Oooh! -(Foreign language)
So right now I am in Manila,
the capital city of the Philippines.
And I'm in this neighborhood
called Quiapo,
next to this very famous church.
And today I'm here
because it's the month of Ramadan,
which is a month of fasting for Muslims.
And right next to this place,
right over there is this area called...
which is informally at least called
Muslim town,
because that's where
a lot of Muslims live.
Ramadan or fasting for the day
is going to end in like 20 minutes.
So I'm going to go and check out
what kind of food or street food
they have available for ‘Iftar’.
The food that people eat
when they break their fast.
This part of town is famous
for not being the nicest part of town.
There is some petty crime here and there.
That's why I'm wearing my outfit
that I bought entirely from Divisoria.
So I can fit in
So, compared to the fancy parts of Manila
like Makati,
traffic rules
seem to be more of a suggestion,
and jaywalking seems to be the norm.
So entering the Muslim area.
and right when you're getting in, you see there's a gate that says...
Ramadan Mubarak.
So we still have like 10-15 minutes till it's time for Iftar.
But I'm just going to go around and check out the different food stalls.
You see lots of
just little shops around here.
So this is donuts.
Hey, is this ‘Ube’? -’Ube’, yes.
’Ube’. Okay.
-It is ’Ube Halaya’.
’Ube Halaya’
That's Yam, right?
That's like a dessert. Okay.
-And this is ‘Biko Durian’.
What is this?
-‘Biko Durian’
‘Biko Durian’
Durian, uh like the food or something. Okay. -Yes.
Thank you.
Let's see what the other shop here has.
This is like, big impaled fish.
I think they're selling,
like, little Iftar packets.
This is ‘Ube’, right?
-’Papoto’. ‘Papoto’?
-‘Puto’. ‘Poto’?
Oh, is this for Halo Halo? -‘Halo Halo Mapuchalak’.
Okay.
So, ‘Halo Halo’ is basically like a very classic Filipino dessert
where you add like all kinds of stuff to it.
What is inside here?
-Papaya Papaya.
-Banana & Watermelon.
Papaya, Banana & Watermelon. Oh, so delicious.
And how much is one drink? -25.
25 peso.
We're going to go around and see what else is being offered.
This man is selling world class bread.
This is world class bread? -Yeah.
I try to navigate my way through
Lots more fish and spices here.
What is this?
-Palapa. Palapa. Is this fish?
-Palapa is like onion.
Onions. Okay.
And fish?
Is this fish?
(Foreign language)
So clearly, not everyone speaks English very well in this part of town.
So most places in the Philippines, a lot of people speak English really well.
Probably here the young people do too.
Hello
What is this?
-Palapa. Palapa.
So this is some kind of vegetable that I don't know Palapa.
We got a lot of fresh fruits here.
Sit down? No it’s ok. Thank you.
I'm just walking around a little bit.
Salamat.
Oh, this is like Halo Halo?
So this is the condensed milk.
And then you shave ice and make that right?
Something I found really interesting
that sometimes they put like
or at least the other day
when I had Halo Halo,
they had like beans in there too,
which was like,
interesting mix with everything else.
Yeah, that's like a little bit more.
-Hello. Hello.
Is this Halo Halo too? Or...
-This is fruit salad. Salad?
What is in the salad?
-It's fruits....
Just fruits?
There's just mixed fruits.
-You can try it.
I'll try it in 10 minutes maybe.
Okay,
Salamat.
So we're here at the famous Golden Mosque.
So now if you see a lot of people
sitting down the other day
when I was here,
there's a lot of people
lying down inside the mosque.
A lot of people are wearing
like what we call
Panjabis back in Bangladesh.
I don't know what it's called here.
Now you hear the prayer,
So people breaking fast.
You see the most common scenes of breaking fast.
People drink water
more than anything else
when they break fast and then they eat basically.
But you got to be careful and not drink
too much water.
I know how that feels.
And then you can't eat anything after that
because you drank too much water.
I used to play basketball
while I was
fasting back in the days
and I would be like half dead
by the time it's iftar time.
And then it would be just so rough.
Then I drink too much water.
I wouldn't really eat anything.
Can I get the salad that? Is that ok?
25 peso.
-Brother, here it is.
-Where are you from? Bangladesh?
-Bangladesh? -Oh, Bangladesh
-Are you vlogger? Yeah, yeah.
-Mashallah.
-Do you speak Urdu? No, I speak Bangla.
Actually, I understand Urdu.
-Mashallah.
Urdu is very similar to Hindi.
Salamat.
So it’s like papaya here.
I guess it's basically just watermelons, bananas and papayas
with some milk.
Maybe some condensed milk.
Sky looks beautiful right now,
What is this? -Pancit.
Pancit.
Oh, like Pancit Palabok
Like the...
Like spaghetti or pasta? -Yes, yes.
-Spaghetti.
What is inside it? Pancit and...
-Vegetables.
Do you have a spoon or something?
-No. No spoon.
How do you eat it usually?
With your hand?
-With your hand. With your hand?
Okay.
-Break the plastic & eat. Ok.
Got it. Okay.
I trust you.
I will get one.
How much is it?
-10 peso 10 peso?
-I open it for you.
Okay.
Salamat.
-Here it is. Thank you.
Okay.
Okay. I hold it like this? Okay.
People usually eat this with hands I guess.
But I am trying it with the spoon.
This is basically pasta and vegetables.
It's really good.
-Very good?
Salamat.
-Very tasty? Yeah.
It's salty.
I like it.
Sorry.
-It’s Ok.
-Brother, are you vlogger?
Yeah.
-What is you YouTube channel?
Channel name? -Yes.
It’s Nadir. My name is Nadir. On The Go.
-Nadir On The Go.
-Where are you from? Bangladesh.
-Wow, Bangladesh? Yes.
Salamat po (Thank you). -Wow, you speaking Tagalog now brother?
I am learning.
I've been here for like...
Almost 2 weeks now.
You hear the prayer behind me right now.
A lot of guys are going to the mosque to pray.
And just like that,
this place has turned into a night-market.
So many little kids.
Hello. -Hello.
Do you wanna see yourself?
-Hi.
Well, I still have nieces and nephews but they were like cute & cuddly like this at one point.
And now they're just old and not that cute anymore.
Not cute kids atleast.
They're like 14, 15 all of them.
There they are.
I'm not done eating,
so I'm going to see
if I can find anything else.
Man, the thing that I miss the most about home, about leaving Bangladesh,
I left when I was like a teenager,
but I missed out on my nephews and nieces
going up to a large extent.
I wish I could do that again
differently
And I feel like I want something spicy,
but I don't see anything spicy.
Not that they have a lot of spicy food here, that's spicy by my standards.
There is another day when I came here,
there were like a lot of chicken
and stuff on the street being cooked,
but I don't see that right now.
Got an emergency response car here.
Hopefully nothing bad happened.
There's like, all kinds of clothes here.
Yeah, this has to be attire for women.
Now, this in a sense looks a lot like stuff that you'd see in Bangladesh,
Ok, liked the name of this place.
Instead of Harry Potter,...
...they have similar font and they're Ome’s Patter.
Looks more Pancit.
What is this?
-Patter. Patter. -This one is Patter.
-That’s why it’s Ome’s Patter.
What's inside it?
-Fish. -Inside chicken.
Fish or chicken? -Chicken and rice.
Chicken? -Chicken and rice.
Chicken and rice.
Okay. I like this. Okay. Yeah. -Halal.
How much is one? -12 peso.
12 peso.
Okay, I'll have one of this please.
-This one? Chicken and rice?
-Chicken and rice? Yes. Yes. Chicken and rice, please.
-Rice and chicken. Yes.
-Only one? Only one. Yeah.
-Try it. Delicious.
Yes, I will try it.
Oooooh! -(Foreign language)
Hello. -Hello.
Salamat. -It's Rice.
Ok. Chicken & Rice -Rice with chicken.
Rice with chicken. Okay.
I have to use my hands to eat this.
This is the cool part. -Gloves.
-You can speak Arabic?
No, I speak Urdu, but not Arabic.
I know the basics in Arabic.
You know, like Assalamu Alaikum
-You mean you know Arabic very little?
Just I read Arabic, but I can't.
I can't say it.
I know like, read
like ‘Alif’, ‘Ba’, ‘Ta’, ‘Sa’, ‘Gim’, ‘Ha’, ‘Kha’.
But yeah, English... Bangla is our language.
-What are you doing in the Philippines?
I'm traveling in the Philippines. -Oh.
Yes. Yeah.
And trying different food.
-Are you with your girlfriend in Filipino?
No, I am just traveling here. No girlfriend.
Oh, there's a cat.
Okay, Kitty, I think Kitty wants my food.
Let’s put on the gloves so we can eat
Let’s try this Patter.
Rice & chicken.
-Very nice?
Mmmmm. Yeah Yeah
Very salty.
This is 12 peso, like $0.20.
A lot of bones.
I don't really like stuff with bones.
We've got an audience too.
Hi.
Little kid with a hijab watching us.
Do you want to see the camera?
-Camera.
Hello?
-Hello.
Say a Hi. Look at her.
-Hi.
This one kid is so cute.
She's like shy.
Hmm? -Is this egg?
It's chicken.
Oh, she speaks English, too.
-Is it good?
Very good.
-Are you from Dhaka? Dhaka. Yeah, Yeah.
Lots of Bangladeshis are in Saudi Arabia. -I have a friend named Khalid.
Khalid is my cousin's name actually.
This is good.
Look who’s back.
This is the first time I’m having rice in the Philippines
since leaving Bangladesh.
Good to go back to your roots sometimes,
especially when your roots involve
amazing food.
We've got another audience right here.
-Hi.
-Hi, guys.
-Hi, guys. -Hi.
I think I'm done eating like almost everything here except for, like...
the banana leaf and some bones.
-What’s your name? Nadir.
You'll be in my video.
Now there's only bone left,
so I'm going to, like,
call it quits on this meal.
I think I've eaten like 99% of it.
Well, thankfully, they gave me some water after the meal too.
Is this 15 or like.
-15 peso. Ok.
And it was 12 peso, right?
-Only 12 peso. Thank you so much.
-You’ll get change of 3 peso.
It’s ok. -No, please.
-Please say thanks. Salamat po (thank you).
Thank you. -Ok.
-Hello po. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.
Okay.
-Goodbye. Goodbye.
-Goodbye. Goodbye. -Goodbye.
Started again. -Goodbye.
-Goodbye. -Goodbye.
-See you next week. See you next week.
This one a little too excited.
-Goodbye. Okay, Now I'm going to leave the area.
I think that was a solid, iftar vlog.
And I'm going to head
back to my part of town.
Traffic is so crazy right now.
I might just wait for an hour
in a Jollibee in AC
and then catch a JoyRide.
Bye. Bye.
A’ight that’s gonna be it for this video.
I'm going to go to a Jollibee,
wait for an hour, call a grab, like and Uber
and I'll go back to Makati.
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because I just extended my visa today
for another month. So I'm going to be around the Philippines for a while.
Not in Manila for too long, though.