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[Darth Sushi]

I will be visiting both Manila and Cebu over the next few weeks. I know that this is not a mongering topic, but I am wondering about the tailors there. I bought some suits in China, a few years ago, and they were very good. Are Philippine tailors good? How about the prices?

Any recommendations?

The "barong" is the formal wear of choice here so suits are not in big demand. China and Korea are good places if you want plenty of choices.

[FreebieFan]

I will be visiting both Manila and Cebu over the next few weeks. I know that this is not a mongering topic, but I am wondering about the tailors there. I bought some suits in China, a few years ago, and they were very good. Are Philippine tailors good? How about the prices?

Any recommendations?

Umm Frank. Most Filipinos will never wear a suit in their life. Never mind a tie. Except perhaps when they are being buried. As such. Don't bother trying to get suits made in Phils. Thailand is ok. But Shanghai is stilll best.

[Blackangst]

Yes Surfer, I know Brasil well and I visit that wonderful country frequently - in fact I'll head to Rio again in a couple of weeks. So I get to enjoy good PSE there (and in Europe) on a regular basis. Yet I like variety and as I said before sometimes my "yellow fever" flares up. I prefer short-time to long-term commitments. In between chasing women I like to do cultural stuff and hit the gym ..... during that time chicks tend to slow me down too much.

Is there any particular venue in Manila or AC where they is a good selection of hot and naughty filipinas? Any Charmaine Star look-a-likes? What are the best clubs. After reading stuff on the "Wrong Info" forum I'm thinking twice about visit the PI at all.

We shall see. I appreciate the input none-the-less.

- DSK

You need to take WI thread with a grain of salt. A large one at that. You can see most guys pretty much think he's FOS.

[Devilspinkick]

Well you guys have definitely given me a bit to mull over. I'll need to do some further research.

[Frank Hank]

I will be visiting both Manila and Cebu over the next few weeks. I know that this is not a mongering topic, but I am wondering about the tailors there. I bought some suits in China, a few years ago, and they were very good. Are Philippine tailors good? How about the prices?

Any recommendations?

[GregLondon]

Yes Surfer, I know Brasil well and I visit that wonderful country frequently - in fact I'll head to Rio again in a couple of weeks. So I get to enjoy good PSE there (and in Europe) on a regular basis. Yet I like variety and as I said before sometimes my "yellow fever" flares up. I prefer short-time to long-term commitments. In between chasing women I like to do cultural stuff and hit the gym ..... during that time chicks tend to slow me down too much.

Is there any particular venue in Manila or AC where they is a good selection of hot and naughty filipinas? Any Charmaine Star look-a-likes? What are the best clubs. After reading stuff on the "Wrong Info" forum I'm thinking twice about visit the PI at all.

We shall see. I appreciate the input none-the-less.

- DSK

I was in two minds about whether to come to PI or not too. Mainly because I remember how wretched the food was 5 years ago. I'm nogt here in AC and the food seems to be a bit better now, thought still the worst in SE Asia.

The clubs in AC seem rather tame and aftera spell in Thailand not worth visiting. The girls on average are a notch down in terms of looks from Thai or other SEA girls, however there is a large number available and not too many punters and with a little effort you can certainly find some great looking ones.

I personally don't like the bar fine system here and in AC its not so easy to pick girls up in the street as the bars fine them if they are caught doing a "sneak out".

I went to Manila 5 years ago and thoughgt it was just too big and chaotic for my liking. Where the PI really scores is with GFE. In contrast to most of Thailand many of the girls here will be willing to hang out with you as long as you like and have an "all you can eat" attitude to sex, with many of them really enjoying it. The other aspect of PI that differentiates it from is the net dating scene. As almost all the girls speak passable English and are looking for foreign bfs the dating sites such as Dateinasia are 80% ful of Filipinas. There are plenty of scmaters amongst them but it makes it very easy to find non of semi pro girls (at least outside places such as AC.

[Devilspinkick]

Yes Surfer, I know Brasil well and I visit that wonderful country frequently - in fact I'll head to Rio again in a couple of weeks. So I get to enjoy good PSE there (and in Europe) on a regular basis. Yet I like variety and as I said before sometimes my "yellow fever" flares up. I prefer short-time to long-term commitments. In between chasing women I like to do cultural stuff and hit the gym ..... during that time chicks tend to slow me down too much.

Is there any particular venue in Manila or AC where they is a good selection of hot and naughty filipinas? Any Charmaine Star look-a-likes? What are the best clubs. After reading stuff on the "Wrong Info" forum I'm thinking twice about visit the PI at all.

We shall see. I appreciate the input none-the-less.

- DSK

[GregLondon]

Hi I'm in Angeles now and wil o down to Cebu on Friday. I was thinking of going from there to CDO and then overland to Davao and then back from there. There seem to be huge numbers of ready and willing chics online from these places. However a couple of long term viistors here have suggested that Dumaguete is a much more pleasant city to visit. I've looked in the guidebooks and it seems nice. The problem is that there are vey few chics online frommthere so I don't know whether it wilmbe a good hunting ground for GFE types. I understand that its a colege tow but not sure whether people wil be around at Easter. Another possibilityis to find a Cebu girl and take her with me to Dumaguete. Any thoughts from those who have viisted these places?

[Surfer]

dpk: for the porn star experience you seek, brasileras are the bomb. of course you can find the occasional asian who can be as slutty as a rebecca linares for example, but the odds are much better that brasileras in particular, and latinas in general, will meet your needs.

filipinas, "the most occidental of the orientals", are much more latin like than their se asian sisters. in looks, in attitude, in everything. most are very horny, but they are also very catholic so there is this faustian conflict going on inside most the heads of most filipinas. for example, they love to dance sexy and look in the mirror or do it with other girls, but often if they dance sexy for a guy it will be about 10 seconds followed by giggles and an embarrassed smile. once you get one to get over "hiya" (literally "shame" but more accurately described as the filipino sense of being a "good" or "simple" girl), they can be the best xxx models imaginable.

this is part of why i believe that you need to be with a filipina more than a few hours to truly get the best out of her. you will find that second and third times together with the same girl often result in less inhibitions. many also are fascinated by the idea of watching porn, though few will admit it. fire up a porn dvd in the laptop and she will turn away. but leave it running while you go to the restroom and 90% of the time they will be watching enraptured (peek out from the corner to see rather than letting them know you are returning as they will not want you to see how interested they really are!

[GoodEnough]

A few questions to guy's who have gone to Philippines for work.

If the stay is less than 90 day's do i need a visa ? What happends if my stay is extended after the 90 days ?

I will have a work cell phone on location but i want a personal one. Where do i get a cell phone in Manila (name , address and website would be nice). What are the charger for the cell phone , air time and charges to call to canada ?

Food and entertainement :

On average how much can 3 descent meals cost in a city like Manila ? What are the good local restaurants and the best places to visit ?

Unless you arrange otherwise beforehand, you will get a 21 day visitor's visa on arrival. You can extend it at one of the local immigration offices or just pay the accumulated fine on departure.

You can buy cell phones anywhere. There are stores all over the city and you can by used phones at pawn shops. A prepaid sim card will cost you a dollar or two and you can purchase cell time, (called "loads" here) almost anywhere in any amount you like. Calls to N. American are typically about Php15 ($.30) per minute, so you're far better off with Skype Out or one of the other VOIP services. I think I pay slightly over $.01 per minute to the US with Skype Out.

Manila is an enormous city of about 11 million people, and it's impossible to give you the names of all the good restaurants. I suggest you stick to Makati, where good places abound. Try restaurant row in Greenbelt. Italianis, among others, serves very nice food and the prices are not cheap. Assuming you have wine, you can expect to pay $25-$30 a person. On the other hand, the cheaper chain restaurants like Outback are all over the place as well, and there's a TGI Fridays near Greenbelt and also one in Mall of Asia. Hard Rock Cafe is in the same building at TGI Fridays in Makati.

GE

[Devilspinkick]

Amavida,

Yes, I generally prefer Europeans & Latinas. However I do find Asian women attractive also .... just in a different way. As far a PSE vs. GFE goes it appears we have different definitions of what those terms implies. I have found ample opportunities for GFE in Thailand; but take two Thai women back to your hotel and see how many times one of them locks herself in the bathroom (definitely not PSE friendly). I'm not saying that I want to do threesomes all the time - I just like women that are more "expressive & aggressive" in the sack. That's all. I have met some genuine nymphomaniacs during my time in the LOS but I find it to be a rarity. None-the-less, my yellow fever flares up from time to time and what Mr. Happy wants Mr. Happy gets.

On a side note: 6 months ago I had to contact Orbitz customer care and have my flight to Brazil push up by a week and got to talking with the representative. It turned out that she was calling from the PI. When I told her that I hadn't gotten around to visiting her country yet she replied, "Well when you decide to come, give me a call and I'll pick you up at the airport". Wow! Now that's customer service!

Love life - DSK

[John Jr]

A few questions to guy's who have gone to Philippines for work.

If the stay is less than 90 day's do i need a visa ? What happends if my stay is extended after the 90 days ?

I will have a work cell phone on location but i want a personal one. Where do i get a cell phone in Manila (name , address and website would be nice). What are the charger for the cell phone , air time and charges to call to canada ?

Food and entertainement :

On average how much can 3 descent meals cost in a city like Manila ? What are the good local restaurants and the best places to visit ?

[Amavida]

When I spoke of hoping that the Philippines was an improvement from the LOS I guess I am generally speaking of the attractiveness of the ladies and hopefully that the women are better in the sack. Thai women are OK, but after spending so much time in Europe and South America I'm used to having a wide choice of women of all skin tones and hair colors and when I returned to Bangkok a couple of years ago I simply found Thai women to be rather plain.

Well if asian women dont float your boat then you have your answer already DSK.

Also ..... Latin and European women tend to be more aggresive in the sack in my experience and I can get the PSE that I greatly prefer over the "yawn" GFE.

You can get PSE anywhere in the world if you look for it. LOS is cold commercial no holes barred PSE sex. PI is not noted for it but you can find it. 'Point & fuck' is more of a LOS thing. Pinays can converse in english hence the potential to develop a rapport. They tend to be shyer & less worldly than other asians initially.

Since I've had the pleasure to work with a lot of Filipinas I already know that there has to be some smoking babes in the PI. Only thing I don't no for sure is whether Filipinas are aggressive in the sack - or if they are shy starfishes. I've beeen told that Filipinas can be nymphos in bed and this is what I'm hoping for.

Like I said they tend to be shy & less worldly on average particularly in the poorer levels of their society. In the P4P scene let it be know what you prefer & you will find it. Amongst the non P4P move up the social strata & you start to come across some more confident & adventurous women. They may take a little time to develop trust in you but when they do the result can be very satisfying not to mention exhausting. I personally feel Pinays are warmer. Pinays love westerners & foreigners in general. Thais are more insular. Indonesians tend to be less comfortable with foreigners.

None-the-less, my favorite hunting grounds will continue to be South America and Europe. I just like to visit Asia from time to time. - DSK

Thats cool. So if you have a less than stellar experience you can remember its not your cup of tea to start with.
Cheers & hope you have a great time whatever you choose to do DSK.
AV

[Cunning Stunt]

GH, when you say 'difficult', let's keep this in perspective: it's harder than in the Philippines. In absolute terms, it's still pretty easy, if that's your aim. Take a girl out a few times, treat her well, and suddenly, more often than not, you may be surprised with just how GF-like she becomes. The only real difference, as I see it, is that in the PI it happens more often on the first, er, date, while in Thailand you kind of have to prove yourself by going back a couple times.

Yes, I know its still far from being difficult, but the great days of the impromptu GFE in LOS are gone. Pull up a sandbag and swing that light - but I remember, in the old days, bar fining girls and spending days with them. Or, on one memorable instance, 1 month down on a beach in Samui. Girls didn't used to be so materialistic and businesslike and there was no such thing as a ST (unless at your preference). I can understand the motivation as, like pro sports players, their careers are short and precarious and they need to make as much possible in as short a time as possible. But it doesn't mean that I have to like it.

In The Philippines, the girls are still of course looking after Number 1 and the main chance. But they are much more willing to enter into a relationship with the punter and at least attempt to give the satisfying illusion of intimacy rather than a cold, calculating business deal. This is why, if you enjoy the GFE over the PSE, the Philippines is the better bet.

[Betong]

Admittedly, it is difficult to get a great GFE there anymore, but not impossible, particularly in the more laid back Pattaya.

GH, when you say 'difficult', let's keep this in perspective: it's harder than in the Philippines. In absolute terms, it's still pretty easy, if that's your aim. Take a girl out a few times, treat her well, and suddenly, more often than not, you may be surprised with just how GF-like she becomes. The only real difference, as I see it, is that in the PI it happens more often on the first, er, date, while in Thailand you kind of have to prove yourself by going back a couple times.