Hi guys, public service announcement, hearsay recently Bao Er cafe might be a little crowded. Do take note if going at peak hours. Enjoy! 🎉

@c2o183

Ай бұрын

We are here now. Super crowded.... But good to see that. This shows many people watching HongisBored ❤... And good to have local businesses in old mall flourish....

@HongisBored

Ай бұрын

@@c2o183 that’s a really positive outlook to have whilst queueing haha. Enjoy the toast n kopi!

you know your day is good when hongisbored uploads a new video!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Good for me also. Finally can have off day 🤣🍻

兩姐弟把新加坡式的生活幽默演譯的很可愛，很接地氣，很愉悅 👍

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

❤️🤡

One of the best local KZread 🎉

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Always great to know a bit of history of the area from the Malls. The sparkle in the eye of William the Barber shop owner. When he talked about the ear;y days of mall. Can see that he really treats the mall as part of him.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Nice observation. I hadn’t noticed that till u said it.

I live in Germany and I rely on your videos to 解乡苦。I love your videos. So entertaining. 我是福建人 and 我好喜欢 when you added hokkian to your speech. Bravo to both you and your 姐姐。❤

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Heng u say Hokkien not Cantonese. Hahahaha

@tuckwengtor9421

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored yah boy, your Cantonese confirm CMI. I can give you free tuition on Cantonese!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@tuckwengtor9421 Dim Gai!

@tuckwengtor9421

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored 讲廣东话就是要多和廣东人在一起吃喝玩乐呀哈哈哈🤣

不好意思 迟发了！但是我对成品还蛮满意的 喜欢的话帮忙转发一下 ，有发才会發！ 😆 Sorry for the delay, if you like the video, do help us to share with your friends, families, pets & neighbours. Thank you mak mak, love you na~ ❤

@louistoh3850

2 ай бұрын

迟发没关系！最重要是quality～

@wenlong82

2 ай бұрын

shared via Linkedin already too!

sundays are always made better by new HIB videos

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🥳

@ 26:59 "Trespassers will be prostituted"

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤣

@user-pb5yj9iq3p

2 ай бұрын

me too. laugh die me LOL.

Swee, best Kaya toast and interesting shop owners.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank you towkay!

Ending off the week with another HIB episode is a treats indeed!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡

reminded me the 2 theater that i always go see movies when i was in my teens ... memory

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Wow…

wow the Kaya Toast looks yummy..thank you for introducing new place for Kaya Toast other than Yakun 🐻

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

It’s THE BEST

I always wonder how do stall owners at old shopping malls survive throughout the years with hardly any customers haha!! Now I know why because no rental lol 😆😆😆

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

That’s my guess too.

It’s good to hear that you are mixing Hokkien in your videos. A bit sad that dialect is dying off in our society especially for the next generation. I enjoy listening when people are communicating in my dialect, Teochew. 😅

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

I actually hope to learn Teochew, since that’s my dialect. But have to more effort coz not commonly spoken

@Jastan83

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored It will be quite easy if you able to speak a little bit of Hokkien as some of the words are quite similar. Can start from listening to Teochew songs like “Di Gor Liang, Di Gor Zhou…” 😄👍

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@Jastan83 actually that’s also the hard part, will unconsciously substitute words 😅

Just visited SG for the first time last month and stayed at the hotel in the background of your opening scene. So cool to see these malls with traditional Chinese vibes!!!

@HongisBored

Ай бұрын

Welcome to 🇸🇬! Hope you enjoyed your stay despite the blistering weather 🤣. Yeah many old malls are kind of left to their own fates, so they do bear traces of what things used to look like, I suppose :)

I’m a new subscriber and already looking forward every week to your new video! I love watching them! Thank you for bringing back all the childhood memories

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Woo thanks for the sub! Yeah we’ll try to upload weekly consistently hahahaha

Love the sense of humor you guys have ... hahaha ... great content as usual! Everyone says Singapore is pea sized and there is nothing to explore... I haven't even been to half the places you feature here! Lol.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

It’s pea-sized but actually quite packed with buildings. I haven’t been to super a lot of places too!

Enjoyed watching your vlogs about the old malls thanks for bringing us back to the 1980s SG

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Another great video 👍🏼

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Gamxia!

Hongisbored video is here so excited to watch have been awaiting for 1day:):)

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

😅😅

Your video makes my day . thank you both for the great effort , truly enjoy it 😅😅😅

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡👍🏻

yay got new episode!!! Ah Hong 的冷笑话够力！

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

哪一个 哈哈哈哈

@wenlong82

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored Yuan De Bu Neng Na, Na Lei Hui Bao Zhar hahaha

好看！謝謝sia

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡🙏🏻

My favourite binge eating/gymming channel now 😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy gymming & eating lol

Thanks

Colourful n Gd Vibes for both of U!!!!!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡🌈

Another great ESP. One of my must watch now. Keep it up. Hope your channel grows faster. The disappearing ending was funny

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank u!

Thanks!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank u laoban! 🤡❤️

Salon uncle aka history teacher. Very insight content.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Haha we only collate and regurgitate interesting facts la. Glad u like it

Great recommendation on the Tandoori corner. Awesome food and drinks :)

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Glad u like it man!

Another excellent episode bro, damn fun damn funny! I stay nearby also din know abt the food gems sia thanks again for schooling me in the ways of the gai gai

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

The Way of Gai Gai exists within all of us… 🤣

We stayed at Whampoa area, past this place you introduced all the time, but never went inside. Thank you for the recommendation, will definitely give it a try.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

I think food wise, quite a bit of interesting options. And that tear-jerking Kaya toast 🥹

Ya.. kaya toast is superb 👍

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

I think we cried eating it

@joyce3577

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored 🤣

Marymount is call "没礼貌 ‘’ 😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

I approve your translation very much. Submit to LTA for review!

thank you Hong n sis.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡🙏🏻

The salon uncle very nice to talk

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

He was really nice to us 😊

Thanks, Nice Vid!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Ty laoban!

Your videos are interesting! The feeling of locals covering Singapore is just different, with the “close to home” vibes…😊

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

❤️

❤ your videos. My weekend happy pills!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank u godsis! ❤

Thanks Jie Jie and Hong!Sure go try kaya toast!😊

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Yes shiok shiok gogo 😆

best episode.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Wah serious boh ? Haha

@garypeanuts622

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored ok la jus kidding. haha

@garypeanuts622

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored really la the epi just SPOKE TO ME left a deep impression on me tt i die2 gg this wed liao.

@garypeanuts622

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored eh but hor PH got open not.........

I happened to visit nearby area the other day and I explored Balestier plaza a little bit..I was wondering if Hong would be doing a video one day here..Now here he comes.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Make a wish n it’ll come true! 🌈

i frequently passed by but never think of wanting to go into Balestier Plaza ! ..after watching...will try the kaya toast and kopi..look so yummy 😋 。。.nearing 11K ..加油！

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Kamsa!

Waited for so long for yr video. At last! Make me hungry both Indian food and kaya. My next target to eat there.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

去吧！

Thanks for all your efforts in bringing back my memories of so many places in Singapore.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank u laoban! 🥹

商家都喜欢你们来 😊 Balestier has a unique mix of buildings and housing. It might look a bit disorganised but interesting.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, i think the mishmash is a great contribution to the uniqueness of the landscape

I like how you included fun facts about pet breeding

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Not too sure if they are ‘facts’ ah, take it with a pinch of salt 😅

Aiyo! So long never hear "buah long long" liao. 😂😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Mainly MSIA have. SG fewer place offer haha

Aiyo... Let's go Balestier eat kaya toast😊

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Jiak!

I'm that person who told Ah Hong personally, that I find the Toast taste pretty normal on that day

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

OMG haha! It was you! Hahahahaha. Cheers bro, nice to catch you there

Happy belated 10K Hong! May this channel grow bigger and be prosper❤ Wah, I heard about Balestier Plaza before (cos i also like to get to know old SG mall too😂) but never have chance visiting there yet. I guess you are the first channel to explore this mall holistically. Thanks for bringing us with you guys!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thank you CNA 🤣 Quite small mall but got treAsure indeed

I visit balestier when I am at novena. It just a walk away, frankly I never visit balestier plaza but the shaw plaza beside it. Shaw plaza is new and cozy. They have a King Grouper Fish soup there that is so yummy. If you notice, there is not much hdb flats around balestier, only shophouses, boutique condos around. Smile

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Wa the fish soup sounds good

I been recommending my foreign friends to watch your video for non touristy/localised part of Singapore 😀this is a niche category!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Would they be interested? 🧐

@swet-lengpang2077

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored for those who not looking for touristy place and something different usually the younger more adventurous groups and wanting something more localised. In Europe where I am based the younger travelers has different appetite and less budgets😃

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@swet-lengpang2077 that’s cool! Thanks for helping us to spread the word 🙏🏻❤️

谢谢你们发来的笑料，本地姜姐弟組实在是赞啦❤❤🎉🎉

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡🐸

There was a Bonsai nursery in one of the small roads along Balestier. My mothet deposited two bonsais with them for maintenance. My mum didn't go to collect for some months and suddenly that nursery disappeared and swallowed my mums bonsais

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

So sad! Anyway I didn’t know there was this maintenance service for bonsai. That’s rather fascinating.

@SuccessforLifester

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored yeah they would do things like change the soil, prune the plants and maybe update the wiring of the branches

Woohoo. Binge time

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

❤️

Watching this with Mr Low, he started to talk so much about Balestier area and the time that he went to see Leslie Cheung at Hoover. 他想家。

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Omg Leslie Cheung ❤️ Ask him go back eat Kaya toast and reminisce hahaha

Balestier also have 2 very old school bread bakeries - Sing Hon Loong & Sweetlands, esp. the first one. Also mny Tau Sar Piah stalls esp. Loong Fatt. Also vry old Lam Yeo Coffee Powder factory sells asst. types of coffee.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Yes yes. They seem awesomely interesting too!

the 2 sharp point edge building is New Phoenix Park (Ministry of Home Affairs HQ tower and SPF Head Quarters tower)

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

✅

Jia you hong and jie jie

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Gamxiahamida!

Hey, congrats on reaching 10k subs! 🎉 If you're thinking of fandom names, how about 鴻粉知己? 😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Eh this one Tak boleh la hahahahah!

阿鸿 阿鸿姊姊 中午好 ！😊

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡☀️

My visits to this plaza was 35 years ago when I was very sick and people recommended Dr Lee Suan Yew (LKY's youngest brother) who runs a clinic there. Thank goodness for the fate in looking for him, otherwise I might not even live till now and watched this video. Hohoho! Anyway, the kaya toast looks yummy indeed and it's so affordable .. btw, I also don't fancy Ya Kun. I like the conversation with the William the barber and kinda empathsise with him. Lastly, I had a good laugh at your "silliness" regarding the words on the entrance/exit doors.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Ya my stupidity runs deep. I don’t suppose the clinic’s there anymore? Ya the Kaya toast is 🥹

@yappyyap7594

2 ай бұрын

I carefully crafted my choice of word as "silly", I avoid using "stupid" hor! Haha! We are all silly at times .. and your silliness is always innocently cute n funny. Keep being silly, otherwise we have lesser things to laugh at .. *evil grin*

Omg, will go Bao Er Cafe to check out HIB highest honour! My mum and her kakis are now regular customer of Fortune Centre's Little Nonya's Cookies and otherthan their kueh, their chicken rice is fantastic!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Steady la auntie! Chicken rice? Wow ok!

Can you take us to the one-of-a-kind Shophouse area? Pure Singapore's special culture and Architecture! Love you Indian cuisine, looked tasty! Price is very reasonable!😋

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

can follow roots.sg trail, they got a lot of info there!

@janie7242

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information, give it a try!😄@@HongisBored

I love Indian food and would love to try the first place you recommended!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Yay ok! Enjoy!

nice video

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Holy smokes, Tandoori Corner inside seating so nice. Never been in there before

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

U intro me then u never go in wahlau

@terencekoh8648

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored lol, I have only dabao and dined at the verandah.

Spot jiejie competition hahaha! 22:33 win to eat with jiejie and hong 🎉

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

U see me talk with my mouth open with food then u regret liao lol

Good morning😍👍

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

早安你好☀️

Huat ah🎉 边吃早餐边gaigai !

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

爽！

That time SMRT boliao try out chinese translation then somerset came out suo mei sai. Kanasai more like it. In the end all scrapped 😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha

The first movie i watched with a friend in a cinema was at Hoover and it was Five Venom

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Was it air-con?

@SuccessforLifester

2 ай бұрын

​@@HongisBoredHi yes. Still using the old tickets stub by scribbling the seat numbers on it

I like those videos reviewing east side mall.. as a wild, wild westerners, I always think that Eastern areas are very exotic 😅😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

😂 what is this sia….

@a.c.i.s.s.e.j3486

2 ай бұрын

I mean i lived in west, west side malls are mostly new ones , those usual shops... old mall especially east side one which i rarely visit are mysteriously different...

晚晴圆。

Just subscribed

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡👍🏻

Yes agreed kaya toast is nice, prawn mee is nice too. As balestier oso have those ya kun, kiliney, toast box. But this is not only cheaper but nicer. Prawn mee is oso nicer than the whampoa, but prepare to wait 30mins~1h during peak. Food portions is big, can be share.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

👍🏻 i’ll be back to try the Hokkien mee. Thank god I can always visit during the weekdays hahaha

服務圓，可以方的嗎？😅 剛好吃到兩道美食：Kaya toast和Kuih Kosui都是招牌紅衣！（安排好的嗎？哈哈哈） 加油！

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

我也是剪辑时候才发现到的。可能这件衣服招美食，我应该多穿！

Whampoa market nearby alot of foodies too

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

👍🏻 indeed

No ! Corgi shorties but they have no walking difficulties. They are cuties many likes.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Haha I like to see them jump into water though. Very entertaining

For Kaya Toast, must go to this super old school coffee shop Heap Seng Leong at North Bridge Road. And the coffee with butter.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Heard about it but haven’t gone to try :)

@clarabellechew9319

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored After that can try with the 1 star Michelin Bak Chor Mee. And then shop at the HDBs and the Old Army Market at Beach Road. That's how we spent our weekends! :)

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@clarabellechew9319 is the army market still active! I forgot about that already

Bro looking forward for your young mall after finishing your old mall.😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Must wait for young Mall to age 🤣

@stevengoh1421

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored Bro from your prospective 几岁才算老末(mall)?

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@stevengoh1421no specific definition lah, just see if got 特色 lor haha

Can help to do one for Holland Road Shopping Centre please? My youth is there in the 70s. Miss that aircon smell.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Haha we’ll try

加油 继续做视频❤❤ BTW 我们like了 你有钱拿吗？

@HongisBored

6 күн бұрын

Like 没有钱 但最重要的是 YT 会推荐给更多人看

@HongisBored

6 күн бұрын

谢谢老板！

the postal digital lock need to ensure that it doesnt have magnetic bypass issue, that some of the older batch suffer from..... William is so cool.... i wonder how much he charge to cut hair... i need to try the Bao Er now

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Actually I also got nothing valuable in letterbox haha. Ya William quite cool banana.

不是老大家的附近嗎？哈哈。

Balestier Plaza feng shui good for wealth and side wealth(横财) luck... I know exactly 3 person who were the first batch of buyers, life just become good the moment they moved in. Lottery winnings come in like nothing, always win free stuff, only common theme is family falling apart...

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

😮 omg sounds like a very expensive price to pay for wealth

My son just went to 骂你是他 plaza and ate at the s Cafe last month.😊

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤣

That lock i also have. 自己可以裝啦

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

See your skill and confidence. I lousy 🤣

@cmymotion

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored really, not much skill needed..

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@cmymotion hahaha ok if next time spoil I try DIY

oh… my area :) ha…

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

你的地盘你决定

Dogs and Cats have multiple partners, so in a liitle there are different type of colours.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Oh I thought it’s because papa n mama looks different so the DNA anyhow mix? No? Haha

Taking ur recommendation seriously, here to try Tandoori Corner

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

I stress. Jiayou haha. I love the samosa, but that’s me la hor. 🤣

@RayKong-ps5jx

2 ай бұрын

Tried, love it and the drinks, absolutely excellent!

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@RayKong-ps5jx so glad! To me it’s not a 10/10 indian food. But all things considered, food, drinks, vibes, price, I’d go again 😬

The samosa sweet and sour suave is I believe tamarind sauce.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Oh I see. I did prefer it with just the chutney though. The sauce was too sweet for my liking

The lock, just use magnet can open already.😂

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

But nobody mail me important stuff also sia 🤣. They can take my ikea catalogue

I went to your Far East Plaza Salted Egg Pork Rice recommendation, damn power sia！💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 The Hor Fun wok hei shot through the roof! Thanks for introducing all the nostalgic malls!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Nice right? Haha. I been dying to try their other dishes. Heard good also.

@tuckwengtor9421

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored cannot wait to chiong for the Kaya Toast! 😱🤣🤣🥰🥰

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

@@tuckwengtor9421 gogogo but beware got queue

@tuckwengtor9421

2 ай бұрын

@@HongisBored❤👌🏻

@MrRazorteeth

2 ай бұрын

Hokkien mee also full of wok hei and flavour👍

马里士他 - Beh Li Shi Ta (Balestier) in Hokkien.

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

👍🏻

Hahah 榴莲就没那么贵😂 i choked hahaha

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

也看品种 哈哈

👍

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

🤡👍🏻

Bro your show is better than channel 8 one le

@HongisBored

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment bro 🥳