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damnit Mergim, missed my chance to say hi when we passed you at the Mitsukoshi escalators the other day lol next time!

"Audition the building" and airbnb, great advice!"🎉

Great video. Can you make a video of places to have a nice drink/bars or watch a local band play in BGC?

Mergim always provide insightful commentaries

Where is this place.

Are girls in BGC hitting squats at gym to get the booty plumped up. I live in San Diego and some Asian girls are getting bangin slim thick bodies. Hope its happening there

thats a good take mate!

By 2029 that problim may be solved when subway operates and also elivated PNR from Clark Metro Manila to calamba train.

Beautiful people ❤

The locals are just chill n relax😊🌸

Pandan coconut so good 👍

Every thing is so cheap there and fresh n healthy ❤

You are at the Mercado at night for local eats.❤

Wow awesome Mergym❤ you went to my hometown of Ormoc very quiet and so peaceful there it’s a sleepy hometown were the locals are so nice and polite ❤

A coffee shop blasting loud music is a turn off.

Well said. BGC is unmatched when it comes to the ambience. The vibes are immaculate

Wow i like that condo with the massive swimming pools Mergim thank you for showcasing the area for shore it will help me and my husband to shop for condos thanks for sharing

very good observation chairman 👍

My family met him in Uptown 1 lobby in Nov last year, he's a very nice young fellow & accommodating, took some photos with him, hopefully he'll continue to create vids in BGC.

Condo tour of your place Q&A video

if your are on a honeymoon check in there might concieve its so nice and peaceful lol🤣😁

The only thing about the Philippines is..... if you have social anxiety not good 😁😆like this scenario you sitting too close to strangers not for me😁🤣 chatting with strangers I would be so uncomfortable 🤣 Im intovert🤣😅

literally a million dollar view!yess!🤣😂

Leyte is sooo under rated but IO like it that way, my LEYTE is not congested and dirty where lots of tourists and too crowded. soo relaxing there those islands wow! THANK YOU MERGYM FOR TAKING US.., I WAS BORN IN ORMOC LEYTE BUT MY FAMILY MIGRATED TO CANADA YEARS AGO ..THIS IS GOING TO BE ON MY BUCKET LIST WHEN I VISIT LEYTE.☺

If you're somewhere in Ortigas, anywhere along EDSA, just ride an MRT to (Telus) Makati - 5am - 10pm

ormoc leyte is so sleepy that they need to promote the province and whatever attraction it has.its like the people there don't care if the tourists come or not lol😁🤣

wow, you visit my hometown Ormoc! i live in Ormoc City leyte. but now living in Canada.

How do you feel about Malaysia’s laws on whipping gay people?

BGC expensive city!

yes Im thinking renting a aplce there in BGC sometime next year I could only afford under 24 k a month any place in mind would be appreciated if you show us any on your next vlog thnaks

Ran Into you at landers. Definitely agree that bgc is the place most convenient for foreigners. Especially when I was living in palazzo! I just really hated the elevator set up in that bbuilding on either side. So I opt for Mandaluyong twin oaks. It's like a mix of bgc and makati which is right up my alley

I’m going to tell yall why you shouldn’t love to bgc.I mean first of all you can literally see the h&m in the background on the thumbnail I mean my god man I get enough of them corporate companies here in America hell no.The second thing is the traffic and everything being just to convenient in walkable distance.To me in my opinion when I observe foreigners in the Philippines from the distance sitting around in Manila,bgc,makati,angles,Cebu city and Cebu it park your not experiencing no culture at all.These are all capital cities and metro areas with corporations and all imported westernized establishments.Please tell me why would I travel thousands of miles to put myself around everything that I’m used to no thank you.Ill rather stay in cavite Philippines or Mindanao not bgc.

i been to Bangkok and they dont have single area that looks similar to BGC or MAKATI there modern part called One Bangkok is just around 20 hectares its just 22times smaller to BGC. and 90times smaller to MAKATI CBD.

I really enjoy your highlight of BGC Chairman! 🫰🏻

Thanks 🙏 bro this is amazing, countdown to go there 10 days,.

Not so expensive if your parents wire you $5K a month. 😊

All that beige Fast Fried Food looked pretty awful. Lucky I live in the NYC area as nobody I know eats any of that beige food. That was most horrible looking pasta I ever saw ... white mushie noodles with surgery ketchup ... Yikes! I'd have to get my stomach pumped for sure after eating at all 3 of those Fast Food Restaurants in a row ... you're Gut is the GOAT, Brother! Thankfully BGC, Makati and Cebu has lots of fresh Fish, Sushi and Asian Restaurants.

people are having second thoughts about moving to the Philippines because stupid Bong Bong wants to be the new Zelensky. no one wants to move into a potential future war zone. stupid politicians. i can't stand BBM

Please god learn how to say Condominium not Condominiun.

how would you compare it with the Greenbelt area around Legazpi area?

Different business districts in Metro Manila have their own identity. Bangkok or Kungthep has just one big identity. Don’t get me wrong, Bangkok is amazing!

Hi thanks for the great content! Thinking of going to BGC soon but I am a little apprehensive about the Wifi. Can you attest that the wifi is fast and reliable? What is your honest take?

I’m gonna brag and say I’ve been to many cities and business districts around the world. Your assessment is spot on except for the food part. I just don’t understand what the issue is comparing food availability between Bangkok and Manila/Bonifacio. I think what’s available in Bangkok can be found in Bonifacio as well. WHAT EXACTLY ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR TO EAT? Monkey’s brain like in The Temple of Doom? Seriously? People would use food to choose Bangkok over BGC? BGC is the prime example of a modern city. It’s not too big nor small, just the perfect size to not need a car, simply walk. It is safe. The demographic is perfect thus far, majority Filipinos who know how to behave. (I do get annoyed seeing vloggers who behave obnoxiously like those 3 middle eastern looking guys who started rapping at the Jollibee along High Street rapping about a Filipina marrying them, IT WAS DISGUSTING AND I WOULD HAVE YELLED AT THEM AND PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE, this happened maybe 2 years ago.). Anyway, back to Bonifacio, there are no homeless encampments, no leftist BLM protesters nor looters…IT’S JUST THE PERFECT MASTERPLANNED AREA. I love lamp posts throughout the city, IT IS UNIQUE TO BONIFACIO, once you see it u know it’s Bonifacio. I love the type of trees all over that actually give you shade and these trees look good. (BGC minimized the use of palm trees which is great because palm trees in an urban setting cheapens the area, these trees do not look good next to modern buildings like what you see in Makati or Cubao…palm trees belong in resorts or beaches, not the city.) Bonifacio is really something to be proud of…it was a concept or plan that was concocted i the late 1990s and nobody knew how it was going to turn out. About 30 years later, we have a CBD that is about 60% developed and still going, not to mention the subway stops. The only thing missing in Bonifacio is that showcase landmark which I am hoping will happen. Oh just an fyi to everyone, the locals (AS IN THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO MOVED IN THOSE EXPENSIVE UNITS) do not use the term “BGC” “the Fort” or whatever…the original locals refer to BGC as simply “Bonifacio.”. It sounds more unpretentious and dignified.

Yes, housing and transportation are linked. If you live walking distance where you work, study, shop, and have fun then you don't need a private vehicle. A private vehicle cost money in terms of the vehicle itself, fuel, maintenance, parking/storage, registration and fines. What is very much needed in Manila, Cebu and the rest is fast reliable high capacity transportation that links walkable areas together like BGC, Makati, Ortigas etc. Link the malls together with the universities, hospitals, business districts, and other large job centers. Then replace all the slums with high rise government subsidized public housing.

bgc or makati would be a good home base,travel from there.To many vlogs about cheap places and poor expats.If i can convince my wife to go,we will be living on about 7 to 8 grand a month,not every one going there is broke,on the contrary.

Where i live in canada,it will cost u about 2 grand or more for a average place plus most utilities.Nice place,upwards of 3 grand or more.

I like BGC for a short stay but found myself getting bored after a couple of weeks. Maybe I need to explore it more.

What do you exactly mean about lack of food in BGC or in Manila? What kind of food do tourists in Bangkok are looking for? Thai cuisines? What foods do they prefer? There are a lot of restaurants outside of BGC all around Metro Manija like Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Thai Korean, Indian, Mediterrane, Spanish or American, etc Asian or European cuisine.

Hi Mergim I’ve been in BGC a couple of times with my wife. But only one day visiting. Next year we are planning rent an airbnb or a hotel for about two weeks in BGC for our two young kids too. Do you have some suggestion what we can visit or do of activities in BGC for kids on almost 3 and 9 years?

When I was there I tried to get a Grab and they never showed. I finally got a cab but also got the long nose tax. Transportation is definitely a problem