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[QUOTE=Pompetus;2089501]Lunchtime at Harrison's Mall is the most happnin time according to some working girls I met there about 2 years ago. Upstairs and loitering around the railing. Perhaps the most sure thing when malling for girls in MNL.[/QUOTE]Concur. Noon-ish, just walk the second floor. There are providers (mamas) there who will approach you.

[QUOTE=DCups;2089474]If anyone is in the vicinity of the LA Cafe can you report if Amazon has reopened? I like to watch football there and get a nice blowjob at halftime. [/QUOTE]It will never reopen.

Totally derelict now with squatters in it. It looks like it has been gutted by locals. I suspect it will be bulldozed very soon.

Thanks, RK. What a shame. I had some suprisingly good finds from there on occasion. I suppose the girls that used to go there are all scattered now. Most did not like LAC. Perhaps G-Point. Oh well.

[QUOTE=RedKilt;2089680]It will never reopen.

Totally derelict now with squatters in it. It looks like it has been gutted by locals. I suspect it will be bulldozed very soon.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2089516]Concur. Noon-ish, just walk the second floor. There are providers (mamas) there who will approach you.[/QUOTE]With mamas involved do they then show pics? And prices are up? Or any other intel on how that transaction works regarding services, my room vs. ST hotel etc. I would not ask except for the "mama factor".

[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;2089726]With mamas involved do they then show pics? And prices are up? Or any other intel on how that transaction works regarding services, my room vs. ST hotel etc. I would not ask except for the "mama factor".[/QUOTE]Unregulated marketplace. Everything is negotiable.

[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;2089726]With mamas involved do they then show pics? And prices are up? Or any other intel on how that transaction works regarding services, my room vs. ST hotel etc. I would not ask except for the "mama factor".[/QUOTE]The mama often has several girls right there on the second floor. She might also have pics of other available girls in the area. You may be overthinking this. Regarding location, the girl will go wherever you take her for the ditty. Don't pay anything up front (the mama may ask for payment up front). The full payment (the agreed-upon price) includes everything, including the mama's fee, give it to the girl (along with a tip if you like to tip) when your time with the girl is up.

Staying there for 2 days. Want to avoid bars. Nearest malls? Any decent massage near here.

[QUOTE=ManonsanBoy;2089813]Staying there for 2 days. Want to avoid bars. Nearest malls? Any decent massage near here.[/QUOTE]While The Harrison Plaza is a run down piece of shit the Robinson Mall try to stay afloat with some decent shops and quite modern. These are the two malls anyway in your close vicinity (Robinson by far the closest as in walking distance). Both places you can get girls to perform massageservice as in FL's.

[QUOTE=ManonsanBoy;2089813]Staying there for 2 days. Want to avoid bars. Nearest malls? Any decent massage near here.[/QUOTE]

VC has given the nutshell version. Here is the nut job version.

You really need to do a little research with GoogleEarth or GoogleMaps. From Pan Pacific to Robinsons Place Mall is a two block walk north on Adriatico, which runs along the east side of your hotel. Rothman Hotel is a block north of Pan Pacific, so if the club exists as referenced by somebody a few posts ago, it would be in this area. In the same block as Rothman is (I think I saw it still there recently) a restaurant called Zamboanga Restaurant. Decent seafood and other traditional Filipino cuisine, but the highlight is traditional folk dancing accompanied by native musical instruments. They will pick out a few foreigners and get them on the stage to humiliate them in lewd attire and dances they can't possibly perform, but all good fun. A place to take a SYT, if you are in that frame of mind.

Or, go south on Adriatico about nine blocks to Harrison Plaza Mall, which WC has referenced. Robinsons Place is a more "high end" mall; I use the term loosely. Harrizon Plaza is not high end. It has an SM Department store, a bunch of eateries, a lot of lower priced clothing and shoe places, and storefront churches and bingo halls. Good place to buy a cheap used cell phone. Last couple times I've been there I cruised the second floor railing but found no obvious entertainers. I didn't go at noon, and WC's information is usually sound.

Hotel staff will advise a taxi to get to Harrison, and they will question why you'd ever go there with Robinsons Place so close. Or, they may immediately surmise your intentions, and confirm them when you return with a p4p in tow. A taxi is an easy trip, since Adriatico is one-way south. On the other side of Harrision Plaza is Mabini, which runs one-way to the north and gets you back to your hotel easily.

Here are some reference points in the event you walk. About three blocks south of Pan Pacific you will encounter Remedios Circle. This area has attracted a number of Korean and Japanese eateries, and thus visitors of those nationalities. The food is usually decent. Others can tell you about some of the area nightclubs. I don't frequent them because I can't dance and have no game. Another two blocks to the south you will cross San Andres Street. A couple blocks to the left is the area where the rooftop chases were filmed for the Bourne Legacy movie. Jeremy Renner's big jump down through the narrow alley to rescue Rachel Weisz from between to Filipino cops was filmed at a set on Remedios Circle. Turn to the right on San Andres and go about two or three blocks to the historic Malate Chapel and a neat restaurant named The Aristocrat. Open 24 hours, always busy, and serving a cuisine that ranges from traditional Filipino to many different foreign dishes.

Sorry. TMI. I got carried away.

[QUOTE=Eszpresszo;2089215]Is it fair to say you would be dealing with a less professional or jaded type of girl at a Manila mall? Something like what the Germans call a "Hobby Hure"?[/QUOTE]Some, especially those at Harrision Plaza, are probably less professional, and they work with a mamasan because they lack the courage or gumption to operate as freelancers at places like LAC. But at Robinsons Place they are not usually working with a mamasan, and do not lack gumption. Some of them at Robinsons Place can be hardcore, and some are there because they've been permantley kicked out of LAC or the old Amazonia.

[QUOTE=ManonsanBoy;2089813]Staying there for 2 days. Want to avoid bars. Nearest malls? Any decent massage near here.[/QUOTE]I stayed at Pan Pacific a couple of years back. If you are looking for a legit massage, you have two options within a 4 minute walk of the hotel. The first is directly across the street. I have been there twice. Cheap but run down, massage service really not good. There is another on the same side of the street as the first, 3-4 blocks in the direction of Robinson's Mall that looked newer and better. I only noticed it on my last day so I could not try it out. As I've said, this info is a couple of years old.

I can't advise on any naughty massage parlours in the area.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2089749] You may be overthinking this.[/QUOTE]Well that's true. I've never had to deal with a provider for FL in Thailand. I did have to in Jakarta and sometimes their approach would be to sell the service with no girl in sight. That part probably relates back to the recent advise "to be patient" on another thread. Thanks for the info. I'll report back when I try it out in November.

[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;2090090]I've never had to deal with a provider for FL in Thailand. I did have to in Jakarta and sometimes their approach would be to sell the service with no girl in sight.[/QUOTE]You got me scratching my head over here. If someone is providing freelancers doesn't that mean the aren't freakin freelancers? Freelancers provide themselves. That is the whole idea behind the genus.

You really are overthinking. Keep it simple. The pussy is over there. Go get it.

To get the lay of the land (figuratively) use Googlemaps or GoogleEarth and search for LA Cafe, Ermita, Manila. Once the search engine gets you into the neighborhood look for businesses that are marked with cocktail glasses in both search engines. There are a couple four-star hotels and a handful of three star places that are accustomed to mongers. All are girlfriendly. Some have their own websites, and most that are three stars or better are also shown in Agoda and other similar lodging sites.

Great answer Soapy, very helpful, thank you.

[QUOTE=DelBosque;2090115]To get the lay of the land (figuratively) use Googlemaps or GoogleEarth and search for LA Cafe, Ermita, Manila. Once the search engine gets you into the neighborhood look for businesses that are marked with cocktail glasses in both search engines. [/QUOTE]I noticed that G-Point does not appear on Googlemaps or GoogleEarth. It is on the south side of Padre Faura, between Mabini and Adriatico. Padre Faura is the street that runs along the north side of Robinsons Place Mall, which can't be missed on the map or GoogleEarth.