Manila

[email]manigolosino@yahoo.com[/email]

Very sweet and eager.

[QUOTE=Wjmpsr; 1166704][email]manigolosino@yahoo.com[/email]

Very sweet and eager. [/QUOTE]And you have posted this girls yahoo add for what reason. There are thousands of posters here, and a fair number of lurkers. Whats the poor girl (no matter how willing) going to do when every chancer and weirdo sends her an email message saying " Hi I hear your willing ". I don't think this is the right way to advertise a girls willingness.

Hi fellows,

Used to Shanghai forum, I move to Manila, Paranaque. I don't know if I'm in the good thread, I have RTFF but I cannot find any information about Paranaque. Could you help me to find where the action is?

Thanks

[QUOTE=FreebieFan;1166803]And you have posted this girls yahoo add for what reason. There are thousands of posters here, and a fair number of lurkers. Whats the poor girl (no matter how willing) going to do when every chancer and weirdo sends her an email message saying " Hi I hear your willing ". I don't think this is the right way to advertise a girls willingness.[/QUOTE]Ditto. Precisely what I thought when I read the post.

[QUOTE=Shaun Palmer; 1166817]Hi fellows,

Used to Shanghai forum, I move to Manila, Paranaque. I don't know if I'm in the good thread, I have RTFF but I cannot find any information about Paranaque. Could you help me to find where the action is?

Thanks[/QUOTE]There is little action in Paranaque. You may be able to pull a girl from the casino out by the airport and you can also go to the Airforce 1 complex which is in Paranaque. If I remember right, the name of the complex the casino is at is "Better "Living". There's also a massage place in the same building as Airforce 1 but I forgot the name of it. Its a floor above or below Airforce 1. Anybody I know that has been to either AF 1 or the massage place has left with a smile on their face. Just search the forum.

[QUOTE=GregLondon; 1166407]Need very urgent advice / info re the visa situation for Phil girls going to BKK.

Planning to take my GF there and must leave in next few days. Getting all sorts of contradictory information from local travel agents so near to hear from guys who HAVE ACTUALLY DONE IT.

As far as I can see from reading the Thai Embassy web site Filipinos being ASEAN members are entitled to a 30 day visa waiver at the airport in BKK.

I do know that if the girl is travelling alone she gets interrogated and they try to stop her boarding if possible on some technicality or another. At least thats what happened to a Phil friend of mine who had planned to fly to Singapore and there meet her BF and then fly on to Bali.

I am hoping that if she is travelling with a foreign BF ie me things will be much easier?

If she is travelling with me is she going to be asked for booked accommodation for the whole 30 day period? This is what the travel agency says.

Unfortunately my GF just had time to check with 1 agency to day adn they said that they could only issue air tickets with a maximum 14 day retrun period UNLESS she has a visa (which I presume involves flying first to Manila (I'm currently in Cebu) and then sorting the visa out- how long would that take and how much cost?)

Clearly she could buy a 30 day return ticket online, will this be enough to get her on board or may she be denied entry to the flight in BKK.

Nay help most appreciated.

GL[/QUOTE]GL.

I live in Thailand and have on 4 occasions over the last year invited a young Filipina lady to Thailand. Twice I accompanied her and twice she travelled on her own, Manila to BKK and return, with PAL. At no time was she asked anything either leaving or arriving. Just on one occasion was she asked if she had a return ticket (which of course she had) on arrival at immigration in BKK. She has never been asked to produce evidence of funds or invitation into Thailand.

A 30 day visa will be issued on arrival, which can easily be extended when she is in the Kingdom, PRIOR to the expiry of her 30 day visa, by visiting an immigration office.

I am sure everything will be fine when you bring her to BKK. My friend has always been treated well by Thai people, and without exception they think she is Thai, although to my mind she clearly looks Filipina! Which causes a lot of amusement to all concerned when they realise their mistake!

B04

[QUOTE=Shaun Palmer; 1166817]Hi fellows,

Used to Shanghai forum, I move to Manila, Paranaque. I don't know if I'm in the good thread, I have RTFF but I cannot find any information about Paranaque. Could you help me to find where the action is?

Thanks[/QUOTE]Paranaque is just one of the many "cities" that make up Metro Manila. It sits beside Pasay City, Makati City, and is just a short cab ride from Pasig City, Mandaluyong City and Quezon City.

It is also where the airport is located.

If your girl (or your hotel or accommodation or work place) has a Paranaque address then don't worry about it too much. You are likely to be reasonably close to all of the various Manila fun places that are described in great detail in this thread, including EDSA Complex, Burgos Street, Cafe Havana etc and the massage places already mentioned.

[QUOTE=Bonker04; 1166916]GL.

I live in Thailand and have on 4 occasions over the last year invited a young Filipina lady to Thailand. Twice I accompanied her and twice she travelled on her own, Manila to BKK and return, with PAL. At no time was she asked anything either leaving or arriving. Just on one occasion was she asked if she had a return ticket (which of course she had) on arrival at immigration in BKK. She has never been asked to produce evidence of funds or invitation into Thailand.

A 30 day visa will be issued on arrival, which can easily be extended when she is in the Kingdom, PRIOR to the expiry of her 30 day visa, by visiting an immigration office.

I am sure everything will be fine when you bring her to BKK. My friend has always been treated well by Thai people, and without exception they think she is Thai, although to my mind she clearly looks Filipina! Which causes a lot of amusement to all concerned when they realise their mistake!

B04[/QUOTE]Useful info.

It seems that girl travelling with foreigner will have little trouble. I'm not sure whether to get her a return flight now. In all probability she will want to extend the visa and spend more time in Thailand ain which case it would be $120 wasted flight money.

[QUOTE=Frenzy3; 1166678]Last year they tightened the leaving country I have been told they need to have cash, they need to show they have money, and in some cases pay the fixer 8000

I have been told this by different people one got refused exit (credit card was not proof) the other now has to alllow for the 8000 exit. So my advice would be have as many papers as you can prove what you are doing have the cash and be ready to fight for her rights. YMMV[/QUOTE]The money has always been a requirement, to any country, if you are getting visa-on-arrival, as 'proof of finance' and that, again, is the headache of the receving country, not the departing country.

Whatever paper you have, the Phil Immigraiton has a target to stop x number of people so they can pat themselves in the back for having rescued such victims. Go figure.

Last year, a total of 60, 000 passengers with everything in order were stopped by BI. And they are quite happy, as the more they stop, the more $ comes from US to fight trafficking.

I know enough cases of those with valid in-principle-approval for jobs in Singapore, all paperwork in order, refused entry, and then after submitting a medical cert in a 'approved' center, they were allowed to fly to Singapore.

And some, the BI demanded the Employment Agency details, and when the candidate asked innocently how to pay 3 months salary as placement for a 6 months training contract, the BI guy had said "that is the law, no agency, no leaving." and only when the candidate became vocal and started drama, the BI guy had let her through.

It is all a massive scam, from POEA onwards. Govt Endorsed and enforced.

[QUOTE=GregLondon; 1166988]Useful info.

It seems that girl travelling with foreigner will have little trouble.[/QUOTE]And immigration all around are smart to separate the 'couples' unless you are married. That ruse doesn't work in most places now.

[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1166928]Paranaque is just one of the many "cities" that make up Metro Manila. It sits beside Pasay City, Makati City, and is just a short cab ride from Pasig City, Mandaluyong City and Quezon City.

It is also where the airport is located.

If your girl (or your hotel or accommodation or work place) has a Paranaque address then don't worry about it too much. You are likely to be reasonably close to all of the various Manila fun places that are described in great detail in this thread, including EDSA Complex, Burgos Street, Cafe Havana etc and the massage places already mentioned. [/QUOTE]Actually there used to be a street full of bars somewhere in deepest darkest P'naque that were local ktvs but had booths in them for whatever fun one could find. They are never mentioned here but I recall going to them a few times in my Alabang days for fun. Girls werent 10's thats for sure but theyt were fun.

[QUOTE=GregLondon; 1166988]Useful info.

It seems that girl travelling with foreigner will have little trouble. I'm not sure whether to get her a return flight now. In all probability she will want to extend the visa and spend more time in Thailand ain which case it would be $120 wasted flight money. [/QUOTE]It won't be wasted money, and a return ticket will be a necessity if she gets asked for it in BKK. Cerainly with PAL you can easily change the date of return travel for between $25 and $50 USD depending on any ticket price differential, which there usually isn't as the fares seem to remain the same (depending on season).

Phils and Thailand are both ASEAN countries, so she does not need a visa to enter the country.

I guess if she wants to stay longer than that, she will have to go to immigration for an extension. But I expect that this is no hassle.

If she is with you, there should not be any interogation re income, funds etc.

I did this recently, as you know. But we had one way tickets only. She got a grilling in Manila airport, because with one way ticket, there is a suspicion that she is going for purposes of prostitution. But after a while talking with each and both of us, she got through immigration.

You will have no problems if you go with return tickets.

Enjoy your trip.

Gangles

[QUOTE=Gangles; 1167119]Phils and Thailand are both ASEAN countries, so she does not need a visa to enter the country.

I guess if she wants to stay longer than that, she will have to go to immigration for an extension. But I expect that this is no hassle.

If she is with you, there should not be any interogation re income, funds etc.

I did this recently, as you know. But we had one way tickets only. She got a grilling in Manila airport, because with one way ticket, there is a suspicion that she is going for purposes of prostitution. But after a while talking with each and both of us, she got through immigration.

You will have no problems if you go with return tickets.

Enjoy your trip.

Gangles[/QUOTE]If she is travelling alone and when it comes to buying the tickets there are 2 options:

1. Send her money and she buys the tickets herself with obvious risks depending on how well you know her.

2. Buy the tickets online with your credit card.

The difficulty with 2. Is she may be asked by the airline to show the credit card used to book the ticket. In fact Singapore Airline at Manila airport ask me for the credit card when I book online for myself. For the girl, I have written a letter with a scan of the front of my credit card on the letter stating that I booked the flight for her and to call me on my international mobile number if there are any concerns. I print, sign, scan and e-mail the scanned letter to her. She colour prints one of these for each check-in, I. E. One for the flight from the province and for the Manila airport because sometimes the airline keeps the letter. I have never been called but she is regularly asked for the credit card.

[QUOTE=Gangles;1167119]Phils and Thailand are both ASEAN countries, so she does not need a visa to enter the country.\[/QUOTE]Technically, no. She will be issued a visa-upon-arrival and the immigration in Thailand can still choose to A to A and they do it, though to a lesser degree compared to Singapore.

Within ASEAN, they are not VISA. FREE. If so, all the filipinas and thai will be sitting in Singapore.