RHH's photos with the keyword: south china sea

Taken on a 2011 trip to Singapore and Malaysia. We stayed in Kuala Rompin, Pahang, for a conference and each morning I walked the beach to see the sunrise.

This was taken in Rompin, Pahang on a 2011 trip to Singapore and Malaysia. The risherman was working his nets close to shore as the sun rose over the South China Sea.

This was one of the many tropical fruits we sampled in Malaysia when there for a conference in 2011. This is Snakefruit or Salak, the reason for its name very obvious, a fruit unavailable in the states but one which we would willing purchase if it was.

In 2011 we were in Singapore and Malayasia for a conference. We tried many different tropical fruits, Jambu, Rambutan, Lychee, Snakefruit and like them all except this one, Durian. Its smell has been described as "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock" and it is banned on the rapid transit system in Singapore because of its smell. The edible part has the texture of custard and is very acidic. The flavor is not bad but the combination of smell and texture was more than I could handle. My wife ate more than I did but even she did not like it. We tried it at a Durian "feast" the last night of the conference when crates of Durian were brought in and opened.