Thursday 17 July 2008

Peanut Butter Cheesecake and what happened to my Donuts



Aiks...sorry been a while since I made this cheesecake and it's also been a while since I've blogged. Having too much fun at work.

Okay, lets get started. It's going to be close to 3 weeks now that I've been working here at Astro and I'm loving it. I'm so glad I have Sheryl by my side. She's so fun to be with! =( I'm officially a "cheesecake" at the department. What does that mean? Should I compare it to that poor misused apple pie in that movie American Pie?

Anyways I made a Peanut Butter Cheesecake for everyone at work. Here are some pictures of its progress and the finished product.

Here are the ingredients (by cups)

Base:
  • 1/4 cup of Butter ( I used Margerine for this...lets be a bit healthy)
  • 1/2 cup of Low Fat Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 - 1 1/2 cups of Rice Crispies (You can use the normal white ones or the chocolate
coated ones)

Filling: (is that what you call it..i dunno)
  • 2 cubes of Philidelphia Cream Cheese ( I used this because of its quality. Using other brands won't stain the texture or taste)
  • 3/4 cups of Peanut Butter (*drooool....)
  • 1/4 cup of Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 tblspoons of Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup of Whipped Cream
  • Drizzle of Chocoloate Syrup ( I used Hershey's!)
Directions:
  1. In a heavy sauce pan over low heat, melt the butter and chocolate chips. Remove from heat and gently stir in rice cereal until coated. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Chill 30 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk and peanut butter until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into prepared crust. Drizzle chocolate topping over pie and freeze for 4 hours or until firm. Keep in freezer until ready to serve, and return leftovers to the freezer as well.
And there we go...Simple Dimple.




Past Blogs

Just thought I'd post up some past blogs of mine! weee...bored.


30 January

My Sonnet

One will never know the meaning of love,
Until you break old traditions and seek,
Seek what is the very fabric of love,
This be the definition that I speak,
No cloaks of guilt nor promises unkept,
A love so untainted and sweet as you,
I dread the day I wear this cloak except,
I see the cloak billowing against you,
No words can describe how this taint chokes me,
This smoke of pain suffocates me killing,
Yet through forgivness my love forgives thee,
I once again let my heart loose spilling,
My Love! I sacrifice my world for thee,
My world, my heart, my soul, and my body.
--Ryan A. De Alwis
~I can't believe i found this after so many years. I didn't realise I was so gifted in writing such things. Where has my heart gone?

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27 Januaray

"its never too late to find true love, for time ages love perfectly"
-Ryan De Alwis

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THank you

Thank for that wonderful night. You really made me happy and my heart for once was at peace heheh even though it was only for a few hours. Its great to have people care about you but don't forget that I will take care of you as well. Thats what friends are for and maybe more.
Remember to be good and to all my friends out there I'll be seeing you in the near distant future and hopefullly we'll be big people by then doing great things.
To Sze May : MUAKS!!
To Tracy : Remember to makan tahi!! heheh no but i'll miss you so much and I"ll always remember to be good and one day give you a
foot massage. kekek Hopefully you'll make it out of this country and be happy.
To Alice : Wei.....have you found a nice balcony yet? COme On!! I'm leaving soon, I need to throw you out of one sooner or later right?
heheh remember to work real hard and DON"T BE SO LAZY!! PIG!! Muaks
To Jane : My sister!! Donkey though we share the same birthday....really.....you scold me too much! But love you still the same k?
To myself : DO you realize that all the names here are all girls? Thats kinda weird....hmmm
To SHTM : Well....thanks for everything really! Though I learned some valuable skills and lessons time to move on right? See you soon.
To Sandra : God is always with you. Remember whatever task that is given upon you is either by him or by the devil. Just smile and
accept it. Because we all know that you never leave anything unfinished.
To Tracy 2 : I know that you are still upsy daisy about me. If you were a good girl i would reconsider but since your not then I really
don't know what to say. You have to be honest about yourself and what you really think is best for yourself and not for
others. Its okay to be selfish once in a while if you deserve it. You'll have a special place with me no need to worry ya?
To Everyone
In Malaysia : YOu guys have been great....really great. You were so friendly towards me and accepted me for who I am and it has been
a wonderful experience for me. Thank you so much and hopefully i'll be seeing you guys soon. Bon Voyage!!
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16 January

My Philosophy on love

Love. Its a binding of two individuals who are willing to do their best in any situation to make their significant other just plain happy.
With love comes many responsibilities. There are sacrifices to be made. Deadlines to be met. And most importantly struggles that are taken.
To love someone. It takes alot of courage and determination to love someone. WHen you love someone you have this "drive" this "energy" to fulfill the wants and needs of each other. Its called passion.
Everybody has hobbies. Painting, reading, exploring, they are all passions in life. It goes with the same in loving someone. What happens when that passion dissapears?
Theres no point in painting anymore, theres no point in reading anymore, theres no point in exploring. No point in loving that other person. Just another book thrown into the rubbish bin that you have lost interest in. Ofcourse it is not so simple when you are together.
It is much worse. You endure it. Everyday pretending to put on a smile. Every kiss is half committed. Every hug is half hearted. Every "I love you's" are said just as a routine and not meant honestly.
There are ofcourse other aspects of love that make a relationship work. But what i find is that PASSION is the most important to me. It was PASSION that made me last until now. Everyday I motivated myself and was happy to do so to make things work out and believe that in the future I will get what I wanted.
Passion to do things. Passion to make things work. Passion to make the best out of people.
Love = 2 People + Passion X Romance
However, when...
Love = 2 People - Passion X Romance
= 2 People X Romance
= 2 People....in the long run
I take a look back at all those years where I tried so hard to make it right. I did get some things right in the end. But it just seems that Ryan can't make it still. He's still a little boy in the end wondering what is to become of him.

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12 January

Why do all good things come to an end?

I was browsing through my friendster and I found out that this girl viewed my profile. Curious, I clicked on her picture and found out many interesting things about her. She dated someone that was not of her race and color. She described the relationship as ying and yang. Sometimes it was complete bliss and heaven and yet other times it was difficult because of each others differences. They were together for 2 years and when the seperation occured it was one of the biggest shocks for her. She thought that she did everything right and that it wasn't her fault. When they both met for the last time, she asked him why they seperated, he replied in saying this : " Do you know what my favorite types of books are?" "Do you know what my favorite cake is?" "Do you know why i like the rain?"
These questions shocked her....for being together for nearly two years, she didn't know any of those answers. He complained that he did his best to help her and make her happy...but in the end she forgot about him even though she still considered him her boyfriend. She never thought about what made him happy, what effort was made to make him smile, it all ended up being her paradise and his nightmare.
The freedom given was taken for granted, the love given was taken for granted, and most of all the person's heart given was taken for granted. It takes two hands to clap, it takes two hands to keep warm.
What it this is whats happening to me? Am I having this type of crisis? Sigh....

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04 October

lovers and haters

Everyone we meet...either if its for love or hatred,
Are actually mirrors.
Of something inside of us that we are not seeing.

"
The happy will always see sadness around them and take pity,
The sad will always see happiness around them and feel envy."
-Ryan De Alwis

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13 August

Disgusting

You know whats worse than having you walk on a road and accidentally step on some dog shit? Having to see a guy sweet talk a girl into forgiving him. I was sitting waiting to get picked up and i see this kancil stop to my right about 10 feet away and i see this couple in the car and they were fighting. Turns out it was most probably the guys fault, which either way will always be, and he was trying every single way to win her back on her good terms. He was holding her hand, hugging her, trying to kiss her, doing all sorts of things. I dunno but it made me feel very cheap as a guy to go so low as to do something like that. Sometimes i feel that why we guys as a species are dumb sometimes and when we're single we are so much more stable and smart. But when we fall in love, its like our brains were just taken out of our head and replaced with a wet sponge!! And further more, why is she taking all this shit? Well it turns out they got back to together and it made me realize a couple of things that I had forgotten.
If you really love the person, then arguments or mistakes don't really matter that much. Just make sure you don't do it again or if you do make sure your really sorry about it. Remember the 3R's of a RELATIONSHIP : REGRET the mistake, take RESPONSIBLITY, and REMEDY the mistake (never let it happen again)....maybe ROSES should be added in as well.
Its going to be a long 4 months and i just hope that I can just pull through with this. I hate worrying but I guess it keeps me on my toes most of the time. Either way we prepared for anything and anyone.
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19 July

Truths are kinda hard to bare

There's always a danger of loving somebody too much
and its sad when you know its your heart you can't trust
Theres a reason why people don't stay where they are
Sometimes, love just aint enough.
I would never change anything,
I would never blame anyone,
I don't want anyone to take the fall,
Yes, I have caused pain,
But i never deserted,
Maybe I just wanted to have it all.
Love is filled with possiblities....be careful who you share it with.
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