Wanting to get away from the usual crowds, we spent our countdown at the movies, catching "Blood Diamond". It's a great film but just a tad heavy in substance when I'm really in the holiday mood :) Horrors of war, and child soldiers (which to me, how they brain washed the kids was utterly inhumane), and the effect after the movie which made me think about whether I should love my diamonds so much. Hmm...Well, it all worked well in a complex, riveting, and disturbing way, yet bringing to life so many important issues largely ignored by society today outside of the African continent.

Then just this morning, I decided at the spur of the moment to try my hand at BC's durian cake recipe...which surprisingly turned out pretty good done by me!

Here goes - My first durian cake at home!

Step 1: De-seeding the durian fruits and good blending to even out.

Step 2: Adding of the cream to the yummy cake base, and layering up one by one.

Vióla! The end product - all chilled and ready to be served!