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

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

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 😎

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

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 😉

@@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

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.

Thank you for the warm welcome!

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!

@@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. ✌️😁

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.

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

@@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!🤓

I like all of it!

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

This is good to know!

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.

I want to return this fall and stay by the river. I loved the neighbourhood life there.

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

This is a pro tip everyone should know 🙌

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

In the Phlippines is "kaya" also coconut?

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

@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.

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.

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.

@@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.

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

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

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.

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?

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.

Many people ask to see more of him in the videos! It's not easy to be on video, especially as we travel full time so somedays he's just tired and may not have the energy I'm used to. But he's in my life so that means he's in my videos 😎

@@ayngelina apologies for being very frank about it.. I guess you can suggest to him to be more cheerful or happy ..specially if the camera is pointing at him. ..because he really sure look like grumpy and suspicious to everybody or everything around you. Maybe this is why he can look like a criminal.. a little smile can go a long way for him or the 2 of you. Or else .. people will be annoyed with your videos everytime you point your camera to him. .. again.. my apologies.. just a constructive criticism, hope you will take this in a good way like a learning experience. Thanks for the reply.

Watch more of the videos and you'll see him smile. I know that people love to watch smiley, happy CZcamsrs but at the same time I like that Alan is just read and doesn't fake it like others. You'll see in some videos he appears more than others depending on how he feels. It's real life. And he knows that his natural expression looks a bit grumpy so he tries to smile more but when its 40C and he's tired I cut him a break 😎

@@ayngelina subscribed and will like every vid..no prob.. take care guys.✌️ more subs for you. 👍

I appreciate it, and he'll keep trying!

I know I’m such a dummy 🤣 you know the funny thing is I went back and forth with the vendor maybe for three minutes where they kept trying to explain to me but I just wasn’t getting it!

If the rest of it is like these crabs you will only regret leaving, I definitely want to return.

@@ayngelina I will definitely visit there.

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.

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 .

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

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

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.

I make lots of mistakes but I like to learn.

@@ayngelina perfect for me

Thank you so much!

How can I not recognize genocide, the lack of humanity really weighs on me.

Gracias!

So nice I’ve been here twice!

Thank you, I love it here!

My pleasure 😊 I hope to be back soon!

I am so glad you left this as I’m heading home this week and on my list was to search the comments for your recommendation!

That sunscreen is $95 in Canada! Should I look for a different one, making sure it’s a mineral sunscreen?

Haha Alan knows if he doesn’t feel like saying much I can more than easily cover by talking too much! We’re hoping to get back to Cambodia this fall, I really want to see Battambang.

Me too 😀

Oh I didn’t know that about the orange sun! I’m a bit shy of using my drone in towns after I had an incident in Vientiane and the police wanted a bribe, for which I refused and finally they just told me to go. I try to be respectful and never fly it places where I know it’s not allowed. But I do love to see things from above as it gives so much more perspective.

Thank you, we had such a great time we’re hoping to return this autumn

I loved it and hope to return in a few months

@@ayngelina thank you so much 😊🙏🇰🇭

What do you think that is?

Yes you’d park in the same spots we did with the bike and walk to the beaches

Thanks so much for the warm welcome. Vietnam Is one of my favorite countries

I learned National Park does not mean the same thing in all countries. It’s very misleading.

@@JimmyDau did you know the Kampot pepper is actually originally from Sumatra when the Dutch colonized the king of Aceh didn’t want them to have the pepper so they burnt the fields and the French then started growing in Cambodia

I’ve had that! It’s so good

Do you know any good spots in Mindanao?

Yes the international terminal is big but the others are much smaller

I’m so happy you enjoyed

I’m so jealous!

Hahaha he has an interesting accent with hard letters. It’s kind of strange because none of his friends who also speak English speak like that but I think it may be because when he was a guide he had so many Germans? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also he just laughed out loud when I told him you said that 🤭

@@ayngelina poor Germans get the blame for everything 🤣

Hahaha it’s the only way to explain it because I’ve never heard another Indonesian speak English with his accent.

Thank you! 😃

Rhys! Is it close to Manila?

@@ayngelina supposedly. But close is relative. 🙂

This is so true!