Jakarta

[SteelBaton]

Malio closed tonight on the first night of Ramadan (Sunday), but guard says they will be open as usual on Tuesday.

I'm back to Jakarta after many years of absence and tried to visit Delta spa today but was closed due to Ramadan. Same with Fortune hotel and spa. Is anything open and available during this period?

[Zippos]

Try blocking the contact on your phone! That should stop your viber hidden contact from calling you. You will still get the call if viber app is open and will show you missed call on chat history.

My most favorite is messenger now as you can have second or third profile set and switch between within a sec.

I use Viber now, it has a secret chat function that allows messages to automatically disappear. It can be password protected for certain contacts. That doesn't stop someone from calling you however. I do register that number to an overseas SIM card so that anyone who connects with me doesn't have my home number.

[Charm City Dave]

I'm back to Jakarta after many years of absence and tried to visit Delta spa today but was closed due to Ramadan. Same with Fortune hotel and spa. Is anything open and available during this period?

I was there last year. Big mistake. CJs and Bats were open but sparse. I only had luck with a few regulars I knew and a couple I met on Tinder, but even that was relatively dead as well. A friend (and Jakarta expert) has well intentionally opined that I'd clean up on Tinder as there would be few guys in Jakarta and girls would be desperate. Not my experience.

I was there even a week after Ramadan was over after Eid for a few days and it was still dead, though I'm not a brothel guy so I didn't visit them....

[Lifeingr]

I'm back to Jakarta after many years of absence and tried to visit Delta spa today but was closed due to Ramadan. Same with Fortune hotel and spa. Is anything open and available during this period?

[SteelBaton]

Whatsapp is the most popular these days, but the security options are sub-par. I use Viber now, it has a secret chat function that allows messages to automatically disappear. It can be password protected for certain contacts. That doesn't stop someone from calling you however. I do register that number to an overseas SIM card so that anyone who connects with me doesn't have my home number.

Awesome report! Jakarta always amazes!

On a side note, I block my contacts as well and just realized that on Whatsapp, you can go to privacy and all your blocked contacts are listed!! I am now concerned as the wifey has a tendency of checking the phone and I'm doomed if she figures this one out.

Will appreciate any tips.

Cheers.

[BabaLoda]

What's the price at Malio for imports like her these days?

My setback was around IDR 2.5 mio (approx). But there are different rates. Chinese are 2.2,m Viets are 2. Thai are also 2 I think. Locals are cheap (and horrible).

[ItIsMe83]

A cheap phone costs less than $100. Is it worth $100 or less to you to keep your activities private? How much would a divorce cost you? Buy a burner phone, use it, and if necessary throw it out. I know so many guys that have been caught by their wives cause they did not do this. Cost them a hell of a lot more than $100 per trip away.

Indeed. Also girls are real smart. I was with regular girls in Jakarta while having a GF from states. Once I went on a cruise in FL and the girl I was dating found out about me because one of her indo friends was working on that specific boat (What are the frigging odds.) and told her.

Another time I was walking in BKK on a first date and some girl comes up to me (didn't even remember her) and screamed my name and said: hey remember me from Angeles city. This was a gogo girl who even was with a guy walking around on Sukhumvit. I denied knowing her and told my date I had no clue who she was and got away with it in the end but jeez.

Another time I I was visiting a theme park and told a girl I hanged out with a few times in Jakarta and turned out she was checking the hashtag from that park and my then GF posted a pic of us and through that hashtag she found that pic. Hahaha. I have been really naive sometimes in the past making these mistakes. Also found one girl taking pics of my passport when I left it in the room. Obv. Kicked her out straight away and now lock most things in the safe.

You really need to be careful if you want to hide things these days with social media's etc. If they add your normal number in their phone your insta account and other social media's might also show up to them if you have them linked to the same number. Aka: get a separate phone with a separate number.

[Zippos]

Most apps has a blocking and hiding features such as.

1. WhatsApp. Block under privacy and also archive the message conversation.

2. FB messenger. Mute and hide the conversation. Also, you can add second account on the same messenger and keep all the girls contact there. When needed, just switch the account.

3. Viber. Viber tends to be best as you can password protect conversations and it will not pop-up until you type in the password in search window.

Any girl that I like to intend to visit them in future. I usually ask them to use Viber. Once in a while I would Open the conversation just to keep in touch. Also, viber notifies you if the girl has changed her number.

For iPhone options of keeping a secret folder is limited but for Android, you can even get a hidden folder where you keep all the apps that you don't want anyone to see. Hope these helps. Happy Safe Mongering.

Awesome report! Jakarta always amazes!

On a side note, I wonder if you can help: I always block my contacts as well yet I just realized that in your whatsapp, if you go to privacy, you can see all the blocked contacts! I am now super concerned in case the wifey figures this out (she likes mingling with my phone. I guess she has some doubts).

Will appreciate any tips.

Cheers.

[Ceegee]

A cheap phone costs less than $100. Is it worth $100 or less to you to keep your activities private? How much would a divorce cost you? Buy a burner phone, use it, and if necessary throw it out. I know so many guys that have been caught by their wives cause they did not do this. Cost them a hell of a lot more than $100 per trip away.

[SeaTraveler]

On a side note, I block my contacts as well and just realized that on Whatsapp, you can go to privacy and all your blocked contacts are listed!! I am now concerned as the wifey has a tendency of checking the phone and I'm doomed if she figures this one out.
Will appreciate any tips.
Cheers.

When my Samsung phone is set to LONG battery life, it disables all those unnecessary apps like WhatsApp, but phone, email, camera, maps & text are all still active. That's how I keep my wife's prying eyes at bay.

[Goferring]

Awesome report! Jakarta always amazes!

On a side note, I block my contacts as well and just realized that on Whatsapp, you can go to privacy and all your blocked contacts are listed!! I am now concerned as the wifey has a tendency of checking the phone and I'm doomed if she figures this one out.

Will appreciate any tips.

Cheers.

Buy a second phone just for travelling. Have messenger and social accounts registered only to that number. Leave it rattling around in the drawer at work until its needed.

Enjoy. G.

[AugustChrist]

Anyway, my friend and I left and she's been in touch till I blocked her after reaching home I have family to be careful of.

Awesome report! Jakarta always amazes!

On a side note, I block my contacts as well and just realized that on Whatsapp, you can go to privacy and all your blocked contacts are listed!! I am now concerned as the wifey has a tendency of checking the phone and I'm doomed if she figures this one out.

Will appreciate any tips.

Cheers.

[AugustChrist]

That's the way I understood it. Anyway, my friend and I left and she's been in touch till I blocked her after reaching home I have family to be careful of.

Awesome report! Jakarta always amazes!

On a side note, I wonder if you can help: I always block my contacts as well yet I just realized that in your whatsapp, if you go to privacy, you can see all the blocked contacts! I am now super concerned in case the wifey figures this out (she likes mingling with my phone. I guess she has some doubts).

Will appreciate any tips.

Cheers.

[Banana Boi]

Have 1 day in Jakarta, Kindly guide Spas worth visiting during day / evening near Pullman Central Hotel.

Why limit yourself to the Pullman area? Bluebird taxis and GRAB car are extremely cheap in Jakarta. Read some of the old posts from Smoothy, he has listed well over 100 places you can visit OR just do what most others do, go to Hotel Travel or Hotel Classic.

[OldSnake]

Hi all,

How is the action on the kalibata scene and the apartments I follow the forum for long haven't seen much. I am interested in more MILF action this trip may be getting old.

OS.