omg THANK U SO MUCH for making this amazing video of Wes Borneo in ENGLISH! I will def share it with my Australian friends xx looking forward to see more vids from u guys
Absolutely - and we have a few videos from Pontianak as well, including trying our some of the amazing cuisine - check them out! Make sure to subscribe to our channel to follow along our exciting journey 🤠
Indonesia is great, there are so many cultures that adorn from Sabang to Merauke. Like a rainbow of colors, beautiful to the eye. Mutual respect, clinging to the advice of our ancestors to always maintain and care for a truly beautiful cultural heritage. Always be victorious my Indonesia and peace always.
@@theRTWguys Thank you and we Indonesian people always look forward to your arrival and will always serve with respect. Because respecting guests has been part of our culture from generation to generation. For us, "Guest is king". Always healthy for you and your family...
That's awesome! I (Halef) also completed highschool in Bandung and moved to the States for college. We've been back to Indonesia a few times throughout the years, can't wait to our next trip 😁🇮🇩
Nice video but a few corrections/add ons: 1. Cap Go Meh (十五瞑) means fifteenth night, not day. 2. While the term Cap Go Meh is taken from the Hokkien language, Singkawang is actually a Hakka aka Khek dominated region with a different language and customs distinct from Hokkien. For Hokkien culture, you're better off exploring Bagansiapiapi or Selatpanjang in Riau. On that note, it's not extremely unusual to see Chinese culture in Indonesia. It just so happens that the regions with strong Chinese culture like Pontianak, Tanjung Pinang, Sungai Liat, Medan, Lasem, etc are not as prosperous as Jakarta, Surabaya, or Bali due to the government's centralised development schemes. 3. If you visit the Tjhia Family House (this family is originally Hokkien but has adopted to the dominant Hakka culture), there is a Bule Canadian woman anthropologist from the University of Toronto who married into this family. Anyway, thanks for exploring vlogging in one of these lesser known towns in Indonesia. Cheers.
What an amazing atmosphere! I love the sounds and the chaos! Very interesting to hear the history too. Loved seeing all of the different shamen. But wow... those poles through the cheek! Cool drone shots over the parade. So great that you Mum was there too!
Yup, loved to see how Mom's face was just beaming seeing different things outside her home! The Capgomeh was definitely an interesting festival to attend - thanks for watching, Ryan!
I am proud of Singkawang, the Chinese, Dayak and Malay are the three major tribes in Singkawang. even so, this city remains peaceful and always maintains tolerance :)
Gotta love those that video bomb us, eh?! LOL 😂 How come some of the shrines rocked back & forth? You're a celebrity, Michael! 😎 Cool drone perspective. What did that fruit taste most similar to? Nice to see your mom, Ha Lef!
Thank you for sharing this video guys, don't forget to travel all around west borneo because you will surprise how much fun and new adventures that you could find here. God bless you guys 🙏
For sure! Check our other West Borneo videos, as well as subscribe to our channel for more exciting adventures from all around the world - we will be back to Indonesia and west Borneo someday 😀🇮🇩
Really Cool to watch. I have seen shows like that in Java years ago. It was Sufi Islam, dervish in culture. But now in Java that type of ‘magic’ is considered unislamic (Saudi influence on Sunni Islam) . I haven’t been to Singkawang in twenty years. It was Chinese. And your Happy New Year in Hokkein sounded like Cantonese too. The pottery in Singkawang was special. Cheers guys.
@@theRTWguys No not really. The magic shows , eating glass, nails into the body, etc,and Dervish style dancing in a trance is from Sufi Islam ( more Turkish style this Sufi Islam than the Arab style Sunni Islam). Sufi Islam was actually the more popular version of Islam originally in the Indonesian Islands as the Caliphate was based out of Istanbul. Trade brought Islam to Indonesia. But in the last twenty years this Sufi Islam has been condemned. The Saudis ban ‘magic’ as it is against their Wahhabi Sunni religion practices so Indonesia has followed suit unfortunately by dismissing it as unislamic. It is a shame because it really is a part of Javanese culture.
@@theRTWguys I just googled Debus and read it is a speciality of Jawa Barat. Yes that the type of show that I saw Jawa Tengah when I worked in that province, but there was the twirling Dervish dance that put those in the show into a trance. It reminded me so much of Dervish dances I saw in Turkey (not the ones in Tourist hotels but in the villages back in the 80’s). I also Dervish dance in Omdurman, The Sudan in 1986. They were all Sufi Muslims. You know you don’t hear of wayung kulit shows much anymore either. Maybe because everyone living in kumpungs has a TV these days. Wayung kulit was fascinating , the puppetry and gamelan music. Yes I was in Semarang , Jogya before the Pandemic and was hoping to see one (as you know they go half the night) but my brother in law (he is Pribumi and lives in Jogya, said they are now only have them at tourist venues . Pity. Bali seems to have kept its traditions because of they are religious and the Singkawang Lunar New Year parade was still traditional. Great to watch. Cheers.
Thanks for the good video. Btw, I tought since Singkawang is Hakka, the festival is also Hakka, not Hokkien. Actually this kind of festival not dialect dominant, it is commonly held in SE Asia in chineses' dominant town. Cap goh mei is Hokkien pronounciation of the 15th day on the first month Lunar newyear. The Chinese Newyear celebration lasted from 1st till 15th of the first konth of Lunar year. The 15th night (Hokkien: cap goh mei; Hakka: sip ng pu am) is the valentine night in Chinese culture, a time when youngster find their love one.
What an event and experience! This is truly getting to know a culture, with so many festivities and all the food. The shamen we so impressive, those blades were huge!
Rudi - check out our other Indonesia videos. And if you haven't, consider subscribing to our channel for more exciting vlogs from all around the world: ruclips.net/user/thertwguys 😀
When i was there 3 weeks ago I did not saw any foreigners except me as I am a Singaporean. I wont think I would know the city singkawang if I do not have any family living there. So can I also ask how did you discover singkawang? As for me there are not much things to do there except for eating and praying at high amount of temples there.
Saya menonton ini 2022 dan saya asli orang Kalimantan barat saya doakan semoga tahun 2023 bisa kembali pulih acara cap go meh dan meriah setelah 2 tahun pandemi covid 19🙏
Beautifull culture, City of Tolerance, Beautifull Island. I like Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Borneo
An interesting city for sure!
omg THANK U SO MUCH for making this amazing video of Wes Borneo in ENGLISH! I will def share it with my Australian friends xx looking forward to see more vids from u guys
Absolutely - and we have a few videos from Pontianak as well, including trying our some of the amazing cuisine - check them out!
Make sure to subscribe to our channel to follow along our exciting journey 🤠
Its the largest Chinatown of indonesia
I love singkawang
Indonesia is great, there are so many cultures that adorn from Sabang to Merauke.
Like a rainbow of colors, beautiful to the eye. Mutual respect, clinging to the advice of our ancestors to always maintain and care for a truly beautiful cultural heritage. Always be victorious my Indonesia and peace always.
I agree - we will be back soon 🇮🇩
@@theRTWguys Thank you and we Indonesian people always look forward to your arrival and will always serve with respect. Because respecting guests has been part of our culture from generation to generation.
For us, "Guest is king".
Always healthy for you and your family...
Thank you for taking us to Singkawang. I was born in Indonesia but moved to Canada when I was 18, so I didn't have much chance to explore the country.
That's awesome! I (Halef) also completed highschool in Bandung and moved to the States for college. We've been back to Indonesia a few times throughout the years, can't wait to our next trip 😁🇮🇩
@@theRTWguys I am from Malang in East Java, then went for engineering school at Western in London, Ontario.
Nice video but a few corrections/add ons:
1. Cap Go Meh (十五瞑) means fifteenth night, not day.
2. While the term Cap Go Meh is taken from the Hokkien language, Singkawang is actually a Hakka aka Khek dominated region with a different language and customs distinct from Hokkien. For Hokkien culture, you're better off exploring Bagansiapiapi or Selatpanjang in Riau. On that note, it's not extremely unusual to see Chinese culture in Indonesia. It just so happens that the regions with strong Chinese culture like Pontianak, Tanjung Pinang, Sungai Liat, Medan, Lasem, etc are not as prosperous as Jakarta, Surabaya, or Bali due to the government's centralised development schemes.
3. If you visit the Tjhia Family House (this family is originally Hokkien but has adopted to the dominant Hakka culture), there is a Bule Canadian woman anthropologist from the University of Toronto who married into this family.
Anyway, thanks for exploring vlogging in one of these lesser known towns in Indonesia.
Cheers.
Thank you for the awesome clarification, Kevin! We will add these to our description!
What an amazing atmosphere! I love the sounds and the chaos! Very interesting to hear the history too. Loved seeing all of the different shamen. But wow... those poles through the cheek! Cool drone shots over the parade. So great that you Mum was there too!
Yup, loved to see how Mom's face was just beaming seeing different things outside her home! The Capgomeh was definitely an interesting festival to attend - thanks for watching, Ryan!
I am proud of Singkawang, the Chinese, Dayak and Malay are the three major tribes in Singkawang. even so, this city remains peaceful and always maintains tolerance :)
Very true 😀🇮🇩
Gotta love those that video bomb us, eh?! LOL 😂 How come some of the shrines rocked back & forth? You're a celebrity, Michael! 😎 Cool drone perspective. What did that fruit taste most similar to? Nice to see your mom, Ha Lef!
Nice video! Just watched this video that popped on homepage. Kinda miss my hometown and Cap Go Meh which is it’s not held this year cause pandemic.
Yeah last year in 2020 was my first Capgomeh festival and didn't even realize that it could be my last Capgomeh 😱
@@theRTWguys hope this pandemic soon gone and there will be another capgomeh next year.
Thank you for sharing this video guys, don't forget to travel all around west borneo because you will surprise how much fun and new adventures that you could find here.
God bless you guys 🙏
For sure! Check our other West Borneo videos, as well as subscribe to our channel for more exciting adventures from all around the world - we will be back to Indonesia and west Borneo someday 😀🇮🇩
I love watching this video.. I live in Singkawang.. So proud of my hometown..
We will be back someday 😀
Pemangkat is where I was born and Grew up very familiar with Singkawang and Pontianak too
That's cool!
HAKKA COMMUNITY bro. Hakka. Tribe, dayak tribe & melayu tribe
Really Cool to watch. I have seen shows like that in Java years ago. It was Sufi Islam, dervish in culture. But now in Java that type of ‘magic’ is considered unislamic (Saudi influence on Sunni Islam) .
I haven’t been to Singkawang in twenty years. It was Chinese. And your Happy New Year in Hokkein sounded like Cantonese too. The pottery in Singkawang was special. Cheers guys.
That would be cool to see in Java. Are they still happening around in Java? Growing up in West Java, we also have something called Debus -
@@theRTWguys No not really. The magic shows , eating glass, nails into the body, etc,and Dervish style dancing in a trance is from Sufi Islam ( more Turkish style this Sufi Islam than the Arab style Sunni Islam). Sufi Islam was actually the more popular version of Islam originally in the Indonesian Islands as the Caliphate was based out of Istanbul. Trade brought Islam to Indonesia. But in the last twenty years this Sufi Islam has been condemned. The Saudis ban ‘magic’ as it is against their Wahhabi Sunni religion practices so Indonesia has followed suit unfortunately by dismissing it as unislamic. It is a shame because it really is a part of Javanese culture.
@@theRTWguys I just googled Debus and read it is a speciality of Jawa Barat. Yes that the type of show that I saw Jawa Tengah when I worked in that province, but there was the twirling Dervish dance that put those in the show into a trance. It reminded me so much of Dervish dances I saw in Turkey (not the ones in Tourist hotels but in the villages back in the 80’s). I also Dervish dance in Omdurman, The Sudan in 1986. They were all Sufi Muslims.
You know you don’t hear of wayung kulit shows much anymore either. Maybe because everyone living in kumpungs has a TV these days. Wayung kulit was fascinating , the puppetry and gamelan music. Yes I was in Semarang , Jogya before the Pandemic and was hoping to see one (as you know they go half the night) but my brother in law (he is Pribumi and lives in Jogya, said they are now only have them at tourist venues . Pity. Bali seems to have kept its traditions because of they are religious and the Singkawang Lunar New Year parade was still traditional. Great to watch. Cheers.
Thanks for the good video.
Btw, I tought since Singkawang is Hakka, the festival is also Hakka, not Hokkien. Actually this kind of festival not dialect dominant, it is commonly held in SE Asia in chineses' dominant town.
Cap goh mei is Hokkien pronounciation of the 15th day on the first month Lunar newyear. The Chinese Newyear celebration lasted from 1st till 15th of the first konth of Lunar year. The 15th night (Hokkien: cap goh mei; Hakka: sip ng pu am) is the valentine night in Chinese culture, a time when youngster find their love one.
You're absolutely correct! It was a Hakka community!
Thanks for clarifying!
These video remind me to my home... Thanks for uploading this video.
Hope you love and enjoy the travel in Indonesia as well
Thank you 😀🇮🇩
Tahun ini 2023 ada peraya cap go me lagi ya mr silakan datang lagi ke kota singkawang #westborneo#singkawanghebat
Siap!
Thanks guys for sharing this epic Cap Go Meh festival!
For sure 😀🇮🇩
What an event and experience! This is truly getting to know a culture, with so many festivities and all the food. The shamen we so impressive, those blades were huge!
LOL yeah it was an experience for sure! Thanks for watching!
Terima kasih atas kunjungan anda. Selamat menikmati di tahun berikutnya, kita semua berdoa agar pandemik segera berakhir.
Amin!
I love my kampong singkawang / singkoejang
We enjoyed our stay in Singkawang!
Rudi - check out our other Indonesia videos.
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When i was there 3 weeks ago I did not saw any foreigners except me as I am a Singaporean. I wont think I would know the city singkawang if I do not have any family living there. So can I also ask how did you discover singkawang? As for me there are not much things to do there except for eating and praying at high amount of temples there.
The Cap go Meh celebration in Singkawang is quite famous for Indonesians, so that's how we discovered the city ❤️
Saya menonton ini 2022 dan saya asli orang Kalimantan barat saya doakan semoga tahun 2023 bisa kembali pulih acara cap go meh dan meriah setelah 2 tahun pandemi covid 19🙏
Amin 🙏
did you mentioned "hok kian community"
if yes....
i just want to correct it....singkawang is "Hakka community"
thanxxxx
Fully noted - it should have been Hakka
Kapan di uplode
Minggu depan
Kamu ke singkawang Kah
Iyah
@@theRTWguys AKU udah gak sabar yang di khatulistiwa pontianak
@@theRTWguys Udah gak sabar Nunggu di uplode
joni joni
You need to book the hotel 3-4 months ahead. Even local Indoensian from other parts of Indonesia need to book 2-3 months ahead.
Yup, we just did that 😀
Imlek Akan Segera Tiba.
Betul sekali
I am a proud Singkawang person💖
🇮🇩
Amazing
Thank you
Mantap singkawang hebat 👍
Siap 😀🇮🇩
Singkawang majority is Hakka people not Hokkien :)
Fully noted 😀🇮🇩
Ada bule nyasar di skw ya aku baru tau gaes
Hahahaha iyah dong 😀🇮🇩
Mantaps
Sip!
@@theRTWguys ke Bali bang
Singkawang city is the best
Sure! 😀🇮🇩
❤️❤️❤️
😃🇮🇩
Om om ini orang dari negara mana kok ada yang bisa barbahasa Indonesia lancar. Salut saya
Orang Kanada 😀🇨🇦
@@theRTWguys negara yang pengen saya cari kerja 👍
Not West Borneo, but West Kalimantan
Sure!
Org luar hnya tau klo kalimantan itu Borneo..😀🙏
Seperti di malaysia
Iyah, betul!
gak bisa bahasa Inggris
Ada translasi bahasa Indonesia nya 😀🇮🇩
OMG 😱 yuo Indonesia
😀🇮🇩
why so close each other while talk. lol
That's a personal choice 😀
Corona
Not last year 😅