American visited 193 countries but chose Singapore for life

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    Meet Koala, an American who has traveled to 193 countries as a solo traveler. She has been living in Singapore for the past seven years and joined the Singapore Army three years ago. Koala shared with me why Singapore is the best country to live in, why she decided to become a soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces, and which countries are the most boring and exciting in the world. Enjoy!
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    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 INTRO
    00:27 Why Singapore?
    01:14 CZcamsrs in Singapore
    02:25 Visiting all countries in the world
    03:47 Is it safe to travel?
    04:31 The most shocking country
    05:30 Propaganda vs Reality
    06:58 How to travel and explore the world
    08:50 Koala's favorite country
    09:13 The worst country in the world
    10:06 The most energetic country
    10:59 The most boring country
    11:35 The view on the US now
    13:39 Singapore citizenship
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Komentáƙe • 532

  • @zrad4995
    @zrad4995 Pƙed 14 dny +68

    thanks for your service Koala!

  • @ChirpyChat
    @ChirpyChat Pƙed 14 dny +84

    Full respect for her!

  • @samkwok7057
    @samkwok7057 Pƙed 14 dny +49

    Thank you koala for contributing to Singapore defence ❀. Local and volunteer Singapore armed forces personnel will stand together united))

  • @christopherlaw9184
    @christopherlaw9184 Pƙed 14 dny +27

    Congratulations Ms Koala. You found where you feel is home 🎉

  • @patricksoo2432
    @patricksoo2432 Pƙed 14 dny +26

    I love her attitude towards her life and having a peace and joyful soul most of the time

  • @genosypheus
    @genosypheus Pƙed 14 dny +26

    just wanna say thanks to Ms Koala for this interview

  • @jogo798
    @jogo798 Pƙed 13 dny +13

    She is truly a positive person

  • @garyang5205
    @garyang5205 Pƙed 14 dny +32

    Honestly, i am sure its like 1 in a million where we can see a solo traveller covered more than 190 countries. Got to give it to her!!! Kudos 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

    • @karenkwok583
      @karenkwok583 Pƙed 12 dny +1

      👍👍👍đŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’Ș💘

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny +1

      Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @weijun5371
    @weijun5371 Pƙed 14 dny +29

    Thank you for your service in singapore ma'am.

  • @Dennis-kp2bc
    @Dennis-kp2bc Pƙed 14 dny +23

    Hi Max,
    I have full respect for this Lady Koala.

  • @CSee-zb7rt
    @CSee-zb7rt Pƙed 14 dny +77

    Miss Koala is an amazing woman! Nice to see her in your channel too

    • @MaxChernov
      @MaxChernov  Pƙed 14 dny +9

      Yes indeed!

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @wumingkkk
    @wumingkkk Pƙed 14 dny +90

    I respect Koala. She quit her last job because her last job was not happy that she joined NS. She appreciates the peace and efficiency Singapore has offered to her. And she is a female! She is able to prove she is better than some of the guys.

    • @rocketsteel
      @rocketsteel Pƙed 14 dny +5

      She got laid off, not quit.

    • @kwpf
      @kwpf Pƙed 14 dny +1

      Her last employer was not happy that she joined NS? How come? Care to share?

    • @wumingkkk
      @wumingkkk Pƙed 14 dny +2

      @@kwpf They felt it is taking off her time and effort away from her work.

    • @wumingkkk
      @wumingkkk Pƙed 14 dny +13

      @@rocketsteel Laid off or quit, she has the courage to carry on the NS despite the company displeasure. Not everyone can do that.

    • @1101G12646
      @1101G12646 Pƙed 14 dny +6

      Joining the army is a logical thought process for her to potentially help obtain a Citizenship. Given her age, I would imagine it's quite difficult for her to get an SC, assuming she loves Singapore and would like to settle here. I also don't think she's married , so it would make sense why she joins the army especially if she's laid off.

  • @sneo7470
    @sneo7470 Pƙed 14 dny +17

    Two famous persons appeared together!
    👍👏đŸ’Ș🇾🇬

  • @isn4i
    @isn4i Pƙed 13 dny +12

    Thank you Koala for volunteering with the SAF but I'm not sure that I agree on your comments that you did "all the things that the NS people would do". Your induction course is a 2-weeks stay-in training. Mine was over 52 weeks long. You enjoyed your training while some from my units self-terminated.
    I suspect it took MINDEF a year to get back to you partly because of overseas background checks. A locally-born female applicant would get a response way faster.

  • @ronaldho3609
    @ronaldho3609 Pƙed 14 dny +13

    I have nothing but respect for U as a grateful person which many lacks Thank You for loving Singapore.đŸ™đŸ»

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Aww Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @watchmedicine7747
    @watchmedicine7747 Pƙed 14 dny +20

    Max love ur videos ..As a US doctor who visited Singapore recently from Florida (it was hot in Singapore still ) and loved it a lot with my wife and kid ..Wondered if u had any medical professionals like doctors who moved to Singapore that u interviewed or will interview 
and how it varies from their home country ..Would love to watch that 
Keep up the great content

    • @Coco762011
      @Coco762011 Pƙed 11 dny +3

      I know a doctor working at our government hospital who was originally from the UK.

  • @StarrySunnie
    @StarrySunnie Pƙed 13 dny +7

    Thank you very much for interviewing her, Mr. Max đŸ™đŸ™‡â€â™€ïž My wish is finally granted ❀❀❀

  • @dennisleong7866
    @dennisleong7866 Pƙed 14 dny +27

    I’m proud of Koala 👍

  • @DanielFoo
    @DanielFoo Pƙed 14 dny +38

    Well done, I also check her vlogs on Singapore living. Someone who had been to 190 countries knows something about which country is safe and a good place to call home.

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny +1

      đŸ«¶đŸ»đŸšthanks for supporting Max and me

  • @theWatchowskiBrosNowSis
    @theWatchowskiBrosNowSis Pƙed 9 dny +2

    Ms Koala is so well travelled her description of different types of country is pretty spot on.

  • @andredutter380
    @andredutter380 Pƙed 14 dny +30

    I fully agree with her, Singapore is the best place to be!! (I also have travelled all over the world)

    • @kiabtoomlauj6249
      @kiabtoomlauj6249 Pƙed 13 dny +6

      It's not even a real country. It's sort of a Walt Disney park, a bigger park than usual, of course.
      Singapore, Luxembourg, San Marino, the AUE, Qatar, etc. these are artificially created Athens-like city-states, from some eclectic congregations of very rich individuals and corporations.... most don't produce any thing on their own; and all of them depend on the sweats, tears, and suffering of extremely EXPLOITED FOREIGN workers ("guest workers") to baby sit their kids, to cook for them, to wipe their elderly's butts, to build for them, etc.
      Real countries are the messy, big ones that may STRUGGLE on many fronts but which are able to grow most or all of their own foods, produce their own teachers, plumbers, doctors, engineers, etc... real countries --- as opposed to Disneyland types of big theme parks ---- are those able to build big & small factories & companies, able to invent technologies & construct or manufacture computers, chips, missiles & cars & planes & satellites, etc.

    • @luvsghatespap
      @luvsghatespap Pƙed 13 dny

      @@kiabtoomlauj6249 The fact u took your time to write such a long comment clearly showed that u are too jealous of SingapoređŸ˜‚đŸ€­Why do u bother if Singapore is big or small country??😂Clearly u aren’t happy with ur own country, that’s why u can’t stand whatever Singapore has been offering to the world❀❀❀
      HAHAHA, What makes u think Singapore can’t & dont produce our own teacher, lawyer, doctor,,engineer, banker etc? Singapore is such an unique country that is able to produce TOP notch brilliant students & intelligent ppl to run the country too!! 🇾🇬🇾🇬Singapore students also ALWAYS TOPPED IN THE WORLD FOR INTELLIGENCE,READING, MATH & SCIENCE. That’s why Singapore is WELL KNOWN for that & been ranked MOST intelligent country for many yrs!!🎉🎉NONE of those countries u mentioned are considered intelligent countries EXCEPT Singapore!!❀So, are u awake now or still living in diff planet?🙃
      What guest workers? U mean those ppl come to work in Singapore are all doing FOR FREE?đŸ˜‚đŸ€ŁLMAO.. So when they do cooking, cleaning, building houses etc all are considered as “intolerable” chores for them? đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁOh Wow ..Oh ya so they must be so stupid to work in Singapore for HIGHER salary & their country “actually” can provide “more” opportunity for them to workđŸ€­đŸ€­..Wow
u are so clever to think this way, bravo to u👏👏So everyone else so stupid except u can tell that by giving them jobs in Singapore is called exploiting them?? HAHAHAđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł
      Have u actually talked to the workers? Who invited them to come to Singapore? Hello? Excuse me, they all come to Singapore voluntarily & many would pay to come to Singapore cos they know SG can provide the income they can NEVER dream of having back home, that explains why average foreigners work in Singapore for 10-20 yrs, some even 30yrs cos they LUV TO WORK IN SINGAPORE & for as long as they can!! There are so many countries in this world, they can choose to work elsewhere too if they want but they chose Singapore!! Nobody pointing gun at them, so what the fcuk is wrong with u by twisting fact that we are exploiting them?? Are they working for free in Singapore?? 🙄Exploiting my beautiful a*ss, u jealous piece of sh*tâ€ŠđŸ„°
      Singapore is such a systematic & well run country that even takes care of foreigners with proper laws that help protect their safety too, so why the fxck u put us the same level as those other countries esp comparing us to the middle eastern countries??!! Are we muslim country governed by Muslim laws?? If u are being exploited by them that’s ur problem, don’t come here & start accusing Singapore is doing the same as them. Go get a better life pls in your own REAL LOUSY country.đŸ„° That’s real country for u HAHAHA❀

    • @adijanuardea1582
      @adijanuardea1582 Pƙed 13 dny +4

      @@kiabtoomlauj6249
      Agree
      do all Singaporeans act like her ?
      It doesn't matter say Singapore is the best country, because she is on duty in Singapore.
      but calling other countries bad is a rude

    • @tango_gru
      @tango_gru Pƙed 11 dny

      @@adijanuardea1582 Seems like you dont know how to read English. He never said that other countries are bad. Though he rightly pointed out that a few small countries are Artificial places and are a concentrated hub of some rich people. Have you ever thought why Singaporeans are always happy to go outside the country ?

    • @adijanuardea1582
      @adijanuardea1582 Pƙed 9 dny

      @@tango_gru
      It seems like you don't know what a 'calling' is 😀

  • @_Urahara_Kisuke_
    @_Urahara_Kisuke_ Pƙed 14 dny +11

    Wow... 193 countries! I can only spend my lifetime dreaming about seeing maybe 20% of that!

    • @randar1969
      @randar1969 Pƙed 10 dny +1

      Lucky you, i have been abroad 3 times during my life. And if i am in my mid 50's

    • @_Urahara_Kisuke_
      @_Urahara_Kisuke_ Pƙed 10 dny

      @randar1969 haha yes I guess I ought to be grateful for what I have rather than be sorry for what I have not. Thanks.

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Haha I think u can do it 🐹

  • @yongengkeong6982
    @yongengkeong6982 Pƙed 14 dny +17

    Thanks max for sharing. 🙏👍

  • @chinni5913
    @chinni5913 Pƙed 13 dny +3

    Awesome mam .. love your interview 👏👌 great achievement visiting 193 counties

  • @phy8822
    @phy8822 Pƙed 14 dny +26

    Ms Koala is such an inspiration for me as a woman ❀

  • @leanne2330
    @leanne2330 Pƙed 14 dny +16

    Wish u all the best to be offered the citizenship! Much respect.

  • @miknes12345
    @miknes12345 Pƙed 14 dny +34

    Her english accent is more Singaporean than American now. Kudos for her joining the Singapore armed forces.

    • @yiming99
      @yiming99 Pƙed 14 dny +21

      Curious about her background, seems that English is not her mother tongue.

    • @ELGtheMAN
      @ELGtheMAN Pƙed 14 dny +11

      Her English sounded like a Hong Konger

    • @NoBullshitU
      @NoBullshitU Pƙed 14 dny +4

      she looks like Chinese/Southeast Asian, like Michelle Yeoh

    • @RonLarhz
      @RonLarhz Pƙed 14 dny +5

      Lol. No. Sound like china or hongkong.

    • @aero.l
      @aero.l Pƙed 14 dny

      @@yiming99 You're right. English is her 1st language, not her mother tongue. There's no concept of "mother tongue" in the US. That's a Singaporean thing.

  • @stewart4539
    @stewart4539 Pƙed 5 dny

    Thank You Max for this interview. ❀

  • @xlack
    @xlack Pƙed 11 dny +6

    Ms Koala is such a worldly, insightful person. I love how she could instantly respond to your questions on which is the country that is most.. Like she knew the world at the back of her hand. Mad respect for the choices she made in her life and also for serving the country.

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Awww Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @guruchoykokkee
    @guruchoykokkee Pƙed 14 dny +6

    So far she is fortunate. All the best.

  • @boyan619
    @boyan619 Pƙed 14 dny +29

    She joining The Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps is a uniformed volunteer auxiliary branch of the Singapore Armed Forces also NOT as a regular.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Pƙed 14 dny +6

      thats why i wondered how come foreigner can join regular army..

    • @rocketsteel
      @rocketsteel Pƙed 14 dny +3

      Yes. It's better to be clear about SAFVC. It's true the training is real tough for all, not only females, no doubt about it, but no need to be ambiguous.

    • @shadowj3311
      @shadowj3311 Pƙed 14 dny +9

      Whatever is a contribution to Singapore we have to appreciate.

    • @Maris_S28
      @Maris_S28 Pƙed 13 dny +2

      @@shadowj3311It still won’t make these foreigners one of us.

  • @fomoyolope3573
    @fomoyolope3573 Pƙed 14 dny +4

    Hi Max and KK: Thank you for making the video. Absolutely love it. Great content- Max! Especially for KK, you made us and yourself proud to be a Singaporean. Great job in serving the armed forces. It can be exciting- all good. Sincerely, Golden State resident admiring the Yosemite Waterfalls and enjoying Napa Valley.

  • @KoalaTravelSolo
    @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 2 dny +1

    Fun! Thank you all for supporting our channels đŸšđŸ«¶đŸ»đŸ‡žđŸ‡ŹđŸ˜

  • @edhongkham1497
    @edhongkham1497 Pƙed 14 dny +5

    Love Singapore. Had a great time there. I’m the opposite of her. US is where I feel at home. We have problems but the landscape and little nuance make it worth it.

  • @85ewan
    @85ewan Pƙed 12 dny +3

    Back when I was doing my NS, there was an Australian and an Indonesian in my batch. The Indonesian fella don't even know what National service is. He just applied for PR and got an enlistment letter.

  • @pickyourlikeslulu
    @pickyourlikeslulu Pƙed 14 dny +23

    She doesn't sound like she was born in America though

    • @ln6593
      @ln6593 Pƙed 14 dny +4

      She sounds like she is from China or Hong Kong. Probably move to US & got a citizenship & now she has decided she wants a Singapore citizenship.

    • @jsurfin1
      @jsurfin1 Pƙed 13 dny +1

      @@ln6593 China probably. She doesn't have a HK accent.

    • @letitiaprincess1125
      @letitiaprincess1125 Pƙed 12 dny

      @@jsurfin1 This is how American Hong Konger sounds like. czcams.com/video/ZaKuW_lhIy8/video.html

    • @JRspeaking
      @JRspeaking Pƙed 6 dny +1

      @@jsurfin1 How can you tell?

    • @jsurfin1
      @jsurfin1 Pƙed 6 dny +1

      @@JRspeaking from working in HK and China for a number of years and knowing both the languages.

  • @ilamaranmuniandi3836
    @ilamaranmuniandi3836 Pƙed 12 dny +2

    Thank You Koala u share many great things about NS service ..I wish my two daughters to joint NS after what I'm hearing from your point of view..Thank You again..gbu

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      You’re welcome! Btw I joined SAF volunteer corps not NS. Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @specialtwice3932
    @specialtwice3932 Pƙed 14 dny +9

    Love her name, Ms Koala :-)

  • @feezp4518
    @feezp4518 Pƙed 4 dny

    Ms Koala ? Yea I can imagine how a Koala can adapt to Singapore . When people are living in condos and coming from overseas ... They surely have got themselves well covered ... Which is a far cry from those who were born here . I think people can resonate with those

  • @qlbb
    @qlbb Pƙed 14 dny +10

    she is so unique 👍

  • @AdiPrimandaGinting
    @AdiPrimandaGinting Pƙed 14 dny +8

    She went to 106 countries and she is in the army.
    Hmm, something suspicious. Is she some kind of James Bond?

    • @WatchMe-0019
      @WatchMe-0019 Pƙed 14 dny +3

      Jane Bond, not James Bond😂

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      You are brainwashed by the American 1962 The Longest Day plus the British 1953 James Bond that US & UK as No. 1

  • @asuranrocks
    @asuranrocks Pƙed 5 dny

    she's back!!

  • @FunnyIntelliInnocentVillagKids

    Your USP is finding and interviewing intersting people.. just keep finding them and talking them .

  • @Userhtfy3426
    @Userhtfy3426 Pƙed 11 dny +4

    She doesn’t have an American accent at all. She speaks English with Chinese accent. Since she served the Singaporean army, her US citizenship could/should be revoked per the citizenship laws in the USA

    • @davidrichards1741
      @davidrichards1741 Pƙed 11 dny +2

      That's fantastic for her! Otherwise it costs $5000 in govt fees, tens of thousands in legal fees, 25%-50% of your net worth, and takes years to shake off horrid US citizenship, the worst in the world which is the only one that taxes you all over the earth wherever you go - and has the most negative image of all nationalities.

    • @davidrichards1741
      @davidrichards1741 Pƙed 11 dny +1

      Dammit, I should have thought of that as an easier, cheaper way to renounce the hellish US citizenship before.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      Nothing great to be an american. Some americans are also giving up their american citizenship to be Singaporeans.

    • @davidrichards1741
      @davidrichards1741 Pƙed 3 dny

      3K - 5K americans leave and renounce the US every month now. They're all the successul ppl, leaving behind the high US crime & taxes. The US govt is hiding this fact. Also, most of the brightest Chinese and Asians are fleeing the US due to rampant US racism and fear for their lives. It's the biggest brain drain in human history. The US is finished!

  • @IM-oc2wh
    @IM-oc2wh Pƙed 14 dny +9

    She is cool!!

  • @chew-ki4rx
    @chew-ki4rx Pƙed 12 dny +3

    Great personality & Great talent, thanks 🙏

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny +1

      Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @mikey6538
    @mikey6538 Pƙed 14 dny +10

    prettiest soldier in singapore

  • @jimmyng2203
    @jimmyng2203 Pƙed 14 dny +16

    Come to Ang mo kio, l will treat you to all our local delights

    • @Qasibr
      @Qasibr Pƙed 14 dny

      What are the local delights in Ang mo kio?

  • @1blisslife
    @1blisslife Pƙed 13 dny +2

    It would also be nice if they would interview "itchyboots" (Her name is Noraly) another amazing solo world traveler that rides her bike everywhere or perhaps "Eva zu Beck" with her overlanding around the world too. 😊

  • @Ankit-tx5ro
    @Ankit-tx5ro Pƙed 14 dny +6

    Hey Max, can you do some videos or find some expats frkm Australia / NZ and living in Singapore / Malaysia please

    • @MaxChernov
      @MaxChernov  Pƙed 14 dny +3

      Sure but I actually had a lot of Australians on my channel already

    • @Ankit-tx5ro
      @Ankit-tx5ro Pƙed 14 dny

      @@MaxChernov oh really? I will check some of your old videos to find some

  • @polyglotdevcalebyang
    @polyglotdevcalebyang Pƙed 12 dny +2

    hi koala thank you for serving in the SAFVC!

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny +1

      Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @teoengchin
    @teoengchin Pƙed 11 dny +6

    Her accent is definitely more Singaporean than American

    • @Southeastasiantraveler
      @Southeastasiantraveler Pƙed 10 dny

      She is Chinese ethnicity, and has obviously not spent her early years in the USA

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 9 dny

      Maybe she has a Singaporean boyfriend, got her Singaporean accent through kisses with him

  • @pat2row
    @pat2row Pƙed 12 dny +1

    Joesph Schooling enlisted in 2022 too. Hope to see him at Worlds Masters Championships in 2025 as it is easy to get there from San Francisco. Had Worlds at Stanford in 2006, but US Masters not equipped to host such a huge event. Wow she went to Columbia. It’s good to be a an Ivy Leaguer as one is less impressed by people from Ivy League schools. A lot of them went to prep schools like Philips Exeter. Feeling depressed that I didn’t even know about this route. I swim to shake off these negative thoughts. Traveling is such a pain.

  • @duomax100
    @duomax100 Pƙed 13 dny +4

    Good interview and conversation. I love it. Very good Video. Good job Koala and Max.. !!! 😊â˜șïžđŸ˜ƒđŸ˜„

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny +1

      I’m glad that you enjoyed our conversation!

  • @regiejohn15126
    @regiejohn15126 Pƙed 14 dny +2

    You should interview/collab with Satshya Tharien she is a Indian youtuber/insta based in Singapore. Maybe she can give a glimpse between the two countries?

  • @kelvinhor5119
    @kelvinhor5119 Pƙed 14 dny +3

    I was wondering.....when Kola will be in your channel... Hehe

  • @The11061984
    @The11061984 Pƙed 11 dny +3

    She walks the talk. She does not whine like so many guys

  • @wyattearp88
    @wyattearp88 Pƙed 14 dny +4

    kaola❀
    fan of Koala and Max ❀❀

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Thank you! I had a great chat with Max. He made great videos !

  • @adriansim5940
    @adriansim5940 Pƙed 13 dny +2

    Great video! Absolutely love Ms Koala 😊 Solo female traveller to Gabon, Egypt and Brazil? She's probably braver and has more street smarts than most SAF officers (including the Generals!!) 😁😁

    • @KoalaTravelSolo
      @KoalaTravelSolo Pƙed 6 dny

      Haha Thank u 🙏 hope to see you 2 of my channels too đŸ„°đŸš

  • @lengho6294
    @lengho6294 Pƙed 14 dny +5

    Where was she from originally?

  • @hipposamadesu
    @hipposamadesu Pƙed 13 dny +1

    I saw that photo of a girl wearing the uniform, she is so cool 😎 only now I know who she is after watching this video. Thank you â˜ș

  • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
    @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 4 dny

    She is wearing a beautifully embroidered yellow dress of cotton comfortable material. This dress could only be bought at the place she visited. You can't buy it at any shopping center around the world, not branded, but beautiful. You'll appreciate its uniqueness and beauty. People who have sharp eyes like the top fashion designers or the managers of the garment factories, chief merchandisers or purchasing managers will notice its beauty. Wealthy women love this type of dresses with laced outline. She resembles Sally Yeh, faithful wife of George Lam, a good woman who appreciated George Lam's help. Why are you still waiting?

  • @CadStr
    @CadStr Pƙed 14 dny +21

    It's rare to see traffic jam in Singapore, because the normal car prices are insane overpriced over 1000% of is real price..

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Pƙed 14 dny +1

      bikes here costs as much as cars in other countries

    • @qw0048002
      @qw0048002 Pƙed 14 dny +6

      And they should keep it that way. Cars are not supposed to be priced like they are in other countries. The real costs of the cars are way beyond what they charge; it's more road maintenance, carbon emissions, destruction of cohesive communities, time wasted in traffic, and toll on mental health.

    • @NoBullshitU
      @NoBullshitU Pƙed 14 dny +3

      why should cars be cheap/affordable? Outside cities, sure no big deal but in cities, walk-2 wheelers-public

    • @CadStr
      @CadStr Pƙed 14 dny

      @@NoBullshitU lool

  • @clentonallison3381
    @clentonallison3381 Pƙed 14 dny +3

    Everyone should stand guard for their government and lifestyle given by the country

  • @hltan2882
    @hltan2882 Pƙed 13 dny +2

    Oh, she's still in SG. After so many years...

  • @felix4059
    @felix4059 Pƙed 12 dny +4

    She's from China who just has American citizenship.

  • @aecwa8412
    @aecwa8412 Pƙed 14 dny +9

    To me, her(Kola) story doesn't adds up. Single, Travel 200 countries, consultant, quit a $200k job, studied couple of degrees, wrote books, an US citizen, her accent also doesn't sound American, come to Singapore to sign up for the army to serve as a soldier. I don't believe everything she said, sorry. What is her real reason to do that, nobody knows? Is she trying to get Singapore citizen or PR in the fast lane, if so is she willing to give up her US citizenship for that, i don't think so. (very few would) Trying to stand out to get more view for her own YT sub ? Maybe, that would be crazy if true, but IDK.
    EDIT : I just saw some comment here, i think one nailed it, she joined a 2 weeks NS course but make it sound as if she had signed up for NS, WTF. She is such a con.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 9 dny +1

      Hey, don't be parochial or primeval lah. You can say anything you like without harming or cheating anybody, take it easy

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      You talked like you are the King: To Me. Who are you? To me? So what?

  • @chew-ki4rx
    @chew-ki4rx Pƙed 12 dny +1

    Feels safe here

  • @maggielawrence691
    @maggielawrence691 Pƙed 6 dny

    I cannot believe that i understand most of what they talked about in Russian English & Singlish the lady used with the Singaporized / Han-Chinesed wording that means she tended to express a relative complex concept just using simple , basic phrases. That might be part of reasons why she feel at ease living in Singapore where has its own way to express themselves in English that is different from what Brits and Americans normally do. Thanks for sharing.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      MMA in the cage is the UFC. Old stereotype is obsoleted. World has changed, motor vehicles replaced the horses.

  • @contactkelvinsim
    @contactkelvinsim Pƙed 13 dny +3

    Volunteer corp siboh? She sign on can travel so freely meh? Your lingo tells me you did a short volunteer course niah.

  • @Shayden706
    @Shayden706 Pƙed 14 dny +8

    i am from Singapore lets go singapore

  • @JRspeaking
    @JRspeaking Pƙed 6 dny +2

    Why doesn't she tell us where she is originally from? She's clearly not born in the USA. A lot of us are curious.

    • @Hllee6428
      @Hllee6428 Pƙed 4 hodinami

      In her other video she mentioned she has 3 ethnicities which she didnt wanna reveal. And also hinted growing up in a number of different countries outside US...Australia being just one of them..but yeah she doesnt sound Aussie either.

  • @cherylgmh
    @cherylgmh Pƙed 14 dny +19

    where is koala originally from? i watched her videos she says shes american, but i wonder whats her ethnicity, she kinda sounds hong kong ish, just curious!

    • @ianmann28
      @ianmann28 Pƙed 14 dny +10

      She has a HK accent.

    • @user-jk5um1om8l
      @user-jk5um1om8l Pƙed 14 dny +4

      Sounds like HK. Surprised she doesn’t want Australia residency. Pretty nice place to live?

    • @vanityfairsosborne
      @vanityfairsosborne Pƙed 14 dny +5

      @@user-jk5um1om8l if you're white then maybe, but she isn't so it's difficult to say...

    • @user-jk5um1om8l
      @user-jk5um1om8l Pƙed 14 dny +2

      @@vanityfairsosborne Singaporeans retiring in Australia in droves
 and there’s a huge Asian population. Lovely people, at least in my experience.

    • @arthuslim
      @arthuslim Pƙed 14 dny +8

      I hv HK neighbours and colleagues. They generally prefers SG citizenship. You will see them volunteering in cc, festive events, etc. and now army.

  • @button123
    @button123 Pƙed 13 dny +3

    Comparing her time to volunteer and full time conscription and say that what she went through is more intense. What an insult to full time NS. LOL. I am sure many Singaporean males would love to volunteer then

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 9 dny

      Don't be sensitive. In her body built, she felt and proud, ok for her, no insult, don't feel insulted or insult yourself or NS

    • @button123
      @button123 Pƙed 9 dny +2

      @@user-gp5ls5iz7x I am sure I understand English. She said it was more intense because their course was condensed compared to what the other NS boys go through. C'mon...taking a sh1t at what our boys go through?? I for one would like to go through her "intense" and shorter training regime...anytime! :)

  • @rajivmurkejee7498
    @rajivmurkejee7498 Pƙed 14 dny

    The Optometry unit in the Singapore Defence Force must be very large

  • @gregoryglen808
    @gregoryglen808 Pƙed 13 dny +1

    It is incorrect to say that Singapore PRs do not have to serve National Service. PRs who turn 18 are called up for NS. Singapore must be the only country in the world that conscripts foreigners into its armed forces....

  • @amyg1073
    @amyg1073 Pƙed 14 dny +1

    ❀❀❀ koala

  • @umeshutan6959
    @umeshutan6959 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    It is not 5 mins from my home to the airport..... it is 45mins

  • @ganboonmeng5370
    @ganboonmeng5370 Pƙed 13 dny +2

    Should be comma , " if you can afford to "😂😅

  • @sadako2009
    @sadako2009 Pƙed 10 dny

    wow...thanks for the praise on Singapore, but i dont take 5 mins to go from my place to airport?haha...

  • @Southeastasiantraveler
    @Southeastasiantraveler Pƙed 10 dny

    I would like to hear more about her Australian experience, she went to the trouble of getting PR, which. Is a long process, but now doesn’t want to live there. She calls herself Koala after all :)

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 9 dny +1

      Many Singaporeans gave up their Singapore Citizenship to live in Australia, love at first sight. Majority of them regretted

    • @lyndall21859
      @lyndall21859 Pƙed 2 dny

      Yes completely agree...was PR in au but over time u start to see the ugly side and makes you appreciate singapore more

  • @emptybuddha5308
    @emptybuddha5308 Pƙed 13 dny

    How are you able to just immigrate to Singapore?

  • @ronnie5288
    @ronnie5288 Pƙed 14 dny +9

    for sure Malaysian won’t voluntarily apply for military service. Whereas Pr or already Singaporean Malaysians are just here for the money. I salute for foreigners who volunteered for the national service. đŸ«Ą

    • @user-uu3sm3bq7g
      @user-uu3sm3bq7g Pƙed 11 dny +1

      Totally agree! so now you know these are the leeches who have no shame in their dictionary.

  • @dnlt691
    @dnlt691 Pƙed 14 dny +2

    singapore is best to live if you are rich. plain and simple brother.

  • @eneri83
    @eneri83 Pƙed 14 dny +8

    Originally, she came from where? I don't think she's an American by blood...

  • @weanuhaske
    @weanuhaske Pƙed 12 dny +2

    Why not malaysia?

  • @officechad-bv4hp
    @officechad-bv4hp Pƙed 14 dny +3

    You know, I'm something of a soldier myself.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 9 dny

      NS 1971 - 1974, trained with faulty frequent jammed AR15 from felled GI in Vietnam War, Ceylon rice with rats' heads, limbs and tails, in forested and jungled heavy commandos' mosquitoes caused very sharp pain on you, filtered dirty drinking water from rivers, illogical insane punishment from CSM or RSM burnt your weekends, missed your girlfriends or your parents. Cooks used dirty smelly socks to filter coffee or tea for SGT, CSM, RSM, Officer who burnt the weekends of cooks. The foods tasted bad. We were not so well educated like our parents, suffered in silence. NS boys were majority pai kia, ah beng or ah huat, thugs, uncouth, frequent fist fights to resolve dispute, made us tough badass today, strong immune systems to withstand most kind of food. It's a blessing after all the years of torture in NS of 1971

  • @kjensen7819
    @kjensen7819 Pƙed 13 dny +2

    Her first sentence "you have no idea". Well Singapore fits her subtle narcissism well. Singapore is a well run country, but it is far from a free society and monitoring of the population is well in place, but for 2 attention hungry YT's that is no problem.

  • @bakerstreet101
    @bakerstreet101 Pƙed 14 dny +4

    Where did Miss Koala grow up? Where does an American learn to speak with a sort of Singlish accent?

    • @Hllee6428
      @Hllee6428 Pƙed 14 dny +3

      I doubt her accent is due to Singlish influence but rather the accent she grew up with in America among her immigrant family/neighbourhood (the ethnicity of which she prefers to keep private, I guess). I can see why she likes Singapore which is often misunderstood as a non-English speaking country just because they do not have typical Western sounding "native" accents ...just like herself.. I suppose it makes her English sound less "pidgin" in comparison. (I mean she has even made "comedies" about Singlish in other videos).

  • @kctoh6171
    @kctoh6171 Pƙed 3 dny

    she said she doesnt want to waste her time to queue...Isnt that sg people like to queue...even they dont know what is the people queuing..

  • @athomenotavailable
    @athomenotavailable Pƙed 14 dny

    Which 5 countries she didn't travel to?

  • @Rob-rx7vy
    @Rob-rx7vy Pƙed 8 dny

    190 or 19000 countries 
 what’s the point?
    Better to stay in 2 or 3 countries for 10 yrs and 50 countries for 2 or 3 yrs.
    But everyone is different.
    Having globetrotting to 190 countries it gives a unique perspective.

  • @rajanslathia6127
    @rajanslathia6127 Pƙed 14 dny +2

    I visited 7 planets, but best is home 😊

  • @zhen86
    @zhen86 Pƙed 14 dny

    I have seen some of her videos before. She has one where she got "scam" by landlord.

  • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
    @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 14 dny +8

    Several billionaires and many millionaires choose to live in Singapore for good. However, the property prices in Singapore are high. Singapore isn't suitable for people who love nature or enjoying living in the mountains 24/7 staring at seas all year round. Lives are priceless and invaluable; thus, a good quality medical healthcare and a hygienic environment are priorities of most wealthy people. Singapore is an extremely hot and humid city, summer for 365 days a year. Singapore is a melting pot of many different people and cultures from all over the world. Literally, Singapore has people from 190 countries living or working here. Renting a bedroom or an apartment in Singapore is high, including HDB. Fortunately, the public transport, MRT & Buses, are affordable for many. One can have an affordable breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper at the hawker centers or coffee shops. Singapore is suitable for people who love the city life. The reliable public transport system covers 90% of Singapore and the taxi fare is also affordable. Just get married to a Singaporean man will get you a PR, have baby, to get the Singapore passport.

    • @bernardchan3369
      @bernardchan3369 Pƙed 14 dny +5

      Same sentiments, Singapore is the perfect place for people who have very high levels of discipline, good moral compass, have high desire to keep fit, value safety alot and generally everyday hungry.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 8 dny

      National Service helps to shape young men to be better men during formative years before adulthood. It is impossible to shape each and every young man. However, to be able to achieve 90% is considered a success, harmony, peace, prosperity and tranquility for all of us here and all around us. Our forefathers made a wise decision.

  • @reartrack
    @reartrack Pƙed 13 dny +3

    Don't speak as though your short time volunteer experience in the military is equivalent to the full fledged 2 yrs experience that all Singaporean guys were forced to go through. No need to bring this up as if it is a massive contribution. Yes, I blatantly undermine your military volunteer experience as child''s play, nothing more than a holiday camp, period

    • @rocketsteel
      @rocketsteel Pƙed 13 dny +2

      Bro, I made the same comment here about a 2week summer camp and got some flak by some girls.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      One bullet felled the toughest badass commando or veteran. Strategy and weaponry, best physique isn't everything.

    • @user-gp5ls5iz7x
      @user-gp5ls5iz7x Pƙed 3 dny

      Common to have muscular men with six-pack coming in asking for Viagra (erectile dysfunction)

  • @TheTruth2505
    @TheTruth2505 Pƙed 3 dny

    Actually singapore movement in tech Make Malaysia a better place while Singapore keep having space issue..

  • @exoticGlobalTravels
    @exoticGlobalTravels Pƙed 14 dny +5

    She doesn't speak like an American.

  • @RaviNagalingam-dq4tk
    @RaviNagalingam-dq4tk Pƙed 14 dny +28

    It is rather strange that she claims to be a "soldier" and joined the SAF when she is actually part of the SAFVC? FYI SG women, first-generation Permanent Residents and new citizens between 18 and 45 years of age are welcome to apply to the SAFVC . These volunteers will be called up for training and deployment to typically serve up to 14 days in a year. But bro, your edits of B-roll to actual NS-enlistees is so misleading! Volunteers have Basic Training (Continuous - two weeks), Qualification Training (up to two weeks), Advanced Training (up to two weeks)- that is six weeks! And she is as capable as an 18 year-old with 3 months of Basic Military Training and another 6 months of Vocation training and/or leadership course? Lets get real.

    • @user-jk5um1om8l
      @user-jk5um1om8l Pƙed 14 dny +5

      Yea. No way it’s “more” intense or even “as” intense. Not even close. 😂 Conscript training phase last months and obviously the hammering is 10 times worse. Thank you for your contribution but let’s be real indeed.

    • @caravaz
      @caravaz Pƙed 14 dny

      Agreed,

    • @Salasaur
      @Salasaur Pƙed 14 dny +11

      No need to be a party pooper. She volunteered herself. Conscripts are young and abled body men, typically still in their teenage years. While volunteers are adults with other commitments. 2 weeks of training for SAFVC is similar to the 2 weeks of reservice, I would argue the 2 weeks SAFVC go through is more siong than the 2 weeks of reservice

    • @Albert_Einstein_not
      @Albert_Einstein_not Pƙed 14 dny +6

      @@Salasaurtotally agree
 give her credit where credit is due. Which Singaporean would volunteer to do any military service if they didn’t have to

    • @RaviNagalingam-dq4tk
      @RaviNagalingam-dq4tk Pƙed 10 dny +1

      @@Salasaur All I said was she was a weekend warrior at best. It's an affront to all who serve and have served. I have - have U?