I worked from Monday until Saturday 2PM. So i get 1 full Sunday off.
Normally, I will spend the Sunday either at the beach or at the shopping mall.
But today, there were no available cars. Marcio borrowed one Peugeot and Edward took the other. So I have no choice but to stay at home. Good thing though that NEPA seems to be holding on since midnight.
I switched on the DSTV and saw the ongoing finals of Australian Open between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
I ran to the kitchen and searched the fridge for something to bite and drink. I found my half-empty (or half-full) bottle of Amarula. Aha. Showtime....
I brought a bowl of ice cubes, chichiria and Amarula into my room (Yes, Marix, my room has DSTV) and settled to watch the game.
In between the game, i was on the internet. After finishing my first glass, i felt compelled to research about Amarula.
According to my trusted friend Wiki:
Amarula is a South African cream liqueur made with sugar, cream and the fruit of the African Marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea) which is also locally called the Elephant tree or the Marriage Tree.
Amarula was first marketed in September 1989. It has the taste of slightly fruity caramel. Amarula has received consistently good reviews, with the caveat that, like many cream liqueurs, it is too sweet for some palates. It has become the second largest seller in the cream liqueur category after Bailey's Irish Cream, with particular success in Brazil. It is very popular and common throughout Africa, especially the south and east coast. Recently, Amarula has attempted to break into the American market.
Because of the marula tree's association with elephants, the distiller has made them its symbol and supports elephant conservation efforts. For marketing efforts it produces collectible items featuring elephant head decoration. Elephants enjoy eating the fruit of the marula tree. A common tale is that the elephants enjoy eating the fermented fruits and become "drunk" from them. Studies, however, suggest this is not true and that an elephant drinks too much water to feel the effects of the
marula.
I also found this video in Youtube.com about the effects of Marula fruit on African animals after they ate too much of the fruit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQPwgV-WbQ&feature=related
I had a gas laughing out loud watching the drunken masters of the African wild.
Hah, but i am not going to do such inebriated foolishness. I'm in the safety of my room. No cameras. No embarassing moments.
Well, thanks to Amarula for keeping me company on this lonely Sunday afternoon....
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