Cup-a-cake brings C.H.E.E.R! (part 2)

With 7 big boxes filled with cupcakes, we made our way to Lighthouse.

Before this, I had no idea whatsoever what it was at all! I have often wondered what becomes of the beggars & homeless people around Penang. Little did I know that there is a special place where they can go as when they like to get a proper bath and food. But this home don't just stop here. They go all out trying to help these people hoping to give them a new life where they will become financially independent and no longer homeless. It is not necessarily just for people who are beggars and homeless. It is also a place where people who are lonely can go to. It is a place which offers you hope and a new beginning... This is why they are known as "Penang Office for Human Development".

This is how Lighthouse looks like inside & out

Our delivery team arrived with loads of happy cupcakes to bring cheer! There were lots of other foods prepared for them as well - fried beehoon (sponsored by EQ Hotel) & finger foods as a part of the Christmas & New Year celebration.

The event started off with some games outdoor

and then indoors

The carollers were there to serenade us all into christmas mood. They are so good!

Then Santa Claus made his appearance once again! Giving out goodies to all who were there. This Santa is so much fun. You can see how excited everyone was waiting for their turn with Santa to come... It is the most rewarding gift to see their faces lit up by such simple gestures..

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to ALL!

Yummy yummy food enough to serve us also!

And finally... it's makan makan time!

Helpers going around to distribute the cupcakes...

Among the many recipients of the cupcakes is also the Bishop!

And the people who helped out in making the cupcakes possible!

Thanks all!

I planned on bringing cheer to the poor/homeless/orphanages today but I think I received the biggest gift of all - the true meaning of christmas. I have never felt christmas as much as I have today....

The Afternoon Production Crew

We grabbed lunch before rushing home to finish up our final preparation for the afternoon session.. We will be going to the Lighthouse where St Joseph is located. While we were at IC Church, two of my lil' helpers were busy preparing and decorating the christmas cupcakes for our afternoon session...

Look at all the cupcakes they have done while we were away for less than 2 hours!

Adding on the final touches before packing them into boxes...

Thanks Ayu & Murni!! They are both cousins and trust me, lots of FUN! My Sunday would have been chaotic without them...

Thanks again guys!

Cup-a-cake brings C.H.E.E.R! (part 1)

Its been a crazy crazy week & month... Should have posted this one week ago but just couldnt find the time to do so... anyway, better late than never.... here goes!

On 16th December... we went to Immaculate Conception's church at Pulau Tikus to celebrate christmas with the oprhans from St Vincent D' Paul. It was such a great experience... really.

We arrived at 10.00am sharp and the hall was already packed with the orphans from St Vincent D' Paul as well as IC's parish who are there to celebrate the occassion. Carollers from IC church filled the hall with the feel of christmas with about half hour of beautiful songs..

Santa then appeared with a big bag of goodies for the orphans... It definitely brought cheer...

And then... it was time to give out food & the cupcakes!! We brought 3 boxes of cupcakes (108pcs) and had so much fun giving them out.... the recipients were so grateful & happy. All our efforts are really worthwhile just seeing their faces lit up!

Merry Christmas all!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

We then rushed home to prepare for PART 2

More on Christmas Calling~!!

Today... we've been busy preparing for tomorrow's visit to the orphanages... I've baked the cakes already... today, a couple of santa's lil helpers are coming over to bake! or should i say finish up with the toppings!

we had a total of 12 trays of 36 cupcakes (432pcs) to decorate. Started at approximately 11.00am. First, there was 3... then slowly, one by one came to make this event more meaningful!

First we fill up the cup with icing... smoothen it... then design on it! Sounds easy eh!?

Our 4 designs of the day!

A new design! Thanks to snowflakes sprinkles sent by Sherene!

Santa's lil helpers - Suzanne, Joanne, Chen Yi, Meri, Ayu & Murni! Uncle Norman was ard too! I hope they all had as much fun as I did watching them! :)

All together on one tray..... :) We'll be giving 3 trays for the morning function @ IC Church for the St Vincent D' Paul... 1 tray for suzanne to bring to a home tonight (forgot the name) and 7 trays for LightHouse & Sunshine tomorrow afternoon! Another busy busy day ahead... We'll do more decoratings tomorrow..

Don't my freezer look so christmas-y? Love it!

Tomorrow's the day when we give back to the community!

Updates on Christmas Callings & Christmas Cupcakes!

I'm really overwhelmed by my Christmas cup-a-cakes response... I am only taking orders up till 20th December 2007 for pick ups between 20th - 26th December. Please take note!

I am even more excited about this Sunday's Christmas Calling... we were supposed to bake 1000 cupcakes in total but we've decided to do bigger sized cupcakes... So, for the first one, which is for St Vincent De' Paul (to be held at the Immaculate Conception Church), we will be baking 100 pieces for about 60 children.

As for the second one (for Lighthouse & Sunshine), we will be baking 300 pieces for about 200 children and old folks! There will be other food as well... So, we've decided not to do too many, which is good... I was afraid of storage problems! The biggest box I can find can only store about 36 pieces!

I am really looking forward to this Sunday though it is going to be really hectic fo me... rushing to and fro and so forth... BUT, with the christmas bug I'm having, I'm simply more excited than anything else! :)

NOTE: Last Friday, we went to a home for the handicapped orphanages at Bukit Tengah. It was quite an emotional experience for us. It's really sad to see the situation they are in... I'll post up pictures and talk more about it soon.... We often forget how fortunate we are until.....

SPECIAL FOR DECEMBER!

In conjunction with the "Christmas Calling",

For all the orders I received and will receive in December...

30% of each sales

will go to Charity!

so... start placing your orders today!

The simplest way for you to make a DIFFERENCE!

UPDATE on Christmas Calling!

I've been getting some really good feedbacks for my "Christmas Calling"

On 16th December, I have 2 functions simultaneously.

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One is for St Vincent Dé Paul

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the other is for the homeless @ St Joseph!

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Total I'll be baking for them is about 1,000 cupcakes!

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I should be doing them on 14th & 15th December

For those we can help out... please send me an email!