Manila

I spent 4 nights in Manila over the past 2 weeks and went to LA Cafe all 4 nights since it was only 1.5 blocks from my hotel (The Ermita Tourist Inn has semi-modern tiled rooms with warm water and air-con for only 660 pesos per night and is monger friendly).

I prefered downstairs in the LA Cafe as it was less crowded and had better air circulation. It you are not into getting pawed by all the ultra aggressive working girls, decline the table the hostess offers (say you are looking for your friend) and head to a table in back by the pool tables. Girls will still come up to you but will not be as aggressive as the ones in front. Then if you do not see something of interest, every 15 minutes or so you can make a round of the front section until you find a promising prospect and can bring her back to your table to chat.

If you are sitting alone girls will come up to you but if you are not interested and you say you are looking for other ladies they will still try to sit with you and try to "find" you a lady expecting a 200-300 tip, so speak up and tell them you can find your own (if you cannot find one at LA Cafe you have the wrong hobby) and tell them you would rather not unless you just want someone to talk to (you will have to buy drinks to sit with them, but you can order a pitcher of beer for 189p and share it with her rather than buy lady drinks at 150p+). Be careful not to order a 350p barrel as those things are huge and will require a long stay to drink one with only 2 people. If you play pool get your name on the board and you will be charged 25p per game.

I tended to go to LA Cafe around 9PM each night, but it is open 24/7 so I guess there must be girls there at all times of day or day and night (some claim to be there looking for a client for 16 hours or more), but surely not the same selection.

I thought there was a reasonable selection of girls there at night, mostly 6s and 7s in looks but with a few 8s thrown in (there are some 9s upstairs), more 8s on the weekend. The advantage of downstairs is there is no bar fine (at least with the 4 girls I took out). There were a few mamas around sometimes, but there are also plenty of freelance girls there without, so choose and/or negotiate accordingly. Negotiate everything up front (price, number of rounds, acts, pictures, departure time, etc.). I had no problem getting Long Time from each of the 4 for 1800-2000 p all inclusive (3 rounds, pics, etc. until 9AM or so), although I am sure those who are local can get lower.

Happy Mongering

Marco,

You mis-quoted me. I never said I prefer EDSA and LA Cafe to AC. I did say I love em, but actually prefer AC to everything in Manila.

If I was on a short schedule, I'd be outta MNL as fast as possible.

AC isn't that dusty anymore.

Pro,

As you can see, it's a matter of taste. Best to draw your own conclusions.

FD

Hi guy,

First I would like to thank FD, LAW, Marconista, columpuss, and xman for all your great advice.

Sorry for all the questions but I have one more does anyone know of a place I can store a suitcase in Manila or MNL? I will be doing some island hopping and just need a place to store my suitcase so I can just island hop with a backpack. And yes I need to bring both the suitcase will be 1/2 full while I am island hopping but nothing valuable.

If I stay in a hotel in Manila will they store it for me until I get back I plan on island hopping for about 10 days.

Thanks again you guy you’re the best.

[QUOTE=Professional] I have one more does anyone know of a place I can store a suitcase in Manila or MNL? I will be doing some island hopping and just need a place to store my suitcase so I can just island hop with a backpack. And yes I need to bring both the suitcase will be 1/2 full while I am island hopping but nothing valuable.

If I stay in a hotel in Manila will they store it for me until I get back I plan on island hopping for about 10 days.

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Strangely there is no baggage storage at Manila airport, but many “decent” hotels can store your bags for some island hopping. I know Swagman hotel can but to be honest it’s not a very good hotel generally. If you trade up to a four or five star hotel this would be possible, some three star hotels could, but you might require a room booking.

I stored my 3 bags there when I flew in from the US last year. Although they will tell you its for airline crew, dont believe them. Before you exit from the international terminal go immediately to the right and there is a little doorway that you will see and you can go in there and leave your bag(s) for a fee. You can also ask any of the security folks there and they should tell where its located. I think if I'm not mistaken, I paid P450 for leaving my bags. Not sure if that's for the day or per hour(s). But you can leave your bags there. You just have to inquire!

[QUOTE=Trim Keeper]Although they will tell you its for airline crew, dont believe them. Before you exit from the international terminal go immediately to the right and there is a little doorway that you will see and you can go in there and leave your bag(s) for a fee.
Trim-[/QUOTE]

Thanks Trim, earlier this year I wanted to deposit some baggage my airline and the information desk were not helpful. They made some excuse that it was due to enhanced security reasons, for no baggage storage. This is strange because NAIA seems to be the only airport in Asia that has no baggage storage. I had to cart my bags with me to AF1. :)

Gonna have my first Philippine mongering experience next month. (hopefully) I have been there a couple times, but never alone, so I haven't been able to sample the goods.I appreciate all the input you guys give here.

I have a question. anybody know how easy it is to change departing flights from Manila?

I would have to change my flight the day of to make it happen. Is this easy? Expensive?

Any input would be appreciated.

[QUOTE=Hobby Knob]I have a question. anybody know how easy it is to change departing flights from Manila?

I would have to change my flight the day of to make it happen. Is this easy? Expensive?

Any input would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]

I am not sure if this question is appropriate here since it could be answered easily elsewhere or by a telephone call to your airline.

But the jest of question would be difficult to answer anyway because one, we don’t know which airlines you are travelling with and two, at what class, economy, business or first?

Basically if you buy a business or first class ticket, depending on how regularly the airline departs Manila, no problem on changing the ticket.

This is a question you should be asking when you actually purchase the ticket.

[QUOTE=Hobby Knob]Gonna have my first Philippine mongering experience next month. (hopefully) I have been there a couple times, but never alone, so I haven't been able to sample the goods.I appreciate all the input you guys give here.

I have a question. anybody know how easy it is to change departing flights from Manila?

I would have to change my flight the day of to make it happen. Is this easy? Expensive?

Any input would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]

Hi Hobby,

I have changed my ticket leaving Manila many times. I have done this while traveling on Philippines Airlines when flying to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific when flying to Hong Kong and Northwest Airlines leaving to Japan and onward to the USA.

In all cases I just called the airline and went to the airport the day of my new flight schedule and had my new ticket printed. Getting into the terminal will be a little different as they will notice that your travel date on the ticket is not the same day you are traveling. They will either let you in with no problem or put your information in a book they keep at the door entrance. They will record your passport information the flight information of your ticket and then your new flight information from what I remember. If flying Philippines Airlines go to their offices just to the right of the entrance gates to get your new ticket. Be nice and they may upgrade you to business class as they have for me on a few occasions.

If flying NWA always go online to see what flight are available and check the connections as well. I was almost put on a flight to japan from Manila Biz class and then from Japan to Detroit on economy, even though I had an upgrade to biz class. So be sure to know flight numbers of the fights you are changing to and that they have those and not just something the computer spits out to them.


Your hotel can give you all the airline phone numbers.

Good luck.

FF

I am gonna be in Manilla in december and want to know if the way to travel outside the city is safest via taxi. My girl tells me she would not trust a bus but a cab is sometimes just as bad. Is there any car companies that are trustworthy?? Can I trust the hotel to arrange safe secure travel in or outside Manila?? This may sound like a broken record but I have read many post about this subject and was looking for recent input on the subject.

What is the weather in december also, will I need a light weight coat or just a regular shirt gonna do the trick.

What things should I bring for personal items like for heat rash,flue,allergy,ect??

Thanks fellas, allways great to have your help.

Play Safe.

Hi guys,

Is there anyone out there that care to go for a round of golf in November and later some mongering?

I will arrive on November 2 and stay for 2 weeks.

Take care

I know there has been a lot of discussion generated in this thread about the merits and drawbacks to the LA Cafe, but I'd like to toss my two cents worth into the ring. I just returned home from the Phils and went to the LA Cafe for the first time. Unfortunately I went on a Sunday afternoon, which is probably about the worst time you can go there. There certainly weren't many women in there, but even at that slow time the female-male ratio was about 5-1.

I stayed at the Hyatt Hotel, which is located about a block away from the LA Cafe in the Malate area of Manila. I must admit the area is certainly quite seedy and at first glance is not the kind of neighborhood you would want to be in after dark. But I encountered no problems with walking to and from the cafe at night, nor in walking to and from the Robinsons Mall which is located two blocks to the east. I kept my wits about me at all times and spent part of the time walking in the street, but I had no problems at all. But I'd certainly recommend exercising caution at all times because there's a lot of mangey characters hanging around. I constantly got hit up by men offering me fake Rolexes and silver coins, as well as Viagara and offers to
exchange my money at favorable rates.

As I was walking down the main street in the area (the name escapes me) a young girl comes up to me and says, "I want to go with you". I said back to her, "no, you can't because you are too young". And she says, "I know but I want to go with you anyway". I ask her age and she says she's 17. A really cute girl, but she wasn't for me.

Anyway, I walked from the Hyatt to the LA Cafe at about 4 pm on Sunday afternoon. As to be expected, there weren't many women there. The upper level was closed and the lower level had plenty of empty tables. I'd guess there were about 15 women in there, and about 3 men. Gotta love the odds, ha ha. But the quality left a lot to be desired, there weren't very many good looking women there at all. Some were haggared, some were just plain ugly. But I sat down at the bar and ordered a San Miguel, and as soon as I did a woman came up to me with another woman in tow and said, "hi, I would like to introduce you to **** (name escapes me), she's a good girl". I then asked the obvious question, "what does 'good girl' mean"? And she smiled and said, "she will be a good girl to you". After chatting with her a while I got the impression that she was a tout trying to set men up with women from the provinces who didn't speak much English. But I really wasn't interested in the girl she brought over and told her I was just going to drink and check out the place.

I certainly attracted a lot of stares from women in the bar and got lots of smiles as I visually scanned the place. Just what my ego was looking for, ha ha. Well, I got up and walked around and stopped and talked to a couple of ladies. Then at a corner table I saw two women and spotted who I considered to be the prettiest woman in the joint. Her name is Marites (Mary Tess), a 22 year old cutie from the Baguio area. Her English was passable but certainly not polished. Hair to the middle of her back, and was dressed in a cute red and white top, white denim capri pants, and some 2 inch cute high heels.

She says there are many days that she has no business, and has averaged about 2 to 3 customers a week. She used to have a sales clerk job at the Robinsons Mall but only earned about $60 a month for 10 hours of work, 6 days a week. Apparently she sends a lot of her money to her mom, and also helps out her sister and brother in law as well. I'm a pretty good judge of character and I didn't detect any BS from her at all. I feel she was as genuine as the day is long. 20 minutes of conversation had me convinced I wanted her. I asked her the price and she said 1500 pesos. Previous posts have indicated that's an average price, so I accepted and we walked out the door and headed to the hotel. As we exited the Cafe she immediately took my hand and we walked hand in hand to the hotel. We looked so cute, a 45 year old white man with gray hair and a cute 22 year old darkskinned beauty walking like lovers. God I love this country.

We encountered no hassle from the hotel security. She had to have her purse checked and was forced to walk through a metal detector, but other than that it was easy to bring her on in. When asked she said she had been working at the cafe for about 3 weeks and this was her first time to a hotel as nice as the Hyatt. As we entered the room she began to "ooh and ahh" about how nice it is. I must admit the Hyatt is sure a nice hotel and the room is top notch but a bit pricey at $90 a night. Of course she went in to take a shower, and I took one after she finished. As I left the shower and headed into the room, I saw her laying on the bed, wrapped in the white hotel robe. I walked over to the bed and crawled on in and we layed there and chatted a bit while she cuddled in next to me.

She kept commenting over and over about my white skin and my nose. I told her that she was very cute and she said "no, I am not cute at all". I asked her why and she said it is because of her dark skin and flat nose. When I told her that most western men really like women who have her looks, she didn't want to believe it. But once I reassured her I was correct, she really got all lovey dovey and started kissing me. We proceeded to spend a lot of time french kissing and of course getting down to business. She was patient and certainly wanted me to be satisfied. I didn't want to cum right away so I would pull it out periodically and then insert it back in again. I probably spent about 30 minutes rock hard inside of her before I eventually would cum, and she appeared to enjoy every minute. It was the ultimate girlfriend experience, which was exactly what I was searching for.

After we were done she immediately got up and took a shower, then came back to bed. We chatted a bit, then got dressed and I told her I'd walk her back to the cafe. Once we got there she pulled me on in and we made one pass around the place. I was prepared to let her go back to work, but she asked what I had planned now. I said I was going to go to the mall and walk
around and get something to eat. She said "wow", and I could tell she thought that sounded like fun. I asked her if she wanted to go and she immediately smiled and said yes. So we walked hand and hand again to the mall, and at the intersections she would put her arms around my waist and smile and kiss me. We proceeded to eat dinner, and while sitting next to her she brought out her cell phone and started taking photos of me. She then took a couple of us sitting together, which turned out pretty good. That gave me the idea about taking some nude shots of her back at the room. She said it would be ok as long as I didn't post them on the internet. So I have a visual archive of our time together, and if I knew how to blur faces I'd post a couple here.

After dinner I asked if she would like to see a movie. She squeezed my hand and smiled widely, and said yes. So we went to see some forgetable movie, but while in the theatre she acted totally like a girlfriend. SHe held my hand and would put her head on my shoulder as I put my arm around her. Occasionally I would take her hand and put it on my cock, and she abligingly would rub it for me. Good girl :-)

I kept expecting her to say, "I need to get going, thank you for the nice time", but she never did. She willingly went back to my hotel room and we had another round of boom boom, then went to sleep. We got up at about 7 am and went at it again, and I was totally spent. She had to go meet her sister at 10 am so she left shortly before that time. I gave her the 1500 pesos and she never asked for any more money.

I had an appointment for later that day, so I told her I'd call her at about 6 pm, which I did. We then had dinner, went to the hotel casino, and went back to the room for another couple of rounds of boom boom. That night she looked at me and said, "I like you very very much. You are the nicest man I have ever been with". I do believe her emotion was genuine, and she truly enjoyed being with me. Mongering in the Philippines is such a paradox. The lines between P4P and girl friend are certainly blurred. I know she was a prostitute, but she was probably the sweetest woman I have ever been with. I'm convinced she was doing this work to help earn money for her mom and her sister, and because traditional job opportunities pay so little money. I convinced myself that the lifestyle hadn't corrupted her yet, and hadn't turned her into looking at men as simply opportunities to extract money.

But all good things eventually come to an end. I boarded my plane home on Wednesday morning, and another chapter of my life is over. As I sit here, I am counting the months until my next trip there. In 12 days I slept with 5 P4P women and all experiences were awesome in their own way. Filipinas are sure a different breed compared to Western gals.

Excellent post. Quintessentially the reason (IMHO) most of us who prefer the Philippines to Thailand do. Your post brings out a strong longing to be in the RP rather than wasting my time with California girls.

FD

I will be in Manila next month staying near the airport. Can someone give me information on the Entertainment Complex that has a number of bars. Names? Cost? Availability of private rooms? Etc.

Thank you.

Keen Eye Joe

Great post, I think that you summed up very well the essence of what is so attractive about the Filipina experience. I too am a relative newbie to the scene and like you I’ve had some incredibly positive experiences on my first trip to the Phils last year. You hit the nail on the head about the paradox of the blurred lines between P4P and girlfriend. I think it’s those blurred lines that keep so many of us coming back for more!

Cheers,

Sagramore