• secretlife said on Feb 19, 2009....

  just reading how excited you are and happy about this, i know you need to be going to this school.  do the schools have any scholarship or student loan programs queenie???  maybe there are some other ways you can get into them now or sooner rather than later?

• queenparanoia said on Feb 19, 2009....

  secretlife: student loan does not exist here.as for scholarships i have been researching for them but still no luck. although i found a government program that's free but the waiting list is so long! so let's just wait and see... ;-) dont worry i'll keep on trying my best... ;-)

• PAPERBACKWRITER said on Feb 19, 2009....

  
  I know and have so much faith, you can do this - fulfill your dream, queenie. 
  
  I hope you will be able to overcome the pain that the seemingly lack of support your family is not showing or giving you.  You know, in the recesses of your heart, that they want the best for you but some people are not capable of being open for their emotions and expressions.  In the end it is a waste of time to wait for them to show what you think will give you the extra push to get it going.
  
  I keep reading in your blogs of how expensive the culinary schools are.  I remember while working part time in college (in the Cultural Center of the Phils. for more than 4 years...) they had this convention called Chefs  On Parade.  I enjoyed it tremendously but yes also noticed that there were only private school students participating in the convention.  What my question is...and I hope you won´t take it the wrong way...have you investigated all schools culinary schools?  I would like it so very much for you to start with your dreams sooner than later.  I don´t want to seem pushy...
  
  I remember thinking when I finally said, I am not going to accept my aunt´s help for my college education (remember I blogged about this? they wanted me to take industrial engineering, or physical therapist) and go for my dream of working in the media with a Bachelor degree in Mass Communication... I was so nervous but got a half-scholarship from a university that I did not in my wildest dream think I will get accepted in.
  
  I am saying go to all the universities you would wish to attend, and not only believe what others say that it is expensive, hard, impossible.  If you go personally, it might even bring encounters you have not dreamed of, you know?
  
  I have such series of these experiences...people telling me, or I reading about how hard to be accepted here or get a foot there...CCP, Pamantasan Ng Maynila (University of the Phils) , ABS-CBN...listing it here...wanting to tell you nothing is impossible...brings back so much moments of doubt, waiting and eventually rejoicing...............
  
  I am so happy to see this post because I see you are taking one step at a time....and writing your positive thoughts...and I don´t want to rush (I know how that affects me too)....I would only like for you to grasp happiness sooner than later....Now, I am getting nervous about posting this comment because I fear misunderstanding, and I am blah blahing....but I hope you feel how much I want you to succeed.
  
  Please, go, ask talk to all people who you think could help you realise your dream.  And even if it does not seem logical go to the schools you want get information even if it would seem a waste of time you might talk to somebody who could give you information you would otherwise not think of or come across.  It is all about putting all your energy and thoughts to your goal.
  
  Again, I am so happy to read this post.  Thank you for bringing us along.
  
  <3
  
  ate papel ~
  
  
  

• Twylarants said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Oh my goodness!  I gained 4 pounds just looking at the pictures!
  "...when i went there i felt so at home...".  What a telling statement that is.  That's how you know you are meant to do this, Queenie. Paper's idea of visiting all the schools is a good one...you never know what you'll find out.
  Is it possible to get an internship in a local bakery?  You know, work for free while you learn the trade?
  

• uniquely-ironic said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Oh queenie!!!  This must have been a lot like heaven for you!  I would have enjoyed it and I'm not even a baker type person.  Maybe this is what you needed to help you persevere with your dream.

• diabolicdame said on Feb 19, 2009....

  What gorgeous cakes queen! I'm gonna get fat if I stay on this post for too long!! lol.. I've

• diabolicdame said on Feb 19, 2009....

  comment eaten and the edit buttin did not work!! grrrrrrr..
   
  What gorgeous cakes queen! I'm gonna get fat if I stay on this post for too long!! lol.. I've always believed that you can do this queenie.. you talk of it with so much passion.. just keep looking at all the options and you will find a way.. go for it.. seriously.. forget about all the people that are not supporting you.. look at all the culinery schools out there.. you will find something thats perfect for you. You can do this queen.. all the best! Now I gotta go eat some cake.. I'm drooling!!

• mobil said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Wow Queenie, some of that stuff looked too pretty to eat, but I am sure I would have haha. Great pictures ,and it's obvious you love this sort of thing.

   

  Where their is a will there is a way Queenie.

• secretlife said on Feb 19, 2009....

  put your butt on every single list queenie- no matter how long they are.  you don't have anything to lose doing this.

• one_wired_kitty said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Wow ... makes my baking look like dog shit.

• Twylarants said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Lol, Kitty!

• one_wired_kitty said on Feb 19, 2009....

  **gives double-fudge brownies to homeless guy by grocery store**

  Well there went almost 2 hours down the hole ... LOL

   

  I wish I could bake like that!

• Hegemone said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Queenie, wow, that had to have been neat!  Don't let go of your dreams ... you can do it ... you just gotta do the footwork to get there, even if it takes a while.  Some of those pictures were making me major hungry!  I think I might have to find a snack now.  That's just so neat how people can create works of art out of food like that!  It amazes me truly.  Thanks for sharing!

• pickersplock said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Great!
  Now I'm hungry!

• queenparanoia said on Feb 19, 2009....

  paper: kapatid, i really appreciate your support and positive attitude. thank you very much! i have asked several school regarding about scholarships and they don't offer it. alam mo naman dito sa pinas. but i'm also considering the some government programs because it's cheaper and free but  a lot of peole are after it and the available slot would be next year. i'm also considering my aunt's offer. you know the one who lives in washington d.c. she said if it's possible for me to get a visa. she'll help me study there. so many possibilities. but i'm keeping positive about this. let's just wait and see... ;-)
  
  twylarants: i tried applying to some bakeries here the problem is it's hard finding work nowadays. but i'll keep my hopes up. you'll never know! ;-)
  
  uniquely: i was praying for a sign and i think this was it... ;-) and oh i know you'll enjoy the exhibit with me! so many food!!!
  
  diabolic: i would love to send you one!!! lol... i know i can do this! i don't expct any support from otehr people now because i'm doing this for me... ;-)
  
  mobil: yes there is a way! and i'm very persistant person! i always get what i want!!! lol... ;-)
  
  secretlife: i will!!! ;-)
  
  onewiredkitty: if your baking looks like shit but still taste good! i'll eat it!!!
  
  hegemone: it's one of the thing i like about this. they create art than you can eat!!! ;-)
  
  pickers: now go eat some cake!!!! lol ;-)
  

• one_wired_kitty said on Feb 19, 2009....

  Do they have these for normal people ... who haven't been baking for the last 300 years of their lives?

   

  LOL - my baking doesn't actually look like steaming piles of poo ... I just can't do creations like in the pics.

• queenparanoia said on Feb 19, 2009....

  onewired: i'll still eat it if it tastes good.

• silver_phoenix said on Feb 19, 2009....

  wow, those cakes for the contest are AMAZING!!! if i were there, i'd be going insane and eating all the samples i could get my paws on! haha
  
  

• one_wired_kitty said on Feb 19, 2009....

  **makes German Chocolate cake for queen**

• GrapeKoolaid said on Feb 19, 2009....

  I'd feel bad cutting into some of those cakes...  So purdy...  [drools]
  
  Bake away girl.  :)
  

• queenparanoia said on Feb 20, 2009....

  silver; actually my stomach still hurts after eating all the samples...lol... ;-)
  
  one_wired_kitty: why thank you... ;-)
  
  grapekoolaid: i will. ;-)
  

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