Manila

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2472442]Am told this morning by one of my Manila regulars, that the NCR has gone back to ECQ today. Not sure how that changes arrivals (who is allowed, and procedures).[/QUOTE]A friend of mine received a cancellation mail yesterday for his flight in September by Qatar Airways to Clark. I wouldn't be surprised if mine would be cancelled too. Aug 22 via Istanbul by Turkish Airline. Don't think many Filipinos flying from there. Maybe I'm not even sad if they cancel it, if I look at the latest figures of new infections.

[QUOTE=PilotPaul;2472433]Well the idea of "quarantine" is that you are not in contact with the local community. Do the right thing and set an example of a traveller than can fly in and follow the rules. "breaking" the rules doesn't help anyone and you can then encourage others to abide and then keep you safe![/QUOTE]I totally agree. It was just a thought how to sneak a girl in, but I decided already, not to do it. Quarantine would only be 3-4 days and these few days are not worth the risk.

[QUOTE=PilotPaul;2472433]Get yourself the closest hotel to the arrival airport and followup testing. Then when you are cleared, then you can start thinking about girls. (Just don't think too much about they have more cases and infections than where you are now.).
From the Manila hotel list.
81. Richmonde Hotel, Eastwood.
Address: 17 Orchard Road Eastwood City Bagumbayan, Quezon City.[/QUOTE]What was your criteria to select these hotels? I think, Pasay hotels are closer to the airport. Is it the idea, to get out of Manila by airplane? Would I be allowed to fly from Manila to Clark (via Cebu) after negative test?

[QUOTE=RickRock;2472775]When people debate Thailand and Philippines, defenders of the latter always say "They can speak English so at least you can have a conversation. " Is this sort brilliant dialogue what they are talking about?[/QUOTE]Many, if not most, of the Filipinas that sex tourists interact with are elementary school dropouts. I have quite a bit of formal education but a much smaller Filipino vocabulary than these women's English vocabulary, even though I have been to the Philippines more than 25 times, with visits ranging from two weeks to five months.

I assume Dg's quote from a text message was largely paraphrased, but it did contain 16 or 17 unique English words. I'm not inclined to make fun of their English when I've not been motivated enough to learn their language.

[QUOTE=SoapySmith;2472896]

I assume Dg's quote from a text message was largely paraphrased, but it did contain 16 or 17 unique English words. I'm not inclined to make fun of their English when I've not been motivated enough to learn their language.[/QUOTE]I'm not going to portray pinas as Rhodes Scholars but I can remember having the same discussions about PNG Highlanders. Most spoke very basic English. Of course, that was often one of 5 national and regional languages that they did speak so who was I to judge. 😁.

G.

[QUOTE=SoapySmith;2472896]Many, if not most, of the Filipinas that sex tourists interact with are elementary school dropouts. I have quite a bit of formal education but a much smaller Filipino vocabulary than these women's English vocabulary, even though I have been to the Philippines more than 25 times, with visits ranging from two weeks to five months.

I assume Dg's quote from a text message was largely paraphrased, but it did contain 16 or 17 unique English words. I'm not inclined to make fun of their English when I've not been motivated enough to learn their language.[/QUOTE]There's no need to belabor Soapy's point, but it's true that there's a direct and strong correlation between degree of English language capability and education. We should also consider the historical reality that, during the years of the Cory Aquino administration, the Philippines "lost" a generation of English Language teachers because, in a burst of post-Edsa patriotic fervor, she, as mandated a change in the language of instruction in schools from English to Tagalog. Though that mandate has long been overruled by subsequent presidents, the diminution of English Language skills has persisted.

GE.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2472754]Jewelry in Asia does not tend to be 24 kt. You said it yourself. 24 kt is too soft, so how would it keep as something like a ring? Other metals have to be added to give it stability. 22 kt is common for something like bracelets and charms though.

Since covid, I have been bored here in Asia so I have been having jewelry made. The options are 10 K, 14 K, and 18 K. You pay market price for the gold and you are charged a separate price for labor. I am having 2 rings made. I paid market price for 18 K, $30 each for 2 diamonds and she is giving me one free, and $130 labor for each ring. There was a difference of $210 between the 14 K and 18 K.

I also bought a 23 k (96%) gold bar for my father's birthday to have it inscribed and diamonds put in. The bar for half oz (15.24 g) was market price at $906. I paid $10 commission to the store. I had the back smoothed out, 2 diamonds added, and stuff written on it for $60.



So when you take stuff back to sell it in a gold shop, you are given market price minus a commission. You are not offered half of what it is worth as would be the case in a pawn shop.[/QUOTE]Mr. E your a cool MFer. Love seeing people buying their parents cool shit.

[QUOTE=SoapySmith;2472896]Many, if not most, of the Filipinas that sex tourists interact with are elementary school dropouts. I have quite a bit of formal education but a much smaller Filipino vocabulary than these women's English vocabulary, even though I have been to the Philippines more than 25 times, with visits ranging from two weeks to five months.

I assume Dg's quote from a text message was largely paraphrased, but it did contain 16 or 17 unique English words. I'm not inclined to make fun of their English when I've not been motivated enough to learn their language.[/QUOTE]Basically her exact words. 99% of the girls I have met can converse in English. They are actually more literate than foreigners. Most of them can read and write in English.

Only one bargirl that has trouble reading texting English but her verbal command is good. But she has quite a tight body, beautiful eyes and fuxks like hell despite having 4 kids and is under 30 years old.

Never had a pinay not understand what and when I wanted it in English. No need for an English major here.

[QUOTE=GoodEnough;2472957]There's no need to belabor Soapy's point, but it's true that there's a direct and strong correlation between degree of English language capability and education. We should also consider the historical reality that, during the years of the Cory Aquino administration, the Philippines "lost" a generation of English Language teachers because, in a burst of post-Edsa patriotic fervor, she, as mandated a change in the language of instruction in schools from English to Tagalog. Though that mandate has long been overruled by subsequent presidents, the diminution of English Language skills has persisted.

GE.[/QUOTE]One can only imagine what the impact of Covid will have on the educational progress of kids. Millions have not attended school since February. We will know in 10 years time.

Even in my RWML, those to the right are genuinely scared that a six month decline in education standards now will have enormous impact on future GDP. Those to the left don't care because they will continue to receive free money.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2472990]quite a tight body, despite having 4 kids [/QUOTE]LOL! Thanks for the laugh.

No-Go Zones Episode 2.

Its about a place called Quirino and it states that this place is a 100% gang run area and that knife point hold ups are an every occurrence, I don't know how accurate that is. I have never been to this place nor would I want to go for a visit however there is one piece of information this video shed some light on a "New" area I was previously unaware of a few blocks away from that area. They name this area as a area where freelancers look for potential punters. Has anyone been out this way and is it really a red light district or a work of fiction? They look like they set up shop infront the the McDo that I have a street view of in the link down below. It looks like tis in front of the "Gateway Mall" is this a known freelance haunt? There do seem to be some short time hotels near by one called "Clixs Hotel" that seem to cater to a redlight clientele. I'm always open to new mongering grounds if this is in fact an area where freelancers hang out.

[URL]https://goo.gl/maps/ueKx8P4pfAStRdBd7[/URL]

[URL]https://www.amazon.com/No-Go-Zones-Worlds-Toughest-Places/dp/B083P42MY2[/URL]

I've stayed in this area before. Its right near Araneta center. I wrote a post on a night I spent exploring the areae a year or so back. There are a bunch of girlie bars in the area to the east of Gateway Mall on aurora blvd and its side streets. So I could believe that there might be freelancers around, but I've never seen any that stood out.

This is a really busy area as there is a major bus station nearby.

There probably is a lot of crime in this area but I never saw any. My exposure was over the course of a 4 night stay in the area back in 2011 and my 1 night exploring at the end of 2019.

I would say, you could probably find some freelancers in the area, but you'd be I'm not sure that they would be high quality and you might spend quit a bit of time looking for them.

I have heard that the filipino nudie bars in the area are quite good, but a different experience than what you might be used to if your used to angeles or burgos.

If you can read some tagalog, you can learn more about the scene at manilatonight.

Also, I've never heard of this area referred to as Quirino, only as Cubao and sometimes Aurora.

[QUOTE=MontanaMonger;2487831]No-Go Zones Episode 2.

Its about a place called Quirino and it states that this place is a 100% gang run area and that knife point hold ups are an every occurrence, I don't know how accurate that is. I have never been to this place nor would I want to go for a visit however there is one piece of information this video shed some light on a "New" area I was previously unaware of a few blocks away from that area. They name this area as a area where freelancers look for potential punters. Has anyone been out this way and is it really a red light district or a work of fiction? They look like they set up shop infront the the McDo that I have a street view of in the link down below. It looks like tis in front of the "Gateway Mall" is this a known freelance haunt? There do seem to be some short time hotels near by one called "Clixs Hotel" that seem to cater to a redlight clientele. I'm always open to new mongering grounds if this is in fact an area where freelancers hang out.

[URL]https://goo.gl/maps/ueKx8P4pfAStRdBd7[/URL]

[URL]https://www.amazon.com/No-Go-Zones-Worlds-Toughest-Places/dp/B083P42MY2[/URL][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2487844]... There are a bunch of girlie bars in the area to the east of Gateway Mall on aurora blvd and its side streets. So I could believe that there might be freelancers around, but I've never seen any that stood out....
...I would say, you could probably find some freelancers in the area, but you'd be I'm not sure that they would be high quality and you might spend quit a bit of time looking for them....
[/QUOTE]I see these bars you are talking about maybe these freelancers try and catch some of the mongers before they get into the bars, thanks for confirming that there is some small redlight district situated here. I sometimes find some diamonds in the rough when off the beaten path but then again after you have been at this for a while the thrill of the hunt is sometimes more fun. I also oftentimes find that girls outside the main red light foreigner districts have lower expectations in general especially freelancers. They don't know yet how to fleece a foreigner, they haven't hit a whale yet, so even their wildest expectations are well below my budget. That's why I try and branch out to a different area every now and then.

[QUOTE=MontanaMonger;2487861]I see these bars you are talking about maybe these freelancers try and catch some of the mongers before they get into the bars, thanks for confirming that there is some small redlight district situated here. I sometimes find some diamonds in the rough when off the beaten path but then again after you have been at this for a while the thrill of the hunt is sometimes more fun. I also oftentimes find that girls outside the main red light foreigner districts have lower expectations in general especially freelancers. They don't know yet how to fleece a foreigner, they haven't hit a whale yet, so even their wildest expectations are well below my budget. That's why I try and branch out to a different area every now and then.[/QUOTE]Thats true. A lot of the girls that will work in these filipino bars won't have had much interaction with foreigners. But theres also a much higher probability that their english will not be up to par. Theres a reason they are not working in burgos. That's been my experience at least. From what I've read in the manila tonight forums, the girls working in these bars can get anywhere between 2 k to 5 k per pop depending on the girl. That's on top of paying for the onnsite VIP room that you need to fuck her in. Also from what I've read takeout is much less common in these filipino bars, and sex is more often on site.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2487844] There are a bunch of girlie bars in the area to the east of Gateway Mall on aurora blvd and its side streets.
[/QUOTE]These are "pinoy-only" bars. All closed at present because of COVID-19.

I was taken out for an evening by my local "team" of 4 filipino guys from my office back in around 2006.

The guys warned me in advance that I would be the only foreigner in the bar but I would be OK as long as I stayed with them.

Cost me a fair bit because I ended up paying for the beers and the polutan.

We didn't buy any girls drinks. We decided that would be a more diplomatic strategy so as not to piss off the locals. We just watched the show.

It was an interesting night, but I can't say I enjoyed it.

No way would I go back there alone. I understand that some bars are still operating but currently closed. I haven't been to Gateway area for a long time.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2487844]I've stayed in this area before. Its right near Araneta center. I wrote a post on a night I spent exploring the areae a year or so back. There are a bunch of girlie bars in the area to the east of Gateway Mall on aurora blvd and its side streets. So I could believe that there might be freelancers around, but I've never seen any that stood out.

This is a really busy area as there is a major bus station nearby.

There probably is a lot of crime in this area but I never saw any. My exposure was over the course of a 4 night stay in the area back in 2011 and my 1 night exploring at the end of 2019.

I would say, you could probably find some freelancers in the area, but you'd be I'm not sure that they would be high quality and you might spend quit a bit of time looking for them.

I have heard that the filipino nudie bars in the area are quite good, but a different experience than what you might be used to if your used to angeles or burgos.

If you can read some tagalog, you can learn more about the scene at manilatonight.

Also, I've never heard of this area referred to as Quirino, only as Cubao and sometimes Aurora.[/QUOTE]That location is also close to the Vista Hotel, pretty nice place to stay in the area. Also, since today is October 1st, it now has been 45 years since the iconic Ali-Frazier boxing match took place, The Thrilla in Manila.