of cuppies :)


the loving mother & daughter




Hope ur mom enjoyed the cuppies! :)

Love cuppies

Rex requested for love cuppies for a loved one - on each of the love cuppy, 
he requested for me to make a special symbol :)


an ipod

the loving couple


Hope both of u had a great time celebrating :)

Gurney Plaza turns 7!

Gurney Plaza recently turned 7! And just a week ago, they expanded with the opening ceremony of the new wing :) Oh boy... gurney drive is now so jam packed especially now that it's school holidays! But it's good for people like me who lives in town!







These cuppies are made for Manila Place to be given away to the shoppers!

Happy 7th Anniversary Gurney Plaza

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Penang; Penang Hill



I've always love Penang Hill since young. We used to come here quite often when we were much younger when our parents will rent bungalows up at the hill, and our families will all go up for a day or two! Those days, when the weather was still pretty cold up on the hills. 

Today, I write about Penang Hill feeling really sad & helpless. I'm not sure what's going on with the Tourism Penang but the trains which takes u up the hill is broken again. Only a few years back, the government spent millions of ringgits repairing it. And just middle of the year, it's broken again? A train ride costs only RM4 one way. Now with the train down, the only other option of going up the hill is by using the 4-wd car for. It costs about RM70-90 for about 4-7 passengers. No longer very affordable for all to go up. 

Business up in Penang Hill is bad. Everyone is very badly affected. With no money going up, it's quite impossible for anyone doing business in Penang Hill to continue up-keeping the facilities & etc... 

I will focus on one spectacular place up in Penang Hill... a hotel which has been there for over 30 years. A hotel with the most amazing view, hence its name - Bellevue 

I have not visited this place for over 15 years. Recently, i visited it again. I had mixed feelings. Once again, I was blown away by its beauty - how peaceful it is up there. But at the same time, it is quite run down (but still very clean) - and there's barely anyone up there. How can it be that a place so beautiful is not being appreciated the way it should???

I'll let YOU be the judge... The pictures here are also from my precious point-n-shoot not edited what-so-ever...

at the main entrance


the mini bird park - with lots of birds all well taken care off


around the hotel, u will find a lot of rare species of plants


the restaurant


the very well kept garden






i love this chicken compass


this hut is such a nice place to chill - the view u get from here is also amazing

view from the Geodesic Dome designed by Buckmister Fuller


far ahead - Penang Bridge


this structure is already so amazing on it's own! with the added view... it's mind blowing!

this has to be Penang's BEST VIEW - hence belle-vue!


ps: pics are non-edited!

can u spot komtar?

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a nice cosy lounge area overlooking spectacular views


in door lounge where u can chill with a cuppa coffee or tea!


the corridor to the rooms


this is the simple lobby


surrounding the hotel, u'll find lots of plants

At Bellevue's Mini Bird Park







ps: as a guest @ Bellevue, you get to enter for FREE!

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AMAZING NIGHT VIEW 


i had goosebumps all over when i saw this view. It's so surreal... I've never seen this view of Penang ever! Bellevue is so bright at night - brightened by Penang :)


and that is Gurney Drive!!!

i can still get goosebumps looking at this picture!


that's Penang Bridge!


this is the view I was enjoying while having dinner - for those of u who wants to see Penang the right way, please please please don't miss out on this!

I googled for hours searching for proper pictures of Bellevue's room. Being someone who's very petty about accommodation, i had to see some pictures but I couldn't find any. So, of course whilst there, I asked the nice staff if I could check out the rooms for future holiday 'hide-a-ways'. He was nice enough to show me around :) *thanks!*

The Family Suite (ideal for 3pax)


This is soooooo cosy - love the wall!


The wall is preserved to maintain the original structure of the hotel :)




The twin beds


Dressing table

And I was quite anxious to see how the toilet's condition is... YOU be the judge


very white & clean


the bath tub equipped with heater


very simple but it passed my cleanliness test!

Now, i'm just hoping to find the time to make a trip up for a good break. Away from baking, covering myself with sugar the minute i wake up till wee hours of the morning... away from the ants who refuses to part away from me, and to get some fresh air! I'm cooped up at home most of the time rushing & rushing for orders, replying emails, sorting out pictures and more pictures, double checking emails/sms/miss calls to see if I've responded to all.... 

I still haven't recovered from the craziest weekend i had last week!

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But seriously guys... this beautiful place has been suffering quite bad since the tram is down again - apparently it wont be repaired till next year! Do try to visit Bellevue more often - be it an overnight stay, a lunch/dinner, a day trip visit or anything at all... We need to play a part in making sure that such a beautiful place stays open!

I personally think that it's the best place for a family get together (say a family of 20-30pax), a small wedding (about 100 guests?), team buildings and birthday parties 

next up: penang's heritage