One proud belly and a tale of the habanero

Going through some old photos
Was going through some of the shots on my phone and thought I’d share a few… firstly, the Fly FM Pagi Show is the home to many strange things… including this… one morning, Amrita our producer, Fabes, Nadia and I were in the studio when Nadia proudly proclaimed… “oooh LOOK! my belly!”

She was flaunting it all around the studio… she claims it’s “morning gas” and that it would subside after breakfast… well… we waited… 2 hours later… it’s still there… the following morning, it stayed… so yeah, she now has a permanent gas belly…

The tale of the Habanero
I will NEVER forget this day. The day where I ate one of the spiciest chillies in the world – the Habanero Chili from the capsicum family. You see, it’s one of those torturous Fly FM Showstopper punishments because I was the biggest loser for the showstopper the week before…

The torture…
The time came I took and bite and man… it’s NASTY. Just to give you an idea, I’m not the weakest person when it comes to eating chili, I’d add sambal, I’d add chili padi, I’ll add chili to anything but THIS was terrible. When you first put in your mouth and start munching, it’d taste like any other capsicum… 10 seconds later, you’d feel a strange tingling sensation… another 10 seconds later… the heat will come… then BAM! Your throat itches, your belly burns, your tongue is on fire… your entire E-N-T – ear nose throat track gets irritated and everything itches… IT’S PHENOMENALLY CRAZY!

How to get rid of the ‘spiciness’
Wait a few minutes… and to think that it’d go away? DREAM ON. I even tried the old ‘drink milk’ remedy and it didn’t help. This thing kept burning… and burning… for a good 10 minutes… You have no choice but to let the heat wear off…

and you’d think that’s OVER? DREAM ONNNNN…

For the rest of the day your stomach will feel uneasy, I kept on passing gas and you’d feel weird… give it 6 hours… and then it’ll be over… Yes, the habanero might look cute but it’s a DEADLY killer… don’t believe in cute things… they spell DANGER!

Exaggeration?
Of course not… go on YouTube, search “habanero eating” and you’ll find loads of videos showing people getting tortured eating this ‘cute chili’ – here’s one I found… ENJOY

Now, will you try the Habanero?