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[QUOTE=BrainDrain;1334950]Do I need to think about travel insurance for the lady I'm inviting from Phils to join me in Hong Kong? Maybe I'm over engineering this.[/QUOTE]Unless you plan on getting her injured. Or hoping her to get sick. I guess not.

I don't know the medical costs in HK. But, at a minor amount, Travel Insurance does go a long way, like in the case of a girl I invited to Singapore, who's Wisdom tooth decided to act up and it had become festered. Seems she had been keeping quite. And it cost me just over 400 S$ to fix it. Before asking her to suck me.

And another, a friend invited a girl, and she decided it was great to get drunk and roll down a flight of stairs. Just over 300 $ to fix.

I don't know how far Travel insurance covers the above, but. Be safe. You never know what the girl is NOT telling you. (like appendicitis on the way. For example.)

[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1335247]Unless you plan on getting her injured. Or hoping her to get sick. I guess not.

I don't know the medical costs in HK. But, at a minor amount, Travel Insurance does go a long way, like in the case of a girl I invited to Singapore, who's Wisdom tooth decided to act up and it had become festered. Seems she had been keeping quite. And it cost me just over 400 S$ to fix it. Before asking her to suck me.

And another, a friend invited a girl, and she decided it was great to get drunk and roll down a flight of stairs. Just over 300 $ to fix.

I don't know how far Travel insurance covers the above, but. Be safe. You never know what the girl is NOT telling you. (like appendicitis on the way. For example.) [/QUOTE]I guess you missed BD's earlier posts E Tech.

I think he is insuring against the girl getting bumped off the flight in Manila since he has received a lot of advice suggesting that it is unlikely that she will be allowed to get on the plane alone departing Manila

[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1335299]I guess you missed BD's earlier posts E Tech.

I think he is insuring against the girl getting bumped off the flight in Manila since he has received a lot of advice suggesting that it is unlikely that she will be allowed to get on the plane alone departing Manila[/QUOTE]Ah. Forgot that.

There is no insurance against 'boarding denied' or 'departure denied' or. 'entry denied'

The only insurance is you go there and 'hand carry' her. LOL

[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1335299]I guess you missed BD's earlier posts E Tech.

I think he is insuring against the girl getting bumped off the flight in Manila since he has received a lot of advice suggesting that it is unlikely that she will be allowed to get on the plane alone departing Manila[/QUOTE]You are correct RK but am not sure if you can that type as insurance for late flights etc, for flights that are cancelled is available but insurance because Philippine iimgration just refuse her on some spurious reasons. Think not

The manufacturers of condoms are very interested in penis size by target market. This is a huge industry, with large amounts of money at stake.

No point in stocking condom sizes that are too large, or too small, for the local market. They will not sell. So they carry out surveys, and they measure, and they tabulate and average, both length and girth. I would have to dig back into my files to haul out the companies which have published the results.

As an example, if we could measure the height, weight, and waist size of all of the members of ISG, we could do some statistical analysis. First, aveerage height, is the total of all heights, divided by the number of men in the sample. Same for average weight and average waist.

Next, we break the sample into bands of height, for example 5'0" to 5'2"; 5'2" to 5'4"; 5'4" to 5'6"; etc, to 6'8" to 6'10". Then count the number of men that fall into each range. And them plot these into a histogram. It will make a kind of bell shaped curve. Most measurements clustered about the average, and very few at the extremes. Do the same for weight and waist size. Then calculate a number called the standard deviation, which indicates how closely the measurements are clustered around the average.

Then divide the sample into men from the various countries represented in ISG. And repeat the exercise. This will then give you averages by race. Then divide the members by nationality, and repeat. Now, given that we have gotten all of the members together, and we can physically see the entire sample. It is now possible, given that we have averages and standard deviations, to reconstruct the entire sample with just a few numbers. But keep in mind that some are short, or very short. Maybe dwarfs, and some are very tall.

By the time you have done this, you will have a pretty good understanding of the comparative physical measurements of people around the world. Or at least those belonging to ISG. But this is not a truly representative sample, because it is biassed, due to affluence, sexuality, libido, and others.

Now, assume that the survey of ISG members includes penis length and girth while slack, and length and girth when erect. And repeat the analyses. This will give you some data to use. But there are now other biases, because it is unlikely that there will be members with very short, or very thin penises, purely because of the nature of the forum. But the numbers for average and standard deviation for each sample enable us to fairly closely reconstruct the entire sample.

So the condom companies do the same. There are also some studies conducted by sociological type organisations and research agencies. One of those mentiones was the Kinsey foundation.

So when the published number says that average penis length for country X is 5. 5", we know that this will include a range from almost zero, to whatever the maximum is, say 10". And this will be the same in any country, and every country.

Also, keep in mind that nutrition plays a big part in size, and as poorer countries eat better, they grow taller, and bigger. So all of these averages will change over time. So the condom manufacturers need to keep track of this too.

Have I driven you to tears / boredom?

G

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt; 1334944]You are the certified (or maybe should be. LOL) ISG king of the barmy stats. Would just love to see the learned published statistical survey from which you extracted this gem. Please post a link. I can just imagine the summarized justification offered by the lead scientist to obtain funding for his research project.

'Myself and my team of dedicated statisticians intend to travel to the four corners of the world in order to carry out a comparative study of erect penile members respective of colour, creed and social group. It is an important piece of work which is long overdue. It wil also be a lot of fun, particularly for the female and gay members of the team. We also intend to carry out a similar study of the length and depth of female vagina's, which will be carried out simultaneously by the hetero members of the team'.

For the edification of yourself and all other harmless nutters on ISG, did you know that they have finally found the fabled trouser snake, alive and well and living in South America? They have yet to measure it!

[url]http://www.inquisitr.com/292028/penis-snake-discovered-in-brazil/[/url][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1335247]Unless you plan on getting her injured. Or hoping her to get sick. I guess not.

I don't know the medical costs in HK. But, at a minor amount, Travel Insurance does go a long way, like in the case of a girl I invited to Singapore, who's Wisdom tooth decided to act up and it had become festered. Seems she had been keeping quite. And it cost me just over 400 S$ to fix it. Before asking her to suck me.

And another, a friend invited a girl, and she decided it was great to get drunk and roll down a flight of stairs. Just over 300 $ to fix.

I don't know how far Travel insurance covers the above, but. Be safe. You never know what the girl is NOT telling you. (like appendicitis on the way. For example.) [/QUOTE]Cool, thanks for this. I found a website where they appear to sell travel insurance for Filipina for about USD20 for 4 days. For that amount I might just do it and avoid the worries of her getting run over etc in Hong Kong. For the price of the airfare, it is almost just as cheap to put her on the next flight back to Pi.

Red Kilt has done an excellent job of following my ramblings. As an update I decided to swing by Manila and pick her up. I can get in and out for not too much $$ and this will make sure she get through on both counts hopefully.

My concern now is trying not to seem like an ATM. I'm thinking of giving her a daily stipend to cover her foods and travels, plus a nice tip at the end to go home. To the tip or from the tip I'll deduct any additional expenses.

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger;1335371]You are correct RK but am not sure if you can that type as insurance for late flights etc, for flights that are cancelled is available but insurance because Philippine iimgration just refuse her on some spurious reasons. Think not[/QUOTE]Insurance in general would cover in the event of serious illness before the flight, accidents, medical / dental emergencies, flight delays, lost baggage. Etc.

Immigration and Customs issues will not be covered unfortunately. Nice try tho by the person that started it. LOL

[QUOTE=BrainDrain;1334950]Do I need to think about travel insurance for the lady I'm inviting from Phils to join me in Hong Kong? Maybe I'm over engineering this.[/QUOTE]From my personal experience from Manila airport, when a girl was delayed for so long as to miss her a departure, or rejected by the passport control they obtained a stamp from the officer concerned, on there boarding pass, which either allowed for a refund or a re-issue of ticket so I was informed by my partner.

[QUOTE=Col Law;1335786]From my personal experience from Manila airport, when a girl was delayed for so long as to miss her a departure, or rejected by the passport control they obtained a stamp from the officer concerned, on there boarding pass, which either allowed for a refund or a re-issue of ticket so I was informed by my partner.[/QUOTE]Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.

[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1335894]Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.[/QUOTE]Refund of the airport tax?

[QUOTE=Mc Don;1336005]Refund of the airport tax?[/QUOTE]Refund of airport tax and relevant fees should be possible but to do so LCC have a procedure that will cost you money. Maybe same as the refund! Consider that money lost

[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1335894]Errr. Only if your ticket allows date change or endorsement, you can do that. Most LCC fares don't allow that.

Doesn't work that way. I am sorry to say that. Unless your partner has been flying full fare.[/QUOTE]Based on the experience of a few girls I know that have been off loaded when flying LCC there is no refund of the outbound (as she had checked in according to the LCC staff). As for other portion (ie the return leg of the ticket) , that is lost to a degree (maybe 50% or more depending on who the carrier is) as LCC don't allow change of date unless there is a penalty as ET says

Hi guys.

I have been traveling / mongering around the Caribbean and South America for many years. I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too. Plus, tickets from LA to MNL in March are hovering at $850 R/T. Not bad....

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.

Thanks

[QUOTE=La Isla; 1336993]Hi guys.

I have recently moved to the West Coast and want to make a foray into SE Asia again after many years.

So here's the story: I need to get 3 implants with crowns. The dentists here in the US are out of their minds and want $30, 000. I have done some research and I have read that Thailand medicine is excellent and 1/3 the price (if not less). I actually have contacts there and it would be easy to do. However, I think I'd rather go to PI if I can make this into (sort of) a vacation also. I have contacts there too.

Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.[/QUOTE]Not in the Phils but I do in China. Excellent work if you go to the higher end clinics, and very inexpensive. The thing to watch out for is that the post and crown hardware are of a common type for the US. Your dentist in the US can advise. You don't want to be stuck with something that cannot be adjusted / fixed down the road in the US. This was an issue in PRC, IDK about Phils. Worth a check though.

[QUOTE=La Isla;1336993]Does anyone have experience getting major dental work done there? Are their skills and sanitary conditions up to par? I'd be interested in what you have to say.[/QUOTE]I've never had implants done, but I have had several crowns put in. The work was excellent, and probably cost about 10-15% of what I would have paid in the states. All of my work has been done in Davao. It's somewhat strange here that the standard of medical care is quite low, and I wouldn't trust a local doctor with anything more serious than a cold, but the standard of dentistry seems to be quite high. If you need some names in Davao I'd be happy to help.

GE