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Baking Class November 2013

I am posting one of my students email day after our last day of class and i would like to say, Jane from the bottom of my heart that i truly enjoyed the class and appreciate the kind words. Muchos gracias to you and Susan for being such a couple of great students. Hi Miss Shirley, Just want to say, I really enjoyed our lessons especially the artisan class. The sponge and dough method really made a lot of difference in taste and texture. Sana most if not all of your students will choose to take up this class to realize its value like we did. Also, thank you for all the tips and tricks you shared with us. Am sure sa dami nun, we won’t be able to remember all of them LOL. But what we will do remember is your unselfish way of sharing your knowledge to your students. All I can say is, hindi ako nagkamali in choosing to enroll in your class. Thank You, God Bless and More Power! Jane P.S. I also would like to express my gratitude when you considered adjusting our last day schedule just so I can complete the class and still accompany my father in the afternoon. Umabot naman kami! Salamat din kay classmate Susan for agreeing to start early. I really appreciate it. J Looking back. i almost cancelled this class. My mother passed away, two weeks after i left her, so unexpectedly and shocking to all of us that i thought of leaving Friday, two days before my session started. I realized, i have 7 students to email, 7 students to give refunds on their reservation fees because if i leave Nov. 22, i would not be back in a month or two for sure. My head spinning, my eyes swollen from crying i just had no strength to book a flight and besides, my siblings back in New York do not think it was necessary. They were burying my mother that Saturday so i probably won't make it on time so i stayed. In the end, i was glad i went on as planned. The sponge and dough class was amazing. I do not do this class as often as the No time dough session so i loved every breads we made and i appreciate the gratitude from the students when they say how masarap the breads are. Thank you. No need to thank me, that was more than enough. Thank you to Susan and Jane for taking the sponge and dough class.

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