HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

Posted on January 30, 2014 by yingyinglee

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Great start to 2014!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by yingyinglee

So 2014 is only 2 weeks old but things are going extremely well!

After I got the 6-month part-time contract in December, I was feeling good about where 2014 was heading.

To be honest, I had actually forgotten I had also applied for another 1-year part-time contract so I was pleasantly surprised when I received an email asking me to come in for an interview in the new year!

Long story short, I went in for the interview, which turned out to be one of the most fun interviews I’ve have had in ages and they offered me the position!

So starting Friday, I will be the new Executive Assistant at Braun/Allison, a real estate marketing company!

This position will complement my current contract, which has also evolved quickly in my first month on the job. It looks like I will be taking on additional responsibilities as a Group Coordinator as well! Fingers crossed!

Hope 2014 is going well for you too!

Food

Posted on December 29, 2013 by yingyinglee

I’ve created a gallery of photos of the goodies I’ve cooked/baked!

I will post individually about each dish along with the recipes in the near future so be sure to check back in a few weeks!

A new gadget!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by yingyinglee

I’ve started baking about few months back (I’ll post results of my attempts soon!) and ever since I’ve been debating the merits of getting a stand mixer.

My mom had a hand mixer that she gave me since she wasn’t using it but while it was better than mixing by hand, it was still not as easy as a stand mixer.

I didn’t really have the money to buy something that is over $300 so I searched on Craigslist but I didn’t really see any that was worth buying.

Thanks to the holiday season, there are lots of sales and with Boxing Day coming up, I thought I would have a good chance of finding a good mixer on sale.

And I did! After researching on the different brands and models, I decided on the Breville Scraper Mixer Pro. BestBuy had it for almost half price, $199 + tax and I had received some gift cards so I took the plunge!

I have to say that the video on Breville’s and BestBuy’s product page really helped sell me on this mixer, as well as the spill guard and the scraper beater. Check it out for yourself:

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It has a LED indicator for the 12 speeds and it has a timer that can count up and count down! Pretty fancy!

Here it is in action!

I made a coconut layer cake with coconut buttercream tonight and I have to say, having a mixer does make baking that much easier and faster!

Can’t wait to try other recipes! I think the next thing on my list is going to be crème brûlée. Stay tuned!

First Day

Posted on December 2, 2013 by yingyinglee

First day of work went very well!

Everyone was nice and the work is right up my alley. I’ve already learned some new stuff that will help me and I’m looking forward to learning more!

Here is a photo of one of my new co-workers, her name is Maggie!

Exciting News!

Posted on November 29, 2013 by yingyinglee

I got a call this morning from a travel agency where I sent an email applying for a 6-month contract as an office admin.

Turns out, the owner knew me from my days working at the Vancouver Club and wanted to meet me for an interview.

I went for coffee with him in the afternoon and he offered me the position!

This is quite exciting as I was looking to expend the travel side of my business so being in a travel agency will allow me to learn and offer more services in the future!

It will be fun to work in an office again after 3 years.

I’ll post updates!