Alhamdulillah, everything turned out okay despite the minor glitches.

Some mean chocolate cakes they turned out to be.

Due to overwhelming response sebab kek tu sedap nak mampos, I had to bake an additional batch for my grandma's birthday yesterday. So by the time the clock struck 11pm on Friday, I had baked 3 cakes in all. My mum had to rub my right arm because it was aching so badly from all the vigorous hand movements. I even slept with a koyok on my arm.

My virginal baking experience. hur hur.

The rest of yesterday afternoon was spent at the grandma's in Sembawang where we had a much heated discussion about marriage. Some people are really super shallow, at a level beyond redemption. Just because I talk and joke about marriage a lot, does not mean that I'm giving it any less sanctification nor am I any eager to get married at a barely ripe age of not-even 20. And just because I emphasise that money is important, does not make me much of a gold-digger. I mean, it is important in all aspects of a family's life. You need money to provide a shelter and basic amenities for the family. You need money to provide food. You need money to provide your children a decent education. You need money for provision of all things deemed as a necessity in a family unit in today's modern context.

Surely, there are people with the sentiment that money isn't everything. But put it in urban context, really, money is important. I'm sure we all know that already. We don't live in rural areas as peasants growing crops for subsistence. If that's the case, there is no doubt that money isn't everything.

But of course, everyone is entitled to his/her own opinions guarded by their own systems of belief.