{"id":3150,"date":"2012-05-12T18:29:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T11:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/durianapocalypse.net\/travel\/?p=3150"},"modified":"2012-05-12T19:06:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T12:06:34","slug":"durianism-the-dark-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durianapocalypse.net\/travel\/2012\/05\/12\/durianism-the-dark-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Durianism: The Dark Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well I cannot seem to hold on to a fucking thought
\nThis whirlwind’s got me and I’m racing out the door
\nIt’s nice for a while, but when I try to focus
\nAll of my convictions come crashing down around me again<\/em><\/p>\n

A dark side to eating orchards\u2019 and orchards\u2019 worth of Durian, you say? But what, pray, could it possibly be? Is such practice not the most unmitigated bliss? Well, it\u2019s like this: eating orchards\u2019 and orchards\u2019 worth of Durian doth transform the eater into a Fat\/Lazy Fuck.<\/p>\n

What, just eat fewer, you say? Just control<\/em> oneself, you say? And so will the eater say, to hisself or herself, with frequency. Easier said<\/em> than done, however! The Durian haunts one\u2019s waking and sleeping moments. One may eat other than Durian, one may do other than eating Durian, one may (attempt to) think about other than Durian.<\/p>\n

But in the end, the Durianist\u2019s \u201cconvictions come crashing down\u201d around him or her again…and again…and again. Never been addicted to smack, nor even alcohol (or what have you). But this is surely akin. Of course, Durian is<\/em> known as one of the more nutritious foods. It\u2019s considered the King Of Fruits not only for its deliciousity, but also for its exceptional food value.<\/p>\n

But who wants to be an zombified Fat\/Lazy Fuck? Perhaps this is why the season is so brief in most places; generally clocking in at a few months\u2019 time: okay, be a Fat\/Lazy Fuck for a coupla months each year, but otherwise eating Mangoes and stuff.<\/p>\n

Truth be told, I didn\u2019t come to the World Durian Festival 2012 to not<\/em> eat Durian. Will attempt, at Fest\u2019s conclusion, to exert some modicum of self-control. As for to-day, <\/em>however, scored either some frighteningly kick-assed deals\u2026or maybe taken for a ride. Suspect the former.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nearing the conclusion now; tomorrow the Festival\u2019s last and final hurrah. So many<\/em> vendors, so many<\/em> Durian, and (frankly) surprisingly few attendees can mean this: there are now many Durian in the \u201cFarang Zone\u201d; i.e., perfectly, wonderfully, self-openingly ripe. Thais won\u2019t buy \u2018em this way; so the hawk-eyed vendors call out\u00a0to the passing Farang (who’d thought he’d already made all the Durian purchases required for the day’s eating), \u201cHey you!\u201d — gesticulating toward the basket to which the fully ripe Durian have been relocated.<\/p>\n

One and one-half kilos of Kan Yao (my fave), normally priced at 70-80 Baht per kilo, for 60 Baht total? Yes, please! Two kilos of Mon Thong (my second-fave), normally priced at 50-60 to the kilo, for 40 Baht<\/em> total? Yes, please! (For more in re Thai Durian varieties here is one helpful<\/a> page.)<\/p>\n

The wagon’s shaking and I feel it start to tilt
\nAnd I just go tumbling right back in a whirlwind again<\/em><\/p>\n

To give an idea of the poor attendance (actually, it was pretty packed last weekend), here\u2019s the scene from a few nights ago, at the mainstage<\/em>. Gots to love the one guy up front though, in for all his worth!<\/p>\n

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