Monday, December 25, 2006

unfortunately the tale of the gingerbread house does not have a happy ending. the m&m's were too round to be stuck securely on, and the melted sugar hardened too fast for us to work with. After burning ourselves (caramel is hotter than boiling water i think) and wasting time tending to the burns, my sis and I gave up when we saw the uncooperative caramel harden at the bottom of the saucepan. i only managed to glue two walls before that happened.

so i'm going to eat the house pieces as it is! no more messing about with blistering-hot liquid sugar. i'll leave the fancy baking to true professionals.

on a more serious note i wish woonli a speedy recovery. what a scary thing to happen to anyone, out of the blue just like that. we spoke on the phone today and she told me that she felt lucky for all the support and love that her relatives and friends have shown her. i think that sadly, it's usually only in times of crisis that we really get to feel the care and concern from loved ones. personal crises notwithstanding, it is also a fact that during national disasters such as earthquakes and floods that international goodwill is displayed, and diplomatic quarrels forgotten for the time being.

okay sorry for the emotional outpouring. it is christmas after all! sleep tight.