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00:00New Year's Resolution
00:09It's a new year again.
00:14Aside from the New Year's Resolution,
00:16one of the most popular things in the new year is
00:22Can I eat ramen here?
00:24You're up to sneak, you wanderers.
00:28are the beliefs and traditions.
00:31In the name of luck,
00:33What's the luckiest?
00:34Everything.
00:35Even you and me.
00:38And if you're looking for luck,
00:43where else to run but Binondo?
00:47So to those looking for opportunities,
00:49it's good that you're wearing light blue
00:50because normally in our bracelet,
00:52we avoid bringing love and money.
00:57What are the things that can bring luck
01:00to our wanderers here in Tondo?
01:03If you believe that you will be lucky,
01:05you will be lucky.
01:07There, this one.
01:08Start from here.
01:09From the house.
01:10When you enter,
01:11you already have
01:13luck.
01:14What is this?
01:15Buddha?
01:19Even just one leaf.
01:20Ah, even just one leaf.
01:23In Arenola.
01:25Arenola is said to bring luck.
01:26Yes.
01:28The bay leaf,
01:29which is a common ingredient in cooking,
01:32is also said to bring luck.
01:34Especially if you always use your cell phone in business,
01:37this is a big help to bring luck to you.
01:41The secret to a sweet and successful love life,
01:46is to eat grapes.
01:48Just at 12 midnight,
01:50I was eating grapes under the table.
01:52They were enjoying outside,
01:54while I was eating grapes under the table.
01:57If grapes are the reason,
01:58then thank you so much.
02:04I wonder,
02:05what are the things that can bring luck
02:07to our wanderers here in Tondo?
02:13There, our wanderers,
02:14we are now here at
02:16Barangay 28 in Tondo, Manila.
02:20One of their traditions here
02:22is to shout in the new year,
02:24so that the bad people will run away.
02:26But it's not like that.
02:27Let's find out
02:28what are the beliefs of the people here
02:30to bring them luck in Tondo.
02:32Join us.
02:33Let's go.
02:34Sir, come.
02:35Let's go here.
02:39We will be joined by
02:40the UP professor anthropologist,
02:42Nestor Castro.
02:45Let's go to Susan.
02:49There's a big dog.
02:50This one, this one, this one.
02:51Let's ask her.
02:54Hello.
02:55Hello.
02:56There.
02:57There's a lot of people here.
02:59It's like luck is coming here.
03:02Come out.
03:05It's coming here.
03:06You heard it, right?
03:07Yes.
03:08There's a lot of people here.
03:09Yes.
03:10What we will ask is,
03:11do you have any beliefs?
03:13Do you have anything to ask?
03:14In business?
03:15The laurel.
03:18Where?
03:19Where did you get that?
03:20I put it on a barrier.
03:24She put it on a barrier.
03:25Where did you get that?
03:26She put it on a barrier.
03:27Laurel leaves?
03:28Yes.
03:30Lucky charm number one,
03:31laurel leaves.
03:34Just one leaf?
03:35Yes.
03:36And also in Arenola, right?
03:37Yes.
03:38There's more.
03:39They say that Arenola is luck.
03:40Yes.
03:41Why?
03:42Who told you about this luck?
03:44My mother.
03:45Why did she say that?
03:46Because her boss is Chinese.
03:49So, she adapted it.
03:51We know that strong smells
03:53can cause bad elements.
03:57Do you change this?
03:58If there's no smell.
04:00Because the variables are different.
04:01If there's no smell.
04:03So, this lady believes in Arenola
04:07and the laurel leaves will give her luck.
04:09Maybe that's why she has a lot of luck.
04:15Can you imagine?
04:16Laurel is not just for adobo.
04:19We're looking for lucky charms.
04:21Do you know who are the lucky charms here?
04:24Do they feed the pigs?
04:28Before we get hungry,
04:29the next lucky charm is from Tondo.
04:33Hello, Susan.
04:34Hello.
04:36Who is this?
04:38There, everyday is luck.
04:41No, I'm just asking.
04:44Come here.
04:45I'll slap you.
04:46Come here.
04:48Let's talk about luck.
04:51Why do the people of Tondo
04:53get jealous and feel ashamed?
04:57I saw this.
04:58Everyday is luck.
04:59What's that?
05:00There's a lucky charm.
05:01I have a plan.
05:02What?
05:03I have a plan.
05:04A motorbike?
05:05Yes.
05:06He has a plan.
05:07Why does he give you lucky charms everyday?
05:09Everyday is luck.
05:10Do you believe in it?
05:11Of course, I believe in it.
05:12If you believe in luck,
05:13you'll be lucky.
05:14Why did you put that?
05:15I don't know.
05:16And you'll be lucky.
05:18We can see the people who put the lucky charms.
05:21Even inside the jeepney, right?
05:23Yes.
05:24Even if it's just a saying,
05:26a lot of people believe that
05:28it will really come true.
05:30It has a psychological impact.
05:32Yes.
05:33It's like you believe that it can happen.
05:35That's what he said.
05:36If you believe that you'll be lucky,
05:38you'll be lucky.
05:41Do you believe in it?
05:42Yes, I believe in it.
05:43That's how it is.
05:44I also put lucky charms.
05:45Yes, because I'm the only one.
05:46I'm the lucky one.
05:47That's right.
05:48There's no one else.
05:49Especially for the lucky charms.
05:50Yes.
05:51What kind of lucky charms do you put?
05:53That one.
05:54What's that?
05:55Cinnamon.
05:56What's that?
05:57Cinnamon.
05:58They say it's cinnamon.
05:59That's how it is.
06:00It also has a scent.
06:01So, what's that?
06:02What kind of lucky charm is that?
06:04That's what they put
06:06when they cook.
06:07It has a strong scent.
06:09Let me see.
06:10It smells good.
06:11It smells good.
06:12Do you change it?
06:13No, we don't.
06:14Oh, you don't?
06:15We just give it to others.
06:16Oh, you put it to others.
06:17It's new for you.
06:18It's new, too.
06:19But they have the same theme.
06:20It's like they're able to overcome bad things.
06:24We can notice that they're mixing
06:27the real beliefs
06:29with the ones we got from China.
06:32Yes, the ones who came to us.
06:34If we know that this is what gives them luck
06:37and they believe in it,
06:38we also adapt it to us.
06:40Because Filipinos are security guards.
06:43If something goes wrong,
06:45it's their job to catch it.
06:50Lucky charm number three, cinnamon.
06:55Now, wonderers,
06:57let's find out their lucky charm
06:59inside the house.
07:02Hi!
07:03Hi, ma'am!
07:05Can I help you?
07:08Yes, you can.
07:09Here, let's start with this one.
07:11This one.
07:12Let's see if you have one.
07:15Lucky charm.
07:16Red ribbon.
07:18Red ribbon.
07:20Did you exchange it last year?
07:22Yes, we exchanged it last year.
07:25Do you believe that it's your luck?
07:28I think it's our luck.
07:29Of course, we need a little bit of luck.
07:33That's right.
07:34It's not just luck, right?
07:35Yes, it's our luck.
07:36There's a lot here, ma'am.
07:38It's all about luck.
07:41What's this?
07:42Money tree?
07:43Money tree.
07:44Money tree.
07:45And this is the money from China,
07:47the gold bars.
07:49Do you feel that
07:51whatever you do,
07:53it has an effect?
07:55Yes.
07:56Why?
07:57Because we have a good life.
07:59Okay.
08:00Look at your trees.
08:02There are even red ones.
08:04Yes, there are red ribbons.
08:06Those are lucky charms, right?
08:10But I wonder,
08:11where did Juan's belief in luck come from?
08:16We've had a belief in luck for a long time.
08:20Before the Spanish arrived,
08:23there were a lot of accidents,
08:25a lot of problems.
08:27So we all wish for a good future.
08:30To embrace and accept the luck that will come.
08:35Land.
08:36Travel.
08:37And I've seen six digits.
08:39And it's really cheap.
08:41Because of one leaf,
08:43the sweet and successful love life will be ruined.
08:47Just eat grapes.
08:49It's exactly 12 midnight.
08:52I'm eating grapes under the table.
08:55After having fun at home
08:57and knowing the luck of the Filipinos,
09:00here's another one.
09:05You're going to have a boyfriend this year.
09:09Claim it.
09:15How?
09:16Just eat grapes.
09:22In 2023,
09:23it became a talk of the town
09:25for singles in the Philippines.
09:28And a lot of people did it.
09:30It's true that they had a boyfriend.
09:36Bianca is one of them.
09:39Juan got to know him because of eating grapes.
09:43So December 31, 2022,
09:47I did it.
09:48Before it bloomed,
09:49I repaired the grapes.
09:51The trend said that I need to eat 12 grapes.
09:56The trend said that I need to eat 12 grapes.
10:02And I was single back then.
10:05So when I did it,
10:07I said I'm going to have a boyfriend that year.
10:09Before it bloomed,
10:10I repaired it.
10:11So that it bloomed at 12 midnight,
10:15I'm eating grapes under the table.
10:18Las Doce Uvas de la Suerte,
10:21or the 12 Grapes of Luck,
10:23is what it's called.
10:24It's popular among Spaniards
10:26to make them lucky in the coming year.
10:30Your wish will come true
10:32as long as every second,
10:34you need to eat each piece of grapes.
10:38So I tried it.
10:39There's nothing wrong with trying.
10:42So I tried it on January 1, 2023.
10:46I ate grapes under our table.
10:51And then,
10:52it happened.
10:54It happened.
10:58Bianca met her The One online,
11:01Renz.
11:03Then end of March,
11:04someone just sent me a hi on Facebook.
11:07So there,
11:08he just sent me a hi.
11:13But for Renz,
11:14he's the lucky one.
11:17The day I sent him a hi,
11:19and fortunately,
11:20he replied to me.
11:23So that's the first girl I sent.
11:25She's the only one.
11:26It's almost 24-7
11:28if the two exchange sweet messages.
11:33But just like the typical courting guy,
11:36Renz is even more shy than shy.
11:40He can't look at me.
11:45It's said that Renz is old school in courting.
11:48During our courting times,
11:50he likes to,
11:51when he knows I'm stressed,
11:53he'll just knock on our door.
11:57And their favorite Monday is a food trip on the road.
12:00Always.
12:02Even when we don't have an occasion,
12:05even when I'm not stressed.
12:09And Renz
12:10doesn't run out of sweetness.
12:12Somehow, I'm thankful
12:13because maybe it's because of the courting,
12:16that's why I met him,
12:17that's why he was given to me by the Lord.
12:20So what I did,
12:21I created a TikTok.
12:23End of 2023,
12:24he's already with me.
12:26If that's the reason,
12:27then thank you so much.
12:29It's surprising.
12:31But I said,
12:32maybe it's fate.
12:35That's the way
12:36for us to meet.
12:40Bianca and Renz are happily ever after
12:42because
12:43our love for each other bloomed.
12:45This year,
12:46we heard that
12:47in June 2024,
12:51I'm pregnant.
12:52We're very happy
12:53that we're going to have a baby.
12:56I don't need a very rich
12:58or a very big family.
13:00I just want us to be happy
13:02and to be together.
13:05Whether or not
13:06the love spell is true,
13:08the heart that's always attached
13:10will never be separated.
13:16Baby.
13:19Dear Wanderers,
13:21the inside of your house is already full.
13:24And you might be the next one to be blessed
13:26like our Wanderer, Darlene.
13:31The key to success
13:32can only be seen inside the house.
13:37Darlene is just a normal employee.
13:39I worked,
13:40but it only lasted a few months.
13:43To be blessed in life,
13:45Darlene tried to watch it online.
13:48I discovered the lucky numbers
13:50that I put on the back of my phone.
13:52I scrolled on social media
13:54and I said,
13:55there's nothing I can't lose
13:56if I believe in myself.
13:58So, I put it on my phone.
14:00And until now,
14:01it's still on my phone.
14:02I don't take it out.
14:03Just get a laurel leaf
14:05and write with a pencil.
14:08It should be color blue or color green.
14:10We also have a set of numbers
14:12that we follow
14:13for prosperity.
14:16So, 71588.
14:20If you always use your cell phone
14:22in your business,
14:23this is a big help
14:24for your luck.
14:25After you write here
14:27on the laurel leaf,
14:28just put it on the back of your phone.
14:31So, the position of our symbol
14:34should be in front of your cell phone.
14:38And then the sets of numbers
14:40should be at the back of your phone
14:41or outside of your cell phone.
14:45The former simple employee
14:47is now very successful in life.
14:51Darlene has her own land.
14:53She can travel abroad.
14:55And she also earns
14:576 digits per month
14:59from being a social media affiliate.
15:03There's nothing I can't lose
15:04if I believe in myself.
15:06But of course,
15:07we also need to work hard
15:10for prosperity.
15:11We need to move on our own.
15:15Next!
15:16More and more luck.
15:18That's why we're with Empoy
15:20who travels around the world.
15:24Can I eat ramen here?
15:28It's undeniable
15:30in our Filipino culture
15:32to follow your loved ones
15:34whenever the new year comes.
15:41Everyone has their own ways
15:42for the upgraded version
15:44of themselves and lifestyle.
15:48But, oops!
15:49Don't worry!
15:50If you haven't gotten a man yet,
16:00Let's go!
16:01Where else?
16:02But to Binondo!
16:07Trivia, my fellow wanderers.
16:08Chinatown here in Manila
16:10is considered
16:12the oldest Chinatown in the world.
16:16It started in 1594
16:19as a permanent residence
16:22of Chinese immigrants
16:24here in the Philippines.
16:26And now,
16:27Chinatown is known
16:29as a place to buy
16:31different kinds of goods.
16:35Food,
16:37luxury items,
16:40and lucky charms.
16:43Good day, fellow wanderers!
16:44We're here in Binondo
16:46where lucky charms
16:48and good luck
16:50are a thing of the past.
16:51Especially now,
16:52it's 2025.
16:54To everyone who wants to catch up,
16:56let's go!
17:02We're going to my brother's place.
17:04Good morning!
17:05Good morning!
17:06What's your name?
17:07I am Michael Alonzo.
17:08Michael, what can you sell to us?
17:10This is just a lucky charm.
17:12It's simple.
17:13Lucky charm?
17:14Like bracelets?
17:15Yes, like bracelets.
17:16This is for bleaching.
17:18What's this?
17:19It's for bleaching.
17:20It's easy.
17:21If you have money,
17:22you can buy this.
17:23It's simple like that.
17:25You just need to bleach it.
17:26You just need to knock on this.
17:29Knock on this.
17:30There!
17:31There!
17:32There!
17:33There!
17:35Like that?
17:36That's good.
17:37How much is this?
17:38I bought this for 1,500.
17:391,500?
17:401,500.
17:41Can I eat ramen here?
17:44And because we're in Binondo,
17:46we can't not go on a food trip.
17:53I'm hungry,
17:54so we're going to look for a food trip.
17:56Okay?
17:57From afar,
17:58my eyes are clear.
17:59I can see the fried sopa.
18:01I don't need sauce anymore.
18:05It's good.
18:06It's good.
18:15It's good.
18:17Let's find some more luck
18:19here in Binondo.
18:21Good morning!
18:23Do you have a snake?
18:25It's not alive.
18:27Here.
18:28This one.
18:29Ear of the snake.
18:30It can wander.
18:32How much is this?
18:33How much is this?
18:34150.
18:35It's good.
18:36It's a good combination.
18:37It really suits me.
18:38It can wander.
18:39Look at this.
18:40I'll buy this.
18:411, 2.
18:45Long life.
18:46Get rid of sickness.
18:47Lots of money.
18:48Good luck.
18:49Negative results.
18:51Like that.
18:52Appear.
18:56Next.
18:58Will I be lucky this year?
19:012025?
19:02In terms of opportunity,
19:04there are a lot of good opportunities
19:06for the Ear of the Dog.
19:07So we can expect maybe more projects for you.
19:12But we're not done yet.
19:14Let's wander
19:16for tips and lucky items
19:18for good luck.
19:22From our punsuy expert,
19:24Johnson Chua.
19:26Chua.
19:312025 is the Year of the Snake.
19:33If you notice,
19:34there are snakes here.
19:35There.
19:36Year of the Snake.
19:37It represents creativity.
19:39Fire energy is strong.
19:41We also have crystals here.
19:42Yes.
19:43That's how it is.
19:44Yes.
19:45Because when you say
19:46the fire energy of the snake,
19:48the crystals become the balancer.
19:50Yes.
19:51They're good for calming,
19:52for peace of mind,
19:53and for good health.
19:54Sir, we heard that
19:56there are colors
19:58like purple or violet.
20:00Yes.
20:01And then there's another color
20:03which is...
20:04The brown one.
20:05The brown of mocha.
20:06Yes.
20:07What is the color of the year 2025?
20:13Netizens,
20:15do you believe in male color?
20:19According to the punsuy expert,
20:21the color future dust
20:23or male violet
20:24is the lucky color of the year.
20:28While the mocha mousse
20:29or phantom
20:30is the color of the year
20:33which is more connected
20:34to the fashion color.
20:36What is the lucky charm
20:38that we can share
20:41with the public
20:42that is affordable?
20:44Number one is the cat.
20:45The cat.
20:46Yes.
20:47Because we know that
20:48the cat is a symbol.
20:49We can see cats like that.
20:51Yes.
20:52This is the cat, right?
20:54Yes.
20:55The one that's wagging its tail.
20:56There.
20:57Normally,
20:58why does it wag its tail?
20:59Because it means come.
21:00Come.
21:01So if you notice,
21:02most of the retail stores
21:03have this.
21:04Come, come, come.
21:05It's like welcoming.
21:06It's common in our practice
21:07to put a Buddha
21:08because it means
21:09we're welcoming
21:10happy clients.
21:11And if we make the client happy,
21:12of course,
21:13they'll come back.
21:14This prosperity basket
21:15is the ritual
21:16every Chinese New Year.
21:17Although every year
21:18is different
21:19because it depends
21:20on the year.
21:21The inside of the prosperity basket
21:22when we open it,
21:23that's what's inside.
21:24It has rice
21:25and lucky charms.
21:26Chinese New Year
21:27is a Chinese New Year.
21:28Yes.
21:29For me,
21:30it's the Year of the Dog.
21:32Will I be lucky
21:33this year?
21:342025?
21:36In terms of opportunity,
21:38there are many good opportunities
21:39for the Year of the Dog.
21:41So we can expect
21:42maybe more projects
21:43for you.
21:45Next!
21:46Hey mommy,
21:47don't cry.
21:48Don't cry there.
21:49Of course,
21:50this one,
21:51the color red,
21:52I'll give it to you.
21:53Right?
21:54This is for
21:55you to eat
21:57stronger.
21:59How did this become a snake?
22:00Is this from an envoy?
22:02This is not a snake!
22:03Oh no!
22:04I wish I was lucky!
22:08Just remember,
22:10the function is
22:11more about
22:12guiding life.
22:13Okay?
22:14Even if it helps us
22:15to be lucky,
22:16but let's not forget
22:17that perseverance
22:18is very important.
22:21But before I finish
22:22my adventure,
22:24Hey mommy,
22:25don't cry.
22:26Don't cry there.
22:27Of course,
22:28this one,
22:29the color red,
22:30I'll give it to you.
22:31Right?
22:32This red is for
22:33you to eat
22:34stronger.
22:39But according to the expert,
22:40we should not
22:41be attached
22:42to snakes
22:43because being
22:44a snake
22:45is not worth it
22:46because the success
22:47of a person
22:48depends on
22:49his decision
22:50in life.
22:51There's nothing wrong
22:52with us
22:53believing in this.
22:55But what's important
22:56is that we take
22:57full control
22:58and responsibility
22:59in our
23:00money,
23:01in our income,
23:02and how we
23:03spend it.
23:04Right?
23:05Because,
23:06they say,
23:07there's nothing
23:08that we earn big,
23:09but it depends
23:10on how much
23:11we can save.
23:12We've seen
23:13that even in the city,
23:14the belief of
23:15our neighbors
23:16is very strong
23:17in bringing
23:18luck.
23:20Of course,
23:21the best thing
23:22is to do good
23:23to our neighbor.
23:24Let's not think
23:25bad
23:26because no matter
23:27how good
23:28we do,
23:29there's always
23:30a good
23:31in our life.
23:32Someone
23:33sent me
23:34a lucky charm.
23:36Let me see.
23:37Wow!
23:38Red!
23:40And what?
23:41Is this an animal?
23:42Huh?
23:44Is this an animal?
23:46How did this
23:47become a snake?
23:48Is this from
23:49Mboy?
23:50It's not a snake!
23:51How did
23:52it become a snake?
23:54Oh my!
23:55I wish I was lucky!
23:57Anyway,
23:58thank you Mboy.
23:59And he said
24:00it's also luck
24:01if it's red.
24:02And really,
24:03it's luck
24:04if it's given.
24:05Okay?
24:06So,
24:07thank you Mboy,
24:08but I'll really
24:09teach you.
24:10It's not a snake.
24:11Okay?
24:13Wanderers,
24:14if you have topics
24:15you want us to talk about,
24:16just email us
24:17at
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24:20gtv
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24:22Also, follow
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24:24How can we
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24:28And for Juan's questions,
24:29we'll give the answers
24:30right here
24:31on
24:32iWander!