Going on "Hibernation"

Dear GG Home Biz friends,

I know it's not good to begin anything with a sigh, but I'm going to do it anyway...SIGH...

A week and a half ago I've discovered that we're preggers. Not that it was unplanned, yes we planned it. This will be our last, as I am 21 going on 22 (Hahaha... I wish! My sisters will choke if they read this). My husband and I think two is too little, three is just nice.

As were my two previous pregnancies, the first trimester would be a blurry period of headaches, nauseousness and self imposed isolation. Luckily my darling hubby is always on the lookout for remedies (for nausea), since my first pregnancy, we've tried all sorts of remedies and methods, from eating dry biscuits to wearing acupressure bands - nothing worked. At some point I will have to get myself admitted for dehydration. Hope that won't happen this time round. Yesterday Sham brought home honey ginger candies from the jamu shop, he read about it on the web, so far so good.

Due to this, I will be going on "hibernation" for an unspecified period of time. Hopefully I'll be up and baking by December. I'd hate to disappoint my aunt Mak Ndak, who ordered my cousin Izwan's wedding hantaran and reception cakes in December. It's also a special occasion for me, as I think of her children as my siblings too, we were all childhood partners in crime, you see. Drove my dear late grandmother bonkers, may Allah rest her soul... Ahhh those were the days... :)

In the meantime, I still have 2 orders that were confirmed a long time ago that I have to do. These I will take my time and do slowly with the help of superbibik (yes, superbibik is back! She'd decided to cut her 6 months leave short, thank Allah for the perfect timing!). Guess I will have to apply for leaves to do them. As for new orders, I am very sorry that I have to decline them. I hope you'll be able to bear with me during my hibernation period. I will make the announcement for my "comeback", when I am better. So do keep yourselves posted okay!

With this, I wish you a productive and happy October ahead. Happy Deepavali to our Hindu patrons and happy holiday to all!

Lotsalove,
GG
Baker / Cake Decorator
GG Home Biz

Buttercream Birthday Cake with Custom Ultraman Edible Image for Haziq

This was an order that was dealt thru my cousin Bang Lili. I didn't talk to the actual customer, all I knew was I was to bake a chocolate birthday cake with Ultraman image for Haziq who's going to celebrate his birthday at school. This was quite a big cake, to feed 60 people. The price was RM85.

3D Thomas the Tank Engine with Tender Birthday Cake for Mrs Wong of PJ

This was a scaled down version from my regular Thomas 3D cake. Chai Ping encountered this blog and called about one month ago to order this custom Thomas cake with a tender (coach) for her 2 year old son Wei Wen's birthday celebration. Wei Wen is such a lucky little guy! His lovely and sporting mom, Chai Ping called several times to confirm the design etc. Seemed like she's planning a fab surprise party for her little boy. I later got a feedback from Chai Ping that the cake was a smash hit, which really made me happy. 

 Chai Ping, thank you for your order. It was a pleasure to meet you. It was equally fun for me to do this cake, although my son, Imran the avid Thomas fan kept insisting,"Thomas tak ada "barang"lah, Mama... Mama kena buat Edward!". Hahahaha... It was a new experience, I love the extra challenge once in a while. Happy Birthday little Wei Wen, hope you'll grow up to be like Thomas the Useful Engine!