Crispy Choco Bites

I am always searching for recipes which are new, within my budget and easy to make so you may get an idea how problematic that would be to find such recipe. So i came across this recipe on BBC Food and decided i will make it. It is a dessert and is called CRISPY CHOCOLATE BITES.

A somewhat difficult thing to make it was to find some muffin trays. But i managed to get my hands on muffin trays from a local bakery free of cost. It was a funny thing to explain to the counter guys what i wanted as they had probably some other name for it but then the manger interrupted and he understood what i want and maybe that's why i got them free of cost. This was a dessert which required refrigeration and that was also a good point. Though i love baking but i have a very outdated oven which is a big hurdle in my baking passion. Anyways, written below is the recipe as i noted from the channel and made it.

In a bowl, mix two or three Mars chocolate bars, breaking them to pieces, two sticks of a small sized butter, 2 1/2 cup corn flakes. Put the mixture in mini muffin trays according to the size of the tray. Refrigerate them for 20 minutes and VOILA, it is ready to eat.

Its that simple! The thing made would taste like any chocolate but crispy because of the corn flakes and smoother because of the butter. My siblings liked it, so that meant that it is approved. As a tip, muffin trays are not very important as they are just to give the hold otherwise it can simply be put on some plate or tray and that will do. Pretty kiddo recipe but still, it was worth it!

Stay tuned for my next tested recipe!

and i took the road less traveled by...

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence;

Two roads diverged in a wood and I

Took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Ever since I changed my majors from engineering to commerce, I was unable to decide what to study for my graduation because there are like a hundred fields which can be pursued after commerce. I had so many choices, so many complications. All two years of my intermediate passed like this, thinking I should do ACCA so I can go to UK after that easily but that was a like a very wild thing to imagine, with a high improbability. But when the time came for a final decision, I had to put my finger on one thing. There was B.Com in which I could have gotten a scholarship but I didn’t want to do that as I didn’t find it up to my level, such was my vanity, and same went for BBA leading towards MBA. I had settled for commerce which was lower in value than engineering so I wanted to study something which could bring me back up to the level of medical or engineering. 

I was in such a dilemma, what with my wish to study something prestigious and something which wouldn’t be a burden on my parents’ pockets. My brain has filtered all the minor details about what happened more, thanks to my poor memory, I just know I came down with my final choices which were Chartered Accountancy, B.Sc from LUMS or Punjab University. I took the entrance exam of Punjab University, scored really well which could get me into three departments there, but I shoved it aside, not wanting to go to this university. I didn’t even took the SATs, which was the entrance exam for LUMS because I just knew I wouldn’t get a scholarship and without it, I could never afford its fee, so I let it go, defeated. I wouldn’t know then what was in store for me. 

 

And that was when a mighty help came from Allah and I decided to go for Chartered Accountancy. Getting in C.A is quite easy and I didn’t had to give any entrance exam because my percentage in the previous degree was fulfilling the entrance requirement. The degree is one of the highest ranking in my country and all over the world as well. When I started, I had very little idea as to how it works but being in the field for some time now, I’ve become strong enough to tough it out. Chartered Accountants are rare and the study is three times tougher than medical or engineering or any other. There is a high rate of failure in this because of the technical and strict exams as this degree requires perfection, hence the rarity and high value. You don’t need to be super genius to pass the exams; students who pass know “how to study” and “how to study thoroughly”. I have seen toppers flunking and average students passing without difficulty but a larger percentage of students in this field complete it with many failures. I, myself, am among those hundreds of students who have failed quite a lot after attempts and more attempts. The first time I flunked, I wept for three days and it felt like the world has came crashing on me as it was the first time in my life that I flunked but afterward, I got used to it somehow but the excruciating pain and hurt used to be there every time plus the disappointment and the effort to not get disappointed and disheartened. 

   

There are quite a number of students who leave C.A without finishing it, dishearten. It was completely my choice, thinking this is the start of my pursuance of prestige. Who would have known how things would turn out? And here I am, sulking, smoldering, whining and wailing over my fate and fortune. I have always believed on the saying that “god keeps us where he knows we will grow best” and “everything happens for a reason” but when something bad is happening to you, all the motivating quotes and sayings seem hard to trust. There is no worst feeling then to see your juniors become your seniors and your own friends and class mates finish it way before you. It’s been three years now that I’m in this field, a time period in which I would have started my internship but I haven’t and I don’t have a clue as to when I will start because the start of internship means I’m halfway through it. 2 months before every final exam, there is only me and my books. My study time goes as long as 10-12 hours a day, no activities and when I flunk even after that, I’m left broken hearted. But I completely realize that if I flunk it’s only because of my mistakes and because I was a little less than 100 percent prepared just like those few inches from the red ribbon in a race which gets crossed by someone else.

It’s like my life is on a hold. There are some critics who say I’m not cut out for something this tough and dry but they shouldn’t judge me, they don’t know what’s in my heart and if i have passed even two or three exams, that totally means i can pass more. I’ve always gotten absolute support from my family which keeps me going but its heart rending to realize that I’m failing to come up to their hopes and expectations and for some time now, I’m feeling that all my courage to stand up again after falling is abandoning me and I frequently find myself weighing my options, which is another complicated niche, leaving me confused what to hope and wish for…                    

My Hawt Favorite Celebs

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tom Cruise

Ashton Kutcher

Sean Faris

Jesse McCartney

John Cusack

Shane West

Hrithik Roshan

Iman Ali

Owen Wilson

Jennifer Connelly

Julia Stiles

Katrina Kaif

Kristen Dunst

Ryan Gosling

Miley Cyrus

Lindsy Lohan

Robert Pattinson

James Franco

Anne Hathaway

Bradley Cooper

Cameron Diaz

Dia Mirza

George Clooney

John Abraham

Kareena Kapoor

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Penelope Cruz

Jessica Stroup

Keira Knightly

My Ten Favorite Reads

Though i like almost every book i read like all Roald Dahl's, the Nancy Drew series, the Sweet Valley High series and the Chronicles of Narnia, an ardent book-lover as i am, here ill talk about my 10 favorite books as yet.

1. HARRY POTTER

The third part of Harry Potter book series is the first ever book i read and not only i loved the book but also the reading experience and that was where my love for reading started. I've read all the 7 parts and have loved all of them equally, though the first three parts are on top of my favorite list. The Books are about a young wizard, Harry Potter , who is not a super hero but by virtue of his courage, he defeats the wizarding world's most powerful and dangerous wizard, Lord Voldemort and all the adventures therein. Everything about that magical world fascinated me, making me a big-fan-forever!

2. TWILIGHT SAGA

The read that took the place of my Harry Potter obsession, Twilight Saga. All four parts of Twilight Saga namely Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, gave me a great time reading it. The books are about the love story of a vampire guy, Edward Cullen, and a human girl, Bella Swan, with little action and more drama. The harmless, vegan vampires, the human girl, the werewolves and the volturi, all make up the story. There is also a love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob, the werewolf, which started from the second book, New Moon, and ended in the last part Breaking Dawn, with a shocking turn of events between the three.

3. PRINCESS DIARIES

A purly girly and teenage book about a regular teenage girl living in New York who finds at her sixteenth birthday that she is the princess of a monarchy in Geneva. The way this book is written, like a diary by that princess girl herself, with dates and everything, was what a good thing about this book. I've read five books of the series: Princess Diaries, Princess in Pink, Princess in Love, Princess in Waiting and Princess in the Spotlight.

4. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

I never thought i would find this book interesting but i did. Perhaps it was because i like traveling and that was what the whole book was about. Very light and a good read. Also informative as i get to know the geography from a lighter yet true side. The calm and determined personality of the hero is another interesting thing about this book.













5. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS 

The book was very tragic with difficulties and obstacles for the two heroines but it got all better as their was a happy ending. The authors' other book, The Kite Runner is very much the same, based in Afghanistan, whole lot of tragedies and then the happy ending, though the main story was different. Other than the story of this book, the thing i liked most about this book was reading about Afghanistan and its culture. I got to know a whole lot more about the Afghanistan history and it satisfied my quest for knowing Afghan culture.









6. THE ALCHEMIST 

Very simply written book with a life lesson not unlike what I've read or heard all my life but presented in a very mature way. It was a very simple book, not really my type but still i enjoyed reading it, maybe because the three major places used in the book, Egypt, Spain and Arab, are the ones i like to read about and maybe because it has something, no wonder it was an international bestseller. And the whole idea of alchemy is a fascinating one.

7. WHITE MUGHALS

I started this book because of the name as it refers to my cast and i found the back cover catchy as well but the book was, if not 360 then, 180 degrees different from what i expected. It was more history and less the story mentioned on the back cover but it was nevertheless an exhilarating experience to read which contributed in developing my interest in reading history. I loved reading about James Achilles Kirkpatrick and all about the the history of East India Company. The pattern of the history written was a totally new style which took some of my effort to get a grip of it initially but then it was all me and this book. Other facts apart, the Mughal culture, its grandeur, its adaptation by the English, all this filled me with pride. After this book and an interview from the author, i was a big fan of him. The history written by him is very authentic as only reading the book will prove, what with all the references and my own previous knowledge. I have recently got my hands on another of his writing, The Last Mughal, which i cant wait to read.

8. LOST HISTORY

Another book which contributed a lot towards my love for reading history after years and years of reading fiction. The book is about the golden past of Muslims, their worldwide achievements and the impact they left on this world and most importantly, their "lost history". Written by a non-Muslim, many elderly Muslims are not ready to trust the author i-e, without actually reading the book. The book is completely unbiased and if it is inclined, its inclined towards Muslims. I, myself is a pretty much religious person with a strong faith and i think i can understand what is a propaganda and what is not and i also think that this book is anything but propaganda towards Muslims. The author has written this book for both Muslims and non-Muslims, in both cases, clarifying their concepts. Being a Muslim, it pains me to read about the demise of Islam in the present world but it also gives me pride in reading about the past of this grand religion and i think that's what the author intended and his intention did not go to waste.

9. THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD

Mainly i liked reading it because i liked the idea of having a tiny human and the adventures with him. That would be just awesome to have a tiny and real human around my home. It was my kid fancy which started from the cartoons, Detective Private Eye, in which this detective was about the size of a human's thumb. Though now it is a kid read for me but i enjoyed it a lot when i read it many years back.  

10. LAST ACT

Recommended by my sister, it was my first Christopher Pike book. I read it at a time when i dint have any definite taste in the book genre and it was a thriller book so i loved reading it too and Pike went on top of my favorite authors. I'm not much into reading thriller, horror or mystery but i loved reading it. I got tired of reading Pike when i grasped his writing style and i started predicting the plot of the story, that's where the thrill and suspense lost its charm for me in Pike's book but not before i had read quite a lot of his books like Chain Letter, Scavenger Hunt, Master of Murder, Monster, Cold People, Phone Fear, Time Terror and Hollow Skull. Of these books, Scavenger Hunt was worse to read because it was too spooky, Chain Letter and Master of Murder were predictable but were still good and Hollow Skull left me feel bad and weird because of its bizarre end. The plot usually consists of suspense or thriller situation happening with a group of people and the spooky stuff and all with everyone blaming and doubting the meanest person for it but in the end the real culprit is the one who was the most innocent character all along. Well, i shouldn't have spoiled it for other people :P       








   

My Twilight Bumper Stickers

Edwarddddd...

yeah you would!

:D

the only time they were happy :)

because i had similar obsession for HP books as well.

can i? :)

i liked this dialogue when i watched the movie and there it was made into a bumper sticker.

Jasper, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Edward

obsessed!

worthless douchebags they are!

my family would agree :)

yes, i used to read it 24/7.

I just love these Twilight Bumper Stickers. Though I'm a big Twilight fan but i equally enjoy the mocking ones. They are fun too.