santa comes to dandenong market

on our second visit to the dandenong market, we met santa and his gang of entertaining musicians. it did not seem like they were busking because there was no receptable on the ground for collecting donation.

they are just some like-minded people who enjoy making music together. i think they were at the market to build up the festive mood for the season. they first played in a procession and then, in a small group of four, they would take up position at different parts of the market to entertain the people at the market.

like most markets in australia, the dandenong market is not open daily. besides farm produce like fruit and vegetables, you can also get a whole range of household stuff at the market.

comparing the prices with those back home in singapore, i do not find them much cheaper. however, things here seem to be much bigger in size; you have watermelons, costing aus$8 each, which are triple the size of those from malaysia.

another interesting observation is that the people here do not mind the fruit being over-ripe. mangoes and bananas with black spots are commonly sold at the markets.