Hi Myer! You went to the wrong part of Geylang for halal food! 😂 You should have gone to Geylang Road instead. Currently the Geylang Serai Market and Hawker is closed for renovations, but you should have went to the Haig Road Food Centre. Tons and loads of halal options! Unfortunately, you have left Singapore ahahaha. Come back again next time please! ✌🏻
If you are looking for certified halal food in SG, look for the green text halal logo sign usually published outside the store/restaurants. The certificate is issued by the the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore. Or the logo that says, Muslim Owned, also issued by the council specifically for stalls owned by local muslims
Same same but different. :) As mentioned, there are 2 Geylangs in Singapore; one where you are, which is more commonly known as Kallang or Kallang Bahru. The other is Geylang Serai, close to Joo Chiat/Katong and where you stayed on your first day here. During Ramadan, Geylang SERAI comes to life at night with a huge night market. There are pockets of halal stalls in hawker centres, but a lot of them close on Fridays for prayer. Look for stalls with the green halal logo.
Lol you met some angsty hawker, and yes they do exist , and they probably mistook you as a fellow local who is throwing questions that makes them somehow feel as though u are messing around since locals usually just order what they already had in mind and rarely start conversation.
Rude Ah Beng, embarrassment to S'pore 🤬& even if Myer is a local, there's no excuse for such rudeness. I even sense an element of racism dere which is usually typical of this type of rude Ah Bengs 😒
Just found this channel, love the Singapore content! I will try the Santa Grant Hotel East Cost you showed in one of your last videos next time I'm in Singapore, it looked really nice! That hawker, may feel abit rude but actually I found him very funny, I was laughing =) I wouldn't take it personally, he is just camera shy ;-)
@@jimijin2020 Myer is rude in the first place for filming uncle without asking and then was also rude and loud to uncle towards the end, and by the way, showing uncle face in a public video need permission actually, it is against the law.
nah.. we don't do small talk but that uncle is RUDE. We all know there are lots of nasty boomers like him who are living as if the entire world owe them a living. I'm glad that he just left and included that into this video.
@myertravels the geylang serai area has lots of Muslim food still as the whole area is a Muslim enclave. It's just the hawker center that is closed. You are in Geylang Barhu which is not the same. Geylang is next to geylang serai which is the red light district with gang activity that you mentioned. Hopefully you can explore these areas again on your next visit.
Thank you for coming to Singapore. Started to watch your vlogs yesterday and finished all of your Singapore edition.. I guess you don't have a very foreign accent so people will look at you like a local Indian and may give you the Singapore local 'flavour'😂. Btw, you are at Geylang Bahru, not Geylang Serai area. Your first day alighting at Eunos Mrt Station was actually just walking distance of 5mins to Geylang Serai. Nonetheless, great to see you going around and enjoying yourself! Hope to see you come and explore again soon! Peace out!
You look like a local Indian. Perhaps that's why that dessert stall owner got angsty when you don't make your dessert choice which seems so obvious to him. I am so sorry you're treated that way. Most hawkers are kind and friendly. Thank you for showing areas usually not visited by other vloggers.
I would be pissed off too and I’m local Singaporean. I hoped someone show him your vlog.. so that he learn not to be rude.. there are many halal food in Singapore. Just look out for halal logo… Unfortunately you were in Geylang. Not Geylang Serai where most of the Muslim aunties do their marketing… even most popular fast food are halal if you not boycotting.. know what I meant?😊you can even find halal food in office building or hospitals..😅( sorry.. just sharing ). By the way .. the halal food here is very trustworthy as in Malaysia.. most non Muslim here will need to apply the halal cert from Singapore Muslim body with rules they need to adhere to.. the Muslim body will send someone to inspect the kitchen. The surrounding areas before the halal cert is issued with expiry dates.. otherwise lookout for stall with those hijab wearing aunties😅
Adam Rd food centre is a great place to find halal food, including Michelin-recommended Mee Soto, Mutton Soup . So near to Botanic Garden (listed on UNESCO’s world heritage)
please do not step into stalls without their invitation, PLEASE.. it can be really rude. Also please be aware of any customers that are waiting behind you to take their orders :) Respect boundaries, and you'll enjoy Singapore that much more :)
The thing about neighbourhood hawker centres vs those frequented by tourists, the hawkers there sell based on their food rather than service. We locals are likely to close one eye if the food is good and priced reasonably. Anyway there's nobody to enforce quality service and even oversee their prices for these towkays. *To add, some are not familiar with tourists and more likely he thinks you are playing punk with him for not knowing what to order.
I am a Singaporean. Some hawkers are just grumpy old folks 😂 Pardon them. If u live here long enough, you will learn to spot who is sociable and who just want to feed you. 😂
Not obliged to entertain anyone and being rude is two different things. Get that straight first. Though Myer outwardly may looks abit like a local but the moment he speaks it's quite clear he isn't. By not being a little more friendly towards a tourist, that angry uncle is putting us Singaporeans in a bad light.
You remind me so much of my husband and how friendly he is when he first came to Singapore. Singaporeans are not always used to that. But I have learned to appreciate the friendliest exhibited by tourists now
Oh no !!!! You missed the Mutton soup - Haji M. Abdul Rajak stall (Soup Kambing) at Upper Boon Keng market ...well maybe next time....hope you will visit again and safe travel.
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To be fair to the dessert uncle, if i were him, a non chinese guy comes and asks me to recommend 'anything that is special', 'anything i never try before', i also dont know what to recommend. How would i know which one you never try before? For eg, for someone who never been to SEA, chendol or ice kacang would be something nice, but from Myer conversation with the young indian guy later, he knows what is chendol. Even for local india, maybe not all would have tried our chinese dessert like ginko beancurb skin for eg. In fact when i heard Myer asks for something special, i am like 'oh no, if uncle recommends him durian chendol, which would be very exotic for tourist, but Myer may starts to comment that Singapore is so expensive, one dessert cost so much bah bah, and local netizen may comment that the uncle is extorting tourist for recommending something so expensive etc etc. So in my conclusion the questions asked by Meyer is not easy to answer correctly. So thats why uncle may choose not to answer But i do admit uncle attitude could be more patient.
When you eat dry noodles in Singapore, bear in mind to mix it all up before you eat as usually there's some sauce at the base of the bowl. 😊 One thing to take note though, you need to clear your tray, plate & bowl to the designated tray return area. Apologies for your encounter with the grumpy uncle 😅 Thank you for showing the different side of SG to the world. Please come again to explore the nature parks & historical places of Singapore 😊
Loved your Singapore videos. Showed a different side of our country where tourists don't see and experience. Sorry that dessert stall uncle was rude to you. I can understand why he reacted that way when you asked for a recommendation; he didn't want to be responsible in case you didn't like what he recommended, thus he shoved the onus back to you make a choice. What I suggest is next time is to ask the hawker what is their best seller, they'd be happy to tell you. Thanks again for great videos.
It’s okay not a big deal, maybe he had a bad day, maybe that’s how he treats everyone, but I don’t like to deal with people with this attitude. I’d rather give my money to someone who is going to be cordial, after all it’s the service industry. If you don’t want to deal with people don’t open a business where you can’t deal with them.
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Tamil is ONE of the FOUR official languages of Singapore.... along with MALAY (national language) , ENGLISH and Mandarin (chinese)...hence the MRT/Subway signs plus other presence of Tamil within Singapore.... likewise for Malaysia also have many tamils, the 2 countries were joined to be 1 country in earlier in early 1960s but parted ways in 1965 .both sides have tamils have as a significant minority in population.
I am glad and appreciated for your good impression and positive attitude that you were just a person choose to visit and get to know our local place and residents public housing area. To those came here who felt boring here because they were not fully very interested in visiting Singapore local area and place for foods but only looking for those seashore beaches, those countryside for better hiking with many kampong and all those street and old market place like in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia etc., were/are famous and popular for, due to their big country slowly in modern development.
Amazing, u showed your viewers parts of Singapore where tourists hardly go!!! These places are where maybe 60 - 70% of the people live, the real Singapore, not just the bright lights of Orchard Road, Marina Bay and the downtown area. Stay safe on your travels, glad you enjoyed the little red dot!!!
80% singaporean owned a HDB.HDBs are built for singaporean.Our HDB has many sizes, and the prices vary. Google HDB and it prices or HDB flat on TH-cam. Resale flat is more expensive than a BTO ( new HDB ) HDB is not a low-cost housing, and that means we are not from a low income group.
This part of geylang still exit along Geylang road itself, not geylang Bahru which is more chinese residential. Halal food is easily found in geylang serai near Joo chiat.
The dessert shop owner might not be ‘angry’ this is their norm for those ‘ uncles’ who are impatient, they cannot understand why u asked him to recommend when he has pictures for you to choose. He is not interested small talks coz he serves many during lunch crowds n most locals just order from least 10 varieties of desserts. That is hawkers style Singapore! Quick order n go, next one..
I think you have to put yourself in the desserts store uncle shoes. He's a hawker, serving customers all day and you are probably not the first to record him. I knew that it was going to go bad the moment you asked him for a recommendation. The thing is, he has no time for that, most hawkers usually do not that's why they have pictures up for you to choose, every dessert is different, there's cold and hot, sweet and not so sweet. What he might have recommended you if he were in such a mood to do so might not be to your liking.
@@babyowl92 He is a tourist. He likes exploring in off the beaten track areas. We should not only be glad that he is showing the "other" side of Singapore, but we should help him to clear the confusion of different areas with similar names, so in future he will be able to understand. Saying that he should not have gone there is not helping him at all.
How hard is it for you to understand that it is because his English is not that good so it is very likely he does not understand you so with the best of his English, he is asking you to choose? I am sure he did not agree to be in this video too so you are doxxing him in your effort to create content to earn money (commercial purpose).
That's why it's delicious. I had a business friend from Dubai we gave him pork without his knowledge and he don't ask too. After consumed it he said there was current running all over his body. We brought him to Geylang to neutralize....LOL.
in fact another video he ate meat rice from non halal peranakan shop. if he's really Muslim I think he should look into this seriously. that's why I almost don't believe he is a Muslim because many I do wonder of cases of faking identity.. I'm really unsure .. and am very worried how come basic halal not researched into? it's easy right to Google halal places in singapore.. so this major haram food "mistake" looks to convenient
@@ralmm82 The thing about American Muslims is that a lot of them don't eat halal meat, but at least they still refrain from pork and alcohol, and it's mainly due to inaccessibility in their countries. This guy doesn't seem to care about what's in his meal.
Don't be angry. The reason is simple. It is difficult for him to communicate with you in English. So he told you make your own choice and don't ask him.😂😂😅
@@jon8697 Hi,Of course, I am just guessing, because I occasionally encounter elderly people who are confused and angry because they cannot communicate in English. I agree with you: they are unhappy when they are filmed without their consent! Since the host is a foreigner, he must not understand it very well, so I just let he know that this may be the case🤗
In one of your videos you had mentioned that you eat everything except pork... Just highlighting that for non halal stores, sometimes they use pork as stock in the soup/gravy for their dishes. Plus, their chicken are not halal slaughtered
Hey Myer, for such noodles - you need to stir it all up before you eat. That’s how we enjoy our bowl of noodles in Singapore. 🇸🇬 Hopefully you’ll have another chance to be hosted by locals for your Halal food the next time to get the very best of Singapore’s hawker food
Man, you are truly Mr International. You are an American who speaks Mandarin, read Arabic and are of Pakistani ethnicity.. For Halal food, you may want to check out Geylang Serai.. Please note that there are 3 areas bearing the name Geylang. Geylang is distinct from Geylang Serai and distinct from Geylang Baru. Geylang is the "naughty area", you will find a mix of food, a minority of which will be halal. Geylang Baru means "New Geylang" and has less halal food. Geylang Serai means "Lemongrass Geylang" and is the centre of the Malay community in Singapore and all of the food in the Geylang Serai hawker centre at the 2nd storey will be halal. You may also want to have a peek at the wet market on the 1st storey/ground floor which is very interesting. There is also lots of halal food on the streets around that area.
I suggest for your next visit, its better for u to rent a bike. You can explore more places like natures, reservoirs and many more hidden gems in Singapore.
Typical Hot and Cold desserts in Singapore Hot Desserts - Mung Bean Soup (known locally as Green Bean Soup), Red Bean Soup, Pulut Hitam/Bubur Hitam (Black Glutinous Rice Porridge with Coconut Milk), Bubur Terigu (White Wheat Porridge with Coconut Milk), Tau Suan (Split Mung Bean Dessert served with fried doughsticks), Thai Tapioca Dessert (cooked Cassava with Palm Sugar Syrup and Coconut Milk) and Cheng Tng (Sweet Longan Soup with rehydrated dried longans, malva nut jelly, large pearl sago, white fungus, pearl barley and dried persimmon). Cold Desserts - Ice Kacang (Red Bean, Cream-Style Corn and other toppings served with a mountain of ice topped with various shades of coloured syrup and drizzled with Evaporated Milk), Cendol/Chendol (a dessert you tried in this video and in a previous video), Ice Honey Sea Coconut, Ice Jelly Cocktail, Ice Grass Jelly, Ice Longan and Ice Lychee.
I’ve been to Singapore once and my sister got treated badly by one of the worker at Stopwing fast food , despite of dissapointed for what happened I would still recommend to visit this country bcs there are still good Singaporean and nice places to look at on the other side
Cannot imagine people start walking to my stall asking me what is good! Of course everything are good is that a trick question? If only one item is good why i bother to spend money putting up the menu. But than again regardless of look like local or foreigner all should be treated the same way. Peace
Honestly I felt like you raised your voice first and became more confrontational :/ After you raised your voice, Uncle just left you alone and could not be bothered to talk further. From the start, I get that your tone from "I was gonna ask YOU!" was neutral, but to locals, it could have sounded sliiiightly rude. Uncle was just telling you to choose from the board..
@@swaser112 Yeah I can see from Uncle that he was not even angry or grumpy to begin with. So I dont get why other comments are apologising for Uncle. Uncle did nth wrong eh. He is just used to quick service - order, prep, pay and go. It is not even about "kindness doesnt cost money". But more like tourists expecting small talks everytime and expect it to go their way.. Altho, just saying - no hate. Loving the vlogs :)
Totally, plus this was heartland neighbourhood, uncle don’t have time to give recommendations, like he said no tourists goes there 😅 plus the added layer of having a camera in his face. “I don’t know I ask you” in a loud tone can sound like fighting words 😅
Asalamualaikum brother. I think the guy in purple shirt is shy like me im glad hes polite enuf to chat with u for quite awhile with the camera on his face. At least ask can i film u? As for dessert uncle hes rude, if i asked him whats his best seller n he acted that way it will b war
Hey bro hope you enjoyed your stay in Singapore.. Next time you come looking for halal food please come to Geylang Serai market level 2.. that's the main hawker place for halal food..😊
Appreciate the videos but just a comment - I dont go to Saudi Arabia and complain why there's no pork. So complaining why there's so much pork in Singapore is kind annoying. Halal stalls are real easy to find here.
No he was not being rude 😂 That’s one of the way the locals talk..especially the old ones. Just uncouth. He probably only knows simple English and doesn’t recognise or understand your accent.
There are some hawkers that are just like that in Singapore. Even me as a Singaporean don’t like to buy from such hawkers unless their food is fabulous 😅
32:17 flats like that are like 1st or 2nd generation of public Housing. 78% of us living in public housing. Public housing in the core region can cost you close to 1million singapore dollars.
10:45 A meal of Mee Hoon Kueh for S$5. From memory, when I was last in SIN 20 years ago, I'm pretty sure a similar meal set me back S$5 as well. Like, WTF is the inflation!
@@JaswantSingh-ym9zo BS, I was there. I ate the meal. That's how much I paid. It was a place where normal Singaporeans eat. It was at a hawker centre just off Orchard Road, near Plaza Singapura.
@@RUHappyATM I am not doubting what you wrote. What I am saying s that you were probably ripped off. Like I was at Si Lim Square a couple of months ago and enquired the price of a surveillance camera from a shop on the first floor. At that time they were the only ones selling the item. The salesman quoted me $95. I walked away because similar cameras were selling online for less than $20. Just a few days ago I was there again and there were other shops selling the item. I was quoted as low as $25, a far cry from the $90. So you too could have walked away and gone somewhere else don't you think?
It is also possible that the dessert seller uncle does not know what to recommend to you because each of his desserts are good and unique in their own way. A fun fact here: It is common to find dessert stalls in Singapore hawker centres that sell both hot desserts and cold desserts. This is to cater to everyone because there will be local Singaporeans who are craving for hot desserts (yes, no kidding, in hot and humid Singapore) and there are also Singaporeans who are craving for cold desserts. Some people enjoy eating hot desserts because such desserts, when eaten slowly and blown with the mouth to cool the dessert down, has the closest resemblance to a normal human body's temperature (around 37 Deg C or 98.6 Deg F). This means that processing hot foods requires less effort and energy from our digestive organs. For cold desserts, since it comes with shaved ice, the dessert's temperature will definitely be lower than a normal human body's temperature. While you might feel that eating the cold dessert is helping to cool you down on a hot day, processing cold foods requires extra effort and energy from our digestive organs. For some people, consuming cold foods can cause abdominal wind, which causes people to burp and fart a lot.
As others have already stated, as a general rule, talking or chatting with strangers is uncommon in Singapore. Life is fast paced here, you order your food and move on. Only people with ulterior motives try to chat you up is the general perception I agree with the earlier poster. Looks like you got hostile first with the uncle. He’s not used to cameras nor to people asking him to recommend stuff. We are a different culture. This is not America You are also in the “wrong” Geylang. Geylang Serai is where the majority of halal food stalls are. Geylang Bahru is a new housing estate as implied by the word “Bahru” which means new
Awww your previous video i mentioned and recommended for you to head to geylang but i should have been more specific..you didnt go to the right place 😅 haig road geylang serai that area you can get tons of halal food. Next time please come again!!!
Hi Myer! You went to the wrong part of Geylang for halal food! 😂 You should have gone to Geylang Road instead. Currently the Geylang Serai Market and Hawker is closed for renovations, but you should have went to the Haig Road Food Centre. Tons and loads of halal options! Unfortunately, you have left Singapore ahahaha. Come back again next time please! ✌🏻
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If you are looking for certified halal food in SG, look for the green text halal logo sign usually published outside the store/restaurants. The certificate is issued by the the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore. Or the logo that says, Muslim Owned, also issued by the council specifically for stalls owned by local muslims
Same same but different. :) As mentioned, there are 2 Geylangs in Singapore; one where you are, which is more commonly known as Kallang or Kallang Bahru. The other is Geylang Serai, close to Joo Chiat/Katong and where you stayed on your first day here. During Ramadan, Geylang SERAI comes to life at night with a huge night market.
There are pockets of halal stalls in hawker centres, but a lot of them close on Fridays for prayer. Look for stalls with the green halal logo.
Lol you met some angsty hawker, and yes they do exist , and they probably mistook you as a fellow local who is throwing questions that makes them somehow feel as though u are messing around since locals usually just order what they already had in mind and rarely start conversation.
Rude Ah Beng, embarrassment to S'pore 🤬& even if Myer is a local, there's no excuse for such rudeness. I even sense an element of racism dere which is usually typical of this type of rude Ah Bengs 😒
Just found this channel, love the Singapore content! I will try the Santa Grant Hotel East Cost you showed in one of your last videos next time I'm in Singapore, it looked really nice! That hawker, may feel abit rude but actually I found him very funny, I was laughing =) I wouldn't take it personally, he is just camera shy ;-)
@@jimijin2020 Myer is rude in the first place for filming uncle without asking and then was also rude and loud to uncle towards the end, and by the way, showing uncle face in a public video need permission actually, it is against the law.
Just an honest old man making a living. Maybe he had a bad day, maybe he's confused by the camera. He did good walking away. No big deal
@@dubu007first time watching vlogs? This is not paid advertisement and who say need permission? Do your research
Enjoying the Singapore content! Love your style of videos! Hope you can visit more places in Singapore like Haw Par Villa, Clarke Quay and New Bahru.
The Geylang Serai food market is the one with more halal food. But it is closed for upgrading.
This vlog is very fun! Thank you so much
Wish I am there!. You are amazing in trying your mandarin 👍👍 with the locals there. Thanks Myer for sharing your wonderful journey with us.
That encounter is due to cultural differences, not everyone wants a small talk like in most western countries.
Yeah, this is Singapore. We don't do the "How are you" bullshit. A hello is enough.
Yeah also like uncle probably didn’t like that camera in his face 😅
That uncle just has a nasty character . . . If he doesn't like questions about his stall offerings, he should not be in that business!
Good manners are universal. It doesn’t hurt him to use words like “please”.
nah.. we don't do small talk but that uncle is RUDE. We all know there are lots of nasty boomers like him who are living as if the entire world owe them a living. I'm glad that he just left and included that into this video.
Maybe you were mistaken. Geylang Serai Market & Hawker Centre (not Geylang Bahru) has many Malay Muslim stalls.
You're right, but Geylang Serai closed
Geylang Serai reopened on 1 Nov after 3months of upgrading works.
@myertravels the geylang serai area has lots of Muslim food still as the whole area is a Muslim enclave. It's just the hawker center that is closed. You are in Geylang Barhu which is not the same. Geylang is next to geylang serai which is the red light district with gang activity that you mentioned. Hopefully you can explore these areas again on your next visit.
Your fans mention geylang serai market is closed for renovation , you can try the nearby haig road market .
Love your vlogs! Ohh the Geylang that has rows of halal food is actually Geylang Serai.
Thank you for coming to Singapore. Started to watch your vlogs yesterday and finished all of your Singapore edition.. I guess you don't have a very foreign accent so people will look at you like a local Indian and may give you the Singapore local 'flavour'😂. Btw, you are at Geylang Bahru, not Geylang Serai area. Your first day alighting at Eunos Mrt Station was actually just walking distance of 5mins to Geylang Serai. Nonetheless, great to see you going around and enjoying yourself! Hope to see you come and explore again soon! Peace out!
You look like a local Indian. Perhaps that's why that dessert stall owner got angsty when you don't make your dessert choice which seems so obvious to him. I am so sorry you're treated that way. Most hawkers are kind and friendly. Thank you for showing areas usually not visited by other vloggers.
No excuse and explanation is needed for this type of person. Doesn't matter local or not, treat customers with respect.
Agree you looked like local but trying to be funny 😂 but he shouldn't treat you so badly.
I would be pissed off too and I’m local Singaporean. I hoped someone show him your vlog.. so that he learn not to be rude.. there are many halal food in Singapore. Just look out for halal logo… Unfortunately you were in Geylang. Not Geylang Serai where most of the Muslim aunties do their marketing… even most popular fast food are halal if you not boycotting.. know what I meant?😊you can even find halal food in office building or hospitals..😅( sorry.. just sharing ). By the way .. the halal food here is very trustworthy as in Malaysia.. most non Muslim here will need to apply the halal cert from Singapore Muslim body with rules they need to adhere to.. the Muslim body will send someone to inspect the kitchen. The surrounding areas before the halal cert is issued with expiry dates.. otherwise lookout for stall with those hijab wearing aunties😅
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Adam Rd food centre is a great place to find halal food, including Michelin-recommended Mee Soto, Mutton Soup . So near to Botanic Garden (listed on UNESCO’s world heritage)
As a Singaporean, I appreciate your good reviews about my country. 😊
please do not step into stalls without their invitation, PLEASE.. it can be really rude. Also please be aware of any customers that are waiting behind you to take their orders :) Respect boundaries, and you'll enjoy Singapore that much more :)
The thing about neighbourhood hawker centres vs those frequented by tourists, the hawkers there sell based on their food rather than service. We locals are likely to close one eye if the food is good and priced reasonably. Anyway there's nobody to enforce quality service and even oversee their prices for these towkays. *To add, some are not familiar with tourists and more likely he thinks you are playing punk with him for not knowing what to order.
The guy's an anti Indian racist. Don't have to whitewash the truth
The Geylang market which is 100% halal is closed for renovations till 5/11...
11/5 in American format
I am a Singaporean. Some hawkers are just grumpy old folks 😂 Pardon them. If u live here long enough, you will learn to spot who is sociable and who just want to feed you. 😂
He’s not even old
Sometimes you can come across as being a little too friendly, no one is obliged to entertain you
Agreed, singaporeans are busy people and they have places to be 😂
That’s fine you can certainly be rude if you want, but it will put you in a bad light.
Not obliged to entertain anyone and being rude is two different things. Get that straight first. Though Myer outwardly may looks abit like a local but the moment he speaks it's quite clear he isn't. By not being a little more friendly towards a tourist, that angry uncle is putting us Singaporeans in a bad light.
Myer....if you can, do try to head to Paya Lebar....there are many Halal food options there....and I think it's near-ish to where you are
Geylang Serai market and hawker Ctr is where you go for halal food but unfortunately it is temporary closed for renovation. Will reopen in November.
You remind me so much of my husband and how friendly he is when he first came to Singapore. Singaporeans are not always used to that. But I have learned to appreciate the friendliest exhibited by tourists now
21:58 you didnt have the right of way. The car had to stop for you, some drivers aren’t as courteous . Just a heads up
I’ve seen so many videos of foreigners who vlog all just anyhow cross the road like omg where did the look both sides of the road lesson go?
Oh no !!!! You missed the Mutton soup - Haji M. Abdul Rajak stall (Soup Kambing) at Upper Boon Keng market ...well maybe next time....hope you will visit again and safe travel.
I’ll have to check that out next time!
You should've tried the sup kambing or mutton soup at boon keng hawker centre. It's one of the best in Singapore.!
Hey/Salaams Myer and everyone. What is the name of the app you used to translate? Not sure which video I saw you use it in. Thanks.
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Brother, in Sg, avoid non Muslim stalls at hawker centres because most will use lard as an ingredient.
Or the broth is usually also made with non-halal ingredients
@@zigazigaah5184 indeed.
Good looking out! I will keep that in mind.
@@myertravels safe travels!
Super nice and clean Malabar mosque a.k.a. Blue mosque 👍🏻👍🏻
Enjoy your last day there in the beautiful Singapore.
Good luck to your next adventure /next country. Take care. God bless .
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To be fair to the dessert uncle, if i were him, a non chinese guy comes and asks me to recommend 'anything that is special', 'anything i never try before', i also dont know what to recommend. How would i know which one you never try before? For eg, for someone who never been to SEA, chendol or ice kacang would be something nice, but from Myer conversation with the young indian guy later, he knows what is chendol. Even for local india, maybe not all would have tried our chinese dessert like ginko beancurb skin for eg.
In fact when i heard Myer asks for something special, i am like 'oh no, if uncle recommends him durian chendol, which would be very exotic for tourist, but Myer may starts to comment that Singapore is so expensive, one dessert cost so much bah bah, and local netizen may comment that the uncle is extorting tourist for recommending something so expensive etc etc.
So in my conclusion the questions asked by Meyer is not easy to answer correctly. So thats why uncle may choose not to answer
But i do admit uncle attitude could be more patient.
Normally halal Muslim food stalls are located one side of the hawker centre
When you eat dry noodles in Singapore, bear in mind to mix it all up before you eat as usually there's some sauce at the base of the bowl. 😊
One thing to take note though, you need to clear your tray, plate & bowl to the designated tray return area.
Apologies for your encounter with the grumpy uncle 😅
Thank you for showing the different side of SG to the world. Please come again to explore the nature parks & historical places of Singapore 😊
Dat's not a grumpy uncle, that's a rude obnoxious a-hole 😖
Loved your Singapore videos. Showed a different side of our country where tourists don't see and experience. Sorry that dessert stall uncle was rude to you. I can understand why he reacted that way when you asked for a recommendation; he didn't want to be responsible in case you didn't like what he recommended, thus he shoved the onus back to you make a choice. What I suggest is next time is to ask the hawker what is their best seller, they'd be happy to tell you. Thanks again for great videos.
Bro, u went to a different Geylang market😅
Haha good eye! I'll have to explore the other one!l but it was close!!
Well someone is a “clear candidate” for the Singapore Tourism Award….glad you just walked away from the stall
It’s okay not a big deal, maybe he had a bad day, maybe that’s how he treats everyone, but I don’t like to deal with people with this attitude. I’d rather give my money to someone who is going to be cordial, after all it’s the service industry. If you don’t want to deal with people don’t open a business where you can’t deal with them.
@@myertravelsI agree with you
Mr. Myer:Thanks you so much for your last or final video today’s from Singapore city, Singapore to shows those amazing places on the streets in Southeast Asia 2024❤❤❤
Tamil is ONE of the FOUR official languages of Singapore.... along with MALAY (national language) , ENGLISH and Mandarin (chinese)...hence the MRT/Subway signs plus other presence of Tamil within Singapore.... likewise for Malaysia also have many tamils, the 2 countries were joined to be 1 country in earlier in early 1960s but parted ways in 1965 .both sides have tamils have as a significant minority in population.
I am glad and appreciated for your good impression and positive attitude that you were just a person choose to visit and get to know our local place and residents public housing area. To those came here who felt boring here because they were not fully very interested in visiting Singapore local area and place for foods but only looking for those seashore beaches, those countryside for better hiking with many kampong and all those street and old market place like in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia etc., were/are famous and popular for, due to their big country slowly in modern development.
Thanks for sharing your perspective!
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Amazing, u showed your viewers parts of Singapore where tourists hardly go!!! These places are where maybe 60 - 70% of the people live, the real Singapore, not just the bright lights of Orchard Road, Marina Bay and the downtown area. Stay safe on your travels, glad you enjoyed the little red dot!!!
So informative video my broth , be happy Always Allah protect you 🙏 and your family too😊
80% singaporean owned a HDB.HDBs are built for singaporean.Our HDB has many sizes, and the prices vary. Google HDB and it prices or HDB flat on TH-cam. Resale flat is more expensive than a BTO ( new HDB ) HDB is not a low-cost housing, and that means we are not from a low income group.
Halal food also found around Arab Street where Sultan mosque is. That is nearer to where you are staying
Public housings mostly have no fence, private housings/condo have fences around them.
This part of geylang still exit along Geylang road itself, not geylang Bahru which is more chinese residential. Halal food is easily found in geylang serai near Joo chiat.
The dessert shop owner might not be ‘angry’ this is their norm for those ‘ uncles’ who are impatient, they cannot understand why u asked him to recommend when he has pictures for you to choose. He is not interested small talks coz he serves many during lunch crowds n most locals just order from least 10 varieties of desserts. That is hawkers style Singapore! Quick order n go, next one..
I think you have to put yourself in the desserts store uncle shoes. He's a hawker, serving customers all day and you are probably not the first to record him. I knew that it was going to go bad the moment you asked him for a recommendation. The thing is, he has no time for that, most hawkers usually do not that's why they have pictures up for you to choose, every dessert is different, there's cold and hot, sweet and not so sweet. What he might have recommended you if he were in such a mood to do so might not be to your liking.
That’s a fair point!
Hi, as mentioned on another comment, where you went is Geylang Bahru, not Geylang Serai as written on your video description.
The red light district is at Geylang Lorong 8 till Lorong 24. The one you were at is known as Jalan Besar. It's a totally two different location.
Pretty confusing for him - Geylang, Geylang Bahru, Geylang Serai😂😂
No one told him to go there.
@@babyowl92 He is a tourist. He likes exploring in off the beaten track areas. We should not only be glad that he is showing the "other" side of Singapore, but we should help him to clear the confusion of different areas with similar names, so in future he will be able to understand. Saying that he should not have gone there is not helping him at all.
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How hard is it for you to understand that it is because his English is not that good so it is very likely he does not understand you so with the best of his English, he is asking you to choose? I am sure he did not agree to be in this video too so you are doxxing him in your effort to create content to earn money (commercial purpose).
Lol bro ate prawn noodles from a ban mian stall. I'm pretty sure there's pork (or at least lard) in that.
That's why it's delicious. I had a business friend from Dubai we gave him pork without his knowledge and he don't ask too. After consumed it he said there was current running all over his body. We brought him to Geylang to neutralize....LOL.
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in fact another video he ate meat rice from non halal peranakan shop. if he's really Muslim I think he should look into this seriously. that's why I almost don't believe he is a Muslim because many I do wonder of cases of faking identity.. I'm really unsure .. and am very worried how come basic halal not researched into? it's easy right to Google halal places in singapore.. so this major haram food "mistake" looks to convenient
@@ralmm82 lol typical judging others
@@ralmm82 The thing about American Muslims is that a lot of them don't eat halal meat, but at least they still refrain from pork and alcohol, and it's mainly due to inaccessibility in their countries. This guy doesn't seem to care about what's in his meal.
omg u ventured to geylang bahru. this place is legit as well! very local
Don't be angry. The reason is simple. It is difficult for him to communicate with you in English.
So he told you make your own choice and don't ask him.😂😂😅
@@jon8697 Hi,Of course, I am just guessing, because I occasionally encounter elderly people who are confused and angry because they cannot communicate in English.
I agree with you: they are unhappy when they are filmed without their consent!
Since the host is a foreigner, he must not understand it very well, so I just let he know that this may be the case🤗
I swear that looks like the food court I was in over a decade ago. But I cant remeber for sure. What about closer to DT and the public library? IDK.
Myers - In Malay, factory is call 'Kilang - Pronounce it as (Key Lang)'.
In one of your videos you had mentioned that you eat everything except pork...
Just highlighting that for non halal stores, sometimes they use pork as stock in the soup/gravy for their dishes. Plus, their chicken are not halal slaughtered
Apology for The rude dessert stall owner.. Gd that you told him off.. Go Geylang Serai. The halal food there is amazing..
Yes should go to Geylang Serai
Hey Myer, for such noodles - you need to stir it all up before you eat. That’s how we enjoy our bowl of noodles in Singapore. 🇸🇬 Hopefully you’ll have another chance to be hosted by locals for your Halal food the next time to get the very best of Singapore’s hawker food
Awesome.. usually travellers won't show much about other location accept chinatown
Me n my hubby couldn't help laughing at the grumpy Uncle 😅
Haha I love how he's just not messing around!
Man, you are truly Mr International. You are an American who speaks Mandarin, read Arabic and are of Pakistani ethnicity.. For Halal food, you may want to check out Geylang Serai.. Please note that there are 3 areas bearing the name Geylang. Geylang is distinct from Geylang Serai and distinct from Geylang Baru. Geylang is the "naughty area", you will find a mix of food, a minority of which will be halal. Geylang Baru means "New Geylang" and has less halal food. Geylang Serai means "Lemongrass Geylang" and is the centre of the Malay community in Singapore and all of the food in the Geylang Serai hawker centre at the 2nd storey will be halal. You may also want to have a peek at the wet market on the 1st storey/ground floor which is very interesting. There is also lots of halal food on the streets around that area.
I suggest for your next visit, its better for u to rent a bike. You can explore more places like natures, reservoirs and many more hidden gems in Singapore.
Geylang Bahru more towards residents and industrials. Geylang Lorong 17 and the side roads more notorious in the evenings.
That was comical 😂😂😂
The Mee goreng that costs $10 comes with a mixed of noodles /meats and French fries.
I think it was too expensive
Yeah also like I don’t like how he just outright told the seller to his face that it was expensive, a bit rude leh 😅
Typical Hot and Cold desserts in Singapore
Hot Desserts - Mung Bean Soup (known locally as Green Bean Soup), Red Bean Soup, Pulut Hitam/Bubur Hitam (Black Glutinous Rice Porridge with Coconut Milk), Bubur Terigu (White Wheat Porridge with Coconut Milk), Tau Suan (Split Mung Bean Dessert served with fried doughsticks), Thai Tapioca Dessert (cooked Cassava with Palm Sugar Syrup and Coconut Milk) and Cheng Tng (Sweet Longan Soup with rehydrated dried longans, malva nut jelly, large pearl sago, white fungus, pearl barley and dried persimmon).
Cold Desserts - Ice Kacang (Red Bean, Cream-Style Corn and other toppings served with a mountain of ice topped with various shades of coloured syrup and drizzled with Evaporated Milk), Cendol/Chendol (a dessert you tried in this video and in a previous video), Ice Honey Sea Coconut, Ice Jelly Cocktail, Ice Grass Jelly, Ice Longan and Ice Lychee.
Wow that's a great list! Thanks for sharing 😊
You should try Haig road market & food centre where there is dozen of halal food stalls 🙏😄
I will have to check it out next time! 😊
I’ve been to Singapore once and my sister got treated badly by one of the worker at Stopwing fast food , despite of dissapointed for what happened I would still recommend to visit this country bcs there are still good Singaporean and nice places to look at on the other side
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Cannot imagine people start walking to my stall asking me what is good! Of course everything are good is that a trick question? If only one item is good why i bother to spend money putting up the menu. But than again regardless of look like local or foreigner all should be treated the same way. Peace
Honestly I felt like you raised your voice first and became more confrontational :/ After you raised your voice, Uncle just left you alone and could not be bothered to talk further.
From the start, I get that your tone from "I was gonna ask YOU!" was neutral, but to locals, it could have sounded sliiiightly rude. Uncle was just telling you to choose from the board..
Uncle had the same reaction with this "I cant be bothered with this kinda bullshit" 🤣
@@swaser112 Yeah I can see from Uncle that he was not even angry or grumpy to begin with. So I dont get why other comments are apologising for Uncle. Uncle did nth wrong eh. He is just used to quick service - order, prep, pay and go. It is not even about "kindness doesnt cost money". But more like tourists expecting small talks everytime and expect it to go their way.. Altho, just saying - no hate. Loving the vlogs :)
Totally, plus this was heartland neighbourhood, uncle don’t have time to give recommendations, like he said no tourists goes there 😅 plus the added layer of having a camera in his face.
“I don’t know I ask you” in a loud tone can sound like fighting words 😅
Asalamualaikum brother. I think the guy in purple shirt is shy like me im glad hes polite enuf to chat with u for quite awhile with the camera on his face. At least ask can i film u?
As for dessert uncle hes rude, if i asked him whats his best seller n he acted that way it will b war
Hey bro hope you enjoyed your stay in Singapore.. Next time you come looking for halal food please come to Geylang Serai market level 2.. that's the main hawker place for halal food..😊
Appreciate the videos but just a comment - I dont go to Saudi Arabia and complain why there's no pork. So complaining why there's so much pork in Singapore is kind annoying. Halal stalls are real easy to find here.
No he was not being rude 😂 That’s one of the way the locals talk..especially the old ones. Just uncouth. He probably only knows simple English and doesn’t recognise or understand your accent.
There are some hawkers that are just like that in Singapore. Even me as a Singaporean don’t like to buy from such hawkers unless their food is fabulous 😅
I think you mistook geylang bahru for geylang serai. There virtually all the foods are guaranteed halal.
32:17 flats like that are like 1st or 2nd generation of public Housing. 78% of us living in public housing. Public housing in the core region can cost you close to 1million singapore dollars.
10:45
A meal of Mee Hoon Kueh for S$5.
From memory, when I was last in SIN 20 years ago, I'm pretty sure a similar meal set me back S$5 as well.
Like, WTF is the inflation!
I don't know where you had eaten, or probably got cheated because you were a foreigner, but 20 years ago it was only $2 to $3
@@JaswantSingh-ym9zo
BS,
I was there.
I ate the meal.
That's how much I paid.
It was a place where normal Singaporeans eat.
It was at a hawker centre just off Orchard Road, near Plaza Singapura.
@@RUHappyATM I am not doubting what you wrote. What I am saying s that you were probably ripped off. Like I was at Si Lim Square a couple of months ago and enquired the price of a surveillance camera from a shop on the first floor. At that time they were the only ones selling the item. The salesman quoted me $95. I walked away because similar cameras were selling online for less than $20. Just a few days ago I was there again and there were other shops selling the item. I was quoted as low as $25, a far cry from the $90. So you too could have walked away and gone somewhere else don't you think?
@@JaswantSingh-ym9zo
I worked there for a year.
I missed the freedom of a country drive on the weekend, so I left.
there is halal apps for different country. n in singapore too. it guide u to the nearest halal places
At every hawker centre here, there are more than 2 alleys of stalls, usually 4. You only checked 2 before you chose one to eat.
It is also possible that the dessert seller uncle does not know what to recommend to you because each of his desserts are good and unique in their own way.
A fun fact here: It is common to find dessert stalls in Singapore hawker centres that sell both hot desserts and cold desserts. This is to cater to everyone because there will be local Singaporeans who are craving for hot desserts (yes, no kidding, in hot and humid Singapore) and there are also Singaporeans who are craving for cold desserts.
Some people enjoy eating hot desserts because such desserts, when eaten slowly and blown with the mouth to cool the dessert down, has the closest resemblance to a normal human body's temperature (around 37 Deg C or 98.6 Deg F). This means that processing hot foods requires less effort and energy from our digestive organs.
For cold desserts, since it comes with shaved ice, the dessert's temperature will definitely be lower than a normal human body's temperature. While you might feel that eating the cold dessert is helping to cool you down on a hot day, processing cold foods requires extra effort and energy from our digestive organs. For some people, consuming cold foods can cause abdominal wind, which causes people to burp and fart a lot.
As others have already stated, as a general rule, talking or chatting with strangers is uncommon in Singapore. Life is fast paced here, you order your food and move on. Only people with ulterior motives try to chat you up is the general perception
I agree with the earlier poster. Looks like you got hostile first with the uncle. He’s not used to cameras nor to people asking him to recommend stuff. We are a different culture. This is not America
You are also in the “wrong” Geylang. Geylang Serai is where the majority of halal food stalls are. Geylang Bahru is a new housing estate as implied by the word “Bahru” which means new
And the "underbelly" Geylang still exists, he's just not there lol
The drink is called Bandung.
BOON KENG VILLE has a famous mutton soup stall。
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and yes you went to a different part it should be Geylang Serai not Geylang Bahru , theres many halal stalls at Geylang Serai😆
Upp Boon Keng has a famous kum ming soup( beef bone marrow) stall.
Awww your previous video i mentioned and recommended for you to head to geylang but i should have been more specific..you didnt go to the right place 😅 haig road geylang serai that area you can get tons of halal food. Next time please come again!!!
Noted for next time! 🙏
What is a good (bad) example of a public housing complex in New York? Not in upper or lower Manhattan I doubt.
Omg your lips are swollen from the spicy food 😂😂😂
oh dear, u had to face the hostility from that man...........