Fishing

Last weekend, I went to East Coast. At East Coast jetty, I saw many people fishing, yeah...interesting indeed....so many people, men and women, young and old very much occupied with the activity. Anyway, that aside, I saw something disturbing. After they caught the fish, these people left the fish to die on shore....instead of ending the fishes' life immediately. Off course, me, being me, commented a lot of things to my friend who was also there about the cruelty. Just imagine if these people had to go through that! I must say, if you want to fish, there are 2 ways you can do it, either kill it once and for all or put the fishes in water, at least, it wont be gasping for air....it was such a sad sight....how can they be eating those fishes they left to die like that...spare a thought!

The Event

King of fruits: Durian

What else would it be then? With its unique odour, and thorn covered husk, this fruit is indeed heaven, at least to most people. I think it comes from the malay word 'duri', which means thorns, it is rather pricky. This fruit can be rather powerful as its smell. I am not sure of the fact, but it is claimed to be 'heaty' and can cause excessive perspiration. To counteract that, there is a certain claim of pouring water on the shell after the pulp is taken out and drinking the water after consuming the durian.

It is also not advisable to have durians with beer, I am not sure the reason for that though since I dont drink and I rarely take durians.

But what I am unsure is why is durian smelly? Well here is the tale behind the smelly durian...http://everything2.com/title/Why+the+Durian+is+Smelly. However, I couldnt find the scientific reason for its awful smell...would love to know the answer to that!