Out in fields today, my nose bled twice. First I paid for the devil’s ($66.6/pc) durians, then I lost blood!:s

I wonder how it sounds like…

“Lelong Lelong!! Durians!! 3 for S$200!!”

*cringe*

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I’m sure most of you know durians. But, do you know 猫山皇 durians?:) I didn’t know, but I after today, I don’t think I’ll forget it.

After talking about having a durian feast for a couple of weeks, Chris, Pris and me decided we’ll do it today. I told them we’ll have them at the new durian joint near Joo Chiat Pl.

me: Boss, durians for 3 person. Can recommend something good?

DS (Durian Seller): (in that familiar JB accent) SURE!! You must try 猫山皇, yellow creamy flesh, sweet or bitter ones, small seeds… best!

me: orh ok… how much?

DS: 1kg 20 dollar.

me: hmmm… (discuss with Chris)

me (to DS): We’ll take 1 each from different grades (some cheaper ones).

DS: Don’t bother lah, you take 猫山皇, you won’t want to try others!

me: erm… ok.

DS opened one, said that’s a bitter one and asked me to try it (which I did). Opened another one that’s sweet and got Chris to try it. Then opened the last one which he said was “bittersweet”. He then put them into a basket and have them weighed.

I looked at the scale, blinked a few times. Damn! Nothing changed. The scale pointed to 10Kg. I looked at Chris. Our facial expressions looked as if a durian just dropped on our feet.

me and Chris: Can we take one out? Two will do fine.

DS: (waving his hand at us… which coincidentally, was holding the knife) 小弟，开了不可以不要… (you must buy it since the durians are already opened)

me: orh…

DS: I give you one small one for free lah.

DS to fellow DS: 来！两百块！收钱！(200 dollar for this guy)

We spent the next hour stuffing ourselves with 猫山皇 durians, making sure no flesh was spared. I tell you, for once, I felt like a tourist in Singapore. I don’t know was it the sugar in the blood, we laughed so much on 猫山皇 jokes that people around us must’ve thought we’re crazy. Laughing at our own expense, literally. Two of the durians were nice, the other one was so so. Well, we had a good time, at a price.

I brought the “free” durian that I got back home and offered it to my housemate. He put it in the fridge and said he’ll have it later. I’m going to check on him in a while. Once he take the first bite, I’ll charge him S$50:P *evil laughs* I am… 猫山皇!!!:D *LOL*

*MEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!*

Durians 1 – 0 Radish (菜头)

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Despite the bad weather, we all had fun:D

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…you want to see some photos soon:P Here’s one before I get dragged into the world of little green men.

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Oh coincidentally, it falls on Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. I get a little hungrier than usual this month, thanks to the chinese traditions. Good thing the government is nice, sending me back to reservist where I’ll be well fed. Being hungry ghost month, I hope they won’t make me stay in. You know army camps… they do extra headcounts during this month:)

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Had a pet portrait session early this morning. 3dogs, 2 cameras, 1 guy. Good thing they were not too difficult to handle. 11 year old Oldie look real photogenic. Reminds me of characters in Asterix.

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Me with the see through glasses at Miao and SK’s wedding. Ok, and the sloppy handwriting. This is what happen after pressing on the trigger too much.

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Some people say I like taking pictures that doesn’t show faces. I also say so. I think I should go shoot in Saudi. If I go there, I’ll change my name to Fat-Barrel.

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Good thing the shoot went well today:D Happy with the shots today. Here’s one.

Tomorrow, we’ll all be attending Huy’s workshop. It’s going to be a busy week before I go on reservist. I need some TEXTURES!

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Saw this on Todayonline.

lovers survive cliff plunge:
Two lovers ended up in hospital in Taiwan after their car plunged more than 45 metres down a cliff face as they made love in the back seat, Ananova.com reported.

 
Ms Lin Gu, 25, and lover Lee Shin, 29, suffered broken bones and bruises after their car toppled over the edge of a hill in the city of Xindian.

 
“They had parked up close to the edge of the mountain and had left the handbrake off,” a police spokesman was quoted as saying. “When they started having sex, the rocking motion started the car moving and it
rolled off the hill.”

 
Mr Chen Cheng-gang, a local who had come to their aid, said the woman pleaded with him not to reveal how the accident happened as her husband “would definitely sue for divorce”.

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I wonder who parked the car:P

Which reminds me… National Day is coming soon. Which also means… damn reservist is approaching.

After one of the many falls at cableski (Batam) yesterday, I saw something horrifying heading my way. A stray handle. It was a little too close and I know I won’t be able to avoid it. So, I ducked underwater, hoping it will pass. 2 secs later, I emerged… and scored a direct hit. Damn it. I felt stupid…

If that thing goes around the cable park at 30km/hr, that means I just got hit by a wooden rod, 1foot in size at that speed. And it hurts! Now there’s a little bump on my right forehead. *kok tau*

Alritie, mum just called, told me that uncle brought some durians from Malaysia yesterday. Sorry folks, I’m having my durian feast a little earlier. But rest assured, the durian parties will GO ON!:) I’m just “testing the goods”.

Been having difficulty getting to sleep lately. So I’ve been watching youtube movies till I fall asleep. Last night, I decided on MadTV. Damn, these are really funny…

Jessica Alba in newlyweds

Apple Irack

I don’t usually remember dreams. But the one I had last night was so vivid it’s still swirling in my head now. I saw huge baskets FULL of DURIANS at my place!!! I’m sure… it’s a SIGN:P

I’m suffering from a little hangover from last night’s drinking (I didn’t drink much, but I think my ageing body is not taking alcohol very well) with my old pals. Did a little work, replied some emails and spend the rest of the day trying to get rid of the persistent headache. Then I decided, I should watch a movie alone. Red Cliff.

With a star studded cast (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung, Lin Chi Ling, etc), it already made my S$7.50 very worth it. I can’t help but imagine the phonebooks that Tony Leung must be standing on when playing alongside with Chi Ling. Although I think she’s pretty, but Takeshi is the one that stole the limelight. The scriptwriters definitely make him look damn cool with all those witty lines.

Overall, it’s a nice movie, but I was expecting something better. Felt like LOTR part 1. I hope the sequel will be much better. Hopefully, better fighting scenes. Somehow, I think I’d love a Lee Ang version more. Let’s see how the sequel perform:)

And the next movies in my list. The Mummy and Money not enough 2. The trailers, as usual, look really promising. Let’s see if they live up to expectations.