1 Swede, 1 Singaporean.
Both our worlds collided in 2004, and merged in 2009.
Our base is now Sweden, and our centre always Him.
Propelling towards an insanely exciting future!
Masters, the Music of 'Lah' and the Aroma of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Queuing 4 hours to get the Welcome Package for Masters students . Dinner with Simon & Catha . Preparing for cell group sharing . Ferrying the Singaporean students to IKEA . Registering for the Masters program with the School of Economics and Management . Cell group . Welcome dinner for the Singaporeans . Finally a breather!
It's been a hectic but fruitful week, and I'm happy for the respite today :) Can't believe it's already end of August, and I'm about to begin a new chapter of my life - becoming a full-time Masters student. Apparently, from rumours circulated by previous students, the Masters course I'm doing (Corporate & Financial Management) is super tough, requiring studying an average of 40.6 hours per week (and I'm not sure if that includes the lectures). Having said that, the professor-in-charge mentioned that working in real life is still going to be harder, so I'm not quite certain where the benchmark of difficulty lies.
I guess I'll soon find out :)
Meanwhile, Emil and I are getting to know the 7 incoming SMU students to Lund for exchange in the coming semester. Quite a lively and hilarious bunch, chattering in refreshing Singlish! I never knew how much I'd miss bad English ;)
Since I seem to be appending my blog posts with recipes, I shall continue the tradition by sharing the recipe for soft oatmeal raisin cookies that I made for the Singaporeans yesterday. Given the raving reviews I got from them, and given it was my first time ever trying the recipe, I'm quite certain anyone can master it :)
I'm beginning to understand, though, why lawyers would leave their careers to become bakers. There's a certain satisfaction in seeing someone's contented smile and happy grin after taking a bite of your own confectionary creation.
It's an indescribable feeling that I think I'm getting addicted to ;)
So, for all you bitten by the baking bug as well, enjoy the recipe!
SOFT OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
Adapted from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Soft-Oatmeal-Cookies/Detail.aspx
Makes 24-30
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats
Raisins
Directions
In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in raisins and oats.
Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (not compulsory, but it does help later when rolling the dough into balls).
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
