It's the Season of Durian Again (又是榴梿季节了)

With June in full swing, the peak season has arrived as supplies have gone up and prices have come down. Of course, I am not referring to premium durians. High-grade durian are always a bit pricey.

On 11 July 2021, I bought one King of the King's durian from Blk 846, opposite NTUC Fairprice's stall located at Khatib Central.

The taste was just alright to me. I still prefer the Musang King (Mao Shan Wang) durian type.

There's another durian stall around the corner located at Blk 846. For several weeks, that durian stall has attracted long queue, even to the extend when it's raining heavily these few days, I still see durian enthusiasts holding umbrellas queuing continuously under the rain. Nobody cares rain or shine, these enthusiasts continue to queue up.

There are quite a few durian stalls in Yishun Khatib Central. But this stall located at Blk 846 has the longest queue everyday with durian enthusiasts patronizing.

1-Day Durian Tour with my Zumba Team

A Throwback – 2 years ago, I joined a 1-Day Durian Tour with my Zumba Happy Fit Focus Group team. We got up very early before sunrise to catch a hired coach to Johor Bahru so that we can arrive across the causeway avoiding heavy traffic jam during weekends, and just in time to catch our breakfast at one of the stop-by terminal along the roadside around the rural area. It was actually a team bonding session I really enjoyed with the Zumba instructors and team members. A wonderful traveling experience. It's not so much of the durian-tasting, but about the get-together-to-know-one-another-better experience on the bus ride and interval activities that we did together.

Many people came to know about the health benefits of eating durians. Although some newbies may not like the strong peculiar taste and sense of smell, but there are still many fans embracing the wave of eating durians during the season.

In this blog, I have gathered some pointers to aid novices to understand what is this durian crave about:

Health Benefits of Durian

Provides relief from insomia
Helps to keep bones healthy and prevents osteoporosis
Aids in maintaining optimal blood pressure and cardiovascular health
Reduces risk of infertility in men and women
Helps to reduce constipation, flatulence, bloating and indigestion
Delays premature aging and appearance of symptoms such as macular degeneration and age spots
Helps to prevent cancer and anemia

Info from: organicfacts.net

How To Go To Durian Stall Or Farm In Johor Bahru

Local Taxi – If you are from Singapore, you need to reach JB Sentral and then take local taxi to durian stall you desired to go but make sure you know the place because taxi drivers may not know the place at all.
Car – You can drive on your own to durian stalls or durian farms in Johor Bahru to buy and eat durian.

Besides eating durians together as a visiting group, of course, we have done a few more activities in Johor together, since it's once a blue moon occasion get-together, how can we easily let the opportunity pass by.

We went on to visit one of the Chinese temple's wishing tree, and took some crazy poses group photos behind the temple's backyard bamboo garden. What an experience!

Before we head back home to Singapore on our coach, we stopped by a local restaurant to have our last meal together as a team. Everyone was so full after eating durians, in fact, during the dinner session, no one has the appetite to continue filling their stomach with add-on food. But it's the get-together joyous occasion that made us feeling contented and happy.