Abstract Entry

Hi folks... Here is a shot that I created early just to join in an "Abstract" them in Treklens... A floor full of Autumn leaves. Just something to play around

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Here is how I do it...

• Apply Polar Coordinates filter


• Add border


• Resize


• Apply ripple

What do you think? Just something fun to play with! :D Have a wonderful day ahead everyone...

Good bye Necip Perver ...

Hi all, I gather a lot of you know that NecipP is leaving us for a while... (in Treklens) He has been a good teacher to me, he always share his knowledge, his skills with everyone else in Treklens, I always enjoy his photographs. His photographs is not only it is breath taking but very professional too.

With his photos, I can see his passion and his love with the nature photography. I would like to delicate this Photo to him. I know this is not a very good photo... hehehehe, but I try my best. It is a bunch of seagulls fighting over a piece of cookies some kids throw into the lake and the winner just fly away with it, left behind all those that still thinking the cookies is in the water. :PSo... Necip, this is for you, I am trying to improve my skill on capturing flying "object" and hopefully one day I can take one just like you. Thank you for all your advices over the years, wishing you all the best and I will surely keep track on your new site.

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Taken this in Western Springs park with Janice and the kids while we were having an photography outting... It was a fun day, even thought is a bit wet, but kids like it, Janice and I enjoy our little catchup. :D

How about some cookies for Els' birthday?

Cookies time!!!





I have bakes nearly 3 dozen of Choc-chips cookies, thought of Els's (a friend from Treklen) birthday, so I dress up the cookies, first with cyan colours ribbon.. ummm.. what do you think?

OK, how about in pink? I myself is not a pink person, but this pink look quite nice to me, what say you? :P
So pink it is then! :D Ok.. here I go...

Happy birthday Els... Some chocolate cookies for your birthday, I thought about sending them to you, but I am afraid the postie might eat them. :DHi folks, is Els's birthday today, and here I wish her a wonderful day ahead... she has tons of things going on at the moment, so here I also wish her all the best and hope everything go smoothly.

An afternoon tea...

How about coming to join me for an afternoon tea, I took this a while back, wanting to post it then, but I just dont' have the mood and the time to do it that time, so here it is, hope you enjoy your day or afternoon wherever you are.

What we have here is Tripple Choc-chips cookies and Alovela green tea, serve cold... sit around in the kitchen and enjoy.

Blueberries Marble cake

Who can resist a cake like this? Just the name is enough to make some of us mouth watering! Well... me for sure! :D So I decided to baked it, and I'll tell ya, it is soooo delicious! Especially if you have it with a cup of nice coffee. :D

Here is the recipe:

Blueberries Marbled cake

Ingredient:

- 2 eggs

- 125g(4 oz) butter

- 1 1/3 cups(165g or 5 1/2oz) self-raising flour, sifted

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

- 1/2 cup (125g or 4 oz)caster sugar

- 2 tablespons soft brown sugar (not too pack)Preparing your Blueberries

- 1 tablespoon sugar

- 1 1/4 cups (195g or 6 1/2 oz) fresh blueberries, plus extra for decoration

Decoration:

- Icing sugar (to dust)

- Cream- Blueberries

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180C or 350F. Lightly grease a 20cm (8 inch) round springform tin and line the base and side with baking paper. Place the sugar and 1/2 of the blueberries in a small saucepan. Stir together gently over medium heat for 1-2 mins until the juices begin to run then remove from the head. Stir in the remaining blueberries, and allow the mixture to cool.

Beat the eggs in a small mixing bowl, add the vanilla essence and butter, mix well. Combine the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Make a well int eh centre, using a metal spoon or knife stir in the egg mixture until smooth.

Take out 3/4 cup of the cake mixture and stir into blueberries. Place spoonfuls of both mixtures randomly into the prepared tin. Swirl the mixture with a knift of skewer to produce a marbled effect. Do not overmix as we want to keep the marbled look. Springle the brown sugar over the top. Bake for 45-50mins or until the skewer comes out clean. Stand the cake in its tin on a wire rack to cool down for 5 mins before removing the cake from the tin and let completly cool down.

For decoration and serving, you can dust the icing sugar over the cake or with extra berries and cream. Alternative if the blueberries is out of season, you can use Rasberries instead. :D