Went to Box Hill Centro today to get myself groceries for next week. Not surprisingly, it’s jam-packed! During weekends, this place is usually stuffed in the afternoon until about 4-5pm. I even took 15 minutes wandering around the parking lots for spaces. This market place is similar to Springvale, just that the population is mostly Chinese, while Springvale’s a Vietnamese suburb.

Most of the shoppers there are locals from the City of White Horse, while others are from surrounding suburbs, like I am. People flock the marketplace for the cheaper price on daily supplies, groceries, and other essentials.

At one end of the market, I saw this group of shoppers. Madness! I’ve no idea what they’re looking at.

Let’s bring the camera closer to the action. It’s the mangoes! Cheap mangoes at $1/kilo. Mangoes here are usually priced at $2 per piece – that’s one hell of a pricey commodity there. Come to think about it, last time I can climb up my neighbours’ tree and get them for free!

Peoples here are crazy about cheap stuffs, as long as they’re cheap, they’ll buy, quality’s not really important. You know those cramped veges and fruits, usually those big hypermarkets will just throw them away, what a waste. Here, they sell them for 50-70% off and it’s still a profit for them!

Noodles Galore! Seen any of those before? What can you come up with all these different kinds of noodles?

Shanghai, and Hokkien noodle.

Pure Egg, and Shanghai Noodle of a different brand.

Chow Mein, and Peking Noodle.

Of all these noodles, I only knew Hokkien noodle – Penang’s famous, ask Penang mom and she’ll tell you stories about it! Pure egg noodle – used in Char Siew min and others, and Chow mein – fried noodle, everyone knows that. I’ve never tried Peking and Shanghai noodle before. Maybe next time.

Nevermind those noodles, I’m quite sure I know these type of noodles.

Instant Noodles!!! Student’s best food – the must have survival pack! Keeps your tummy quiet, economically.

Christmas is around the corner. Decorations are all up and shops are selling X’mas merchandises.

Christmas decorations.

Christmas gifts and cards.

I’ll try to snap more Christmas-related photos from now on. At the mean time, please head over to Wuching’s blog for more santa claus!