My year in retrospect...

It began and I really didn't have great expectations for it, probably because I had just had my heart broken.
I didn't really look forward to anything. But it turned out that I had some pretty awesome friends who I really came to know and love. Those nights staying up finishing that damned elective project - I'm really going to cherish, even though I probably didn't look it at the time.
I also discovered my love for coffee and cinnamon pinwheels, cheesecake and Modaks pizza. And clothes. Oh, countless amounts of clothes.
I had my ego battered and torn, and sank into a hole when it came to finding a job post graduation. I had to trust God on that one. Still have to.
Broke my Achilles... that probably complicated the year the most. Still does. But looking back, I am so glad that it happened... it let me see how much my family cares for me. And most importantly, I got to spend a month with someone who truly friggin loves me and now, we can maaaaybe, just maybe, start planning our future together. And that's probably the best present that 2011 has given me.

Now I know why I dislike going home: it's the whole array of activities that must proceed like clockwork. Oh, and having my meals planned out for me. That sucks too. Don't get me wrong - I like being at home. But it's just so different from the freedom that I have when I'm in my own flat.

Oh, and E's company. The lack of it sucks too. It sucks so much that I even miss him calling me ridiculous pet names.

I just heard the first cicada of summer. Funny, I thought that it was far too south (and icy) for any cicadas to live here.

Life is up in the air with this injury. I just want to start work like the rest of my classmates, lest I fall behind. Sometimes, I wonder if I should've just applied straight away instead of completing my intern year.

I've managed to move the largest pieces of my furniture to the new flat, so at least that's one weight off my chest. Just some random odds and ends to do, which of course, is complicated by the fact that I'm still using them.

- clean flat before 31st Dec (i.e. wipe down kitchen and bathroom sinks and benches)
- pack remaining things, e.g. bowls and cups, laundry lines, linen and pillows
- pack for home
- find someplace to store items until return

Also, this relocation business is just a pain because I want to internet shop and I don't know where I'm going to be in a few weeks so I can't buy things because I don't know what delivery address to use :(

Bichon crosses are the way to go. They are hands down, the most adorable looking dogs ever.

Also, strawberries and cream atop my cake? Pure win. Now to make mum's friend a cake too. If I can't eat carbs, I might as well bake for other people.

(note to self: that cake recipe that is present on my blog is possibly the best chocolate recipe ever. It was easy and the results were friggin amazing).

Oh, my goodness. I am SUCH an idiot. Who on EARTH tries to make icing with WHITE SUGAR?!

note to self: cut snowflakes from paper and join up three to four in a row and suspend from ceiling

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/33/Peanut_Butter_Frosting52823.shtml

plus peanut butter icing