No. 2 : S U N F L O W E R

This morning I woke up after a good night's sleep, look up at the ceiling and give the day a big smile. What a feeling!!

I think it is because today is the eve of my birthday and the excitement of celebrating it with my family and friends have made me felt this way.  I felt like a full bloom sunflower shining at the world and ready to give my best.

Have you ever felt this way before?  It is a great feeling, isn't it?

Now let me share with you what else I have in mind that gives me the same feeling.  It is none other than my sister's Oreo Truffles!  Well, it does not have sunflower seeds in them but the chocolaty taste together with the cream cheese is a great treat that made me look up at the ceiling and give a big smile.

My sis made two varieties of truffles the other day. One is chocolate coated and the other is crunched Oreo coated.  I personally enjoyed the chocolate coated one more because I prefer to have a smooth finishing. I want nothing crunchy that I need to chew and with just one bite the truffle gently melts in my mouth.  That's the exact sensation I had when I tried the chocolate coated ones.

If you like to have some crunchiness and more Oreos in your truffles than I think the crunched Oreo coated ones would suit you more.

This melts my heart.

Both varieties.

It does look much like sunflowers.

Packed some to share with my colleagues. 

Truffles are good sweets to be served to either a small or large crowd. If I ever invite my friends over for tea or just to chill out at home, I will definitely serve them the truffles with (of course) wine.  Perfect pairing indeed. 

No. 1 : I N S P I R A T I O N

One day on BBM (Blackberry Messenger).

Sis : Hey sis, I made some cookies. You can bring them to office tomorrow.
Me : Ok, thanks!

A few days later on BBM.

Sis : I made some cupcakes. Do you want to have some?
Me : Of course!! Thank you!!

I believe that I do not have to continue more as the conversations above are self-explanatory. So to cut the story short, here is a write out to share with you on what has inspired me to start this blog.

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MY SISTER
If it wasn't her, then I guess I can shut down this blog.  My sister is a gifted baker. It does occur to me that she may have this baking intuition thingy in her.  She only attended a month of baking classes and that's only because she wanted to improve.

Prior to the classes, my sister depended only on trials and yes, her family members are her "guinea pigs". Her baking has been the pride of the family. We love her cakes, cookies and truffles so much, we share them with everyone we know.

BLOGGING
I started blogging since January 2007 and at that time blogging was just a writing therapy for me. Blogging has helped me learn how to express my thoughts and feelings using words and it has definitely helped me to improve my English. Although I still think that I need more improvement on that.

I have not been blogging much lately and with so much to share, I figured that I should make a come back. Having said that, my purpose of blogging has not changed but has added a new direction.

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So there you go. I am inspired to start this new blog by my sister's passion for baking and my interest in blogging. This is definitely a match made in the BAKERY AND WRITING HEAVEN.

You can also follow me on Twitter as well at @Just33by.