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[Spam Hog]

What is the maximum withdrawal in most machines?

I know in mexico you can withdraw 500 dollars max for the fee , but can do that 3 times in one day. about 3 dollars for each fee.

i dont mind paying the fee for the safty and convienience.

I once lost 5 grand from a room safe er' unsafe.

You can hit up most ATM's with an international card for up to P10,000
(about $215 US) per transaction. Try the ones in the major malls, BDO works best so does METROBANK. Now they got extra fees for international cars like $150 pesos or more.

You can do a "cash advance" up to $1,000 US in the main BDO bank with a credit card and your passport.

Spamhog

[Spam Hog]

Hey,

I've been South America for the last 3 years and tired of it. These girls in every country I've been to in South America never keep their word about anything, this includes never on time, never where there supposed to be if an aggreement was made, always lie terribly and really just plain stupid. I'm tired of dealing with these type of women.

My question is, Is the Philippines like this, and which other countries in asia might I find honest beautiful women?

Thanks

Women lie all over the world. The Philippines are no different, some countries are worse than others, Thailand for example, lying is accepted, possibly even required, when you are dealing with a non Thai. Then again it depends on the level of woman you are dealing with, Bar girls and hustlers you expect to lie, its part of their job.

As a wise old Msgt once told me soooo many years ago "kid, you can take one a these girls outta the bar, but you can never take the bar outta the girl"

My experiences almost 40 years since have proven the wisdom of the old Sgts
words.

You will find women in the Phils who will be honest and open with you if you are honest with them, just don't expect it from a bar girl etc. Also those who are closer to thirty are a bit better at the truth than the young stupid and silly ones.

Spam hog

[Vaughnyb1]

Hey,

I've been South America for the last 3 years and tired of it. These girls in every country I've been to in South America never keep their word about anything, this includes never on time, never where there supposed to be if an aggreement was made, always lie terribly and really just plain stupid. I'm tired of dealing with these type of women.

My question is, Is the Philippines like this, and which other countries in asia might I find honest beautiful women?

Thanks

[Vandaddio]

Gee the maximum withdrawal usually only lasts me a day!

What is the maximum withdrawal in most machines?

I know in Mexico you can withdraw 500 dollars max for the fee , but can do that 3 times in one day. about 3 dollars for each fee.

I don't mind paying the fee for the safty and convienience.

I once lost 5 grand from a room safe er' unsafe.

[Rampana]

One of my Doctor friend told me that first day the girl takes two pills and one pill a day till I leave and continue for one more week if she does not have her period. This has absolutely does wonders and none of the girls got pregnant except one who refused to take the pills.

does antibaby pill also work in postpone the onset of menstrual bleeding for a lady you want to meet there at a given time?

Does anyone of you guys have experience with this.

As you know it is always a matter of correct timing to not run into a bloodshet in pre-scheduled meetings with girls there.

I've read that birth control pills postpone menstruation.

Anyone having experience with this?

What does anti baby pill cost in Phils?

[Econo Tech]

Now and then some relative (or even a recruitment team) will entice them away with promises of unbelievable wealth (like 3000 pesos per month). These are often the girls you meet in AC or other provincial bars. So having 2 or 3 kids is not always a mistake - sometimes it is part of the normal family life.

So they say .. so they say.

I gotta believe you .. :D :D

[Red Kilt]

..........

Now once. I agree. Maybe a screw up. But twice? Beats me how you can make the same mistake twice.

It's not necessarily a "mistake".
If you have spent any time (as I have) in some of the barangays that are not even necessarily too far outside of some of the major cities, girls from upwards of 15 or so see their role in life is to just have babies and sit around cooking, chatting, and do some occasional rice planting or help out with harvesting duties. They see this as their role.
Now and then some relative (or even a recruitment team) will entice them away with promises of unbelievable wealth (like 3000 pesos per month). These are often the girls you meet in AC or other provincial bars. So having 2 or 3 kids is not always a mistake - sometimes it is part of the normal family life.

[Econo Tech]

You forgot school mates. An expert in birth control once told me that studies showed that the average age for girls to have sex for the first time in the Philippines was 14, which if true would make school mates the prime culprits. Not sure what were his sources. Normally a girl would be in high school between the age of 12 to 16, but there are also many students who are older, because due to poverty they could not start school earlier. A 20 years old male student could easily impregnate all these girls, and that would be perfectly legal as long as no money is involved. I once saw a girl in a remote mountain village who already had two kids at age 15!

Damn. You are right.

Thinking aloud, I have met enough girls who ended up as hookers, and just passed their 19th birthday, with more than one kid.

Now once. I agree. Maybe a screw up. But twice? Beats me how you can make the same mistake twice.

[Denom]

Now it wasnt' a gentle cano who made her single mother. 99. 99999999999% it is a fellow Filipino. Cousin, uncle, neighbor. Etc. Etc.

You forgot school mates. An expert in birth control once told me that studies showed that the average age for girls to have sex for the first time in the Philippines was 14, which if true would make school mates the prime culprits. Not sure what were his sources. Normally a girl would be in high school between the age of 12 to 16, but there are also many students who are older, because due to poverty they could not start school earlier. A 20 years old male student could easily impregnate all these girls, and that would be perfectly legal as long as no money is involved. I once saw a girl in a remote mountain village who already had two kids at age 15!

[Buko Max]

I have looked through the threads I cannot se where anyone has resolved how to protect your cash ,I do intend to bring £7000 for my stay.

Where is secure for cash?? as do resent paying a charge to my bank in England every time I use my atm card (or loose out on the going rate)

Well I carry a wad of cash on my trips but for different reasons. Stay in hotels that offer bank style safety deposit boxes located behind the front desk or in a separate room. Most of these require two keys to open. Management also keeps a log where you must sign in every time and some hotels even have security cameras.

For added security, buy a lockable money pouch in case an employee has two keys and tries to pinch your cash. (Have heard of this happening before). Avoid in room security boxes as it seems that many employees have access to the master keys.

Bottom line is find a hotel you can trust and looks out for you!

[GoodEnough]

It's 14 weeks just trying, if I can,to avoid the charges or rip off rates the banks give you.

No disrespect intended, but, if you take a few hundred with you, and then withdraw 500 or so at a time, you're looking at a cumulative fee of less than 50 Euros. Seems to me the the security of not having to worry about a large sum of money is worth the fee.
GE

[Sammon]

Great post Sammon.
But ......you never made any reference to the issue of "not getting her pregnant". You didn't mention whether you used a raincoat or whether you are vasectomised. Virgins will not know anything about condoms and probably won't know much about how easy it is to get preggers too.
One fallacy fairly common in lots of places is that virgins will not get pregnant the first time they do it.
I would hate to think that some innocent young provinciana who trusts guys to be kind and gentle in the initiation then finds herself preggers and the kind and gentle foreigner has long gone.

I am just asking that's all. I am not criticising you and I am not starting a condom war either.
I already said it is a great post.

All normal girls I meet I generally do not use condoms. My method is to buy birth control pills which is easily available in Phi. Usually I give the girl the money and ask her to go to the pharmacy. If I go maybe they will say they do not have it.
One of my Doctor friend told me that first day the girl takes two pills and one pill a day till I leave and continue for one more week if she does not have her period. This has absolutely does wonders and none of the girls got pregnant except one who refused to take the pills. I had to pay approx 8000 pesos I believe for her to get a abortion. She was not a virgin when she met me. After that I never saw her.
The Pattaya girl was advised by her friends to take the pill after she told them what happened. This shows Thai girls have more knowledge I guess.

[Econo Tech]

Virgins will not know anything about condoms and probably won't know much about how easy it is to get preggers too.

One fallacy fairly common in lots of places is that virgins will not get pregnant the first time they do it.

Well, I have met enough girls who had 'sex only once, and got pregnant. ' and subsequently it was near-virgin experience.

Now it wasnt' a gentle cano who made her single mother. 99. 99999999999% it is a fellow Filipino. Cousin, uncle, neighbor. Etc. Etc.

I am yet to meet a single mother who said her child's father is a foreigner. Maybe during the navy base days it was common. But no sir, not within the last 15 years or so.

Now with the church adamantly refusing to support condom usage, it only got to get worse.

[Red Kilt]

Although I have not paid the fees to pop the "cherry' in AC, I have had two girls I met in DIA who were virgins.
................................................................. It is more fun to have sex with them after the cherry is popped. They become very horny and girls always love the guy who first had sex with them.

Great post Sammon.
But ......you never made any reference to the issue of "not getting her pregnant". You didn't mention whether you used a raincoat or whether you are vasectomised. Virgins will not know anything about condoms and probably won't know much about how easy it is to get preggers too.
One fallacy fairly common in lots of places is that virgins will not get pregnant the first time they do it.
I would hate to think that some innocent young provinciana who trusts guys to be kind and gentle in the initiation then finds herself preggers and the kind and gentle foreigner has long gone.

I am just asking that's all. I am not criticising you and I am not starting a condom war either.
I already said it is a great post.

[Col Law]

No disrespect intended but you must be mad to even think about walking around with so much cash. The hotel safes in the Philippines are not always as "safe" as they are supposed to be, there are numerous stories of foreigners losing cash from hotel safes, even in some of the more upmarket establishments.

Why don't you consider using a prepaid credit card as you are from the UK. Some of these cards allow you to withdraw at ATMs, pay hotel bills etc at preferential rates and some even do not charge for ATM withdrawals. Far safer than walking around with bundles of cash.

Personally I always carry some cash, maybe a hundred pounds at most and then pay for everything like hotels with credit cards. I use ATMs for cash withdrawals taking just enough each time to last three or four days. It is far safer and although not the cheapest option, is worth it to me for peace of mind and safety.

You didn't say how long you plan to stay in the Philippines, I am assuming it is just for a few weeks? If you were planning to stay longer term it may be worth you opening a Philippines bank account and of course it works out to be the cheapest option if using ATMs on a regular basis. Bottom line is that the only safe place to store cash of that amount in the Philippines, is in an established bank.

It's 14 weeks just trying, if I can,to avoid the charges or rip off rates the banks give you.