Manila

Hi fellas,

I'm in manila currently. Anyone know of some good spots or bars to hit up? I've been to LA Cafe and I used to go to AirforceOne but that's apparently closed now. I'm also seeing that EDSA complex in pasay is also shut down.

[QUOTE=Bbsin26;2755370]Hi fellas,

I'm in manila currently. Anyone know of some good spots or bars to hit up? I've been to LA Cafe and I used to go to AirforceOne but that's apparently closed now. I'm also seeing that EDSA complex in pasay is also shut down.[/QUOTE]Have you tried the bars listed in this forum thread?

Fold one in half and have at it.

Thinking about a trip there in a few weeks. What, if any, are the restrictions or mask requirements? I have heard different things.

TIA.

[QUOTE=Dazhiba;2761949]Thinking about a trip there in a few weeks. What, if any, are the restrictions or mask requirements? I have heard different things.

TIA.[/QUOTE]Some require and some don't.

Definitely no mask required to dine at the why!

[QUOTE=Dazhiba;2761949]Thinking about a trip there in a few weeks. What, if any, are the restrictions or mask requirements? I have heard different things.

TIA.[/QUOTE]Not sure of airline mask policies, you should contact your airline. Mask requirements in-country for public places were lifted weeks ago. No longer needed indoors or outdoors. However businesses can set their own rules. Hence, if the guard at this or that business denies you entry until you put on a mask, then just put the stupid thing on (that includes a mall, and that includes even if he is wrong). Arguing just delays yours (and others) entry.

OTOH, masks are still required in all PUV (tryke, motorella, moto-taxi, jeeps, regular taxi, Grab taxi, and pedicabs, to name a few).

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2761977]Not sure of airline mask policies, you should contact your airline. Mask requirements in-country for public places were lifted weeks ago. No longer needed indoors or outdoors. However businesses can set their own rules. Hence, if the guard at this or that business denies you entry until you put on a mask, then just put the stupid thing on (that includes a mall, and that includes even if he is wrong). Arguing just delays yours (and others) entry.

OTOH, masks are still required in all PUV (tryke, motorella, moto-taxi, jeeps, regular taxi, Grab taxi, and pedicabs, to name a few).[/QUOTE]Thanks gents, I'll be posting here soon.

[QUOTE=Dazhiba;2762280]Thanks gents, I'll be posting here soon.[/QUOTE]Mask requirements will also vary depending on local city rules / practices. Here in Davao, for whatever reason, everyone is still wearing a mask in malls and shops. I don't think it's a city requirement, but it's a habit that's become ingrained. I was in Abreeza (Ayala) Mall last week in the Apple Store and realized that I had left my mask in the car, which struck me as I observed everyone else was wearing one. The young woman at the sales desk was happy to provide me with a new mask, which I did put on though no one required me to do so. Conversely, when I was in Angeles a few weeks ago I saw very few people wearing masks anywhere. I believe that, nationwide, masks are still required in airports and on flights. On my recent flights to and from Davao via PAL, everyone in the airports and on the planes was masked.

GE.

[QUOTE=GoodEnough;2762775]Mask requirements will also vary depending on local city rules / practices. Here in Davao, for whatever reason, everyone is still wearing a mask in malls and shops. I don't think it's a city requirement, but it's a habit that's become ingrained. I was in Abreeza (Ayala) Mall last week in the Apple Store and realized that I had left my mask in the car, which struck me as I observed everyone else was wearing one. The young woman at the sales desk was happy to provide me with a new mask, which I did put on though no one required me to do so. Conversely, when I was in Angeles a few weeks ago I saw very few people wearing masks anywhere. I believe that, nationwide, masks are still required in airports and on flights. On my recent flights to and from Davao via PAL, everyone in the airports and on the planes was masked.

GE.[/QUOTE]I was in AC about the same time as you. I continue to maintain that AC is an odd island in the country. Only about half the people were wearing a mask, and of the ones who were, many were wearing it below the chin. This was at a time just after the President dropped masks for outdoors, so that made sense. Upon return to NCR a week after, there was a clear delineation. Everyone was wearing a mask (on occasion on Burgos I'd see 1-2 foreigners walking together and not wearing a mask, and on occasion I also skipped taking a mask outside with me).

Upon arriving in the province, about 95% are still wearing a mask. A few weeks ago one of the malls dropped its mask-entrance requirement, and nothing changed; everyone is still wearing a mask on the street and in the mall (have not see anyone not wearing a mask in any of 4 malls).

Had coffee with a mate last week. He is a solid anti-masker in theory and in his heart. Yet I never see him anywhere without his mask, including outdoors. There is no reason to wear a mask in the coffee shop, nor in the mall where the shop is. As we rose to depart we both grabbed our masks and put them on. I inquired: Why are you still wearing a mask? The mall and store don't require it. The government dropped it inside and out. Why? "Habit. I feel naked without it. I can't stop the feeling. Two years of this. I hate it". Off we went, him fully masked, with mine below my nose. * Everyone else in the mall had a mask on properly.

When is a pandemic over? How long after the government drops its mask mandate do people actually do it?

Another reason I hate the mask: I love pinay faces. Beautiful. And the room lights up when they sing or smile. Can't see it anymore. And the one's I haven't met, I want to see their full faces. Exotic, can only see their eyes. Makes me want them all the more. They show their tummy, but not their face. Sexual hypocrisy?

* A completely useless gesture, wearing a mask under my nose, as even if I had any infection, the mask would be of little mitigating help to anyone. Like a blind man, in a dark room, chasing a black cat, that isn't really there.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2762819] I inquired: Why are you still wearing a mask? The mall and store don't require it. The government dropped it inside and out. Why? "Habit. I feel naked without it. I can't stop the feeling. Two years of this. I hate it". Off we went, him fully masked, with mine below my nose. * Everyone else in the mall had a mask on properly.
[/QUOTE]It' going to be a long time in Ph that's for sure. I miss the smile sin the malls.

Back home we are about 20% of people wearing masks.

Hi fellow mongers!

I haven't been in the Philippines since March 2020.

So please give me the going rate for FLs ST / LT:

*LA Cafe and Maison in Manila.

*High Society in Angeles.

*Big Apple in Sabang.

Please don't give me no "RTFF! I did and could find any quotes.

[QUOTE=Ollie69;2763518]Hi fellow mongers!

I haven't been in the Philippines since March 2020.

So please give me the going rate for FLs ST / LT:

*LA Cafe and Maison in Manila.

*High Society in Angeles.

*Big Apple in Sabang.

Please don't give me no "RTFF! I did and could find any quotes.[/QUOTE]What do you want? The Golden Dildo award?

High Society in AC prices hasn't changed. Don't bother to RTFF nothing has changed.

I can’t speak on the rest.

[QUOTE=Ollie69;2763518]Hi fellow mongers!

I haven't been in the Philippines since March 2020.

So please give me the going rate for FLs ST / LT:

*LA Cafe and Maison in Manila.

*High Society in Angeles.

*Big Apple in Sabang.

Please don't give me no "RTFF! I did and could find any quotes.[/QUOTE]The only constants are the gogos. Barfines on Burgos are about the same as before pandemic, currently (p3500-4000) + tip (negosyo, 3-5 k in the morning, while dickering before leaving the bar). I believe that this has been discussed in the past 6 months on the Board. Just like before pandemic, gogo girls will not agree to barfine with you until an agreement is made regarding tomorrow morning's tip.

Barfines in AC have jumped since pandemic to p3000-5000 (WS / Fields area) and p2200-2500 (Perimeter) for LT, no tip required. This has been discussed in the past 6 months on the Board.

No fast / simple rule on FL. From both Burgos to LAC, prices vary wildly by girl and night of the week. The same girl might insist on p3000 for a 2-hour 1-pop ST today, and be giddy happy with 1000 the next day for a 3-hour 2-pop ST. I found many girls asking a high ST price (3000 now, vs the pre-pandemic 1500-2000), then quickly dropping their price.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2763680]The only constants are the gogos. Barfines on Burgos are about the same as before pandemic, currently (p3500-4000) + tip (negosyo, 3-5 k in the morning, while dickering before leaving the bar). I believe that this has been discussed in the past 6 months on the Board. Just like before pandemic, gogo girls will not agree to barfine with you until an agreement is made regarding tomorrow morning's tip.

Barfines in AC have jumped since pandemic to p3000-5000 (WS / Fields area) and p2200-2500 (Perimeter) for LT, no tip required. This has been discussed in the past 6 months on the Board.

No fast / simple rule on FL. From both Burgos to LAC, prices vary wildly by girl and night of the week. The same girl might insist on p3000 for a 2-hour 1-pop ST today, and be giddy happy with 1000 the next day for a 3-hour 2-pop ST. I found many girls asking a high ST price (3000 now, vs the pre-pandemic 1500-2000), then quickly dropping their price.[/QUOTE]Thank you for clear update!

I have tried to go to Maison or Casa a few times. I never did, because I never found it. Sad but true. Does anyone have the actual address, or a landmark in the immedia vicinity?