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I do remember with much fondness those glory days of Ermita / Malate. When MBC was in its former incarnation as Rosie's Diner, offering a clean, bright, relatively quiet respite from the madness of...

I want to send some money via Xoom to a friend in Manila. She will pick up the cash at MLHuillier. For fairly obvious reasons, I don't want her to know my primary registered address abroad or the...

I also can confirm that HSBC will give you Peso and Dollar accts under the same name. The Peso acct comes with an ATM / VISA card, and the Dollar acct comes with a Bank Card. It took me about 45 mins...

Yes, I would certainly agree with RK and G about the desirability of the somewhat neglected, yearning 30 year olds. Not long ago I met a 31 year old DIA gal who, though quite shy and reserved during...

The other place to try for the combination of scuba and girls is subic. The diving there is all wreck diving, with some excellent, accessible wreck dives for recreational (non-tech) divers using air...

The dread, button-pushing HIV / barebacking topic, for some inexplicable reason, commenced recently in the Photo Galllery thread-which, I think we would all agree, is not exactly the most appropriate...

In the past 5 days I have had two DIA dates with lovely, sweet, pleasant, horny gals, each of whom ended up providing delightfully steamy sinuations in bed all night at my place. Interestingly, each...

We mongers tend to dangle our rods in the lower, murkier, needier depths of the socio-economic fish pond, so it’s inevitable that sooner or later (sooner!), we’ll be hit up for money by a gal friend...

Hi D1,

The pubs are:

1)Big Apple (same owners as LAC and Howzat pub in Manila). It is on the beach in the middle of Sabang, has pool tables, and good food (with an impressive Indian curry...

I have been going to Sabang for around 15 years, at least twice a year, and I was last there last week.

If you want the combination of diving, beach and babes, Sabang is the best (only!) choice in...

I have been actively involved with TESOL for over 20 years in Japan (JALT), Korea (KOTESOL), Thailand (ThaiTESOL), and Taiwan (ETAROC) and am now based here for one year while on a research leave...

many thanks to t-ktv and wb for your wise counsel regarding my situational and lexical queries.

my dimples gal did come over to my place yesterday afternoon, arriving right on time, and, as...

I've been living in PI (MNL) for only a few months now, so still on a steep learning curve...therefore I could use a few expert minds to answer a couple of questions:

Situational Question
Was bar...

i don't know about globe or sun cellular, but i have been using smart bro for a few months now. it is the size of a cig lighter and connects to the computer via usb port. it costs around 2000 pesos...

I seem to remember having to show them two picture id's, one being my passport, and the other being my California drivers license. Interestingly, they were happy to accept my CA drivers license even...

OK, to answer your questions, in order:
1. Yes, I carried cash to open those accts, and if I remember correctly, I needed 100,000 pesos (or equivalent)
2. I'm from the US, but my permanent...

If you are non-resident in the Philippines, and therefore don't have the an certificate of residence from immigration, I would suggest trying HSBC. I am here on a tourist visa, which I extend every...

having been coming to the philippines on diving vacations twice a year for the past 15 years, i now find myself living here in manila for a year on a job assignment. a month into it i offer some...

Many thanks to those who replied to my request a few weeks ago about how to open a bank account here. I have now relocated to Manila and have been here for 3 weeks. Here's what happened re trying to...

Many thanks GE and CS for your sage advice concerning opening a bank account!

Next step as soon as I arrive in Manila is to cruise the nearest mall, catch the eye of a slim, sexy, 20-something...

I will be moving to Manila for one year for my work from September 1st. I will most likely arrive with a 59 day tourist visa procured from the Tokyo Philippine Embassy, then renew my visa every two...

I would say, from my many years of experience diving (and mongering) in PG, the vast majority of Sabang resorts are very GF. Perhaps only a few of the upscale resorts would have any resistance to you...