1st Day EXPLORING MANILA was SURPRISING 🇵🇭 Philippines Travel 2024

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Күн бұрын

Filipinos told me I had to go to BGC to see Venice Grand Canal Mall but I had no idea the day would end up like this.
Of course you know there's traditional Filipino food, we stopped in at Mang Inasal for pork sisig, inasal chicken and halo-halo.
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00:00 Manila Philippines
01:37 Venice Grand Canal Mall
03:17 Watson's
05:51 Fast Food in Manila
06:43 Mang Inasal
07:52 Trying Halo Halo
11:40 Pork Sisig at Mang Inasal
13:57 Does Grand Canal Mall Look Like Venice?
14:39 Feeding Pigeons
#manila #bgctaguig #philippines

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@rhyslud 21 күн бұрын

Also, my wife's dad made a dish with taro leaves, coconut and fish called laing. We always loved that.

@ayngelina 21 күн бұрын

I’ve had that! It’s so good

@grifsfoodandtravel 16 күн бұрын

We are big fans of Mang Inasal. Love the Halo Halo there. Looks like a good start to your trip to the Philippines 🇵🇭

@ayngelina 16 күн бұрын

The chicken there is so good

@bangwi 18 күн бұрын

Sinigang is a tamarind base soup. There's a pork version a beef version or seafood version. If they gave you a seafood sinigang then you are sure that there's no pork in the cooking process

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

Oh thank you! I always double check because pork is so tasty that it often appears in things as a flavor boost and Alan sometimes eats it by mistake because he’s not used to pork being in food.

@proudajero1709 17 күн бұрын

It's not the pollution that makes you sick its actually the impact of sudden change of temperature of your body from indoor to outdoor or vice versa. That's the reason why? It's about the adaptability of your body to ones place nor low immune system. You need fruits especially vit C

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

So I thought at first it might be that, or maybe air conditioners that weren't clean. But it seems that as soon as I leave the capital city of different countries I feel better. We eat tons of fruits, in the Philippines I have two mangoes every morning!

@proudajero1709 17 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina my bad. So you live all these years in a place with little pollution? Anyway countrysides are very good place and I'm actually living in that kind of place. ✌️😁

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

I'm not sure. I am from the East Coast of Canada on the ocean and there's little pollution. But in the last 2 years I've only been in South East Asia and the more time I spend in cities the worse I feel. But I still like to visit the cities so I try to keep it at 4 days and then move somewhere with less pollution. But we really like Manila so we wanted to stay a week - but I think that was a mistake.

@NewYorksWorstDrivers 17 күн бұрын

I hope you have an amazing time in the Philippines 🇵🇭 feel better and get healthy asap.

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Getting medication that worked was a huge first step.

@SmilingBoxer-cp2ue 11 күн бұрын

Nice seeing you coming back to our country ! Enjoy and Mabuhay po kayo !

@ayngelina 11 күн бұрын

Thank you! We know there’s so much to see one month wasn’t enough!

@RR52517 17 күн бұрын

Welcome to PH. We appreciate your visit here.

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Thank you for the warm welcome!

@ericmjrs798 17 күн бұрын

Hope you'll enjoy your stay in the Philippines. Welcome

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Thank you, the medication helped and I'm ready to explore!

@user-dv3cw6hi5d 17 күн бұрын

Welcome back....to our country

@ayngelina 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for the warm welcome 🤗

@leapintothewild 17 күн бұрын

Sometimes is feels so good to take a mindless wander around an air conditioned mall, window shopping and eating - esp if you’re not feeling your best and just want to get out! That looks like a great place to do it, clean and pretty. Love that you mentioned all the athletic stores in the same area - is it all organized like that? I’ve always fussed about stores being so mixed up in malls that I end up getting worn out just walking all over the place to get to all the stores that carry what I’m looking for, like gym clothes or something. Lol Glad the meds started working and hope you felt better quickly! I dont get sick often, but when I do it’s freaking ALWAYS my sinuses. 😑 PS Meant to say how pretty your lipstick is, esp having dark hair! Im blonde and can’t get away with darker colors, though I make up for it with a lot of mascara… haha

@ayngelina 16 күн бұрын

So in Latin America you probably noticed that many neighbourhood are like this, all the same stores are next to each other. And some malls in Asia are the same. It makes it convenient if you need to buy something specific.

@roweleboraebora9126 21 күн бұрын

visit BGC , Libis, baguio, tagaytay, boracay, coron, camsur, bohol, etc

@ayngelina 21 күн бұрын

Do you know any good spots in Mindanao?

@teresadatig3139 17 күн бұрын

Maybe the weather its tropical country ❤ enjoy have fun 🇵🇭

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Yes and we've been in 40C for the last 5 months so we're used to it now but always have to remember to drink more water 😎

@teresadatig3139 17 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina yes more water 💦 it's important take care always 🥰

@PabloNaidasjr 17 күн бұрын

Beautiful ayngelina try our popular fast food chain in the philippines jollibee Mang inasal is a sister company of jolibee

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Yes we need to go there but what do we order? Chicken? Burgers? Spaghetti? All of it?

@leocabs3802 18 күн бұрын

Welcome back here in philippines enjoy manila tour. New subscriber❤️🇵🇭

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! I hope you enjoy this month of videos 😊

@allancrisv 17 күн бұрын

Nice one ma'am... Be safe... From Istanbul....

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. I would love to visit Istanbul some day.

@MarvinMaximo 18 күн бұрын

I prefer eating the Ube Ice Cream first before mixing the Halo Halo. That way, I get to enjoy the ice cream separately and at the same time avoiding my halo halo to be Ube colored.

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

This is a pro tip everyone should know 🙌

@chitocucio4573 17 күн бұрын

Same here. The leche flan also. Sarap kaya than watered down.

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

In the Phlippines is "kaya" also coconut?

@ArchieS-id8lf 17 күн бұрын

Yes, leche flan and ice cream are extra toppings and deserve to be enjoyed separately

@chitocucio4573 17 күн бұрын

@ayngelina sorry for speaking in the vernacular. Sarap kaya in the sentence can be loosely translated as 'more delicious' than watered down. Coconut is buko in the local language, even if the sweetened coconut in the halo-halo is called macapuno. Coconut in shredded form used as toppings to rice cake is called niyog.

@secretsecret6587 13 күн бұрын

For sinus you take a newsep, sinutab, or disudren that's what we got in the Philippines.❤

@ayngelina 13 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what she gave me but it did work so I am very happy with Watsons.

@eduardoquiban947 8 күн бұрын

VINICE OF THE PHILIPPINES,, PASIG RIVER,,

@ayngelina 7 күн бұрын

@velky_reeds 17 күн бұрын

the proper way to eat Halo-halo is indeed to mix all of it together, this is because many restaurants and stores add a lot of ice, and when you eat all of the ingredients without mixing, you're just left with clumps of flavorless ice, so trust me, you'll end up regretting not mixing it because you've wasted so much ice. People not mixing it is their personal preference, probably because they're already aware of what Halo-halo tastes like when mixed. If you're a first timer, for the sake of it, mix it on your first try, then if you prefer it not mixed, then don't mix it for the next time you try it. It's better to try dishes in the proper way the first time around, before proceeding to do it in your personal preferences just a way to respect the dish

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

I love how passionate people are about how to eat this.

@eduardochavacano 11 күн бұрын

the rich dont mix it.

@ayngelina 10 күн бұрын

Oh really? Is that the difference?

@GT-Oldschool 8 күн бұрын

If you guys haven't yet, I highly recommend *green mango shake* that's it.

@ayngelina 7 күн бұрын

Ooh I’ve never heard of this!

@johngenesisayagan7419 17 күн бұрын

Sinigang also good for your cold

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

This is good to know!

@rhyslud 21 күн бұрын

Hi Angelina, as you are in the Philippines and you happen to go by a place named Alabang, or Muntinlupa, or Filinvest City. Grab a shot. Oddly one of the most consequential videos of my life was a pitch video for the developers of a new city in the Philippines. With the help of my video l, they won the bid! The videi itself is on KZfaq as "1990 developer pitch - Now a City" (It looks really dated today).

@ayngelina 21 күн бұрын

Rhys! Is it close to Manila?

@rhyslud 20 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina supposedly. But close is relative. 🙂

@ayngelina 19 күн бұрын

This is so true!

@johngenesisayagan7419 17 күн бұрын

If you have cold Drink warm water with calamansi No sugar

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

I'm not sure if I am getting a cold on planes or if I'm becoming sensitive to pollution in capital cities. But it was rough until I had that medicine.

@nonoygerafoscoarsenio8690 11 күн бұрын

Halo Halo, mixed well before you eat

@ayngelina 10 күн бұрын

I have learned some people say don't mix, try first. And others believe you mix right away!

@JennyRPR 3 күн бұрын

The creamy sauce in sisig is just mayo

@ayngelina 2 күн бұрын

Is it mixed with sugar? It tastes sweet.

@rainierdy2808 17 күн бұрын

Sisig is normally pigface not pigorgan, we don't cook Sisig Pig entrails but we do any parts of Pig meats especially liempo on costumer's wish!😋

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

So is it just the pig cheek and ear? And then for organs it's chicken liver?

@rainierdy2808 17 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina yeah! Liver is optional, but you know, to make it more flavorful they put chicken liver or Liverspread on it! But of course it is about your preference!🤓

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

I like all of it!

@sergiosarmiento237 18 күн бұрын

Halo halo means mix mix and mix before you eat😅

@uchniezt1212 18 күн бұрын

Mmmm... "Halo-halo" is a name so strictly speaking, there is no "translation". It will still be called "halo-halo" anywhere in the world. But I guess calling "mix-mix" will help them appreciate the origins of the name.

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

It actually does because one of my other favorite Indonesian foods is Gado Gado which also translates to mix mix. In Indonesia when they have words that repeat it’s common to use write Gado2 do you also do that in the Philippines?

@moonrunrs 16 күн бұрын

A few nice sights there but it's just too bad the people were so terrible.

@ayngelina 16 күн бұрын

Which people?

@dcadventures2394 15 күн бұрын

You didn’t go to BGC. Venice Grand Mall is in McKinley Hill. BGC is a lot nicer than the McKinley Hill.

@ayngelina 15 күн бұрын

I think it was a bit confusing with them both being in Taguig but that night we did walk around BGC.

@b28ben 17 күн бұрын

Why is everyone want to go to manila pack and crowded

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

You always want to see the capital city before you move onto other areas

@proudajero1709 17 күн бұрын

You ate Halo Halo in a wrong way. You should mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Halo Halo literally means mix mix.

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

So I have heard this is a HUGE controversy, that some people believe you have to mix it and others say not to do it at all. I see what team you're on 😉

@proudajero1709 17 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina that's funny it should be mixed. Lol. That's common procedure in eating Halo Halo and If you don't it's no longer halo halo to be called

@ayngelina 17 күн бұрын

Where are you from in the Philippines, it seems that people from Cebu think it MUST be mixed but in Manila not everyone does. In Indonesia they have the same controversy with their version of arroz caldo, which they call bubur ayam. Some people think it MUST be mixed and others do not. I like to start out eating it individually and then mixing it. Which is also what I do with halo halo.

@uchniezt1212 18 күн бұрын

Stop assuming you are Manila just because you see concrete. "Manila" refers only to the capital city on the west coast of the NCR (formerly, "Metro Manila"). Everything beyond it is not Manila anymore. BGC is not in Manila at all. It's in Taguig -- a city on its own about 2x the size of Manila. If you can't rid your habit of calling everything "Manila", at least say "Metro Manila" so you can still be precise and not offend local political loyalties. But really, you should learn how to name your locations properly. It's not hard at all. We have Google.

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

You’re right especially as we chose to stay in Taguig and explored the neighbourhood. I’m still learning about Manila and will make mistakes but I appreciate your correction.

@chitocucio4573 17 күн бұрын

Hirap mo pasiyahin. Pumunta ka naman airport nasa boarding ticket mo ay MNL for Manila, not Paranaque. Mag-lecture pa talaga. Pwede naman sabihin nang maayos.

@uchniezt1212 17 күн бұрын

@@chitocucio4573 Strictly, MNL is IATA destination. Not a geographical reference. And IATA itself has its own convoluted history. Ano, dudong... never heard of IATA? MNL could also be a metonym. But this is a travel vlog so that does not apply as well.

@uchniezt1212 17 күн бұрын

@@ayngelina You're welcome. You are one of very few who have the intellectual maturity and humility to say such. I admire you. Salute! ⭐

@chitocucio4573 17 күн бұрын

@@uchniezt1212 pumunta man ako Disneyland, kahit sabihin ko LA, wala naman cguro mag-correct na Anaheim - na akala mo alam lahat.

@Sambo111 19 күн бұрын

The food in the philipines is the worst in South east Asia assuming you not go fancy restarants or malls. The best are Malaysia and Indonesia which have crazy food on every corner

@ayngelina 19 күн бұрын

Every country has its own unique cuisine and I don't like to compare. But there are actually a lot of dishes in the Philippines that also exist in Philippines and Malaysia. Keep watching the series and you'll see Alan points out food that he knows as a dish from home.

@carlnitab3341 19 күн бұрын

I don't think so , foods in the Philippines is so good. PHILIPPINES is my favorite country in South East Asia.😊 there is no language Barrier because most Filipinos are fluent ni English .

@ayngelina 19 күн бұрын

I often think people who dislike Filipino food have only had a few dishes. The sour soups, native chicken, inasal, achara, kambing, Laing, squash soups all the seafood and so much more is delicious

@BongTan 18 күн бұрын

Does Malaysia, or Indonesia have lechon, sisig, liempo, bagnet, or any good PORK dishes?

@ayngelina 18 күн бұрын

In Jakarta and Bali there are some pretty good pork dishes but nothing like Philippines. Everyone knows Filipinos make great pork but you know I think chicken there is really a star as well and I love the caldereta kambing.