I Didn't Expect This! | Venice Grand Canal Mall Philippines

[@hazelrodriguez3360]

"My life is in the Philippines"... Wow! That's nice. Good day.

[@evepalisada2640]

We love to have you here in the Philippines, Mergim....thank you for choosing our country as your home base....you are a very entertaining vloggers..your contents are packed with quality information, educational, novelties....originalities...with an eye for details....that sets you apart from other vloggers. Keep vlogging, Mergim.... it's worth our time watching your videos. God bless...enjoy Philippines.

[@frigidtsunami]

13:45 When you going back to London?

[@jaytalle5259]

You better try ANGKAS,they have a good driving skills

[@emmanonymousredd3012]

Nice to see our guy being recognized by random people. (The other viewers) Don't skip the ads guys.

[@ryanrhea1]

Will do

[@Thigsy]

What ads? 😏

[@emmanonymousredd3012]

@@Thigsy There are times that his vids have ads in between.

[@AndreWalsh93]

@@emmanonymousredd3012 why don't you support my channel like this

[@zekken4703]

I always skip every ad 👍

[@cecilroldan280]

As i have noticed people recognised you, your channel is fast growing now, i watch your vlog every morning no skip adds .

[@nightwing4065]

Everyone seems to recognize you. People stopping by and saying hi, you're quite a celebrity. 😄👍

[@user-mf2gi8mm9y]

Malakas means strong, so the guy said "Joy Ride lang Malakas" he meant Joy ride is strong or other way it meant Joyride Rules....

[@raymundcordova1016]

Please stay forever in the Philippines!! Just keep doing what you’re doing!! Stay safe stay happy!!

[@arielsumabat9712]

🤣

[@perlaaguinaldo]

no skip ads for you mergim you already have so many advertisers good for you.

[@maryallen2317]

When your vlogs 😍 are Life. BGC and you are a whole vibe 🥰💖.

[@rosssantos51]

Nice of you to say "My life is in the Philippines now." 👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@allansevilla5640]

Just a tip, if you wanna go to Quiapo try to avoid friday, saturday and sunday ( weekends) because that is the time that the devotees of the black Nazarene visits. So if i were you id would go from monday to thursday. While divisoria doesnt really close, i suggest you go before the opening of the malls, before 10am so youll be done by 3pm and can go home early to avoid the rush hour traffic at 5pm.

[@ryanrhea1]

Yup. It’s a typical Metro Manila Traffic and congestion

[@titodongplaylist2076]

Merjim, I just notice you're becoming known in the Philippines...Congrats dude...Keepsafe & God bless!

[@monapreidiman715]

Great personality you’ve got…. Daring and adventurous! Have fun!!

[@leodantes3231]

Wow! No skipping of ads like subscribe comment and share...FAM(pinoy Friends who Adopted Mergim) here...

[@sgb.3999]

Never thought Mergim speak a little Bisaya dialect. I highly recommend for you to learn Tagalog and Bisaya dialects for now while you're in the PH.

[@saitoshinanomoto4416]

Bisaya first (para walay makalibak) then tagalog later as the majority of the FIlipinos are actually Bisaya. Hahaha!

[@merryjoy5188]

In the Phils.. you can feel the joy of Christmas since it's started in September.. and going to the malls in the market side Christmas decoration is everywhere and it's beautiful.. 😍😍❤️❤️ great video Mergin 👍👍

[@nijao9079]

The joyride driver said “joyride lang ang malakas.” The sentence “ lang ang malakas.” is an expression that’s been made popular in the last maybe three or four years. It literally means is the only strong thing.. you say it when that thing is awesome. For example, “Mergim Vlogs lang ang malakas!”

[@bryanchiu6489]

I love the words you’ve said Mergim, “My life is in the Philippines. Goosebumps! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lucyacac5903]

Wow.. Happy to see you enjoying.. Godbless and Keepsafe 🙏🙏🙏

[@daneemax]

Hey Mergim! I recommend checking out the Masskara festival in Bacolod. Its WILD! I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it, and Bacolod is known for its amazing food as well. It lasts the whole October but do go towards the finale - around the 21st to 23rd is best i think. 👍

[@mjpuffy6285]

Thanks my home city

[@elishamarie]

This!! You can't miss it. The festivity is another level this year.

[@ronnienestor]

Yes Mergim. I can attest to it. I’ve been to their MASSKARA festival. It was a blast!

[@ronnienestor]

@@mjpuffy6285 I love your city! Good memories.

[@fredtacang3624]

Electric (evening) masskara!! lol

[@perlaaguinaldo]

your really a famous blogger now here in the Philippines and other countries. enjoy gondola trip with the locals mergim. take care always. 😍

[@drewtongol8066]

Take care always Mergim.. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@chimtheslim3122]

Hey Mergim, enjoying your videos mate. Stumbled across your channel the other week and I am now going through your older videos. I enjoy your storytelling, vibe and camera angles. A lot of effort goes into your video and it is much appreciated. As a Londoner myself it made me laugh in one video where you said a place looked 'booki'. Not sure if that was understood by many but that was so funny. Keep up the great work and I can only praise you for your grind of posting daily videos.

[@IrisXD_V2]

Hi Mergim! Ive been following your videos for a while and I was just wondering, since you have gotten a place in BGC now, if your girlfriend would be visiting anytime soon? Love the content, keep it up!

[@alicefabia11]

I just can’t wait to get to Philippines,like your doing going here and there ten more days,might see you around.

[@stephendelacruzone]

Oh what I notice about your vlogs is... besides you being a competent editor... you're pretty good storyteller. ✨👍 I don't know what you've learn on #rawtravelvloggers but... keep it up! ✨👍

[@mariebethsison9648]

Nice gondola ride. I hope you had a relaxing Sunday. 😊

[@VIEWEDBOX]

You are one of those tourists who does not afraid to explore our Metro mMnila area. I hope you also visit the other tourist spots in Metro Manila while you're there. There're lot of places to visit. Also don't forget to visit the beautiful beaches!!!

[@akisee4194]

Hi Mergim, I really enjoy watching your vlogs, and Im also a fan of pick up coffee especially their spanish latte 👌🏻 anyways I would to recommend you to try going to the East side of the Metro in Angono, Rizal which is known as the Art Capital of the Philippines. Its just one ride away from SM Megamall. 😊 They have this upcoming Higantes Festival there happening every November 23rd. Its worth seeing. 👍🏻

[@rosalinabulingot7979]

Nice to spent Sunday riding a gondola in Venice mall hahaha but hey, it's Sunday chills is the best. You are really enjoying it. The girls maybe asking you about you accent and they kinda forget the word hehe

[@pinoyislander4400]

Yes agree, guapa kaayo those girls from Cebu. Ive been to Venice. The buildings in grand canal looks almost similar. Welcome sir to te Philippines!

[@papotmejica8914]

1st. Ang ganda dyan mergim 😀👍💯💙

[@KakosamoTV]

Keep vlogging Idol Mergen your content is unique and informative..

[@jessiejunio3046]

Congrats Sir Mergin.. Your lucky than me.. Im. A fililino but i did not see it yet your the first than me oh lala.. 😊😊😊😁😁God bless Sir Mergin.. Hoping you injoy A lot in your time in grand canal at Philippines.. Watching and always support your vedeos.. Here at Saudi.

[@milomilo417]

It's nice that you didn't include in your shots the ramshackle houses around the Guadalupe Ferry station. That area is set for demolition because they will build transit oriented developments (aka skyscrapers) inasmuch as that area will be the main depot of the Makati Subway which is under construction. All that area which connects BGC & Makati is set for redevelopment. In effect, in about a decade, the 3 business districts of Makati, BGC & Ortigas will meet in the Guadalupe area. Ortigas developments already is nearing the Pasig with the Greenfield Complex. The Transit-oriented Developments (TOD) of Makati Subway will catalyze the merging of Makati, BGC & Ortigas

[@milomilo417]

A 75-storey , two 65-storey & eight 67-storey buildings will replace the ramshackle buildings

[@milomilo417]

On the other side of the Pasig River, the Ortigas & Greenfield complexes have already merged & are practically beside the river except for some factory warehouses. On the other side of the Guadalupe Bridge opposite Rockwell, many projects have already been constructed, are under construction or soon to be constructed Yup, the downtown of Metro Manila will become one (described as "Manila Core" by certain planners) when Makati, BGC & Ortigas finally merge

[@charitosantiagoisready4fun312]

I am a new subscriber Merghim. I love your contents. I am really excited to see your adventures in BGC and other parts of the Philippines. I am a Filipina nurse who emigrated to Chicago with my family. I am so happy that you chose BGC to be your home base for now. I love that place and might choose BGC as one of the places to explore when we go home in the Philippines for vacation. We just came from France and Italy and I can say Philippines is as interesting as these two countries. Good luck on your future endeavor. God bless.

[@johntonelete]

That is what I like on Mergim's vlog the interaction with the locals...

[@toddl1226]

Hey Mergim, You have become a member of my top 3/5 vloggers. You remind me of Harald Baldur in my ways (I don't know if you have been told that before.). You can have the most random vlog title like "Going shopping for new boxers" and I'll start of thinking "Boy this one is going to be lame" But it doesn't fail, I always end up chuckling to myself and thinking "I'm glad I went along for the ride."

[@johnfrank9823]

Who are the rest?

[@toddl1226]

@@johnfrank9823 I definitely like Kulas (Becoming Filipino), His friend Kumandor Daot, Harold, and the last is probably Finn Snow. Though I have been watching a lot of Ken Abroad lately too.

[@johnfrank9823]

@@toddl1226 Oh nice list, been following 'em too Kulas, Kumander Daot, and Finn but you might want to add Luke Damant, and Tal of The Traveling Clatt in your list. They are great too! 😁

[@toddl1226]

@@johnfrank9823 Thanks. I'll Check out Luke. I used to watch the Traveling Clatt when he was in Siargao. I watched one of his a while back when he was his grand mothers in Israel. He just doesn't come up on my home page anymore. I'm married to a Filipina, so I love Philippines content.

[@henry_911]

they dont look sad.. they are just shy.. and not so many filipinos are good with conversational english.. but we are good in written english though.. haha

[@JPEspulgar]

If you want other easy transportation from Guadalupe to Quiapo try Ride to MRT then LRT

[@JPEspulgar]

Is this really you?

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Philippines 4 life

[@grael19]

Mark your calendar this January for the grandest festival in Philippines! Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City

[@evepalisada2640]

Dinagyang is the renowned festival in the world....how can one miss watching it....include this in your bucket list, Mergim....in Iloilo city, the city of love...on the 3rd Sunday of January. See you there.

[@antoniodasilvaiii3912]

Hello mergim !!!pls come to cebu by january we will celebrate sinulog festival!!!

[@justry1340]

Naa nay Sinulog next year?

[@antoniodasilvaiii3912]

@@justry1340 yes naa na!!!SRP na held mas nindot na karon.ONE Cebu

[@Ria_n_Brian_93]

Yeah, the young girl with the jean shorts must have taken 100 selfies! 📸

[@iamrenzramientos]

Never skip ads for Mergim❤️💚🇵🇭

[@deetl]

I am a million times thankful to you for being in the Philippines! You are so different from that British/ Irish guy in Cebu living in his GF’s province house. When his tantrums attack, he is so negative and really critical of the country. Example, he hates the lines in supermarkets in Cebu. Petty but it really bothers him! He cannot fathom that the population of Vietnam is 98M and Thailand is 69M VERSUS the Philippines’ 110M.

[@muh-lenboots38]

It will be more exciting to watch your vlog if you have your own motorcycle.❤

[@cdl6953]

Yes! Good idea! Mergim should get his own motorbike! 🛵🏍

[@bananarepublicchannel7924]

Good Day Mergim...just keep safe Brother...

[@marilousumo226]

Enjoy and take care

[@snowtyboy]

Rainy season is over so expect hot and humid weather but a strong typhoon visits us every November and december.

[@graceantonio3573]

Jollymolly good Merghim! A placido domingo! A pleasant sunday! We were there in Venice piazza saturday morning to aftrnn, then sunday aftrnoon to evening! Ahahaaa! We could have bumped into you but you obviously came early while we got ther late aftrnn, at 5 pm. Yes Italiani's got good pizza. Am happy to see you taking your "new" life at leasure, at ease, in stride with your unique personality. GOD BLESS YOU! Take good care of yourself & hope you meet more fun leisurely people.

[@roselynobrero5028]

Mergim Gorgeous Place Awesome Nice And Friendly People

[@mg2612]

“Joyride lang ang malakas” - Joyride is the strongest one

[@myrnaalejandro7448]

Enjoy and take care always Mergim

[@RixMorales]

Your Joyride driver to Venice Grand Canal Mall said "Joyride lang ang malakas" which roughly translates to "Joyride is the strongest of them all" or "Joyride is the one to beat". "(Blank) lang ang malakas" literally means "the only one that's strong", it's a common colloquial phrase that alludes to something or someone's position as the leading power in something, it's like saying that they're the last man standing. Can't quite capture the meaning of it 'cause it can't be anchored into the English language 'cause I don't think there's a context in English that exactly mirrors its meaning but this is the closest I could translate it into English.

[@briansicat835]

loving all your vlogs..thanks for sharing.

[@elsakimura9187]

Thank you for enjoying our Country. Watching from Canada.

[@musicartandplay5549]

What an excellent vlog!

[@marcsayson8026]

the thumbnail though 😊😊😊

[@leonidafallaria2091]

Love and enjoying watching your video every morning...

[@gracer1173]

My daily dose of Mergim vlog. Nice!

[@saitoshinanomoto4416]

Basta Pilipino kay Gwapa = Filipinos are absolutely Beautiful

[@ylocoslovakia]

initially your pic with the 3 pinays looked sketchy. lol nice tour!

[@orlandol.telesforo9597]

Thank you for sharing your video. Take care and stay healthy. 🤙🎄🏝♥️☮️🌈

[@adelinahipolito67]

Enjoy mergin 🙂😊👍

[@darwinyuson9338]

Next, Filinvest City Alabang, please...

[@raiyyancamilocamara343]

Awesome 😎👍... Thank you for another great video 😊📸... I've been watching your vlogs for me to familiarize myself with the places you went. I'm an OFW and I haven't been back in the Philippines for quite some time now (10 years +)... I hope someday you'll visit Mindanao. Thank you ☺️ P.S. If you can also visit the Clark Free port area and Zabales for an adventure... 😎👍😊

[@countryroads5234]

Salamat for the vlog…i was there visiting in July with my fiancée …enjoyed eating at that mall …simply beautiful but sorry the gondola was closed that day

[@helenbeltran6420]

I caught a glimpse of a nice green sports car there. 💚☺️

[@jerrygarcia7017]

Enjoying watching your videos as always. 😊 FYI, there's a football field there. Emperador Football stadium at McKinley Hills.

[@cradle_n7515]

I told you... if you wanna save money for the decors on your condo, Divisoria is the place, and in Quiapo, there's a shop there that is similar to Dapitan, but way cheaper!

[@arielgerardservillon3200]

All the best to your vlogs. I don’t know how you do it, but once I start watching, I finish till the end! Your authenticity as a person overflows man. :-)

[@familyadayo7397]

new subscriber here thank you for staying its more fun the philippines

[@rodrigojr.salvilla7239]

Enjoy and enjoy your time here in the Philippines stay safe

[@jgalz6384]

Hokage move mergim

[@rexmascarina2169]

Riding with the visayan girls 👧 beautiful.

[@Libra-hj6zp]

Mergim, try to visit Philippine universities also let see what's your opinion about them for a change sometimes...Your video is entertaining! Keep it up!

[@jiujitsutriangle]

nice vlog mergim! so awesome you’re a local celeb there now! doesn’t lucy and george live by those apartments beside that mall? so nice of those “instagram models” to let you ride the gondola with them😆 so funny they asked you what language you speak after you told them you’re from the UK haha stay safe brotha!!

[@ronnienestor]

It’s cool you bumped with your subscribers. You’re friendly. I wish I could bump you at random in BGC.

[@---Avalon---Sky---]

🏝️🌺🎩🇵🇭Sir Mergim, and 3 Beautiful Maganda Ladies, Buena Serra,Bahala Na,👍🙏 🏝️🌺🎩🇵🇭

[@babylily2448]

Hi mergem good morning keep safe

[@mylesgarcia4625]

This is something I missed in my last trip to Manila. Glad Manila has something like this now.

[@patriciamammarelli3911]

My wish one day is to see the Pasig river blue instead of brown.

[@JC0820]

That ain't happening soon because the water that is flowing from the Pasig River comes from the urban area of NCR. Maybe 30-40 years from now, it is possible if the government continued to clean it, remove all the informal setlers and fix the water waste system in NCR. But sometimes it becomes brownish in color because of the water that flows from the mountains after a strong rain.

[@osmorof_a]

There are actually 3 tourist spots in Dubai that matches the Grand canal: Burj Khalifa (fountain lake), then Festival City canal and Mercato Mall as well. All inspired by the Venice concept.

[@lnc8186]

Mergim, you should go to Kalibo, Aklan around the 2nd-3rd week in January for the Ati-atihan festival, the mother of all festivals in the Philippines where the other festivals were copied from. After a week long celebration, then you can head on to Boracay afterwards. I think you’ll have a grand time there. The Visayan girls you were with must not have been exposed a lot to foreigners since they didn’t realize you speak English! I wonder if your accent sort of confused them because they’re used to hearing American accent. Either that or they never paid attention to their World History class like me. I used to think that anyone who spoke English was American, even in the movies. Only when we started living in the US did I notice all the different accents esp British vs American in general. It’s fascinating to me now. Lol.

[@lnc8186]

Sorry, Mergim, I don’t have that app but you can google Ati-atihan festival easily and find out more about it. I’m trying to slowly disengage myself from social media as I prepare for retirement next year. I’m from Aklan originally but have been living in the US (stationed in Okinawa at the moment) for almost 50 years. If you want to go there, you need to start booking for your flight and hotel now cuz it’ll be gone fast as the festival approaches. I have a feeling they’ll really ramp it up this time since they really weren’t able to celebrate much during the pandemic. In fact, I just watched another video of their opening salvo yesterday and my cousin says it was for 3 days! Book for Boracay hotel at the same time because that will be full as well. Lots of foreigners attend the festival then spend the rest of their time in Boracay. I would go to the other copycat festivals in ’24 instead if I were you. I heard they’re just as enjoyable. You see, there were no other festival like ours when I left in ‘73 so I know nothing of them. Just a suggestion.

[@user-ij9ez4qi1m]

He cant he needs to feature more Condo content in bgc😂

[@itsmej.c724]

mergim it seems your becoming a filipino 🙂

[@roselynobrero5028]

Mergim Gorgeus Place Awesome

[@akolangitwu]

Hey Mergim!U should check out Masskara Festival in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental then after U should also visit Dumaguete City it's a 5 hour drive from Bacolod City.Dumaguete is in Negros Oriental and on October 23 is the start of its beautiful "Buglasan Festival" first time in 2 years since pandemic Dumaguete is also dubbed as "The City of Gentle People" and also part of the "Top 10 best cities in the world to retire" according to Forbes Magazine! I assure you that you'll have a great time in Negros Island!

[@lmo304611]

Never been there although I visit my family in Manila and Cebu almost three times a year and staying three months at a time. Have been to Ilocos Norte in Luzon, and Zamboanga City in Mindanao.

[@firstknight193]

If you buy a scooter or a standard motorbike you can go anywhere in the cities or countryside

[@newphone8622]

I’m a Filipino living in Thailand

[@jcb6989]

Try visiting Burgos Circle at night especially on Friday night or Saturday night. It is full of clubs and restaurants are awesome

[@user-mf2gi8mm9y]

Filipina girls are beautiful

[@clarksam3639]

Hit the Bell.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@helensangalang6191]

Thanks Mergim for your vlogs so excited to go home now!

[@abepagtama3803]

Awesome your in another Megaworld Township in Mackinley Hill. #IAmMegaworldAbePagtama

[@peacefulme919]

Hello Mergim! Your vlog is so entertaining! Not lavish but very straight forward I really liked it! I always laugh everytime I watched your vlog!

[@thebestyard3383]

Pick Up Coffee is definitely getting a lot of exposure. They should give you a discount.

[@osmorof_a]

Ethe Grand Canal mall is similar to older Dubai Festival City Canal even the design is very similar - like Venice. Only that this (faux) canal is wider.

[@rakista_skater9489]

Watching from Switzerland enjoy to my homeland

[@michaelangelo6947]

That is a very nice mall; was there in June. 🙂