Johny Walker Classic, Perth, AUSTRALIA

The Vines
February 20, 2009

The Vines, Home of Johny Waker Classic

This was our last day in Perth before our flight back to KL early the next day. We decided to go to Fremantle. No visit to Fremantle is complete without browsing through the Fremantle Market. It only opens on certain days in a week and Friday is one of them.

After some shopping at the market, we proceeded to the E-Shed Market for more souvenirs and nougats. There is a shop run by a Malaysian that we never missed whenever we were in Fremantle. After all the shopping, we went to have lunch at the famous Kaili’s, said to serve the best fish and chip in the whole Western Australia. We never missed Kaili’s either.

One incidence at Kaili’s made me think twice of visiting the place the next time we are in Perth, if there is next trip. Our kids, Nina and Anas went to order some seafood platters while my wife and I went to order lobsters at another counter. The kids’ order came first and the whole family shared the food. After going through the food Nina realized that the order for seafood platter was supposed to come with scallops, squids and other standard items. We had only fish and chips. I asked Nina to go back and asked for them since we were obviously served the wrong order. The problem was we already dug into the fish and chips. The restaurants people argued that they had included the other items in and we must have eaten them and came back for freebies. They reluctantly gave Nina the missing items but not without some bad remarks. Surely they could have known that anybody who could afford lobsters would not cheat for some baby squids. I was pissed off.

At the Scoreboard

We went back to our hotel and tried to grab a nap. It was too bloody hot outside. I could not sleep, still fuming at the Kaili’s incidence. Since it was our last day, I suggested that we take a drive to the Vines, the venue of Johny Walker Classic which was in its second day. It was one of the major golf tournaments in Australia. Again, my trusted portable GPS found us the way to the golf club.

It was around 6pm when we arrived at the Vines. It was summer time, daylight would be until 8pm. I drove past the gate. Nobody bothered to ask for entrance tickets. It must have been towards the end of the day. We spent sometimes taking photographs, buying souvenirs and loitering around the scoreboard.

Been There!

At least I could claim that I was at the 2009 Johny Walker Classic live in person.