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09-12-16 02:15 #4541
Posts: 6836Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
Related false confidence story. A lady that I'm close to (not romantically) here, late 50's, lets call her Mary. About 5 years ago, out of the blue, she changed, psychologically. I never ascertained a reason. Her politics turned hard right. She took a conceal-carry class and purchased a gun (found out about it at the gun range when I ran into her by accident). Later she bought 2 more handguns. I found out about the 2 extra guns a month ago. She invited myself and some friends for dinner one evening on a weekend. Several adults present were gun owners. Mary was spouting Donald Trump politics: "God its crazy now. Crime is everywhere". The rest of us were taken back at least a bit. One of the others reminded her that she lived in a ritzy and nearly crime-free area. The local newspaper had run such a story recently. "You people are crazy. Look at Boston and Chicago". Yes, but those places are a thousand miles away. She said she was now carrying 3 guns on her all the time, and keeps one strapped to her ankle when she sleeps at night. Without missing a beat she stood up and showed us the 2 guns on her waist, and the small (er) gun on her ankle. All of our eyes got big. WTF did she need those guns for in her home for a friendly dinner? Are they loaded? "All the time. Don't worry, I practice with them at the gun range. Can't tell you how much confidence these give". Oh my! How long have you been wearing 3 guns? "About 3 years now. A backup to my backup". There was a sudden chill in the room. We scarfed down our spaghetti and all made excuses to depart early. I felt a (fake) migraine coming on.
Exactly 3 days later, as Mary exited a convenience store in her ritzy neighborhood, somebody thumped her from behind. Out like a light. A rare robbery there. It was witnessed by the store clerk, who called for help. The perpetrator took her wallet and found the 2 waist guns and took them, too, and walked off. The paramedics revived her and hospitalized her briefly. Mary has since replaced the 2 stolen handguns.
Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
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09-12-16 01:58 #4540
Posts: 4084Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
As a non Filipino (or the more usual term " foreigner") you are specifically not entitled, allowed, permitted to carry or bear a fire arm.
Take a quick look at Philippines jails and you will see why you should always stay within the law in that country.
You have everything to lose, including personal liberty and not much to gain by even trying to carry a gun in the Philippines.
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09-12-16 01:21 #4539
Posts: 11Not my things
Originally Posted by SaltyPete [View Original Post]
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09-12-16 01:19 #4538
Posts: 11Carry
Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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09-12-16 00:22 #4537
Posts: 150Gun carrying
Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
Regards,
Ko.
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09-12-16 00:06 #4536
Posts: 15925Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
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09-11-16 15:25 #4535
Posts: 340Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
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09-11-16 15:09 #4534
Posts: 11Paranoid, I guess
Originally Posted by Kaywhy [View Original Post]
Thanks for the advice. I will give it a shot.
Tom
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09-11-16 08:46 #4533
Posts: 114A bit confused
Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
But instead, you want a sexy bisexual babe. Hopefully just a misunderstanding on my part but as BD said below, given you have some time before this trip and want a companion, the dating sites with a very clear description of what you want (minus the sexy bisexual part or you will likely be banned) might yield the best results. Put some effort into this and you can have your lady ready and not have to worry about finding someone in country with few days left. Again, say you are looking for a tourist guide, see what you get, then if there is chemistry, you can add a bit more on what other stuff you are looking for.
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09-11-16 07:16 #4532
Posts: 281Sort of amusing incident in the mall today. "Hello sir, good day sir" usual greeting. "T shirts sir". Yes I can see that. "100 pesos sir". Oh, so that's what the big sign says that I'm obviously staring at. (sorry. Got sidetracked there).
Anyway, I said that I was just browsing and this one is new on me: "I'm just doing my job sir, I will follow you around". I know they do that anyway, but to vocalise it was new on me! So I said "sorry but you just lost a sale then". She seemed quite surprised!
The other one that gets me: they ask what size, I say XL, so they find me a *different* product in a *smaller* size. Yes it might look nice but I can't even fit inside it!
All polite and good natured, no offense meant. Different world.
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09-10-16 22:22 #4531
Posts: 1191Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
Two weeks in Cebu is more than enough time to find a travel companion. Look for a non-pro girl if you can, not a dancer or a bargirl. Suggest having 2-3 as a backup.
I prefer pinalove, pay for a pinalove and ISG membership so you can have useful messaging.
I have two lovely ladies whom I have met in Cebu and whom are available to travel with me as per my work schedules. I am sure you will find one or two yourself.
BD.
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09-10-16 21:45 #4530
Posts: 150Wolvenvacht
Originally Posted by Wolvenvacht [View Original Post]
Regards,
Ko
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09-10-16 15:35 #4529
Posts: 6781Originally Posted by TomNewton22 [View Original Post]
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09-10-16 07:24 #4528
Posts: 11[Message to Admin deleted]
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09-10-16 05:32 #4527
Posts: 11Travelling Companion
Hi ISG'ers,
I am traveling to Cebu and Manila / Luzon later this year. The Manila / Luzon part of the trip is vacation. For that part of the trip, I will be traveling by myself. I am somewhat concerned about traveling alone, as I am a bit older and not in the greatest of shape. So, I am considering trying to find a companion to travel with me for that part of the trip. Any advice on how to find what I am looking for? Ideally I would find a very sexy bisexual babe that would do just about anything I wanted, and would help me find other companions that we would both party with. I will admit, this is a bit of a fantasy at the moment, but I thought, why not? Maybe someone on here has done something like this and can provide me some pointers.
I thought about getting on Date In Asia and just spelling out what I was looking for and see what happens. I will have a little over 2 weeks in Cebu to find someone to travel with me.
So what do you think? Is this possible? Likely?
Looking forward to the discussion!
Tom