Jan
29
Today, Janna lost yet again her 2nd tooth. It started to move yesterday while we were eating chicken at Jollibee. She must have taken a hard bite and she felt pain, when she showed me, I saw some blood around it. Today, when it finally came off, she told me “I’m not going to eat […]
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Nov
05
It is that time of the year again when we unpack and put up those dusty Christmas decorations. For us, it is our small Christmas tree which has been with us for the past 4 years. But this time, Janna requested for a bigger Christmas tree. I did not want to get rid of our […]
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Oct
28
For months now (or years), I’ve been meaning to bake a muffin or cupcake with our calamansi concentrate as the main flavoring, so I tried to search the web for a Calamansi muffin recipe, and the most search engine result was that of the Famous Real Coffee Boracay Muffins recipe from Pepper.ph. So with my little chef (Janna), […]
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Oct
28
I just had another cupcake order for a friend’s birthday. The design request was starwars Darth Vader. So with this, i decided to use a different medium. This is the first time that I dabbled on a fondant. I just got my pre-made fondant from a cake store in Wanchai called I Love Cake. At […]
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Oct
18
Yay! Another holiday. The day after Chung Yeung Festival, so the family and friends decided to explore the hidden paradise called Tai Tam Mound waterfalls along the Tai Tam Reservoir trail, Hong Kong. The weather is perfect! Cloudy, not hot and not even raining. Cool breeze touching our skin as we started our adventure. We […]
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Oct
06
International Day at HK, so the schools here would ask students to wear their national costumes to school. Janna’s school announced this just a day before the event. So I have 2 options, look around for shops that may be selling Philippine costumes, or make one from scratch. I actually did both, after school, Janna […]
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Sep
03
I was again commissioned to do a set of cupcake and this time, with an additional order of a cake! This is my 2nd big order of cupcakes and my first attempt on a cake! The theme was a Hawaian Luau Party. So here’s the idea – A two layered cake, with green grass, blue […]
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Jul
06
So this is my very first order of cupcakes, and my biggest so far, at 100 pcs. The base is dalandan flavour, and the frosting is buttercream. But I did not make the frosting, the client – Apple, Aaliyah’s mom – got the frosting from a cake shop in Central, they already have 2 colours, […]
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22
At 3 days to John’s 4th month, i rediscovered the wonders of a plastic being squashed to make a sound. Fussy john just wouldnt stop crying despite all my best efforts… I’ve nursed him, cradled him and rocked him to sleep, carried him until my arms went limp and made a bunch of my most […]
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A Crayon's Life
Life as Mrs. Presson