i’m a little tired, a little stoned. but i remember, it’s the 7th today.
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personal
Over the past few days in camp, I found out alot more on durians, the good, the bad and the ugly. It seems like alot of people know about “that cut throat durian shop in the east” (as Glenn Ong on Class 95 said it this morning).
I was home last night and I told my dad how much I paid for that 3 spikey fruit. He went silent for 10 secs. I can hear “dumb son” somewhere between that 10sec of silence:P I would have said that. Then I told him it’s “猫山皇”. Apparently he have never heard of it. “I’ve heard of 老虎山, but never 猫山. Maybe the 老虎山 is gone, so they call it the 猫山.” Very smart. I’d have said that too:P Next year, it might be 老鼠山.
He went on to ask me how many of us took the 3 durians. I said 3. 10Kg of durians for 3 people, no wonder I get nose bleed. On Class 95 morning show today, Glenn mentioned that he has a very stupid friend that paid S$60 for one durian at the same shop. I was going to sms Class95, but I thought maybe not. At S$66.6 per durian, it’s going to be more than stupid.
Today, I took my IPPT. One run reveals everything about my age. The route seems to be longer every year. Luckily, my trusty pair of legs and lungs still manage to give me a nice S$200 reward. Powered by durians, driven by money.
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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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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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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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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…