layne67

I didn't know that they named typhoons after fruits as well. Or does the word 'durian' means something else in Tagalog, annwyn55? geniusartist?

Typhoon Durian lashes Philippines.

That's too near for comfort.

*shudders*

Hope your loved ones are okay, Annwyn and GA.

btw, for those of you who don't know it, a durian is this thorny fruit with delicious custard-like flesh that emits a strong, distinctive odour. Dubbed as the King of Fruit, you either hate it or love it. It may be expensive or cheap, depending on the season. And if you're buying it from a roadside stall, it also depends on the car that you drive. No kidding. And behold for those with Singapore plates, they'll rip you off in no time at all.

I have one tree in my yard. The durians that it bears are just so-so. But they're from my own tree so somehow they always manage to taste better than the bought ones.

( Pic of my durians )

On a completely different topic, the broadband that I'm using at home is currently down and the dial-up at my workplace ( I know, it's usually the other way round ) is frustratingly slow. It's quite a slow day this morning but the minute I logged on, the people started to come in droves. Not complaining but I'm very behind on my flist. I'll come back to your posts and fics, no worries, I'm a bit OC when it comes to reading my flist :))

Got my Limited Edition LOTR which was a pleasant surprise because I didn't expect to receive them for another week at least. Managed to sneak them onto the DVD shelves without the husband noticing. Not that I don't want him to know about them of course but I've already got 3 sets of the LOTR movies - the VCDs, the DVDs, the Extended Edition DVDs - I swear that his lips thinned out a little bit more each time I came back with a new set. I hope that he won't notice that these are new but if he asks I'll just give the standard answer of "But I bought these a long time ago!"

I remember an article written by a local Tolkien fan - apparently she has 2 sets of the LOTR books. One set, still in pristine condition, is for display on her bookshelves while the other set is for everyday read, well-thumbed and dog-eared, she brings those with her everywhere she goes. I wonder very much if she has eight sets of the vcds and dvds ...