caribbean market & mga golf driving range

a cold and wet day in melbourne. chris sent me an email to ask where i wanted to go today. as the day/date on the email was tuesday, i thought it was a delayed mail and did not respond to it. only when he called me on the mobile, did i realise that it was sent this morning.

i suggested going to the caribbean market located at fern gully road, scoresby. he had not been there for sometime. the stalls in the open were not operating because of the weather. anyway, it was very cold in the covered area as temperature was around 6 degrees. stallholders pay about $45 rental each time, and the place is open on wednesdays and sundays. parking is free on wednesdays. chris bought some aluminium covers for his stove and a pair of pants for $10 at the market.

later in the evening, we went to the direct factory outlet (dfo) next to morrabbin airport. we did not buying anything. we then drove to the melbourne golf academy (mga) to check out the place. they have a golf shop and a driving range. putting is free but short game (chipping) costs $5.00. to whack 100 balls, you need to pay $9 during off-peak and $13 during peak. you have an option to drive 50, 75 or 100 balls for which you pay varying amount.

in the evening, ida and i went with chris and del to glen waverley for dinner. i had suggested rock kung, but we ended up at grand tofu to eat yong tau foo and some dishes cooked malaysian-style like beef hor fun, char kway teow, wanton mee and hokkien mee. like the vietnamese restaurant we visited two days ago, chinese tea was complimentary.