King of Fruits is the new bouquet

Grad becomes Internet sensation over gift of durian at convocation

A VARSITY graduate became an Internet sensation after he received a durian instead of a bouquet of flowers from his friends during his convocation in Petaling Jaya recently, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Pictures of “durian boy” Mohd Ludwig (pic) holding the King of Fruits have since gone viral.

The instant fame even took the graduate of Taylor’s University by surprise.

“The nicely wrapped ‘ Red Prawn’ durian was a gift from my three friends.

“We all love durian so much that we can eat the fruit all day.

“That’s why they gave me a durian. Besides, buying a bouquet can be rather expensive.

“The durian gift is also more practical as I can eat it later,” he said during his convocation earlier this year.

Mohd Ludwig admitted that at first he felt uneasy holding the durian.

Many were staring at him but there were also some who stopped to have pictures taken with him.

“It took me a while to get used to the situation,” he said, adding that the durian was shared with his family.

“We finished it within minutes. It was really delicious.”

> China Press reported that Hong Kong comic artist Tony Wong, 67, won over his girlfriend of two years during her birthday cele- bration in Hong Kong.

Wong, better known as Yuk-Long, went down on one knee and proposed to Cass, who said “Yes” on Saturday.

The 30-year-old, who was singing on stage then, was taken by surprise when Wong popped up with a ring.

They then kissed on stage witnessed by close friends who included renowned movie producer Raymond Wong.

The comic artist has created numerous best-selling titles but his most iconic creation was a comic strip he started in 1970 called Little Rascals, which later became more familiarly known as Oriental Heroes or Long Hu Men (Dragon Tiger Gate).