Yeah,
another Lockdown Birthday. In our family, we have had 6 birthdays with compulsory
celebrations at home, 5 in April itself. And a baby girl born on April 16th.
Today, Savvy K completes her 2nd cycle in the Rat year. The Rat is
the first animal in the Chinese zodiac sign. They supposedly have smart minds, good adaptability
and little persistence. That’s my Girl.
Got
up at 6.15 am to bake a cake. What’s the big deal? Well, I bake as often as the equinoxes and solstices
in a year. That is, ONLY TWICE. My baking skills are …er… pathetic (that’s
being kind), my icing skills do not exist and it is always a miracle if the
cakes are cooked inside. People say, “I feel like baking something now,” and
Presto .. the cake is out of the oven smelling good.
I say “I think
I ‘ll bake tomorrow.” So I have to get a good night’s sleep to be fully rested,
dig out my baking paraphernalia from various cupboards, find a recipe I can
manage and check if the flour has gone past the expiry date. Remember, mummy used to line the tray first, so I better stick to old baking rules.
How big is a
medium size egg? Where is my flour…what’s that thingy called, a flour sieve?
No, I just googled it, it’s a flour sifter.
Poke it to see if the cake is done,
where is my “poker?” Never mind, a satay stick will do. Oh … this is getting
traumatic.
OH NO, the cake is stuck to the tray cos’ I had forgotten to grease
the bottom. It’s OK, just stick the pieces together carefully.
There, DONE,
next baking challenge in July for Gizmo man’s birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAVVY K
YOU
ARE THE BEST
