Subic City (Subic Bay)

[Mongerer69]

Subic is always part of my Annual Philippine Trip with my mate. 3 days at Arizona then on to Makati for a couple of days to romance a couple of DIA friends then meet up with our "steadies" and off to Puerto Galera for a few days.

Can't say enough of the hospitality of Gavin and Tommo at Arizona. Been staying there 4 years in a row and it's like family. Many repeat familiar faces from year to year. It's been a month since I'm back home and still going through PPD. Post Philippine Depression (happens every time). Cheers.

Hi guys,

Just a quickie report and sorry it's late. But I was working and have limited wi-fi access.

I was in Subic for about a week in September.

I had a blast!

I rented a room at the Arizona International Resort. This is not a plug for that place. But it was fantastic. It has 24/7 bar restaurant. Also has a girlie bar that opens at noon. A lot of sweeties.

Has a floating bar on the bay. The owners are incredible, any problems and they jump right on it. Also the price was right about 40 dollars per night.

1500 peso bar fine for girls.

Also did a free lancer I picked up in the Subic free zone.

The place is called Pier 1 it's outside with huge canopies and live band every night even during typhoon, lots of free lancers.

You can't go wrong with Subic and Barrio Barreto.

Kork

[D Cups]

Hi guys,

Just a quickie report and sorry it's late. But I was working and have limited wi-fi access.

I was in Subic for about a week in September.

I had a blast!

I rented a room at the Arizona International Resort. This is not a plug for that place. But it was fantastic. It has 24/7 bar restaurant. Also has a girlie bar that opens at noon. A lot of sweeties.

Has a floating bar on the bay. The owners are incredible, any problems and they jump right on it. Also the price was right about 40 dollars per night.

1500 peso bar fine for girls.

Also did a free lancer I picked up in the Subic free zone.

The place is called Pier 1 it's outside with huge canopies and live band every night even during typhoon, lots of free lancers.

You can't go wrong with Subic and Barrio Barreto.

Kork

Good intel Kork. I'm going there in October for two days. Staying at Treasure Island.

[Mogwai]

Does anyone have experience with the Suzuki Beach Hotel?

[Tungsten2]

This post won't be very informative, but there's so little on Calapandayan that I might as well put it out.

3rd time in Barrio Baretto / Baloy and I thought I'd go see what it was like up there. Read the warnings on getting mugged / having your drink spiked etc and so went early Saturday night with a BB girl. Took a jeepney for 10 pesos each. First stop at around 9 pm was Griff's; pushed open the door and walked into what looked like a garage. There were 2 white guys both 70+ sat at the bar with their tops off, getting their feet massaged and that was pretty much it. Looked like a scene from a David Lynch movie.

Had a beer then went looking for Miami. It's down a side-street so walked right past. Went into another bar with girls sat outside it, sat down and realised it was a karaoke bar (not my thing) and that the waitresses were mostly guys (not my thing either.) I can deal with ladyboys but these were just blokes in dresses. The few clients there were standard Filipino guys and my BB girl said it was quite normal, which wasn't how I'd imagined the area to be.

Bar no. 3 was a few doors along and up some stairs and was more what I'd been expecting. Girls dancing on stage and very gradually revealing more each time although by 11 pm that wasn't much. There was a table of young Filipino guys at the next table knocking back Red Horse and giving me cheery thumbs-ups.

And that was it. We only covered about sixty meters of the street and then went to Dusk Till Dawn. Part of me wanted to go back to Griff's to see if anything had change but most of me didn't care. The beer was cheap and it's obviously self-defeating to go somewhere deliberately early, but I wouldn't go back. In DTD, an expat who lives the other side of Calapandayan couldn't understand why I had bothered. He said it's not exotic or edgy, just dull. YMMV.

[Pip Jaeger]

Anyone know of a decent gym in Subic or Olongapo? I know there's one off Barrio Baretto in an old hotel (forget the name) but the equipment is limited and pretty ancient.

Have tried checking at Ayala's Harbor Point mall? Many of the malls have gyms / fitness centers like "Fitness First" or "Gold's". You can also try checking out some of the other hotels, find a gym you like and they'll probably allow you to use it for a small fee; either at a daily or monthly rate. If you don't have any luck finding a gym, then I'll guess you'll you have to stick to getting your workout from bar girls, LOL.

[Tungsten2]

Anyone know of a decent gym in Subic or Olongapo? I know there's one off Barrio Baretto in an old hotel (forget the name) but the equipment is limited and pretty ancient.

[Amavida]

NB, Thanks for sharing your excellent adventures. Very entertaining read, indeed!

Have to agree with you Spidy. NB has gone above & beyond the call of duty!

AV.

[Amavida]

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You can't go wrong with Subic and Barrio Barreto.

Kork

Thanks Kork! I'm inclined to agree with you, with the improvements to Subic it is once again becoming a better alternative for guys staying longer than a couple of days & wanting a more holiday experience.

AV.

[Korkavado]

Hi guys,

Just a quickie report and sorry it's late. But I was working and have limited wi-fi access.

I was in Subic for about a week in September.

I had a blast!

I rented a room at the Arizona International Resort. This is not a plug for that place. But it was fantastic. It has 24/7 bar restaurant. Also has a girlie bar that opens at noon. A lot of sweeties.

Has a floating bar on the bay. The owners are incredible, any problems and they jump right on it. Also the price was right about 40 dollars per night.

1500 peso bar fine for girls.

Also did a free lancer I picked up in the Subic free zone.

The place is called Pier 1 it's outside with huge canopies and live band every night even during typhoon, lots of free lancers.

You can't go wrong with Subic and Barrio Barreto.

Kork

[Member #4698]

NB, Thanks for sharing your excellent adventures. Very entertaining read, indeed!

Spidy, thanks for the ROD nomination. I am glad you found my report entertaining. I am just paying it forward. I don't think I would have ever tried the PI in the first place if not for the ISG Philippine Forum and some great trip reports I read here back in 2010 and earlier. They started me thinking about Pinays and I am sure glad they did.

[Spidy]

NB, Thanks for sharing your excellent adventures. Very entertaining read, indeed!

[Member #4698]

Day 51 Friday April 18,2014 Subic Day 5:

While J and May were enjoying the pool yesterday, I asked J if she wanted to go to San Paulo Cove with me on Friday and of course she said yes. San Paulo Cove is located just outside of Subic Bay facing the open South China Sea so the water is presumably cleaner and much fresher. Originally while I was in the USA I had brought up the idea of the two of us taking a 2 night holiday to Pundaquit. From Pundaquit even more pristine coves like Nagsasa Cove and Sinlanguin Cove are easily reached by banka and are considered the best beaches in the area. I kind of blew that plan off when I spent a couple of nights with T, but I was still looking forward to at least checking out San Paulo, the nearest cove to Baloy Beach and saving the Pundaquit trip for another visit.

So we had stopped off at J's dormitory last night on our way to the Wild Orchid so J could pick up some things she might need for our little outing the next day. It was my 2nd visit to J's domicile and believe me, she lives, along with 15 other bar girls, in pretty deplorable conditions in a one room hot house with bunk beds, a fan, a TV and one shared wash room. It is not pretty sight and it makes me feel sorry for these girls. J has a lower bunk bed along the far wall where she keeps her stuffed animals on top of the bed and most of her belongings underneath the bed. It is only a block from Rum Jungle and a half a block off the main road in the back of some other building. It is not good.

Anyway we had breakfast by the pool this morning and then we walked along the beach. I had talked to banka Captain Nathaniel the day before about the trip and had booked his boat weather permitting. Captain Nathaniel wanted 1800 p for a 3 hour trip which included 1 hour to travel to San Paulo Cove, an hour at the cove, and an hour traveling back to Baloy Beach. I remember renting a banka in Port Barton, Palawan for the entire day for 1400 p, but this was not Palawan so I agreed to the terms. J and I stopped to pick up a few bottles of water at the local tienda. There is nothing available at the cove. We hooked up with Captain Nathaniel around 11 am and began our little journey.

We more or less hugged the coastline of the Redondo Peninsula and the ride to San Paulo was pleasant. Once we passed Grand Island the water became discernably cleaner. We finally passed around the tip of the Peninsula and were in open ocean for a brief moment as we headed straight into the cove.

It was a pretty place and although the sand was not pearly white fine grain you would expect at a beach like Boracay, the water was a clear aqua marine blue and very refreshing. We immediately went swimming as soon our banka landed on the beach. The visibility was good too. We could see little fishes swimming about around our feet. As I mentioned before, J is an accomplished swimmer, but for some reason she is deathly afraid of sea snakes so she clung to me for protection. I kind of liked it and I had a lot a fun floating around in the water with J wrapped around me. Then after about 40 minutes of sun and surf we laid down on some beach towels underneath a palm tree and just relaxed.

An hour went by and then we went for another swim. Just as we were preparing to get underway a little boy came up out of nowhere and asked for 200 p payment for a visiting permit. The captain had told me about this tariff yesterday so I smiled and gave the boy the pesos. There was only one fisherman straw hut on the beach. Obviously that is where the boy lived.

The ride back was uneventful. J fell asleep. I watched the scenery. The water became dark and green as we entered Subic Bay again. Back on Baloy Beach the Captain told me Sinlanguin Cove was another hour from San Paulo Cove and he wandered if I wanted to go there tomorrow. I have heard that Sinlanguin Cove is the prettiest most pristine beach in the area. I think I will defiantly go there the next time I visit Subic, but I believe the best way to visit these coves would be part of a 2 maybe 3 day visit to Pundaquit. I will set aside the additional days needed in my next Subic itinerary.

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J was tired out from the trip so she went back to her room after we each had a refreshing mango smoothie at the Barefoot Bar. Before she left she asked what I was thinking of doing tonight and if I wanted to have a farewell party at Rum Jungle with her and her friends. I said I sure did. She said Caroline, Grace, and Vanessa all wanted to show me a good time since it was my last night in Subic. I told J that I was thinking of ordering a large pizza for the party. She became all excited about the party plans and asked what time I would come by. I said around 8:30. I gave J 70 p for a trike home and she took off smiling and looking forward to the evening. I just relaxed for a while by the pool and then I hung out at the Blue Rock floating bar till the sun started to go down.

Around 8:30 I took a trike over to Rum Jungle. J and her friends were waiting for me and they quickly found a nice table for us all to be together. I asked the girls if they wanted shots of Tequila. J and Caroline said yes, but Vanessa and Grace wanted Chocolate Cake shots instead. I asked what a Chocolate Cake shot was and they called over a waitress to answer my question. She informed me that a Chocolate Cake shot consisted of equal parts citron Vodka and Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur with the rim of glass coated in sugar and a lemon wedge for afterwards. Ugh! But suddenly the girls wanted me to try one so I ordered a round of Chocolate Cake shots for everybody. As you can imagine it was sweet, but not totally disagreeable. To everyone's delight I immediately ordered another round for everyone and the party got under way.

Meanwhile there was a little entertainment going on in the bar. All the paying customers were asked to put their names into drawing in order to be eligible for certain prizes, but in order to win the prize, the 7 lucky winners had to kiss one of 7 bikini clad bar girls standing on stage when his name was called. The first guy was called up. He looked like an ex-pat local to me because everybody knew him including the girls. He nonchalantly walked on stage and picked a friendly smiling girl that he must have known pretty well. Then he dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around her ass. The girl screamed in laughter as he pulled her close and started to kiss her bikini bottom right where pussy was located. It was very funny. His prize was a free drink at any Dryden Bar. Another winning customer was called up and he just kissed a girl on her lips. His prize was a free dinner somewhere. And the game continued until all the girls on stage had been kissed. The biggest prize was a free night at the Arizona hotel. I was impressed.

I ordered another round for my posse, but this time I changed my drink to Tequila and so did J and Caroline. Feeling pretty good at this point, I asked the girls if they were hungry and they all said a little bit, so we sent out word that I wanted to talk to a Dryden Deli waitress. One soon appeared and I quickly looked over the menu not that I needed to. I knew when I walked into the bar tonight I was going to order a large meat lover pizza. I ordered this same pizza last year and remembered how tasty it was. I also knew that a large pizza was way too much food for the 5 of us, but I also knew that the other girls in the bar would devour any leftovers.

We had time for one more round before the pizza came. I had 5 slices. The girls including J had 2 pieces apiece so that left us with about half the pizza. J asked if I had enough and I said yes. Then she invited some of the other girls over and the pizza disappeared in a matter of seconds. I saved a piece for a demure little girl who was standing back too shy take a piece on her own. She gave me her beautiful smile for a thank you.

So now the party really started to get going. I have no idea how many shots we had, but J, Caroline, Vanessa, Grace and I all got loaded on Tequila. The girls started dancing on top of the table and J and Caroline played around with me under the table. I became very attracted to Caroline and remember thinking at the time that she was really sexy and beautiful. I should point out that Caroline is half Afro American / half Filipina. She has a beautiful face and is very well put together.

Caroline on her part was acting very friendly to me too and she was touching me under the table. I reserved my kisses for J though, who was sitting next to me on my left. Caroline was on my right, but I guess I got a little too friendly with Caroline because later back in my room J brought it up and she got mad at me. I remember her saying that if I wanted Caroline she would call her and pay her barfine for me. Ha Ha Ha! Funny thing was I actually liked the novel idea and for a split second considered the possibility of it actually happening, but I quickly and wisely concluded that it wasn't going to happen this trip, so I told J she was the only one and even though Caroline was very, very sexy and I liked her. I also added that I never wanted to be with her. Unfortunately, that little tidbit about Caroline being very sexy got J even madder. "So", she said, "you do think Caroline is sexy!" And I said yes, but.... Well it took J a half an hour to let me calm her down and then we had very passionate boozy make up sex. So it was a fun night with a little melodrama and Tequila mixed in.

After that, all I remember is passing out and waking up around 9 am with a headache and a sore arm. Apparently I had fallen asleep with my right arm in an awkward position above J's pillow and she had gone to sleep with her head on my arm. In the morning my arm did not feel right especially if I moved it a certain way, but I didn't give it much concern at the time thinking it would go away.

J woke up and we spooned for a while. Then she asked if she could come to Makati with me and I had to put that idea down gently but firmly. We got dressed and went out for breakfast by the beach. All either of us could order was fresh orange juice. After drinking the juice J suggested we go back to my room and relax until I had to go. So we laid down on the bed and pretty soon we were having farewell sex. It was tender and nice.

Then we said goodbye. I gave J a little something extra ($100), because, oh hell, it was Easter tomorrow, and I knew she really needed the money. Besides I really liked her a lot and let's face it, I did not want to go through another tearful farewell with her like she gave me last year. It was funny. I sensed she was about to go tearful on me and I said to her, "just say goodbye darling, quickly like pulling a bandage off your arm" and I pantomimed the act of yanking off a Band-Aid on my arm. "It won't hurt as much if we do it fast," I told her. Then I kissed her one last time and saw her off in a trike. Like I have written earlier, of all my sexy Asian friends, J is the most constant and loyal correspondent and e-mailer. She is always sending me pictures and keeping me up to date on all that is going on here in Barrio Barretto. She is a very nice girl with a good heart, but I wonder if I have played the Boy Friend Experience too much on her. I don't know. All I knew at the time was that I was ready to move on to Makati.

I had arranged for a Wild Orchid driver to take me to Makati. He was already waiting for me in the front of the hotel when I went to check out. The 5,500 p limo service was put on my bill. I checked out of the Wild Orchid at noon and 3 hours later I was on the outskirts of metro Manila on EDSA Boulevard. It took another 45 minutes to navigate the traffic bottle necks caused by various lane closures on EDSA. But when my driver finally exited EDSA Ave onto Ayala Ave, turned onto Makati Ave, then turned left onto Palm Drive and pulled up in front of the ornate 5 * Fairmont Hotel, it felt like I had arrived on another planet. And I had a feeling that Makati was going to be great.

[Member #4698]

Fantastic reports. Putting me in the right frame of mind for preparation of my four month long trip through SEA next year.

I envy your four months in SEA. You are going to have a blast.

[Turgid]

Day 50 Thursday April 17,2014 Subic Day 4:
Then we went back to my room and had another intimate little boom boom session.
Afterwards we watched "Zombieland" on TV. For some reason I really like this movie (Bill Murray & Emma Stone) and J had never seen it. She likes zombie movies and showed me her scary zombie face. I had to laugh, then I ran out of the room to the barefoot bar, which was not 100 paces from my room, for 2 more SML's. We snuggled up after the movie was over and fell asleep in each other's arms. It was another good day by the sea.

Fantastic reports. Putting me in the right frame of mind for preparation of my four month long trip through SEA next year.

[Member #4698]

Day 50 Thursday April 17,2014 Subic Day 4:

Around 2 pm J and May came by for a swim. We had the pool all to ourselves. Surprisingly J can swim quite well and she was diving into the water and splashing around while little May clung to me for dear life. It was a good time and we capped it off with a round of Mango smoothies.

Later in the afternoon, we walked up and down Baloy Beach and ended up at the Blue Rock for a late afternoon San Miguel. May asked if she could have a bag of Doritos and I had to laugh thinking of the kind of junk food diet Pinays live on. I told her I didn't want the Doritos to spoil her appetite and she assured me they wouldn't, so I bought her a bag of chips. Around 6 pm I said goodbye to the girls and told J I would stop by Rum Jungle around 9 pm. Then I just relaxed by myself at the Wild Orchid.

There is not too much new stuff to report about the night except that I had a good time with J and her friends in Rum Jungle. The bare essentials were I walked into Rum Jungle around 9:15. All of J's friends were there. We had a few rounds of Tequila shots and we fooled around. Unlike AC, Subic bars allow photography so I think I will let some of my photos do most of the reporting.

At some point I asked J if she was hungry. She said she was. I hadn't eaten since breakfast so we took a trike back to Baloy Beach and went to the Blue Rock Restaurant. This place is very similar to Captain Robs. The fresh grilled seafood is high quality, but this is the PI, so they mess it up with a serve yourself buffet of cafeteria quality sides like baked potatoes, macaroni salad, and canned steamed vegetables. Amazing! But the grilled Blue Fin Tuna steaks are high sushi quality and mouthwatering! J ordered a Filipino chicken and rice dish. I ordered the tuna steak. We were both happy with our choices. After dinner we had a SML on the Blue Rock floating bar.

Then we went back to my room and had another intimate little boom boom session.

Afterwards we watched "Zombieland" on TV. For some reason I really like this movie (Bill Murray & Emma Stone) and J had never seen it. She likes zombie movies and showed me her scary zombie face. I had to laugh, then I ran out of the room to the barefoot bar, which was not 100 paces from my room, for 2 more SML's. We snuggled up after the movie was over and fell asleep in each other's arms. It was another good day by the sea.