The Wee Kim Wee challenge was a fun and meaningful experience for us. We really have learnt a lot from there! We were very excited as it was our first time representing our school and it was also our first time baking other than during Home Economics lessons in school.
We were tasked to prepare Mexican
Cupcakes, as part of the International dish from Mexico. Little did we know
that spices could be added into a dessert, like Cinnamon and Cayenne Pepper
powder, which gives this cupcake a unique taste.
After waiting for the south division to end their segment, we immediately started and did our best to bake the cupcakes after receiving some tips from our teachers. Our cupcakes turned out better than the one we did during our practice session on Wednesday but there were still room for improvement.
Although we were a little disappointed that we did
not get into the top 2 spots to enter the final round to compete against other
divisions, we had a lot of fun and it was a good experience. We forged stronger bonds among us and learned the
importance of good communication with other Guides in order to work together
for this competition. Teamwork is very important and we should always
cooperate with one another to complete tasks more efficiently.
This Challenge provided us an opportunity
to interact with Guides from other schools. Eunice even met a friend she got to
know from PLTC camp in 2013. Overall, the Wee Kim Wee Challenge was a fun, meaningful
and memorable experience for us and we truly did not regret joining!
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| Busy preparing our cupcakes |
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As we have never cooked or baked before participating in this challenge, we were astounded and was feeling overwhelmed when we were tasked to make Ondeh-Ondeh. We thought that the end product was surely going to turn out awful.
As we have never cooked or baked before participating in this challenge, we were astounded and was feeling overwhelmed when we were tasked to make Ondeh-Ondeh. We thought that the end product was surely going to turn out awful.
We practiced making the Ondeh-Ondeh on Wednesday before the competition.
Since it was our first attempt, the coconut shavings turned out to
be rather salty. There was also too little Gula Melaka in it, making it rather
tasteless. We even tried to improve the taste by rolling the Ondeh-Ondeh with some of the Sesagun Hannah and Seow Khim
made.
We practiced again on Friday and we were quite anxious as it was a
day before the challenge. Much to our
surprise, the Ondeh-Ondeh tasted so much better than the previous attempt!
We were elated and were hopeful to
win.
To ensure its freshness, Wi En boiled the Ondeh-Ondeh and rolled them in coconut shavings on Saturday
morning before reporting to Camp Christine for the competition.
As soon as South Division ended their segment, we quickly unpacked
and got ready for the competition. We
were appalled to see that other schools had more elaborate, beautiful and
extravagant decorations to complement the presentation of their dishes. They
brought Peranakan teapots and cups and some even had traditional vases to
decorate their table. Truthfully, we were slightly discouraged. But we put
aside the negative thoughts and tried our best for the presentation.
It was a good and enjoyable experience although we did not get
into the top two spots for the final round. We acquired cooking and presentation skills from participating
in the competition. If we could do it
all over again, I believe that we should spend more time thinking about the
presentation and design. Our table was decorated simply as compared to the
rest, and our presentation did not go as well as we practiced.
We tried our best and in our mind,
we know that our dishes tasted great. We hope
there would be such competitions in the future.
(Wi En & Yong Yu)
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| Taste judges |
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| YAs judging our segment |
