Two sides of the same coin
[QUOTE=Chris Long; 1403965]you're probably right about Cuba Cuba it's a YMMV kind of place. But I think many many mongers are going to end up like me walking away VERY VERY DISAPOINTED in Cuba Cuba, admittedly I'm 50ish over weight and unattractive and this may have had something to do with it.
I would prefer the place either not have guest relation officers and just promote themselves as restaurant / bar / casino somewhat like Kokomos or Phillies or have the guest relation officers be more accessible to the average monger and not so prudish.
If you have looks, game and youth then Cuba Cuba is probably the place for you (but if you have all of this there's no need to travel to the other side of the planet your probably doing pretty good at home). But if you are like me, the average monger you can probably write Cuba Cuba off, that is until the GRO end there prudishness and make themselves more accessible to the average monger like us. Until that happens the average monger is better off at other establishments.
Chris[/QUOTE]No problem Chris, I know how easy it is to get distracted with other "things" in AC; perhaps we'll catch up with each other at some other time.
My initial plan, upon learning that there were GRO's at Cuba Cuba and that they're available for takeout, had been to only prepare a FR for the board. I was working on that and had it on the back burner when your FR appeared.
And I guess I should point out that I was not really looking for company from there, so my perspective may have been different from yours. While I was in AC I already had at least 2 and up to 4 girls staying with me on any given day so I had more of an "I don't give a shit attitude" when it came to looking for girls. For me CC was just good place to eat and a convenient place to hang out; plus I wanted to gather intel for my report. If something good came along (like that one girl) I would take it, otherwise I was content with JJ's gf's and letting her pick out girls from the few "regular" bars that we did in fact go to. Perhaps if I was alone my experience there would have been different. However, I will stand by my observations about not seeing any aggressive behavior by the GRO's.
There's also something else to consider, the girls must be going with mongers otherwise they would not make any money. They would soon disappear from there and go back to the bars or tin shacks where they came from. All I can say is that in the late afternoons I would see 15 to 25 girls there and usually by 11pm their numbers had significantly dwindled. Where they went is anyone's guess, perhaps they simply moved to other venues such as Sky Trax or High Society.
As to your comments about a mongers age and appearance being a factor, perhaps you're right when it comes to these girls and possibly even more of the girls in AC, if you believe some of the recent FR's, are in general becoming pickier. However, I did see a few leave from CC with average looking older guys and when the slow season arrives I'm sure they'll be less selective. As a side note, on this trip I did notice quite a few younger guys in AC (as well as in Makati, Subic and especially in Cebu, but they seemed more of the "backpacker" crowd in Cebu) , but I think we older guys still out numbered them.
Only time will tell if the practice of having GRO's at CC will continue and more importantly be successful (both for them and the girls). Personally I think it will continue; after all, the bar really has nothing to lose. I'm sure some guys come in and have a drink or a meal in order to just scope out the girls. I also suspect that if CC didn't have their gambling revenue then they would most likely be taking a cut of the girls' revenue (other than LD's) and probably set up some kind of a structured EWR arrangement. Perhaps one day they will. I reckon we'll just have wait and see how it plays out, but I do hope it does not set a trend for bars to have fully "independent contractors" working at their establishments.
One thing I think mongers should remember about CC and I think you'll agree with me Chris. CC is a fully fledged FL bar and a monger would have no recourse if something went awry. Although I doubt something would happen, and I would feel more secure with a FL from here then I would from the street, caution should still be exercised if one of the prudes (LOL) decides to go with you. In addition, these girls are not required to get health checks; not that the checks are worth anything anyhow, I'm just saying.
Chris, you make a lot of valid points about CC and I would agree that the average monger, regardless of age or appearance and especially newbies, would be better off sticking to the regular bars if they are solely looking for girls. With two or three exceptions most of the GRO's there were average to sub-average in appearance. On the other hand, if a monger is looking for a place to get a good meal, perhaps shoot some pool, play poker or just hang out and have a beer as they watch the street action I think CC is a viable option.
Suffice it to say that this is a good example of how two mongers can visit a place during the same time frame and have a vastly different experience. We are in the same age bracket and I carry an extra few pounds. But in one aspect we are different, where you say you're not attractive I'm very gwapo; at least that's what girls there have told me and we all know Filipina's never tell a lie, LOL.
So Chris, I suppose when it comes to certain aspects pertaining to Cuba Cuba we'll have to agree to disagree (insert big grin).
Chang Ping / Dongguan China
[QUOTE=Blueseoul;1404267]What is CP? I don't see it in the abbreviations list.[/QUOTE]It is a great place to visit if you enjoy Chinese gals. Young, pretty, and plentiful. It is not as cheap as in the past and the GFE factor is almost zero. As a rule.
That being said, it is no other place on the planet.
I would add that one of the other attractive things about AC over CP is that almost all the AC gals speak passable English, almost none do in CP.
Bar hopping report failed short
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My plan was to create a some sort of bar hopping report after long time starting from bars before Perimeter and going towards Fields. I failed miserably. My legs skewed me to the Insomnia. It was full of dancing ladies on middle on cat walk and both sides. I went left side and group of girls had to give me space to sit. The cat walk and interior was professional in extend creating feeling of coldness. Nice feature was girls landing on cat walk from firestation poles. On negative side girls on cat walk avoided eye contact and did mechanical minimalism style of dancing. Other aspect of my plan was to stick in SML to avoid getting drunk too soon. I drank one and left (115 PHP with tip)
I passed couple of bars and went in the Brown Sugar. I was the only customer when entering around 9pm. The cat walk was smaller than in previous bar but full of much more active dancers having fun on their civil clothes or at least they did not have any bar uniform. I ordered the second SML and after couple zips I started realize my plan about SMLs was going to be doomed. After a while a group of three blue collar Koreans walked in bar. That is in opposite to business men. They ordered a shared bottle of water. The waitress came to them and asked if they would like to have the bill separated in three. I was attempted to smile. After couple of minutes some kind of tour leader came with two more Koreans. Then they left.
While all this happened a GRO had been sending me coy smiles. After a while she sat beside me and told a story of being a single mom having a baby boy attented by her friend. Only had worked in bar one month. She was complaining no-one wanting to EWR her because she had to go to home to her baby not allowing full time. All my brain cells told me to run but she had in some mystical way wokened my junior. My junior told my brain cells "Hey, you anyway have to wake up early to catch Southern Cross shuttle bus to Subic so short time is not that bad of a problem". She was not trying to be a runner but she was right about the one month part. Let's say I did not get my money worth.