Ferries, Manila and other
X Man asked about taking the ferries earlier. I have not been replying to the forum lately. Just watching and reading. Not much to go on here if you have been around the Phils a bunch. It is mostly the same hash.
I only took the ferry one time from Cebu to Manila. There are several that make the various routes and I was on the Superferry. I had flown up a girl I knew from Manila and she accompanied me back. We booked a suite which is no bargain compared to flying, but I enjoyed the easy slow way of travel. She mostly slept except for the every three hours I went back to the room to indulge. We ate in a nice dining room. Had a decent in-room shower. There was a bar and a disco at night. The crew had their annual party which we enjoyed at the bar that night. Overall, I enjoyed it and bringing the sure thing along was an added benefit. The drawback is it takes time (24 hrs from Cebu to Manila), but it is still a great way to have a captive partner to enjoy. It would be even more fun if you knew a pair or a threesome with liberal sensibilities. Hehehehehe.
I have been in and out of the Phils 14 times since December. I have been up to Cebu alot. The Sunflower Disco is amazing to meet girls. Alot are bargirls taking a break for a night and so easy to meet and get to know.
Last visit to Manila was two weeks ago. I finally managed to get over to the new Entertainment Center across from Domestic Airport. It has about a dozen bars that are similar but nicer than EDSA. The girls are very much the same as EDSA, however. But, for me, that is a good thing. I was the only customer in the one I settled in and had reams of attention. They all were fun. I brought along a stack of single and handed them out indiscriminantly. The twenty girls/bartenders/waitresses loved this as this probably doubled or tripled their salary. Two left with me for a 1000 (less than $20) peso barfine and we went to some karaoke place they wanted. I ate and drank more while they sang their hearts out in a private room. I had fun and the girls loved my sole karaoke joke where I fart as loudly as possible into the microphone. Although I was tired, they insisted in coming back to my hotel. Tremendous sports. Fun night. It is a buyer's paradise at the new, slow Entertainment Complex. The girls are younger (most less than 20) and less sophisticated than at the karaoke bars on Burgous, Quezon City and Roxas. And, maybe not as striking., but if you like the tiny browns. This is perfect.
I also tried out Harry's (snore) and Amazonia on Mabini Street just down from LA Cafe. Amazonia is nice with decent girls and good atmosphere. Not so much hustle there, but as much or as little action as you care to take on. LA Cafe is really getting rougher in my estimation. Shabu is rampant and the girls are not nearly as nice or as nice looking as even a few months ago, but this is probably hit or miss on the nights you go there. Plus, I keep running into the same crowd there and they hound you for attention if you have known them before and were generous to them.
For classier and more sophisticated action, Havana's in Greenbelt is the place. Plenty of non-pros and pros. It can be hard to tell them apart before the first fifteen minutes of your conversation. Then it will be very apparent. Rockwell Mall on the other side of Burgos is a swank place to hang out for cafe life at night. It is also a great date place if you like someone or she is so hot you just want to be in public with her! You can also get out of Makati and head over to Eastwood for outdoor cafes and incredible eye-candy. Adriatico Street on Malate is also fun to hang out at for normal bars and gilrs and music. I can recommend Bedrock's and Unplugged, but they all are pretty much the same.
In Paranaque near the airport is Air Force One Spa and Starfleet. I prefer the elegance of AF1. Fish bowl set up and a great way to leave Manila on your flight home. Go massage and company. Takes about an hour and a half. For those of you familar, it is exactly the same but classier than Skyline in Grand Boulevard on Roxas.
A really nice hotel in Ermita with a pool is the Manila Diamond. It is not the cheapest, though. Someone had asked in an earlier post. In the end, as far as hotels, you can stay anywhere in Manila and get a taxi because it is so cheap and at night there is hardly any traffic. If you need to get around during the day, then traffic can be murder. Just make sure they turn on the meter. I have never found it necessary to use over-priced hotel taxis, but that is just me.
The last few visits I met many girls from internet sites. It is alot of work and the goods are not always what they seem. Fake pix sometimes and theendless tales of "Oh, I didnt tell you I had a baby/bf/husband?" There is everything from professionals to college girls to out and out storytellers. This is the Phils and every girl you meet will have a story and a line of bola. You have to judge for yourself and make decisions accordingly. For one guy's experience, if she asks for money up front on cam, you are foolish to part with it. She is hustling a dozen other guys and may have no intention of ever meeting. Regardless of what she tells you.
If you are new to Manila or the Philippines, my recommendation is to forget most of any online chatters you meet or dont let them know you are in town until you played around a bit. At a minimum, get two distinctly different SIM cards for your cellphone so you don't get hounded by recent friends texting you for more and more. Make it easy on yourself and go to EDSA or the Entertainment Complex. The price is ridiculously low to have a great night and if you are not used to this, it is mind-blowing at first. It is like a kid in a candy store where you can sit back and drink and gawk. It is truly a strip club where you get take out! But, you can literally meet and date any girl you strike up a conversation with in this country so there is no need to do much heavy lifting. Be safe and generous with your new friends. In the end, they have a tough life, indeed.
A trip to the Philippine side
Had a good Filipino friend of mine in town today so I decided it was a good opportunity to try some Filipino places that I had been curious about. Airport road is one way road that connects the airport to Roxas Blvd. Right where it connects to Roxas are a bunch of Filipino KTV joints and bars. It is about a 10 minute walk from Roxas along the road to where the bars end. Lots of girls standing outside many of them, but many with little to indicate what goes on inside. Outside one was about 8 girls. They were cute, but not quite up to what you find in EDSA comlex, for example. Went inside and was immediately escorted upstairs. It was weird up there. About ten tiny cubicles with curtains. Inside each cubicle was two chairs and a small shelf for the drinks. It was 500 Pesos ($10) to take a girl into the cubicle. I can only imagine what goes on in there, but it certainly was not my style. Interesting, but time to leave I thought.
Went into another place that had no girls outside, but looked lively. As you walk in, there are about 20 girls sitting down. They were actually quite cute. They were the type that Filipinos tend to like – tall with fair skin. I of course like the short little brown fucking machines. They were all very well dressed in gowns with perfect hair and makeup. You pick one and take her to your table. It was also 500 Pesos to take a girl to your table. I didn’t see anyone I was interested in (they were cute, just not my type), although I certainly did see a couple I liked that had already been chosen. There was a live band and it was a comfortable place. And it was REALLY cheap. Beers were only 34 pesos, about 75 cents. I don’t know what the bar fine is (or even if the girls are available for take out), but I may come back to the place. I don’t remember the name, but it was the lively bar opposite the big miss world bar ( I may check that bar out as well next time).
I then decided to check out East Asia on Roxas. I have wanted to go there ever since I first read about it a couple of years, but never had the opportunity, or felt curious enough to cough up with the entrance fee. And since I knew the bar fines were steep and I wouldn’t take a girl anyway, I never saw the point. But today I was curious. I wanted to check out the most expensive club this side of Quezon City (well I understand Pharoah KTV is even more, but that place is new and East Asia has a history). As we walked in, we were seated by the stage. I was then explained the charges. 800 P entrance, 1000 P to get a girl to your table, 8000 P bar fine plus two drinks minimum for the girl (500 P each) if you want to take the girl out. And that is for short time. Extra for the girl is not required. Long time requires a tip for the girl, and it is up to her if she wants to do long time. So basically, if want to go there and take a girl out, it will run about $200 US. Just walking in there is $20 minimum for the cover and one drink ( they conveniently open a beer as soon as you sit down). So why would anyone pay those ridiculous prices? Well, I don’t really know, but I must say that there was some very HOT girls there indeed. If you like the fair skinned model type, you are in heaven. I could afford the place for an occasional special fuck, but I see no need when I can get about the same quality for much less. I am glad I saw the place, but I won’t be back.
Ended off the night at LA café. But because I had to be home by 2am and I had spent most of the night doing research, there was no time for a girl. Bummer
Story behind Hyatt in Malate
[QUOTE=Farang Steve]Here are some pics of the Hyatt in Malate. This hotel is brand new and is extremely girlfriendly. When I talked to the concierge, he said that it would never be a problem to bring a guest back to my room as long as i bring only 1 guest. A few times, i saw 2 ladies entering inside the lift and myself i did bring two ladies at once without any problem.
I must admit that it is not discrete to bring girls inside as the security is strict and there always seems to be a lot of staff at the reception.
Nice pool, very close to the La Cafe, the bars of Adriatico Avenue and to the Robinson's Mall, huge shower, some rooms have a very nice seaview, excellent breakfast.[/QUOTE]I agree that this is a very nice hotel, especially for Ermita/Malate. The only other hotels that are comparable are the Pan Pacific and Manila Diamond (older and mostly caters to Japanese). Not by accident, the Hyatt has a very large casino. Originally, the Hyatt was supposed to have been a Sheraton, but they pulled out and the building was empty for a several years. The hotel was only opened because Stanley Ho (the Macau casino magnate) wanted to open a casino in Manila. Apparently, to open the casino at the Hyatt, he had to also open a hotel (he got a franchise from Hyatt). I wonder how long the older Hyatt (Hyatt Regency - only ok - I think Ali stayed there when he had his "Thrilla in Manila" in 1975) will be able to retain any customers, especially when they want $85 or so a night.
