Caroleen’s Treasures

This will be one of the earliest post I will be writing in my entire blogging career life. I am having some wild thoughts about a new plan that I hope will bring us good life. I was thinking about enrolling in a baking and cake decorating course. When you ask me why, I simply do not know. Oh but I begin thinking about that when I come to realize how I get frustrated when the cake I ordered for Ella’s birthdays did not turn out the way I wanted. I remember when she turned 2, she celebrated her birthday with relatives on my mother side at Waterworld Resort in Davao. Several days before the small party, I went to order a cake for her bringing with me a drawing of a cake design/layout that I wanted. When I went to pick up the cake, it was not the way I wanted. Before going to the resort, I put additional flowers, balloons and put Pooh and friends figurine which I have bought weeks before. I just knew that I needed to have those and I am glad I did buy those.

Added to my frustration of the design is that when I had a piece of it, I never tried having one slice again. I am not an expert when it comes to baking (I don’t even know how to bake at all!) but I could tell how a good cake tasted. It was not freshly baked like it was standing there on the shelf for over a week. To think that this was from a bakery owned by one of the malls in the biggest city of the country really made me more disappointed.

There are actually cakes that I have tasted that was really satisfying me but it is either very expensive or the design does not catch my attention at all. Do not get me wrong, the appearance or presentation would give so much difference. But of course I am only talking about store bought cakes, not the cakes baked by moms out there. I would like to offer cheap, fresh and mouth watering cakes with unique decorations and for Ella and her brother to have layers of delicious, beautiful cakes on their birthdays. Not just cakes but cupcakes, cookies and pastries that would make the best party’s centerpiece. If this will happen, I would probably need weight loss pill.

This on top is the one I like for Ella while the one in the bottom is for our baby boy (if it will really be a boy). See more of this wonderful cakes here.

While I was browsing the internet for cake decorating tips, Ella asked me if I will make her one…I said I will bake for her on her birthdays and on her wedding, I will make dozens of cakes and each guest will have a whole cake to bring home. She was very thrilled. Not with the cakes that each guest would have but with the thought of getting married.

 Now back to reality. Last night, my cousin-in-law and I had a brief chat on YM. She informed me that Mamang Ising (older sister of my mother) went to the house of another aunt to inform them that her husband, Papang Alfred, could leave anytime soon. Papang Alfred has diabetes and although he was never neglected of his medications, it still got worst over time. He’s been one of my hero. Since I was a child until now that I have a family of my own, he never failed to give me and Donald encouraging words. From my school grades and honors during elementary to  the awards and achievements in high school….he was there to shake my hand and give me a pat on my back. And when I failed my parents dream of getting a degree in college and getting married early, he was there never to ask me WHY (like my parents who never did asked my WHY) but to give me words of wisdom and all the small business that we tried, he was always there to give us that little push that we needed. I really appreciate how he always believed in me, in us.

Taken the last time we went to visit to my hometown last February

This makes us wary of not being able to go home and see him before it’s too late. Ella’s semestral break will be on the Monday and we do not have enough money. If only we have sufficient funds, we could leave right after her examination on Friday. Money is really tight and I even do not know if I could see my doctor before the end of the month but what I wanted to do is just to be able to go home. I could see my doctor early next month anyway.