To whom it may concern, Happy New Year... ...

I received numerous messages and new year wishes from people who know me, remember me and mark me as one of the regular recipients of their wishes. The only habitual action I performed upon receiving those warm wishes is to reply with the similar message. It was so mechanical without a touch of sentiment. The message alert beeping sound never stopped however, even when the clock had struck 12 midnight. I lifted a pen, and scribbled "Happy New Year, Pam" in my diary. It was so cold. Indeed, those words were emotionless. Even the message in the first few words I wrote was not delivered as how I wanted it to be. I realised that I've never taken the initiative to send wishes to anyone, neither has my closest buddy ever heard of those words. Why do I always wait for the others to think of me first? This, in turn, reminds me of this sonnet.

O! change thy thought, that I may change my mind:
Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
Be, as thy presence is, gracious and kind,
Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove:
Make thee another self for love of me,
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.

(Extracted from Sonnet 10 by William Shakespeare)

Cheer yourself up with these lovely desserts @ La Promise, Taiping.

Fruit Tart @ RM1.80

Apple Tart @ RM4.90

Chocolate Tart @ RM4.90

Durian Cheesecake @ RM4.50

Lemon Meringue Tartlets @ RM1.30 each

Lemon Meringue Tart @ RM5.20

To whom it may concern, Happy New Year... ...