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Happy New Year!

How are you all? I hope all of you had a blast in welcoming 2011. It was a blast for us too.

Last night’s celebration was Maxyn’s first. I’m glad that this year, we didn’t have crying scenes as we welcome the new year. Maxyn is not afraid of the fireworks and even watched them as they explode in the sky. But when her Ate Ayex blew her torotor she gave out little sobs. Hahaha! Ayex also enjoyed watching the fireworks display outside our house. I’m happy that she’s starting to appreciate their beauty as they light the dark sky.

We feasted on siomai, siopao, sopas, ham, brownies, ube, leche flan, and black gulaman. Of course we followed the traditional 13 fruits and other Chinese beliefs.

We also started a new family tradition. All of us wore red last night, including the kids. I hope we can continue to have some sort of theme every year.

At 2AM, we called it the night.

2010 was a fruitful year for me and my family and I thank the Lord for it. I also thank all of you for being part of our 2010. May this year, 2011, be a better year for all of us.

Cheers!

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Emails That Make Me Proud

I saw this in my email this morning and I can’t help but feel proud of myself. I received a postcard at home from the same organization a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to share it here but I haven’t scanned the card.

Emails like this reminds me how lucky I am and makes me thankful for I am blessed.

I wish I can touch more lives for through it, I feel alive. I wish there would be more people who wants to touch others’ lives so more can experience the genuine happiness it brings. I wish more people would realize the true meaning of this season. If all of us will be compassionate, we will all live in a better world.

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Bake & Churn Ice Cream Cakes

I always see stall of Bake & Churn at the malls and I’ve been meaning to buy but we always hesitate.

A few weeks ago, hubby accompanied Ayex to her ballet class. When they got home, Ayex kept on screaming I have a cake over and over. When I saw hubby, he was carrying what seemed to be a shoe box. To my surprise, it is a cake from Bake & Churn.

The shoe box contained this.

Bake & Churn’s Rocky Road Ice Cream Cake log

A slice is a taste of ice cream and cake in one. The chocolates, nuts and marshmallows are all over. Surprisingly, this treat is not very sweet.

As you can see below, after the toppings is a layer of chiffon then at the middle is ice cream.

According to the box, the ice cream cake can stay in it for 3 hours and not melt even if it is not in the freezer. If you remove the cake in the box, it should go to the freezer to prevent melting. Cool, eh?