Run

while i was running today,i sorted out a lot of negative thoughts that have haunted me the past 2 weeks.
you never give up on family.not even if your old man is a stubborn mule who doesn't listen to advice and doesn't take good care of his health knowing that it will make him ill again.you can show all dislike you want,but you don't give up on them.you just don't.
you don't give up on things you set your mind on.not unless there is not a glimpse of hope left,or you are told to back off.even if there's no glimpse of hope,it doesn't mean that hope is not there,it's just that you can't see it yet.
i am capable of running 9.43.i know i can.i can smell the 400 bucks.i'll decide if it goes to a new watch or to the Help Jensen Learn Driving fund.

i say sorry to cheesepie for letting you guys see the very moody me.it definitely wasn't a pretty sight but thanks for all the concern.i bounce back very fast.i just need good food and great distraction.

Cheesepie baking

weimin chow nehnehpok and jacinth came over to create a mess in my kitchen today.you guys are really a chaotic lot.haha.huishi and jacinth are wonder women,use eyepower till their eyes almost popped.see the eyebags on jacinth?chow ah,cant read instructions properly,anyhow anyhow,it was inevitable that i barked orders at you.weimin,super hardworking,no complaints at all.potential baker.but dunno oz is ounce.
it all ended well,and fortunately the cheesecake looked quite good.think the air bubbles were my fault,maybe there was something wrong in the sequence of the addition of ingredients.but nevermind.you said it's good,so i bet it is.

while waiting for the cake to be ready,we had:
Japanese biscuits from Hokkaido courtesy of Yihui!
Jensen's Fudgy and Chewy Brownies!
Yuen Lang Lao Po Bing from Hong Kong from Chiew!
Royce Chocolate from Neh Neh Pok!Fucking Decadent.
Angie the Choice's Durian Roll!Fucking Good.
Emicakes' Durian Puff!Fucking Power.

u girls made my bed damn smelly ah.....and i found a lot of hair,long and short on it.kar moh armpit moh everything.....

thanks for coming.it was very fun watching you people play.

Jensen's Fudgy and Chewy Brownies.

due to unforseen circumstances,i cant post pictures of this fabulous brownie that i've baked.but i can share the recipe with you.i came up with it.power sia...

3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
2 eggs
1.5 oz unsweetened baking choc
1.5 oz semisweet baking choc
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

toast walnuts till you see oil on the surface.deskin the walnuts if it isn't so.set to cool.
melt butter and chocolate and mix together till well-blended.wait for mixture to cool slightly.
add eggs one at a time.add vanilla.
set aside.

sift flour into a large bowl.add in sugar and salt.mix evenly with a fork.this prevents the flour from lumping.
add flour mixture into butter mixture slowly,mixing slowly.
blend till dry ingredients are just well-moistened.if not the brownie will not be as fudgy.
mix in walnuts.
grease a 8 inch square pan.
lay a piece of parchment paper or baking paper across the bottom of the pan extending to 2 of the sides.this makes it easy to remove the brownie from the pan.
pour batter into pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 25 min.i added 5 min at 160 C.
presto.

wa-ta!!!

sometimes life deals you a sucker punch in the stomach
and leaves you to suffer alone,
cutting off all lines of aid and stands by the sidelines laughing.

but you learn to deal with the pain very soon
and evade the next attack that comes along head on.
then counteract with a roundhouse kick to its head.

thats when life calls you master.
and you call the shots.

so my friends,when life comes crashing down on you,
never cower in fear or blind yourself with anger.
you lose sight of weapons lying around that can help you fight back.

if all else fails,just reach into your pocket and call my number.
i'll call police for you.or i can chit chat with you until life gets bored and moves on.

i see 2 new readers here.hello chow!hello jacinth!fancy you girls coming here to take on my crap.
how foolish.

flustered

sometimes,things get into your head.
and you lose the energy to blog.
very tempted to close this thing down.
if i do,there'll be nothing much left to do online.
except waiting for people you want to talk to come online on msn.
pathetic.

heaving stomachs and spinning rooms

mambo was fun.
think my infamous merlion act will go down as one of the most graphic shows in Cheesepie history.
thanks huishi jacinth chow jess joycelyn kenneth (sorry cannot remember the rest,a bit seh) for lending a hand and lots of tissue when i needed it most.
when weimin needs to bake the cheesecake,if you guys come down to my home and watch him cock up,i'll bake a nice brownie for you people.

turmoil

you got my head spinning.

Resurrection

Our Cheesepie is as nice and solid as before the mascot bombing!!!
This will be hanging on the wall of my room for many many years to come.
After all, it's my brainchild.

Before

After

Memories.....

MOST CREATIVE OG

Cheesepie.What a classic name.

24 freshies,

10 councillors(of course tristan and vincent are not included,where the fuck were they when they were needed),

5 days 4 nights,

boundless fun.

day 1.

ouch orbi orbi.

motor hands,crab claws and orh-caeh.

broken ice.

missing john,made us run like mad

uninspired games got us real mad.

cheesecake i made for you guys.

i wonder if all the praises are all lies

but i believe the tongue don't.

day 2.

boring skits and wasted time.

kenneth napping behind lime.

a swim in the pool,everyone wet.

shorts sticking to thighs,hair in clumps.

everyone at their ugliest.

everyone in their skin.

fright night.

school girl theme.

ju-on cameo.

top fright duo.

day 3.sentosa.got a lot of sha.cockups,accidents,perverted OGLs.too bad i wasn't there to dish out justice in a cold dish.freshies danced like warriors.cheesepie cheered as one.

a long wait for supper.

something no one likes to remember.

day 4.

mudpies in the making,cheesepie all a baking.

SPs revelation,much to no one's elation.

my crazy 4 shots.

just chou3.



day 5.

most creative OG.

wasn't it all worth it?

we had the brains to make it special.

just some enthusiasm lacking.

but like zhihao and chow said,

we have come a long way since day 1.

Cheesepie doesn't mean that we are cheesy
Cos we can do it if we get cheesy
So don't think you can take it nice and easy
Cos we will show you all no mercy
We have won the war,We have won the war,We have won the war
Cheesepie
We have won the war,We have won the war,We have won the war
Cheesepie

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This has nothing to do with Cheesepie.this comic strip is so stupid that i just had to post it here.imagine your blade interrogating you.

The 2 little precious kids dropped by for a visit.asked them if they wanna draw anything and they said they wanna draw me.3 minutes later,Keefe boy made me realise i was just a mess of beige.

Faith gave me a big prata face and a crew cut.you little imps.

ok,maybe my face was a bit round in kindergarten

Disappear

wont be around from monday till sat.
Union camp!
Cheesepie doesn't mean that we are cheesy!

Cannavaro looking imperious in defence now.....hanging on....
World Cup!

Thank You

it is a relief that no one spat it out after the first bite.
it is a relief that no one fell sick from eating it.
it is a joy to see you girls fighting over it.

and all the more happy to hear suggestions to improve.

will strive till my status is elevated to Cheesecake God.

Thanks to all.

New York Cheesecake

4 8 oz cream cheese (in block because those that comes in a tub are too aerated and will destroy your cake)
3/4 cup milk (i used full cream)
1 cup sour cream (i used light)
1 1/2 cup white granulated sugar (i used 1 1/4)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons melted butter (i used SCS)
as many cookies/biscuit as how thick you like your crust to be


Leave the cream cheese,sour cream and milk out till they're at room temperature.Cream cheese should be soft by then.
Whisk flour and sugar together to prevent flour lumps which may lead to inconsistencies in your cheese mixture.
Using an electric mixer (don't beat with a wooden spoon,it's damn fucking tiring), Mix the cream cheese with the flour sugar mixture on low speed.
Blend in milk,sour cream and vanilla extract.
Be careful not to overbeat your mixture as you do not want to incorporate too much air into it.it will cause the cake centre to sink during baking.
Lastly,mix in eggs one at a time.(the egg is the one that will be holding the air so it must be in last)
Blend till cheese filling is smooth.if you don't want a cake that is creamy,use less milk.less sour, less sour cream.

Crush biscuits into crumbs using food processor.or put them in a ziploc bag and crush using a rolling pin.
Mix crumbs with melted butter.
I used gingersnaps for the biscuits and added mini chocolate chips into the crumb mixture.
press crumbs into a 9-inch springform pan.
pour in cheese filling.

Wrap bottom of pan up to the sides with heavy duty aluminum foil.do at least 2 layers,3 to be safe.
lay the cake pan in a big pan (at least 2-3 inch deep) with sides at least 2 inches from the cake pan.Add boiling water into the big pan until it is about an inch up the side.Alternatively, you can place a pan of boiling water on the bottom rack with the cake on top if your oven has 2 racks.
Bake for approximately an hour at 175 C.(i did 35 min at 160C and 30 min at 180C)
Remember to replenish the water if it goes to below 1/2 inch.
The water bath prevents browning of the cake surface and the cake won't crack due to the high humidity level in the oven.

immediately after baking is done,remove cake from water bath and put it back in oven.close oven door and leave it to bake on itself for about 5 hours.
Place in fridge till ready to serve.

To cut the cake,use a hot knife to prevent cake from crumbling.put knife in hot water,then wipe off water before cutting.make sure knife is clean and dry before each cut.

nice.....it's simply decadent.i'm so proud of this cake.of all that i baked,i'm most satisfied with this.enjoy, my friends.

suay

south korea went out in the group stages.
spain went out in the last 16 knockout.
argentina and brazil went out in the quarterfinals.
i'm a jinx i think.
now it's italy for me.
last time when i was young,i remember playing Championship Manager 2000.and i always manage AS Roma.So now i'm back to supporting the Italian squad.Blow the Germans out of the stadium.
will present a summary of all 64 matches when i come back from union camp.
just kidding.