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This is great advice. I didn't figure this out until just this year. I had decided I was going to walk off the airport grounds and get a taxi on the road. I followed some Filipinos with their bags. I expected to end up in a parking lot. Got to the top of those stairs and there it was. A taxi stand for the Filipinos (and expats)... The driver turned the meter on without me asking.

[QUOTE=Spam Hog] Instead go across the street and up the set of stairs immediately in front of you to your right, get a METERED cab. The fare is usually P150 to most of the hotels I mentioned so if the guy says his meter doesn't work that is what you should bargain for.Spamhog[/QUOTE]

I am planning a trip to Angeles from Mon Dec 4 thru Thursday Dec 7th.

Any one interested in meeting up?

I prefer a buddy to bar hop with, but I can't find any friends here in PA willing to make the 22 hour flight.

I do not recommend this hotel for anyone wishing to hobby here. This is one of the very few non-girl friendly hotels in Cebu. If you have a girlfriend here, it's probably not a problem. If you are picking up a girl from a bar, you are probably going to be hasseled and you may not be able to bring her to your room.

If you check their website there are a few comments about promoting "respect for our women" and about verification of id for all guests entering the hotel.

I have read that people trying to bring girls back have had problems. Too many girl friendly hotels available in Cebu.

CS

I might have guessed that PA meant Pennsylvania, USA, a place I lived in for several months - South Philly to be exact. All three teams made it to the playoffs that year and there was a stones concert. If you can guess the year, I'll buy you the beverage of your choice.

I wonder if they still have those blue laws (no alcohol on Sunday). But wait! It doesn't take 22 hours, unless you plan to hitchike to New York before your flight to Manila. Or maybe you are taking some discount flight as I did many years ago. Even then, from San Diego, it took less than 22 hours for the SD, LA, Tokyo, Seoul, MLA flight.

Don't ask your friends. Make new friends. I've been trying to convince my brother to give up his middle age celibacy and make a trip to the Philippines for ten years. His desperation scares off anything worthwhile in his cold northern state. Some guys get it and some don't.

X

[QUOTE=Towelboy2010]I am planning a trip to Angeles from Mon Dec 4 thru Thursday Dec 7th.

Any one interested in meeting up?

I prefer a buddy to bar hop with, but I can't find any friends here in PA willing to make the 22 hour flight.[/QUOTE]

I can get close. I was at Penn State that year. Lived out on Beaver Terrace. I think about 1980. I could figure it out if I retraced all my steps but too much work these days so I'll stick with 1980.

The total trip time is 22 hours. NY to HK / HK to MNL. And that's still a long time whether in a plane or a terminal.

And you can drink all you want on Sunday's now.

Bob

[QUOTE=X Man]I might have guessed that PA meant Pennsylvania, USA, a place I lived in for several months - South Philly to be exact. All three teams made it to the playoffs that year and there was a stones concert. If you can guess the year, I'll buy you the beverage of your choice.

I wonder if they still have those blue laws (no alcohol on Sunday). But wait! It doesn't take 22 hours, unless you plan to hitchike to New York before your flight to Manila. Or maybe you are taking some discount flight as I did many years ago. Even then, from San Diego, it took less than 22 hours for the SD, LA, Tokyo, Seoul, MLA flight.

Don't ask your friends. Make new friends. I've been trying to convince my brother to give up his middle age celibacy and make a trip to the Philippines for ten years. His desperation scares off anything worthwhile in his cold northern state. Some guys get it and some don't.

X[/QUOTE]

Go Lions - billpsu '75



[QUOTE=Towelboy2010]I can get close. I was at Penn State that year. Lived out on Beaver Terrace. I think about 1980. I could figure it out if I retraced all my steps but too much work these days so I'll stick with 1980.

The total trip time is 22 hours. NY to HK / HK to MNL. And that's still a long time whether in a plane or a terminal.

And you can drink all you want on Sunday's now.

Bob[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Towelboy2010]I can get close. I was at Penn State that year. Lived out on Beaver Terrace. I think about 1980. I could figure it out if I retraced all my steps but too much work these days so I'll stick with 1980.

The total trip time is 22 hours. NY to HK / HK to MNL. And that's still a long time whether in a plane or a terminal.

And you can drink all you want on Sunday's now.

Bob[/QUOTE]


Strange that you gentlemen should bring up such reluctance to visit the PI. Having been in my Western Pa home back in March and also trying to convince a widowed relative he should get on a plane and screw himself silly in BKK or the PI. NAHHHHHHHH, I'd rather stay here during a grey cold Pa winter and watch TV in a darkened bar at 3 in the afternoon with a bunch of my drunk out of work buddies. I mean where else does one have such wonderful choices where you can waste time in bar run by a Pollock, a Slovok, an Italian or an Irishman.

Anyhow this guy was saving his pennies for a "once in a life time" trip to Miami in the winter.

You dummy!!! WTF is the difference between Florida and the Philippines? both places are hot all year around, English is a second language and white people are a minority. You would spend half in the PI in three weeks, round trip airfare included than you would a week in Miami and you would get laid more and by a btter class of woman IMHO.

Oh well.

good luck & happy mongering

Spamhog

Thanks for the sad, but funny story Spamhog. Hey, more women left for the rest of us!

Towelboy, I do believe it was 1978 that I was there. By 1980, I was stationed in California and making my first WestPac cruise....which included the Philippines.

But a quick check confirms that all the Philadelphia teams also went to the playoffs in 1980, so I'll buy you that beverage if we ever cross paths.

X

[QUOTE=Towelboy2010]I can get close. I was at Penn State that year. Lived out on Beaver Terrace. I think about 1980. I could figure it out if I retraced all my steps but too much work these days so I'll stick with 1980.

The total trip time is 22 hours. NY to HK / HK to MNL. And that's still a long time whether in a plane or a terminal.

And you can drink all you want on Sunday's now.

Bob[/QUOTE]

So I was right. Simply amazing considering my otherwise failing memory.

And I win a free drink for my efforts.

I guess we have a 1 in 300,000,000 chance of crossing paths. LOL.

I am sure to forget my free drink by then!

I guess the real prize is winning.

Thanx.

[QUOTE=X Man]Thanks for the sad, but funny story Spamhog. Hey, more women left for the rest of us!

Towelboy, I do believe it was 1978 that I was there. By 1980, I was stationed in California and making my first WestPac cruise....which included the Philippines.

But a quick check confirms that all the Philadelphia teams also went to the playoffs in 1980, so I'll buy you that beverage if we ever cross paths.

X[/QUOTE]

Hey Spamhog,

You had me lol with the wtf. I know guys like that! I'm in Tampa with the PI Cebu in my retirement plans. Good to know I'm already familiar with the layout!

[QUOTE=Spam Hog]Strange that you gentlemen should bring up such reluctance to visit the PI. Having been in my Western Pa home back in March and also trying to convince a widowed relative he should get on a plane and screw himself silly in BKK or the PI. NAHHHHHHHH, I'd rather stay here during a grey cold Pa winter and watch TV in a darkened bar at 3 in the afternoon with a bunch of my drunk out of work buddies. I mean where else does one have such wonderful choices where you can waste time in bar run by a Pollock, a Slovok, an Italian or an Irishman.

Anyhow this guy was saving his pennies for a "once in a life time" trip to Miami in the winter.

You dummy!!! WTF is the difference between Florida and the Philippines? both places are hot all year around, English is a second language and white people are a minority. You would spend half in the PI in three weeks, round trip airfare included than you would a week in Miami and you would get laid more and by a btter class of woman IMHO.

Oh well.

good luck & happy mongering

Spamhog[/QUOTE]

Glad you saw the humor in it, it is true, when you get here you will see what I mean, the other differences/similarities are is that you are safer in the Philippines than in Dade county with all the shootings robberies and drug gang activity.

Anyhow, since you are thinking of retiring in Cebu, (I moved there from Davao this year) you may wish to PM me some time and I can give you a few hints/leads to get you started.

Regards


Spamhog

I am planning to go back to the Philippines for the third time in 2006 this November. My budget will be $300 a day since I am just addicted to KTV girls and love bringing different ones from the plethora of KTVs on Roxas Boulevard and Quezon Avenue back to my hotel room.

In addition, I love visiting massage parlors like Flight 168, Starfleet, Sylvanus, Wilderness during the day prior to my nocturnal trips to the KTVs.

I just can't stand doing the deed in the VIP rooms, especially considering how noisy it gets in there and how uncomfortable and possibly dirty those sofas are. I tried doing it on the floor one time in Heartbeat with Coley and the experience was very forgetable becasue we were in the VIP room next to the stage.

The last time I was at Asian Entertainment, back in September after the typoon hit, I brought 2 models with me back to Traders Hotel and they stayed overnight and helped with my packing the next day.

Anyone interested in "gimmicking", as they say it here in the PI, to Asian Entertainment, East Asia, Cafe Malizia, Classmate, Heartbeat, Stardust, or Caesar, please ring me a bell.

My flight costs only $830 from LAX to MNL via Cathay Pacific.

Just out of curiosity from a newbie, you can answer me very briefly with a bullet-point reply.

- Best place to go with plenty of good looking birds and nice and swimmable sea for an early December trip (ideally, a sort of Phuket kind of place with Pattaya's entertainments), from there I will expand the research myself as far as accommodation and nightlife are concerned.

- Average LT damage with an average looking freelancer.

- In your view and always in a very coincise way where possible, what more have The Philippines to offer compared to Thailand and vice versa.

You're too kind, cheers.

[QUOTE=Alistair]Just out of curiosity from a newbie, you can answer me very briefly with a bullet-point reply.

- Best place to go with plenty of good looking birds and nice and swimmable sea for an early December trip (ideally, a sort of Phuket kind of place with Pattaya's entertainments), from there I will expand the research myself as far as accommodation and nightlife are concerned.

- Average LT damage with an average looking freelancer.

- In your view and always in a very coincise way where possible, what more have The Philippines to offer compared to Thailand and vice versa.

You're too kind, cheers.[/QUOTE]


We've had many discussions on this one, since I have lived, mongered, worked and played in both Thailand(ran a small boat charter in Phuket) and now living in Phils I suppose I'm as qualified as any to answer this one.

You seem to have some experience in LOS, well its apples and oranges, the two countries & thier peoples are so vastly different it would take a post the size of war and peace to summarize. Flat line, I love Thai women, greatest sex in the world but I would never again live with one, be it a GF or a wife, cant trust 'em, too damn crazy. Nothing in the Phils compares with the well organized sin of Bangkok's nanaplaza, Patpong or Pattaya's beer bars, Phuket beach bars etc. Angeles doesn;t even come close. The Phils has a better english speaking population and the people are not as devious and mercenary as Thai's. Plenty of ladies want to be your GF but they want a wedding ring too. Filipinos seem to have more respect and are nicer IMHO than the five faced ten hearted Thais.

You can probably go swimming anywhere in the Phils at any time of the year, many places such as Boracay, Moalboal and Bohol are much touted. I've been to all of them. You would probably consider them a step or so down from the developed resorts re Phuket, Phi Phi and Krabi, I would say Boracay comes closest. If you go to such places in the Phils plan on bringing your own lady, not much of a selection locally, oh you can find it but not much to choose from.

Suggestion, get the hell away from Manila.

Instead come to Cebu, find a free lancer or some girl from one of the bars, see if she will be your tour guide to Bohol. Freelancer go anywhere from nothing (I wanna be your GF/wife) to P3000 per night.

Good luck

Spamhog

Hello Gentlemen,

Looking to see if we can get a group of ISG members together for some barhopping and commeraderie in the first week of December. There are three of us so far and the more the merrier!