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[Engine Driver]

I would think that countries like PI are struggling so badly that they would welcome westerners with open arms as long as they're vaccinated. The only bottleneck on travel at this point is worldwide vaccination and people's willingness to take it. Personally I hope we get a card that lets us travel freely. I'm really missing my bi-yearly two-week-millionaire trips to PI.

Mongers overestimate the contribution they make to the Philippines economy.

Even if the Philippines allows tourists, will your home country then allow you back in without a 2-week quarantine, even with a current vaccination certificate? That's the $64,000 question. We don't know the effectiveness of the vaccine, so no one can predict what the border opening rules will be.

Do you really want to be traveling around the Philippines with masks and shields and face the insurmountable, illogical rules being applied daily by petty bureaucrats? The kind of idiotic rules WC has to deal with daily. Doesn't sound like a fun holiday to me.

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[Escort Fan]

No, these are not myths. They were reality during the late nineties.

Times have changed. When I first came to the PH in the early 2000's everything was possible, it was a land of opportunities!

During my recent stays, I've talked to so many "models" that wouldn't get out of their beds for a 10 K dinner date!

I was so shocked to see those girls turn so easily 10 K pesos which is about one month wage for a regular joe in Manila.

I wonder how much those girls make in their modeling gigs and car shows.

[Goferring]

Has anyone experienced urban myths like those parts of Greece where hookers will bonk for a bite of a sandwich?

Not PI but I arrived in Asia just as the Asian Financial Crisis was hitting full swing and local currencies were collapsing vs the USD by well over 80% There was no such thing as Short Time. LT was pick her up anytime one day and return her anytime the next day for $7. For an extra $1 you got the weekend rate: collection any time after work Friday and return her in one piece on the way back to work on Monday morning. Services included fuktoy, house cleaning and anything else required. There was no limit to what you could ask for. The only requirement was that she had to be fed. The girls would tolerate part payment, any deviant act imaginable or being old and ugly but WW III would erupt if they weren't fed. 😁.

I remember those days fondly.

Enjoy. G.

P.S. I forgot the girls that offered a bulk buy discount. For $2 you got a quicky, normally in the bed of a pickup, but you had to bring 4 buddies. I wonder if the 5th got a discount?

At $10 an hour she was doing really well vs her sisters. She didn't get a meal though. 😎.

No, these are not myths. They were reality during the late nineties.

[Drbombay]

Thailand followed that maxim for many years. I guess there is a kind of cartel that keeps a floor on prices. Some die hards, as we know, will pay any price for a field hand's hand job. Some even marry them ffs. I think, like any other property market, pussy is location, location, location. And segmented. I would imagine the trike drivers are getting their rocks off for a bowl of rice and pak pak but others will wait to get that extra .

I recently posted about Grandma Libby in Bristol, England charging 8000 PHP per hour to eat her out.

Has anyone experienced urban myths like those parts of Greece where hookers will bonk for a bite of a sandwich? It looks like an easy way to have Zorba kill you but who is to know?

It is sad to see the Philippines slip away. I have money but no honey.

Yes as corrupt as the PI is now, there is always room for more corruption. In regards to the urban myths, I once had an old retired Sailor tell me a story of how back in the 50's his ship was in Greece and he wanted some but didn't have any money so he told the hooker he was the Captain of the ship and she could have it if she gave him some. He did it and ran back to the ship. I figure there is some old ancient Greek hooker out there at one time claiming she owned a US Navy vessel.

[Escort Fan]

I'm considering buying a condo in Manila for my retirement. What's up with prices? I don't understand how the market works.

As quality is so low, I'm only looking at premium stuff like Ayala Premier, or similar high end condos in BGC or Makati. But as my pension will be low and rents are high in manila I consider buying to protect myself against a possibly rising pesos in the next 10/15 years vs Euro. After all in the last 10/15 years it already moved from 70+ to 58 now.

When I check ads on property24 or or lumundi I see ads that are there for months with unchanged price, none of this makes any sense (as often in the Phils!). As Airbnb hope of returns were driving the market up, in those circumstances prices should drop but that doesn't reflect on ads.

So my question is how to know the "real" price of a condo? I can see 50 shades of me getting ripped off when buying a condo and it drives me crazy:).

Can you make good deals from second hand market from recent developments (10 ish years max) like let's say Gramercy or Park Terraces.

In Europe or USA you can access transactions databases, is there such thing in the Philippines?

Also most ads from developers seems to mention discounts if you pay cash. So I'm wondering what kind of discounts can you hope to get if you pay cash.

With many Chinese POGO gone, with Airbnb market crashing, and local workforce being paid low wages, I really don't see what could keep such high prices, especially since so many news condos are always being built.

The only market segment that must still be relatively solvent must be philam!

[WestCoast1]

Why are landlord jacking up rents? Is that to make up for previous losses in typical Asian fashion?

Welcome to Asia. Business going slow? Increase prices, that'll definitely attract more customers!

Meant to mention this. RM spot on, nobody is renting, so spot on raise the rates. No different than any other product here.

[PedroMorales]

Welcome to Asia. Business going slow? Increase prices, that'll definitely attract more customers!

Thailand followed that maxim for many years. I guess there is a kind of cartel that keeps a floor on prices. Some die hards, as we know, will pay any price for a field hand's hand job. Some even marry them ffs. I think, like any other property market, pussy is location, location, location. And segmented. I would imagine the trike drivers are getting their rocks off for a bowl of rice and pak pak but others will wait to get that extra ££.

I recently posted about Grandma Libby in Bristol, England charging 8000 PHP per hour to eat her out.

I remember during the financial crisis of some years back a Brazilian hooker moaning to me that local European students were doing it for half of her rate and she had bills to pay. It is this sense of entitlement. If students will spread their legs for less, surely they all should. , But that is not how it works.

The Internet does not help. More punters and less bottom feeding as they all think they deserve a living wage for an hour's work.

One thing is sure. The price of internet pussy in Europe is nuts. Way over priced and bad quality. That is what giving women alternative options leads to.

Has anyone experienced urban myths like those parts of Greece where hookers will bonk for a bite of a sandwich? It looks like an easy way to have Zorba kill you but who is to know?

It is sad to see the Philippines slip away. I have money but no honey.

[FuriousGeorge]

I would think that countries like PI are struggling so badly that they would welcome westerners with open arms as long as they're vaccinated. The only bottleneck on travel at this point is worldwide vaccination and people's willingness to take it. Personally I hope we get a card that lets us travel freely. I'm really missing my bi-yearly two-week-millionaire trips to PI.

Thanks for the update Westie. Seems like horny mongers should wait until a travel bubble is created between their respective rich white man lands and the Philippines. That might actually be a few years away. In Australia, the government is still pondering a travel bubble between Australia and NZ. Both countries have between 0-20 live cases. That might be about six months away. I would think that third world countries would be last on the list. I don't think mongers will be traveling to the Philippines in 2021.

Why are landlord jacking up rents? Is that to make up for previous losses in typical Asian fashion?

[RainMania]

Browsing thru the Makati and Malate airbnb condos. Many descriptions now include that if you come in from outside Manila, you must quarantine 14 days or get a negative Covid test. Same for any guests you might have. Many of them now limit you to yourself and one other person; when I contact the host there is no wriggle-room on this (whereas previous to Covid, the same unit and same host was just fine if I wanted to bring in a third person for the night, or rotate girls daily, as long as they signed in and coughed up their eye dee). "Sorry management is strict on this sir". One guest only at the time of entry / registration, so you would be stuck with one girl only. Also prices are 1. 5 - 2 x what they were last January; I paid p30 k all in for a month at that time, the same place for the same time January 2021 is now listed p55 k, as are many others well over p50 k that were 25-35 k a year ago.

Welcome to Asia. Business going slow? Increase prices, that'll definitely attract more customers!

[Engine Driver]

Browsing thru the Makati and Malate airbnb condos. Many descriptions now include that if you come in from outside Manila, you must quarantine 14 days or get a negative Covid test. Same for any guests you might have. Many of them now limit you to yourself and one other person; when I contact the host there is no wriggle-room on this (whereas previous to Covid, the same unit and same host was just fine if I wanted to bring in a third person for the night, or rotate girls daily, as long as they signed in and coughed up their eye dee). "Sorry management is strict on this sir". One guest only at the time of entry / registration, so you would be stuck with one girl only. Also prices are 1. 5 - 2 x what they were last January; I paid p30 k all in for a month at that time, the same place for the same time January 2021 is now listed p55 k, as are many others well over p50 k that were 25-35 k a year ago.

A gent here shared similar info with me over coffee a few months ago. His long-time GF moved out of their unit and back in with her sick mom. The relationship had soured previously, and then was over. He contacted one of his previous girls. He met her for coffee and took her back to his place, only to be denied by security: "No new guests". He has since been making use of ST hotels.

Thanks for the update Westie. Seems like horny mongers should wait until a travel bubble is created between their respective rich white man lands and the Philippines. That might actually be a few years away. In Australia, the government is still pondering a travel bubble between Australia and NZ. Both countries have between 0-20 live cases. That might be about six months away. I would think that third world countries would be last on the list. I don't think mongers will be traveling to the Philippines in 2021.

Why are landlord jacking up rents? Is that to make up for previous losses in typical Asian fashion?

[WestCoast1]

Browsing thru the Makati and Malate airbnb condos. Many descriptions now include that if you come in from outside Manila, you must quarantine 14 days or get a negative Covid test. Same for any guests you might have. Many of them now limit you to yourself and one other person; when I contact the host there is no wriggle-room on this (whereas previous to Covid, the same unit and same host was just fine if I wanted to bring in a third person for the night, or rotate girls daily, as long as they signed in and coughed up their eye dee). "Sorry management is strict on this sir". One guest only at the time of entry / registration, so you would be stuck with one girl only. Also prices are 1. 5 - 2 x what they were last January; I paid p30 k all in for a month at that time, the same place for the same time January 2021 is now listed p55 k, as are many others well over p50 k that were 25-35 k a year ago.

A gent here shared similar info with me over coffee a few months ago. His long-time GF moved out of their unit and back in with her sick mom. The relationship had soured previously, and then was over. He contacted one of his previous girls. He met her for coffee and took her back to his place, only to be denied by security: "No new guests". He has since been making use of ST hotels.

[Roll Aides]

I see Duterte's finest sre now taking the drug war to neighbours, whacking them with impunity. No more Covid worries for them. Amazing who supports these brazen killers. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...in-philippines.

https://news.visayandailystar.com/4500-cops-dismissed/

[WestCoast1]

Since the malls re-opened about 4 months ago, they have operated on a very limited capacity (here). Only a few stores originally re-opened, and at half-capacity (as required by proclamation). Later, more stores opened, with currently about 70% of them open, still operating at half capacity. There is almost never a line at the entrances prior to the mall's opening time since covid started. As late as last week, there were at most times of day only about a 30% capacity customer count in the malls, relatively light (especially considering its December / Christmas). But starting Monday this week, the customer capacity doubled (or more). As of today, long lines waiting to get in, with no more social distancing, the outside lines themselves people are close and bumping into each other. The Gaisano grocery store is back to its glory days of all 50+ lanes open with long lines as of 10:30 am. Heavier than normal police presence Mon-Tues this week, a few patrolling or one at the entrance of the mall. This morning at one mall entrance, five heavily-armed camouflaged police at just one mall entrance, helping the guards check every person's bags, eye dee, exit passes, face masks + shield.

Merry Christmas!

[PedroMorales]

I see Duterte's finest sre now taking the drug war to neighbours, whacking them with impunity. No more Covid worries for them. Amazing who supports these brazen killers. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...in-philippines.

[BaddHabbit]

I was referring to the acceptance of the APEC visa as a valid entry in the current climate (while neither confirming or denying that I have one.).

The best sight you can have in a crowded NAIA arrivals hall is the empty APEC channel.

Ahh, gotcha, my bad. Yeah, that empty lane is always a pleasure.