Women's Day

Yesterday was National Women's Day in South Africa...

Now see such a wonderful thing to celebrate a women's independence, strength, achievements etc..And guess what happens to me??

I get stalked in broad daylight..[so to speak]

Well, i was doing some shopping at the chemist..and i noticed this man walking down the isle and looking at me..i just went on with my shopping minding my business..till he came up to me and greeted, asking me how come i look so familiar. I greeted by i said i really don't know, because i don't know him at all..[trust me, i might not remember a name, but a face, always sticks with me!]

Anyway..i did not want to prolong the conversation because i really did not know the man, and he was starting to ask too many unnecessary questions..

Somehow i get a bit blank in situations like that and i just tried to be polite because the man then proceeded to ask for a donation..under different circumstances i would have obliged but i was having a day when all the shopping i needed to do, could have been done without the need for cash [i used my debit card only] and i really had no cash in my hand bag...

The man, however wanted to continue talking..luckily another man approached him and i could slip away because i was starting to feel uneasy..

The chemist was quiet and empty since it was a public holiday and most ppl were about in the other shops or relaxing at the eateries..

I then finished up with my shopping and made my way to the counter to pay for the goods...i had noticed the man was also at a counter paying but i just kept my focus on the girl i was paying... In doing so, i never realised that he then walked to the entrance of the shop and waited till i was done...

So obviously when i was leaving the store i got a bit nervous because i could see he was going to approach me again..and the security was nowhere nearby...
Immediately i got my phone out and theni heard him asking me whether i was there with family .... [my mom was back at the food court waiting for me because she did not need to do any shopping at the chemist] i replied that i was not there alone and then called to my mother walking at a faster pace to get away.

My mother never answered. She never heard her phone ringing because of all the noise.

I walked so fast to get to where there was more people or at least someone that i knew.

I don't like having that feeling...almost panicked feeling...It really should be like that, where you have to watch over your shoulder...

Wedding Bells are Ringing

Sorry, i'm afraid those bells aren't ringing anywhere near me... I'm not getting married, it's my cousin's wedding on sunday..
Besides that, the blue birds are away in search of hotter weather..our lovely icy weather just ain't cutting it for them! LOL

I'm making some desserts for the wedding..[oh but of course, hehehe :P]
Baked Cheesecakes, Pavlovas and Chocolate Mousse...

Nice timing for a wedding because i actually feel like getting all dressed up...but on the other hand i feel like cuddling up at the movies with some yummy popcorn and hot chocolate, nice bitter hot chocolate... [did i say cuddling? well, ok there actually is nobody to cuddle with so let's just say i feel like going to the movies! ]

It's friday..yeah, weekend is approaching us:)

Still no signs of my pics:( [Please keep fingers crossed X]

Please put out an APB on my missing photo's!!!

I decided to get something constructive done, so i thought i'd load some pics...like my grad pics and then i could maybe edit and post the "seared tuna salad" LOL...

As it turns out, my pics have disappeared..all of them...

WHAT? WHY? HOW? WHO?

Hmmm, yes..

My sister was trying to do something kind and helpful and at the same time, she was making some space on their camera [i had to borrow their camera to take pics at my graduation].

She then proceeded to load the pics onto the pc..but alas! The program she was using to load the pics was only a trial program..i'm not really sure why she used the wrong program..

And then after "loading" the pics..she deleted them from the camera because she thought they were safely saved...

*sniff* * sniff*

They're gone, the program won't allow you to open them until you subscribe again [or something along those lines] OR they actually didnt load and those files will remain empty on that pc..

Sadly i may have lost my pics for good...i'm hoping that there is some way of retrieving them.

This is the pic of the seared tuna salad...mmm the avo!

not really sure about a title...

edit* Yes, this part usually goes at the bottom of the post, but who wants to scroll all the way down there, hehe..

Some not-so-useful-but-exciting news: I have my very own tv..yes, however strange that may sound, i have never owned my own tv..until now! Which means i get to lie under my covers on these lovely chilly, wintry nights and watch some tv, dvd's and hopefully soon, satellite! HEHE..

The actual post...
It's really funny because i started typing the title and it seems i've used [possibly] used this title before.. that must mean i have serious issues trying to think up a title for my posts. That must be yet another thing i "over think" ...oops, my bad! I just don't want the title to seem boring, or like it really doesn't match... ok, i know that might be some people's signature on their blog post title's to not really match but it's one of those things....

Like the way i don't like buying paper or cardboard if its bent, or can't stand it when people force the paper/cardboard/magazine into a bag that is too small..i mean seriously, then i'll rather carry it in my hand..

Another thing that used to really get on my nerves was when i was at college and my lecturers would demand getting absolutely neat assignments/projects/work etc and we had to fit specific criteria [like putting each page in a single plastic sleeve and that we had to put them in flip files]. That was not the issue, my work was always neat and always flip files and for each assignment i had board new plastic covers and binders for them...i liked my work to be absolutely presentable - maybe slightly over the top to say every assignment had a new flip file/binder etc BUT my point is that i wouldn't use damaged plastic sleeves/binders... and i used to get so ticked off when my lecturers would hand my work back to me, looking as though their chihuahua had marked/graded it!!

At least have the decency to hand something back without doggy ears, coffee stains and/or damaged plastic sleeves or bent covers??

[ok, this is starting to become a ramble post and i'm going off track... i think i've forgotten what i actually wanted to post about... bugger! ]



No wait, i've got it... i remember...


I wanted to say that i know it probably seems strange that i haven't posted anything else food-related, other than the food show. I mean i haven't really posted anything about the things i've made or recipes or my work...


Maybe i should... but that means i need to find pics first! LOL

These are some pics i found ... hope they tantalize those tastebuds!

1. Creme Brulee


2. Choc Mousse Cheesecake


3. Choc Brownie


4. Yoghurt Terrine with Vanilla Meringue


5. Sticky toffee Pud


Those are some of the yummy desserts i used to make and plate [put on plate and add things to make them even prettier!] at the last restaurant i worked at..
I made sandwiches and salads there too, but i had more fun taking pics of the desserts because the dessert section was seperate from the hot and cold kitchens.

Plus, desserts are way way more fun, not so?? ;)

I have a lovely pic of Seared Tuna Salad [with the oh so scrumptious wasabi dressing] but i don't Adobe Photoshop on this pc:( so i can't crop it, sorry - can't add the pic cos one of the ppl i worked with is in the shot - need permission to do so first hehe..

I also have pics of the birthday cakes i'v made.. the edible novelty ones.. kids stuff mostly..

but i think i have to leave that for another post [because that is on my other pc..at home! LOL]

I can't really think of what else i wanted to post today, but maybe i'll just add some new links..

update: the graduation

so.. i went to my graduation..

was really good that i went because i was really happy to catch up with some of my friends.. there were however ppl who [haven't changed and who still are not fans of mine! LOL] Class politcs somehow never left behind..and not even long to enough to be able to congratulate each other! HEHE

Yeh well, for my fans [ahem, friends... it was superb seeing them all]

Ok, there was a rumour that i was in India??? Yes, i'd love to visit India some day,but how'd they come onto that one?

Thing is, i was really glad to go, even though i was slightly disappointed my mom was the only person who came to see it.. the rest of the nation is obviously occupied with work/campus/children on a friday morning..not to worry though, my dad popped in and my sis surprised me by showing up after the ceremony and saying we need to have celebratory lunch [oh and my lunch is only from 12-2 today, so let's get going!!] LOL

I was also pleasantly surprised.

I took some pics..i need to however load the pics [i know i am slow/lazy when it comes to loading pics...] I'll put them up soon..fingers crossed!

oh so sudden

My aunt passed away on monday night..
It happened so quickly and it was a really big shock to us all, because after we had seen her a few nights ago, she had quickly recovered from the stroke... she was talking and she could move and she wanted to go home.She was allowed to go home, but then she got rushed to the hospital on monday evening again..

It still feels surreal, i keep thinking "is she really gone?" because i can picture her clearly and she was so happy to see us and i remember things..like how she made a joke about saving the vanilla wafer ice cream for my uncle because he only eats vanilla ice cream..

My mom took it really bad..she went into shock and she got really sick. They had to sedate her.She's ok now.. Just that everyone really is finding this hard to absorb.

Everything just felt strange walking into their house and she was'nt there.Her body was there but when you there you'd expect her to be sitting there or offering tea [because all of the Hendricks's love tea and won't ever refuse it]..

I love tea too.

It was her time to go, I will make duah for her, that the Almighty (SAW) grant her Janatul Firdous and that He puts Nur in her Kabar Inshallah.

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i wake up in the morning, put on my face
the one that's gonna get me through another day...doesn't really matter, how i feel inside
this life is like a game sometimes
then u came around me,the walls just disappeared, nothing to surround me
or keep me form my fears, i'm unprotected
see how i've opened up, oh you've made me trust
because i've never felt like this before, i'm naked around you
does it show?
you see right through me and i can't hide
i'm naked around you and it feels so right
i'm tryin to remember why i was afraid, to be myself and let the covers fall away
i guess i never had someone like you
to help me, to help me fit in my skin.....



and now you're gone