['Durian delivery', ' is very common now while the king of fruits is in season from June to August. Most of the durians sold here come from Malaysia, and good quality ones ', '—', ' like ', 'Mao Shan Wang', ' ', '— ', 'are typically transported from plantations in Pahang.', 'According to what durian sellers have told ', '8days.sg', ' over the years, truck drivers take around seven hours to ferry the thorny fruits to Singapore, usually reaching local stalls in the evening. The journey time is stretched even longer when there is a traffic jam or inclement weather.', 'Which means that sometimes, customers who buy durians may encounter delays when their orders fail to reach Singapore by dinnertime. This, of course, may ruffle some feathers, but one durian stall called SGDurian earned netizens’ sympathy for its viral over-the-top apology video on TikTok for a delivery delay.', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.', 'Bowed deeply with solemn music', 'The video, posted on the stall’s TikTok channel @sg.durian, started with sad piano music (a song titled ‘Sorry, Kind Piano Music BGM’) playing while the stall’s owner and a group of staff stood solemnly in a row.', 'They then bowed deeply, Japanese ', 'ojigi', '-style, as a subtitle declared: “Sorry for the delays and bad experience to our customers today.” A caption accompanying the post reiterated their apology, along with an earnest explanation for the delay.', 'It expressed: “Dear customers, We are very sorry for the late deliveries today. The durians arrived later than expected and we were unable to send out the durians in time. In the midst of rushing out orders, it quickly became chaotic due to our inexperience in online sales (we have a physical shop since 2019 but am very new online, 1 week in) and thus causing a bad experience to our customers. ', 'We really and sincerely apologize for the bad experience and as much as we wish for it to have turned out differently - it has happened and we own up to our mistakes. We are relooking into our logistics and operations, making changes immediately and we promise your next experience will be better. We have tried to call affected customers / send an apology voucher. If we did not reach out to you, please reach out to us. Once again, we sincerely apologize for the mistake and late delivery. We promise to do better and we wish to serve you again #sgdurian #sorry #apology”', 'According to comments in the post, SG Durian had disappointed folks by getting its durians late, not having enough delivery riders to dispatch orders, and failing to communicate the delay to its customers, who were left waiting in vain for their durians.']
When thinking of a family-friendly place to travel to, Tokyo isn’t a place that typically comes to mind. Although Tokyo is known for being a vibrant, bustling city i.e., not quite suitable for travelling with children, you’d be surprised to know that there are a number of activities/places that you can visit with your children and form precious memories as a family.
['Trying to locate ', 'Japanese Curry Miyabi', ' in ', ' i', 's quite challenging. It’s tucked away in a quiet corner of the second floor', ', hidden behind a facade so nondescript we thought it was ', 'an office.', ' By way of branding is a small A4-sized printout of a menu with its name unceremoniously plastered on its window. On the no-frills glass door is a similarly-sized framed sign labelled Piu M. Confused? Well, the Japanese-Italian trattoria (called Piu M) in the musty old building has recently launched a new ', ' concept which its IG', ' account declares “real Japanese curry” ', 'for lunch within the same space. ', 'Luckily, it’s a lot cosier inside. Quite chic, even. There’s a wood-topped V-shaped counter lined with ', '18 tan leather chairs', '. This overlooks the compact kitchen, where neatly-attired Japanese chef-owner Jun Matsubara, 46, bustles around, preparing and serving a small menu of Japanese curries for lunch.', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.']