Finding hidden gems in singapore + hitting 100k! Singapore vlog

[@JudeYoungMusic]

Your videos show up in my recommended quite often, and I watch them sporadically. It dawned on me that I really have enjoyed looking at Singapore through your lens, considering I'm very much a homebody. Love your spirit for exploring; thank you for your videos!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thanks so much :)

[@weekuah]

Bras Besar complex has been around like forever. Got me books I needed in my school days there and I still hunt for my son's school books there now.

[@blackhorse7553]

I went there as well every now and then for health books, food, Qi practicing...etc! Love this place👍💗

[@gummyypeach]

Congrats on 100k! As a British KZbinr in Singapore, just really curious, how many % of your viewers are from Singapore vs UK vs the rest of the world?

[@akdamagecontrol]

LOVE the random exploration blogs. I am fascinated by Singapore and want to explore without flying and enduring the heat.

[@nutellagorillavlogs9944]

If you are ever at beauty world for some reason, there is an independent bookstore that sells books at quite affordable prices! Cheaper than chain bookstores like kinokuniya.

[@fancyasreads]

There's alot of bookshops in Bras Basah, especially secondhand books that you can get for cheap!

[@Frostysleet]

Congratulations Georgia! I am loving your videos, you have been showing places in Singapore that I have not been to 😊

[@kalekaeliz]

Bras Basah is known as the bookshop building, use to have even more bookstores

[@matthewong1953]

Chijmes was actually a Catholic orphanage. The govt wanted to tear it down but some of the orphans all grown up got together and championed against tearing it down which resulted in chijmes today

[@magdalenevillarliberg6104]

Quite right. Convent of the holy infant Jesus (CHIJ) it was called in the olden days.I spent 5 yrs. of my childhood in the orphanage there in the 60's. All Catholic orphans had to attend morning mass in that chapel everyday before school. Non- Catholics (very few) only on Sundays. Can't recall how may retreats we had there in the chapel. Also attended primary and secondary school there. Irish nuns taught us mostly whilst the local nuns run the orphanage. So many memories not all rosy.

[@ly5161]

ij girl here! to add on, there was a small side gate called the gate of hope where female babies were often abandoned for the sisters of the covent to take in. in particular, baby girls born in the year of the tiger because they were thought to bring bad luck to the families

[@crystal8537]

@@ly5161 I am a tiger female baby and tbh these superstitions are so dumb and I am so glad society is no longer likethis in modern society

[@amnesiasoon]

Nothing more nostalgic than a vintage bookstore😍

[@luhuang1476]

hmmm.. CHIJMES was an orphanage and a school. It was my mother's old school, and the ladies of my household are all alumnus of it(including myself!). From what I understand, it was split into two different types. The English educated and Chinese educated. My mum was in the Chinese educated side. And back then, the Chinese educated were looked down upon. Their classes were not as well equipped as the other classes and they were not allowed to mingle with other students. At times, they did not even have classrooms and have to have classes along the hallway. The plaza used to be sunken in and was a field where they did their P.E.. When the govt decided to move all schools out of the city center, the school then became into two different schools. One is CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School (Chinese Ed), and CHIJ Toa Payoh(English Ed). Here's an interesting fact! The door where the babies were left or put through is still there today.(Nearer to Raffles City mall side) Also, the museum opposite CHIJMES used to be an old school too (St Joseph's Institution) that is now situated in the West. Also, Bras Basah Complex is a place where everyone goes to get their textbooks, and stationaries for school, along with past year papers from every top school in singapore,, preparing for the big examinations. :D

[@huilin0708]

ij st nicks girl here! we have such a rich history. and yes, bras basah is an awesome haunt for all things books. glad you found it before you leave singapore Georgia! and you are making me miss home very much :)

[@thosegreengentlemen]

lol sngs gathering here

[@vicknaanandarajah9649]

Have not seen most comments but a bit of information (and refresher for younger Singaporeans) on Singapore History regarding CHIJMES and Bras Basah Complex. From what I know of CHIJMES, it served as a Catholic Covent orphanage and school for girls. It was known as the Covent of the Holy Infant Jesus and is part of the Catholic enclave in the area with the original building for St Joseph's Institution, a boys school now used as the Singapore Art Museum. The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and the office of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Singapore are just across from CHIJMES. The CHIJ girls schools dotted around Singapore are linked to CHIJ which was the site of the original school. With regards to Beas Basah Complex, in the old days, there was a row of shop houses along Bras Basah Road between Dhoby Ghaut and SJI (now Hotel Rendezvous and Plaza by the park which were famous for their second hand bookshops where you could get books from all over the world at cheap prices, including uni texts (I think ihat the fact that the area was full of top schools like CHIJ, SJI, Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls School and near to city centre may have played a part in this). The famous MPH Bookshop was on the other side of the area at Stamford Road together with the original red brick National Library building next to the National Museum. Now the old MPH is part of SMU but the building is preserved while the old library was demolished for the road tunnel and the remaing part of its grounds holding the SMU law library. In the 1970's, as the area was redeveloped, the bookshops were moved to Bras Basah Complex. A lot of the older shops there like Modern Book shop used to be at the old shop houses..But other shops related to book industry also established themselves there with Popular Bookshop's flagship store located there. For a long time, before the appearance of Borders and Kino, the area was the go to place for books in Singapore. A bit rambling, but hope you understand the history of the area better.

[@sitiko]

Bras Basah Complex is a haven for used books shops. There used to be way more bookshops in this complex. My saviour during secondary and university days for secondhand textbooks. And also to sell my books for some quick cash~

[@anneashdown5539]

Love the "random day" vlogs! Singapore is a favourite place so any videos showing the city and its many wonderful aspects will have me watching. Thanks Gerogia

[@rachelphua4846]

Congrats on 100k!! Subscribed when you had just over 20k subscribers and it’s so nice seeing your Channel grow 💛 love the exploration kinda videos!! it’s so chill for me to watch when I unwind at night :)

[@mitsmillan3897]

Bras Basah Complex used to be called 书城, which literally translates to "Book City". But it has lost a lot of bookstores over the years, and printing shops and others have replaced them. I used to get my textbooks and assessment books from there. I also used to go to the second-hand bookstores to rent books. You pay an amount to rent a book, then you get some money back when you return it in good condition. They are better than the library because they have newer books and a better collection for teens.

[@NicoleAngelina_]

And yes!!!! Please keep these random exploration vlogs coming 😍 I just STAN for your vlog!!!! 💯💯💯

[@hapynez]

I'm so happy I found another place to visit in Singapore from this vlog! You deserve the 101k, Georgia! I subscribed to your channel when you had around 60k of us back in 2018 and you have been my favorite content creator since then. Really hoping I get to meet you in Singapore! Hugs and stay healthy & safe 😊

[@GeorgiaCaney]

aw thanks so much!

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

Missed you hitting 100k subs. Well done and well deserved.

[@nurhanshah9618]

Can totally relate when you said you feeling kinda down and emo but you don't know why. The best plan is always when impromptu and having a day just for yourself. ❤❤

[@NomadographerExplores]

Subbed to you in early 2019 while doing some Singapore research. Didn't move to Singapore, but got hooked on to your videos❤️ Congratulations on 100k🎉

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thank you!

[@Ggst1989]

Lovely video ! I really like how you composed the video :)

[@lindatyler7056]

Congratulations Georgia!!! 100,000 that's fantastic 😲😲🎉🎊xx

[@jessielai1467]

Congratulations 100k Georgia and keep it up the good work as always :)

[@yoreleel]

Passed by Bras Basah Shopping Complex many times but never knew they had so many bookstores. Will definitely visit next time

[@YNTHQ]

I love mix of the orange top and orange glasses at 6:30 😍

[@MarverneBlaise]

You deserve the 100K :D keep doing what you do!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thank you!

[@donicsm7684]

Oh nice! Bras Basah is my go-to spot for music gear and records whenever I'm in Singapore. There are some stores that are hidden away on the side of the building that you can't see from the middle area. Very interesting place. Congrats on your 100K. Keep doing what you do you'll be at 200K in no time.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

it's awesome!

[@blakekohjing1236]

Hey Georgia, I really enjoy watching these sort of exploration videos! Your peregrinations really gives me a different perspective of the various areas in SG I have yet to been! The hidden bookstores in Bras Besar seem real cool & I ought to check it out one day! Also congratulations to 100k subscribers! Would really love to meet you before you leave Singapore for a meetup!

[@meklavier4664]

100K Congrats Georgia

[@kentang1528]

I used to frequent Bra Basah back in the day for latest comics from shipped from the USA. The comic shop is called G n B comics...it is not there anymore now.

[@thebellcollector]

🎉🎉🎉🍾Well done, Georgia! 🥂Here's to the next 100,000!

[@sonjabrits]

Thanks Georgia for the video, I am also having a down day, and it was fun watching you walk around to cheer yourself up and in the process also cheer me up🤣

[@liamnash3102]

Congrats on 100k - You need to celebrate with a glass of iced Milo! 😝😀👍

[@GeorgiaCaney]

sound perfect haha

[@chrischris5437]

Milo dinosaur!

[@benjiyeowk]

There is actually another small cafe tucked into bras basah complex called Narrative Coffee Stand! its right next to singpost!

[@raydanz]

i sub when you were at the 50+ k mark and forwarded some of your videos which I deem will be interesting to my family and friends.. Congrats on 100 k, so much time and effort spent on those terrific videos ~to the next milestone you go~💐🌷🌼🌸.

[@syarifahnajwa5491]

Congrats on ur 100k Georgia👍💋😻As usual amazing video . 😍

[@ChongJiaHao]

Congratx 100k! 🎉🎊🎉🎊

[@beanoyip06]

Hey Georgia, thought you might be interested in this place for your next vlog. Wessex Estate Singapore: Nestled amidst lush greenery off Portsdown Road, Wessex Estate was built in the 1940s by the British to house British military personnel and their families.

[@lauuvicky]

A nice walk will do. Congrats on your 100,000 hits on YT. I am new to your channel. Cool

[@Jaybo1962]

🙌 Congratulations on 100K subs!!! ❤️

[@xuanxuan3497]

Glad you found the Bras Basah Complex, I go there for all my second hand book needs

[@GeorgiaCaney]

laave it haha

[@MegaBrownie19]

I love these kinds of vlogs. I want to visit/possibly live there so these are so neat!!!

[@sakiii0220]

Hi:) I’m moving to Singapore soon, and I always enjoy watching your video! Your video is something for me to correct info about Singapore:) Thank you so much! And I look forward to your next one!

[@sittstands]

There are some pretty settings at Alkaff Mansion, and perhaps you could try checking out some of Singapore's nature trails! There are some pretty scenic spots, even though we don't have mountainous areas, etc.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

I've done them all, just not filmed them! ;P

[@miguelc1412]

These are my favourite kind of vlogs!!

[@anastasiaj6240]

I lived at Indonesia. Your video make me miss SG so much!! been so long not visiting SG. Even bfr Covid.

[@fashiondiva99]

Congrats on 100k! I can relate to that funk feeling.

[@kookmania1405]

congrats! Love your channel. Well-deserved, if you ask me! keep it up!

[@lolirock86]

I love your vlogs, Georgia! All the best from Poland :)

[@j00ne]

Congrats on hitting 100k!!

[@TheSabbyjoy]

I’ve always known about bras Basah complex and always wanted to go but just never got to it. Seeing all the cool bookshops really make me wanna go now!

[@serirayna2789]

I like browsing in Bras Basah Complex too

[@karinalie7777]

Congrats on 100k, Georgiaaa🥰

[@theirishlaffman9695]

Congratulations on the 100k plus!

[@stilesy00]

Congratulations 🥳 on hitting 100k subscribers Georgia!, all of your videos are of the highest quality, so well done, hope you get to 200k!😀👍

[@aqsarradetch3687]

This book shop mall is fantastic. Hope you get a chance to have a coffee with each of the booksellers as I reckon each one has an interesting story to tell.

[@rigelandreazabala3991]

I’ve been waiting for this vlog! ❤️

[@benk7177]

Why not? Thanks for injecting so much positive energy and vibrancy to this little sunny island.

[@zanmxy]

ooooh I love the coffee @ the glasshouse! so glad you went there haha, also omg I never knew there were so many book stores @ bras basah, gotta check it out real soon!

[@patricialongworth2520]

Love this video, getting so many ideas for when we are allowed back to Singapore

[@GeorgiaCaney]

awesome ;)

[@sohfihamid4164]

Basheer Graphics Books has been around for a very long time. You can find so many publications, magazines and books in this store on the 4th floor of Bras Basah complex

[@NicoleAngelina_]

Omg I love glasshouse!!!! I used to go so often when I was working from the office 😆💯

[@TraverseTheGlobe]

Congrats on reaching 100k subscribers! Bras Basah was THE place to get books and stationery in the 80s/90s. My dad used to bring us to the Popular Bookstore there to stock up on our school books 😂

[@GeorgiaCaney]

so cute!!

[@nigelhorsley7395]

OMG Been there at Christmas when we did our layover. We had a walk round Chimes and went to a Japanese place that you order indivual dishes via a tablet they give you during your stay. Great sitting there drinking Japanese beer and casually ordering at leisure. Chimes looked great at Christmas. Spoilt for choice for places to eat.

[@AStarVlogs]

very nice place to visit in singapore! happy to see it from your point of view. :)

[@ZoeyOlivia]

Congrats on 100k x

[@coffeebudhong5871]

Bras Brasah has been around since my primary school days (early 1980s), is where many of us get our school textbooks

[@magdalenevillarliberg6104]

That's where we got all our textbooks, school uniforms and stationary in tge 60's too.

[@noorimeldaelle3403]

Hello Georgia glad to see u yes chijmes is 1 of my favourite hang out place i like the mexican restaurant there

[@spideyfanboy]

Congrats on 100k!

[@gnostic76]

There are some books on shophouses. 1. Singapore shophouse 2. Singapore shophouse walks

[@marki7275]

Still amazed at how different your videos are now compared to a long time ago.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Congrats on 100K, I still have a long way to go!

[@nathaliefinn5124]

Congratulations 💕

[@cherylgohmh]

i just did a photoshoot with my friend at glasshouse today!! its SO GORGEOUS!!! We've shot there twice! if you go in the morning before 12pm, its very quiet! especially on a rainy day like today! And yes I was from the CHIJ Toa Payoh school, we used to go there during our learning journeys 10 years ago , its an amazing historical place that many go to for shoots, never seizes to amaze me!!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

yeah I think i'll go back one morning! :)

[@eileeng]

oh my i’m a singaporean yet i didn’t know there’s so many cool bookstores at bras basah 🥴

[@myoung1970s]

huh... serious?

[@gracesun6603]

Martin G I think young ppl only know popular or kinokuniya. Can’t blame them.

[@kangkinkang]

Where have u been hiding??

[@marketgarden8910]

I am not surprised, not many know the secrets of Bras Besah

[@trishtan]

I used to go Basheer to search for graphic design books...this store has been around for years!

[@dantlanz2225]

Actually, the 'Bras Basah complex' is literally opposite Raffles hotel. Yes , it's really "A STONE'S THROW AWAY", just across the North Bridge road. Lol

[@moniquetay1221]

Congrats on reaching 100k. Btw I like all yr hats, where did u get it from ?

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thank you! This one is topshop...

[@moniquetay1221]

Georgia Caney Thks Georgia, there is a chequered one, where is that from please?

[@fionatan2604]

Love seeing you going to cafes! 😝

[@GeorgiaCaney]

not getting bored of it? :P

[@staceylovable]

Thanks for sharing!

[@andrewc3930]

with regards to your amazon parcel, have u tried asking them to deliver to your place instead? Through my previous experiences, i havent had much problems with them so far but they seems to be more efficient when it comes to home delivery.

[@nazreenmonash4372]

have you ever try in the north call YISHUN. maybe hidden gems. try something new.

[@michaelseet9320]

Basheer and the owner Mr Naseer is the OG of book sellers in SG

[@AddieSth]

I love the Chijmes complex and go there each time I'm in Singapore.

[@meluvcats]

Congrats on reaching 100K Georgia! And I miss Din/Deen from Basheer. You know they're genuinely nice people when they don't push their products onto you ☺️

[@GeorgiaCaney]

thank you!

[@meifernlee4410]

Do hope you continue staying in Singapore...

[@mansavedbygraceeric]

I have had things i did not order sent to my flat . You know where I am going . Good luck to receiving your goods .

[@Irwandhie]

Congratulatiin for 💯 K

[@safiyajalonen4624]

I love your necklace !! where did you get it?

[@explicitlyme9102]

Its in her description: Necklace: rstyle.me/cz-n/ed8vbrbhhex

[@explicitlyme9102]

Was the bookshop in Bras Basar?

[@tarquinbadarquin]

your exploration videos are awesome dude, explore some creepy abandoned places for halloween maybe!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

cant believe its October soon, what the hell!

[@henrylawson430]

Congrats on the 100k. I reckon you should stay in Singapore long term, it suits you. You will miss it.

[@mansishah4266]

Can you make video on all stores or shop where alcohol is sold. I want to know price and location

[@Dr1on]

Just wondering whether you want to leave Singapore or would rather stay if it was an option? I live in London and whilst it's great, I'd happily swap to live in S'pore, especially as the UK in general just feels like it's heading in the wrong direction (though I'm half Singaporean so maybe biased). BTW, random exploration = 👍

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Almost 6 years here has been amazing, but I'm ready to leave now I think :) (always want what we don't have hey!)

[@zhibinliu7263]

You should interview the locals. That would make yr videos more interesting

[@Potomacstud]

My bona fide favourite Ambassador Of Singapore ..Georgia

[@cheryll8008]

Maybe celebrate with a Milo dinosaur 🤪Congratulations on hitting 100k

[@meklavier4664]

A story about CHIMJES, in the olden days people leave their unwanted baby on the door steps and the nun take the baby in and brought them up.

[@grovergrover4821]

Food will almost fix the funk! Have a big bowl of mee rebus! Soupy, spicy and yummy! One of my favs when I was in school at St. Andrew's, 45+ years ago! They had it at their tuck shop. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mie_kuah Congrats on the 100K!

[@meiltoo]

I have similar problems with ninja van... my heart just drops to the floor whenever i see they r delivering my purchase...