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When I got an invite to go baking with The Body Shop, I was excited. I mean, how often can one bake a cake during office hours? But upon closer inspection of the invite, I got worried. Where in the world is Kampung Palimbayan Indah? I studied the map that came with the invite, memorised it and when the day arrived, I was ready to make the trip. But guess what? I still got lost! Thank goodness for the great people at The Body Shop and placards that were planted all over the place that I eventually found myself heading in the right direction!

So, when I finally set foot in Bayan Indah The Culinary Resort, I was exhilarated. I took a big gulp of air and the serene atmosphere, and walked like Bambi towards the house on top of the hill. Let me clarify here that it’s not my nature to walk like a newly-born deer but I was wearing heels that day and walking on raw soil – not concrete path!

Upon reaching the house, an apron was tied around me and I was immediately whisked off to the kitchen to watch a demo by Chef Rohani. Baking a cheesecake seemed easy. And yes, it was easy – for real! If not, how do you explain my ability to bake a cake this delicious-looking without any practice?

While waiting for our cheesecakes to bake, we were ushered to the main area for lunch. Were we famished? Duhhh! What with the delectable cheesecake aroma in the air and being in a culinary resort! A healthy but yummy wrap was served (I simply had to have two!) followed by a scrumptious meringue for dessert.

Of course, with this being at an event for work, I was still doing my job. I looked around and saw the Delipcious Lip Colours in jars (with jellybeans), on platters (with fruits and veggies) and on the posters. I asked Joanne Yong from Marketing Communications for The Body Shop if the lipsticks were really good enough to eat and she told me that they were made with 100 per cent food grade ingredients and contain blueberry oil, pomegranate fruit seed oils and cocoa butter sourced through The Body Shop Community Trade programme, so there will be no harm done. But then again, why would you want to eat your lippie?

That aside, there was a sudden rush and everyone was running to the kitchen. Yes, our cheesecakes were ready! My cake looked so mouth-watering, I couldn’t stop myself from digging a little hole at the side to taste it. And oh-my-god, the cake was so smooth and delicious, it melted in my mouth and I felt famished all over again!

So I pulled out my Delipcious Lip Colour and let it glide on smoothly, melting it into my lips to trick my mind into thinking I’m actually eating something! Oh, it moisturises my lips and gives it a sheer colour too.

P.S.: I dedicated my cheesecake to my dad whose birthday was on the day before the event. I’m pretty sure he thought that’s the best belated birthday gift he’d ever received!