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‘What Was I Made For?’ by Billie Eilish has a very low musical tone along with a soft voice and goes in a slow pace to trigger deep emotions. Most of the lyrics consist rhetorical questions such as the song title, allowing individuals to reflect, think, or question themselves. This song was made for the Barbie movie and is purposely made with deep emotions to match one of the scenes.

This was around the time college started. During this time I was clueless because high school just ended and I was thinking of how to adjust to college life. Change can be hard for me, especially going to a different place with new people. I wondered what and how college life would be after many attempts of imagining the scene. Before that I never knew what I wanted to be nor had a dream of what I wanted to be since I was used to the school cycle.

I see the connection of cluelessness and desperation. At one point in life I feel lost and confused, not knowing what happens after. This song demonstrates a lot of questions for individuals to reflect. Basing it off from the Barbie movie, Barbie had a time of cluelessness and didn’t know what she was made for and that was exactly the purpose of this song. Besides the movie, this specific artist makes a lot of slow paced music and they show low tone.

I used Abdurraqib’s text as a model to help build my first draft. Craft moves I borrowed were tone, imagery, and symbolism. Abdurraqib’s text allowed me to reflect on racial and cultural matters which gave me an idea of what I wanted to write about. He incorporated a lot of real-life situations and how big of an impact those problems can bring to society or the target group. The craft moves he used were really good for his topic, so I decided to borrow these craft moves in order to create a similar vibe.

Origin:

Ube is a purple yam that originates from Southeast Asia, the Philippines. Oftentimes, ube is confused with taro and purple sweet potato, but it’s different. It’s been very popular in recent years and used in many dishes as desserts. Ube cake is used as a sweet dish, which people can enjoy a cake made with yam that has a very special and authentic taste. Universally, cake is frequently eaten around the world and is one of the most popular known desserts. It can be used for special occasions such as birthdays and weddings. It’s a meaningful dish where you can share with people you enjoy eating with.

Ingredients:

-3 ubes & 3 eggs

-Milk

-Flour

-Sugar (condensed milk)

-Heavy cream (optional)

-Vegetable/olive oil

Recipe & Steps:

1. Steam the ube for about 30 minutes, or when it has a soft texture. Peel the ube skin and blend the ube.
2. Separate the egg yolk and egg white in 2 separate bowls. Mix all the egg whites until it foams up.
3. Pour the blended ube in a bowl and mix it with egg yolk, milk, and condensed milk. Pour the flour in while sifting it and a teaspoon of oil (of your choice). Afterwards, put the foamed egg whites in the mixture and mix it slowly (shovel it and mix on the sides of the bowl slowly in circular motion).
4. Pour the whole mixture in a batter and put it on a tray filled with 1 1/2 inches.
5. Finally, place it in the oven. It should take around 20-40 minutes with 180-190 degrees.
6. If you don’t have an oven, that’s fine. An alternative way is to use a rice cooker and steam it for 30 minutes.
7. Pour the heavy cream in a bowl with condensed milk and mix it until it turns into cream. This is the topping you can apply onto your cake.
8. Enjoy 🙂