He makes cakes for other families. Now he wants time with his own

I've had like almost all my birthday cakes from here. This is where I got like my first birthday cake. I've been coming here since I was a child. This just has a lot of childhood memory. Well, after I saw the post about Forest Lawn Bakery closing. Hi, I'm here to see you. I had to come today because it was closing. Thank you. Makes me sad. Oh, disappointed, and this is our favorite bakery. This is probably the last time I'm having a cake from here. I start at 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. For 25 years I've been making probably over 70,000 cakes. It's kind of scary when you think about it. This is the final week. Orders are huge. In one day, 10 cakes. Before I start the business, I know nothing about cakes. My master baker gave up on me, so from that day on I have to learn from scratch at home. It's ready for decorations. So it takes me a few months, I would say, to be able to do that fast. This cake requires flowers and they want red roses. Hardest drawing actually is the Buddha drawing. A Buddha in the middle and two dragons on the left and the right. I love the most is the writing, because it's quick. I took over the business since 2001. It's because it's a family business. My brother-in-law passed away. My sister called me to take over because my sister cannot handle it. Yes, I do everything here. I'm a manager, I'm a purchaser, I'm an accountant, I'm an operator. I have three kids to raise, and it's all dependent on one income, but you need to motivate yourself to work. And then put a few almonds on top. You know, at the time, the bakery was short-handed. My dad, he asked me to help, but I also wanted to help. I saw every day he comes home, he's so tired, right? I see how much he's sacrificed for me and my family, so I think it's just fair that So that I give back and try to help him. Christmas and New Year we actually never have one because it's the busiest day of the year. I do make it up on Boxing Day but it feels different. He would work sometimes until like 10. My kids were waiting for me at the stairway when they were three years old and it's always on my memory. They always wait for daddy to come home. And I was young so I was like I was already asleep so I didn't see him that day. Yeah it's quite sad. When I reach to the point that I break my leg and a tennis elbow, I lose that encouragement to move forward. One of the master bakers followed me for 15 years. He passed away so suddenly during COVID. He was only 55 when he passed away. Life is so short. I don't want to sacrifice too much time at the bakery anymore. I do want to spend more time and make up my time what I didn't spend with my kids. For over 25 years, I raised all my kids and I think they are very successful. They are very well educated. Because of his sacrifice here, my parents, they need to start the next chapter of their life as well, right? So I'm happy. Happy retirement.