My bro’s the best!
Weirdly, I have been lemming for durians a lot more frequent with the pregnancy. I have no clue why!
Well, my mum says that if I do have a craving, I should get it satisfied so that the baby won’t salivate when he/she grows older. Yup, it’s a old wives tales but I don’t mind listening to it since I get to eat what I wanna eat!
So, the bro knowing that I have been craving for it constantly, brought me some over the weekend (after my swim on Sunday). He actually went out specifically to get me the durians because his sister me is totally clueless about choosing durians.. Much to the disappointment of both my mother and brother. Errmm.. The reason is, I grew up with durian plantations, picked durians on the plantations and helped my grandma sell durians/fruits when I was a kid on the weekly Saturday pasar malams. As I grow older, my grandma too got older and the plantations were given to someone else to manage and I lost all skills that I had with me as a kid. There was also a period of my life in my childhood where I hated durians and didn’t touch it for a couple of years (think it makes me think work and made me feel disgust). Guess my brother was older so he retained his knowledge with him.
The durians I had on Sunday.. It was ok and not exactly fantastic but I ain’t complaining!
I got a text message earlier and bro messaged to ask me not to eat too much for dinner because he bought durians for me!
Today’s durians were really yummy. Thick, creamy flesh with a slight bitter aftertaste. Even my mum couldn’t resist and kept ‘snatching’ the durians to eat! I was soooooo full after the 5 durians that I almost couldn’t walk.. Too too full and am so ready to explode.
The hubby ain’t home yet, but I kept some for him.. I would have eaten more if there’s still space on my tummy. Right now, I’m lying on the bed like an up-shore whale, not moving an inch because I have difficulty doing so.
I know, greedy me. But I’m HAPPY!
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Cherie
Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.
4 Comments
missustay
another old wives’ tale is to eat cooling stuff in the last month of pregnancy. durians very 补 and may cause the baby to have 头皮 (the abit smelly kind). can drink young coconut juice to counter the heatiness! shiok when we are usually so warm with the tummy in the last tri!
cherieladieblogs
Oh. didnt know about the 头皮 bit.. and well, you just triggered the cravings for coconuts! i am imagining the cool liquid flowing down my throat right this moment!
inex
Hallow.. pop by from someone’s blog.
what I heard is to take durian if you want bigger baby.. but watch that sugar!
Don’t worry about the cradle cap thing, can get rid one though I find using the kodomo yellow cap shampoo seems to prevent it, maybe because of the vit b5 in it.
Another old wives tale is to take coconut juice, ( just the juice, not the meat that is heaty) and your baby will come out very clean, ( I took some, not sure if it really works but Greg was clean as a whistle when I popped him, like he just had a bath before he make his grand entrance haha)
cherieladieblogs
hi here! i’ve seen you(r userpic) around! i think i’m pretty much controlled when it comes to sugar cos i haven’t been putting on a lot of weight and neither take a lot of sweet stuff.
Thanks for the tip on cradle cap and yeah, i heard about the coconut juice bit.. but haven’t had the chance to drink it yet!
mind if i add you to my friends’ list? 🙂