Cebu

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3038413]I didn't extended it for a while now, because I always exited and reentered (more fun) but the last few times I did it in the eTravel app, no need to go to the office.[/QUOTE]When is your next trip to Phnom Penh?

[QUOTE=Goferring;3038164]My advice would be to not waste your time. Walker girls will typically want higher prices than an equivalent freelancer or regular online girl and performance will be average at best. From the guys' side, competition if fierce as it's not uncommon for each post to get 10's or even 100's of replies.

If you want to try FB, you are better off setting up a regular profile and set your location to Cebu. Add a few local girl as friends and the reach of FB will do the work for you. Friends of friends will be suggested or they will contact you directly as you pop up in their feed. Costs will be more realistic and you can view their unfiltered happy snaps.

Of course, the above assumes that your not bothered if the suggestions continue when your back home. Friends and family will receive suggestions to befriend 'special' friends that you made while away.

There is a shit tonne of action in Cebu from all the itinerant workers and students in town who are broke and without nosey friends and family watching their every move.

Enjoy. G.[/QUOTE]Thanks G. I was just kind of wondering what it's all about. Yes, I have a strategy that has worked well up to date. I see many of these FB group pages are public, so blokes / guys need to be aware that if they're commenting on these groups, all their Facebook friends will know _ Phil.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3038148]Yes it looks like it, but you have to be quick, because the offers are taken within minutes, and usually are a one time deal. Also you'll need to understand the slang, and what's going on, I tried myself, but unsuccessfully, only my GF understands it.

I gave up on it, but I had to have a FB account for hotel reservations in remote areas.[/QUOTE]Thanks Ugly,

It appears to be more of a locals hook-up.

I'll keep an eye on things only out of intrigue.

_Phil.

[QUOTE=Transporter;3038199]Sort of tickling the tip of the iceberg. Like everything else there is a bit of a learning curve in the beginning. FB and the like is where I do 99% of all my farming and it has served me very well over the past decade or so.[/QUOTE]Thanks Trans,

Good to hear you've had success. I suppose everyone discovers their preferred method of discovery. Whatever works can't be denied.

I think it proves that the Phils is still full of many opportunities _ Phil.

[QUOTE=Mosquito2002;3038420]When is your next trip to Phnom Penh?[/QUOTE]I don't know, I'm in Pattaya now, I may be going there when the TH visa expires, or maybe back to PH.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;3038384]Your thinking is correct. You need any outbound ticket, on any airline (not just CP or PAL), that departs 29 days (or less) after your entry date. There are airlines that offer more expensive but cancellable / refundable 1-way tickets. Just purchase such a ticket, and after you get to your condo / hotel, cancel it for a refund.

Then later if you want, you can visa-extend your stay past the initial 29 days for an additional 29 days at any BI office. The largest (and most crowded) such office is in Intramuros. A smaller and less-used BI office is on floor 5 of the Makati Circuit mall. You can also use 'fixer' travel agents to pick up your PP and documents, take them to a BI office, extend for you, and return your PP to you the same day, for an additional fee (often p1000-1500).

Does anyone have a current approximation of the 1-hour express fee (all-in)?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Goferring;3038403]1/. Book return ticket Home / MNL*/ Home, returning under 59 days. Note your arrival day is day 1 not day 0.

2/. Book a disposable ticket with Top Onward Ticket or similar departing MNL in under 29 days. Destination doesn't matter and TOT will select it for you if you leave it blank. Cost is $16.

3/. At Check-in at your home airport declare that you are flying to MNL and departing PH as detailed in step 2 above. If you say you are departing in 59 days as in step 1, the airline have every right to refuse you boarding as you do not yet guaranteed a visa for 59 days.

4/. Upon arrival in MNL, collect bags and go direct to the Immigration One Stop Shop in T3 Level 3 near the Departure Check-ins. Note that they are only open normal business hours.

5/. Request a visa extension to 59 days. Charge was P3070 but may have risen recently. Have correct money as no change is given. The process takes maybe 10 minutes. Keep the receipt as proof of extension as your passport may or may ot be stamped.

6/. If you arrived out of hours or in another terminal, then you can process the visa extension the next day saying that you arrived yesterday and everything was closed. Note that technically the extension can only be issued at the airport on the day of arrival.

7/. TOT ticket is automatically cancelled at the end of the validity period you requested when you bought it. You don't have to do anything.

8/. Enjoying the Philippines for 58 days or less.

9/. Upon departure show Immigration the receipt from step 5 if your passport was not stamped.

10/. Post to ISG all your conquests in minute detail.

*I don't know if other international airports allow visa extensions upon arrival.

Enjoy. G.[/QUOTE]Thanks for input, fellas.

I might go the onward ticket route with Cebu Pacific. It seems you can even book their lowest 'Basic' economy package (of the three levels) and as long as you choose the add on 'Cebu Flexi' into your package, this allows the cancelation and Travel Fund transfer option.

On the express extension query, someone posted today on FB that they'd paid 4045 PHP for the option (and couldn't understand the receipt they'd received).

I came across this visa info site, but it seems the prices are out of date if the price above was paid. [URL]https://www.visatraveler.com/visa/philippines/visa-extension/[/URL].

Side query: been seeing reference to 'walkers'. Could someone explain the term please? Cheers.

[QUOTE=MissMaryHinge;3038497]On the express extension query, someone posted today on FB that they'd paid 4045 PHP for the option (and couldn't understand the receipt they'd received).

I came across this visa info site, but it seems the prices are out of date if the price above was paid. [URL]https://www.visatraveler.com/visa/philippines/visa-extension/[/URL].[/QUOTE]Some info (updated June of this year). See the pics for costs / breakdown. :

[URL]https://expatsinmanila.com/the-new-philippines-tourist-visa-extension-requirements/[/URL]

On the second pic (2-month extension), that Alien Certificate of Registration (p1000) is paid just one time, on that extension only. Subsequent 2-month extensions don't have that.

[QUOTE=MissMaryHinge;3038497]Side query: been seeing reference to 'walkers'. Could someone explain the term please? Cheers.[/QUOTE]Walkers are girls on FB who are advertising discrete meetups with you. Supposedly they will tell nosy family or neighbors that they are going out 'for a walk', and will be back later. Contact can be made in FB PM for details. There are good and bad points here. Some of the bad points can be: Fuglies, or overcharging for service.

[QUOTE=MissMaryHinge;3038497]Thanks for input, fellas.

I might go the onward ticket route with Cebu Pacific. It seems you can even book their lowest 'Basic' economy package (of the three levels) and as long as you choose the add on 'Cebu Flexi' into your package, this allows the cancelation and Travel Fund transfer option.

On the express extension query, someone posted today on FB that they'd paid 4045 PHP for the option (and couldn't understand the receipt they'd received).

I came across this visa info site, but it seems the prices are out of date if the price above was paid. [URL]https://www.visatraveler.com/visa/philippines/visa-extension/[/URL].

Side query: been seeing reference to 'walkers'. Could someone explain the term please? Cheers.[/QUOTE]A friend the other day went to the BI in Manila terminal 3. Officer stated that office can only do extensions within 5 days of arrival.

He later went to a province BI and got an extension for 4070 pesos. Took him 10 minutes and he was out the door with it. I think the few pesos difference was for copying his passport.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;3038517]Some info (updated June of this year). See the pics for costs / breakdown. :

[URL]https://expatsinmanila.com/the-new-philippines-tourist-visa-extension-requirements/[/URL]

On the second pic (2-month extension), that Alien Certificate of Registration (p1000) is paid just one time, on that extension only. Subsequent 2-month extensions don't have that.

Walkers are girls on FB who are advertising discrete meetups with you. Supposedly they will tell nosy family or neighbors that they are going out 'for a walk', and will be back later. Contact can be made in FB PM for details. There are good and bad points here. Some of the bad points can be: Fuglies, or overcharging for service.[/QUOTE]Thanks WC1. Appreciated. And for the useful link and terminology explanation!

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;3038517]
Walkers are girls on FB who are advertising discrete meetups with you. Supposedly they will tell nosy family or neighbors that they are going out 'for a walk', and will be back later. Contact can be made in FB PM for details. There are good and bad points here. Some of the bad points can be: Fuglies, or overcharging for service.[/QUOTE]Curious about this I had a rummage around FB. The Walkers use short messages often a mix of English and Filipino. I saw the phrase 'no DP' several times and later learnt that it means 'no downpayment'. Still not sure what this is a euphemism for. Though I imagine it doesn't mean they don't want any payment for FS or whatever they're offering. Some girls just write 'Up', meaning open to offers at that moment, I suppose. Be good to find a site resource offering translation and explanation of the terminology. I experimented with one girl who uses tg.

Me- Hi.

Her- Location.

Me -Mandaue.

Her. When Mo take? (is 'Mo' Money or Motorcar or. ?

Me -8 (assuming it's Motor).

Her. Go.

Talk about economical use of language LOL.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;3038521]A friend the other day went to the BI in Manila terminal 3. Officer stated that office can only do extensions within 5 days of arrival.

He later went to a province BI and got an extension for 4070 pesos. Took him 10 minutes and he was out the door with it. I think the few pesos difference was for copying his passport.[/QUOTE]Back when I was still a visa-extending fella, I learned to stay away from the Intramuros office (when possible) during normal daytime hours. Once I moved here and then to the province, I discovered that getting into the local BI office in the first 15-30-ish minutes from when they opened usually meant that I was the first (and only) customer in the place, and was rarely in the place more than 15 minutes. I found myself alone with the staff, and got to know them on a friendly basis.

I asked a mate yesterday here how much his most recent 2-month extension was and he griped a bit, saying the fee was p4000, an increase that started about 6 months back. I think I reported here a Jennifer Teri video regarding such; she interviewed a BI guy who went thru the price increases. Its also my understanding that many BI offices have completely ceased the 3-day, lower-priced option, and you now must pay the 1-hour express fee whether you like it or not.

Also for those who extend, some advice: Take a picture of your BI extension receipt (and that weird letter they used to give me, saying that I wasn't on a Blacklist), and upload the 2 pics to the cloud. Sure might come in handy if you lose the receipt and you're standing in the outbound immigration line at NAIA.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;3038521]A friend the other day went to the BI in Manila terminal 3. Officer stated that office can only do extensions within 5 days of arrival..[/QUOTE]Within 5 days? Is this written somewhere official, too? If so does that mean once through customs and immigration upon arrival one is wise to do the extension there and then? Does Cebu airport have same service?

[QUOTE=MissMaryHinge;3038689]Within 5 days? Is this written somewhere official, too? If so does that mean once through customs and immigration upon arrival one is wise to do the extension there and then? Does Cebu airport have same service?[/QUOTE]Let's not get technical here. It's the Philippines po. It doesn't matter if it is written somewhere. It was that officer's interpretation that day.

I don't know or care about Cebu airport. I don't enter PH in Cebu.

As to wisdom it would be up to each individual and one's circumstances. I. e. If one arrived at 1 am and the BI is closed. Does he come back within the 5 days?

I arrive 6 am and want to catch the 7 am Genesis bus to AC so I am not stopping at the BI even if it is opened then.

[QUOTE=MissMaryHinge;3038678]Curious about this I had a rummage around FB. The Walkers use short messages often a mix of English and Filipino. I saw the phrase 'no DP' several times and later learnt that it means 'no downpayment'. Still not sure what this is a euphemism for. Though I imagine it doesn't mean they don't want any payment for FS or whatever they're offering. Some girls just write 'Up', meaning open to offers at that moment, I suppose. Be good to find a site resource offering translation and explanation of the terminology. I experimented with one girl who uses tg.

Me- Hi.

Her- Location.

Me -Mandaue.

Her. When Mo take? (is 'Mo' Money or Motorcar or. ?

Me -8 (assuming it's Motor).

Her. Go.

Talk about economical use of language LOL.[/QUOTE]Yes Mary, a lot can get lost in translation.

No downpayment or no deposit is a bit of security.

There's lots of scammers on sites like Locanto who will ask for a deposit or a trike fare in advance.

This basically equates to 'money gone, no pussy coming'.

_ Phil.

Will be making my maiden voyage to the Philippines (As an adult) next week. A day and a half in Manila and then down to Cebu for several days before I fly back out. As always, grateful to Wicked Roger for arranging my "tour guide" while I'm in country. Met him in Dubai and has been a stand-up guy ever since. Hopefully I can meet up with some vets while in Cebu.

I was on a short day trip and Wicked Roger had helped me couple of years back with a very nice sex craze (nympho) filipino lady in Singapore. Wicked Roger has been very quiet recently, hope all is well.

[QUOTE=BigDaddy1906;3038815]Will be making my maiden voyage to the Philippines (As an adult) next week. A day and a half in Manila and then down to Cebu for several days before I fly back out. As always, grateful to Wicked Roger for arranging my "tour guide" while I'm in country. Met him in Dubai and has been a stand-up guy ever since. Hopefully I can meet up with some vets while in Cebu.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Yendappu;3038979]I was on a short day trip and Wicked Roger had helped me couple of years back with a very nice sex craze (nympho) filipino lady in Singapore. Wicked Roger has been very quiet recently, hope all is well.[/QUOTE]Wicked Roger knows numerous girls and has helped many guys out on the board and elsewhere. Whatever kink (s) you may have, he will know someone who can satisfy your needs. To top that off, he's also just a very nice guy.

He introduced me to a lovely girl who desperately wanted her own Bonnie Blue moment. She asked me to find her multiple dicks for a no holes barred spit roast afternoon in AC.

I know he was having some health issues but hopefully he is ok. Has anyone heard from him?

G.