Durian Frenzy

If I was Alice and if there is a sequel to the wonderland or looking glass, it would be called Alice in Durianland. Ok, I guess I could be called Alice.. just for this entry. Durians are evil. First of all, they are thorny. I was listening to Miley Cyrus' Seven things during work and it got me thinking about seven things I like about Durians.

1. they're delicious
2. they're tasty
3. the color is yellow, which kinda symbolizes 'fresh' in my opinion and if one don't like the color 'yellow', that's his/her problem.
4. they are juicy
5. the seeds are huge and the skin can be easily peeled unlike watermelons where you have to put your head in the bin most of the times to sift out those annoying brown seeds.
6. It's seasonal, which makes it exciting for those who are waiting to get their hands on them, like how Irish people look forward to St Patrick's day... hmm or maybe not.. given Irish people just consume beer anyday.
7. lastly, it's self protected and it does not require any barb wire around it. Have you ever heard of durian thieves? I mean, this fruit is huge and just heavy and thorny that one would consider running away with it in his/her hand before stealing it from someone.

It was until today that I noticed just like Miley Cyrus's song, it's got seven things I hate about them.

1. The smell lingers on your hand, or any parts of your body that had contact with it.
2. You burp durians.
3. It's a fruit full of heat, so if one has sensitive skin, it's hello to acneland.
4. The heat in it also makes you have bad breath, and I am not referring to durian breath. More like how Noel Gallagher's breath would smell like everynight before he sleeps.
5. High in cholestrol and fat, this fruit brings shame to Kirstie Alley's bikini deals.
6. Not a lot of people like this smell. It's a love and hate and you have people around you chucking a 'let's stay away' at you once you have durians in your system.
7. You still friggin crave for it despite hating the aftermath.

So, Sayang (the gay dude in my office and yes this is a code name) had offered to take us on a 'durian frenzy'(as he called it), which was just a treat of durian to those who dared to come with him. He claimed that durian is the king of fruits. I have no idea where he got this info from but I think it's totally cute and ah well, when it comes to free fruit treat, Hein's in.

Work was pretty productive yesterday. Yes it's true the connection was horrible but as usual Craig and I managed to talk and this time around, it's about Grey's Anatomy, popsicles, test tube babies, high school beat ups and reading. Despite this 'never ending out of topics' convo with him, I managed to work on a five paged protocol about the generator once again. Yes, it's the god-damn protocol. Today, it was just integrated into more details and what was a two paged protocol turned into a five pager. I was happy and I have to say this is one of the documents I kinda took charge of and kinda did a research on my own. That's what Burmese internet connection does to you. Five paged protocol.

Gym was totally skipped because of the Durian frenzy but it was nice to see my cousins again at night at Coffee Circle, where I was just swallowing seven laxative pills with an Italian soda called Blue Curacao. For fuck sake, can they just call it 'Blue liquid'? The laxative was just to make sure I detox the whole durian that I've swallowed outta my system since it's a huge constipation booster. Poe Thar (the forth youngest cousin) couldn't make it and it was funny cos this hangout was for him since he was going abroad again. Ah well, It was nice hanging out with KC, Maliboke, May T, Ko Ya and KC's cute cousin, who grew up in Taiwan and who had no idea how to speak Burmese fluently. Cute boy!! I find it hard to believe how Chinese products could attract me. (No, I wasn't thinking of doing anything to him in case you're reading this, Craig.. it's an appreciation and I wasn't even thinking anything perveworthy.. ok?)