start anew

Okay it’s April in a couple of minutes and I’ve decided to put in some resolutions that I HAVE TO ACHIEVE this year.

1. Join a marathon (start easy ok 10km is enough)
why? That would be my goal, thus pushing me to go gym and increase my stamina and *duh* lose weight

2. Go for a beach holiday in June / July
Maybe Gemia Island or some island in the East Coast. Oh, maybe Krabi ^_^

3. Expand circle of friends.
That… is a big “how” question. OK, but, I need more friends. So, say hello!

Ok thats it. Can’t be greedy.

Why am I suddenly blogging so much anyway…

That’s Hugo, saying HELLO

Oh I am back!

Well, not that I’m expecting a grand welcome or some sort. But I’m just a little more comfortable in using wordpress, hence the moving of my “aged” personal blog.

So… what have we got.

Oh right. *hee hee* I’m on TheStar!

Sink your teeth in these cupcakes

By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ

Cupcake Chic
Lot GZF-4 Ground Floor
6 Jalan PJU 7/3
Mutiara Damansara
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-77269075
Business Hours: 10am – 10pm, daily.

Cupcakes are fun snacks and one can have them at anytime of the day.

Some may lick off the sugary frosting bit by bit before getting to the cake while others prefer to spoon small portions of the cake into the mouth.

However, for cupcake lover Joanne Ho, there is a proper way of enjoying these delights.

“Peel off the paper cup from the cake and bite into three-quarters of it. That way, you get the cake and the frosting together and won’t find the topping too sweet or sugary,” she explained.

Shared passion: (From left) Lim and Ho making the cup cakes.

That is why Ho, who owns Cupcake Chic at the Curve in Petaling Jaya, does not encourage her customers to spoon her cupcakes although cutlery is provided upon request.

Ho, an ex-banker, quit her job three years ago to indulge in her passion for baking. The idea for the cupcake specialty shop came following the cupcake trend in the United States after the sitcom Sex and the City.

“Cupcake specialty cafe is still new here although there are many online businesses and those made upon order,” she said.

Ho liased with pastry Chef Lim Swee San, who was studying at the Le Cordon Blue culinary school in Australia, and they met via the Internet and hooked-up to produce a variety of 100 cupcakes .

“We made many varieties and tested them out with friends and that’s how we improved and came up with the current 25 varieties,” she explained.

Using top quality imported ingredients and chocolates, the cupcake menu for the outlet changes daily. However, Ho’s five top-selling range is retailed everyday.

They are Back to Basics (vanilla cake with vanilla frosting), Naughty n’ Nice (vanilla cake with chocolate frosting), Othello (chocolate cake with vanilla frosting), Fatal Attraction (chocolate cake with chocolate frosting) and Chocofee (coffee cake with coffee frosting).

The outlet also had a Valentine’s Day special, which was called Love At First Bite in the form of a vanilla cake with strawberry sauce centre and chocolate frosting.

Other options at the outlet include Rum n’ Raisins (rum and raisins cake with rum frosting), 24 Karat (carrot walnut cake with lime cheese frosting), Masala Chai (Chai cake with Chai cheese frosting) and Butterpecan (butterpecan cake with caramel frosting).

My hair looks kinda bad then… Oh well..