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[X Man]

The taxis and the congestion is probably one of the main reasons I often fly direct to Cebu. On my last trip I did Home / CEB / CRK / MNL / Home which worked out very well. CEB / CRK will cost more than CEB / MNL, but I learned (I'm a slow learner, BTW) that skipping MNL is actually much better value.

Someone mentioned Premium Airport Bus Service, aka UBE Express. http://www.ubeexpress.com.

I think a review would be better in the Manila thread. I'll go there now.

SNIP Hell of a way to have to start your funning and fucking.

[Cbea20]

When I get in the taxi, I politely explain. "The meter is your protection, sir. It is your proof of fare. Without the meter, I owe you nothing. " I never have a problem. In any case, I would never estimate above the correct fare, as for example 200 by the skyway to Makati.

This kind of scam has mostly stopped with the proliferation of camera photos. Photograph his face, and the chauffer's license, and the taxi license. He will shape up and accept whatever you choose to pay.

Yeah. Similar thing happens to me about a week ago. At terminal one I climb upstairs to get a taxi at the departure drop off. So many touts and one tells me he has a meter. I get in one and off we go to the Victory liner bus station. After a while I try to spot the meter but there is nothing that looks like one. I figured I was getting scammed and it is 4 am. But we are in a populated area so I feel safe. We get to the Victory liner and the driver quotes 650 pesos. Clearly outrageous. I make no protests. When everything is out of the taxi I hand him, I forget maybe 200 pesos, and tell him that he was not truthful about the meter and walked away. Hell of a way to have to start your funning and fucking.

[Member #4566]

I get in the taxi and tell him "skyway" to Picasso Hotel in Makati. He does not know that hotel and launches into who is going to pay "skyway". I say I will pay, this is a metered taxi right, as I try to spot the meter in this fairly new ride. "Oh sorry, the meter is broken sir". This did set me off a bit after waiting for a GD meter and I voiced my displeasure. He paid the skyway. When we got there he told me 250 pesos. I cashed in my 20% senior discount displayed in the taxi, gave him 200 and told him to get his meter fixed. Petty perhaps but I was in no mood by then.

Yeah. Similar thing happens to me about a week ago. At terminal one I climb upstairs to get a taxi at the departure drop off. So many touts and one tells me he has a meter. I get in one and off we go to the Victory liner bus station. After a while I try to spot the meter but there is nothing that looks like one. I figured I was getting scammed and it is 4 am. But we are in a populated area so I feel safe. We get to the Victory liner and the driver quotes 650 pesos. Clearly outrageous. I make no protests. When everything is out of the taxi I hand him, I forget maybe 200 pesos, and tell him that he was not truthful about the meter and walked away. Hell of a way to have to start your funning and fucking.

[Omega 3]

Arrival Experience, 14 hours since my arrival, I'll post in General since I have yet to score. I landed with a fucking cold. I can't go chasing with mucous dripping down my face. They might think I'm drooling.

Sometimes, some quiet down time alone is preferable.

However, sometimes when sick, a warm body next to you to hug in bed can be comforting, with perhaps even a soothing peaceful BJ or two. Even if just around to help do things or run little errands for you, or even "just because you can".

It's really your call. If you are up for it, and have the pesos, you can be sure to find a willing and sympathetic companion or two here, even though you may be drooling, or even worse.

Been there too.

OM.

[Crazy4Thai]

Arrival Experience, 14 hours since my arrival, I'll post in General since I have yet to score. I landed with a fucking cold. I have meds from Mercury but they do not seem to do anything, even knock me out which I had hoped for. I can't go chasing with mucous dripping down my face. They might think I'm drooling. Landed 30 minutes early out of BKK on PAL, 17:45. Waited at Immigration, waited at luggage, waited at ATM, waited at Globe SIM concession, waited at Metered Taxi stand. So far so good except I'm running out of tissues. I get in the taxi and tell him "skyway" to Picasso Hotel in Makati. He does not know that hotel and launches into who is going to pay "skyway". I say I will pay, this is a metered taxi right, as I try to spot the meter in this fairly new ride. "Oh sorry, the meter is broken sir". This did set me off a bit after waiting for a GD meter and I voiced my displeasure. He paid the skyway. When we got there he told me 250 pesos. I cashed in my 20% senior discount displayed in the taxi, gave him 200 and told him to get his meter fixed. Petty perhaps but I was in no mood by then. By comparison I tipped my BKK taxi $2 on a $6 fare that morning at the airport.

I have run a CL ad since Monday. Most replies were scams wanting me to contact directly into their email acc't. Maybe so they could sell my address? I don't know. Only 3 replies seemed genuine. There was SO much back and forth with each of these that it was unbelievable. For example one seemed oblivious that I wanted a screening meeting first at Starfuck's. Kept hammering me for my hotel name and my phone number. Finally I laid it out tersely. All was quiet fro 20 minutes and then she came back agreeing. That was followed by asking for my phone number again. Anyway I am hoping these meds kick in and I can get in the groove.

[Omega 3]

Thought I would post this one here for a more general discussion as I'm sure it could also be an activity in Manila and AC:

Nine Korean sex tourists have been arrested in Cebu under anti trafficking laws.

The group was detained by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with women aged 19 to 21 who were employed by a Korea-based escort service company.

The tour was arranged by a group of three Koreans and a local Filipina, who sold 250,000 peso sex tour packages over the internet, which constitutes a criminal offense in the Philippines.

The arrested Koreans, all in their forties and fifties, were caught in bed with their escorts in a beachfront hotel in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, at about 1am on Friday.

Speaking to the Cebu Daily News, NBI special investigator Arnel Pura said: The suspects are part of what we called sex tourism which prey on Cebuanas. We received an information about their operations so we hatched a plan to arrest them.

Just an interesting postscript.

Reportedly, the Koreans were "caught in bed with their escorts" and:

1. on March 3, arrested in Cebu (Lapu Lapu) for "using sex-trafficked persons".

2. then, on March 7, posted bail.

3. then, the following day, March 8, jumped bail and flew back back home to Korea.

Ah, it's sweet to have "juice"!

OM.

P. P. S. By the way, some sex-trafficking charges here are non-available.

[BrainDrain]

Cost or investment?

Personally my investments have paid off very well.

Thanks for clarifying. It felt like a cost. I'm sure the graduation photos will make it good.

Actually the little one that graduates tomorrow is a nice girl of course. I assume she does screw around a little bit but she's not hard core milking foreigners for money. What I do know is every time I screw her I cum. She is just so comfortably tight.

Happy days.

BD.

[Dg8787]

Absolutely, today has cost me USD300 in end of term fees and balances. I really need a new fake profile.

In a way it is pay in advance for another year of wonderful sex with 20-26 year old filipinas.

BD

Cost or investment?

Personally my investments have paid off very well.

[BrainDrain]

But I will say this, it has all blended into a very addictive mix for chaps like us. Very addictive indeed.

Absolutely, today has cost me USD300 in end of term fees and balances. I really need a new fake profile.

In a way it is pay in advance for another year of wonderful sex with 20-26 year old filipinas.

BD

[CallSign Papa]

You are getting a picture about Pinays. I have found them to be very sweet and caring.

I would say I visited Manila 5 or 10 times before I really got it. Those initial visits I was just caught up in the frenzy of so much available talent, and most of the girls kinda blended into each other. But then you meet that one, who manages to cut through your well armoured veneer and that's where the problems start (jk). I've had a few romances, I've flown a few girls here and there, but I've never ever considered to take one as a serious commitment. That kinda thing is above my pay grade based on the stories you read here.

I don't really have any theories why pinays are more warm and agreeable than most other Asian girls (albeit at a fairly surface level). The lack of any real culture of their own, their babylike emotional engagement, the insistence that they're not "that sort of girl" (when they really are). To some degree trying to quantify it too hard will remove some of the magic.

But I will say this, it has all blended into a very addictive mix for chaps like us. Very addictive indeed.

[NewImage]

So my friend rings me up with the news. He says it's been all over TV, something about the president says he's going after foreigners that pay money for young girls..

My reading is as above and he's after the "controllers " . Esp in Cebu. But?

Hopefully he realizes the economic advantage to PI but? Also too it won't happen over night but?

So many questions. One mad man. So much power. Obviously a stay tuned situation.

[Sam 14]

So my friend rings me up with the news. He says it's been all over TV, something about the president says he's going after foreigners that pay money for young girls. (Whatever that means). Says he's tired of that shit. I don't watch TV so I have no idea if it's true. But has anyone heard about that? I have a GF that accepts me for who I am and it's not about money. So if it's true, it shouldn't affect me. Just wondering if this is anything for the average player to be concerned about? Or maybe my buddy missed something and it's just in regards to [CodeWord902] preditors. Thanks.

[Buko Max]

I just ran into a buddy in terminal 3. He said he came in from AC and went to terminal 1 by mistake. The people there told him that he needed to take the bus over to terminal 3. He gets in the bus and the driver showed him some card that said it costs 900 pesos. Not knowing, he paid the money.

They have launched a premium bus service that runs a few routes for 300 php. Had the unfortunate instance where I had to transit through NAIA recently and they were running a special fare for 150 php. There is a free shuttle bus that runs between terminals. http://www.ubeexpress.com/.

[Wicked Roger]

I just ran into a buddy in terminal 3. He said he came in from AC and went to terminal 1 by mistake. The people there told him that he needed to take the bus over to terminal 3. He gets in the bus and the driver showed him some card that said it costs 900 pesos. Not knowing, he paid the money.

Last time (only time) I took the shuttle bus it was a scrum ending up with my suitcase on my head! Fortunately am a big man and just pushed myself through the melee on the overcrowded bus and vowed never again.

At PHP 900 I would got the taxi and paid PHP 440/500 - that is what I do now.

[Dg8787]

I just ran into a buddy in terminal 3. He said he came in from AC and went to terminal 1 by mistake. The people there told him that he needed to take the bus over to terminal 3. He gets in the bus and the driver showed him some card that said it costs 900 pesos. Not knowing, he paid the money.

Did he tip the driver too?

He has been in Philipppines for a little while and came from AC by car or bus and does not know the value of a peso? Possibly the card said 90 or 9.00 pesos and he misread it?

Ask him what he paid for short time in AC? 30,000?