Raining durians

There seems to be so many durian sellers sprouting out of the woodwork these few weeks. Guess the durian season is in full swing, thorns and all. The $1,000,000 question is 'to eat or not to eat'? Eating one or two seems fruitless as you do not get that "ummmm wah so nice feeling" . Eating a lot then you attract the " wow, you have put on weight" comments from people who have nothing better to say....or they are jeolous cos they have no free durians to gorge on.

For me, I have eaten a few. What to do, courtesy of friends with good intentions. However, my problem isnt the oozing waistline. But.....pimples! Yes, at my age, to be having pimples is a privilege...what ???? huh?.....well you see , only the young have this pimple problem. Its a curse for them right?....the operative word being " young " . So, like Benjamin Button, I have also gone younger....hahaha. I had more pimples in the last 2 weeks then I have ever had when I was in my teens !

Well, actually I had 4 of these little buggers. Thats a lot for me! I didnt celebrate though, maybe I should have thrown a party to announce my coming of age...haha. Instead, I did what I have always told my sons to do, wash the spot with soap. It works like magic! As much as I like being refered to as 'young or younger' pimples are not what I had in mind as a retirement present, no matter how lovely the box is!

So, back to the question of ' to eat or not to eat' cos I still have durians in a box outside my house.....hhmmm....durian curry, durian stew, durian cake, durian pie, durian pudding, durian punch.........Zx43!2#@

After the durian storm, came the baby storm....no, no,....not to worry I am not in this picture as a participant,....three of my friends became grandmothers this month. Congratulations to Ah Moi, Mary Ho and Lai Gin. Guess what? All baby boys! If I say 'all the more to celebrate' then I am discriminating against the sexes. But chinese being chinese, especially if its the son's son, then I guess the smiles are wider. Sorry girls, no disrespect meant! I come from a family of all girls. Anyway, there will be lots of 12th day and full moon celebrations in the pipe line....maybe they may have durian cooked in pig's trotters, boiled eggs and vinegar ...you think?..........hahaha.

Life in Sandakan is never dull. We have a line up of wedding invitations to eat through, on top of the 'baby dinners' and fellowship nite! Have you ever thought that the pressure of all these eating frenzy and merrymaking is a Privilege? Why? Cos its means you are till alive, you can still eat and laugh and more importantly you have Friends! Smile and the world smiles with you !