Dulcineasdiarycontinued: Saturday 1st July 2017 - First Day of the New Financial Year

Today is the first day of the new financial year and this weekend I have nothing on. Just as well as I have to start preparing my annual tax return for my accountant.

It is good to have no study commitments as well.

Today I slept in before doing a few chores and paying my bills before heading off to The Sydney Fish Markets.

I take the train to Central then the light rail from Central to The Fish Markets.

I don't get to the Fish Markets very often and it is a good opportunity to before construction commences to go ahead and move the Fish Markets across the other side eliminating the existing concrete operations on that site.

I took loads of photos this visit attached. Apologies having a problem yet again uploading images. Can copy but cant paste at all.

Feeling hungry the first thing I did was to find something to eat. I see some raw octapus skewers to be bbqed for sale but they sold out before I could purchade them so I wslk down to the msin complex and purchased from the cooked foods section of Nicholas Seafoids and purchase 2 mixed seafoid skewers but tgere was nowhere to sit and eat them without the threat of the countless seagulls making a surprise swoop and flying off with your meal before you even get a chance to take a bite of it so I stand and eat inside the main complex. Someone sporoaches me and asks where I hot my yummy looking mixed srafood skewers from and I pointed to where I had purchased them from - great food and fast service but they definitely have to work on communication and customer service skills which were very poor. I had to repeat my order 3 times before they got it right! It is not exactly rocket svience to take an order!

After eating my skewers I purchased some fresh octapus salmon and 2 jumbo oysters freshly shucked still in shell.

A quick purchase of finger limes and a toliet break before heading back on the lightrail to my next stop - Market City and Paddys Markets for some things.

When I arrived at Market City, the shopping centre was undergoing some upgrades and renovations. Shops such as Dangerfield had been relocated and a new dining area has been put in on the floor above Paddys Markets. Scafolding was in place everywhere from the floor above Paddys Markets up to the top level. The Asian IGA has had a facelift too although a little confusing - asiles and asiles of shelving which seems to be the trend at Woolworths as well with some asiles so narrow it can hardly fit single person walk through traffic.

Picked up a packet of Blueberry and Custard Cream Dai - Fuku (if you don't know what these are try them - there are different versions of these sweet rice balls - the ones I purchased this time were the more refined Japanese ones and it was a toss up between the melon ones or these ones. They are also available in traditinal red bean (yuk!) and other flavours such as strawberry). I usually purchase the Taiwanese style one which are a little thicker and are usually available in chocolate, black sesame or normal sesame, matcha, peanut or traditional red or black bean paste. Then there are the Chinese style ones which are hand made fresh and are a lot thicker and rolled in coconut usually available in red or black bean, taro, lotus paste, melon or mango cream and thick custard which are found at Chinese Bakeries rather then packaged and in Asian supermarkets.

Photos attached of Market City Shopping Centre

Onto Paddys Markets to pick up some custard apple or other fruits or vegetables. I had to be quick as it was closing time . No time to look at the other parts of Paddys Market - 6 pm where did the day go?

Photos attached