First time I ever tasted durian was in Feb, 2007.  One of my best friends, Diana, who loves durian but cannot eat in her own home because her husband hates durian, and so do her in-laws. So one day, she asked me whether I like to eat durian. I said that I have not been brave enough to try it yet, I have heard that people either love it or hate it.  So the next day, she brought a box of frozen durian that can be found in probably any Chinese grocery store.   The moment she openned the box, I do not know what is the right word to descrive the smell  lol . I believe that people who have tried it know what I mean.  I did not hate it but I did not love it either. In another word, it is not something I would crave for.

Yesterday, for some reason, I miss durian. So I drove to the only Chinese grocery store in town called Lao Wang Dian and bought a box of frozen durian. I literally took it to the balcony to open the box and ate the whole thing there as well. Afterward, I have tasting it for a few hours for now. So curiosity made me go online to do some research about it. Here you go:

Durian can be best described as having succulent, creaming but smelling like stinky old shoes . Durian grows in these regions: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hawaii, Florida, Burma, Sri Lanka, Philippines. If you google it, you can find lots of cute stories about durian online and even on youtube. Some of those things, you might find new to you. For example, durian reacts so strongly with beer and creats lots of gas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66veXeJzj0). Lots of people talk about the first experience with durian. quite interesting.

So who else enjoy durian like I do? Maybe we should have a durian festival .

Hope everyone had a great long weekend and ready for tomorrow. Oh btw. tomorrow is my birthday. I am going to be 36 . But I feel like I am 26 at heart.

good night