Our crack ABAP team blasted through 407 objects, identified the 111 needing further analysis, studied each one to the extent it deserved, performed any requisite corrections or adjustments and delivered it to the Cutover Manager well ahead of time. So we got Sunday off.
There are a couple threads to my Sunday story and I'll hit the general stuff in a bit; this is about Durian Fruit.
You have heard about it, you may have watched Andrew Zimmermn try to eat it or Tony Bourdain actually eating it here in Singapore. But now you can get the whole story from a Michigan guy who is on the ground here.
I mentioned somewhere in this blog that I wouldn't try Durien Fruit......In Ronald Reagan's words, the sound you hear is the sound of concrete cracking.
You See, I went up to Bugis Street this morning (noon?) looking for souvenirs etc and I passed a food shop/fruit market selling Durien Fruit. I asked the man if it was good and he said it was delicious.I sorta chuckled.
On my way back to the hotel to rest a bit, I stopped by my favorite hangout in Singapore and asked Wilson (the bartender/manager) about Durien Fruit. He surprised me by saying his whole family LOVED it and that his Grandmother was especially talented in find the best available.
He went on to explain that it did have an unpleasant aroma. It does. I smelled it - I think. It's pungent kind of.. it makes you want to take your kitchen garbage out to the garage - sort of, but it's not a nauseating odor. Any back street behind a resturant in New York City smells a lot worse.
He also told me that a ripe Durien Fruit is very creamy and that there are two kinds - sweet and slightly bitter and that there are bakeries that make Durien Crepes etc.
Then he showed me on the map the best place to find them and it's only a short subway ride away.
Did I have any excuses? How many times have I made something for the grandkids and said just try a little - if you don't like it you don't have to finish it - Time to walk the walk.
So I did. I show a picture below of the three lobes I got.
They were maybe the messiest fruit I have ever eaten but OMG they were GOOD no - GREAT!!!!. It was creamy and sweet and mild and had no obnoxious odor or anything bad except they were slippery as all get out. If I had a fork I would have gone thru a bunch more.
Andrew, you will be hearing from me. Bert - they are lactose and gluten free.
By the folks here that like them, they are considered the king of fruit and now I understand why.
To be honest -
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