Durian Desperation.

After hours of extensive searching of durian trees and scavenging of jungle litter, we have found NO edible durians.
But it was a good experience, a very fun and kampung experience.
All in all we've located 7 durian trees and more than 13 rambutan trees. It can be said that rambutan trees are more common than durian trees after bashing through spider-web laced jungle tracks and virgin jungles in desperation.
My first durian tree was located in a heavily vegetated area with grasses as tall as me and as thick as a maize plantation. Our guiding light were simply those majestic weathered-looking golden-bronze durian trees. Some got to it earlier than us as one can obviously see the trampled vegetation. It feels good that for once, us city boys, managed to see a durian tree in all its splendour and beauty. People just go, " NehHH!! Ni Kan!! Liu Lian! Yi Li, Liang Li!! (Look! Durian! One, two durians!)".
But......... one'd also be pissed to find great-looking durians on the ground only to discover holes and legions of ants invading its underside. Even more pissed to see durians neatly ripped apart.
Well, we kinda got tired staring at durian trees all day, I even see them when I close my eyes.
So at night fall, we launched our operation and brought ladder to the trees. Our friend bravely climbed up and plucked one neat-looking durian down.
But as predicted, it wasn't ripe. Thatttt ripe yet.
Considering the no. of inedible durians turning soft and blackish on the ground, we couldn't be bothered, after all we got a fresh one and we could just wrap it up and let ethene do its work.

The lure of the durian is great!