monthly summary · March 2020
2020-03 summary
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Overview
In early March 2020 Daniel left South Korea and returned to live with his mother in England, citing virus spread, fear of travel restrictions, friends leaving, dating difficulties, isolation and financial recovery. He spent the rest of the month in lockdown-era home life, streaming and posting cooking, gadget and review videos.
Mila became a recurring presence: Daniel met her in London mid-month, and she then stayed with him in England. They co-hosted streams, cooked and did yard work together.
Source recordings (8)
- Noodle Review - Super noodles CHOW MEIN flavour
- I went to London to meet this girl 😍 [KNWkDh94R-M]
- I went to London to meet this girl 😍
- My thoughts on Daniel so far...
- She moved in with me -)
- Live Q&A with Mila
- [2020-03-29] Apology to my lovely Viewers [M3odVWn_9hM]
- How to make Flamegrilled Smokey Mackeral
Trips to Spain and Sweden were disrupted. Spain was dropped for Sweden, and Sweden was then cancelled because of lockdowns and Mila moving in; donors were offered a partial refund.
Daniel repeatedly reflected on dating setbacks from Korea, his marriage, infidelity and the divorce, and expressed doubt about whether leaving Korea was right.
Gadgets and food were recurring subjects: the Galaxy Fold (praised, then criticized for its microphone and small screen), a halogen oven and many home-cooked meals, with mixed self-ratings.
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- UNBOXING MY NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD!
- How to make a PROPER Full English Breakfast
- How to make Pizza Toast
- Trying SuperNoodles cupnoodle - Better than PotNoodle
- Roast Bacon and Mushrooms
- How to make Bread Pudding
- how to make homemade chips
- UNBOXING MY NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD! [1xzFCjsojmE]
- Trying out my new Halogen Oven + Sausage Test
- How to make Roast Pork and Broccoli
Themes
Departure from Korea, return to England, coronavirus observations, airport procedures and pandemic travel disruption.
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YouTube demonetization, subscriber complaints, creator rivalry, donations and streaming logistics.
Gadget purchases: Galaxy Fold, VR headset, electric scooters and halogen oven.
Relationships, family, past infidelity disclosures and dating experiences.
Household life in England, including friction with his mother over cleaning, plumbing repairs and cooking experiments.
Past online controversies were addressed in a birthday stream, including criticism from TerryTV, disputes involving Nobita, and comparisons to Onision.
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Developments
Recording dated 2020-03-01: Daniel visited the Samsung store with George, ended a vegan challenge, rented electric scooters, visited Coex Mall and George's Airbnb, and decided to leave Korea for Europe.
Recording dated 2020-03-03: Daniel booked flights to the UK and completed COVID-19 screening forms.
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Recording dated 2020-03-06: Daniel described flying to England on a nearly empty plane and passing through Heathrow without temperature checks.
Early-to-mid March recordings: Daniel demonstrated, unboxed and reviewed the Galaxy Fold, and had no regrets after nearly a week of use.
Recordings dated 2020-03-11 and 2020-03-12: Daniel set up a halogen oven, cooked sausages and bread pudding (rated 2/10), and livestreamed from his mother's home, including a test stream that went live by accident.
Recordings dated 2020-03-14: Daniel reviewed Super Noodles, returned to the S10+ for recording, cooked pork belly in the halogen oven, and published a video on five reasons for disliking life in South Korea.
Recordings dated 2020-03-18 and 2020-03-19: Daniel met Mila in London for trampolining, dinner and karaoke, then recounted the trip.
Recording dated 2020-03-20: Daniel held a birthday livestream with Mila that peaked around 700 viewers.
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Recordings dated 2020-03-21 to 2020-03-26: lockdown-era home life included a campfire, nettle cooking, a £200 grocery trip, garden branch cutting, battered fish, and a Q&A livestream with Mila.
Recording dated 2020-03-28: Daniel bought and tested a secondhand HTC Vive Cosmos and reported motion sickness and a headache.
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Recordings dated 2020-03-29: Daniel apologized for cancelling the Sweden trip and offered donors a 67.1% partial refund via PayPal, with the remainder to cover living costs.
Recordings dated 2020-03-31: Daniel and Mila livestreamed with viewer questions and Mila left because of camera discomfort; salmon and vegetables were baked.
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Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the Japanese date unmatched Daniel because her roommate recognized his channel is unresolved.
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Whether Daniel has proof against his ex-partner's claims, and whether remarks about hiring a call girl were genuine or fabricated for legal purposes, are unresolved.
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Whether a companion's lip injury came from Daniel hitting them with an iPad or from self-inflicted contact is unclear.
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How Mila's private Instagram account was found is unclear, and the identities and number of speakers in the bed seating exchange are unclear.
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Whether the Sweden trip would happen, how long Mila would stay, and whether the Finnish or Spanish contacts remain interested are unresolved.
Whether Daniel will get a partial Airbnb refund is unresolved; VR headset price varies across mentions and a lawnmower breakage is unconfirmed.
Whether covert thermal checks occurred at Heathrow, and whether Daniel could be infected despite no reported symptoms, is uncertain.
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Reasons Daniel declined a second London meetup are unclear, and details of the London meeting, including lateness and his height, were disputed.
Causes of demonetization and comment removals, whether sausages made Daniel ill, whether anyone had coronavirus, whether Mila might be pregnant, and the truth of allegations against Onision remain unresolved.
Whether the woman who fell during tree work was injured is unclear; Daniel was unsure whether leaving Korea was right and whether a Korean date's interest was genuine.
Explore this period
- Recording · March 2020
UNBOXING MY NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD! [1xzFCjsojmE]
Daniel unboxes, sets up, and reviews a 5G Samsung Galaxy Fold with 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM after nearly a week of use, evaluating its dual displays, camera handling, laptop mode typing, and multitasking capabilities. Daniel assesse
- Recording · March 2020
Things I disliked about Living in South Korea [s2OW-jRyFrw]
Daniel detailed five personal reasons for disliking living in South Korea during a one-month stay in February, having previously produced a similar popular video about Japan two years prior. The grievances regarding South Korea included res
- Recording · March 2020
Roast Bacon and Mushrooms
Discussions cover housemates, rent, guests, and motorbike noise alongside Daniel's purchase of a refurbished HTC Vive Cosmos VR headset and running Half-Life: Alyx on a five-year-old computer. Daniel experiences severe motion sickness, a he
- Recording · March 2020
My experience with the Coronavirus in South Korea [06Klgnn9wHs]
Daniel returned to his parents' home in England from South Korea in early March due to fears concerning the virus outbreak, potential airport closures, isolation following the departure of American friends, deserted venues, and social and d
- Recording · March 2020
Self Isolation in England - Day 7
Daniel resumed streaming after a disconnection caused the prior broadcast to end and lose viewers, while dealing with concerns about demonetization related to restricted words. Daniel engaged with viewers on topics including the elderly cat
- Recording · March 2020
How to make Pizza Toast
Daniel prepares toasted pizzas by rounding bread slices with new scissors and topping them with deseeded tomatoes, pasta sauce, grated cheese, and snipped bacon before baking them. Upon tasting the baked pizza, Daniel finds the bread overly
- Recording · March 2020
1-test DONT WATCH
Daniel initiates an intended unlisted test stream, discovers viewers watching, chooses to continue streaming, and contends with technical difficulties involving a malfunctioning donation goal. Upon returning from Korea, Daniel cleared UK tr
- Recording · March 2020
How to make Flamegrilled Smokey Mackeral
Daniel and Mila built an improvised outdoor campfire despite wind, smoke, and damp wood, and cooked mackerel over the flames using metal sticks and a tin can. After tasting the mackerel, Daniel and Mila postponed cleaning the garden until l
- Recording · March 2020
how to make homemade chips
Daniel prepares and cooks roasted pork belly slices, potato wedges, and onions in a halogen oven, modifying cooking times along the way to manage burning onions and crisp the meat. While cooking, Daniel discusses hydration and dietary sugar
- Recording · March 2020
How to make Roast Pork and Broccoli
Back home in England, Daniel films an episode of Cooking with Daniel preparing oven-roasted pork chops and broccoli with corn oil, coarse sea salt, basil, black pepper, mixed herbs, and garlic granules at 200 degrees, later eating them with
- Recording · March 2020
Trying SuperNoodles cupnoodle - Better than PotNoodle
Daniel reviews barbecue beef Super Noodles in a cup, finding them bland compared to Pot Noodle and adding ketchup to improve the flavor. Dissatisfaction with the microphone and small screen size of the Galaxy Fold prompts Daniel to return t
- Recording · March 2020
Roast Salmon and Mushrooms
Salmon and vegetables, including mushrooms and tomatoes, are seasoned and cooked in an oven using an oiled grill to prevent sticking. The cooked fish is removed from the grill, plated with lemon, photographed, recorded on video, and shared
- Recording · March 2020
How to make Bread Pudding
Daniel made bread pudding in a newly bought halogen oven using bread, milk, egg, honey, sultanas, and cinnamon, but halted cooking early when the top and sultanas began burning while the egg remained raw, ultimately giving it a 2 out of 10
- Recording · March 2020
Noodle Review - Super noodles CHOW MEIN flavour
Daniel prepared noodles with bacon and runner beans while discussing his recent trip to London, cooking experiences, and an interaction involving an Amazon driver requesting date-of-birth verification from his mother for an alcohol delivery
- Recording · March 2020
How to make a PROPER Full English Breakfast
Daniel prepared and consumed an English fry-up with eggs, sausage, tomatoes, toast, baked beans, and bacon that had been frozen and expired nearly two months earlier, expressing a preference for the herbed sausage over the poorly tasting ba
- Recording · March 2020
Trying out my new Halogen Oven + Sausage Test
Daniel unboxes, assembles, and tests a newly purchased Imperial multifunctional halogen oven costing around £35, which features a transparent design intended for time-lapse cooking videos. Daniel cooks and eats two sausages in the halogen o
- Recording · March 2020
I went to London to meet this girl 😍 [KNWkDh94R-M]
Daniel and Mila meet up after calls, discuss Daniel's arrival time, ride the underground toward Champions League Park while noting the noise and bumps, compare heights, hand sizes, and foot sizes, and go jumping at a trampolining venue. Fol
- Recording · March 2020
Korean fried chicken in a box
Daniel ended the vegan challenge and decided to leave Korea for Europe, citing friends' departures, dating hurdles related to health fears and masks, and exhausted filming options. Upcoming plans upon returning to England include staying at
- Recording · March 2020
Pot Noodle - Beef and Tomato - Delicious British Noodles
Daniel records a cooking video preparing a beef and tomato Pot Noodle while testing out his new Galaxy Fold phone and discussing its features and drawbacks. Daniel prepares and eats the Pot Noodle, transferring it to a plastic bowl after bu
- Recording · March 2020
How to make battered Fish and chips (without chips)
During an eighth day of lockdown in Spain with expected confinement until April 15th, Daniel and Mila prepare fish seasoned with chicken fry mix. An initial plan to cook outdoors on a fire is abandoned following instructions prohibiting coo
- Recording · March 2020
The cute Korean girl REPLIED to me!
Daniel described messaging exchanges with a Korean woman previously dated, interpreting brief and delayed replies as mixed signals and deciding to cease pursuing her. Daniel recounted an awkward and boring evening date with a 36-year-old Ko
- Recording · March 2020
Why I moved back in with my mum [59eEZx8gC_Y]
Daniel returned to England to move back into his mother's childhood home rather than continuing YouTube travel vlogging in South Korea, prompted by virus spread, travel restrictions, social isolation, and financial recovery. Daniel plans to
- Recording · March 2020
UNBOXING MY NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD!
Daniel unboxed and examined the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G with 512GB of storage, noting packaging warnings, physical folding traits, and the screen crease. Following several days of testing, Daniel praised the Galaxy Fold as the best phone use
- Recording · March 2020
Self Isolation In Korea - Day 2
Daniel prepares to conclude his stay in South Korea, packing his belongings, sorting through food, and reviewing flight logistics to return to England before potentially traveling onward to Spain or Sweden. Throughout his final days streami
- Recording · March 2020
My experience with the Coronavirus in South Korea
Daniel returned to England from South Korea in early March due to fears of virus transmission, deserted areas, departing friends, potential airport closures, and difficulties with dating, socializing, and mask-wearing. Daniel traveled on an
- Recording · March 2020
I went to London to meet this girl 😍
A day trip involves travel to London via rail and the underground, discussions about arrival times and destinations such as a cherry blossom park, transit comparisons, a visit to a trampoline park, a Korean dinner, and karaoke.
- Recording · March 2020
3-Self Isolation in England - I think I'm sick -(
Daniel conducts desktop livestreams from his mother's home following a return from Korea, addressing internet connectivity, testing tech gear like the Galaxy Fold and a halogen cooker, and tracking viewer donations toward an upcoming trip t
- Recording · March 2020
My thoughts on Daniel so far...
A livestream conducted from Daniel's room features Daniel and Mila addressing viewer questions, technical stream lag, donation acknowledgments, Discord moderation actions, Reddit remarks, and an apology video. Mila discusses feeling shy on
- Recording · March 2020
Birthday Stream
Daniel hosts a live birthday broadcast alongside a female guest of mixed Dutch and Brazilian heritage, interacting with viewers via super chats, reading donations, and answering questions about how they met through YouTube and Tinder. The s
- Recording · March 2020
[2020-03-24] Chopping down tree [6FTbZc6PPVU]
A group gathers in a garden to saw and cut down trees and branches using tools such as saws, an axe, and large scissors, taking turns and filming each other amid physical struggles, safety concerns, and warnings about hospital visits. The g
- Recording · March 2020
Why I Slept with my Fan
Daniel met secretly in London with a British viewer outside Victoria Station following Discord communications, shortly after his father's funeral while his wife was back in Japan. After verifying the viewer's ID, Daniel checked into a hotel
- Recording · March 2020
My mum walked in on us 😳
A group uses saws, an axe, and shears to prune branches and take down parts of a tree in a garden while taking turns filming and warning each other about safety hazards, falls, and cuts. During the garden work, safety concerns arise as Flav
- Recording · March 2020
She moved in with me -)
The speakers visited an outdoor property and Daniel's grandfather's 70-year-old structure, gathered and cooked stinging nettles for tea or soup, spent time in self-isolation, and completed a £200 grocery shopping trip for food, pet supplies
- Recording · March 2020
[2020-03-01] Exploring Gangnam with my friend George [Zl_5vZVToxI]
Daniel explains his background as half Malaysian and half English in response to inquiries from George. Daniel and George walk through a neighborhood with ramen shops, izakaya, and karaoke spots, and visit the meetup venue GSM Terrace but p
- Recording · March 2020
Live Q&A with Mila
Daniel and Mila host livestream Q&A sessions while living together during pandemic lockdown, discussing their relationship, background, living arrangements, and household tasks. The streams feature viewer interactions, managing donations an
- Recording · March 2020
[2020-03-29] Apology to my lovely Viewers [M3odVWn_9hM]
Daniel addressed audience concerns regarding donation money raised during a livestream for a Sweden trip that became unlikely due to European pandemic lockdowns and Mila's arrival in England from the Netherlands. Daniel offered 67.1% partia
- Recording · March 2020
Why I moved back in with my mum
Daniel returned to England from South Korea and moved in with his mother due to disease outbreaks, border closure concerns, travel restrictions, isolation, dating difficulties, friends leaving, and financial losses. Daniel intends to rest i
- Recording · March 2020
Apology to my Viewers - I'm SO sorry
European lockdowns, travel issues, and Mila moving into Daniel's home prevented a planned trip to Sweden after money was raised during a livestream donation goal, leading to explanations and apologies. Dissatisfied donors were offered a par