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(1) Your general art experience in the past.
I am personally not too much of an artistic person, and honestly, I do not enjoy drawing or painting that much. However, I do understand that art is not only confined to drawing or painting, so I will definitely always keep an open mind as I am eager to do better in art than previously!
(2) What you wish to learn more about this subject.
I wish to learn how to draw things realistically so that it can reflect the reality more accurately than before. I am personally more used to drawing humans in the form of stick mans but I think that I should not confine myself to these methods of drawing anymore.
(3) Your goal settings for this module.
My goal for this module is to be more creative and to be able to express my emotions and thoughts in an appropriate artistic manner that conveys a meaningful underlying theme.

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Creativity:
My goal is to be able to create artworks that are special and one that has never been seen before so far. I also hope to create artworks that leave room for imagination for the viewers - I can create artworks that seem extraordinary and hence require some thinking on the viewer's part.

Project Management:
I hope to be able to delegate work among my team mates if there are any group work to be done; and to also manage my time well in order to be able to complete my artwork in the stipulated timeline. I could manage my time by allocating reasonable durations of time for each step of finishing an artwork.

Expression:
I hope to be able to convey my opinions on certain salient issues in the society as well as conveying my emotions through the use of different colours in my artwork. For example, if I were to create an artwork that aims to convey sadness, I could make my artwork be primarily blue as it conveys melancholy.

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Creativity:
I hope to be able to think of ways that I could tweak certain typical ways of doing art so that my artwork will look extraordinary. I also hope that I will not try to conform to the typical use of certain mediums or to use the same perspective that everyone takes in their artwork.

Project Management:
I hope to be able to manage my time well by making a timeline when starting off an artwork or beginning to work on a piece of task given by the teacher, and to make a detailed plan, so that I will be able to complete a quality art piece on time.

Expression:
I hope to be able to express my feelings and thoughts regarding a certain issue that is pertinent to my life, through the use of visual aids such as colours or patterns. I believe that, with the wise use of these visual aids, I will be able to allow others to understand what I am trying to convey to them.

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Have I grown in creativity? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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Good: I generate a good number of ideas of good variety, with a credible chosen idea.

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Creativity:
I hope to be creative and be able to compose music by using chords and rhythmic patterns that are not common around the world. I also hope to be creative, so that, even when I am playing on the keyboard a score that is existent already, I can play the chords in a slightly different way.
Project Management:
I hope to be able to plan my time wisely and delegate the work between the two of us, me and Yun Xin, when we are working on the Garageband project, so that we can ensure fair amounts of workload for both of us and ensure that both of us can complete the given task effectively.
Expression:
I hope to be able to convey my emotions and ideas in a manner such that people will be able to feel my emotions when they hear my Garageband pop song or hear me playing the keyboard instruments. I hope that my music will be able to make the listeners happy.

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Creativity:
I hope to be able to do plating in a way that would make the food look tasty and presentable. Moreover, I hope that I would be able to learn cooking skills so that I would become more competent in cooking.

Project Management:
I hope to have good teamwork with my partner, Yun Xin (29) by communicating clearly to each other and delegating work fairly. Moreover, I think that we can create a clear timeline that shows what tasks need to be completed by when.

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Creativity that can be used in my life:

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Excellent: I have a clear plan for managing time, incorporating buffer time to enable me finish well and on time.

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Good: I communicate my thoughts and emotions in an effective manner.

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Have I grown in project management? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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Good: I explore several ways of manipulating the elements

to develop a solution that is well developed to substantial detail. I had tested and/or improved my prototypes a few times.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when Yun Xin and I were able to compose a song eventually. This took a significant duration of time and we needed to make use of time outside Music lesson time. Hence, when we could compose a music eventually, we felt very accomplished.
With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
I do not have a very strong musical background as I have stopped playing any instruments for nearly 4 years, hence losing the music sense and forgetting a lot of theory I had to learn in the past. As such, sometimes, when we had to think of what chords to use when composing the Garageband music, I faced a little bit of difficulty. However, with the help of my pair, Yun Xin, I was able to overcome this challenge as she had guided me extensively throughout this journey especially when it came to composing music.

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Creativity:
I will think of how to make minor changes to the original recipe so as to make it more special and creative.

Project Management:
Come early for class and prepare all the utensils for the class that day. I will also strategise with my partner and delegate work effectively.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when I was able to find a way to express my opinion on certain pertinent issues in the world through visual art.
This is because, at the start of the module, my greatest fear was that I might be unable to express what I am thinking about through art, but I eventually did so.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge was time management. Despite the fact that eventually I was able to finish what I needed to, on time, I felt like I was in rush of time, which also compromised the quality of my work because I was trying to finish it as quickly as possible. However, I think I overcame this challenge by using the leftover time to brush up in the areas that needed improvement and brushing-up.

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Project Management that can be used in my life:

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Excellent: I contribute extensively to my team.

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Good: I can express   substantially my understanding of cultural diversities.

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Instrumental Learning (Keyboard / Ukulele/ Guitar)

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Instrumental Learning (Keyboard / Ukulele/ Guitar)

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I had learnt the keyboard as I had forgotten a large part of the musical theory I had last learned officially 4 years back.

Composition

Listening

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Have I grown in expression? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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Good: I identify relevant areas of strengths and weaknesses and provide a thorough evaluation of the generated ideas/solutions.

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Creativity:
My plan to be creative is to be open-minded and be willing to do things that are not typical in the musical world.
Project Management:
My plan to be able to manage the given task well is to set a goal and give myself strict deadlines for each activity. If I do so, I will be able to ensure that I can finish a task on time.
Expression:
My plan is to be able to refer to other excellent songs that are able to convey emotions correctly and from there I could analyse what similarities they share.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when I was able to almost always finish making the food on time. I believe that this could be attributed to the fact that Yun Xin and I delegated our work clearly, ensuring that we cook efficiently.

This is because, at the the start of the module, Yun Xin and I were always panicking and unsure what to do next, hence we always finished things late.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge was creativity. For instance, when plating the food, I was unable to do so in a creative manner that is unlike the conventions. This applied for dishes such as quiche. When plating the quiche, I was unable to devise another way to plate the quiche such that it would look more presentable.

However, I did try to overcome this challenge by asking my partner, Yun Xin, for any ideas. For instance, thanks to her suggestion, we plated our chicken rice in the shape of a turtle, which I feel was very adorable and creative.

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Expression that can be used in my life:

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Good: I understand the thoughts, desires and feelings behind the needs of my target user.

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What are my aspirations and goals for Aesthetics next year?

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What are my aspirations and goals for Aesthetics next year?

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Reflection for Practical / Coursework Task + Photos

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Reflection for Practical / Coursework Task + Photos

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Were you able to manage time?
During the practical test, I overshot by more than ten minutes because the quiche had taken longer time to be fully cooked than expected. I think that I could have avoided this by being more efficient with the earlier steps prior to putting the quiche into the oven. This is because I had taken a relatively long time preparing the quiche before putting it into the oven, and I believe that this has caused the quiche to only finish cooking completely after the one hour mark.

Did you face difficulties? How did you overcome them?
A major difficulty I faced was with regard to the time, because at the later part of the practical test, I started to feel that I was in a rush for time - especially because my quiche was undercooked even at the time I had estimated it would finish cooking at. I attempted to overcome this problem by increasing the oven temperature from 180 degrees Celsius to 200+ degrees Celsius, so that the filling in the quiche would be cooked faster. However, this later led to another problem of having the top layer of the quiche having a burnt and blackish appearance.

How would you have done it differently?
A way I would have done this differently if I were to be given another opportunity, is to (1) increase the oven temperature slightly from the very beginning (2) spend less time with the chopping of the ingredients for the filling of the quiche. If I had done these, I could have potentially gotten it done slightly faster than the speed at which I had baked the quiche today.

How useful were the nutritional tools?
The nutritional tools were highly useful in allowing me to determine whether I should opt to include certain ingredients in my dish. Some ingredients are high in fibre, protein and more, which make it very desirable to include into my dish. However, for some other ingredients such as ham, that have high salt or fat content, I tried to stay away from using them due to their potential negative impacts on one's health.

How manageable were the manipulative skills for you?
The manipulative skill I had used to make the Spinach Quiche was the rubbing-in method, which is the process of rubbing in fat into flour with my finger tips. At first, it was very tiring and challenging to rub the cold butter in into the flour. After many more practices, it has become slightly more manageable and easy. However, I think that I still definitely do have much room for improvement as there are times when I notice that there are flour or butter on my palm, which should not be the case for the rubbing-in method.

How purposeful were the investigative activities in helping you to come up with your final creation?
The investigative activities allowed me to come up with a final creation based on experience. Based on my prior try-outs during F&D lessons, I was able to understand which areas I was better at; what are healthier alternatives, and etc. This has allowed me to be able to make a wise choice for my final creation for the practical test, based on the Design Matrix table that was provided.

Design Matrix:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T5exX-bc2M0LH3HohqiRVZLUAqKrU6KRg3mwsXqMvas/edit?usp=sharing

Link to the photos for practical test:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kWKYDpHR3zI8jehGcWzEueC-ZFrbnGS5?usp=sharing

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Today, we made three types of eggs: scrambled, pan-fried and hard boiled.

The scrambled eggs were quite tasty to us, but because we had poured  in too much oil into the frying pan, they looked quite oily and burnt.

The pan-fried eggs did not look very good, although it tasted quite good, because the oil on the frying pan was already very hot, the eggs cooked right away, so we could not spread the egg mix around the circumference of the frying pan so that it would become a circular omelette.

The hard boiled eggs were boiled for slightly more than ten minutes, but they were still quite soft, so when we were peeling the egg shell, the shell started to poke into the egg white, cutting the egg.

We also made milo. We added around four tablespoons of milo powder to around half a cup of hot water, and let it cool while we were cooking the eggs. The taste was just right, it was not too sweet but also not too diluted.

From today, I have learnt that we could work more efficiently as a group, and in the future, we should add ingredients in moderation; for example, adding too much oil would cause the food too oily or burnt.

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Today, we have made spinach quiche as well as peach crumble.

Peach Crumble

- Took a shorter time than the quiche.

- When rubbing in the butter, we should first cut the butter so that we can rub in the butter into the flour efficiently.

- We also tried our best to only use our fingertips as it is the coldest, hence preventing the butter from melting too quickly.

- We forgot to take a photo of the peach crumble before putting it in the oven, hence we do not have a photo. However, I remember it was a little pale in colour.

Spinach Quiche

- Took a relatively longer time than the peach crumble due to the larger portion of ingredients.

- Sliced all the ingredients

- For both Yun Xin and I, we felt that the seasoning was too little, making the food too bland for us.

From today, I have learnt the importance of time management as we rushed at the second half of the time we spent cooking.

A filling I could suggest for the quiche is salmon, as I believe that it is nutritional and would be very tasty as well.

The two other ingredients that are healthy, that I suggest are zucchini or tofu. I have seen several recipes online, which involved these ingredients, and these are ingredients that allow people to feel full and get much protein in their diet.

Link to images: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B5gqVAB-bIbZ127yxrUsPwrUQNwqXy-k

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Today, we made cookies and cupcakes.

Links to Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k4ny0Is-1p4AI_POmFM2_H_a4DfoTaGi

Cookies
- Tasted very sweet; could have become healthier by reducing amount of sugar. I added slightly more sugar than the recommended amount because I poured in too much at one go, and this led to cookies that were too sweet.

Cupcakes
- My teacher's cupcakes are healthier because there is less of the ingredients at the top of the pyramid. This makes the cupcakes less fattening.

- Although I typically prefer sweeter and more buttery foods, I preferred my teacher's cupcakes. The reduced sugar and butter content allows the cupcakes to be more full of flavours and tasty.

- I can make the cupcakes healthier by (1) reducing the amount of sugar content (2) putting in less butter (3) exchanging toppings such as chocolate with plums or raisins that are healthier options.

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Today, we made chicken rice.

One major takeaway from cooking chicken rice was that we should make sure that we put in adequate amounts of water in the rice cooker before cooking the rice. This is because my partner and I have accidentally poured in half a cup of water instead of pouring in one and a half cups of water.

Links to Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uaW9bB6ZThDtWvG7X5ug7uyYYDoke4OS

Questions from slides:
(1) What are some top killer diseases in developing and developed countries today?

The top killer diseases across the world are coronary heart disease as well as cirrhosis.

(2) Why?
Coronary artery disease is caused by the buildup of plaque in the arteries. This is caused by an unhealthy diet that is high in fats and sodium (e.g. french fries or instant noodles) that are eaten across the world. These foods are usually fast-foods and it is perceived by many people, especially those from low income backgrounds, that they are cheaper and have a greater value for price - instead of foods with healthier ingredients like vegetables. While this is true, by eating these foods, one is causing his/her health to be in a bad state due to amount of fats accumulating in their bodies. Eventually, eating these foods often will have a severe long-term effect.

Cirrhosis is an advanced liver disease that is caused by the buildup of fats in the liver. While there are various inevitable factors that may cause this, one of the risk factors include being overweight or having an unhealthy diet in general. Being overweight can be caused by the consumption of foods that are calorie-dense and high in fats/sodium. Hence,

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Final work, art media used and title of artwork.

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Final work, art media used and title of artwork.

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Title of artwork: We Eat Trees
Art Media Used: Canvas and acrylic paint.
Photo of completed artwork:

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- Rhyme was pleasant
- Too many lyrics, hence being too mouthful and difficult to pronounce all the words clearly; and it is not easy for the listeners to catch what exactly we are singing.

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1a7AS1AVKo27rc_FF1ArwLbVWsMQ3tJWQ

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(1) Do you think you have used contrast well in your work (colours, size, textural qualities)? Explain.
I think that I did not use contrast that well, as the technique of contrast is not too striking in my artwork.

For instance, the black background had a contrast to the beige colour of the skin. Owing to the black background, almost any colour used in the subject of the artwork stood out.

Additionally, for the texture, I have tried to add texture to the leafy portion of the tree by applying a "Dry Brush" technique, although it is not very noticeable. Personally, I think that this really added on to the texture and allowed the tree to look more realistic.

(2) Describe the way you had used materials in your work.
Personally, I did not use various art media when creating my artwork as I felt that using the more basic media would be easier for me. When using paint, I tried to make sure that it looks neat, and also tried to apply various different techniques to add texture to the paint.

(3) Do you think you have convey the message of your work well?
Although I am not too sure about what others would think about the potential message of the artwork, I think that I have tried my best in conveying the message that the building of infrastructure and buildings by humans are causing the population of trees to be reduced drastically. I did so by placing a plate of trees in front of a person, and depicting the person with buildings as his teeth about to eat the plate of trees.

(4) Is there any part of your work that you think you had done well? Explain.
I am not very sure about this as I do not think I am very proficient in the study of art. However, I think that one thing I had done quite well is the use of various colours in the artwork. The use of many different colours adds on to the vibrancy of the entire artwork, and makes the subject more eye-catching to the viewers.

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STOMP - Kitchen is considered music because it produces a beauty of form, harmony, timbre and expression of emotion. There is a beat, tempo, rhythm and sound. For example, there was a tempo change later on during the music when everything was sped up.

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Lesson 1 Reflection: Objective - Observing Closely

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Lesson 1 Reflection: Objective - Observing Closely

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(a) Insert in at least 2 of the photos taken with the constraint of perspective lines
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kw9emtJWND1RCM7FHbOqazUieGyUQAWc
(b) Insert image of stairs and tonal values classwork
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AZBM00H_vr3NRFOPP1RygDjxxI3H2lzp
(c) a general comment about your work for the lesson
To be honest, I did struggle a little when I was trying to imitate the drawing on the projector screen and to draw the 3D stairs with tonal differences. It was quite difficult as I had not ever done such a thing before!

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(a) Insert images of ideas developed for pencil versus camera task
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U6rC3QBUdBeZceuNYdf3-upBHQ35-vHB
(b) a general comment about your work for the lesson
I think that I tried my best to be creative and also add a slightly humorous effect to my art piece, which I am proud of; however, I think there is still much room for improvement when it comes to my drawing skills.

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(1) Altered Self Portrait 1, 2, 3 and 4 Images
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10m63ybGVHa53KYzwk6KyNxFOu6aIXrGM
Write briefly about your experience about creating the 3 different versions of yourself (insert at least 2 images)
I think that it was quite an interesting experience, because I added different layers to my own face. After this activity, I realised that one can do so much even with a simple picture of someone's face.
(Addition method, Layering method, Cubist method)
(2) What is the difference between the experience of playful observation and careful observation?
I think playful observation allows for more creativity and it is also about luck; whether you find the appropriate objects that can form an interesting shape. Meanwhile careful observation seems to be more inclined towards looking out for details.

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This is the picture of "Walk Through a Chair" artwork, which is an anamorphic chair that exists only from one angle.

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Reflection for:

(1) Stencilling
Stencilling was quite interesting and fun, but one of the difficulties I faced was my inexperience with using the pen knife. My grip of the pen knife is not too good, so the cut was quite jagged. Hence, I should get more used to gripping the pen knife, so that I can get a better grip.

(2) Painting Exercises
The painting exercises was quite interesting, and I learnt how to use different shades and hues of paint to create certain effects.

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Today, we made pizza and brownies.

Link to Photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HIoesPDYEiwCUOm1VLul-xJ8zsNIEC3-

Design Matrix:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T5exX-bc2M0LH3HohqiRVZLUAqKrU6KRg3mwsXqMvas/edit?usp=sharing

(1) Identify at least three dishes.
The three dishes I identify are quiche, chicken rice and brownies.

(3) The one dish I would like to cook is the Spinach Quiche. The recipe has been slightly modified from the one used during lessons to make it healthier.

Ingredients:
For short cut pastry
50g plain flour (Sifted)
0.125 teaspoon of table salt
25g hard fat
1 tablespoon of cold water

For filling
0.125 large onion (Chopped)
0.25 tomato
10g Spinach
15g Broccoli
25g Grated cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon of milk
1 spoon of onion
1 spoon of chilli sauce
1 spoon of tomato sauce

(1) Grease a small flan tin.
(2) Sift flour and salt into a bowl, and collect cold water.
(3) Chop fat into small pieces.
(4) Rub the fat into the floor using fingertips -> the mixture should end up like bread crumbs.
(5) Add adequate cold water into the rubbed into the semi-stiff dough using a butter knife.
(6) Knead slightly until smooth and do not over prepare this.
(7) Line the base and sides onto the small flat tin, and prick its base. Rest this for 10 minutes and then bake blind for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
(8) Remove from oven.
(9) Make the filling and pour it into the pastry.
(10) Bake further for approximately 15 minutes until the filling is set and have a golden brown colour.

Adapted from Y2FADRecipes2018

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Today, we made lasagna.

In what ways have you met task demands?
- I have met the task demands by making a healthy dish with foods from different levels in the Healthy Pyramid chart.
- The manipulative methods used today is melting, whisking and sautéing.

Reflect on your Practical Session
- There was better time management this time, compared to the previous practical sessions. I think this was because we delegated our work clearly before starting the practical.
- However there were a few confusions (e.g. I put in the mushrooms before putting in the chicken into the frying pan. I mixed up the order because I was rushing myself. I should think for a while before doing something so that I would not compromise the overall quality of the end product.)

Reflect on the Food Blogging Process
- The nutritional tools to which I referred to was a good guide to know how to make a dish healthier.

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For this lesson, I made bread.  followed the Nutella bread recipe, although I changed the shape of it.

After we left the yeast to activate, the dough increased in size. I rolled the dough into the shape of a bun, and I attempted to mix in some Nutella jam into the dough to create a "swirly" pattern.

The link to the photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1le77ZOpXNIEYwCH85aW2c9Pqio6JfwUL?usp=sharing

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For this lesson, we made Shephard's Pie. It was made of ingredients of high protein (chicken), as well as vegetables to make the dish high in fibre. Moreover, the potato was the source of carbohydrates in the dish.

While making the dish, there were slight mistakes.

(1) When boiling the potato in water, the water started to boil and overflow, so I thought that the potato was ready. However, it was actually not ready. In the future, I should check whether the potato is done or not by using a fork to poke through the potato. If it crumbles or breaks, it is near done or done already.

(2) Frying the chicken. Although it was a "simple" thing that we have practiced in our previous practical sessions, I still found some difficulty when frying the chicken as it was slightly difficult to discern whether the chicken has finished cooking or not. I found this especially important since for meats such as chicken, it is highly important to ensure that the person who eats it would not get food poisoning. I think that this can be improved on by continuously practicing this as I am facing this difficulty due to the fact that I do not cook often.

The pictures for today are in this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UhOqf8p-c0lXmmLepNk-FMr2Kyd9j7J7?usp=sharing