I am a Singaporean and Singapore is a land scarce country. It is sad to see these nostagic areas disappearing. Thanks for visiting and appreciating them. Been following your channel for a while!
Thanks Ghibli for opening up this SIngapore citizen's eyes. I didn't even know these places existed. The English subtitles for the Japanese commentary really enhanced the viewer's enjoyment of your videos. Keep up the good work. Hope to catch you on one of walkabout adventures someday.
The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall is a really important piece of history, it was the base of the Tongmenghui in Southeast Asia and it was where several of the uprisings of the Xinhai Revolution were planned.
Glad you visited Balestier. When I was a child, my parents used to bring me to this spectacle shop. And buy coffee powder from the shop beside it. Balestier is named after America's first consul to Singapore. Balestier used to have a lot of sugarcane and rattan plantations. You can also find other heritage sites like the Balestier market and the Tua Pek Kong temple. Balestier used to have the old Shaw cinema and Rex theatre. I spent many a childhood days there. Do you know that one side of Balestier road has many side streets with Burmese names (Pegu Road, Irrawady Road etc), while the other side are malay names (Jalan Dusun, Jalan Raja Udang) referring to birds and flowers such as Orchard and Deep blue kingfisher? You should also visit the nearby Whampoa Drive, barely 300 metres away. It has the traditional bakery (Sin Hon Leong), the VERY famous whampoa drive market and food centre(s) - yes two of them, and the whampoa dragon fountain. And lastly, I believe the original Loy Kee stall is at whampoa drive food centre, NOT the aircon place you visited.
HDB Hub has a showroom which feature mock ups of 2 to 5 room flats (new). You can show your overseas audiences how our flats look like. The showroom can be accessed from the 2nd or 3rd floor. it is in another building, and you can cross over using a bridge.
I live around there. You should go down to Kodak film shop down the road. One of the shops that still develope films and if you go behind the shop houses there's a very old Bread shop that make the bread for Yakun. Further down you will reach Whampoa Hawker Centre. There's also an old Temple around that area. That temple has one of the best durian stall there. On the other end you will find the famous old Tau Sar Piah shop and there's another shop that is good for Chicken pie.
so happy you discovered this Ghib! I've been getting my glasses with the 2 sisters and their service is just incredible. Authentic retro frames from AO and the likes! What a gem this place is :) Thank you!
This is so precious, thank you for making these videos! I was worried for a moment when you were eating the chicken rice without the black soy sauce. Good that the next second you reached for it. You're basically like a local already LOL. And oh, you have to try some traditional food and desserts in SG too! There's a 75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup dessert stall that sells glutinous rice balls at Golden Mile Food Centre. They have more than 70 years of history in Sg.
I really enjoy your videos! You should make it into a series! Where u explore all hidden spots in SG with rich history but at the same time do take care of yourself during this covid-19 period.
It's interesting to note that many of the roads around Balestier are named after places and rivers in Burma. Examples include Moulmein Road, Irrawady Road, Rangoon Road and Mandalay Road, just to name four. It's perhaps unsurprising then to find yourself wandering into the compound of a large Burmese temple. All these could suggest some historical links to the Burmese community here.
@Ghib Ojisan Wah! I live at the Balestier Road, could intro you to really good food around the area. Try Founder Bak Kut Teh, Whampoa Market, Dragon Fountain, etc.
Wow I have stayed in balestier forever and I did not know the history about the spectacle and coffee shop. Will definitely pop by. Thanks for educating and sharing!
My husband was just asking me earlier what I was going to watch on my phone while lounging, I replied “I’m gonna watch Huat-ah-jippun-lang-lai-liao” and then Ghibさん skipped that part 😅😂🤣 あかんかったやん〜
I enjoyed watching this video very much and I hope you make more of such videos showing little known sites in Singapore - even for Singaporeans! It’s a great idea to team up with the heritage board to showcase Singapore’s heritage - keep it up and we will keep watching!
I'm foreigner working in Singapore for 12 years and I'm so embarrassed that Ghib San knows so much more than me while Ghib San is only there not even 2 years.. I'm Indonesian Chinese and my grand father was from Hainan Island China. I'll definitely bring my Father to try the Hainan chicken rice in this video 💜
The Burmese Buddhist Temple is an interesting landmark of a small lesser-known migrant group in Singapore. Always interesting to see cultural sites of lesser known minorities in Singapore, just goes to show how diverse the country is. The only temple is the only one of its kind outside of Myanmar and the giant marble Buddha is the largest of its kind outside of Myanmar.
So cool. You featured the charming Balestier district. Maybe you can consider a part 2. There are still many interesting sights like the Guan yin temple, tau sar piah shop and the free chinese tea cart.
Main reason for me to go balestier is the stretch of road have alot of traditional bak ku teh stalls. Go in the evening and it is another sight to behold.
Oh Singapore still have old shop houses !!! When I was on the trip in Penang few years ago, I saw many Singaporean tourist walked on the Old street . They said they miss old colonial town so came to Malaysia and yearn .. So I misuderstood Singapore already crushed all of them.
You are totally eating like a local ! Dark soy sauce and chilli for your chicken rice have got to be the best combination (combi as a Singaporean would say it)~! And really appreciate that you acknowledge our history as well (even though it was not so glory days for Jippun-lang)~! ありがとうございます。たくさんビデオを作れますようね～ 楽しみに～！🙂
Nice video Ghib, that bird that fell to the ground, did you take a closer look at it ? It looks like a rare kingfisher (Ruddy Kingfisher - you can look it up to see if it resembles what you saw) species from the brief video of it.
How about doing a feature on Albirex Niigata Football Club that plays in the Singapore Premier League? That'll be interesting. Appreciate these videos that you do. Peace ✌
I used to go to the Burmese temple when I was young!I haven’t been visiting in a while tho...But when I was young,we could get free food there.You missed the best part!
I was still wondering how is it possible Ghib san is not eating in the video. 😅 You really know how to eat like a local, dark soya sauce with the garlic chili. I guess the staff from NHB are your fans too, so contacted you. You are becoming a popular Singapore star. 😎
Sad to say...i dun think youngsters will visit the spectacles shop. Tbh...the shop should progress with time and do some renovations and upgrade their equipment.
if their equipment is still relevant (other than the part of re-shaping glasses) its fine i think. probably will visit them next year, if i need to get a 3rd pair of glasses. haah
@@Towkeeyoh haha you're welcome. Just sharing around for a good laugh. Actually..there's a few if you on the caption throughout the video.. Hah. Like 8:08. Oh UA-cam🤦🏻♀️
While ppl are gonna freak out sooner or later about MrBeast commenting on this video.... I’m wondering whether or not you noticed the plaque that has the English translation on the back of the statue.. 😅
Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925) is the founding father of the Republic of China who visited Singapore nine times between 1900 and 1911 when he travel to Europe from Japan. The villa served as the Headquarter for the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance in Nanyang. Numerous fundraising were held by the Chinese communities including those in Singapore which eventually lead to the revolution that ended the Chinese imperial rule in China.
Sun Yat Sen is a very famous person in the chinese sphere, he helped in many ways to get funding from Chinese all over the world to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and to create the Republic of China (ROC) which is the "government" of Taiwan now. That hall in Balestier was his HQ in Singapore here whenever he visits SE Asia (there's another one in Penang too).
Hey mate, you just visited the man whom overthrew the Qing empire.... He was a popular figure in Japan then seeking donations and fighters to overthrow the corrupt regime.. I may be wrong but I think there are few samurai fighters whom joined his cause.....
Hainan Chicken Rice comes from the famous Hainan Wenchang Chicken. Only Wenchang Chicken gives you the best taste. But I think Hainan Chicken Rice in most places don't have the taste of Wenchang Chicken.
Because he's human like us. If the situation was reversed, we would have felt the same as well. No matter the history, we should never let the past prevent us from being good to others. :)
Singapore heritage board should sponsor you, you explore singapore and show it off via social media
I am a Singaporean and Singapore is a land scarce country. It is sad to see these nostagic areas disappearing. Thanks for visiting and appreciating them. Been following your channel for a while!
I live in Singapore and I don’t even know some of the places he goes to....
Thanks Ghibli for opening up this SIngapore citizen's eyes. I didn't even know these places existed. The English subtitles for the Japanese commentary really enhanced the viewer's enjoyment of your videos. Keep up the good work. Hope to catch you on one of walkabout adventures someday.
The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall is a really important piece of history, it was the base of the Tongmenghui in Southeast Asia and it was where several of the uprisings of the Xinhai Revolution were planned.
Glad you visited Balestier. When I was a child, my parents used to bring me to this spectacle shop. And buy coffee powder from the shop beside it. Balestier is named after America's first consul to Singapore. Balestier used to have a lot of sugarcane and rattan plantations. You can also find other heritage sites like the Balestier market and the Tua Pek Kong temple. Balestier used to have the old Shaw cinema and Rex theatre. I spent many a childhood days there. Do you know that one side of Balestier road has many side streets with Burmese names (Pegu Road, Irrawady Road etc), while the other side are malay names (Jalan Dusun, Jalan Raja Udang) referring to birds and flowers such as Orchard and Deep blue kingfisher? You should also visit the nearby Whampoa Drive, barely 300 metres away. It has the traditional bakery (Sin Hon Leong), the VERY famous whampoa drive market and food centre(s) - yes two of them, and the whampoa dragon fountain. And lastly, I believe the original Loy Kee stall is at whampoa drive food centre, NOT the aircon place you visited.
How is it no one liked this comment?! Thanks for the history lesson, much appreciated!
That is not Loy kee
HDB Hub has a showroom which feature mock ups of 2 to 5 room flats (new). You can show your overseas audiences how our flats look like. The showroom can be accessed from the 2nd or 3rd floor. it is in another building, and you can cross over using a bridge.
バレスチア、大好きな場所です。古き良い時代を大切にしていて。
戦争のこと、決して避けて通るべきではありません。若い世代も知る必要があります。
親切な眼鏡屋さん、ありがとう
I live around there.
You should go down to Kodak film shop down the road. One of the shops that still develope films and if you go behind the shop houses there's a very old Bread shop that make the bread for Yakun.
Further down you will reach Whampoa Hawker Centre. There's also an old Temple around that area. That temple has one of the best durian stall there.
On the other end you will find the famous old Tau Sar Piah shop and there's another shop that is good for Chicken pie.
blazinbeat I also live in Balestier area. Yes, that bread shop is the place he must go!!
@@NA-tc4cj The bread shop will be featured shortly. (I think)
so happy you discovered this Ghib! I've been getting my glasses with the 2 sisters and their service is just incredible. Authentic retro frames from AO and the likes! What a gem this place is :) Thank you!
'Too bad I can't read Chinese' and then he walked past the English version on the back of the statue. lol
Lol I noticed that too
Wow this video is full of insight into Singapore's hertiage as alot of it has been lost with the modernisation of the country.
It's so wholesome to see two groups of people that were once at war now have a friendly afternoon chat about the past.
This is so precious, thank you for making these videos!
I was worried for a moment when you were eating the chicken rice without the black soy sauce. Good that the next second you reached for it. You're basically like a local already LOL.
And oh, you have to try some traditional food and desserts in SG too! There's a 75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup dessert stall that sells glutinous rice balls at Golden Mile Food Centre. They have more than 70 years of history in Sg.
素敵な眼鏡屋ですね。置いてある物のどれもが魅力的でオシャレです。
「この仕事でお金持ちになるのは難しいけど、食っていくことはできる。それだけでいい。」という、お父さんの子供達への愛にジーンときました。
Seeing the vintage spectacle shop is truly an eyes opener, thanks for sharing!
The Boon Tong Kee waiter at 9:48 was like "yea this is the OG" LOL
I had to go to the comment section just to make sure I heard it right :))
Probably cos Ghib was obviously an influencer and so he needed to drop some internet jargon.
I really enjoy your videos! You should make it into a series! Where u explore all hidden spots in SG with rich history but at the same time do take care of yourself during this covid-19 period.
At 7:49 you missed the english translation 😂
It's interesting to note that many of the roads around Balestier are named after places and rivers in Burma. Examples include Moulmein Road, Irrawady Road, Rangoon Road and Mandalay Road, just to name four. It's perhaps unsurprising then to find yourself wandering into the compound of a large Burmese temple. All these could suggest some historical links to the Burmese community here.
Damn. I live in the area and I just learnt something new. Thanks for fact nugget!
過去を振り返れないくらい急速に発展したシンガポールにも、慎ましやかに商売をしてる人がいて、発展を支えてると思うと感慨深いです。「お金持ちにはなれないけど、食っていくことはできる」人間それで良いと思えるし、そんな場所が街にあると安心するんだよなと思う。とても良い動画でした。
You're my favourite youtuber. Great content as always! Keep it up!!!
I lived in Balestier Boon Teck Road when I was a child, best years of my life.
バレスティア在住です😆Whampoa Market近くに昔ながらのパン屋さんもあって、そこも是非行ってほしかった❗️でもバレスティアを動画にしてくれてありがとう、ジブおじさん。メガネ屋さんも近所ですが、そんな歴史があるとは知らなかった✨
@Ghib Ojisan Wah! I live at the Balestier Road, could intro you to really good food around the area. Try Founder Bak Kut Teh, Whampoa Market, Dragon Fountain, etc.
Such a precious old couple.
Wow I have stayed in balestier forever and I did not know the history about the spectacle and coffee shop. Will definitely pop by. Thanks for educating and sharing!
No more "huat ah! Jippun lang lai laio!" intro?
Haha I kind of forgot. Jippun Lang lai Liao!
@@GhibOjisan it means here come the Japanese.
My husband was just asking me earlier what I was going to watch on my phone while lounging, I replied “I’m gonna watch Huat-ah-jippun-lang-lai-liao” and then Ghibさん skipped that part 😅😂🤣 あかんかったやん〜
I enjoyed watching this video very much and I hope you make more of such videos showing little known sites in Singapore - even for Singaporeans!
It’s a great idea to team up with the heritage board to showcase Singapore’s heritage - keep it up and we will keep watching!
I'm foreigner working in Singapore for 12 years and I'm so embarrassed that Ghib San knows so much more than me while Ghib San is only there not even 2 years..
I'm Indonesian Chinese and my grand father was from Hainan Island China. I'll definitely bring my Father to try the Hainan chicken rice in this video 💜
awesome content again Ghib! the Balestier Hawker center has a lot of good food too, like the goreng pisang, the duck rice, and the prawn noodles!
The Burmese Buddhist Temple is an interesting landmark of a small lesser-known migrant group in Singapore. Always interesting to see cultural sites of lesser known minorities in Singapore, just goes to show how diverse the country is. The only temple is the only one of its kind outside of Myanmar and the giant marble Buddha is the largest of its kind outside of Myanmar.
When you're stressed from school and Ghib uploads a video.. 😭😍
So cool. You featured the charming Balestier district. Maybe you can consider a part 2. There are still many interesting sights like the Guan yin temple, tau sar piah shop and the free chinese tea cart.
Main reason for me to go balestier is the stretch of road have alot of traditional bak ku teh stalls. Go in the evening and it is another sight to behold.
あれー近所にいらしてたんですね！しかし、またしても大事なスポットをいくつも逃しているｗ 眼鏡屋の隣にあるコーヒー屋のブレンドは1キロ13ドルと激安なのに、東京の並み居るロースタリーにひけをとらない味。Loong Fattは恐らくシンガポールで一番おいしい豆沙餅。Boon Tong Keeの並びにあるBalestier Food Centerは建物自体がヘリテージサイトで、そこに入ってるBugis St. Chuen Chuen Chicken Riceは相当なハイレベル。あとBalestier Road沿いにはいくつもバクテーの名店が並んでいます。再挑戦を求むｗ
Oh Singapore still have old shop houses !!! When I was on the trip in Penang few years ago, I saw many Singaporean tourist walked on the Old street . They said they miss old colonial town so came to Malaysia and yearn .. So I misuderstood Singapore already crushed all of them.
You are totally eating like a local ! Dark soy sauce and chilli for your chicken rice have got to be the best combination (combi as a Singaporean would say it)~! And really appreciate that you acknowledge our history as well (even though it was not so glory days for Jippun-lang)~! ありがとうございます。たくさんビデオを作れますようね～ 楽しみに～！🙂
You are spot on about the chilli sentiment!
OMG I live there, couldn't believe I didn't see u haha.
Nice video Ghib, that bird that fell to the ground, did you take a closer look at it ? It looks like a rare kingfisher (Ruddy Kingfisher - you can look it up to see if it resembles what you saw) species from the brief video of it.
无责任 (simplified writing)= it means No responsibility.
無責任（traditional writing) = same meaning as above!
眼鏡店のお父様が生き残れたのはゲリラ兵でないことがわかったからでは？シンガポールの歴史もラッフルズによる侵略、占領以来のものですが、それらに負けずローカルの文化をはぐくんだ庶民の力は眼鏡店のご夫婦の様なやさしい心から生まれた感じがして素晴らしいです。
How about doing a feature on Albirex Niigata Football Club that plays in the Singapore Premier League? That'll be interesting. Appreciate these videos that you do. Peace ✌
文東記 大好きです！！！ I really love the taste of Boon Tong Kee!!!
Jay Kay Me too! Not only chicken rice, but also sweet sour-pork is my favourite!! I think Boon Tong Kee’s sweet sour-pork is the best in the world!!
cool video showcasing balestier road! Sadly i didn't get to meet you even though i live beside ZhongShan Mall HAHA
文化庁のサポートで取材⁉︎すごいですね！
日本の田舎にもありそうな雰囲気のお店🙂
最後のチキンぷるぷるで美味しそう‼︎
椅子に座ってじぶおじが快適って言ったのは笑いました🤣んなわけあるか！ってツッコミたくなりました笑
I can recommend Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah the next time you're in Balestier. OG Tau Sar Piah shop with amazing taste
that green eye machine thing at 5:25 looks straight outta fallout
I used to go to the Burmese temple when I was young!I haven’t been visiting in a while tho...But when I was young,we could get free food there.You missed the best part!
I know that you a food lover, you should drop by at Whampoa Makan Place, it's just a 10mins walk from Balestier, lots of good food there..
“No video-ing”... basically just lost the chance for the place to get some good publicity
That place doesn't really need publicity though, it is a very important site.
Thank u sooo much . I dont even know about this chicken stall existence...Got to try!!.🙂
You're a lively person nice to watch your videos
眼鏡屋さんのお二人とても感じの良い方でしたね。
You seems to be eating chicken rice in almost all your videos. You are totally in love with Singapore’s chicken rice. Haha
My all time favorite Singaporean cuisine! haha
Ghib Ojisan maybe you could also try our Malay chicken rice. It is pretty awesome too. “Ayam Penyet” smash chicken rice.
I was still wondering how is it possible Ghib san is not eating in the video. 😅 You really know how to eat like a local, dark soya sauce with the garlic chili.
I guess the staff from NHB are your fans too, so contacted you. You are becoming a popular Singapore star. 😎
7:38孫文記念館では？
Great content! thank you for this video!
I need to visit this place man
On the opp site of the memorial signage, it is written in english.
店頭のミニミュージアム、歴史のあるお店や建築の証だったのですね。
海南鶏飯のチリソース大事！
Sad to say...i dun think youngsters will visit the spectacles shop. Tbh...the shop should progress with time and do some renovations and upgrade their equipment.
if their equipment is still relevant (other than the part of re-shaping glasses) its fine i think. probably will visit them next year, if i need to get a 3rd pair of glasses. haah
Have you been to Pasir Panjang if you haven't you should go visit it the place is called Bukit Chandu one of Singapore's major battle
I turned on the captions (English auto-generated) and at 2:38 onwards.. I couldn't stop laughing 😂
Thank you. You are champion. I also couldn't stop laughing.
@@Towkeeyoh haha you're welcome. Just sharing around for a good laugh. Actually..there's a few if you on the caption throughout the video.. Hah. Like 8:08. Oh UA-cam🤦🏻♀️
Gihib san! you should try the Indian Heritage center! its in little india and there are many many history inside!
Ghib: I like your shirt, do you know what it means
Stranger: Yeah.
LOL
stranger😂
眼がねやさんめちゃレトロ‼️
貴重な動画がとれましたね✨
Makes me want to go there and have chicken rice now! Take care 👍🏼
Gosh, I went there to have my specs made when I was in my secondary school
While ppl are gonna freak out sooner or later about MrBeast commenting on this video....
I’m wondering whether or not you noticed the plaque that has the English translation on the back of the statue.. 😅
さや where’s the comment?
MrJust2ofus it’s one of the first few comments posted suuuuper early when this video was just released
Balestier used to be a mini Red light district. They have cleaned it up
9:02 What a weird bird, never seen one like that before. Any wildlife experts that can tell what species it is?
not an expert but certainly looks like a kingfisher
@@krenovaFromSG Looks like a type of kingfisher, but I've never seen one in that colour before, I've only seen the blue ones
Seeing u enjoy the chicken rices and places good job😁
wait what happened to the bird?!
Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925) is the founding father of the Republic of China who visited Singapore nine times between 1900 and 1911 when he travel to Europe from Japan. The villa served as the Headquarter for the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance in Nanyang. Numerous fundraising were held by the Chinese communities including those in Singapore which eventually lead to the revolution that ended the Chinese imperial rule in China.
Haha i was like noooo the english translation is at the back !!!
絶滅危惧種日本人コメのうちの一人です（笑）イチコメ逃してしまった…😅
眼鏡屋さん歴史があってすごく魅力的😮
ミャンマーと言えば電光の後光🎇🤭シンガポールで見れるとは😁
無責任のTシャツ👕絶妙😂
おおっ
こんな近くに絶滅危惧種仲間を発見!ｗｗ
@@omoaly4367 お互い頑張りましょう!w
Sun Yat Sen is a very famous person in the chinese sphere, he helped in many ways to get funding from Chinese all over the world to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and to create the Republic of China (ROC) which is the "government" of Taiwan now. That hall in Balestier was his HQ in Singapore here whenever he visits SE Asia (there's another one in Penang too).
you never try the famous bak kut teh there? There are 2 famous stores. One in balestier road and one somewhere along rangoon road if I am not wrong.
Hey mate, you just visited the man whom overthrew the Qing empire.... He was a popular figure in Japan then seeking donations and fighters to overthrow the corrupt regime.. I may be wrong but I think there are few samurai fighters whom joined his cause.....
Visit stargek, the mini 4wd shop in Singapore
Hainan Chicken Rice comes from the famous Hainan Wenchang Chicken. Only Wenchang Chicken gives you the best taste. But I think Hainan Chicken Rice in most places don't have the taste of Wenchang Chicken.
シンガポールでは、ランドルト環使われてないのかな？
いつも拝見しています。眼鏡屋さんよかったです！暑い中大変お疲れさまでした。グッドボタンおしました。眼鏡屋さんに入るときに帽子は脱いだ方がいいかもしれませんね。貴重なお話を聞かせていただきました。ありがとう。
Big question have u heard about the various islands in sinagpore? Apart from pulau ubin
I like his 無責任 T-shirt, too!!
Ghib hesitated for awhile before he mentioned that he is from Japan...
That's normal
Because he's human like us. If the situation was reversed, we would have felt the same as well. No matter the history, we should never let the past prevent us from being good to others. :)
U r so cool... and cute!
Hope you pay a visit to Potong Pasir town
Dr Sun Yat Sen stayed in that house when he came to singapore to raise funds for the revolution ..
There is also a unit of shophouse in Armenian Street in Penang where Dr. Sun Yat Sen also used to stay.
きれいな英語ですね💕
What does the shirt mean?
No Responsibilities
2：00 色盲検査の文字が読めない
4：20 日めくりカレンダーにビックリ。日本の日めくりカレンダーにソックリ
Imagine the board intro him to go fort canning 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Nice👍👍👍
Boon Tong Kee is the best!!! Waaaaaaaaa
シンガポールはおっちゃんおばちゃんが可愛すぎる♡大阪の下町の人達に似てるからかもしれません。I miss Singapore anyway.
Did u also visit kian lian or founder bak kut teh?