This China-born Vlogger Knows Singapore Like A Local | On The Red Dot

Watch Jiang Wanni’s vlogs and you might never guess she’s a Chinese national. After 17 years in Singapore, she knows the island inside out — from scenic cycling trails to the daily grind of a GrabFood delivery rider. Her YouTube channel, ‪@ninijiang‬ captures it all with heart and hustle.

But Wanni’s journey didn’t start out smooth. At 15, she arrived in Singapore alone — juggling cramped rental rooms with strangers, a foreign school system, and zero English. Today, English still trips her up, but she tries to power through. Polyglot host Das DD joins Wanni to find out: has language held her back from truly feeling at home? Or has she already made Singapore her own in ways that words can’t capture?

00:00 Introduction
01:32 Cycling trip to Kranji Marshes
04:22 Connecting with Singaporeans through cycling
06:45 How Wanni met her husband
09:25 How Wanni started as a YouTuber
12:10 Wanni’s learning curve with English
14:18 Wanni’s father: why I sent her to Singapore
16:11 My first home in Singapore
20:30 Das brings Wanni for Indian food

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