Congratulations Mergin!You got the perfect condo.Very beautiful!Put some plants to make it more beautiful coz Green color represents life. Enjoy and stay safe.

Glad to know that your KZfaq channel is already self sustaining. I remember when you were just starting your vlog in the Philippines, it was difficult.

You really are getting good with the clips you're presenting. The way you make mini montage like shots shows how you keep on getting better and better. Keep it up Pinoy Mergim! And as always, take care!

Lived in One Uptown Residences two years ago and paid for the same unit 27k/month (incl. association dues). Pretty confident I‘d get the same rate again or even lower. Don‘t forget it‘s a renters market in BGC. So there is always room for negotiation. The condo itself is great; the only problem I had was with the 2 standard air conditioner that come with every unit: 1. They have no inverter, so the electric bill would be twice as high 2. The engine/s are installed under the floor, so it gets pretty loud.

prior pandemic, the 1BR units like yours in One Uptown rents for 30K(simple but fully furnished) to 40K (nicely interior designed). after pandemic, lessors offer 25K but still not a lot of takers because most locals work from home already and the expat employees are still not that many like in 2019.

Love your promotion of the Philippines, Mergim! Over the years, I've always wondered why it is so underrated and undiscovered by foreign travellers! Until You tube came about and thru vloggers such as yourself, the world saw us through your eyes ❤. I'm Filipino from the Bay area here in Calif and grateful to you and others for what you do to showcase the Philippines! Thanks much🙏🏼🥰.

If you're planning to stay a couple of months in the Philippines, it's a good deal since it's right at the heart of BGC. It's nice, I like it.😃👍

It's more fun in the Philippines. Enjoy your stay here! ✌️👍🏻

SILENT subscriber here Mergim... I've always waiting for your vlog since you transfer to BGC and meeting with Juicy Vlogs George and Lucy.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤞👍👆✌️🇵🇭💯👊

I lived in Makati 2020. 1 year lease on an upscale condo. My monthly bills were rent, globe wifi, electric and water. I noticed all the Filipino locals didn’t live in Makati, only worked and left usually around 8pm nightly when the malls and businesses closed. They live in shared boarding houses and apartments in nearby cheaper cities and commute in jeepneys and MRT/LRT. The only time I spent in Makati was asleep in my condo, grocery shopping and eating in restaurants. Most of my day I “hung out” in the neighboring cities where the Filipinos lived. My advice is rent month to month until you get involved in a relationship then most likely that girl will want to transfer to her province unless she is in the city working . That’s why you see many foreigners living in provinces on various islands…. Reason for this is many Filipino girls(not all but most) are stubborn and will only want to live in the province with her family….that’s the mindset. So if her family lives in Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Panay, Mindanao…..guess what!!!!! That’s where you will have to live or you will have to end the relationship. Hahahaha. Don’t invest to much in Metro Manila….long term condo contracts etc…….

Good morning Mergim 🇵🇭❤️thanks so much for showing the beautiful BGC ❤️ and answering the long awaited questions 🤣 I hope that you can meet the Wistl Family from the UK. Family of 5 with 3 young children...lovely family.

You are doing your best with your editing skills!

Thank you so much for promoting our country, just new here but really appreciate you

Nice place mergim.. The city view is beautiful and the laguna de bay awesome... 👍👍👍

Thank you for uploading BGC, planning to visit Manila this Christmas.

Wow, Mergim, you are really going all out in beautifying your new place. That's awesome! 👍

I’m liking these daily vlogs 👍🏻 definitely go to ikea for your rug, some pillows and maybe your corner desk. You can also try out the meatballs and salmon in ikea it’s sooo good ❤ I would go back there just for the food!

That is a very good rate, especially for that size and in Uptown. Glad to hear you're talking my suggestion about Ikea.

Thank you this kind of content is rare on vlogs about real estate in the Philippines.

I admire he's vlogger and i always watching everyday and i don't skip adds it can help him too,because of him i saw my county in different place 4 yrs i never go home ,watching from hongkong😊

Geez Mergim, you're really enticing me to think about an early retirement and get on a jet plane and be on a hunt for a condo in Uptown and have coffee with you every so often. I'm digging, no, actually envious, of you're lifestyle 😎!

Congratulation again, Uptown Residence, is a great place, I know because I have clients that are unit owners, and since then, their investments more than doubled.

Second to comment...Yeeha...Congratulations Mergim...

It was meant for you. It will be worth it to make it homey. You’ll love staying in too. Good thinking about switching loving room and bedroom. It makes sense. With Christmas coming the lights at night are going to be beautiful you can do a vlog in the dark with just lights showing

In the Philippines, Mergim we start countdown for Christmas at the first day of the "Ber Months" which is September to December. We have the longest Christmas celebration in the world which I missed big time living here in the UK, there's a different vibe and mood hearing Christmas songs and seeing these beautiful decors, Christmas, it's more fun in the Philippines. 😉

Thanks for sharing sir. We are offering for rent a similar unit in the same building with similar basic furnishing on a lower floor and facing the amenities at 32k per month plus the typical dues for long term. :)

Thank you for this video Merghim…very Informative for people outside of Philippines or for people who plan to stay longer in Manila ✌🏻🇫🇷

This literally inspired me to be productive. more of these!

Hey mergim its masskara festival in bacolod city.. one of the famous fstval in philpnes the hightlights is on oct 21,22&23 would be great if you can do vlogs during those dates..thnks

congrats mergim more cool videos to come.

welcome to bgc Mergim your condo has great amenities unlike mine , the basketball court you have there was awesome and i saw you at true value a few days ago ,Enjoy your stay at Bgc.

Mergim showing us how to mop the floor is my highlight on todays video. ☺️☺️ I'm not going to comment how good is your vlog because everyone already telling you that, and I share same opinion.

Hi Mergim. Love your vlogs. As subscribers, we watch your vlogs every day. As a suggestion, you might want to get a good sofa bed. This would reap benefits.

hi mergim I love ur vids keep up the good work 😊

I am in Avida Twr, 1Bdr. 36 sq meters, unfurnished, I moved in right after the country opened-20K including dues, furniture would bring it up to mid 30’s

NICE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICES OF A CONDO IN BGC. NICE VLOG MERGIM.👍👍👍

I love to watch your channel. I am missing the Philippines since moving here in Chicago as a nurse. Your everyday vlogs are truthfully for someone trying to make a day to day living in the Philippines. Let us help him expand his channel. He is promoting the underrepresented Philippines. All your vlogs are vey informative and truthful. God bless and "Mabuhay".

Watching from Canada. Thank you for loving our beloved Country

Loving the daily vlog. Comparing your old video's where more quality then now. You tend to talk more then showcasing the area. I hope you do more Christmas vlog since Nelly from making it happen vlog no longer on the scene.

12:54 Hi mergin, perhaps a night time view from your unit of the city lights/skyline could be part of your next video thanks

As an American expat living in Metro Manila and having the misfortune of renting in one of these high rise condo buildings let me tell you how it really is. Ok 40 sq mtrs is about 400 sq ft. I don’t believe we have 1 bedroom apartments in the USA that are anywhere near that small, most are 900-1,000 sq ft. I lived in one for 8 months and grew to hate it very quickly. With the Covid lockdown it was like living in a Jail Cell. It’s terribly claustrophobic. I moved out and rented a 94 sq mtr house, much larger than I needed but at 40% less than the Condo. Ok, rent a Condo for a month while you find a nicer larger place, any longer and the temptation to jump starts to seem like a reasonable solution. Of course I’m joking but not by much.

Here in Aklan.... $128 USD/ mo. Olympic sized pool. 2 bedrooms... 2nd story. Cant beat it. It doesn't have to be top dollar when you venture out of the Manilla region.

That's lovely. I love the color you picked. Can imagine how beautiful it is at night. I'll feel in-love with the city

Boy, I’m paying about P85K per month through Airbnb in an AVIDA building right near you. I’m feeling silly, though everything is paid for, including electricity, internet, Netflix, toilet paper, weekly cleaning.

A wallpaper will do as well. In market market, there is a store there that sells carpet and good quality wallpaper.

visit and chill at either of the Grand Hyatt Lounge, Peak , Cellar or Florentine. It's there in BGC, near your condo.

Wow nice condo ,my niece has a Condo in BGC but it cost 70 thousand a month and its in the 34rth floor so the view is really nice

Fabulous! Congrats on your new "home-sweet-home"

Simplicity is nice..minimalism is trendy so maybe don't add too much so d space would not be compromised..if u wish to add artwork on your wall, I'm willing to send u my acrylic paintings.. I do landscape/ seascape canvasses 😊 if u gonna reply & see my comment..lol

look how many subscribers now.people now the reason to watch your vloggs.

Wow, that’s pricey there. I’m moving to Davao soon and fully furnished downtown condos are from 25-30k for nice places

Curious to know if the owner of the unit or the condo management provided the replacement curtain or you had to buy it yourself? Noticed the workers taking the bag the replacement curtain came in.

Good morning mergim love how you share your condo unit its so nice same time people get an idea beforehand in buying one. take care always and God bless you. ✌👍😍🙏🇵🇭

Good choice now ur a happy man living in bgc ! Am sure foreigners. who are watching u may follow soon

Lovely area ur living 👍😁, no skipping 6 ads

The big lake is called Laguna de Baie or Laguna de Bay. FYI. You get the sunrise and you are facing the Antipolo mountains East.

You gave every reason you could think of to justify the price you are paying.

Cool post Bro. I stayed in Makati Resort when PH, but I found myself meeting all the girls and going out in BGC. So I'd prolly live there. Keep living up my dream for me please, but I'm soon to follow. I work online and am working to set myself up so I can work without country restrictions. Best

my history teacher told me that Christmas is racist. and that Christmas trees are racist, he told me they're only for white people . but I know in my heart Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and that I celebrate his birth was Christmas and I always will no matter what my teacher tells me. love wins over hate

Wow! And thank you. I shall be in BGC very soon and am heartened to have your input. 😎

I never skip ads the 4:30 minutes Coca Cola Advertisements to help Mergim!❤️💚🇵🇭

Wish i had seen this before I pressed submit for my rental just outside of BGC next week

I always watched your videos during my breakfast... The first vid i'll look every morning..

I thought he bought the place. Is he renting?

Wow! Looks like you are living in new York at a cheaper cost.

I have never been totally convinced that spending millions for a condo is a good idea. What happens after 50-100 years or more? 1. Will the developers be still around to maintain/managed the condo? 2. What if the building is damaged by disasters?

Mergim- I’m getting nesting vibes. Good on you. And thank you for the pricing info.

Cant wait for you to go shopping at S&R. Even for appliances they have bargains there and buy 1 take 1 for a lot of stuff.

Beautiful place you have. You are definitely living it up. Best wishes. I’m searching videos and I came across this one. I’m moving there in a month and ramping up with all the info I can get. This is probably the best video I’ve seen because it clearly shows that some people’s wants something trump needs. The cheaper units you mentioned are more than enough for me and I would gladly live in one comfortably. Thank you for the valuable information.

Appreciate you sharing the pricing info. I have been curious. Thanks!

50k for a new 40 sqm condo room in Uptown BGC not bad! That's very good price.

The curtains also blocks the eco of your mic. nice!

Foreigners will have a hard time buying a land in PH🇵🇭 . I think it is easier/allowed to buy a condo unit though... that would be more better... you can rent it out while away.

Hi Mergim curtains look.great with the view on the.back.

Love your condo, the view and the proximity to everything esp. restaurants. Where do you take your laundry. Can’t live without it in my condo.

Merry Christmas thanks for visiting the Philippines

Wow ! You really have a beautiful abode right in the heart of BGC with beautiful view of the city, the mountains, and Laguna De Bay. You are in the right direction, before you know it, you will have fabulous abode to your liking. Again, kudos to you Mergim for deciding to make Manila as your homebase. I'm based her in Los Angeles and terribly avid follower of you blogs postings.

Nice apartment; enjoy your stay & keep safe!

You coud have a part time Bed time spacer , and you could rent for $100 a week.1 or 2 weeks could save some money

yay!

I thought you mentioned you are renting this unit for now, so I am confused about my you are paying Association fees? Those are usually paid by the Landlord.

I like Mergim’s video. Not a lot of editing. So real. 👏👏👏

Actually I was talking to an aircon tech just last month, window type inverter AC is a newer tech than split inverter, and thus more expensive if not similar in price range. One of the reason being he said is maintenance of window inverter is cheaper and faster vs that of split inverter.

Hi Mergim! Saw you in George and Lucy's vlog 😊 Subscribed to your channel now 🤗

Informative vlogs. thanks! And thanks to juicy vlog, I knew abt your vlog!

Yay! I saw you walking from Kalayaan to BGC. I didn’t you wee vlogger-:)

Im coming next month (Feb. 2023). Im currently in Thailand. Let me know if any similar propereties are available for long term. Thank you in advance and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Great condo. I like the blackout curtains. If you had the remote that opens and closes them that would be even better

Thanks for sharing..my Bf is planing to purchased or rent a condo..this vlog would be beneficial for us to get a lot of ideas from u..

Invest here by buying a unit. When you're not here, you can rent it out. Juicy Vlog and Making it Happen both have more than 1 units in McKinley. I think right now, that's where it's good to buy, in McKinley Hills.

Thank you and GOD Bless!!!

Thanks for the interesting information! 😍

I came acroos your channel while getting back to watch "The juicy vlog" Goerge and Lucy together with their baby Koda, they are also from UK. They used to live in BGC and bought a Condo in Mackenly area.. Thanks for show casing The Land of my birth, Philipppines. My family now live in Calgary 🇨🇦

Love it!

Just be minimalist...easy to clean.

Pretty curtains and a lovely view!

I just started following you I hope I get good information and eventually find my place at bgc I

Love your blog ,watching from UAE❤❤❤

Hi Boss I watched it and I just realized I appreciate how beautiful Laguna de Bay is. Ciao Muy Bien

I paid 43k pesos for 13 nights at Fort Victoria. Quite a hefty price for a loft type condo. Yes you are right, you can find a much cheaper condo in BGC.