Dear Globe Telecom, you suck.

I’ve been a Globe subscriber for 14 years now, but today (well, since yesterday) I’m really pissed with their service.

My brother and I decided to apply Globe Tattoo’s WiMax Plan 1099 with 1mbps speed. My brother requested if they can be installed as soon as possible, because he also needs to use the internet for work.

The agent told my brother last Friday that they will be able to grant the immediate installation and they’ve set a schedule yesterday, 27th of April, 2013. I told my brother to set the time around 1-3 pm because I have a meet-up and errands in the morning. It was agreed upon and set.

We were so happy that time, it was really a fast service. Saturday came and we begin to wait. It was 2 pm when I first called Globe and ask what’s the status of the installation crew and
where they are. They told me to wait, so I waited for an hour, I called again, then they told me to wait. Fine, and another hour and another.

For six freaking hours, someone called and told us that their van overheated and they are already sending some help already. They told us after an hour, they called again and told me that they won’t be able to make it.

My brother who was out that day told me that the agent told him that they were going to install it today. So my brother told me that he set up the time around (8 am – 10 am). He was so lenient yesterday when I was furious.

So we woke up early today, and we didn’t even go out just for this. So we called up the agent to check the status and they told me that the installation team is on the way. Well, guess what since 8 am this morning, we didn’t see any globe staff here. My brother started to call since 12 noon. Up until now. The agents were even proud to say that the internet will be installed today. — bitch please

When we ask for the feedback, they couldn’t give us anything. And kept on saying I’m sorry and the installation crew works from 8 am to 8 pm. Guess what? It’s almost 8 pm. Assholes.

No updates were given since this morning. They couldn’t even get it touch with the support team or the installation team. No numbers were given to us to call the support shits.

What a freaking service. And even the supervisors don’t know what to answer as well. Is this what you call service?! If that’s the case I think I should switch to Smart. I heard their service is better than Globe.

I apologize for the rant. I’m just pissed off.

 

Ombre Cake

Purple Ombre Cake

From hair, fashion to desserts. Ombre has been one of the most sought after trends today. I’ve seen some of my favorite blogs do their own Ombre cake so I decided to make one as well!

The cake batter is made from scratch, if you’re not a baking enthusiast, you can use cake batter mix (Vanilla flavored). For the colors, I did the lightest shade first then continuously add food gel coloring to make the shade of the batter darker.

This is a Mini Ombre cake by the way, I think it looks totally pretty when you see the shades of the cake rather than covering them up with frosting.
It looks so sophisticated and elegant.

For the frosting, I used my regular buttercream frosting, I didn’t put any color on the frosting since I really wanted to focus on the ombre colors of the cake.

Side view

I piped the frosting using my star tip (831) and added some fondant flowers on top. This cake is about 4″ in diameter and 4″-5″ in height.

What about you? What’s your favorite shade?

 

Ay Yo, GG! Girls’ Generation Sugar Cookies

Girls’ Generation ‘I Got A Boy’ theme Sugar Cookies

Hello everyone!

I was very happy to do this SNSD themed cookies. It was pretty challenging with the details and all, plus the crazy weather while doing this, and I think I did well. Some of my friends knew that I’m a big fan of this girl group (I also adore CNBLUE and f(x) ), so I decided to make some having a bit of free time.

There are two different emblem styles. The most difficult ones were Yoona, Sunny, Jessica, Tiffany and Hyoyeon’s. (I love Yuri’s! I am so biased! Hahaha) But then again, I’m glad I was able to make them. I’ve been dying to make K-Pop inspired cookies! Hopefully, this will be the start! Hehe.

So did you like my I Got A Boy inspired Sugar Cookies?

I Got A Boy meotjin!

 

Ribbons and Poker

Poker theme Cupcakes (Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting)

This is going to be a short post.

These cupcakes were made last month, the client wanted poker theme. I was able to purchase find the cutters for the said theme in time. (Thank you! Bake et al!)

Ribbon theme Cupcakes (Chocolate Cupcakes)

I love ribbons! Haha. I enjoyed making these project, and I was able to buy the tool I needed for the ribbon design at the Bakery Fair.

 

Filipino-Chinese Bakery Fair 2013

Hello! I was glad to be able to attend the Bakery Fair this year with my friends and I really had fun! I was able to purchase a baking tool which I needed for my cupcake project last Saturday.

I was able to roam around the booths early and was able to get some decent photos, (thank you, Jamie! ) which are mostly cakes that are displayed at the center of the expo. To be honest there were only a couple of cakes that really stood out, I have my own personal favorites of course, and here they are:

What I really like about this entry were the masks on the cake. The cakes (well perhaps dummies) are in topsy turvy form and their theme was the Maskara Festival (a famous festival in Bacolod) They might have used Pastillage for the masks (if they used it, that would be really impressive), the details used on the masks were non-pareils, dragees, royal icing, and most probably luster dusts as well. The other details were also subtle making the masks stand-out. This cake was presented by Mix Plant Inc. Visit their site here. 

I admit this entry was quite simple but the details on the 2nd and 3rd layer of the cake is really pretty. Hand-woven baskets/bag themed cake by Penk Ching. Everyone knows Ms. Penk Ching is one of best pastry chefs (and makes intricate couture cakes) in the country. I was really happy to see one of her works in person (thank you, Gourdo’s!). I really find the tarsier on the first layer cute. This cake entry was presented by Gourdo’s. Visit their site here. Ms. Penk Ching’s website here.

Hands-on cake making! Really impressive!

There’s also a foreign pastry chef (from Thailand) together with his team came and decorate their cakes in front of the guests. It was pretty amazing, I must say. If i’m not mistaken, they used either regular whipped cream or stabilized whipped cream for their cakes.

Finish product!

They probably made about 10 cakes in two days just by sitting for about a couple of hours. Cool right? I think the photo above was the best thing they made. The snake was such a cutie.

On stage there’s a Taiwanese chef who’s doing an actual demo on making taiwanese buns, moon cake, nougat, etc. (Jamie and I were able to taste the Nougat! It was yummy. ) It was pretty disappointing though, since I think he’s having a hard time explaining his demo in English (people didn’t pay attention to him since he’s also having a hard time explaining what he’s doing in English) , I just wish there will be some interpreter who’d help him (that way Filipinos who went on the fair would stay and listen to the demo).

Baumkuchen by Sweet Baum Cafe

While my friends and I were roaming around, we were able to see this stall. They’re selling Baumkuchen! I was so thrilled since this pastry is similar to Lapis Legit (from Indonesia) although they bake this in rings not in squares (like Lapis Legit). They give out samples so we were able to try them, it was good, and not too sweet.

Baumkuchen is a traditional German layered cake popular throughout Europe and a popular snack in Japan. If you look at it closely the cake looks somewhat similar to a tree log, the reason behind this because the cake batter was baked layer by layer in a special Baumkuchen rotisserie oven. (Well if you didn’t have that kind of machine like me, you can just bake it in a square pan and bake it layer by layer, it wouldn’t look like tree logs but hey! It’s still in layers.)

Baumkuchens and Cheesecakes

They sell Big Baum at Php 300.00 each and Small Baum at Php 65.00 each in five different flavors (Original, Creamy Cream Cheese, Chocolate, Green Tea and Strawberry). They also sell cheesecakes in three different flavors (Original, Chocolate and Green Tea).

Thanks for the free Pen!

If you want to visit their site click here. They are located at Paseo Center, Makati City and Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon, City.

For more Bakery Fair updates visit Jamie’s blog Have at You!

 

Naan Bread with Curry Dip

Naan Bread with Curry Dip

I’ve been telling myself to bake breads for a few months now, and my dad told me to test their flour and see if it’s good. (His friend imports bread flour from Turkey and my dad sells them to bakeries) Finally, I was able to have to get a little bit of time off from baking pastries and finally make a simple bread.

I’ve been craving for some Naan bread so I decided to search some recipes on the web, (since my ever trusty Bread book doesn’t have any recipes of Naan, but it is still one of the best Bread books ever.)  crossed food network and decided to try the recipe the next day.

Due to excitement, I was able to wake up early and start mixing and proofing the dough. Fold it down, (do not punch the dough, just fold it over) then divide the dough in 15 pieces and let it rest. I actually kneaded in some minced garlic before dividing the dough in pieces (I love Garlic) to give it an extra flavor, you can also add curry, onions, whatever you prefer.

Instead of using the oven, I grilled them, you can use either the oven (to bake) or grill it. It only takes a few minutes on each side to cook the bread. So it’s pretty easy.

Since I didn’t add any flavor in my Naan bread except garlic, (without the dip,the bread is already tasty, but I want some dip to pair it with) I made my own Curry Dip by mixing plain yogurt, a dollop of mayonnaise, curry powder (according to taste), salt and pepper.

You can find the recipe of the Naan bread here

I’m back in testing new recipes again! So stay tuned for more blog posts in the coming days. I’ll also include posts with my recent projects.

Oh yeah, have a nice February everyone!

 

January

Barbie themed Sugar Cookies

Happy New Year everyone! How did you guys celebrate your New Year? (I know it’s kind of late) It’s almost the end of January, Valentines Day and Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Are you guys excited?

Well, the Barbie Sugar Cookies was one of the first few orders I got this month. I think most of the girls loved Barbie, I myself had a couple of Barbie collections back then. I had a big Barbie doll house plus other Barbies and Ken, then a set of different Barbie scenes (my godparents gave me) like airport terminal, a mobile that you can convert into a room, swimming pool and a lot more. So making these Barbie cookies, brought me back to those good old days.

Football Jersey Sugar Cookies

Football! Everyone is crazy with Football these days, seriously. Haha. I’m not much of a sports fan but hey, it always fun to make new sugar cookie designs.

My client wanted it in these colors and design, I asked her a photo that she wanted me to do. I kind of altered it a bit since I can’t really make a nice logo with a tiny space. The “Misagh” and “9″ are my client’s special request to put it in the football jersey. I think it’s her son’s name? She told me the cookies are “Cute”. Hehe.

Letter Sugar Cookies

I like making these type of sugar cookies, two new clients asked me to make these for them, I think it’s cute to give this to your loved ones on any occasion. It’s simple but attractive right? I like keeping my things simple, since it stand out on it’s own. Just like these cookies.

For inquiries on how to order, kindly visit my Facebook add me up and send me a private message, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. This is for Metro Manila clients or for those who are willing to travel in the city to get their orders.