My cheesecake love affair, I wish I know how to quit you.

I have a sweet tooth, that much I can say. I love desserts of which I rarely get to indulge before. So, desserts of all kinds---I'm all for it. I can't exactly remember when I first had cheesecake but I'm sure it was when I moved in with my "adopted" family in Cowichan Bay.

Amarula Cheesecake. The best one I've ever had and much more so because Rita made it for my birthday. 

I am fortunate to enjoy the kind that you don't get from the store. The ones I have had were all made from scratch. And what's more cool about it, is I'm there to witness the whole process. Then afterward, I get to lick bowls and spoons.

Lemon-Lime Cheesecake. I don't know about you, but to say "No, thanks." to this is crazy. 

Cheesecake is not something to be devoured. For me, it is delicate, so you just don't go and dig in. The "melt-in-your-mouth" sensation has to be enjoyed at leisure. Like any other desserts, it is loaded with tons of calories that any sane individual try to avoid ( at all costs ). I, on the other hand, become oblivious to the caloric content of my new-found love and lose myself in it. Calories? To heck with it.

Here's hoping for more cheesecake in the years to come. :-)

All I want for Christmas...

If not for the Christmas lights and Christmas decorations I see everywhere, I wouldn't have notice that its just a few days before Christmas. Someone asked me if I think about it. Christmas, she meant. I replied, sometimes.

I remembered about writing a letter to Santa, like a couple of years ago, but it didn't pan out. I suppose at this time, he is busy and all. I don't expect to be on his "Naughty or Nice" list because for one, I don't think I'm naughty and because I'm already 37, I'm sure, he couldn't care less if I'm nice. I wish Santa have some help, aside from the elves, that can cater to a grown-up's Christmas wish, like mine.

"Christmas is a time when you get homesick---even when you're home." -
Carol Nelson

Anyway, I still think it would be fun to convey to him my heart's desire which is more amplified at this festive time of the year. If he is really magical or something, I assume he already know what I want. But just in case, he is distracted with the tons of letters coming his way, I took the liberty to jog his memory, with the assumption that he has access to the internet.

Drum roll please....here goes my Christmas wishlist...

DSLR camera. I've always wanted a Nikon one. I love taking pictures to a fault. I don't think I need to elaborate.

Laptop. My netbook is still working but it sure is getting slow. And part of the keyboard doesn't work anymore because I slammed my fist into it. At one point, I lose patience.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. Just so I can say I'm a well-rounded reader.

It's not a long list. I can't think of anything else that I'd like for Christmas, tangible things, that is. I just thought it would be fun to have a go at this "wishlist" thing.

Merry Christmas!!!