-Welcome to the Philippines.
Oh man nice.
What are you making? Juice?
This is so cool. -Excuse me.
Oh sorry
I think I’ll need something
So today I am in Metro Manila,
the capital region
of the country of the Philippines.
And I'm trying to go to this place
called Divisoria
which has this, like, huge
open air market
with a lot of street stalls and whatever
where you can find
clothes at the cheapest prices,
which is exactly what I need.
Some people say that the area
has a bit of an issue with pickpocketing
and was a bit sketchy
back in the days, but
from what others have told me,
my friends have been there.
I think it'll be fine.
So I’m just gonna go,check it out by myself.
It's like these roosters over here.
It's right next to a restaurant.
So maybe they like
eat these chickens.
Or roosters later.
This guy just came up to me
and wanted to sell me
Cialis on the streets.
And it was like saying, it's
for a good price,
and then pulled out a bunch of coins.
This has never happened
in my life before.
You want to go to Divisoria,
How much is it, like 200?
-250.
200? -250.
200 is on ‘Grab’
Do you have change for 1000?
-Yeah yeah
You do? Okay, can I sit in the front.
-Okay
Okay.
-Are you a vlogger?
Yeah I am a vlogger
-Where are you from? Bangladesh.
My man here is super friendly,
letting me sit on the front.
Aaaron
Okay, okay
Divisoria is like
good for the street market, right?
-Yeah.
Okay. I need to buy some cheap clothes.
Low price.
Perfect. Yeah.
My friend Aaron here is saying
this is a jeepney,
which is like a traditional Filipino
ride that everyone gets into
But it's a bit too
crowded for me right now.
Rizal Park. Right?
-Yeah.
This is so nice.
Just...
...getting some air
in the middle of this hot day.
It's like 32 degrees today.
But on my watch,
it tells me that it feels like
35 degrees. And I believe it.
This is crazy.
Aaron watches
Luke Damant’s videos.
Luke, if you're watching this
we found a viewer.
We are crossing the Pasig River, right? -Yes.
What is this area called?
The name of this area?
-Binondo.
Binondo. -Binondo.
Chinatown, right? -Yes.
This Chinatown is actually
the oldest in the world.
It's like 400 years old.
And some of the oldest
communities here are like Chinese people.
There's a lot of influence.
But I'll talk more about it later.
We’re going to Divisoria Mall
There's an outdoor area, right?
With like -Yeah, yeah.
Streets and stuff. Ok. -It’s open.
Chicago Bulls!
What’s up brother?
People are very friendly in the Philippines.
Everyone's always smiling.
-You have the Tuk-Tuk in your country?
Yeah, yeah, exactly like this.
We call it something else.
We call it CNG. Not Tuk-Tuk
-Call it CNG? CNG.
-Not Tuk-Tuk? Not Tuk-Tuk. No.
20 years ago,
we used to call Tuk-Tuks Baby Taxies
-Baby Taxi. Yeah. Yeah.
-In your country? Yeah, yeah.
But now everyone calls it CNG
-But no air con right, No air con.
This is a natural
air con, you know, like from the air. -Fresh. Fresh.
I just realized we have Bajaj Tuk-Tuk,
which is made in India.
So we're next to the Divisoria mall,
which is like an indoor shopping mall.
But I'm going to try to go and shop
some outdoor stuff today.
Like a food.
Oh, yeah.
It's like all kinds of street food.
-Barbecue Looks delicious.
-Barbecue.
Yeah, I can smell it.
I'm starving right now.
So, what is the name of this street?
What's this street called? -I dont know.
Oh, it's just a side street. -Only ‘Ilaya street’.
It doesn't have a name.
This looks a lot like...
Like a side street in Bangladesh.
With the market.
-Similar? Yeah, Yeah.
Bangladesh
is like this, basically.
Yeah like, lots of people
selling stuff on the street.
Oh, what is that?
Like toys
-We’re here
We’re here?
This is Ilaya street? -Yes.
Okay.
like the balloons,
For someone's birthday, I guess
Oh okay, I see
Ok.
No. You can keep it, brother. -It’s 750.
You can keep it. It's yours.
-Keep the change? Yeah yeah.
-Ok. Thank you, sir. Thank you. You are nice. Thank you, brother.
-Nice to meet you. Thank you, Aaron. See you.
We are in Ilaya street.
Sorry.
This is so crowded
Now I'm in the thick
of the local Philippines
in a local market,
and I need to buy some shorts
because I have a massive hole
in my jeans,
Shorts, with pockets
like zipable pockets
Because
otherwise, my phone
and my wallet
just slides out of my regular
basketball shorts
when I'm
sitting anywhere,
which is pretty dangerous
when you're traveling.
We got flowers
Some fast food.
Not really
feeling like eating potatoes right now.
-Hello. How are you?
-Where are you from? Bangladesh
-Bangladesh? Yes. Yeah.
Do you know where I can find shorts?
Like, for wearing clothes?
Like, just shorts
for, like,
with zipped pockets, You know,
-Divisoria Mall. Divisoria Mall?
But not on the streets anywhere, like... -Second floor.
Second floor, you think? but, like,
not on the streets.
-Yeah. Ok.
-Only there.
Only there? Okay, okay. Got it.
Ok, I'll just walk around and see what there is.
Thank you.
-Bangadesh. Yes. Salamat.
The people are so friendly.
My goodness!
All they said I should go up on the mall and
I'm not here to go inside the mall,
so I'll try my best
to find shorts wherever I can.
I don't know why this guy is going.
Pictures of babies.
I don't know what this is for.
This is so crowded.
It's a lot like Bangladesh,
but Bangladesh is actually even way more crowded
If you go to a market.
If you haven't seen my raw video from
New Market,
which I think in
my opinion
is the most crowded place on earth.
You can go check that out
to get an idea of what Bangladesh looks like.
Look at the crowd.
That is so crowded
I'm just going back because I think
I went to the end of the shopping area.
I'm just going to walk around
and see what I can find.
And I am hungry,
so I might go back to that barbecue chicken place.
Ice cream.
Ok, I'll get some ice cream later,
but I need some proper food,
some protein before I get a snack.
-How are you? Hello!
Oh, man! I don't know how they're trying to
fit a car in here. That's crazy.
There is no way.
There's enough space.
There's, like,
so many cars
trying to pass through this spot,
but no space.
And like, a bike
parked there, a golf cart.
I don't know what this is
this guy is going to be
stuck here for a while.
Hello bro. -Hello.
This is corn?
-Yes, sir. Ok.
Not now, may be.
I’ll go & get some chicken first. I am hungry.
Okay. Thank you. But how much is it?
The corn?
-25 Pesos. 25 Pesos? Ok. Thank you.
The corn looks good,
but I'm really feeling like having
Some chicken. Right now.
I'm going to go find
that barbecue spot.
Sorry, brother.
Sorry, bro.
So, it’s like Bangladesh
you're going to hit some people
if you're just trying to squeeze in.
And that's a part of life.
♫ Damn all these beautiful girls ♫
I see a lot of cups and plates over there,
but that is not exactly
what I'm looking for.
Another car
thing about Manila,
especially I don't know
if it's like this everyone in Philippines
It's a lot like South Asia,
where you can't really wait
for people to give you space
if you're trying to go somewhere.
Yes, be polite and everything,
but you also have to like be assertive
and make your way through a place
if you want to get somewhere in time.
Oh, I see it.
Oh!
Barbecue? -Yes.
All these different kinds of meat.
Hello. How are you?
What is this?
What kind of meat?
-Inahing manok
Is this chicken or...
This is chicken?
-Pork. Pork.
And what is this?
-Blood.
Blood?
And what's this?
-Chicken. -Chicken.
Chicken. Okay.
This is 10 pesos?
-Yes. Ok.
I'll get one of these. Please.
-How many pieces?
One piece for now & let’s see.
Oh! So, you're cooking it.
Oh, man. Nice.
-What is the name of your channel?
Nadir on the go.
Nadir on the go
-Nadir, N? NADIR
Nadir On The Go
This is so cool. -Excuse me?
Oh, sorry
Oh man. Okay.
I just dropped this.
I'm sorry. I'll buy it.
I dropped it.
So I'm going to buy it now
because I dropped it.
-Nadir’s channel? Nadir on the go. Yeah.
What's this?
-Soshianu.
Like sauce? -Yes.
Oh, man. -Secret weapon.
Secret weapon.
Is it spicy?
The food.
I am so excited to eat this.
Oh, man, This looks so good.
How many years have you been making?
-15 years. Sorry, 20 years. -20 years.
20 years. You've been making it
So you make the best chicken.
This kid wants all the food,
but the mom won't like...
let her have it or him have it.
Thank you.
Okay, I'll take one first.
Thank you.
Okay.
Moment of the truth.
Hot
I’m supposed to dip it.
Oh, man!
Now I’m gonna try it
With the sauce
I like it.
There's more bones than I thought.
Pretty nice.
This is hard to eat with one hand.
I'm not gonna lie
Well, I don’t even see,
a place to put my camera down either.
Hello, brother. How are you?
How are you?
So let me try to put this camera on a box
so I can, like,
eat this properly
without...
...too much struggling.
Hey, kitty.
Now I can try to eat this piece.
How much was the chicken?
-20. 20? Ok.
Thank you.
Thank you, brother.
What are you making? Juice?
-Pineapple juice. Pineapple juice?
How much is one glass?
-10 pesos only. 10 pesos? Ok.
Let me get some pineapple juice too.
Straight from the source.
What's your name, brother?
-Carlo. Carlo?
Thank you, brother.
Thank you. -Thank you.
Thank you so much.
-Sorry, what’s the name of your channel?
Yeah, it's Nadir on the go. -Nadir on the go.
Do you know where I can find shorts?
Like good shorts
Over there? -You go to Ilaya street.
Ilaya Street? Over there? okay
-4th street.
Time to try out the pineapple juice.
Oh, this is really nice and refreshing
This is good.
Salamat
I don't usually like pineapple
But this is so nice.
Very much needed in the heat.
Another car is coming
So have to get out of the way.
Sorry.
-He wants to take a picture with you. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, of course.
-He watches you on Youtube.
-Can we also take pictures with you? Yeah. Definitely
Oh man, that’s crazy!
I found someone who actually recognize me in the Philippines.
-Hello. Welcome to the Philippines. My name is Sunerika.
You want to take a picture?
Nice to meet you guys.
Thank you.
Man. Finally found someone
who recognized me from the Philippines.
This is so cool.
This, like,
rarely happens in other countries.
I think it happened
a little bit in Albania.
Maybe like three or four times total.
Whole time I was there,
it happened in Serbia.
Because I basically lived there.
But...
...it doesn’t happen in most places.
This is delicious,
but it's also very sugary
You shouldn’t drink this if you're diabetic or something
-Hi, sir. Nuts?
Peanuts? -Peanuts.
Ok. Can I get a little bit?
-10 or 20?
10.
-10 pesos. 10 pesos.
Yeah.
I'm getting some peanuts.
-You want spicy or not spicy?
Spicy peanuts. Yeah.
-You want garlic?
Yeah. Yeah.
-Do you want? A little bit of garlic.
Peanuts with garlic.
-Bye. Bye.
10 peso, right?
Thank you, brother.
What's your name?
-My name is Jeffrey.
Jeffrey. Ok. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. Salamat.
Where is the... Oh, here is the packet.
-Thanks. Thank you.
Let me just sit somewhere
so I can, like, actually eat.
So, he didn't give me a lot.
Maybe that’s what you get from 10 peso, I guess
Oh!
This is spicier than I thought.
Thankfully, I can eat spicy stuff
for the most part.
You can tell...
I was really very hungry when I came here,
so I'm just like eating
everything inside.
That was another nice snack,
but I got a little sidetracked.
Now I'm going to try to actually
find the shorts.
Ok, I see clothes.
We're getting closer to shorts, I hope.
More like winter clothes,
This is like shirts you buy for $50,
which is less than a dollar.
I see some shorts,
but they're a bit too colorful
and maybe they are for kids.
Ok, some more clothes.
I think I might have to actually, like,
go to the mall.
Because I am not seeing the shorts
that I came here to buy.
There was a lady driving one of those golf carts.
♬ ♬
I like the song.
I am going to try inside the mall
to see if I can find some shorts there.
I see a lot more clothes here.
Everything is on sale here, too,
so that's pretty nice.
Finally I see some shorts.
She is helping me find what I'm looking for, Hopefully.
This...
Does it have zippers or.
Yes. Okay. That's what I was looking for.
Perfect.
Does this have zippers now?
This one does.
Does it have a waist size on it?
3XL
Okay, so not for me, probably. Right? Or...
-What is waistline?
Like, 29. -Okay. 29.
Yeah. So I think I'll need something.
What's your name?
-Lisan. Lisan. Ok.
-Here’s XL.
This is XL.
Maybe this will work.
I don't know.
Thank you for showing me.
I like these shorts,
but I don't know
if I'm too skinny for them
because this is XL.
Sorry.
Lisan is helping me find
the right size.
The waist is skinnier on this one,
but it's like really short.
This is the smallest one you have.
-Yeah, XL. XL. Okay.
And these are one 180 pesos?
So I'll get both of these. Is that ok?
So I wasn't really sure
what the right size was,
so I just ended up getting two of these
because I don't know
which one going to fit me.
There was no changing room.
Hopefully one of them will work
and two of these together
it costs like 360 pesos.
which is like $7.
So like three and a half dollars each,
which is good deal.
Now I'm going to go out of Divisoria,
back to my side of town for a bit
How are you, brother?
This ride sharing app for bikes called Joyride.
I am very high up
So, the problem with Manila
is that so many people,
The traffic is pretty crazy.
Find out
from a guy who works in my hospital
the best way to beat traffic exactly
like, get on these bikes.
On a ride sharing app,
you're not kind of stuck in traffic
because they can
zoom through cars at
stoplights or whatever.