General Info

[X Man]

BB, The ladies sometimes tell me I'm a good man too. Also, handsome. I always reply, "I know". I think I learned that in an old Star wars movie...Harrison Ford?

It's surprising how many later retract their comments with "bullshitter", etc...

I guess they were expecting something more than a one or two night stand. Hey, they dream about princes in white armor, and I dream about sweet chocolate skin and wet thighs...it's not my fault we dream differently.

X

You are a good man X Man always helpful and with good advice I will be in Davao in a few days time its a pity our paths didn't cross.

[Bilbo Baggins]

There's no harm in asking for money -- and there's no reason to be rude to her. My recommendation is just ignore the money requests. You said you got good value for money, so why ruin a good thing? You might need her services again.

X

You are a good man X Man always helpful and with good advice I will be in Davao in a few days time its a pity our paths didn't cross.

[X Man]

Wow, glad to hear your clarification. And of course the pay is higher in HK. Many of the girls go there on three month visas, so they have to earn enough to pay for their flights.

There's no harm in asking for money -- and there's no reason to be rude to her. My recommendation is just ignore the money requests. You said you got good value for money, so why ruin a good thing? You might need her services again.

X

Many thanks to all you guys out there that responed to my query. The information was a bit of an eye opener.

Maybe I did not make it clear but I have never sent any money to her in Phil.
What I did was I paid her HK$1000 a night LT when I was with her in Hong Kong. I met her in Galaxy bar in Wan Chai. That is the going rate in HK and I got good value for money, believe me. Over the 5 nights or so, I paid her just over HK$5000. Converted, I reckoned over the 6 weeks she was in HK she made a minimum of 26,000 pesos. I knew she sent this back to Phil as I saw the Western Union credit slips. She returned to Phil on 31st December and has kept in touch almost daily - phone calls, e-mails, texts etc. Now she is aking me to send money with the usual exuses about having no money, kids need stuff etc etc. I'm not entirely daft and have no intention of sending any money.
I was curious to know what kind of life she might have been leading in Phil based on the money I know she earned as a pro in HK. Obviously she is doing quite well.

Words like "F...off" come to mind the next time she contacts me.

Thanks again guys.

I also posted on the HK forum some of my experiences of HK.

[Mongering1]

NO!

Bud

Thanks XMan.

is this what working girls in the philippines typically look like?
http://www.silverdollarbarcebu.com/food.htm

[Sean EZ]

Thanks XMan.

is this what working girls in the philippines typically look like?
http://www.silverdollarbarcebu.com/food.htm

[JackTheLad2]

[QUOTE Please let us know what happens.

Good Luck
Robb[/QUOTE]

Many thanks to all you guys out there that responed to my query. The information was a bit of an eye opener.

Maybe I did not make it clear but I have never sent any money to her in Phil.
What I did was I paid her HK$1000 a night LT when I was with her in Hong Kong. I met her in Galaxy bar in Wan Chai. That is the going rate in HK and I got good value for money, believe me. Over the 5 nights or so, I paid her just over HK$5000. Converted, I reckoned over the 6 weeks she was in HK she made a minimum of 26,000 pesos. I knew she sent this back to Phil as I saw the Western Union credit slips. She returned to Phil on 31st December and has kept in touch almost daily - phone calls, e-mails, texts etc. Now she is aking me to send money with the usual exuses about having no money, kids need stuff etc etc. I'm not entirely daft and have no intention of sending any money.
I was curious to know what kind of life she might have been leading in Phil based on the money I know she earned as a pro in HK. Obviously she is doing quite well.

Words like "F...off" come to mind the next time she contacts me.

Thanks again guys.

I also posted on the HK forum some of my experiences of HK.

[X Man]

Hmmm, "western" style entertainment, whatever that means...

1) Stay in Makati, go to Hard Rock Cafe for the live band, go to Burgos Street go-gos if you get horny.
2) Stay in Ermita or Malate, go to LA cafe for the live band, order take out.

Both locations are in Metro Manila and probably 45 minutes from each other outside of rush hour and both are probably equadistant from the airport.

There are a variety of hotel, restaurant, entertainment options in both places, but Makati will in most cases be nicer, cleaner, more expensive.

X

Х Маn, how about Manila only, for the first 2-3 day visit to the country? This will be a side trip for us on Thailand vacation. I know this is too short a visit, but hope to enjoy it and plan a longer trip in the future. Again, looking for some quality western or close to style night life. P4P alternatives are good to have also. Sorry to ask same question without contributing to the board. Will be sure to report upon return, as always.

[Sean EZ]

A better and equiv itinerary (in my opinion) is go to Cebu for the girl, then 90 minutes by Ocean Jet (550pesos) + taxi ride and you can be on white sand Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol.X Man

Х Маn, how about Manila only, for the first 2-3 day visit to the country? This will be a side trip for us on Thailand vacation. I know this is too short a visit, but hope to enjoy it and plan a longer trip in the future. Again, looking for some quality western or close to style night life. P4P alternatives are good to have also. Sorry to ask same question without contributing to the board. Will be sure to report upon return, as always.

[Kidgib9]

I am curious as to should she have enough with 26,000 peso being sent every week for the past 6 weeks or is she genuinely struggling at present. Stupid question, I know, but I am intrigued. Is it the usual con and that she is probably "doing all right"! for herself. She stays with her 2 kids, her sister (also on the HK run) and her parents in the Alabang area of Philippines, just south of Manila.

Grateful for any information.

Wow Jackthelad2!

You should consider RTFF before sending any more money as there are countless examples of this exact kind of stuff on here. If your girl is getting and spending Php26,000 on a weekly basis she is doing EXTREMELY well for herself. Using AC prices as an example if this girl was/is a bar girl, she'd have to get bf about 40 times a week to sustain that kind of income. Rubberyman had it right though, if it makes you happy, the best of luck to to you my friend.

Kid

[Rubberyman]

Jackthelad!

Oh dear!


The average monthly salary in the Phillipines is 10,629 Pesos.

http://www.nscb.gov.ph/sdds/nsdp.asp

That includes the mega rich, so your average middle class wage earner gets less than that. So you are paying her about ten times what an average person would get....so you are paying her in a week as much as a good accountant or professional engineer would get in a month.

Yep, she is living like a queen, probably in the top ten percent of all money earners in the country.

And of course, if she were doing this to other guys (You are the only one, right? Of course, silly question) then she is probably in the top five percentile of income in the PI.

However, what you pay her and for what you get out of it, that is your business, and if it makes you happy, good luck to you.

[Robbaf]

Can someone give me some information please about the cost of living in the Philippines. I have become somewhat attached (even smitten) to a girl working in Hong Kong who is able to send regularly home about HK$5000 weekly. (Most of mine I may add) This is about 26,000 peso. She is back in the Philippines after spending about 6 weeks in HK because her visa expired but she is returning to HK in February. She is now asking me for money to be sent - she has the usual nothing to feed the kids with etc. I am curious as to should she have enough with 26,000 peso being sent every week for the past 6 weeks or is she genuinely struggling at present. Stupid question, I know, but I am intrigued. Is it the usual con and that she is probably "doing all right"! for herself. She stays with her 2 kids, her sister (also on the HK run) and her parents in the Alabang area of Philippines, just south of Manila.Grateful for any information.

I hope that you are incorrect and that you meant to say 26,000P for a month. The average Filipino (not in Manila) makes around 12,000P - 15,000P a month, so at 26,000P a month, she would be above average. I would be very careful sending anymore money to her. Please let us know what happens.

Good Luck
Robb

[Jazzy Daddy]

She is living like a queen on that amount. I would think, rethink and rethink again before sending anything...

Can someone give me some information please about the cost of living in the Philippines. I have become somewhat attached (even smitten) to a girl working in Hong Kong who is able to send regularly home about HK$5000 weekly. (Most of mine I may add) This is about 26,000 peso. She is back in the Philippines after spending about 6 weeks in HK because her visa expired but she is returning to HK in February. She is now asking me for money to be sent - she has the usual nothing to feed the kids with etc. I am curious as to should she have enough with 26,000 peso being sent every week for the past 6 weeks or is she genuinely struggling at present. Stupid question, I know, but I am intrigued. Is it the usual con and that she is probably "doing all right"! for herself. She stays with her 2 kids, her sister (also on the HK run) and her parents in the Alabang area of Philippines, just south of Manila.

Grateful for any information.

[Aussiec]

I am sure I am one of a million mongers shaking our head and smiling at the fact you are sending P26000 a week! I think I am one Monger as will many will follow and agree with what I say that you are most definately being conned. If you are sending her that much weekly you are most likely having her live the high life. I would tell you that if the girl lives in the Province and you honestly think she is a "good girl" you could send her P15, 000 to P20, 000 am month and she will be happy as hell. Obviously if she is in Manila you could easily send her P26, 000 and she be happiest as hell you are helping her. Also take into account that the majority of peaple who do have jobs make about P300 a day. This amounts to about P8500 a month! So as you can see you are being well had by this girl. The guys in uniform at the airport that stand around and look like security make P400 a day and work 6 days a week which is decent in the Philippines at P9600 a month. Take the information I have given you as will I am sure others will follow with advice and make up your mind.

[JackTheLad2]

Can someone give me some information please about the cost of living in the Philippines. I have become somewhat attached (even smitten) to a girl working in Hong Kong who is able to send regularly home about HK$5000 weekly. (Most of mine I may add) This is about 26,000 peso. She is back in the Philippines after spending about 6 weeks in HK because her visa expired but she is returning to HK in February. She is now asking me for money to be sent - she has the usual nothing to feed the kids with etc. I am curious as to should she have enough with 26,000 peso being sent every week for the past 6 weeks or is she genuinely struggling at present. Stupid question, I know, but I am intrigued. Is it the usual con and that she is probably "doing all right"! for herself. She stays with her 2 kids, her sister (also on the HK run) and her parents in the Alabang area of Philippines, just south of Manila.

Grateful for any information.

[Finrod]

Borocay is the type of place where you either bring your own, hit on regular girls, or check out the slim pickings of p4p at the discos.

A better and equiv itinerary (in my opinion) is go to Cebu for the girl, then 90 minutes by Ocean Jet (550pesos) + taxi ride and you can be on white sand Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol.

The guy who asked about Laguna, you are likely to get overcharged if you if you go direct from the airport. Consider asking the taxi to take you to a hotel and then on the way negotiate a price to Laguna. Also, bars like Amazon or Slouch Hat or some of the hotels can probably help you find a driver, although probably cheaper to negotiate with a taxi directly.

There used to be some kind of van that went down to the south to Puerto Galera. They might be willing to drop you off somewhere in Laguna if it isn't too far out of the way.

Cebu for a newbie with a short holiday would be best if the newbie flies in direct. I don't remember the req. of the original poster.

X Man

There is a bus yard in Pasay City on Taft just south of Gil Puyat Ave. These are mostly aircon buses going to various destinations. Fares are cheap. To get to Puerto Galera, you would take the bus to Batangas and the ferry from there. That one was non-stop, iirc, but you should be able to ask around for a bus to Laguna. Make sure it's aircon. Also if you're a big guy, you may need to buy two seats or even three seats together because the seats are often made for tiny people with short legs and there's no space for luggage overhead. Still cheap though. But you might be in legroom hell if you're very tall.

Another alternative bus yard is the one at Glorietta at the southwest corner of that complex, iirc. I think some of the bigger malls will have buses available as well. Just have to look around and ask.

I like that suggestion about Panglao, Bohol.