Makati

[Coolica]

I have been frequenting QC KTV's more nowadays (getting back to my Chinese roots hehe in place of my now less frequent Taiwan trips) and Kojax and Plan be as previously mentioned before still keeps on rejecting me, giving me the "this is a private party" line. I'm pretty sure it's either because I look too young, or I look Chinese.

Damn anyone going soon that can take me? LOL It's been a while since I've gone to Burgoos bars.

[Red Kilt]

Not to sound stupid here but it has been 10 years for me sense the last visit. I will be at City Garden my old favorite hotel. What can I expect to pay for a taxi to the hotel from the airport?

I will be just staying overnight and returning back to the airport the next afternoon for a domestic flight to Cebu. I did ask for a private car from the hotel but who knows if they will even show up if my memory serves me well.

Taxis from the terminals are now much easier to find and use, and for my last 3 trips (in the past 2 months) getting a cab has been simple and I have been on my way within 5 minutes of exiting the terminal.

You didn't name the terminal at which you will arrive but there are 3 options now: regular white taxis with meters (usually longer lines); Yellow airport taxis (flagfall of 70 php so a little more expensive); and white airport "coupon taxis" that have a fixed rate to go to various places (and are most expensive).

I alternate between the yellow and the coupon taxis depending on the length of the lines.

For me, airport to Ortigas is around 300 to 350 php (with tip) on yellow taxi, and 580 php on coupon taxi. If the lines are long I always just pay the extra 200 php for convenience on the coupon taxis as they are rarely busy and lines are short.

To go to City Garden you shouldn't pay much more than 200 php on yellow taxi and around 350 for a coupon taxi (I don't have the exact fixed rate), but if you've asked for a hotel car, then expense is probably not an issue for you. Uber cars still have to get in to the airport unless they are on stand-by somewhere close, and I have found that the yellow taxis are much faster to catch and cost the same (with no rush hour loading)

[RoqueHard]

Not to sound stupid here but it has been 10 years for me sense the last visit. I will be at City Garden my old favorite hotel. What can I expect to pay for a taxi to the hotel from the airport?

I will be just staying overnight and returning back to the airport the next afternoon for a domestic flight to Cebu. I did ask for a private car from the hotel but who knows if they will even show up if my memory serves me well.

Thanks for the info, It's just been a while sense the last trip over.

Play safe.

Bill Buxton

There are fixed priced Taxi outside the Terminals if I remember correct Makati is around 350-400 PHP. Also you can choose the yellow taxis that charge something around 50-100 falgfall and km used, so on my experience with MNL taxi drivers you can be charged something around 350 to 3000 . Best thing in my opinion, get a uber ride for around 120-180 PHP new and clean car, ride is registered and no hustling around with the price.

Greets,

Roque

[Bill Buxton]

Not to sound stupid here but it has been 10 years for me sense the last visit. I will be at City Garden my old favorite hotel. What can I expect to pay for a taxi to the hotel from the airport?

I will be just staying overnight and returning back to the airport the next afternoon for a domestic flight to Cebu. I did ask for a private car from the hotel but who knows if they will even show up if my memory serves me well.

Thanks for the info, It's just been a while sense the last trip over.

Play safe.

Bill Buxton

[GoodEnough]

Just reach Makati last night. Drop my bag and went to Burgos street. My first there.

Lots of ladyboy on the street. Beware. They are quite persistent. Went into one of the bar. Forgotten the name. It was a bad trip this time round.

Around 10 girls surrounded you. If you don't want them to stick around, pick the one you like and ask the rest to go away.

I selected one that look like a girl inside. After one lady drink and my only beer which cost a bit below 1 k peso.

Barfine at 2.5 k peso. That girl promised to stay till 2 am for 2 k.

Advise all to take your time to pick the girl.

Any ideas where to hunt for college / office freelance ladies? Don't think I m going be to Burgos street again.

Don't know where you went, but typically a lady's drink costs Php360-400 and a beer is Php160, so how you ran a tab to almost twice that seems a bit strange. As others have suggested, you might want to try Kojax, or Plan be which I think are the best bars on the street.

GE.

[LegolasLee99]

Just reach Makati last night. Drop my bag and went to Burgos street. My first there.

Lots of ladyboy on the street. Beware. They are quite persistent. Went into one of the bar. Forgotten the name. It was a bad trip this time round.

Around 10 girls surrounded you. If you don't want them to stick around, pick the one you like and ask the rest to go away.

I selected one that look like a girl inside. After one lady drink and my only beer which cost a bit below 1 k peso.

Barfine at 2.5 k peso. That girl promised to stay till 2 am for 2 k.

Advise all to take your time to pick the girl.

Any ideas where to hunt for college / office freelance ladies? Don't think I m going be to Burgos street again.

[LuvAsianTang]

Aah, that's funny, because my experience has been just the opposite. I met a lot more mercenaries in the PI than in Thailand. I still like PI girls for their command of the English language, a big asset in my book.

Of course if you treat them like a girl friend they will treat you much better if you treat them like a working girl they will treat you like an ATM. At least that's my experience with them.

[Amavida]

As to Bottom's lack of customers: Economics 101 predicts that if the price of the barfine were reduced say 50%, demand would increase significantly. No one is more aware of this problem than the Bottoms girls themselves. They are great girls and are dying for business. This is the reason why they will skip out on the bar and deal directly with their preferred regular customers and why the mamasan looks the other way to avoid a confrontation when a popular girl doesn't come to work for a week sttaight.

Will be interesting to see how things pan out this year. With Thai bars closed for weeks, possibly months now for fear of offending the Junta during dead king year it should be an absolutely bumper crop of poon hounds coming to RP. Unfortunately with President Death declaring (literally) open season here currently, we may see punters avoiding both countries. Perhaps Cambodia will get lucky?

[Drukyul2000]

Thailand is a sellers market and it makes it difficult for the (western) buyer, plain and simple.

Now if you hunt after midnight then you might get lucky w / a drunk hottie who has let her guard down.

Thanks for the post IH.

Hey,

Thank for your post, found it interesting since I felt that Thailand is a buyers market. I personally don't like the gogo bars and prefer playing the hunting game with the freelancers. I spent three days in Pattaya and all three in the famous Insomnia bar, where all the days went home with a beauty that I wanted with no compromise. The trick is to have patience and keep hunting till you get what you want. I am yet to step into Manila, will be arriving next month but I hope there are freelancers near MOA since I plan to stay close-by. I like the hunting came, I guess it satisfies your male ego every time you bed a beauty of your choice, never like the gogo bars to order of the menu and take them home.

[Wicked Roger]

The Philippines version of Economics 101 states that if the number of customers decreases by 50% you must increase the barfine and drinks costs by 50% to cover the shortfall LOL.

This holds for most business models, not just bars.

I was told by a real estate agent / salesman to buy now before the developer increase the condo prices (this was every 6 months). When I asked why increase prices given the huge number of void (empty unsold) units he replied "this is company policy" When pressed further and I pointed out they remain unsold as prices are too high he said "this is company policy".

Senseless discussion and needless to say I did not buy.

[Red Kilt]

<SNIP>: Economics 101 predicts that if the price of the barfine were reduced say 50%, demand would increase significantly. No one is more aware of this problem than the Bottoms girls themselves..

The Philippines version of Economics 101 states that if the number of customers decreases by 50% you must increase the barfine and drinks costs by 50% to cover the shortfall LOL.

This holds for most business models, not just bars.

[Member #4698]

I wonder if someone would be so kind as to provide a definitive list of the Burgos bars where HJ / BJ are available on site.

Hopefully this is not the complete list, but rather my contributuon:

Bottoms and Rogues - HJ / BJ's (not to completion) are readily available from multiple girls simultaneously for the cost of a lady drink or two. (I imagine to completion would require a tip (money). I have never done that.)

As to Bottom's lack of customers: Economics 101 predicts that if the price of the barfine were reduced say 50%, demand would increase significantly. No one is more aware of this problem than the Bottoms girls themselves. They are great girls and are dying for business. This is the reason why they will skip out on the bar and deal directly with their preferred regular customers and why the mamasan looks the other way to avoid a confrontation when a popular girl doesn't come to work for a week sttaight.

[CallSign Papa]

She needs a bit more time in the gym (as do I) but otherwise very nice.

As do we all.

I wonder if someone would be so kind as to provide a definitive list of the Burgos bars where HJ / BJ are available on site.

[OneShoe]

Stopped into Bottoms again as it was raining and this was the closest bar to my hotel. Place was once again mostly empty of customers with probably five times as much staff as customers. Also, seemed like the dancers were generally hotter six months ago during my last visit.

Everyone has their hand out. I wouldn't be surprised if the six guys working the bar walked over and ask me to buy them a drink. Anyway excessive enough it makes the experience much less pleasant. I will try plan be or Kojax next time and give up on th is street if they are the same.

The girl I left with was great though. I think her name was Annie. Pretty and fun to talk to with no attitude. Loves sex. She needs a bit more time in the gym (as do I) but otherwise very nice.

[Socker]

IIts crazy that I am writing this post from my hotel in Pattaya and have to mentally prepare and deal with the mercenaries (can blame the high turnover of customers comparatively) here in the night ahead compared to the burgos girls.

That's exactly how I feel in both BKK and Patts. Will I or won't I get lucky w / the chosen gogo girl? The reality is 30% of the time on the hunt I get lucky and find a hottie w / a heart. But Thai bar rules kick in so I had to do my business fast, w / in 2 hours. I'll take the Pines any day but those Thai women are so DDG I always want to try again.

The only compensation is the best lookers are lazy and lame in bed. Still, I would accept this outcome just to be lying close to them and let my hands enjoy the incredible creature next to me. But this is not a plausible scenario because they are so business oriented and size you up at the bar, then avoid looking at you entirely but not the Ks behind you. Thailand is a sellers market and it makes it difficult for the (western) buyer, plain and simple.

Now if you hunt after midnight then you might get lucky w / a drunk hottie who has let her guard down.

Thanks for the post IH.