Manila

[Dg8787]

Falling in love with a blow job; putting all your major possessions in a hookers name; piling money into a business that you can't keep. We're not exactly talking about Mensa candidates. 🤔.

Personally I think Mensa people would be dupe easier. Lack of common sense. The graphs with upward progress and pie charts in the business plan would certainly sell them.

Dang, I have done all 3! Mensa me.

[Goferring]

Only an idiot would lose half of their shit or anything to speak of.

In some cases half of nothing is?

Falling in love with a blow job; putting all your major possessions in a hookers name; piling money into a business that you can't keep. We're not exactly talking about Mensa candidates. 🤔.

[Dg8787]

Thanks, good info. I assume that the kiosks / stores over there can explain things once I get there.

What's to explain? Just like fuxking. Pay for it and Insert the SIM card and go at it.

Any other questions just google: SIM cards for dummies.

[Goferring]

I did not understand the price difference. If you purchase a p300 load at the airport for p300, your phone will load +300. If you make the same purchase at a 7-11 in town, your phone will load +300. The cost of the SIM card itself is the same in each location, and at the airport they are happy to install it for you in your current phone. What is the greater cost at the airport?

T-Mobile. You get free and unlimited data / Internet usage, at 2 g speed. Its so slow that many websites will time out. Try this trick: In Manila, in your gringo phone, insert your Smart (or Globe) SIM card, and watch the bars. Probably you will see the 4 G / LTE symbol and several bars. Run a speed test, don't be surprised if its about (speeds can vary wildly) 40 mbps download and 20 mbps upload. That's not unusual. That's plenty of fast enough to web browse, use your Google Maps to navigate, WeChat, and stream movies to your laptop (hotspot) all at the same time. Next, replace your Smart SIM with your T-Mobile SIM, and watch your speed indicator say G, or even disappear (meaning 2 G). Run another speed test and notice this typical speed: 1-2 mbps download, and well under 1 mbps upload. These speeds are good for: timeouts.

Certainly that is a t-Mobile slowdown, as the same local network runs much faster on a Smart / Globe card. A guy at a T-Mobile store told me that is T-Mobile's attempt to get you to upgrade your out-of-country and hotspot to their faster speeds -- for a monthly fee.

I'd agree. I've always paid 500 p for a 500 p top up regardless of where I get it. Plans and promos are bought within the phone on *149# or a kiosk. Again at a fixed price.

As for swapping SIMs, Roaming settings, Speed restrictions etc, just buy a second unlocked travel phone. Its so much easier. Arrive in any country and put a local SIM in and its works. Have full download speeds. If your house burns down, your home phone will still ring when someone calls you. And a biggie for most of us: you have separation and security of your home and fun contacts. Many guys like to keep home info from party girls, messages to hookers from our civilian lives, or both.

That's a lot of convenience for a hundred dollars on Ebay.

[Dg8787]

Guys,

I am planning a solo South East Asia trip in the first week of April and am about to book my tickets.

I can accommodate just two weeks of mongering with a bit of snorkelling / hiking and sightseeing on the side, which makes it difficult to decide to choose between Manila, Bangkok & Phnom Penh.

Need sound advice. Will Manila trump Bangkok in the department of quality, ease and cost? I have been to Bangkok already.

Write a report on BKK so we know your baseline for comparison.

[WestCoast1]

I've found the Smart and Globe Kiosks at the Airport to be MUCH more expensive then getting load at a 7-11. Wait until you are in town if you can. If you have T-Mobile, you can get free data although you will probably want a different SIM card to keep your main number discreet.

I did not understand the price difference. If you purchase a p300 load at the airport for p300, your phone will load +300. If you make the same purchase at a 7-11 in town, your phone will load +300. The cost of the SIM card itself is the same in each location, and at the airport they are happy to install it for you in your current phone. What is the greater cost at the airport?

T-Mobile. You get free and unlimited data / Internet usage, at 2 g speed. Its so slow that many websites will time out. Try this trick: In Manila, in your gringo phone, insert your Smart (or Globe) SIM card, and watch the bars. Probably you will see the 4 G / LTE symbol and several bars. Run a speed test, don't be surprised if its about (speeds can vary wildly) 40 mbps download and 20 mbps upload. That's not unusual. That's plenty of fast enough to web browse, use your Google Maps to navigate, WeChat, and stream movies to your laptop (hotspot) all at the same time. Next, replace your Smart SIM with your T-Mobile SIM, and watch your speed indicator say G, or even disappear (meaning 2 G). Run another speed test and notice this typical speed: 1-2 mbps download, and well under 1 mbps upload. These speeds are good for: timeouts.

Certainly that is a t-Mobile slowdown, as the same local network runs much faster on a Smart / Globe card. A guy at a T-Mobile store told me that is T-Mobile's attempt to get you to upgrade your out-of-country and hotspot to their faster speeds -- for a monthly fee.

[Dg8787]

I've found the Smart and Globe Kiosks at the Airport to be MUCH more expensive then getting load at a 7-11. Wait until you are in town if you can. If you have T-Mobile, you can get free data although you will probably want a different SIM card to keep your main number discreet.

Yes, they can cost a few pesos more.

Then again the kiosks offer a package deal with the SIM card which is cheaper than else where.

But a peso saved is a peso earned.

[Transporter]

Guys,

I am planning a solo South East Asia trip in the first week of April and am about to book my tickets.

I can accommodate just two weeks of mongering with a bit of snorkelling / hiking and sightseeing on the side, which makes it difficult to decide to choose between Manila, Bangkok & Phnom Penh.

Need sound advice. Will Manila trump Bangkok in the department of quality, ease and cost? I have been to Bangkok already.

Based on your criteria, I can only say that manila is cheaper than bkk. Ease will depend upon where you plan to go in both places, and your familiarity of all the options out there. Quality, I assume you are referring to the girls; and in all my years all I can say is that I still cannot make a comprehensive rating comparison between PI and BKK girls. Both have there advantages and disadvantages, so for me there is no way to compare them against each other, it just depends on what I am wanting at that time. Sort of like android and ios, I like um both. Both have their strong and weak points, so if you can make a decision great (yeah I use both). Bkk and PP is easier to make a comparison between the girls, but impossible to do a BKK to PI girl.

Diving for sure PI, hiking and sightseeing with only 2 weeks. I guess I would need a breakdown of your time assessment for each, but if mongering is your priority, then that leaves very little time for those.

[Free2]

....and lose all your shit was YOU.

* HALF of your shit.

[Albert9989]

I've found the Smart and Globe Kiosks at the Airport to be MUCH more expensive then getting load at a 7-11. Wait until you are in town if you can. If you have T-Mobile, you can get free data although you will probably want a different SIM card to keep your main number discreet.

Waiting to be in town means that you cannot call a Grab at airport. Or take a normal taxi may be? And then find a 7-11.

[SaltyPete]

Sure. They are very helpful.

Just tell her how long you are staying and how heavy a data user you are. Hand her your phone and she will do everything for you inc set up.

I've found the Smart and Globe Kiosks at the Airport to be MUCH more expensive then getting load at a 7-11. Wait until you are in town if you can. If you have T-Mobile, you can get free data although you will probably want a different SIM card to keep your main number discreet.

[PedroMorales]

And not just for Christmas. If you want to find love in a brothel, then go ahead. If you want to make a fortune playing blackjack in las Vegas, go ahead. But don't proffer it as a life plan. If you want someone to cook and iron for you, hire a maid. Recognise your limits and what you bring to the table.

Women do not want to be with folk who make their grandfathers look young. Exceptions have daddy issues.

Marriage means commitment and that takes effort and time and starting form roughly similar bases.

This website must have millions of separate posts but only Ten Commandments.

1. Hookers are for sex, not for marriage.

2. Hookers are, by and large, emotionally damaged.

3. Hookers have other commitments and other cash flows.

4. Hookers are paid to leave.

5. Hookers cannot be "rescued".

6. Hookers are in it for the cash. They are mercenaries.

7. Hookers are for sex, not for serious conversations, intelligent though they may be.

8. Hookers are not your friend. They are not a poodle from the pound.

9. Hookers, like junk food, should be taken in moderation.

10. Hookers have their uses and their assigned roles, as do their customers. Leave it at that.

[RpTraveller]

Guys,

I am planning a solo South East Asia trip in the first week of April and am about to book my tickets.

I can accommodate just two weeks of mongering with a bit of snorkelling / hiking and sightseeing on the side, which makes it difficult to decide to choose between Manila, Bangkok & Phnom Penh.

Need sound advice. Will Manila trump Bangkok in the department of quality, ease and cost? I have been to Bangkok already.

[Goferring]

Fuck her pressure. The dude's pressure is even greater if he buys in to the "Hey set me up where I can take all your shit or I am leaving you" deal.

Just to clarify I was talking about pressure placed upon her by others to get married rather than by her.

I'd totally agree that her pressuring him is time to walk. The next tactic for her to "forget" to take the pill.

Cheers. G.

[Engine Driver]

I'm in that magical age group that's attractive to Filipinas.

And what age would that be? 18 - 95? LOL. I think you are kidding yourself. The only thing that matters is the size of your wallet. I'm no spring chicken, and nor is Fork Truck from what he has said, but we seem to be getting more chicks than we can handle. On my last trip I was so worn out from fucking pinay pussy that my last couple of days were pure. LOL.