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[QUOTE=Nolz7;2122736]Can you send moneys to yourself while in the Philippines using your Canadian Bank? Would Scotia Bank or World Remit call your Canadian phone to confirm the transaction?[/QUOTE]I send money to myself in PH from American bank to Cebuana online without any problems or calls to my bank. I just bring my passport for ID to pick up the money.
[QUOTE=JamesBlack007;2122947]Sorry if this has its own thread but I'll admit too lazy to search haha.
What are your recommendations out here in the Philippines?[/QUOTE]Recommendations for what?
I recommend: You use the search function better, and also that you try Google.
[QUOTE=Nolz7;2122736]Can you send moneys to yourself while in the Philippines using your Canadian Bank? Would Scotia Bank or World Remit call your Canadian phone to confirm the transaction?[/QUOTE]I am now using HSBC and can transfer between my Cdn account and my Phil account all within the same website or smartphone app.
Using world remit I have sent money to myself no problem. They accepted the online verification process and no phone calls to prove myself. I have done this in several countries when I needed more cash than the ATM would disburse at a time.
Is there another fee that one can pay to ask questions?
[QUOTE=JamesBlack007;2123235]Used the search bar at the top "dick pills Philippines" nothing up to date.[/QUOTE]
I did some searching and it is not clear to me if you can arrange an UBER ride from Aquino Intl to hotels in Manila. Some report said it was not permitted (posted in 2015) but other posts in 2016 seem to support UBER is permitted. Two questions. Appreciate any confirmation if UBER is available and any for those that have used it any tips on using the service.
Thank you.
Sure, send me $50 and I'll answer your questions with a pretty little smile.
[QUOTE=JamesBlack007;2123465]Is there another fee that one can pay to ask questions?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=CallSignPapa;2123814]Sure, send me $50 and I'll answer your questions with a pretty little smile.[/QUOTE]I will answer questions for:
With a smile $49.50.
Without smile $49.00.
[QUOTE=Dg8787;2123831]I will answer questions for:
With a smile $49.50.
Without smile $49.00.[/QUOTE]So a simple smile is 50 cents these days? Outrageous! Back in the good ol' days a smile was only 10 cents. And they were great smiles, they don't make them like that anymore.
The scene has detoriated. Prices have gone up, service has gone down.
[QUOTE=Mogwai;2123881]
The scene has detoriated. [/QUOTE]Twas ever thus Mogwai.
On a slightly more serious note, and without meaning to be deliberately condescending, I find it funny that many of us spend money booking flights and hotels and making long (or in my case) short journeys all the way to Manila and then bear the costs associated with wining, dining and (if we do our homework) pounding away for hours (or in my case, minutes), AND THEN, we sit here and write up detailed reports discussing everything from a pinay's kinkiness, the types of bars to find them in, where to eat, etc, all with little reward beyond the gratitude of our fellow deviants and the satisfaction that sometimes we can help others avoid the mistakes we have made, and poor little JB007 is too lazy even to run a few searches.
I mostly find that attitude in the girls lying under me, not in the guys looking to follow me in. Good luck in Manila, you're going to need it.
[QUOTE=JamesBlack007;2123235]Used the search bar at the top "dick pills Philippines" nothing up to date.[/QUOTE]That's because no monger on this forum ever used such an absurd term as "dick pills". Maybe use more common phrases in your searches instead of sophomoric phrases and you will get better results. HINT: Pharmaceuticals will have a International Non-proprietary Name and usually a Trade Name.
Extra hint: Mongers are particular about what pills they take and specify them by one or another of in conversations on these boards, and in conversations with physicians, street touts and pharmacy staff. No monger ever walked into a pharmacy and said "I need a bottle of some dick pills". No peddler on Sukhumvit ever shouted, "Hey Farang, I got you some dick pills here". If you don't know what those "dick pills" are called, you probably don't know enough about them to correctly use them.
Final Free Hint: You probably need to see a doctor and let him determine if you actually need those "dick pills". He will tell you what they are called and give you a prescription so you can get them from your local pharmacist instead of some dubious Third World street vendor. If you can't afford that, you won't be able to afford a ticket to the Philippines.
[QUOTE=BusyDiver;2123784]I did some searching and it is not clear to me if you can arrange an UBER ride from Aquino Intl to hotels in Manila. Some report said it was not permitted (posted in 2015) but other posts in 2016 seem to support UBER is permitted. Two questions. Appreciate any confirmation if UBER is available and any for those that have used it any tips on using the service.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]I used UBER once in 2016 from Terminal 2 to Makati. I was told that they usually drive around the airport waiting for a call. Be warry about the canopy outside the doors as it may block the satellite signals.
[QUOTE=Nolz7;2124103]I used UBER once in 2016 from Terminal 2 to Makati. I was told that they usually drive around the airport waiting for a call. Be warry about the canopy outside the doors as it may block the satellite signals.[/QUOTE]Much of the time you don't need to worry about Uber or Grab Taxi at the airports as there are often plenty of taxis waiting.
The last 4 times I have arrived (all in December 2017 with 2 x in Terminal 2; once in Terminal 1; once in Terminal 3) there have been plenty of taxis waiting.
The last time I arrived in T3 a friend who lives near my condo was standing waiting for his Grab to arrive and invited me to join him. He had been waiting 10 minutes and was dismayed when I said "no need" and watched me walk across the road and climb into a taxi and away we went. It turned out that he never got home for another 30 minutes after me.
I have both Uber and Grab on my phone but I always wait until I have checked out the lines BEFORE I call either of them. If the delays are substantial then I call Uber or Grab. As I said, I haven't needed them on the last 4 occasions.
[QUOTE=RedKilt;2124384]Much of the time you don't need to worry about Uber or Grab Taxi at the airports as there are often plenty of taxis waiting.[/QUOTE]I landed 1 pm recently at T3 (domestic flight arrival), grabbed luggage from the carousel, walked outside across the street and saw 50-60 white taxi's queued up, and not a single passenger in line! I was the only one. Never happens that way! Took the skyway to Makati and was in my condo less than 20 minutes after hopping into the taxi.
[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2124386]I landed 1 pm recently at T3 (domestic flight arrival), grabbed luggage from the carousel, walked outside across the street and saw 50-60 white taxi's queued up, and not a single passenger in line! I was the only one. Never happens that way! Took the skyway to Makati and was in my condo less than 20 minutes after hopping into the taxi.[/QUOTE]Never happens that way?
I think you just contradicted yourself mate.
We just provided examples (2 out of 2 cases) where it HAS happened.
- I arrived at Manila International Airport around 3 PM. Long wait at the Yellow taxi line. Approx 40 minutes extra. Same experience a few years ago when I arrived during the nighttime. Assuming the White taxis had a longer wait. Should have paid the extra pesos to take the coupon taxi, or called Grab taxi, or tried the zoo upstairs. There was a new VIP bus service. It was advertising "door to door". Does anyone know how that service is?
- Uber sucked on this trip. It had surge pricing the entire day (between 12 PM to 11 PM).
- Most meter taxis asked for flat fees. One asked for meter plus 50. But the flat fees were similar to the Uber surge prices. But in their defense, traffic was bad the entire day. It took about 45 minutes to go from Ermita to Makati.
- One Uber driver said business sucked for Uber. He said most were using Grab taxi now.
- I normally have my hotel taxi from Angeles pick me up, since I don't like Manila. This past trip confirmed that Manila is not my cup of tea. I prefer Angeles or Puerto Galera over Manila.