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02-21-20 17:31 #588
Posts: 3042Originally Posted by Free2 [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 17:18 #587
Posts: 316Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 02:16 #586
Posts: 270Checking
Hi guys,
Just wanted to Check with the expert diver. Mongers.
Is it necessary to dive at Apo Island? Is it really worth the fuss?
What do you do with FL stuck in hotel while diving? Or would you recommend bring her along, though she will probably scuba dive while I dive deep.
Vic.
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02-21-20 02:02 #585
Posts: 4050Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
GE.
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02-19-20 22:57 #584
Posts: 744Negros Oriental
I got back from 2+ weeks in Negros Oriental. Every piece of advice I got on this board was correct.
1) Getting something in Zamboanguita (about 30 km SE of Dumaguete): No bars, no loose women. Possibility of hooking up with a young woman (or any woman for that matter) = 0.
2) Dauin (halfway from Dumaguete) is a more happenin' town with a couple of restaurants (and an ATM), more hotels. Geared for divers making the trip the Apo island. Maybe for the younger guys with some game you could hook up with a maid, clerk or shopgirl (who didn't have local roots), but I'm old and have no game, so I got nothing.
3) Dumaguete: Not a single traffic light or stop sign in the entire town. Chaos. Who has the right of way? (definitely not pedestrians). I understand that Rizal Blvd used to have a half a dozen bars with takeout. No more. The Whynot still exists, but it doesn't even open until 9:00 pm (when I'm asleep). I did hang out on the Blvd for a couple of hours one afternoon, but was obviously there too early. Only saw two total, horrible skags. There was a previous question about massage parlors of which there are many. I checked out Lotus Spa on San Jose St (a block off Rizal), on the second floor. All young, pretty RA's. Dark, curtained enclosures. 300 for the oily massage. On the flip, upper thigh massage, but nothing more until I flipped the sheet off my dick, then 100 for a very silent but skilled HJ. I think any massage girl will give you a HJ for 100 PHP. BTW, there's no shower, and the bathroom is a dirty shithole.
Overall, Negros Oriental is definitely not an easy sex holiday destination.
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01-31-20 00:16 #583
Posts: 270Thanks
Hi KG,
Will check out Raid later on.
Thanks for the advice.
Vic.
Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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01-27-20 08:07 #582
Posts: 983Originally Posted by VictorHugo99 [View Original Post]
While I am PADI, (Master Scuba Diver) I have a few issues with the training. I am looking for some skill enhancements. I thought about the Dive Master course but it is targeted at those going pro, not what I want. I would have liked it of the MSD rating was like the Dive Master but without the commercial / training focus.
Came across an agency RAID that appears to have a more rigorous training program, Now talking with the only RAID instructor in Philippines in Subic about making the switch. It looks like a higher rating from there would make you an exceptionally good recreational diver which is where I want to be.
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01-20-20 19:55 #581
Posts: 119Originally Posted by DCups [View Original Post]
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01-19-20 22:33 #580
Posts: 270Dauin
Hi LG,
I started with FSGT / Cmas 20 m autonomous in France.
Was glad to continue to SSI level 3 40 m autonomous.
I gués that I am hoping to reach master diver before retirement age.
I was offered to do advanced OWD with PADI, But since advance is only 30 m, I kinda thought it was regressing.
Not sure if I will end up making a living out of diving later after my retirement, but I thought it would be fun to have a great activity and still make some money while doing.
Look forward to meeting up when I am in Duma / Dauin late this year.
Vic.
Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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01-14-20 23:18 #579
Posts: 983Originally Posted by VictorHugo99 [View Original Post]
The Dauin coast is generally very rocky, there was a lot of high surf when I was there making shore entry / exit and using the taxi boat to the dive poat very difficult.
I never night dove there because of the entry conditions, last thing I want is to stist an ankle, last time I did that it was 8 weeks to completely heal.
Remember divers do it deeper.
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01-14-20 15:31 #578
Posts: 270Diving in Dauin
Hi KG,
Arrivng second part of the year in Dauin, as the price was more interesting.
Found dumaguete divers which will take my SSI level to advance to level 4. I still need another 23 dives!
So trying to contact previous contacts in Bacolod and Sipalay, but they complain too far.
Appreciate all your advice, will see what happens. Maybe visit some local bars next to dive-center.
I will probably stay at arganta resort, connected with Duma divers. See how it goes.
Only 3 days, so only diving 6 times. 3 dives for nitrox and 3 for night diving.
Vic.
Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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01-14-20 05:09 #577
Posts: 983Originally Posted by VictorHugo99 [View Original Post]
I did end up doing the maid a couple of times but she said that the Mrs was suspicioious and cut it off. I Managed to reconnect with an old regular who had moved back to Dumagette from Manila and went to a few massage places.
In the massage places it is hit or miss and depends on the girl. I would return to one where I left very happy and get turned down, I went back to a place where I was turned down and left very happy. I'd say my success rate was about 50%.
I did see some old reports on line from the city of Dumagete that they were stamping out he massage places etc and were quite proud that they no longer existed, they do just very discrete.
Where are you diving? I did almost 50 dives in the month I was there. Along the coast it is muck diving, lots of sand and small critters to see but not much coral. If you go to Apo Island, cost will be around 6 k for 3 dives and lunch.
PM me and we can discuss further.
KG.
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01-13-20 04:07 #576
Posts: 744Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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01-12-20 20:53 #575
Posts: 270Thanks to all
Hi KG,
You are able to provide valuable insight for Duma, that's sure.
How do you propose that a fellow monger go about it in Duma or Dauin?
I have a diving trip coming up.
Vic.
Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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01-12-20 00:16 #574
Posts: 983Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]
Remember that this is a very small place, everyone knows everyone else here. If a girl is even seen talking to a foreign guy, even to practice her english with you, she can be the subject of gossip and shame in her community. If she is not from a powerful family, that shame can follow her for years and have a major impact on her life.