What is this?
[name of the fruit]
[laughs]
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We're gonna see two very different cultures in Singapore today.
Wow, there's a toll here
to keep going along the road.
A dollar for taxis,
S$0.50 for motorcycles,
S$1.50 for bus,
a dollar for cars.
Interesting.
We arrived at Bugis Junction which is an important commercial area
here in Singapore,
but that's not where we're staying.
Welcome to Kampong Glam.
Is this how you say it?
I guess.
We guess.
The name's believed to be derived from the Malay word "gelam,"
which refers to a white-barked tree,
commonly called "cajeput".
So, there were lots of these trees here.
This is a very important area for the Malay and the Muslim community
here in Singapore.
It's where the Malay royalty once resided.
And here they have the biggest mosque in Singapore,
this one right here.
Sultan Mosque.
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Free entry
-Welcome to Sultan -Thank you.
That is an article
and this one about the history...
-History -...and the architecture.
Oh, great. Thank you.
-Photos are okay. -Yeah, great. Thank you.
Only photo, no video.
Ah, no video. Okay, okay.
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If you're not appropriately dressed for the mosque,
you can borrow some clothes.
And that goes both for men and women.
Men must cover their knees and women, knees and shoulders.
You just don't need head scarves.
Now, look at this cute street here full of shops right in front of the mosque.
Just a dollar for souvenirs.
And these are 50 cents.
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Mmm.
Food seems to be good here, too.
-Very nice. -Thank you.
-I promise -Thank you very much.
This area here is also known as the Arab Quarter
because look at this, Middle East everywhere.
There's another pedestrian street nearby that is supposed to be really cute
called Haji Lane.
That's where we're going.
Wow, look at this.
[The vendor says the name of the food]
And the one in...
[Vendor says the name of the food]
[Renata trying to pronounce it]
[laughs]
Okay.
It tastes like spaghetti sauce.
Spaghetti sauce?!
-Really? -Yeah.
A little spicy.
Funny that with this heat you chose something warm
[laughs]
S$5.60
We're in Arab town.
How cool.
This is Haji Lane. One of the narrowest streets in Singapore
and I bet it's the cutest.
No way, Selfie Coffee!?
Let's go have a selfie coffee
-You can. -Okay.
-Hi. -Hi.
Can the selfie coffee be on any coffee?
-Anything here? -Yeah.
Coffee or non-coffee, but it has to be a cold drink.
-Cold? -Yeah.
Okay, great. Thank you.
I'd like this selfie coffee, but with a choco mint.
Does it work?
-Yeah. -Yeah? Yeah.
Oh, I need to take a selfie here?
Okay. I think it'll be good. It will be good, let's see.
Thank you.
Oh, my God. It's my coffee.
[laughs]
How cool. Yeah, thank you.
-Oh. -It's just foam.
Yeah. Oh, my God. Yeah, it was just...
I thought it was a cover here,
but no.
I almost poked myself in the face here.
I love it.
Mysterious Renata.
I'd come back for the drink even if there was no picture
because it is so good.
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I should have saved this for the evening.
Oh, my God.
Hi. Is this one piece of cake?
-Man: Yes, ma'am. -Oh, wow,
That looks so good.
Yes. The rainbow cake.
-The rainbow cake. -Yes.
The rainbow cake.
This would be good.
That is so lovely, all those flowers there.
Look at this. How cool.
It's a museum, Parkview Museum.
I'd love to have the time. We're going somewhere else now.
Do you know where to?
No, I got to check that.
-Metro? -Yeah.
Let's start there.
Downtown line.
Gordon: Chinatown.
Renata: Chinatown, Chinatown.
Oh, really?
-Wow. -It's expensive.
And it's so close.
Gordon: It's return trip.
Renata: Single trip. Ah, single trip. Good.
PA: Chinatown interchange.
[Announcement in Malay that sounds like "happy, happy"]
We're happy, happy, eh?
[laughs]
We're happy, happy.
Put your happy, happy face.
[laughs]
Hello, Chinatown.
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Look at that, free Wi-Fi in the entire Chinatown.
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I think this is the cutest Chinatown ever.
-Yeah? -Isn't it?
Renata: Is this durian? Man: Yeah, durian.
Renata: Okay.
Vendor: [in Chinese language]
Man: Can you stand the smell?
I like it, actually. Yeah.
-Yeah, it's really good. -Yeah, it smells good.
At least I'm... maybe I'm too far from it, but it smells good so far.
This fruit is famous for having a very strong smell.
But so far, it actually smells good to me.
I actually thought the smell was kind of good, you know, sweet
It didn't smell that bad
Yeah, maybe we're not that close.
-What is this? -[name of the fruit]
[It's for your viewer.]
[laughter]
Okay.
Thank you.
Man: Nice?
Mmm, very good.
I like it, very good.
Thank you.
Okay!
Still don't know what it is, but it is good.
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This is one of the main attractions in Chinatown,
the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.
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Oh, look at this place, how impressive.
That's all gold.
And they have one tooth really from Buddha.
Unfortunately, you cannot get close.
Only monks can go there.
Up there, they have other relics of the Buddha.
It doesn't look like it's open as there's no one there.
But they do have guided tours here if you schedule in advance.
This is a new temple, built in 2007,
but, wow, it is so impressive.
Hello.
-Hello. -Say hello to YouTube.
[laughter]
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Holy... Ah!
In addition to all the food stalls,
there's an entire food street here in Chinatown
with lots of places like this.
For you to sit down and eat.
Woman: [in Chinese language]
Purple sweet potato.
Mmm.
Hello.
Hi, welcome to Singapore.
-Hi. -Hello.
Hello. Where are you from?
Originally from Brazil, but I live in the United States.
-Oh, hello! -And this is for YouTube.
Yeah.
It is very good.
It tastes like anything crunchy.
It doesn't taste like sweet potato at all.
Do you see that building over there?
We'll try to go there for the sunset.
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Gordon: We'd like to go to the top.
Man: EZ card. Gordon: Pardon?
EZ.
-Gordon: We don't have one. -Renata: We don't have.
You have to buy one at the metro station.
Gordon: Can we pay cash?
To make the payment here, I need the card.
To register for you to access the door.
-Uh-huh. -Do you understand?
Oh, the card requires...
Yes, I need to register the card from you
in order for you to access the door.
-Oh. -Uh-huh.
-And then we pay S$6? -Yes.
You can't just buy the ticket there.
They require an EZ Card which is like a transport card here.
So, we don't have one.
We need to go walk like 10 minutes to buy an EZ Card,
and then go back here.
Okay, this card is EZ-Link card.
It's a traveling card for Singaporean or tourists.
-Uh-huh. -For people seeking more than three days.
-Okay. -Okay, can use for buses and train,
and you can keep for five years.
Once you use this card, you automatically would be like purchasing...
Maybe you save what? .30, .40 cents per trip.
But if you decided to go back home for good,
you return back, whatever balance, we can return it back to you.
Gordon: Oh, we get a refund?
Man: Oh, yeah, you get refund. Gordon: Oh, okay.
Only the S$5, the cost cannot refund. No, of course.
Renata: Uh-huh. Man: Okay?
We now have the card, but we missed the sunset.
I guess we'll go up, anyways, to see the lights.
That's why you needed the card, for the turnstiles here.
Ah!
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Marina Bay is there somewhere.
You can't see it from here, but we knew.
Still we have a nice view of the skyline.
The Pinnacle@Duxton features the world's 2 longest sky gardens (500 m / 1600 feet each)
This is called the sky bridge because it is really a bridge in the sky
connecting the three buildings here.
We arrived over there and here are the other two.
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Whoa, not only two more blocks,
there are several others here.
No wonder people are exercising up here.
This place is enormous. You can go for a serious walk.
Look at all that.
Do you see those lights?
That's Chinatown.
That's the street we passed earlier.
It looks like this is a residential building
that they opened up the top for tourism.
Good idea! It helps covering condominium fees.
That's good.
Come here, we deserve to relax after walking the entire day.
[laughs]
That is very creative.
Gordon: This is supposed to be popular
Yeah, look at the line to get in.
Should we get in line just to see what it is?
Just to see what it is.
On the way back.
-Girl: Hi, are you a tourist? -Renata: I am a tourist.
Would you mind doing interview for us?
-It's really quick. -Sure, sure.
Okay, okay. So, why do you visit around this area?
We create YouTube videos and...
-Girls: Oh! -Yes.
We came here to spend four months in Asia
traveling in Southeast Asia.
And we came to this area
because it's a major destination in Singapore.
And I think it would be very cool to show on YouTube.
Girls: Thank you!
Bye!
-Bye. -Yeah.
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