Angeles City

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Where is it better for mongering. Manila or angel city and why.
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RTFF
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Thanks for answers.
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You're most welcome.

Cheers!

[QUOTE=Hannover]Hi guys,

Where is it better for mongering. Manila or angel city and why.

Is it possible to play online poker in the Phillipien?

Thanks for answers.

Bye[/QUOTE]The answer is totally dependant on you, what you like and what you wish to gain from your time spent.

Lets start with Manila:

More expensive - BF/EWR and the girls expect more of a tip (most of which are not shy to negotiate up front)

More crowded - Manila is heavily congested with people and traffic

Longer wait times - Try to get a taxi/cab off the street, at one of the shopping malls or near the bar/entertainment area's while being a foreigner and having him use the meter (i once waited over 45 minutes (and literally 60+ taxi's) trying to find one who would use a meter, they like to quote you a flat rate (which is usually 3-6 times higher than the meter cost would be)

Girl quality is usually higher overall, there is less need to bar hop to find a "stunner" or a "10"

There are other non-mongering things to do around the Manila aream such as numerous shopping malls, adventure parks, ect.

ANGELES

Less expensive than Manila for BF/EWR'S

Wider range of cheaper hotel choices than Manila (from P800/night up with most ranging in the P2,000 to P3,400 range)

No real wait times, but the trade off is that you will have a trike drivers asking you every 30 feet if you would like a ride. No Taxi's for local trips here, you have to use the dreaded trikes (by dreaded i mean that they are small Filipino size side cars, so many foreigners have trouble or difficulty getting in and out of them). Similar to their taxi counterparts in Manila the trikes in AC are famous for over charging, the current rate for a ride is between P50 and P70 depending on desired destination., but they will try to tell you that the price is P70 or P100, so just always have a P50 bill ready and hand it to them when you have arrived and just walk away (this works for most trips). When in doubt, you can ask the girl you are with what the foreigner rate for the destination you want to go to is before you leave/get in the trike (in my experiences the girls will be honest and tell you as they have nothing to gain by telling you an inflated price and they also think that if you spend less on the trike they may possible get more in a tip (yes an added P50 to a girls tip is the cost of her meals for the day).

Finding the "Stunner" or "10" does require more effort, but there are always needles in haystacks, you just need to look around.

Still a polluted city, but much less congested than the Metro Manila area

Those are the (current) differences IMO

[QUOTE=Luvulooongtime]Dear Amavida,

You mean when the bargirls say I am as guapo/handsome as a pinoy movie star they do not mean it? . When they say I make love "very strong" and have "good body", they are just pulling my third leg? . When they say they love me long time, they really lying? I am going to pretend I did not read your post and suspend my bullshit meter and have good time when I cum to PI in November. Just have fun Gentlemen, Tally Ho. Luvulooongtime

PS, Just joking Amivida[/QUOTE]

hehehe :-) no offensive taken!

I'll be back there November 13 after a 1 night stopover in Singapore to shag a pinoy maid GF that i have there.

Tally ho indeed! :-)

Happy mongering
Amavida

[QUOTE=Hannover]Hi guys,

Where is it better for mongering. Manila or angel city and why.

Is it possible to play online poker in the Phillipien?

Thanks for answers.

Bye[/QUOTE]AC that is all that it is there for.

Hi friends

Where can I find AC hotel reviews? There is no seperate section for this.

Sorry if I have posted in wrong forum.

Regards

mr_india

[QUOTE=Khekada]Hi friends

Where can I find AC hotel reviews? There is no seperate section for this.

Sorry if I have posted in wrong forum.

Regards

mr_india[/QUOTE]

Dude there are are so many websites you can go to find this info. Beeline travel, jimmy regina, 2ac just to name a few. why ask here?

Hi,

Thanks for the answers.

Still not sure. Were to sattle down. Manila or angels city. Most important to know for me, if I can play online poker on the phillipien and if they got DSL, because thats the way I earn my money.

Bye

I think manila has one advantage. It is close to the sea.

[QUOTE=Hannover]Hi,

Thanks for the answers.

Still not sure. Were to sattle down. Manila or angels city. Most important to know for me, if I can play online poker on the phillipien and if they got DSL, because thats the way I earn my money.

Bye[/QUOTE]To bye,

Casino filippinos in Angeles City have a poker room play Texas Holdem Friday and Saturday night and have tournament every 2 months. I think the Sheraton Casino also has poker now at Manila .

Fast eddie 48

[QUOTE=Hannover]I think manila has one advantage. It is close to the sea.[/QUOTE]

Hey there i hope this might help ! I was bored one day in cebu and was at cafe so i asked if they would let me download Party Poker ! answer yes and i played for 2 hrs! but it was only fun money. did not have problem of slow or discconect !

I just returned from a fantastic week in AC. I'm not going to write another trip report because I've done that several times in the past. Rather I thought I'd just jot down some things I saw or experienced that I haven't seen posted here often or lately.

I stayed at the Pacific Breeze again and for my money its the best deal in AC. Sure there are better hotels that cost twice as much but I'm talking most bang for your buck. Plus the restaurant and pool is excellent. You won't find a better $40 a night hotel in AC.

Some bars that are often overlooked but I had a great time in: The Honeypot located on Fields near Camelot. I'd never heard much about this place but liked it so much I ended up hanging out here almost every night. The papasan Santa Dave is a really cool guy and the lineup was better than average. I liked it because it was a little more laid back and not so "in your face" like Neros and the other large bars. BF's here are P1,200 and I counted 10 that I'd take in a second. It's best to go around 7 PM when the early staff and late staff overlap.

The Happy Rock down on Perimeter had one of the best lineups down in that area. Girls were fun and prices were cheap too. Much like Fire & Ice, it seems to have more stunners than the normal Perimeter bars.

Speaking of Perimeter, the Sweety bar is kind of a dump but they had one gorgeous 19 y/o there that I'm kicking myself for not trying out. A fun girl that loves to drink and boom boom. She's the only one there worth taking so you can't miss her. This place is on the same street as Niftys.

An important tidbit for the night owls to know is that the Voodoo Club next to Kokomos is open 24 hours now. I had a blast in here more than once...at least I think I did. After 3 am my memory gets a little foggy. It's a nice late night alternative to Dollhouse.

For cheap eats definitely try out the Schwarma Central down past Kokomos on the left side. A combo chicken/beef schwarma with cheese will cost you P55 only and its fantastic. For those that don't know, its a pita bread thing similar to what we call Gyros in the states.

If you're like me and spend a day or 2 in Manila before leaving the PI, I recommend taking the Southern Cross shuttle service to Ermita. The bus is a 24 seater with good aircon and they show a movie on the way up. Cost is P550 and its worth it compared to Fly the Bus charging P500 to ride in a broken down old van with no aircon. Cheap Charlies can take the Rabbit bus out of Dau for P140 if you want to sit in a hot bus with crying babies. The SC bus leaves the Brass Knob hotel at 1 PM and gets to the Southern Cross hotel in Ermita around 3 PM. From there they dropped me off about one block from where I was staying in Ermita (the Executive Plaza Hotel) at no extra charge. The shuttle bus also has a wonderful hostess named Tess that serves drinks and can provide info on just about anything you'd like to know about the PI. I think they can also run you to the airport from Ermita for an extra P200.

My stay was way too short but I'll probably be back in November for a follow-up. Thanks also to the good folks at Alaska (great lineup), Coyote Ugly (sexy Roxanne), Angelwitch, Camelot, Niftys, the Wet Spot, Blue Nile Executive Club, La Pasha, Brown Sugar, Treasure Island & Shanno's (try the meat pie) for making this one of my best trips ever. Cheers everyone and happy mongering.

Well guys my vacation finished early and I'm left with about 40, 000 pesos over that I need to change back into dollars or yen. Sounds easy right?

Went to Norma's and a bunch of other money changers and asked if they will sell me dollars or yen. Get a load of this.- their spread is 100 pesos, sometimes even 150 pesos higher than their buy rate. That means on 40, 000 pesos I would be losing between 2%-3% on the deal. For example, they buy $100 and give you 4400 pesos. You want to buy $100 they sell it at 4500 pesos or more.

Can anyone reommend a reasonable place to buy some dollars or yen? I tried the banks but they don't sell foreign currency. How about a hotel or someplace?

Brian

Are there any condos or nice apartments for a long stay in AC? I checked out Patio V but that's not my taste for a long stay. Hotels usually give discount for a week and for a month but it's still a bit steep price for me. Moreover, for a long stay I would like to have privacy in my accomodation so I prefer condos/apartments. If I can spend that much money as in hotels, I think I can find a nice condo in AC. It does'nt have to be very close to the action since I know there is no conndos/apartments in that entertainment district. Any infos are appreciated.

Thanks,

Chute

[QUOTE=Naha Boy]Can anyone reommend a reasonable place to buy some dollars or yen? I tried the banks but they don't sell foreign currency. How about a hotel or someplace?[/QUOTE]
If you are flying out of MNL, there should be several money changers that can help you at the airport. They can handle buying PHP from visitors leaving the country.

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