My Home Chef - Making of Fruit Tart

I never blog about my home chef before ... i.e., my elder son, Andrew.

Andrew decided to venture into culinary word, since young he loves cooking, it will be good for him to venture into this areas. I believe when a person is passionate with what he is doing, the chances of success will be higher when he takes it as a career.

Since he joined the diploma course in culinary school at KDU, I can see the passion of his cooking growing leap and bound. Almost everyday he will be cooking something in the kitchen. Especially, when exam is approaching, he will cook repeatedly with many attempts until meet his satisfaction.

This round, I heard the exam is relating to pastry ... so recently, I notice him working very hard to make pantry stuff ... such as fruits tart, quiche, pie, sweet roll etc ...

Wow,  Look like I have so much opportunities to try his pastries ... hehehe, although it may fulfill my craving for sweet stuff but I hope it doesn't increase my sugar level. I got to control myself, don't simply eat !!

Yesterday night, it was very late, and it already passed midnight at 2.15 am, I woke up and still see Andrew working hard to finish his fruits tart, I am very proud of him that he possess such a passion and determination to cook every pastry that he think it might come out from the exam. He will continue trying to do until it reaches his expectation. Almost every night, he will make one or two pastry desserts ... I am glad that he has such a passion. 

Just like to share some of the deserts he had made. they looked awesome, isn't it  ... 

 These tarts are not only look beautifully but yummy too ... I am proud of you, Andrew.

3 good things in life

While on my way home, I heard a radio program. The DJ was interviewing a guest (I really don't know whose that guy was) but his sharing caught my attention. He said in order to become a positive person, one need do have the heart of gratitude for everything in life, he suggested we should list down 3 good things that happen to us on daily basis before go to sleep. Then, slowly, the heart of gratitude will slowly change us to become a better and positive person.

So, let me take this blog to start my journaling to record 3 good things of today:

1. I think God has blessed me with good staff, as now two days from Hari Raya, many staff especially the Malay staff have started going on leave or in holiday moods already. But yet I have one Malay lady staff who is willing to stay back late to finish my work.

During fasting period, Malay staff can go off from work earlier at 5 pm every day, but this staff of mine, she willingly to stay back untl 7 pm to make sure I get the report. I thank God for having such good and delegated staff to help me.

2. Yes, summon is bad thing. If you broke the undang-undang on the road,  you will get fine. Over the years, I notice I have 3 summons haven't settled, one is caught talking on mobile phone while driving, one caught in speeding and one is traffic light offend. I estimated about RM750, so I procrastinate as it involves big sum.

Well, I am gratitude that now I am working with car rental company that has good rapport with PDRM, so I managed to get a good discounts. Thanks God I just need to pay RM210 for the 3 offends. So I settled today !

3. The last but not least, good things that happen to me is everyday when I come home, dinner is ready for me. I feel blessed because my wife doing it everyday without fail. It is not easy to do it everyday to cook for the whole family but yes ... I am graceful of my wife who is willing to do it.

Thanks God for the 3 good things today!!