Angeles City

[QUOTE=DCups;1570124]I want to invite Eks, too, if you are there then. [/QUOTE]Too bad, I won't be around. Me now in Makati, going back to Malaysia early June. Then back in Makati 29th of June. Anyone free for a SMB in Burgos?

[QUOTE=RedKilt;1570101]but I have found that the exchange rates that I get from my bank for ATM withdrawals in foreign currencies are very competitive and often better than money changer rates.Of course, I also have an account which does not charge me for foreign ATM transactions. [/QUOTE]Hmmm, neither am I charged with fees for ATM transactions and I can speak for my bank only, but the exchange rates I usually get after a withdrawal, my goodness, I'm in tears every time. So from my experience I try to avoid it.

[QUOTE=Ekspat;1570302]Hmmm, neither am I charged with fees for ATM transactions and I can speak for my bank only, but the exchange rates I usually get after a withdrawal, my goodness, I'm in tears every time. So from my experience I try to avoid it.[/QUOTE]Exactly. It took me all of once to learn that lesson. The Philippines is no doubt a country where it is better to bring cash to exchange rather than using an ATM. The same thing happens when I am buying my ticket on Cebu Pacific online. If you choose to pay by the US $ option the rate of exchange that they use will screw you.

[quote=captmunch;1570295]along the same thread, the last time one of my acquaintances was in town for his second visit, he was reporting that at one larger walking street bars, that 30 of the dancers had been reported to have hiv. amazing that rumors like this even get started here (especially from a new visitor) ... since that would indicate that the testing is indeed very comprehensive which it is not.

there are always a few cherry girls rep001tered about the bars... that would reduce the risk... almost to nothing.

munch.[/quote]if you know filipinos, when they have a fall out, one common way to seek revenge on the other is to accuse the other of having hiv.

heck even kris aquino went on tv to accuse her then ex of having given her std.

recently a friend accused her ex of being infected with hiv, mers ands a few std.

i knew better than to ask her which of these i will get from her, while i was snagging her brains off.

p.s, knowing a doctor, was told for the payment they get, health certification is limited to height, weight etc and a cursory inspection of the body.

does the city council pay for complete medical?

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;1563066]KE: Only two posts. When your membership is fully-paid and you become a member here, please PM me (or other board regulars) and I have some good info for you regarding this.[/QUOTE]If you had given me some polite answers instead if playing smartass maybe I would have stayed here.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1570336]Exactly. It took me all of once to learn that lesson. The Philippines is no doubt a country where it is better to bring cash to exchange rather than using an ATM. The same thing happens when I am buying my ticket on Cebu Pacific online. If you choose to pay by the US $ option the rate of exchange that they use will screw you.[/QUOTE]The Mastercard / Visa wholesale exchange rates are generally the most competitive rates that you (as a private citizen) are likely to be able to get. What screws it up is the loading / fees that may be applied by your card provider or the local bank. There are 3 types of fees:
[LIST][*]1) An exchange rate loading applied by your card provider.[*]2) ATM withdrawal fees charged by your card provider.[*]3) Cash withdrawal fees charged by the ATM provider.[/LIST]If you shop around you can generally find card providers that will not charge (1) and (2). (3) is harder to avoid but banks like Citibank on MacArthur do not charge withdrawal fees.

[URL]https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/[/URL]

[URL]http://usa.visa.com/personal/card-benefits/travel/exchange-rate-calculator.jsp[/URL]

[QUOTE=ChrisLong;1570145]I should be there at that time I arrive in country May 30th and will be in Asia until August 11th. Ill PM you my number once I arrive in country. Chris[/QUOTE]Great! Thanks, Chris! Thanks, Munch, too, for spotting the busty one. I know they are not easy to find in PI.

[QUOTE=KEriksson;1570364]If you had given me some polite answers instead if playing smartass maybe I would have stayed here.[/QUOTE]There you go again Westy hurting peoples' feelings. Oh the humanity!

[QUOTE=CaptMunch;1569971]



He said that during the raid, the CIDG rescued dozens of women allegedly being trafficked and pimped for sexual services to foreign nationals were rescued and are under the care of police, while the Angeles City Prosecutor's Office found probable cause to indict for violation of are.
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P.[/QUOTE]Dear Mr Bruno, If you are doing such good work in rescuing these fine young ladies, please could you tell me why, when a "rescue" operation is taking place, the girls try to run away from the CIDG personel.

Why is they try and succeed in climbing out the back of the buses you use.

Could it be they don't actually want to be rescued. Or should I say kidnapped. Opps.

With Love, The Monger Family.

[QUOTE=EconoTech;1570357]If you know Filipinos, when they have a fall out, one common way to seek revenge on the other is to accuse the other of having HIV.[/QUOTE]This is quite true but the dirty little secret of the Angeles sex scene is that bare backing is very common due to the inexperience of the sex workers in this location.

When you consider that many of the customers have just come off the plane from Thailand where HIV is an acknowledged problem then its probably fair to say that STD's including HIV are a real and growing problem in Angeles (& PI in general). Do the math, one guy barebacks & infects a girl, she barebacks 10 customers, those customers bareback 5 other girls who bareback 10 more customers each. Yeah the numbers grow exponentially.

Many of the sex workers here work only for a few months then return to the province to bareback their Pinoy BF's & occasional foreigners who visit their location.

Take into consideration that STD monitoring in Angeles is as flaky as everything else here and you may might be so complacent.

Having said all that, its highly unlikely that 30 girls in one particular bar would suddenly contract all at once.

Use protection for your & her protection.

AV.

[QUOTE=Robbaf;1570272]Maybe if they truly wanted to stop all bar fining, they should close hygiene and stop issuing the girls licenses to work in the bar...wait that will stop the money.[/QUOTE]The country is riddled with corruption. Duh.That's why we come here. (honestly, no offense intended ok?)

AV.

[QUOTE=Slippery;1570770]There you go again Westy hurting peoples' feelings. Oh the humanity![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=KEriksson;1570364]If you had given me some polite answers instead if playing smartass maybe I would have stayed here.[/QUOTE]A mild apology KE. This is the Phils boards, not the columbian or DR boards. We try and shoo away non-paying members or newbs who ask questions on the open board. Please contact the older guard in PM for information (glad to give it to you there). The last thing we want is non-paying guys asking questions. Pay up a membership (if you can afford to travel, you can afford the membership).

[QUOTE=Amavida;1570776]
When you consider that many of the customers have just come off the plane from Thailand where HIV is an acknowledged problem then its probably fair to say that STD's including HIV are a real and growing problem in Angeles (& PI in general). Do the math, one guy barebacks & infects a girl, she barebacks 10 customers, those customers bareback 5 other girls who bareback 10 more customers each. Yeah the numbers grow exponentially.[/QUOTE]I don't want to start a discussion here because this is not the right thread but it's not as simple as you put it here.

A HIV positive man can quite easily infect a woman with his sperm. No doubt about that.

However it's much harder for a HIV positive woman to infect a man simply because she is not squirting any body fluid into him. She can only infect him with her vaginal fluid or blood but the chances of that to happen are very small.

So it's not simple mathematics I'm afraid.

As Capt Munch already pointed out 80% of the HIV positives are homosexuals and drug users.

[QUOTE=Mogwai;1570930]I don't want to start a discussion here because this is not the right thread but it's not as simple as you put it here.

A HIV positive man can quite easily infect a woman with his sperm. No doubt about that.

However it's much harder for a HIV positive woman to infect a man simply because she is not squirting any body fluid into him. She can only infect him with her vaginal fluid or blood but the chances of that to happen are very small.

So it's not simple mathematics I'm afraid.

As Capt Munch already pointed out 80% of the HIV positives are homosexuals and drug users.[/QUOTE]I agree, the 'its ok to bareback Angeles sex workers' adherents have been tediously vocal on these forums in the past.

I apologise to all members for forgetting this.

I agree, calculating relative infection risks is much more complicated than quoting bald CDC averages & certainly much more complex than 'only homo's & junkies get it'.

Again, apologies to all.

[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HIV/AIDS_cases_and_deaths_registered_by_region[/URL]

AV.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;1570111]Care to kindly share the Bank and / cc? I have a Chase card that doesn't charge transaction fees. Not sure of the rest as I have never tried for fear of the unknown fees.[/QUOTE]Charles Schwab Bank ATM debit card does not have fees, does not charge a foreign transaction fee, and it refunds the charges from the ATM provider. There isn't a better ATM card than this.

All Capital One credit cards do not charge foreign transaction fees.