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I don't know man, but I was just in Davao and I wanted to go trolling provinces. I asked 6 or more Davao locals about Marilog, just up the hill. 2 or 3 said no problem, the guys with guns that stop you will be the good guys. Around 3 or 4 said there's goons there that might steal your motor. I didn't have an extra 63k to replace the bike I borrowed so I canned the idea. Others said the same about Malita and Sigaboy. That's a long ride, nowhere have I ever rode a motorbike where I got a dozen flat tires in 2 months. The tubes they have are garbage, they come apart at the stem. You may want to go to one of those bulkanizing shops and beef them up. Also a liner between the tube and the tire.

[QUOTE=Lonely566; 1458282]One of my stops will be Zamboanga. That is the first place in the country where the Spanish were allowed to marry local girls. Supposed to be the most beautiful women in PI there. Anyway. Has anyone been there lately? How is the atmosphere? Tense? Kool. I have concerns more about bandits on the road than trouble in the cities. I plan to buy a cheap Chinese motorcycle Davao and hit the road. I have done this a few times before in Africa, ect and it has always worked out well. But Mindinao is kind of pushing the evelope. Any advice or experience with this plan would be very welcome. Thanks. Yours in mongering.

Lonely[/QUOTE]

Well, Lonely, your proposed bike trip around Mindanao could be a great adventure, or a great disaster. All depends on your comfort zone, your karma and your luck. Most guys on this board won't go to Mindanao, period! Most of those that do, will only visit Davao or CDO. A few others travel there on business and only travel by private vehicle and stick to the main highways. Very few of us go off the beaten path. I have travelled extensively around much of Mindanao on several different trips. I have covered South Cotobato in the south east all the way up to Surigao in the north east. Main roads and God awful secondary ones.

I have travelled all across the top of Mindanao from Surigao to Dipolog on the north west corner. Travelled through the Budkidnon Valley several times. Been as far into Zambo Peninsula as Pagadian. Almost all my travels have been by public bus transport and V Hire. I rely on my personal radar and gut feeling. I have steered clear of Cotobato Province and southern Zamboanga. Why? Because my gut was telling me,"That's far enough. Don't push your luck." So, if you are the kind of person who is prepared to accept the consequences of your actions and 'Suck it up' if things go sideways, then go for it!

[QUOTE=Pimpin Sam;1459003]I don't know man, but I was just in Davao and I wanted to go trolling provinces. I asked 6 or more Davao locals about Marilog, just up the hill. 2 or 3 said no problem, the guys with guns that stop you will be the good guys. Around 3 or 4 said there's goons there that might steal your motor. I didn't have an extra 63k to replace the bike I borrowed so I canned the idea. Others said the same about Malita and Sigaboy. That's a long ride, nowhere have I ever rode a motorbike where I got a dozen flat tires in 2 months. The tubes they have are garbage, they come apart at the stem. You may want to go to one of those bulkanizing shops and beef them up. Also a liner between the tube and the tire.[/QUOTE]A few years ago I bought a bike to tour Cebu island. That damn thing had flat tires at least once per week. Serendipitiously, wherever it went flat, there was a guy nearby with the little kerosene candle and the other stuff to fix it. Pretty amazing. Yeah I think the ticket would be to replace the tube as soon as I buy it. I bought a Chinese bike last year in ghana for touring and I asked the guy about the tires and he said,"These are tubless and you will have no problems with them at all." I didn't beleive him but he was correct. Not one flat in 4 months of horrible roads all over West Africa. So, go figure.

I have this question about Zambo up on a few sites and from the feedback I'm getting; I'm tinking of giving up the idea and just crossing between Davao and Cagayan de Oro. Normally what happens is that I hit town, meet a few girls and then a few more; pretty soon they are bumping into each other at the hotel desk. That's when I like to have my moto handy to get out of dodge. I don't know what's wrong with me. I meet a beautiful girl that wants to screw me all the time and then my eyes start wandering to others. I just want to fuck everybody, I guess. Oh well, it's a big world; I can try. Later and thanks for the info dude. PH

If he changed his nationality to Filipino (I know a big assumption) am sure he would fit in nicely given the alleged pork barrel scam, the MRT issues and a previous posting of a link from MSN about the background of some of the elected officials LOL.

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I've lived in Mindanao (Davao) for more than 10 years and, largely due to my job, have traveled without incident to most parts of the island region. Of course, when I've been in the more dangerous places like Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Cotabato, etc. I've generally been met by well known locals so in a sense, I was protected. Aside from CDO, Davao and General Santos I wouldn't recommend solo travel, particularly now that things are heating up because of the imminent peace agreement with the MILF. There are-as is always the case here-dissident groups who don't like the agreement and thus manifest their displeasure by killing people. Zamboanga is one of several areas that's been getting more restive for quite a while, and it's really not a great idea to wander around the city, especially on a bike which offers no concealment of the fact that you're a foreigner.

The ride from Davao, through Buda, Bukidnon and to CDO offers some excellent scenery. However, the road is awful, the drivers are worse, and if you blow a tire on the more remote stretches you could be well and truly screwed.

GE

For you guys that are still on the fence, a couple things.

Con;

Many guys may not admit it, but friends I've known concur that they have lost some blasting power after time. Some just don't reload as fast. I'm presently managing 2 girls and I sometimes will alternately hold out and save the load for the next one.

You can also of course supplement naturally with maca root, or with a glandular product like Male Caps.

Pro;

You may get a text like this.

"Shittt hell haha well was real fun, I love it yeah and its more fun because I dnt nid to worry 4 being pregnant I trust you on it"

[QUOTE=Pimpin Sam; 1459639]For you guys that are still on the fence, a couple things.

Con;

Many guys may not admit it, but friends I've known concur that you do loose some blasting power after time. You just don't reload as fast. I'm presently managing 2 girls and I sometimes will alternately hold out and save the load for the next one.[/QUOTE]As someone who was vasectomized in 1991, I can say that I am as strong if not stronger than 10 years ago.

I can get at least 2 shots in 2 hours, and, depending on the woman, sometimes 3.

I reload same as always and sometimes fast too.

The BIG factor is that you know you cannot get scammed with "I am pregnant and it is yours" line.

I still use condoms 98% of the time but I can assure those who are wavering that, for me, my vasectomy was the best thing I ever did (in a mongering sense)

That's good to know RK, no regrets here either. So it depends on the individual and their aging process I guess. Or maybe I'm just getting the wrong women. I know my friends are, all they got is chubby old white chicks. Haha

[QUOTE=Pimpin Sam; 1459639]Con;

Many guys may not admit it, but friends I've known concur that they have lost some blasting power after time. Some just don't reload as fast. I'm presently managing 2 girls and I sometimes will alternately hold out and save the load for the next one.

You can also of course supplement naturally with maca root, or with a glandular product like Male Caps.

Pro;

You may get a text like this.

"Shittt hell haha well was real fun, I love it yeah and its more fun because I dnt nid to worry 4 being pregnant I trust you on it"[/QUOTE]

I got mine done mine for over twenty years ago. I did not experience any change in power or reload other than perhaps lately which I attribute to aging. I have countered that with appropriately timed doses of vitamin C and V.

And yes, the comfort level of the ladies is more relaxed. Only once in the Philippines did a lady question if perhaps my vasectomy may not still be effective. That lasted for only one encounter. After that she literally begged "cum inside me" in every following session.

I have often used it as a sales pitch when chatting online by telling ladies that I have had a vasectomy. It opens the door to discussions of sex and our anticipated encounter because it eventually turns to me saying "I can not make you pregnant when we meet". Most Filipinas do not to like using condoms so bare sex without the risk of pregnancy seems to be a big plus for them.

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[QUOTE=Ricardo Torres;1460124]Thought you guys here on the Philippine board would get a kick out of this broke monger that you all are familiar with.[/QUOTE]Interesting RT and given CPs recent posts on his budget for his mongering trip to the Philippines and the prices he expects to pay for accommodation, I am sure those on the board in Colombia could suggest real estate in the price range of around $10-20 a night equivalent (he said 500 pesos a night roughly). I could give that advice for Brazil, part of Africa and India as well as the Philippines.

I would post a few links to show his budget etc as he did lay it out in a recent FR but while I can see them in the search function when you click on each FR they mysteriously disappear from view. Clicking on "see original report" on the Medellin again does not show me the original FR.

Maybe Cali Pro has decided to now ask lots of questions of the Colombian members as he does the Philippines as he sees Colombia as a country where he can spread his wealth and wisdom.

I'm planning to visit Manila in the next couple of days and the news on Manila flooding is worrying me. As such I'm not too worried about the rain and the safety but I feel uncomfortable to stay at the hotel throughout the day with no chances of visiting malls and little chances of visiting pubs and for mongering.

Looking for advice from the residents who are currently experiencing this flood in Manila. Can you please let me know whether it is a good time to visit Manila and when will things return back to normal over the next 2 weeks. Also, how is the bar scene will look like now? Will all the entertainment centers are closed during the current flooding period?

Also, I may be staying in EDSA Shangri-la and may need to go to Quezon city for work. Please let me know whether I can commute to office daily (in taxi) during this heavy rain period?

If this is not a good time to visit Manila, please indicate by when I should consider travelling again.

[QUOTE=JustForFun21; 1460896]I'm planning to visit Manila in the next couple of days and the news on Manila flooding is worrying me. As such I'm not too worried about the rain and the safety but I feel uncomfortable to stay at the hotel throughout the day with no chances of visiting malls and little chances of visiting pubs and for mongering.

Looking for advice from the residents who are currently experiencing this flood in Manila. Can you please let me know whether it is a good time to visit Manila and when will things return back to normal over the next 2 weeks. Also, how is the bar scene will look like now? Will all the entertainment centers are closed during the current flooding period?

Also, I may be staying in EDSA Shangri-la and may need to go to Quezon city for work. Please let me know whether I can commute to office daily (in taxi) during this heavy rain period?

If this is not a good time to visit Manila, please indicate by when I should consider travelling again.[/QUOTE]I just went walk and wade-about in my Makati neigbourhood and it's kinda screwed. Buendia, a major thoroughfare, is largely impassable in several areas. Solar News just broadcast of gov't press conference where the spokesperson stated 50-60% of metro Manila is flooded - 1030 am 20 AUG Manila time. EDSA Taft and Magallanes (which you'll need to pass on the way to the Shangri-la) are NOT passable to ALL VEHICLES reports MMDA. We're currently 100mm short of 2012's habagat rainfall, and it's still raining. You may not be concerned about the rain, but that's what causes the floods ;) Right now if I had to travel from the airport to QC I'd take the skyway to Makati which will get you beyond the current EDSA flooding. Drive through Makati back to EDSA, say along the unflooded section Buendia, and then up to the Shangri-la. The main wrinkle to this is the flooding currently near NAIA.

I haven't ventured out to bars since Sat night, and it seems unlikely that a girl will be able to travel far, if at all, but I got lucky in that one of my girls arrived back to Manila Saturday afternoon and she hasn't even considered leaving my place. Her Aussie boyfriend is to fly in on the 23rd, but we'll see.

Just my 1 cent worth.

The transport facilities will be in tatters, the hotels will be overloaded, the clubs and bars that have not been flooded will be an option, but the entire infrastructure will be wrecked.

I actually left Manila the day before the heavy rain, it had been raining every day for the previous week, but only 1 hr a day, so the ground was weel saturated before the storm hit.

I have a house in the city on relativly high ground, and it is still safe, as is my family.

The storm is moving very slowly away, but dragging all the monsoon rain with it.

Avoid the country, for at least 2 months.

Bumz

[QUOTE=Hutsori; 1461031]I just went walk and wade-about in my Makati neigbourhood and it's kinda screwed. Buendia, a major thoroughfare, is largely impassable in several areas. Solar News just broadcast of gov't press conference where the spokesperson stated 50-60% of metro Manila is flooded. 1030 am 20 AUG Manila time. EDSA Taft and Magallanes (which you'll need to pass on the way to the Shangri-la) are NOT passable to ALL VEHICLES reports MMDA. We're currently 100mm short of 2012's habagat rainfall, and it's still raining. You may not be concerned about the rain, but that's what causes the floods. Right now if I had to travel from the airport to QC I'd take the skyway to Makati which will get you beyond the current EDSA flooding. Drive through Makati back to EDSA, say along the unflooded section Buendia, and then up to the Shangri-la. The main wrinkle to this is the flooding currently near NAIA.

I haven't ventured out to bars since Sat night, and it seems unlikely that a girl will be able to travel far, if at all, but I got lucky in that one of my girls arrived back to Manila Saturday afternoon and she hasn't even considered leaving my place. Her Aussie boyfriend is to fly in on the 23rd, but we'll see.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the details. I kind of finally decided to postpone my travel by one month as I didn't want to spoil the fun of my maiden trip to PH.