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[Engine Driver]

Lurkers, I guess watching the US TV show "Almost Paradise" set in Mactan, Cebu PI is bringing up visions of wanderlust. I get that some of the setting of the show is fictional (there is no US Navy Base in Cebu) but wanted to know if that hotel they are shooting at is any good for lurking. I've notice some cuties in the background and I suspect those are some of the more high end types or general public but wanted to know if a trip to Mactan is going to be worth it once the PI opens up.

The tattooed LBFM co-star of that show claims to be the niece of the Sultan of Brunei. Her father, Prince Jafri is quite a monger whose main hobby is BBFSCIP with random hot models. She might have been the result of one of those encounters.

We are not sure if your approach is going to be picking up tourists from Japan / China / Korea staying at the high end resorts or whether you will be using the monger method of dialing in for home delivery from the local talent pool. Mactan is quite some distance away from Cebu City and many LBFMs will flake out.

I would think that the former will be impossible unless you look like Don Draper or Idris Elba.

[PilotPaul]

Lurkers, I guess watching the US TV show "Almost Paradise" set in Mactan, Cebu PI is bringing up visions of wanderlust. I get that some of the setting of the show is fictional (there is no US Navy Base in Cebu) but wanted to know if that hotel they are shooting at is any good for lurking. I've notice some cuties in the background and I suspect those are some of the more high end types or general public but wanted to know if a trip to Mactan is going to be worth it once the PI opens up.

Those hotties in the background are paid extras.

After only watching the trailer I cannot see any correlation between the Philippines I have visited and enjoyed and that show.

[John Clayton]

Thanks. That combination really doesn't sound that bad. I've run across a few Japanese women on vacation and managed to connect. It's more of the talking game than the straight up pay for play. But the problem with that is they tend to run in packs and will not leave the group though you can often times get one to break off or there may be one there by themselves.

Good luck. I realized only after I got there, that I'd been to Mactan Airbase previously in 1972. The island experience was different then!

[Drbombay]

I was there for two nights in early March. The hotels were empty because of Covid, but I got the impression that the place is pretty much 100% Korean / Japanese / Chinese. I wouldn't go there for mongering.

Thanks. That combination really doesn't sound that bad. I've run across a few Japanese women on vacation and managed to connect. It's more of the talking game than the straight up pay for play. But the problem with that is they tend to run in packs and will not leave the group though you can often times get one to break off or there may be one there by themselves.

[John Clayton]

Lurkers, I guess watching the US TV show "Almost Paradise" set in Mactan, Cebu PI is bringing up visions of wanderlust. I get that some of the setting of the show is fictional (there is no US Navy Base in Cebu) but wanted to know if that hotel they are shooting at is any good for lurking. I've notice some cuties in the background and I suspect those are some of the more high end types or general public but wanted to know if a trip to Mactan is going to be worth it once the PI opens up.

I was there for two nights in early March. The hotels were empty because of Covid, but I got the impression that the place is pretty much 100% Korean / Japanese / Chinese. I wouldn't go there for mongering.

[Drbombay]

Lurkers, I guess watching the US TV show "Almost Paradise" set in Mactan, Cebu PI is bringing up visions of wanderlust. I get that some of the setting of the show is fictional (there is no US Navy Base in Cebu) but wanted to know if that hotel they are shooting at is any good for lurking. I've notice some cuties in the background and I suspect those are some of the more high end types or general public but wanted to know if a trip to Mactan is going to be worth it once the PI opens up.

[Member #4794]

MM, do you have a link to this tracing?

They have not yet applied this to anything but COVID but after they are done with COVID these people will have learned a new terrifying skill. Some states in America have passed laws that CCTV and facial recognition cannot be used by law enforcement but as far as I know the Philippines hasn't even considered this law. I admit this is all in beta stages of development but when this system does get up and running and there is no real threat like COVID-19 and when costs for the implementation of this plummet. What do you think they are going to do with this system?

https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-te...y-cam-use-face

https://www.cnn.ph/news/2020/5/12/ma...-tracers-.html

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/0...ontact-tracing

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...ontact-tracing

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...this-play-out/

https://www.biometricupdate.com/2020...legal-guidance

https://www.biometricupdate.com/2020...mong-personnel

[Red Kilt]

These are the GCQ guidelines.

Note the curfew data.

[WestCoast1]

Contact tracers are learning a new trade and governments across the globe are hiring teams of contact tracers. Our phones have anonymous or not so anonymous Bluetooth tracking data. They are using CCTV and extra ordinary means to track people.

MM, do you have a link to this tracing?

[WestCoast1]

In the news:

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/money/tops...Mkn&ocid=wispr

"Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is resuming operations of scheduled flights on selected international and domestic routes starting June 1.

In an advisory, PAL said it will operate limited international services on routes to the USA, Canada, Guam, Vietnam, mainland China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Japan, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. ".

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/money/tops...Mkn&ocid=wispr

"THE country will be transitioning into more relaxed lockdowns starting June 1, with fewer restrictions on people's movement and more outdoor activities and physical reporting to work allowed.

Most areas in the Philippines will be placed under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) the least strict lockdown level the starting Monday, while Metro Manila, Davao City, Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4-A (Calabarzon consisting of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), Pangasinan, and Albay will be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ). ".

[Cbea20]

One thing we learn from history, other than we don't learn from history, is that when a government uses a crisis to increase surveillance of its people, is that it never gives up this power once the threat subsides.

Counterexample: Habeas Corpus suspended during American Civil War, temporarily.

One thing we do learn from history is that absolute statements, such as "never", do not stand up to examination.

[Kabul Guy]

Contact tracers are learning a new trade and governments across the globe are hiring teams of contact tracers. Our phones have anonymous or not so anonymous Bluetooth tracking data. They are using CCTV and extra ordinary means to track people.

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One thing we learn from history, other than we don't learn from history, is that when a government uses a crisis to increase surveillance of its people, is that it never gives up this power once the threat subsides.

[Member #4794]

Contact tracers are learning a new trade and governments across the globe are hiring teams of contact tracers. Our phones have anonymous or not so anonymous Bluetooth tracking data. They are using CCTV and extra ordinary means to track people.

What implications does this have on the mongering world? As we do, do something that is in a gray area. After this virus subsides who is to say that they will not keep on this team of contact tracers with their new found skills to keep tabs of persons of interest or create new types of extortion scams.

What would you do if confronted with a history of your bar fines this is also dereliction of the terms of most people passports. There is a line on the US passport agreement that prohibits sex tourism. What is your take on this NEW profession of contract tracers and what impact do you think it will have on this community none at all or will we have to start carrying our cellphones ins Faraday bags / blackout and wear masks and other extraordinary means to subvert these contract tracing teams? Are you taking any extra precautions due to the governments new invasions of privacy? We won't really know to What extent they will abuse their new found powers. I do feel like this has some far reaching implications that are as of yet unknown.

[WestCoast1]

I have used world remit in the past and it allows cash pickup at metrobank, LBC Pawlan Pawnshop etc.

I just signed up for Gcash, I linked my peso account and was able to send the Blow Job Queen some cash for her birthday which is today. No fees to send vs about 10% when I use world remit (part is the cash advance fee my Cdn credit card charges for using World remit services.) No issues with conversion as when I convert my USD to peso at the bank I get a very good rate.

I have used World Remit (the 'other' WR), WU, and other online sending. From my end, I use my bank's checking account for sending (ATM, not credit card, so I don't get hit with a cash-advance fee). From the girl's end, I send cash pickup only (I choose from the dropdown list: BDO, Cebuana, LBC, M Lhuillier, etc). The vast majority of my sends are quickly approved online (within a minute) and a control number is given, which I pass to the girl for pickup. However, as this is not a credit card transaction, on occasion my home bank holds up the process for several hours (not sure the reason why). I think the usual cost to me is about $3 USD. There is a free option for sending, if you don't mind several days delay in when your girl can pick up the money.

[Kabul Guy]

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Worldremit: This is what I currently do directly from my computer. The exchange rates are much better than WU. But your friend needs a bank account. If your friend is a regular friend or more, then you are doing them a favor by suggesting they open a bank account.

The situation: It turns out that RP has the longest lock down of any country worldwide. But if you look at the numbers (worldometer), RP has not been hit very hard.
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I have used world remit in the past and it allows cash pickup at metrobank, LBC Pawlan Pawnshop etc.

I just signed up for Gcash, I linked my peso account and was able to send the Blow Job Queen some cash for her birthday which is today. No fees to send vs about 10% when I use world remit (part is the cash advance fee my Cdn credit card charges for using World remit services.) No issues with conversion as when I convert my USD to peso at the bank I get a very good rate.

While the stats look really good for here, we all know just how bad they are at keeping track of anything here especially something that may make them look bad. If they were that good I think that the restrictions would have relaxed more than they have, lots of people in different places still going about business as normal and lockdown enforcement has been pretty lax to say the least in many places. I am on a general Philippine discussion board and some places are reporting very severe enforcement of lock down, others almost zero enforcement.

In other words, about what you would expect for the Philippines.