CAN SINGAPORE BE CHEAP?! // NEWEST MALL, FIVE DOLLAR MEALS + CHEAPEST DURIAN EVER!

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wonderlust

wonderlust

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@Neil-clare
@Neil-clare Жыл бұрын
We’ve just come back from Singapore and we went out a few times to a few restaurants meals ranging from $165 to $190 with a few drinks………we then went to lau pa sat hawker centre and a few others and had better food for both of us for less than £10…….hawker centres are by far the best option…..the meals we had at lau pa sat were amazing!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
😱 that’s crazy prices!! Even $10 meals at Lau Pa Sat is a lot! I’m glad you enjoyed the food though - it’s all good in Singapore!
@mikewong9513
@mikewong9513 Жыл бұрын
New to your channel but love it already…glad that you blend so well to the local community and lifestyle so well…keep coming love it
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Hope you continue to enjoy the channel and our content! 😊😊
@greeneyedcat717
@greeneyedcat717 Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. Thank you! I am really enjoying the mix of content. You are right about the hawker centres, we were recommended and although we went and looked, we didn't have the courage to navigate them as tourists. Maybe next trip!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, you must!! You’ll never look back!!
@maggielua8471
@maggielua8471 Жыл бұрын
Oh Milo is eating caifan! He has definitely blended into local food culture so well! Living in Singapore is not expensive as we’ve wide range of lifestyle to choose from. Another wonderful video! Thank you the Tan family! ❤
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thank you! We love caifan - it’s quite regular for us 😂 even now when the fridge is fixed heheh
@johnlim549
@johnlim549 Жыл бұрын
Takeaway sushi and bakeries usually offer discounts at 8 pm or earlier before closing. Fruit shops cut up fruits for sale before they spoil 😅 At economy rice stalls, 2 veg 1 meat sells at $3.40 or cheaper!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Nice tips!! Actually the hawker near Jonty’s work does one veg one meat for $2.80!
@aaditkamat4995
@aaditkamat4995 Жыл бұрын
It’s fun to watch your blogs @Wonderlust. I’m glad that you have created a new blog!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😌
@aidaville
@aidaville Жыл бұрын
Hello !! I hope Aspen is better ? Love your videos about very local places and your experiences of them, really interesting for everyone (Singaporeans and expats). Most expat videos usually feature MBS, Chinatown, Lau Pa Sat, Little India and anyone outside of Singapore watching would think that's all there is. Personally for me, it's good to see the other neighbourhoods, how they've changed and what's new. I SO want that robot, the challenge is a technophobe hubby who insists that old fashioned mopping is cleaner ..... my 2 girls and I are working on him slowly *HAHAHA !* As for the disappearing Hawker culture, there's a back story to this. Many of the older hawker centres are being bought by large businesses, who then upgrade the facilities. To recoup their cost, they set up their own stalls, using cooks from China or Malaysia, obviously the prices of food goes up. Rents dramatically increase and many of the original hawkers who have been cooking their food for decades just give up. To give an example - a kopitiam across my block was bought for $40m .... and the the average rental per stall is now $8K.. How is the humble Aunty/Uncle Fish Ball noodle, Laksa or Nasi Padang stall going to afford the rent ? They close and we lose the food that's so much part of our culture. Read about it here : mothership.sg/2022/06/tampines-coffeeshop-sold-rent/ Have a good weekend ! Aida.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the article - we’ll have a read!! Aspen is feeling better - the cough is lingering, but she’s much better! Heheh
@leewn2319
@leewn2319 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jonty, Notice both u & Milo have mixed veg with rice. U can stretch your dollar if u both order different dishes and later swap half portion of each respective dish and u get to enjoy more dishes per pax.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Nice idea! Thanks!
@healingpossibilities44
@healingpossibilities44 Жыл бұрын
We enjoyed the Hawker centre food. So easy once you’d showed us how. The ‘cleaner’ looks great 👍. Hopefully you’ll get to keep it. ❤
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Sadly the little robot has gone back!
@NEAAFFAIRS
@NEAAFFAIRS Жыл бұрын
Another hack. Caifan ask for dishes. Family of 4 with rice, 4 dishes about $15 or less ( no fish dish) Ask for gravy on rice too. Curry or "loh" gravy
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
We do that sometimes!! If we have a lot of friends to dinner and we don’t have time to cook 😂
@iAxianguy
@iAxianguy Жыл бұрын
Serangoon Central is a great place to get cheaper food and fruit. There is a stall call Lucy who sells cheaper frozen food and meat :)
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Ok, thanks! We’ll have to check it out!
@audreyang902
@audreyang902 Жыл бұрын
Hi. Glad you love staying in SG. Safe, convenient to travel around n good governance. Enjoy full facilities, unit . Some still think here is so expensive to live in.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Some parts are very expensive, rent has gone up considerably. Some of our friends rent went up by 50% and that’s a lot of money to suddenly increase by, so they had to move. The market is right at the moment. But there are ways to cut down monthly expenses - where you shop and what you buy. We tend to shop local and don’t often but British brands that cost a lot more because of the importation costs.
@CKology
@CKology Жыл бұрын
How can you live without a fridge wif 2 kids?! 🤲🏻 praying it gets fiX soon. Another fab video!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It is all sorted now 😊
@xaviergracie
@xaviergracie Жыл бұрын
I love lucky enoki from makisan 😍 i usually dip it in the soy sauce, always exciting video from u guys, happy weekend ❤
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Yea! They give you the soy too. And wasabi - which too many times I’ve taken too much and had watering eyes 😆
@xaviergracie
@xaviergracie Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld i dont like wasabi, so just soy sauce for me 😂
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
I always think I like it then quickly remember I don’t after having some.
@Suwantiallan
@Suwantiallan Жыл бұрын
I said to my self “ amazing , she’s just like me eat rice for breakfast and lunch “ when I’m back home to Indonesia … ❤
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I try to avoid wheat so rice is a great alternative for breakfast!
@weshz2429
@weshz2429 Жыл бұрын
Miss Singapore❤
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
I can understand why!
@yush7080
@yush7080 Жыл бұрын
My coffee shop here in Woodlands serves $3.4 caifan for 1 portion rice + 2 veggie + 1 meat + 1 packaging if dabao 😄
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Oh wow that’s great! Did you catch our recent woodlands vlog? Where can we find that caifan stall?
@gotmyonu1027
@gotmyonu1027 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I like the bot. But I think you need to remove cables laying on the floor... It might get tangled... And bot will not run.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
That’s the great thing about this one actually, it detects in real time anything left about. I agree it’s better to tuck them away but if they get forgotten it should be ok. And if it does have a hint of getting stuck it stops rotating and tries to free itself.
@gotmyonu1027
@gotmyonu1027 Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld Thank you for sharing
@raspberry_scareglow
@raspberry_scareglow Жыл бұрын
Woodleigh Mall and the surrounding Bidadari (which in Malay means Fairy Princess or Angel)! Used to be the dead roaming the area but now the living are doing the roaming 😅 Also delinquents from nearby school settling their issues by fighting each other in the cemetery. Also that place was once a nice place to go for jogging in the morning and evening because of the shades and quietness in that area. Not so much these days
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
I think they’re re-doing the lake area to have more nature 😊
@jahnsega5599
@jahnsega5599 Жыл бұрын
See monthly bills with the current global inflation more scarier
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Yes, seems to be a worldwide problem, our families in the UK have also noticed utilities rising. We're looking for ways to cutdown outgoings and being mindful of what/ where we eat can help with that.
@jahnsega5599
@jahnsega5599 Жыл бұрын
www.gowhere.gov.sg/budgetmeal/
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Jonty uses this site! Heheh. It helps us to save money 😊
@lm8483
@lm8483 Жыл бұрын
im guessing you're going for the tiny away escape at lazarus!!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Hehe 😜
@Aloffghae
@Aloffghae Жыл бұрын
When they say hawker centre is dying they are refering to the evolution of food. Modern gen will combine strange things like ramen fishball noodle. Thia just 1 of the many example. In fact the last 20years we have seen lots of changes to our food. Strange things like removinf pork from hokkien mee have already happening
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Ah interesting take. We do notice more fusion things. Need to keep supporting the OG’s. I’m sure a few took a hit during covid unfortunately.
@kelvgan
@kelvgan Жыл бұрын
When we go visit some neighborhood countries where super affordable is a bargain, we say chip chip or bird bird...cheap word can be somewhat degrading and sensative, so just be mindful. Thimbs up!
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thumbs up! Chip chip - isn’t this a play on “cheap cheap”? Does that mean we can be degrading toward our neighbouring countries?
@kelvgan
@kelvgan Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld lol. Nah we just have to be mindful about conservative and don't make it sound too humbling, we s'poreans know the feelings if we say this and that is cheap right. Try not to be too blunt oops 😬
@1979chyeo
@1979chyeo Жыл бұрын
Saw you guys in Affyn event lol
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Are you here?! Come say hi! Our friend worked on the game 😃
@1979chyeo
@1979chyeo Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld sorry, too shy to approach 😊
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Ah no worries, we’re friendly I promise! Had you worked on the game or were you there to play?
@1979chyeo
@1979chyeo Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld Just an investor and was there to play 😀
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
It was a super fun event!! Kids enjoyed it too 😊
@MD196x
@MD196x Жыл бұрын
👍
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️😊
@audreyang902
@audreyang902 Жыл бұрын
If I am in London, or further other suburb area . My simple breakfast is £8.! SG is much cheaper,though . Hahaha. .
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Yea that’s right! We hardly ever ate out the UK - if we went out for the day we’d take a picnic with us.
@leewn2319
@leewn2319 Жыл бұрын
Great to see u guys trying for 3 meals below $15. Perhaps u wanna challenge yourself - 3 meals within S$13.00
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
We have done 3 meals under $9! Caifan all the way! Heheh. ❤️
@leewn2319
@leewn2319 Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld 👏👏👏👍👍👍
@kennySg101
@kennySg101 Жыл бұрын
$5 can't find u a proper meal nowadays. Nevertheless, still much cheaper than takeout food in UK which is few times more. Still miss the neighbourhood shops in older hdb estate. Hope gov can bring back those. They will certainly help bring down living costs as land cost of shopping mall is much higher.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
We definitely got a good meal for under $5 - quite a few!! Under that in the UK is unheard of!
@jlcdrivewayramps7343
@jlcdrivewayramps7343 Жыл бұрын
Most people even foreigners pronounce mall as in "maul" rather than "mell"
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
🤣 my accent is from Norfolk in the East of England… sorry! Heheh
@RonLarhz
@RonLarhz Жыл бұрын
You could have added the leftovers from breakfast to your lunch/dinner. It's dying bcos locals who can cook are getting old n retiring. The new hawkers n many other are staffed by foreigners who put little to no heart in the food. Or youngsters trying to put out new/fusion food and usually not lasting very long.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
No left overs this time but that’s a good idea. Dinner left overs usually end up as lunch the next day but our fridge was broken so we couldn’t keep anything left over. I guess we need to keep supporting the smaller hawker stalls with business.
@RonLarhz
@RonLarhz Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld I mean the money.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
@@RonLarhz ah yes! Yeah I did 😀 we spent the extra on fruit with dinner.
@RonLarhz
@RonLarhz Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld I made the comment when u can't find anything for 5bucks in the mall...😅
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
I was pretty determined to find for $5! To be honest $7 would have been pretty good too.
@OG21020
@OG21020 Жыл бұрын
It's unlikely to happen here but I remember the horror story about a hacker who hacked into the robot cleaner of a woman and somehow filmed her in the toilet. I was in a hurry and did not get all the details but seeing that robot cleaner brought it back. 😄 Also unlikely to happen here, hackers hacking into people's home security cameras and watching them in every room of their home, including outdoors. This incident was in the USA. And of course, there's the horror stories of cameras hidden in hotel rooms. $15 is easy for me 😄since I eat two meals a day. I think I'll probably spend less than $15.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Wow that sounds horrible! Do note this one doesn’t actually have a camera through, it had our GoPro on top of it. Phew. Which meal don’t you have?!
@OG21020
@OG21020 Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld I drop lunch. 😄 Breakfast is around 7 am. Dinner around 2 pm plus. I don't eat anything else after but drink water / black coffee / green tea etc (zero sugar). I switched to two meals because I'm no longer as active as I was. If I feel peckish around 12 pm, I'll eat a small cup of yoghurt or a packet of plain wheat crackers.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Fair enough 😀 Sometimes if I’ve had a larger breakfast I’ll just snack at lunch. Good to eat just when you feel hungry really.
@Linda-vl5ci
@Linda-vl5ci Жыл бұрын
those would be for smores 😊
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
😉
@Grasspowder
@Grasspowder Жыл бұрын
Find a library to learn via dua lingo, its way cooler i reckon
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
The beauty of Duolingo is that it doesn’t take very long for each mini level. So it’s easy to do when I have my breakfast at home. Have you used the app before?
@Grasspowder
@Grasspowder Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld yep i have, i just cant bear with the heat during dis dry season..the humiditys a killer
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Yes I agree there it can get a bit much sometimes. We have a fan on our balcony so it’s actually quite nice and cool 😎
@Grasspowder
@Grasspowder Жыл бұрын
You got very good facial skin, no wrinkles spotted under the sunlight
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Why thanks!
@Grasspowder
@Grasspowder Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld wats your secret for having such an amazing youthful skin
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Genetics I guess! Drinking water 💧
@sumit6190p
@sumit6190p Жыл бұрын
Singapore is not expensive if you are homeless. 😂😂
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Do you mean the most expensive thing is the home itself?
@sumit6190p
@sumit6190p Жыл бұрын
@@WONDERLUSTworld Exactly if u own one. Incase if you rent in today's economy then that would be biggest expense by a big margin. Have witness rent going 1.5-2x upwards.
@WONDERLUSTworld
@WONDERLUSTworld Жыл бұрын
Very true. Although it seems to be curbing now and hopefully subsiding a little… 🤞🏼
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