These four days of orientation really gave me an insight of the company business. I have yet to meet my boss but have gotten to know more about semiconductors I suppose. I am like a small little kid there…learning from nothing to at least something now. I remembered during the briefings and talks and sessions could really kill me…I just couldn’t stop myself from yawning and “fishing” all the time when the room was only lit up by that dimmed slide show. And what was worse? (I’m not trying to be racist here) I’m the only chinese and the ONLY engineer in the orientation group. But at the very end of the day the freshies get to walk around the plant and witness all the production processes…The machines are just simply amazing, excuse me for being such a naive girl here. I have never ever witness with my very own eyes…as I have no background at all in this industry. Tomorrow I will be sent to my department to meet my boss and hopefully my boss will refer me to a super good immediate supervisor. Haha…it just seems scary to be in a total strange place..well, at least as compared to the office where I had my industrial attachment. It’s extremely tiring and I felt like wanting to splunge in my bed and close my eyes once i get home…haha… hmmm..it’s just the beginning… =P
First week at work
Cupcakes for a good cause!
Make 300 pieces of cuppies all on Friday…phew…tired and had to stand a few hours, on Sat, to get my cupcakes off the counter. Made 100 pieces plain ones for Elim ‘Run for the Nation” program as regreshments and the remaining 200 decorated cuppies for annual Salvation Army food fair. All sold out! =P..thanx to all my helpers!
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Back to my misery post, one asked “when are you going to learn?” erm…interesting question. Btw when you start judging you’re blinded with complains. Very true I would say. Although I had been placed by Him to those places where I considered “undesirable” but I’ve been through every one of them with something I called valuable lessons. I did my F6 with great pride, involving in school plays, board of librarians and what not ended up with a whole bunch of great people. My uni days? well for me it wasn’t some high-pressured moments, striving to be the best among the rest or to complete my assignments with something extra to get more point BUT…but but but…(boast a bit sin) I get good grades and graduated with my targeted grades!…Just what more I could have asked for? huhu…hopefully this time around I have more of His guidance and blessings too oh… Oh yeah…I accepted the job so peeps…announcing, liyen is no more jobless now. kakaka…and I already have my shopping list when i get my payroll…terrible terrible me…huhu… but my dad say “save not spend!”… -.-”’
misery…
Is it me who always go against God’s will or does He purposely put me into such difficult situation, perhaps He wants to tame my tongue? Yeah…my mouth just simply couldn’t stop telling people what I dislike but will always eat my own words and land on those undesirable grounds.
Yes, I did say I would never take up Form6 during my form5 years but yeah, I was there sitting in the dreadful hall for that STPM paper. And yes I did say I never wanted to pursue my tertiary education in Perak but I did it in a renown university just 45mins away from my house. Yes, again, I did say I didn’t want a major in petroleum but yeah I’m now a graduate in chemical engineering majoring in PETROLEUM. Yes, I did say I didn’t want to end up being an engineer and precisely not in the semicon industry and am dying to get away from Ipoh…and yet there’s an offer right here waiting for me to say “yes”. Gosh…
Just wondering why did all the things that i said “yes” to doesn’t seem like happening…perhaps God loves me too much and realise what I need the most. It’s all still a misery…..
My cupcakes online sales~
Hie all…
I have just started my cupcakes business online. I truly believe cupcakes are just what you need for a blue day, great day, rainy day, sunny day or just anyday or any occasion If you are crazy for cupcakes too, do visit my website at www.liyens.blogspot.com. For more information, you may contact me, email me or just drop me a message ya.
*hugs*
liyen
Roasted Pork Rib
It has been quite sometime since i wrote my last post. I did had a lot going on between these period but due to over-relaxing season, I have sort of “forgotten” about them! Friends had been telling me my blog is staling away. Just a little update from me again. I am still a happy soul and am still jobless for the time being and had loads of food experimenting going on.
Yesterday, once in ablue moon, cooked up a plate of western food. Although not really nice but they did looked yummy. Ya, you should really never judge a book by it’s cover. Not really that bad though just that need a lil more practice! =P
Potato rosti with blanched snow peas
Roasted Pork Rib with cabbage as sides
xxx
Decorated Cupcakes
Date: 24 Aug 09
Venue: Korean BBQ, Ipoh Garden South
Event: Farewell for Karwai the goatie
The young working adults, EGH, had a little farewell dinner for Karwai as he would be going off to UK to pursue his Masters Degree. Meanwhile I took the opportunity to try out an improved version of buttercream…stiff enough for me to practice more on piping a better looking rose. Liyen was really happy playing with the colourful icing…simply lovely colours!
Realizing that it’s written “Buhbye Karwai” which creatively altered by our dear YWA to:
to… “BUBHEY” aka *piggie* in a rather indie slang…hahaha…they’re simply creative…funny! Btw, I was accused of having spelling problem -.-”.
a closeup for my piped rose:
Boleh tahan lar hor?
Days before this i had an attempt trying out my magic piping tip: the star tip! using real butter cream and various colours…the swirls were really pretty…and I inserted a little choc button into the cupcake for little surprise =P
Decorated Cupcakes
Surprise Cupcakes
Orders anyone?
Convocation 16 Aug 09
It’s really amazing Liyen can actually n finally graduated! At last I am officially a graduate with a Bachelor in Chem. Eng….*grin*. The convocation ceremony was a tiring one as it so happened that I was in the morning session while Ricky was in the noon session. I had to wake up at 5am n started our journey to UTP at 6am as we had to be at the academic block by 7am. We had to stay there until Ricky had finally ‘released’ from that boring ceremony,at 5.10 PM, minus the 10 seconds we got our scroll from the chancelor and pro-chansellor. Or did I mention who our Chansellor is? Well well…He’s non other than our dear Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohd. =P…Better not bored you to death listening to the whole process…
My jaw is is really really tired!!! Look at that ‘min keong’ smile! huhu
*Happy Happy*
I help you, you help Me… =P
My Pah, Mah and Jie
Top: Bebe, Ken, Me and sis, Munyee – Bottom: Fun Yi, Me, Mah, Lai Kuan, Munyee and Aunty Mee Heong
Left: Yee Jie, Me and Uncle Cheeleong – Right: LaiKuan n Me!
Clockwise: Dr. Muru-My FYP SV; Ricky, Me, Teng, Cwei, Hoong; Siew Mei, Hun Pin, Me, Peichie n Tzefen; Me n Teng
Top: Me, Ricky, Cwei and Siew Foong; Bottom left: Me, Reena, Carrol; Ricky, Me, Carrol n Andrew
Bye Bye MortarBoard!
These few days had a lot of fun and was extremely meaningful having the opportunity to bring my friends and their family around. Most of all the whole convo thingy was so touching…seeing my family members coming to celebrate the big day, sending me gifts, flowers and messages and reminding me that I am always remembered and cared for! Suddenly felt a lil’ emo..Or at least I can feel my parents were kinda proud of me at that moment! huhu… Oh ya…let me take this opportunity to thank all who had present and who had sent their well wishes, thanx for my photographers, voon, laikuan and khinfoong, thanx to my dad who drove me around, thanx to my mum for that cutesy bouquet of bears, thanx to my sis, laikein and munyee for always being there, thanx to Aunty Oilee for that pretty lilies, Thanx to y uncles and aunties who sent their well wishes, thanx to my fellow friends who had supported me all along, thanx to all my lecturers especially Dr Muru, thanx for every single piece of advice and thanx for every bit of challenges that made me grow!!! and now i shall sleep! Nite~
Vanilla Bean CheeseCake
Am really proud of my vanilla bean cheesecake! Finally I found a way to actually use my vanilla beans, sent all the way from UK by my sis months ago. There are so precious and I just felt sorry to use them…silly me!
Vanilla Pod – Two gone and four left!
Yups, as food shows always remind their audiences…”Do not throw the pod away after scraping out the gorgeous black seeds, keep them in a jar of sugar to make vanilla sugar”. Well, that’s what I did anyways! Hope in weeks I will have a nice jar of vanilla sugar!
Any other suggestion for the remaining pods? Creme brulee? more cheesecake? haha…
Filling for the biscuit crust!
after baking it for almost an hour and tadaa~~~
8½” cheese cake!
and a piece to serve!
Yummy yum!
Am I trying too hard?
I don’t know…
