Journey of the mind

#106.  New passions appear quietly Today I walked to work and noticed the streets felt much more open (like, “without you, the road feels wider” :)) With the goal of moving more and weighing less, I said I would do it and I did. Day one: completed. I also marked the first day by copying a habit I've been seeing: buying coffee on the way to work. I got a bạc xỉu ,  a drink I had no clue about when I was working part-time at a café as a student Speaking of walking, it reminded me of my professor. He used to walk to campus every single day, no matter the sun or rain, summer or winter and I truly admired him for that. He also always took the stairs instead of the elevator. It was such a well-known habit that all of us students remembered it clearly. And yet somehow, over time, I almost forgot about it. All in all, I feel really happy that I managed to walk more than an hour and a half round trip today, feeling excited the whole time, without any hesitation. P.S #1. On the way ...

Step one: Follow the Recipe After baking for a while, I've started to feel uncomfortable watching people bake without proper tools or instruction videos that don't include detailed ingredient weights, because it's hard for me  to picture the process and final cake. Still, I think a great baker goes beyond recipes, they taste, adjust, and learn through experience and creativity. As for me, my current mission is much simpler: follow the recipe properly and make something that actually work and build experience for future bakes so I can make them faster and more delicious. I've tried baking with different techniques and tools. I've made cakes both with and without an egg beater, and I've experimented with changing some ingredients. Sometimes I joke that if I follow a recipe but only change the ingredients, will it still be successful? : D Once, I followed a recipe to make a passion fruit mousse cake, but I decided to make a matcha mousse instead because matcha was...

 #103. Go to the cinema and homemade popcorn My friend and I went to the cinema to watch a movie. I had the idea of making popcorn myself and secretly bringing it in. And I actually did it. Mission completeed LOL. #104. They said that she looked like me I remember when I was in high school, some of my friends excitedly told me that an actress from a Thai movie looked like me. I felt really supprised and excited hearing that especially because she was an actress. Out of curiosity, I watched the movie, A Little Thing Called Love , which became one of the first Thai films I had ever seen. And yes, there was a bit of similarity for real. We both had deep brown skin that stood out among our peers. There was also that innocent side, mixed with a little “craziness” at least from other people's point of view. I don't remember all the details of the movie now, but I do know that I'm not completely like her. I didn't have a crush on anyone in high school, and I didn't get ...

I am passionate about bottles. What do think about my passion? Wine?  Nope.  Not wine, not what's inside the bottle, but the bottle itself LOL PS. Some still life pictures                                                                                                                                                                                                            ...

A re they like you and me? Are electricity and magnetism like you and me,  At first unfamiliar, then slowly intertwined.  The more we love, the more we long to understand,  Even the smallest things begin to make sense.  Electricity and magnetism cannot be apart.  So could we ever drift away? PS.  Electricity and Magnetism as a University Course   Hanoi, March 31, 2026

I drew these cakes in OneNote on my iPad. 1. Banana cake 2. Blueberry muffin Hanoi, March 10, 2026  

After buying a kitchen scale, I now can make my own cakes, and I really enjoy baking. I especially love watching the oven as the cakes rise, feeling the excitement and anticipation as a child. The experince reminds me of a feeling I thought I had lost for a long time. To make them successfully, certain techniques must be carefully followed. Below are some of the cakes I have made. My friends said they were delicious. 1. Sponge cake 2. Socola banana cake 3. Cookies and stick cookies 4. Vietnamese banana cake 5. Panna Cotta 6. Donut 7. Vietnemese bread 8. Banana and chocolate muffins 9. Orange cake 10. Matcha Mousse Cake 11. Cream Puff 12. Egg pudding (Flan/Caramel) To be updated..                                                                             ...