The popiah has a few variations. The unfried version (soft wraps), you do need to be careful though. Some stalls still add chinese pork sausage into the fillings. Qi Ji does a halal version, if you’re keen to try. You can find them in most heartland malls.
Early pioneers (as early as 1800s) started street hawking, serving dishes that they were most familiar with From 1971 to 1986, the government relocated up to 18,000 hawkers to markets and hawker centres with proper amenities, a safe and hygienic place
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple has 5 stories and a basement: 1. Ground Floor: A prayer hall with a large Maitreya Buddha statue 2. Second Floor (mezzanine): A library for studying Buddhist teachings. 3. Third Floor: A museum displaying Buddhist relics and artifacts. 4. Fourth Floor: The sacred Buddha Tooth Relic is housed here in a golden stupa. 5. Rooftop: Features a pagoda, garden, and prayer wheel. 6. Basement: canteen serving vegetarian meals. The temple is both a religious site and a cultural attraction.
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the Sacred Relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers, called Nanumura Mangallaya.
Mr. Myer:Thanks you so much for your new remarkable video this weekend from Singapore city, Singapore to shows those amazing places in Southeast Asia 2024❤❤❤
At 3:37, I noticed that you tried to board the bus using the exit door. For public buses in Singapore, you always enter from the front door and exit from the rear door. The only time passengers enter from the rear door (subject to the bus driver's approval) is if the passenger is wheelchair-bound or if the bus is very crowded but there is still enough space to squeeze inside the bus near the exit door. I believe you might have mixed up the arrangement of the entrance and exit doors with Japan. Most Japanese buses require you to board from the rear door and exit from the front door.
Yeah! I ever stopped foreigners from boarding from the back. I just pointed to the front. They got puzzled but they followed my gesture. Best follow the rules in SG.
@@davegball….. I’m sure rules exist in other countries too and why would u not follow the rules of a country youre visiting 😅… isn’t that just basic respect or do you expect everyone to bend to you’re will haha 😂
Chinatown is used to be known as Buffalo street. Where the Chinese used to use buffalos to pull their carts around the trading area where is known as Clarke Quay and Boat Quay nowadays.
First time i am seeing and learning about Chinatown in Singapore- good channel- and I have been here for more than half a century...good job ! this makes me want to visit all these places...
If you look at Singapore map, you still in Central Area, at this point you can’t say much about Singapore, if you want anything cheap, from food, clothing or electronics not in central, Singapore is one of the option country where you can go cheap or expensive depending where you are. You not see half man made nature yet. I hope you have the time to explore more and not stuck in central. Enjoy and have a nice day👍🏻😇
Malaysian checkers or Singaporean checkers, is a variant of the board game of draughts played primarily in Malaysia and Singapore, especially among the elder men. Similar to the Canadian checkers, it is played on a 12x12 checkered board. The game can also be played on a 8x8 board if a 12x12 board is unavailable. However, it is distinct from Checkers and Canadian Checkers in terms of its additional rules. Popular alternative names used locally for this game include Dum and Dam.
Players choose who goes first (by tossing a coin / scissors paper stone etc). Then turns alternate. Ordinary pieces move one square diagonally forward to an unoccupied square. Enemy pieces can and must be captured by jumping over the enemy piece, two squares forward to an unoccupied square immediately beyond.
Mr. Myer:Congratulations to you for your new remarkable video today’s from Singapore City, Singapore to shows those great things to us in great joy 2024❤❤❤
@@jeremyemilio9378 literally bcs the mosque doesnt look like our typical mosques in sg? Just like he mentioned it looks more of like a temple since it was built by the south indians. When you look at the architecture, there wasn’t even any domes or moon/star thingy on top. From outside you cant guess it’s a mosque unless you read the signboard, especially if you are a foreigner
Yours is one of the best travel videos I have seen, with a bit of history of the places thrown in! Good effort in doing some research to enlighten your viewers 👍
Most hawker stalls are operated by the owners though some do hire staff. Most Singaporeans these days can speak English though there may be some of the older folk who may not. Hence the tailor and cobbler earlier in the video may not have seemed forthcoming as they may not be comfortable in the language. I do live Ann Chin popiah but I’d have the fresh rolled, rather than the fried ones. Those and the kueh pie tee are what’s got them on the Michelin list.
I enjoyed all your videos so far.It is interesting and informative. By the way,i salute and you have my respect being open minded.Keep up your good work
Hello Myer! Welcome to Singapore 😃 I will suggest for you to try go any one of the heartlands in Singapore - a nice change from the the tourists area. The hawkers or coffeeshops tend to have a lot of food options from local delicacies to muslim food too. Affordable prices than shopping centres. 😅 Have a safe and enjoyable trip. 😁
Hello Bro Myer Enjoyed your vlogs and comprehensive coverage about Singapore. You reminded me a lot like my long lost friend more like a brother to me. He’s from Australia. Anyway wishing you all the best on your next vlogs. Inshallah,God bless you and your love ones….
If u're still in S'pore check it out Geylang area on malay's community, lots of varieties halal food, Haig Rd hawker ctr, Geylang Market food court on 2nd lvl, Teh Tarik Cartel side rd coffee shop and etc all in one place in the vicinity. Take a train alight at Paya Lebar Mrt a 10-15mins walkable to the area. Avoid Sundays unless if u're ok it's gonna be jammed pack with Indonesians domestic workers since it's their off days.
Noticed a lot of comments about halal certified stalls. Just to clarify in Singapore, it is assumed that Malay food stalls are Muslim and they are exempted from halal certification. Food stalls operated by other races need to display their halal certification. Food stalls that sell non-Malay food also need to display halal certificate, eg. Thai food even if the stall operator is a Thai Muslim. You can find Chinese food stalls with halal certificate as the stall operator are Chinese Muslim e.g. Hainanese style chicken rice.
Halal certification is very strict here, it does not just applying to ingredients but also environmental aspects like the kitchen and utensils used. When there is a mixed group gathering where food is being cooked and shared, our Muslim friends usually offer to clean the kitchen or cooking utensils and organise the food to ensure everyone gets to enjoy the food without constraints. However, when it comes to vegetarian food stalls, it will be the same with Indian and Chinese vegetarian. Buddhist vegetarian is even more strict, no egg, no onion or garlic. It’s very clean except for gluten which you find in mock meat dishes.
Us locals don't eat at the restaurants even when we are at the touristy areas. We go to food courts, hawker centres, neighbourhood kopi tiams and non AC restaurants that serve affordable food. Singapore is a developed country surrounded by developing countries so to compare the costs here with them is not appropriate.
Myer, great videos bro! Thanks for showing that there are great hotels around Singapore for reasonable prices… I spoke with a tourist recently that told me he was spending $900 SGD a day for lodging, food and to get around the city.
"You're not gonna find anything else like this for $6 in Singapore" Sir, we literally have more than a hundred hawker centres and tens of thousands of hawker stalls.
Wow thanks for sharing. I’m local but I didn’t even eat know about the Michelin starred popiah and omelette rice stalls here. 😮 Looks yummy, I’m gonna go there when I’m free.
22:44 There's a reason why a spoon is typically accompanied by a fork in Singapore. The fork is usually used in the left hand to hold the food in place as you cut/separate the food with the spoon. It is also used to push the food onto the spoon. Thus saving you from messing up your fingers (as you did there). Practically all hawker stalls do not provide serviettes / paper napkins so this is one way to keep your hands clean whist having your meal. Maybe something you can try the next time you are in Singapore and in fact most Southeast Asian countries whenever they provide you with a fork and spoon. 😆
Me ....a local love watching your Singapore video. I feel bad myself that you know my country better than me.... I should have discover these places myself Hahaha 😂... Very great videos ❤
Singaporean here, I think you literally walked past and mosque ( its the green building on the right of the frame in that shot) and said he did not see a mosque on that street..
there are many different styles of mosques in singapore! there are these indian ones but there is also a javanese style, the arabic style, and even modern sci-fi looking ones!
I hope u tapped the card when alighting from the bus as well. Otherwise u will be charged the maximum fare. The system here uses the tap on boarding and alighting to calculate the bus fare based on number of bus stops and distance travelled.
Wow! That's one cool room with an outdoor bathtub! At S$200. In Bugis area. Not bad.👍 The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple site used to house coffin shops and death houses. I remember when I was about ten, I accompanied my late grandma to the huge street market, along the roadside. You see the shops now, neat and tidy but up to 1980, it was very messy and dirty with street hawkers selling everything by the roadside. I've seen them killing and skinning snakes at their stalls! My late grandma believed the fish and meat sold there were much fresher than those sold in the wet market in her neighbourhood. Anyway, we would have to walk along Sago Lane where the present temple is and I can still remember the smells and sights of the death houses- places where many of the aged workers with no families laid in simple collapsible cots, living out their last days. At that time, it was scary but now at 58, I feel so bad for them, it's just so sad 😞 The old folks are playing Chinese Checkers or 'Dum Dum' as they called it and they also play Chinese Chess 'Xiangqi'. My uncle and my Dad would sometimes meet up there to watch people playing these games to pass time. The street hawkers who used to sell everything along the streets are now housed in this Chinatown Complex Market and Food Centre. The wet market is at the basement, the first floor is for everything else (that are dry) and the second floor is the huge hawker centre. My 86 year old Dad still come to the wet market to buy fish and prawns because he believes they're fresher. The prices are a bit higher than the wet market just 5 minutes away from his flat! Actually the sundry shops on the first floor sell their wares at reasonable prices. I will definitely go there if I can't find stuff around my area. The name of the juice stall- the first two characters refer to the 'the most skilful person' like the head cook of a food stall or the coffee master who makes all the coffee in the coffee stall and the last character means 'little brother'. So I guess they're saying they're the best. The 'little brother' is a common term we used to call the person manning the store, affectionately. But nowadays, we usually just call them uncle and aunty.
The Buddhist Relic Temple used to be what they called a dead man's street in the past. That's the location where they have places to place the bodies before they are being buried. My grandmother used to live there.
You should try some hot bean curd, sugar cane drink, ice Kachang and goreng pisang which is actually fried bananas ( fried fritters) Also do patronize Geylang Serai hawker Centre or Arab street & try the halal food there.. do also try the coffee & toasted bread at small coffee shops as they are really nice & cheap.
I would love to welcome you back to Singapore again and visit our many heartlands with the public housing ( known as the Housing and Development Board flats). You are also less likely to be faced with touristic prices in eating and shopping...
In old days the poor people start selling street hawker food in unhygienic environment, so the government provided them the food center ( hawker center ) with low rental , with water, electricity and hygiene controlled environment for the poor to operates and make a living with respected and dignified ways
@@khairunna100 sadly no. some coffeeshop even bidded for millions. singapore is increasingly coporate-nized. many things that used to be govt controlled are now made private or semi/3rd party.
You should really ventured into neighbourhood area where most of Singaporean stay. We do not eat at restaurants everyday and downtown is more of our business distinct and touristic zone. For sure it is alot more expensive. Having said that, Chinatown complex is a very old traditional place. my dad favourite food place that has more cantonese based food . Some of the stall there has been there since 70s. We have many such food hawker centers all over Singapore.
Myer, the name of the juice stall, if I heard correctly is Tou Shou Di in Mandarin. In literal transliteration it is "head hand younger brother"...LOL........if translated to English meaning it would mean "Young supervisor". So I suppose the owner of the stall used to be the supervisor of another business as a young man. I think the juice lady found it difficult to translate in short order.
Surprisingly not ALL the souvenir sold at chinatown is "touristic" price, you can get more variety of gift here at good price. The really cheap place to buy large qty is at mustafa though. Above the chinatown complex, the must eat is the michelin rated BBQ PORK by Hawker chan, I usually eat half a kilo worth.
Salam Myer Another great vlog ❤ Btw i didnt know you're a muslim. I suggested for you to try local hawker centres food in your previous video & didnt include to inform about the Halal Logo. The Halal Logo written in Arabic has a MUIS serial number on it. There's also the application date & its validity of license for renewal as well. So MUIS will run ingredient check etc. It is mandatory for all halal food handlers to have it otherwise it is deem as no pork no lard or if you dont see even that sign, its considered a non-halal certified store even if they use some halal products, maybe their frying pan or poutry are kept together in use. The local muslim here wont visit that kind of stall to be safe. But you did ordered the safe food to consume as you ordered non meat items so its fine and its a forgivable instances. My jaw drop when u said bismillah when eating the omelette rice & i cringe at reading the comments. Im so glad you visited masjid jamee after that 😂🙏 sorry once again bro i hope this message could ease any tension Please pin this message so viewers can have reference 😊
U could have eaten at that buddha tooth temple canteen. It is vegetarian. I hope u can find vegetarian stalls at hawker centres, d signs may be in Chinese. But fhere r muslim stalls even in Chinatown market
@@RUHappyATMits not wrong to enter. I myself have entered Buddhist and Hindu temples and Christian churches. To each their own though, some are more strict but it’s not unlawful.
Singapore 🇸🇬 is not just where you see Malays, Chinese and Muslims. There are also Indonesians, Japanese 🇯🇵, Koreans , Americans, ..it’s an international city-state.
Welcome to Singapore! As local Muslims, we will do our best to find a Halal-certified food establishment or Muslim-owned stalls to eat. Typically, you can find the Halal certificate or logo displayed at the front of the store. 😊❤
I am impressed that you do not mind eating food prepared by non-malay as long as there is no forbidden ingredients. Eg Western food, Popish,fruit juice or maybe even a vegetarian stall. Very steady punpipi🤓😆😎💪👍
@@rosemaryang9565 in western countries where it’s difficult to find muslim owned/halal eateries, we do our best by avoiding unlawful products. In a country like Singapore we are privileged to have many halal eateries so we go for that as there is no reason not to. And it’s not about Malay or not, it’s about whether they are muslim, because they know the requirements. Peace.
If you really want to know Singapore, go to the heartland rather than the city areas. Visit the three rooms HDB flat and see how the Singaporeans enjoy their Swiss standard of living.
You should blur out people’s faces when they are recognisable, such as some faces on the bus and food centre. And it will be good to ask for permission before filming. The lady who does alterations was moving away from your camera, she did it while courteously answering your questions but you didn’t take the cue and still carried on filming. It’s stressful to watch.
I disagree. When you leave your home, you leave your privacy. Cities have a plethora of cameras these days. When you venture into public, you can not expect any privacy! I can’t go to my local Supermarket and expect privacy. I may meet a neighbour or an enemy. There could be a news crew filming a story about high food prices or recycling as I encountered a week ago.
Hawker is a word from British colonial times. referring to Street Vendors. In Singapore, the government put them all in a food court setting to ensure good hygiene & cleanliness. "Hakka" is one of the Chinese ethnic group. Chinese opium addicts in the olden days were the result of Westerners importing opium to Imperial China to weaken & defeat the Chinese via addiction. Hence The Opium War which resulted in the British gaining territorial rights over Hong Kong & ruling it for over 150 years. And that also explain the Opium addicted Chinese in the olden days of Chinatown in South-east Asia.
A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive goods, handicrafts, or food items. Whether stationary or mobile, hawkers often advertise by loud street cries or chants, and conduct banter with customers, to attract attention and enhance sales. Wiki
A hawker is a type of street vendor; "a person who travels from place-to-place selling goods." Synonyms include huckster, peddler, chapman or in Britain, costermonger. However, hawkers are distinguished from other types of street vendors in that they are mobile. In contrast, peddlers, for example, may take up a temporary pitch in a public place. Similarly, hawkers tend to be associated with the sale of non-perishable items such as brushes and cookware while costermongers are exclusively associated with the sale of fresh produce. When accompanied by a demonstration or detailed explanation of the product, the hawker is sometimes referred to as a demonstrator or pitchman. Social commentator Henry Mayhew wrote, "Among the more ancient of the trades, then carried on in England, is that of the hawker or pedlar", and he notes, "the hawker dealt, in the old times, more in textile fabrics than in anything else." In several passages of his work, Mayhew categorises hawkers, hucksters, and peddlers as a single group of itinerant salesman, and claims that he is unable to say what distinction was drawn between a hawker and a huckster. Mayhew estimated the number of licensed pedlars in 1861 as 14,038 in England, 2,561 in Scotland, and 624 in Wales Wiki
Hi Myer, You really need to find a halal certified stall.Chinatown complex I dont know if they have one.Even though is non poultry stall the ingredient they use arent halal😮.Do take care and have a pleasant stay here.😊
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Salam. Hi Akhi. Are you still in Singapore? If yes, If dont mind meet up and travel around together? :)
It is called that because of the mosque that is there.
Thank you brother for sharing so much about Singapore, and being so authentic about it. Randomly came across your videos and I love them!
Appreciate that! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos.
The popiah has a few variations. The unfried version (soft wraps), you do need to be careful though. Some stalls still add chinese pork sausage into the fillings. Qi Ji does a halal version, if you’re keen to try. You can find them in most heartland malls.
Early pioneers (as early as 1800s) started street hawking, serving dishes that they were most familiar with
From 1971 to 1986, the government relocated up to 18,000 hawkers to markets and hawker centres with proper amenities, a safe and hygienic place
Whoa! the hotel balcony is very nice, looks amazing
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple has 5 stories and a basement:
1. Ground Floor: A prayer hall with a large Maitreya Buddha statue
2. Second Floor (mezzanine): A library for studying Buddhist teachings.
3. Third Floor: A museum displaying Buddhist relics and artifacts.
4. Fourth Floor: The sacred Buddha Tooth Relic is housed here in a golden stupa.
5. Rooftop: Features a pagoda, garden, and prayer wheel.
6. Basement: canteen serving vegetarian meals.
The temple is both a religious site and a cultural attraction.
😊Thank you for sharing
Awesome quaint hotel and cool suite I would otherwise not have known if I hadn't watched your series. Thank you! 😊🙏
Me too brother or sister 🫡..
I’m happy you liked it!
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings.
On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the Sacred Relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers, called Nanumura Mangallaya.
please go to geylang!!!! i just discovered your channel and im addicted watching it HAHAHA u did a great job!
Geylang is on the list! 😉
@@myertravels the food are all halal... eat your heart desire hahaha
Hawker stalls used to operate on the streets but were later all relocated to what you know as hawker centres
Mr. Myer:Thanks you so much for your new remarkable video this weekend from Singapore city, Singapore to shows those amazing places in Southeast Asia 2024❤❤❤
At 3:37, I noticed that you tried to board the bus using the exit door. For public buses in Singapore, you always enter from the front door and exit from the rear door. The only time passengers enter from the rear door (subject to the bus driver's approval) is if the passenger is wheelchair-bound or if the bus is very crowded but there is still enough space to squeeze inside the bus near the exit door. I believe you might have mixed up the arrangement of the entrance and exit doors with Japan. Most Japanese buses require you to board from the rear door and exit from the front door.
Yeah! I ever stopped foreigners from boarding from the back. I just pointed to the front. They got puzzled but they followed my gesture. Best follow the rules in SG.
Such a Singaporean comment. Rules.rules.rules.
@@davegball….. I’m sure rules exist in other countries too and why would u not follow the rules of a country youre visiting 😅… isn’t that just basic respect or do you expect everyone to bend to you’re will haha 😂
Chinatown is used to be known as Buffalo street. Where the Chinese used to use buffalos to pull their carts around the trading area where is known as Clarke Quay and Boat Quay nowadays.
Welcome to Singapore! Hope you're enjoying your stay here so far!
Thanks for sharing! I'm going for the cheese baked rice and popiah this Saturday! Yummy yummy!
You’ve got great taste! Enjoy your food!
In Chinatown, you can have halal food at Amoy Street food centre.
First time i am seeing and learning about Chinatown in Singapore- good channel- and I have been here for more than half a century...good job ! this makes me want to visit all these places...
Glad to share some hidden gems!
If you look at Singapore map, you still in Central Area, at this point you can’t say much about Singapore, if you want anything cheap, from food, clothing or electronics not in central, Singapore is one of the option country where you can go cheap or expensive depending where you are. You not see half man made nature yet. I hope you have the time to explore more and not stuck in central. Enjoy and have a nice day👍🏻😇
I agree, I'm going to be exploring more of the country!
Welcome to Singapore. Have an enjoyable stay👍
Thank you! I’m really enjoying it so far.
Malaysian checkers or Singaporean checkers, is a variant of the board game of draughts played primarily in Malaysia and Singapore, especially among the elder men. Similar to the Canadian checkers, it is played on a 12x12 checkered board.
The game can also be played on a 8x8 board if a 12x12 board is unavailable. However, it is distinct from Checkers and Canadian Checkers in terms of its additional rules. Popular alternative names used locally for this game include Dum and Dam.
Players choose who goes first (by tossing a coin / scissors paper stone etc). Then turns alternate. Ordinary pieces move one square diagonally forward to an unoccupied square. Enemy pieces can and must be captured by jumping over the enemy piece, two squares forward to an unoccupied square immediately beyond.
I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing
When you see "Upp" along Singapore roads, it's a short form for Upper. Welcome to Singapore bro. Salaam.
Mr. Myer:Congratulations to you for your new remarkable video today’s from Singapore City, Singapore to shows those great things to us in great joy 2024❤❤❤
Thanks so much!
Mr. Myer:I believed this is your third or fourth episode videos from Singapore city, Singapore in Southeast Asia in October of 2024❤❤❤
Welcome to Singapore
There’s a better hawker’s food centre just across the big temple… its called Maxwells Foods Centre
Wondering why the street is called Mosque street.. walking past a mosque without noticing 😂
Blind AF 😂😂😂
Haha yes I later noticed and went to that mosque also
@@myertravelsHahah and I read this comment just as the mosque appeared in the video
7:52 Some history on Sago Lane next to the Relic Temple.
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@@jeremyemilio9378 literally bcs the mosque doesnt look like our typical mosques in sg? Just like he mentioned it looks more of like a temple since it was built by the south indians. When you look at the architecture, there wasn’t even any domes or moon/star thingy on top. From outside you cant guess it’s a mosque unless you read the signboard, especially if you are a foreigner
great move to showcase different areas/ neighbourhoods - a real feel with honest commentary👍👍
I was expecting your video to be in the heartlands but I’m sure you will end up there soon enough
Yours is one of the best travel videos I have seen, with a bit of history of the places thrown in! Good effort in doing some research to enlighten your viewers 👍
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate you noticing the effort I put in 😊
Even hawker staff also can communicate with you cool
Most hawker stalls are operated by the owners though some do hire staff. Most Singaporeans these days can speak English though there may be some of the older folk who may not. Hence the tailor and cobbler earlier in the video may not have seemed forthcoming as they may not be comfortable in the language.
I do live Ann Chin popiah but I’d have the fresh rolled, rather than the fried ones. Those and the kueh pie tee are what’s got them on the Michelin list.
it's bcos that specific omellette stall has a head chef that used to be in restaurant environment.
I enjoyed all your videos so far.It is interesting and informative.
By the way,i salute and you have my respect being open minded.Keep up your good work
Dear Myers. Truly enjoyed your videos of Singapore.
Hello Myer! Welcome to Singapore 😃 I will suggest for you to try go any one of the heartlands in Singapore - a nice change from the the tourists area. The hawkers or coffeeshops tend to have a lot of food options from local delicacies to muslim food too. Affordable prices than shopping centres. 😅 Have a safe and enjoyable trip. 😁
Hello Bro Myer
Enjoyed your vlogs and comprehensive coverage about Singapore. You reminded me a lot like my long lost friend more like a brother to me. He’s from Australia. Anyway wishing you all the best on your next vlogs.
Inshallah,God bless you and your love ones….
Jazakallahu Khairan! 🙏
If u're still in S'pore check it out Geylang area on malay's community, lots of varieties halal food, Haig Rd hawker ctr, Geylang Market food court on 2nd lvl, Teh Tarik Cartel side rd coffee shop and etc all in one place in the vicinity. Take a train alight at Paya Lebar Mrt a 10-15mins walkable to the area. Avoid Sundays unless if u're ok it's gonna be jammed pack with Indonesians domestic workers since it's their off days.
Indonesians and Filipino love Punjabi and Pakistani 😂
@@babyowl92.... and bangla for sure 😂😂😂
@@babyowl92 I very much doubt Indonesians do as for Filipinos , they'll do anything for money.
i like the video & places you visited. these are places locals frequent and it is what we are.
thank you for sharing all this beautiful content
Noticed a lot of comments about halal certified stalls. Just to clarify in Singapore, it is assumed that Malay food stalls are Muslim and they are exempted from halal certification. Food stalls operated by other races need to display their halal certification. Food stalls that sell non-Malay food also need to display halal certificate, eg. Thai food even if the stall operator is a Thai Muslim. You can find Chinese food stalls with halal certificate as the stall operator are Chinese Muslim e.g. Hainanese style chicken rice.
Halal certification is very strict here, it does not just applying to ingredients but also environmental aspects like the kitchen and utensils used. When there is a mixed group gathering where food is being cooked and shared, our Muslim friends usually offer to clean the kitchen or cooking utensils and organise the food to ensure everyone gets to enjoy the food without constraints. However, when it comes to vegetarian food stalls, it will be the same with Indian and Chinese vegetarian. Buddhist vegetarian is even more strict, no egg, no onion or garlic. It’s very clean except for gluten which you find in mock meat dishes.
Halal means animal cruelty. We need to ban it. President Trump will save the world from the mohamadans
If you are still in SG pls go to Adam Road Food Centre and try the Halal Food Stall with a Michelin star!! Love your Singapore reviews. Keep it up
Nice vid! 😊
Oooo the vegetarian's food at basement at the temple is so delicious and tasty yummy 🤤😋
Hi brother I'm here in Singapore, Singapore is the nice place
Love your video and the places you visit
Us locals don't eat at the restaurants even when we are at the touristy areas. We go to food courts, hawker centres, neighbourhood kopi tiams and non AC restaurants that serve affordable food. Singapore is a developed country surrounded by developing countries so to compare the costs here with them is not appropriate.
Thanks for showing Singapore, warts and all. ❤
Amazing video & commentary was excellent..
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Myer, great videos bro! Thanks for showing that there are great hotels around Singapore for reasonable prices… I spoke with a tourist recently that told me he was spending $900 SGD a day for lodging, food and to get around the city.
That's wild!
@ it’s true if you stay at places like the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Taxi everywhere and dine downtown or the Marina area…
"You're not gonna find anything else like this for $6 in Singapore"
Sir, we literally have more than a hundred hawker centres and tens of thousands of hawker stalls.
Wow thanks for sharing. I’m local but I didn’t even eat know about the Michelin starred popiah and omelette rice stalls here. 😮 Looks yummy, I’m gonna go there when I’m free.
You’re welcome! It’s always fun to discover something new in your own city.
22:44 There's a reason why a spoon is typically accompanied by a fork in Singapore. The fork is usually used in the left hand to hold the food in place as you cut/separate the food with the spoon. It is also used to push the food onto the spoon. Thus saving you from messing up your fingers (as you did there). Practically all hawker stalls do not provide serviettes / paper napkins so this is one way to keep your hands clean whist having your meal. Maybe something you can try the next time you are in Singapore and in fact most Southeast Asian countries whenever they provide you with a fork and spoon. 😆
Thanks for the advice on how to eat 😂
Me ....a local love watching your Singapore video. I feel bad myself that you know my country better than me.... I should have discover these places myself Hahaha 😂... Very great videos ❤
It’s never too late to explore your own country!
Singaporean here, I think you literally walked past and mosque ( its the green building on the right of the frame in that shot) and said he did not see a mosque on that street..
there are many different styles of mosques in singapore! there are these indian ones but there is also a javanese style, the arabic style, and even modern sci-fi looking ones!
really enjoyed your video , the way you interacted with the peoples you met is heart-warming
Mosque St because there is a mosque to your right next to the Indian Temple. 😊 Love that you enjoy Singapore 💪🏾🙋🏾♀️📸🌹
I hope u tapped the card when alighting from the bus as well. Otherwise u will be charged the maximum fare. The system here uses the tap on boarding and alighting to calculate the bus fare based on number of bus stops and distance travelled.
Your language skills will do you well when you travel - China next?
Yam in these parts is actually taro 😊
Wow! That's one cool room with an outdoor bathtub! At S$200. In Bugis area. Not bad.👍
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple site used to house coffin shops and death houses. I remember when I was about ten, I accompanied my late grandma to the huge street market, along the roadside. You see the shops now, neat and tidy but up to 1980, it was very messy and dirty with street hawkers selling everything by the roadside. I've seen them killing and skinning snakes at their stalls! My late grandma believed the fish and meat sold there were much fresher than those sold in the wet market in her neighbourhood.
Anyway, we would have to walk along Sago Lane where the present temple is and I can still remember the smells and sights of the death houses- places where many of the aged workers with no families laid in simple collapsible cots, living out their last days. At that time, it was scary but now at 58, I feel so bad for them, it's just so sad 😞
The old folks are playing Chinese Checkers or 'Dum Dum' as they called it and they also play Chinese Chess 'Xiangqi'. My uncle and my Dad would sometimes meet up there to watch people playing these games to pass time.
The street hawkers who used to sell everything along the streets are now housed in this Chinatown Complex Market and Food Centre. The wet market is at the basement, the first floor is for everything else (that are dry) and the second floor is the huge hawker centre. My 86 year old Dad still come to the wet market to buy fish and prawns because he believes they're fresher. The prices are a bit higher than the wet market just 5 minutes away from his flat! Actually the sundry shops on the first floor sell their wares at reasonable prices. I will definitely go there if I can't find stuff around my area.
The name of the juice stall- the first two characters refer to the 'the most skilful person' like the head cook of a food stall or the coffee master who makes all the coffee in the coffee stall and the last character means 'little brother'. So I guess they're saying they're the best. The 'little brother' is a common term we used to call the person manning the store, affectionately. But nowadays, we usually just call them uncle and aunty.
u just have a new subscriber❤
Nice place to explore ❤
Make sure you visit hawker food heaven in Old Airport Road Food Centre. Over 150 stalls.
I will add that to my list!
You are a lovely dude and yr balcony tub and mandarin are awesome
The Buddhist Relic Temple used to be what they called a dead man's street in the past. That's the location where they have places to place the bodies before they are being buried. My grandmother used to live there.
Interesting
Try Haig road food center bro.. cheap food and nice place
11:30 hawker refers to a person who tries to sell things by (hawking?) at people's homes or standing in the street
The spoon is to scoop the coconut..
You should try some hot bean curd, sugar cane drink, ice Kachang and goreng pisang which is actually fried bananas ( fried fritters)
Also do patronize Geylang Serai hawker Centre or Arab street & try the halal food there.. do also try the coffee & toasted bread at small coffee shops as they are really nice & cheap.
you should go to Geyland Serai area where it is a lot more halal place to eat. Tekka has halal more indian hawkers. Enjoy.
Video coming soon!
I would love to welcome you back to Singapore again and visit our many heartlands with the public housing ( known as the Housing and Development Board flats). You are also less likely to be faced with touristic prices in eating and shopping...
In old days the poor people start selling street hawker food in unhygienic environment, so the government provided them the food center ( hawker center ) with low rental , with water, electricity and hygiene controlled environment for the poor to operates and make a living with respected and dignified ways
Is the rental still low?
@khairunna100 still affordable, you can't expect remain as 50 years ago rental
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sadly no. some coffeeshop even bidded for millions. singapore is increasingly coporate-nized. many things that used to be govt controlled are now made private or semi/3rd party.
@@khairunna100yes , for the old folk
Low rental?? Really? LOL
You should really ventured into neighbourhood area where most of Singaporean stay. We do not eat at restaurants everyday and downtown is more of our business distinct and touristic zone. For sure it is alot more expensive. Having said that, Chinatown complex is a very old traditional place. my dad favourite food place that has more cantonese based food . Some of the stall there has been there since 70s. We have many such food hawker centers all over Singapore.
Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely explore more neighborhoods!
Great vids, Myer! Fyi,"Upp" in a street name is abbreviation for "Upper"
Good choice of food.. it’s delicious and cheap.. enjoy & patronise it again.
Go to explore Sentosa Discovery Island, Bugis and Little India as well.
This is as NYC as one can get. NYU is like Bugis. Arab street is like the Village and Chelsea, Soho is like Tanjong Pagar minus the shopping.
Myer, the name of the juice stall, if I heard correctly is Tou Shou Di in Mandarin. In literal transliteration it is "head hand younger brother"...LOL........if translated to English meaning it would mean "Young supervisor". So I suppose the owner of the stall used to be the supervisor of another business as a young man. I think the juice lady found it difficult to translate in short order.
That is very interesting!
Surprisingly not ALL the souvenir sold at chinatown is "touristic" price, you can get more variety of gift here at good price. The really cheap place to buy large qty is at mustafa though.
Above the chinatown complex, the must eat is the michelin rated BBQ PORK by Hawker chan, I usually eat half a kilo worth.
Wow when you use the bathtub someone in opp building could admire u with a binoculars
Salam Myer
Another great vlog ❤
Btw i didnt know you're a muslim. I suggested for you to try local hawker centres food in your previous video & didnt include to inform about the Halal Logo.
The Halal Logo written in Arabic has a MUIS serial number on it. There's also the application date & its validity of license for renewal as well. So MUIS will run ingredient check etc. It is mandatory for all halal food handlers to have it otherwise it is deem as no pork no lard or if you dont see even that sign, its considered a non-halal certified store even if they use some halal products, maybe their frying pan or poutry are kept together in use. The local muslim here wont visit that kind of stall to be safe.
But you did ordered the safe food to consume as you ordered non meat items so its fine and its a forgivable instances. My jaw drop when u said bismillah when eating the omelette rice & i cringe at reading the comments. Im so glad you visited masjid jamee after that 😂🙏 sorry once again bro i hope this message could ease any tension
Please pin this message so viewers can have reference 😊
Thank you for the information brother! I appreciate you clarifying. 😊
@@myertravels Not a problem. You got to correct what needs to.
I hope you leave singapore with a good impression of it 😊
Bathtub in the balcony? Just make sure no one has long range binoculars 😮💀😂
😂😂😂😂 hahaha I also think like what you think hahaha 🤣..
😂 there is a shade cover
please try going around our hdbs and other hawker centers too!
There is a Mosque, Hindu, Buddhist temple and Catholic church in China town. I am literally on a tour in Singapore as I watch this.
Bro, the food you consumed at Chinatown are non-halal.
astaghfirullah dia makan eje
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@@infj5196 kimek dia tak tau
U could have eaten at that buddha tooth temple canteen. It is vegetarian. I hope u can find vegetarian stalls at hawker centres, d signs may be in Chinese. But fhere r muslim stalls even in Chinatown market
Actually, you can take a lift upstairs to the 4th floor to view some exhibits of Buddha and other relic at the Temple.
I'm impressed that you entered a Buddhist temple.
Muslims are not encouraged to enter places of other faith. He seems to be a kafir (non believer of islam).
Why not? It’s interesting to see other people cultures and beliefs, it only strengthens my own 😊
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I'm assuming you haven't heard of the controversy regarding Muslims entering places of worship of other religions.
@@RUHappyATMits not wrong to enter. I myself have entered Buddhist and Hindu temples and Christian churches.
To each their own though, some are more strict but it’s not unlawful.
Singapore 🇸🇬 is not just where you see Malays, Chinese and Muslims. There are also Indonesians, Japanese 🇯🇵, Koreans , Americans, ..it’s an international city-state.
What happened to Indians? 😹
@@jeremywong3056they are also included there’s nothing to laugh at but what he’s saying is true
I’m mix Thai and Chinese and born in Singapore
For me I just consider myself Asian
But if ethnicity than both
But for the culture I was raised Chinese , western and Thai.
@jeremywong3056 we are transparent
there are pakis also
Welcome to Singapore! As local Muslims, we will do our best to find a Halal-certified food establishment or Muslim-owned stalls to eat. Typically, you can find the Halal certificate or logo displayed at the front of the store. 😊❤
I am impressed that you do not mind eating food prepared by non-malay as long as there is no forbidden ingredients. Eg Western food, Popish,fruit juice or maybe even a vegetarian stall. Very steady punpipi🤓😆😎💪👍
@@rosemaryang9565 in western countries where it’s difficult to find muslim owned/halal eateries, we do our best by avoiding unlawful products. In a country like Singapore we are privileged to have many halal eateries so we go for that as there is no reason not to.
And it’s not about Malay or not, it’s about whether they are muslim, because they know the requirements.
Peace.
If you really want to know Singapore, go to the heartland rather than the city areas.
Visit the three rooms HDB flat and see how the Singaporeans enjoy their Swiss standard of living.
and yet other than the hawker center, the places in the videos are all tourist place.
You should blur out people’s faces when they are recognisable, such as some faces on the bus and food centre. And it will be good to ask for permission before filming. The lady who does alterations was moving away from your camera, she did it while courteously answering your questions but you didn’t take the cue and still carried on filming. It’s stressful to watch.
I disagree. When you leave your home, you leave your privacy. Cities have a plethora of cameras these days.
When you venture into public, you can not expect any privacy!
I can’t go to my local Supermarket and expect privacy. I may meet a neighbour or an enemy. There could be a news crew filming a story about high food prices or recycling as I encountered a week ago.
@@NorthernMike-1100 agreed. Tho if someone requests kindly, it should be respected but everyone needs to know it’s not an obligation.
I think ur videos are one of the most authentic and genuine. Thanks for this!
Thanks, I appreciate that! Always try to keep it real and raw
Hawker is a word from British colonial times. referring to Street Vendors.
In Singapore, the government put them all in a food court setting to ensure good hygiene & cleanliness. "Hakka" is one of the Chinese ethnic group.
Chinese opium addicts in the olden days were the result of Westerners importing opium to Imperial China to weaken & defeat the Chinese via addiction. Hence The Opium War which resulted in the British gaining territorial rights over Hong Kong & ruling it for over 150 years.
And that also explain the Opium addicted Chinese in the olden days of Chinatown in South-east Asia.
Opium was the pain killer marketed to the labourers in those days and they ended up being addicted to it.
Hawker is an English word, it didnt come from the term Hakka
A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive goods, handicrafts, or food items. Whether stationary or mobile, hawkers often advertise by loud street cries or chants, and conduct banter with customers, to attract attention and enhance sales.
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A hawker is a type of street vendor; "a person who travels from place-to-place selling goods." Synonyms include huckster, peddler, chapman or in Britain, costermonger. However, hawkers are distinguished from other types of street vendors in that they are mobile. In contrast, peddlers, for example, may take up a temporary pitch in a public place. Similarly, hawkers tend to be associated with the sale of non-perishable items such as brushes and cookware while costermongers are exclusively associated with the sale of fresh produce. When accompanied by a demonstration or detailed explanation of the product, the hawker is sometimes referred to as a demonstrator or pitchman.
Social commentator Henry Mayhew wrote, "Among the more ancient of the trades, then carried on in England, is that of the hawker or pedlar", and he notes, "the hawker dealt, in the old times, more in textile fabrics than in anything else." In several passages of his work, Mayhew categorises hawkers, hucksters, and peddlers as a single group of itinerant salesman, and claims that he is unable to say what distinction was drawn between a hawker and a huckster. Mayhew estimated the number of licensed pedlars in 1861 as 14,038 in England, 2,561 in Scotland, and 624 in Wales
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Hi Myer, You really need to find a halal certified stall.Chinatown complex I dont know if they have one.Even though is non poultry stall the ingredient they use arent halal😮.Do take care and have a pleasant stay here.😊
Thanks for the tip! I'll be sure to look out for halal-certified stalls.
Try the Southern Ridges Trail if you’re up for a 10km trek. 😊
Thumbs up for speaking Mandarin !
awesome! u speak mandarin !👍
I try to blend in as much as I can! 😅
Its so weird to see Myer uses his fingers to get the food onto the spoon when the fork is right there 😅
You went to my favorite bracelet lady in Chinatown!