General Info

Ticket prices depend on availability.

IF you are buying a seat thru an on-line agency (Travelocity, Expedia, among others) the cost and availability is based on inventory listed by THE AIRLINE ITSELF and aside from the agency fee, the price will be the same whether you go direct or thru the agency - word of caution, though - some itineraries available thru the net are not exactly available thru the airlines (it happens - you might have to jump thru ALL the hoops to get THAT fare).

The way to get generally consistently lower fares is to go thru a consolidator - otherwise called a "bucket shop" - (but you might have a problem with getting credit for the frequent flier miles, if that's important to you)

I know that in Thailand, I went thru an agency for a Thai air ticket BKK-Chiang Mai (promo fare) for less than it would have cost over the net (3200B RT - in OCT) They (Thai) still operate on "commission" so no added fee.

Northwest Airlines is having a sale on web fares to certain cities in Asia. Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 14, for travel begining Dec. 24 through Jan. 31, 2005. All travel must be completed by March 2, 2005. My internet fare to HK from Detroit was only $700! So get up off it and book those tickets asap!

Any Brits tried to get a tourist visa for their Filipino GF?

I've read that the embassy ask for bank statements.

Any one know more about this?

I going to add my information and experience here as well.

I have found the best way is to use the Internet and use it well.

Check the services as Dinghy has advised and also check the airline web sites. Neither the Airline web site or the on line agency, i.e., Travelocity, will list completely all the flights available all the time.

This is for international travel and domestic travel

I have found and purchased tickets on Travelocity for AA that when I checked the AA web site or called AA direct they could not find or quote and vise versa and I am a member of the AA Platinum Frequent Flier program.

This has also been true for Delta, Northwest and others.

Once I found a ticket on Travelocity and their site was so slow that day that I became inpatient and called Delta direct to book the flight.

The ticket was $100.00 cheaper when I booked it with the agent over the phone.

FF

Hello Mongers.

My american friend wants to marry a nice filapina that he met on the internet. He is very determined to do so! They want to live in the US. Should he marry her in the Philippines and then apply for the visa? Or is it better to apply for a fiancee visa and marry in the US?

He wants to marry her in the Philippines because she will not have sex with him until after they marry, and he is very anxious to get into her knickers.

He does not have much money and only a small income. What will the embassy require of them? Any advice to help these two love birds make their nest will be very much appreciated.

No, she is not a bargirl. Thank you and Merry Mongering! from Santa

[QUOTE=Santa]Hello Mongers.

My american friend wants to marry a nice filapina that he met on the internet. He is very determined to do so! They want to live in the US. Should he marry her in the Philippines and then apply for the visa? Or is it better to apply for a fiancee visa and marry in the US?

He wants to marry her in the Philippines because she will not have sex with him until after they marry, and he is very anxious to get into her knickers.

He does not have much money and only a small income. What will the embassy require of them? Any advice to help these two love birds make their nest will be very much appreciated.

No, she is not a bargirl. Thank you and Merry Mongering! from Santa[/QUOTE]


So the filipina will not have sex w/ him until after they are married. Good for her and Bad for him. Why does he want to marry her - is the most important question (LOVE or SEX)? If sex, then just visit the PI for a week and get laid big time. If love, the quickest way to bring her to the USA is apply for a Fiancee Visa (about 6 months till she gets there) which my cousin did when her married his wife. Marrying in the PI and then applying for the spouse visa will take about 12-18 months till she gets there. His choice.

Fiance visa is still a bit quicker, about 6 months vs. 9 months for a spousal visa (best cases). Both could take longer.

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Any Brits tried to get a tourist visa for their Filipino GF?

I've read that the embassy ask for bank statements.

Any one know more about this?


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[color=blue][b]Cows Rule[/b][/color]

I would suggest that you check out the web site and follow the instructions;


[url]www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1006977149962[/url]

Generally, if you have a legitimate reason for her visit tourism or other you should have no problem.


[I] (Please don’t ask me to define what is meant by “legitimate”)[/I]


[color=blue][b]Juniour[/b][/color]

Thanks guys. We hope to be in the Philippines soon, so watchout for the fella with a big beer belly and red nose.

Do you know why Santa is so jolly? It's because he knows where the bad girls live!!! Ho! Ho! Ho!

1) What is the national language of the Philippines, I speak Spanish and English, will I be understood?

2) What are the best months to go?

3) How do I protect myself from any STD's?

4) Is it safe to go by myself?

5) If you meet a P4P girl, can you stay with her for 3 days, or is it just for the night.

I'm sure your post will elicit several responses, and most of the answers to your questions are probably provided multiple times on this Board. However, the brief answers are as follows:

1. The National Language is Tagalog, though most Filipinos speak several local dialects as well. From Jr. Secondary School onwards, the langauge of instruction is English, so almost everyone speaks at least some English. Spanish is not spoken widely.

2. The best time to go depends where you're going. The Philippines, with it's 7,000+ islands, covers alot of territory. For me, the best time in the Mindanao/Visayas Region is December through February, when it's cooler. April is the warmest month here in Mindanao.

3. The degree of your safety also depends on where you are. In general, the Philippines is reasonably safe and if you use common sense and a little prudence, you should experience no difficulty.

4. STD monitoring here is at best sporadic and no one really knows the extent of the problem though the official Government line is that there's no major problem. Protecting one's self is easy. Use a condom. Always.

5. With some exceptions, the girls will go with you for as long as you want them, be it an hour or several weeks. Girls who work in clubs though, must pay a penalty for every day they do not work, so you should factor this into your cost projections.

Probably the first thing you need to decide, if you're planning to come here, is where you want to be.

GE

Player33,

15% of Tagalog is composed of Spanish loan words. So you'll pick out quite a few words you know, like reloj for watch, cerveza for beer, the days of the week, numbers and the telling of time. But in general you won't understand the general discourse.

There is a dialect called Chavacano, spoken around Zamboanga. It's said to be mostly understood by Spanish speakers. However, Zamboanga isn't such a recommended destination for the monger.

I was reading today that Japan is set to drastically slash the number of entertainment visas given to Filipinas, from something like 80,000 to 8,000. Hmm, 72,000 extra Filipinas out of luck and stuck in the Philippines. The WSG brotherhood should make efforts to comfort these poor girls, give them a soft landing as it were.

The speculation in the press here is that the Japanese capitulated to pressure brought by the US, to stem the tide of "sex trafficing." There's been quite a lively debate in the local press about whether the entertainers know what they're getting into and should thus be left alone to ply their trade, or whether the whole thing is just a masquerade for prostitution, the women are being exploited, and the whole thing should be shut down.

Even the President here has gotten involved, and it's become a hot foreign policy issue.

As of last Sept i spend half the year in Cebu for work. I've been here 3.5 months since Sept. I've messaged with I think almost 100 girls through filipinoheart.com and met scores. Trouble is I'm married, so this method does not work very well for getting laid. My wife is never able to come to the Phils 'cause of her work back home so I'm alone for 2 months here-- my SOB story if I were not to get laid for 2 months.

It is VERY easy for me to have girls here attracted to me, but of course it's too much work to go beyond friends cause they know I'm married and I won't lie.

I've spent too much money in bars so that's not my thing anymore.

Question: it would seem to me that "adultfriendfinder" would be a great place to meet freelancers in Cebu. Anyone have ideas about that. If it's true for Manila than probably also for Cebu. Angeles is another story. There are "freelancers" posting all over the dating sites from Angeles.

Because of the forum being down, I have not been able to post anything new about my trip to the Philippines. My memory is pretty sketchy at best. I stayed there for about 2 weeks, staying mainly in Makati and Manila.

For those who have not yet been to the Ayala Center, it seems that area of Makati is part of the US. I couldn't believe the Greenbelt area. People kept on going to these restaurants until about 2 am, and they are going to wake and go to work around 7 am. For those interested, freelancers tend to sit in front of the Starbucks near Cafe Havana. If somebody smiles at you, they are working girls. I was able to pick up 2 girls and bring them to my hotel across the street at the Manila Pen for 8,000 pesos.

All the hotels in the area are used to seeing freelancers go up in the room with their guests. At the Manila Pen, the lobby serves as a restaurant as well. It was kind of funny when I had something to eat there after a night on the town to see a number of good looking women in sexy clothing exit the area without any escort. You can guess what they have been doing. This was a daily occurrence.