It has been many years since my family eaten durian. It’s because we heard that some/most of the durians sold may have been injected with some “things” to enhance its growth. Over a month ago, we broke the “curse” and bought a few durians back to enjoy.
There were three stalls selling them by the side of the road. One of them were selling quite cheap, ie. RM10 for 3 or 4 durians. I was aiming for that stall but we ended up at the one beside it. The seller had two types of durians on sale. There were no sign board stating how much each durian costs. I was shocked to hear that his “normal” durian costs RM7 per kg while the better ones costs RM30+ per kg.
We ended up buying 4 or 5 durians of the cheaper type and 1 of the more expensive one. In the end, the expensive durian must have costs nearly RM40. The seed was smaller and the meat slightly thicker. However, I personally don’t think that it was worth the RM40 spent.
I later read in the news that even a D24 costs RM4 or 5 per kg only. I wonder what super duper type the RM40 was. Were we conned? *sigh*
Do you notice the amount of people not wearing their seatbelts when they are in a car? The next time you stop at the traffic light, just do a little experiment by observing the passing car if they wore their seatbelts. I’ve done that once some time ago and HALF of them DO NOT wear their seatbelts!
Those reading this may be categorized in three groups, that is those who:
answer, “Yeah loh, so damn true. Many of them don’t wear seatbelts. They don’t know danger one meh? They don’t care their lives one meh?”
keeps quiet.
answer, “KNN! Why must wear seatbelt one ah? CCB! No police also what.”
Honestly, I don’t understand why some people are so ignorant and do not give much thought of safety. The seatbelts are there to protect you from harm! Why the heck are you treating it like something troublesome?
If you look at other more developed countries, safety is a high priority. Not only must those in front wear the seatbelts, even those sitting at the back must buckle up. We don’t need to look too far, even in Singapore they enforce such rule. The photo taken from the back seat of a Singapore taxi.
To be fair, my cousin told me that even though they have such a rule, they do not enforce it strictly. However, at least there do try. In some countries, even cyclist are required to wear safety helmets at all times. In Malaysia?
It’s sad that even though Malaysia is reaching its 50th independence anniversary, the lack of maturity in safety aspects is still so obvious. I won’t even want to mention the level of safety measurements taken while designing its cars.
If you treasure your life (and your family), buckle up at all times. Do it because you want to, not because you are forced to.
When even Metallica cannot keep you awake, you know it’s time to intoxicate yourself with some caffeine. Lots of caffeine.
This is the Nescafe 3-in-1 Intense that I blogged about a while ago. My brother bought it from Singapore and it’s not available in Malaysia yet. I wonder why is Malaysia always slower than others.
Anyway, one of those sachets have been drained into my system already. Somehow, maybe only psychologically, I’m feeling a little fresher, a little more alert than before. This is my first cup. I wonder how many (if any) other blogathon-ers have taken.
I was in Singapore on Live Earth day about 3 weeks ago. There were concerts after concerts held to mark that day. The concerts were held in different countries all over the globe.They were trying to spread the “Answer the call” and “Save earth” message. How successful was it? I have no idea.
Apart from the concerts, there were also countless 30 seconds commercials that were spreading the “Answer the call” awareness as well. The “beep” of the SOS signal still rings in my head. You can’t help but to memorize it when it was played twice every half a minute (once before and another one after each 30 seconds commercial starts).
Occasionally, there will be a few “short movie” sort of play. Those were my favourites.
The concerts can be viewed on their Live Earth website. As for the 30 seconds commercial and the short movies, I remember watching them some place but couldn’t think of where right now. If you’re interested, you can search in their website or try youtube.
After watching so many of the Live Earth videos, it would be natural to feel the need to answer the call. I planned to try and work on all the lessons learned after watching the videos. One of the easiest thing that we could do is to switch off the room lights when not in used.
Is climate change a man-made problem? Is the earth dying a slow death? What can we do to help ease the burden and help the earth heal? Even if you know about it, would you actually do it?
It’s only half way through the blogathon and I’m really feeling it now. My head feels heavy, my mind doesn’t seem to want to work and my body just slows down drastically. It’s times like this that makes me wonder, “Why did I get myself into this situation? I could be in bed talking to the goddess in my dreams”. However, when I see the screenshot below, I know it’s for a good cause.
So, to wake up any sleepy heads out there, here’s a song from Metallica. Put the speakers on full blast and enjoy the wake up call.
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