I usually like trying out new things....especially when it comes to food (as long as it appeals to my largely vegetarian senses though!!). But today I tried two new things and that two both fruits....a first for me!!A friend brought some fresh rambutan today.For those of you who are wondering what the hell that is......it's a cousin of our very own leechee.Very popular in Sri Lanka,Thailand,Singapore and some other South East Asian countries.Coming back to the fruit.....it reminded me of a sea anemone.It has a rather hard pink skin with green things growing out of it!!Anyway,if you get past the outer skin,there's a light coloured fleshy inside and finally a gray seed inside all the flesh.The inside was soft yet firm and sweet.A really nice fruit....all the more I suppose because it was tender and fresh.

Now coming to the other new thing for the day.I have taken to this habit of having a fresh fruit/vegetable juice after my lunch at the univ canteen.The juices are good.....made right in front of you and no sugar added.To boot,you can ask for combinations too like pineapple/orange,apple/strawberry.......whatever you fancy basically.The other day I heard someone asking for guava/lemon.Hmm.......how would that taste I thought to myself.Today I tried it.Two big fat guavas were squeezed into my glass and a generous amount of lemon juice added.The result was a greenish looking liquid in a green tinted plastic cup (yes Meer,I know you are thinking alien blood....so was I!!!).I took the first sip.......interesting.......it had a very distinct bitterness thanks to the lemon juice.Tasted alright I thought.Though I would've never thought of combining guava and lemon myself!!!!