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[QUOTE=PipJaeger;1646587]Talking about ovulation cycles is like talking about rocket science with them! Most of them don't even know when they are supposed to get their periods.[/QUOTE]Hmm, you guys are bad.
Doesn't the church insist the 'natural' cycle method is good enough?
And almost all the pinays I met knew the meaning of "Safe Time" !
Or is it that my exposure is limited?
[QUOTE=Pinaypounder;1646948]EASILY the dumbest country in the world. Why would you possibly kick out Foreigners? A Foreign person adds to the GDP every day spending money, buying goods, renting hotel rooms fucking girls for money.
The Fils is a sad sad place because of the fucktards in government, the people there simply do not have a chance to get ahead.
Easily the stupidest place in the world.
PP.[/QUOTE]Why are they "the dumbest country in the world"? For enforcing their laws (their immigration laws in this particular case)? For offering a reward to those who report law breakers? How are they any different from any other country in that respect? Granted, there's many problems the Phils, especially when in comes to the law and legal issues, but please, clue me in as to why you stated what you did?
Note: Moved from the Cebu thread as it pertains to the PI's in general it's more appropriate here.
[QUOTE=EconoTech;1646669]Hmm, you guys are bad.[/QUOTE]Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment, LOL.
[QUOTE]Doesn't the church insist the 'natural' cycle method is good enough?
And almost all the pinays I met knew the meaning of "Safe Time" !
Or is it that my exposure is limited?[/QUOTE]Ask them what they mean by "Safe Time" and the response you'll most likely get is either: "No Blood" (meaning not on their period for those unfamiliar with the term I used) or "No Infections / Diseases".
Since Skogi and a few others here seem to draw from a different and probably better educated social group then the rest of us, then perhaps their girls are more likely to know about and even calculate / track their ovulation cycles.
[QUOTE=Pinaypounder;1646948]EASILY the dumbest country in the world. Why would you possibly kick out Foreigners? A Foreign person adds to the GDP every day spending money, buying goods, renting hotel rooms fucking girls for money.
[/QUOTE]Just to add further to PJ's post # 8516.
Rather interestingly, data from the Department of Tourism (heard in a presentation at a seminar 2 months ago), reveals that domestic tourism in the country is the lifeblood of most local establishments. 26 million Filipinos 15 years old and over traveled within the country during the period April to September 2012 (no data for 2013 yet). This is about 40 percent of 63 million Filipinos aged 15 years old and over. They spent an average of 1,800 php / day, but it may be more since many of these domestic tourists stay with family or friends and so are not counted in hotel spending.
By contrast, the international visitor number has never yet exceeded 5 million per year. International visitors spend on average 4000 php per day. Tourism accounts for around 6% of the Philippines economy only.
While it is clear that the GoP wants more than 5M international tourists each year, their targets are NOT sex tourists (as I discovered in private conversation with the presenter, a male person).
There is an incredible number of illegal aliens living (and working) in the Philippines. I reported here some time ago that a sweep of persons without valid visas who were working in Northern Luzon resulted in more than 100 persons (primarily from South Asia) being rounded up in ONE DAY and in ONE CITY alone. A South Korean national living in my condo block was deported late last year for living in Manila and running his own business for the past 6 years without any form of visa. Of course he did not pay any tax. He was reported by a competitor who was following all the Phils laws and disliked losing out to an illegal operator. Makes sense to me.
The GoP is serious about sorting out these illegal stayers. The spirit of the new regulation is NOT to target the few people who stay a few days over their tourist visas; they are after the thousands of illegal aliens who are living and working here for months (even years), as well as the large number of people on "student visas" who are working illegally in the country.
Having chosen to live here for the past 18 years, I absolutely reject the notion that this should be called a "dumb country" simply because it implements its immigration laws. Expelling illegal aliens is not damaging to any country's economy.
[QUOTE=PipJaeger;1647008]Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment, LOL.
Ask them what they mean by "Safe Time" and the response you'll most likely get is either: "No Blood" (meaning not on their period for those unfamiliar with the term I used) or "No Infections / Diseases".
Since Skogi and a few others here seem to draw from a different and probably better educated social group then the rest of us, then perhaps their girls are more likely to know about and even calculate / track their ovulation cycles.[/QUOTE]Well most of my encounters have been with educated girls, including nurses and such.
Still, more than education, there was nearly zero fear of pregnancy or getting any STI.
Pleasure comes first, and that's one reason I find pinays unbeatable. In GFE.
[QUOTE=PipJaeger;1647006]Why are they "the dumbest country in the world"? For enforcing their laws (their immigration laws in this particular case)? For offering a reward to those who report law breakers? How are they any different from any other country in that respect? Granted, there's many problems the Phils, especially when in comes to the law and legal issues, but please, clue me in as to why you stated what you did?
Note: Moved from the Cebu thread as it pertains to the PI's in general it's more appropriate here.[/QUOTE]Ah, dumbest? Why?
After all, foreigners don't vote right?
And foreigners are not making the rich to ultra rich.
It is the naïve locals who get star struck and vote in crooks and all.
Saw this write up on a blog about PH.
And more than God they love celebrities in the Philippines.
[QUOTE=RedKilt;1647032]While it is clear that the GoP wants more than 5M international tourists each year, their targets are NOT sex tourists (as I discovered in private conversation with the presenter, a male person). And more than God they love celebrities in the Philippines[/QUOTE]Sex tourists are the favourite punching bags of politicos to divert attention, though 9 out of 10 sex tourists knows Philippines is in the bottom of their must-visit list.
[QUOTE=RedKilt;1647032]There is an incredible number of illegal aliens living (and working) in the Philippines. I reported here some time ago that a sweep of persons without valid visas who were working in Northern Luzon resulted in more than 100 persons (primarily from South Asia) being rounded up in ONE DAY and in ONE CITY alone. A South Korean national living in my condo block was deported late last year for living in Manila and running his own business for the past 6 years without any form of visa. Of course he did not pay any tax. He was reported by a competitor who was following all the Phils laws and disliked losing out to an illegal operator. Makes sense to me.[/QUOTE]Then again, how many Filipinos are living illegally overseas? LOL.
Malaysia alone is harbouring more than 100,000 .
[QUOTE]Having chosen to live here for the past 18 years, I absolutely reject the notion that this should be called a "dumb country" simply because it implements its immigration laws. Expelling illegal aliens is not damaging to any country's economy.[/QUOTE]Dumb? No.
Diverting attention? Yes, and elections are nearing.
Like the law proposed to enforce strict rules on foreigners marrying locals, implying millions of women are left destitute by evil foreigner. It looks bad for foreigners, but for locals, it wins votes and makes the likes of The senator with 22 illegal wives look like a saint!
[QUOTE=RedKilt;1647032]Just to add further to PJ's post # 8516.
I reported here some time ago that a sweep of persons without valid visas who were working in Northern Luzon resulted in more than 100 persons (primarily from South Asia) being rounded up in ONE DAY and in ONE CITY alone. A South Korean national living in my condo block was deported late last year for living in Manila and running his own business for the past 6 years without any form of visa. Of course he did not pay any tax. He was reported by a competitor who was following all the Phils laws and disliked losing out to an illegal operator. Makes sense to me.
The GoP is serious about sorting out these illegal stayers. The spirit of the new regulation is NOT to target the few people who stay a few days over their tourist visas; they are after the thousands of illegal aliens who are living and working here for months (even years), as well as the large number of people on "student visas" who are working illegally in the country.
Expelling illegal aliens is not damaging to any country's economy.[/QUOTE]Only 100 RK? Try the Middle East. Each country has an amnesty most years to try and remove the illegals. In Saudi there were queues to get the documents and many were from the Indian sub continent and Philippines. They do work the locals won't do and deem beneath them. This number is estimated at millions over the years and is seems a good policy by many except the locals who need them in the country to do those jobs they don't want to do. Odd logic LOL.
The issue in the Philippines are the rising number of Chinese and South Korean who do business illegally as RK said. In my condo there were some South Koreans and they had all the windows blacked out, never used any service from the condo management etc. And once I saw (when the door was slightly ajar and am a nosey person) lots of PCs etc. Clearly doing something.
Later they disappeared. Seems the condo management popped in one day using their key and figured it out. So make senses as people want to work with a level playing field.
Yes the Filipinos are star struck and vote for some stupid people who take advantage of the system (aka pork barrel etc. All in the news) and may vote in as President someone currently alleged to be corrupt but that also happens elsewhere. For me that is just sad and unfortunate as the country has a lot to offer (and I do not mean just for a monger!
The politician who proposed the foreigner law is just appealing to the masses as she is up for election and also been charged with plunder or something and maybe needs to be reelected to try and divert attention.
What I find bad here is that politicians charged with plunder etc do not stand down as they would in many other countries. But imposing out values on other countries generally leads to issues (eg Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya to name a few) and we become disappointed in the end. However as some one said to me recently (and was mentioned in an OpEd of one of the broadsheets) that if they did that there would so few people left to run the country it would be effectively ungovernable and / or grind to halt completely LOL.
[QUOTE=EconoTech;1647040]Sex tourists are the favourite punching bags of politicos to divert attention, though 9 out of 10 sex tourists knows Philippines is in the bottom of their must-visit list.
[/QUOTE]You inserted "And more than God they love celebrities in the Philippines" into my quote ET and I certainly did NOT say that.
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The issue in the Philippines are the rising number of Chinese and South Korean who do business illegally as RK said. In my condo there were some South Koreans and they had all the windows blacked out, never used any service from the condo management etc. And once I saw (when the door was slightly ajar and am a nosey person) lots of PCs etc. Clearly doing something.
Later they disappeared. Seems the condo management popped in one day using their key and figured it out. So make senses as people want to work with a level playing field.
[/QUOTE]I had some PRC Chinese neighbours in my condo who were running a board-plan restaurant in their condo. I don't think they lived there because it was all tables in there. At night the number of cockroaches emerging from under their door was shocking; the door itself looked like it shimmering with all the cockroaches on it. I'd grab my can of spay and give everything a good blast. The carnage night after night... thank God I'm not a Parsee. After a while they were gone. I assume they followed their Chinese owners to the next location.
[QUOTE=RedKilt;1647204]You inserted "And more than God they love celebrities in the Philippines" into my quote ET and I certainly did NOT say that.[/QUOTE]Sorry. I didn't quote you. In case it got lost in translation!
A Filipino friend of mine here in Australia needs to send $30,000 to the Philippines to buy a house.
Does anyone know how this amount can be transferred easily, quickly, low fees, and good exchange rate?
Happy mongering.
G
Not sex related but hope some good souls could shed light on the matter. Cargo sent via sea freight from Dubai to manila in Oct is said going to be cleared 'probably' by February or later, WTF is going on in Manila? The cargo office here is only saying delays in manila due congestion. Any sensible information appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Snow
[QUOTE=Gangles;1648603]A Filipino friend of mine here in Australia needs to send $30,000 to the Philippines to buy a house.
Does anyone know how this amount can be transferred easily, quickly, low fees, and good exchange rate?
Happy mongering.
G[/QUOTE]Wire transfer; any bank; usually a set fee (ie: most US banks charge between 15-25 USD); the fee can sometimes vary depending on your relationship with the bank (ie: account balance). For any amount over 10 K some additional paperwork will be needed, the forms will be provided by the bank. Check with HSBC, they're usually very competitive with their fees.
G, you don't mention if your friend is transferring direct to the builder or to a family member. If to the builder then they may have an AUS or USD account, so let them worry about the actual exchange rate. Your friend can get a set quote from them for the down payment (spot rate for prior business day less 1% is most common) and then transfer that exact amount to their account. If to a family member then he'll have to ask for the rates from his local banks in AUS.
Usually the best way is to transfer base currency (in his case $ {you didn't say if AUS or USD}) to a family member's AUS / USD account in the Phils, then exchange for Peso's at time of withdrawal. In my experiences with sending deposits for condo's I've rented, the PI banks typically gave me from 0.5 to 4.5% better exchange rate then the US, German, Swiss or Crete banks I have accounts in.
[QUOTE=Snow1998;1648949]Not sex related but hope some good souls could shed light on the matter. Cargo sent via sea freight from Dubai to manila in Oct is said going to be cleared 'probably' by February or later, WTF is going on in Manila? The cargo office here is only saying delays in manila due congestion. Any sensible information appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Snow[/QUOTE]Short answer: there is HUGE problem at both Manila ports. Ships are waiting weeks and even months to get a berth. Too many ships trying to dock at a port that doesn't have the capacity. And of course mismanagement and corruption. Manila Bay has become a parking lot. If you google "Manila port congestion" you'll find all the news reports of it as well as the finger pointing.
[QUOTE=Snow1998;1648949]Not sex related but hope some good souls could shed light on the matter. Cargo sent via sea freight from Dubai to manila in Oct is said going to be cleared 'probably' by February or later, WTF is going on in Manila? The cargo office here is only saying delays in manila due congestion. Any sensible information appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Snow[/QUOTE]Adding on to what Hutsori said. Manila port has been building a decent backlog thanks to Estrada's Truck ban policy!
Hang on there. In Philippines, if you need anything urgently you should know, you have to hurry up and wait!
[QUOTE=PipJaeger;1648974]G, you don't mention if your friend is transferring direct to the builder or to a family member. If to the buildazer then they may have an AUS or USD account, so let them worry about the actual exchange rate. Your friend can get a set quote from them for the down payment (spot rate for prior business day less 1% is most common) and then transfer that exact amount to their account. If to a family member then he'll have to ask for the rates from his local banks in AUS.[/QUOTE]Knowing Philippines, most likely the developer will want the money to be remitted directly as cash!
Like, all 30,000 $ as pesos in cash!
Just saying.