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[QUOTE=X Man]I've never tried to pick up a woman at Sunflower disco, but always had a good time when I went there. I've never gone their unaccompanied.

Once I went with a former EDSA go-go girl. Damn! She owned that dance floor.

Once I went there and saw the SpamHog shaking his booty on the dance floor with his pretty lady.

My biggest complaint is that the beer is sometimes too warm.

Of course maybe the place has far fewer customers now that PUMP is in business.

X[/QUOTE]
I have been to Sunflower a few times and my BIGGEST complaint is they play the music TOOO loud. You try to talk to your girl or a new one you just met and you have to shout in each other's ear to be heard. Not conducive to a romantic evening in my view. I have quit going there just for that reason

Yes, good point -- the volume is loud. I usually try to sit toward the back...as I also do at Ratskys. But, I don't know why you would expect a "romantic evening" at a disco.

Hey, that might be a good future topic. Where to go (with a regular girl) for a romantic mood?

Maybe TOPS for sunset and then a nice restaurant somewhere on the mountain?

X

[QUOTE=Nightrider1]I have been to Sunflower a few times and my BIGGEST complaint is they play the music TOOO loud. You try to talk to your girl or a new one you just met and you have to shout in each other's ear to be heard. Not conducive to a romantic evening in my view. I have quit going there just for that reason[/QUOTE]

“Was it not real, was it not like in the old days.”




[QUOTE=Sxxxx]In your dreams I would say.

This rumour was spread before and I personally inspected the place where it used to reside and where it was supposed to be renewed and found the rumour a lot of bullshit. Naturally, LOL. And reported same on these pages.

For sure, a Club Circus as in days of old is sadly needed.

Sunflower is useless nowadays, Pump can be all Korean some nights, and for young guys only, on the odd occasion it does have filipinas there. Admittedly my Pump Cardinal Reyes research, stretches only over about five visits. Other Pump, in Mango, complete dud, only night I went there.

There is a need for a workers pick up disco as Club Circus was in days of old. Eighty per cent nice looking hookers, 10/20% nice girls wanting to be corrupted. Lovely pickings. And waitresses in tiny pleated min skirts, buzzing around on roller skates, tray full of beers. Them were the days. Early 1980's and beyond.

It's just a dream. Couldn't possibly happen again, could it?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Billpsu]“Was it not real, was it not like in the old days.”[/QUOTE]Hi Billspu

As reported some time ago , research revealed neither Club Circus nor anything like club circus was there. After my friend had researched it , I went up and checked it out and found similar. Sorry realize now , didnt put my personal findings online back then , cause my findings were much same as friends.

To cut a long story short , here is the old post late 2006 :

"Club Circus is Jive now

My close friend checked out Club Circus couple of days ago. Now I am talking about the one and only club circus been there since noahs ark , its up on a hill , nothing to do with mango anything. I am talking about that club circus on lahug hill.

Its name is now Jive and at 11pm it was empty said friend and too upmarket for the kind of freelancers we used to meet at old club circus. There is a slight chance that someone has started up a Club Circus at Mango whatever , that is a chance and I hope it is so because Jive will not jive with the freelance girls , P150 entrance , owners trying to attract a different clientele , reportedly very nice interior by the way.

My friend said 'club circus' to taxi driver and he headed up the hill where thousands of taxi drivers have done so years before , he didnt head any where near mango thingo. So lets know fellas if there really is a new club circus NOT on the hill . Then it might be good news cause Jive on the hill isnt gonna do it."


Billspu :


So is it resurfacing now , like an active volcano ?

It's about 19 months since the original rumour surfaced.

Can you or someone else climb the Mount , and pray tell us , our dreams have been realised ?

Just wanted to mention that I am there now and the noise is a big problem in any of the rooms facing the front. No way to sleep past 9AM.

[QUOTE=Huis Wijn]I suggest to go to Kiwilodge, Barangay Mabolo. Comfortable and value for money i think. Guesthouse style, no Hilton. They have a website and you can book online: [url]www.kiwilodge.org/[/url]

During my last visiy they were reconstructing part of the lodge, but it wasn't a real noise problem.[/QUOTE]

We are heading out to Cebu in oct. for a few nights of fun and diving... I've RTFF'd and can't figure out what the best place is to stay... Any recommendations on good accomodations (higher end) - that will not be too far away from the action... I mean I don't mind driving a ways to get to the action, for a good hotel/dive place...

Any recommendations or PM's are greatly appreciated... I've been to AC a ton, but NEVER to Cebu...

thanks.

[QUOTE=Jettsetter]We are heading out to Cebu in oct. for a few nights of fun and diving... I've RTFF'd and can't figure out what the best place is to stay... Any recommendations on good accomodations (higher end) - that will not be too far away from the action... I mean I don't mind driving a ways to get to the action, for a good hotel/dive place...

Any recommendations or PM's are greatly appreciated... I've been to AC a ton, but NEVER to Cebu...

thanks.[/QUOTE]

There are some high end hotels on Mactan Island (airport) and you will feel right at home if your are Japanese or Korean. The beaches are manmade. There are some high end hotels in mid-town Cebu (Marriot and the Waterfront, which is NOT on the waterfront) and they are a quick cab ride away from the bars. The area around Cebu City is not know for it's beaches or diving. To do that you need to go north (Malapasqua Island) or south of Cebu City.

If you want a combination of diving and bars you might be better off going to Sabang (Puerto Galleria, Mindoro). World class diving and about 5-6 gogo bars in the little town of Sabang. Nice hotels in Sabang and the adjacent Small La Laguna Beach. PM me if you want some info on hotels in Sabang

Yes, Circus Circus (now Jive) was on Lahug Hill.

Interested in hearing about the possibility of a new Circus Circus club on Mango Ave.

[QUOTE=Sxxxx]Hi Billspu

As reported some time ago , research revealed neither Club Circus nor anything like club circus was there. After my friend had researched it , I went up and checked it out and found similar. Sorry realize now , didnt put my personal findings online back then , cause my findings were much same as friends.

To cut a long story short , here is the old post late 2006 :

"Club Circus is Jive now

My close friend checked out Club Circus couple of days ago. Now I am talking about the one and only club circus been there since noahs ark , its up on a hill , nothing to do with mango anything. I am talking about that club circus on lahug hill.

Its name is now Jive and at 11pm it was empty said friend and too upmarket for the kind of freelancers we used to meet at old club circus. There is a slight chance that someone has started up a Club Circus at Mango whatever , that is a chance and I hope it is so because Jive will not jive with the freelance girls , P150 entrance , owners trying to attract a different clientele , reportedly very nice interior by the way.

My friend said 'club circus' to taxi driver and he headed up the hill where thousands of taxi drivers have done so years before , he didnt head any where near mango thingo. So lets know fellas if there really is a new club circus NOT on the hill . Then it might be good news cause Jive on the hill isnt gonna do it."


Billspu :


So is it resurfacing now , like an active volcano ?

It's about 19 months since the original rumour surfaced.

Can you or someone else climb the Mount , and pray tell us , our dreams have been realised ?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Billpsu]Yes, Circus Circus (now Jive) was on Lahug Hill.

Interested in hearing about the possibility of a new Circus Circus club on Mango Ave.[/QUOTE]The Circus continues.

To my knowledge the rumoured Club Circus at Mango Square in 2006 never happened. Pure rumour.

There was only one at Lahug , which I did not discover , until the mid 1980's. Last time I experienced Club Circus was 1993. Dont know when it actually crashed.

I do not know where you got your 2008 rumour from. It has aroused my curiosity. If no one else does , I will climb the Mount next time in town and report my findings.

jetsetter, waterfront, marco polo and marriott, in that order, are best hotels in cebu city area. on mactan, about 45 minutes away from the city, shangri la is the nicest place.

as emale noted, the diving right around cebu city is not that great. best spot by far is hinutugan island, about 20 minutes by high speed banca from mactan. bohol island is 90 minutes by hi speed ferry and has much better diving.

malpascua is not the best dive area at all and it is 4 hours drive plus 30 minutes boat ride from cebu.

october is peak typhoon season and not ideal time for diving at all.

When is the best time for diving? I figured it would be around Dec and Jan but I was there during Dec and Jan and it rained almost every day (bohol) did not try the diving I figure the weather stired up the ocean thus bad visibility. But I did not try so I am only guessing.

So again when is the best time to dive in the Philippines?

I am in Cebu now and see a few massage places across from Robinsons Mall. Also a couple of Dentist in the complex, next to Juicy Burger.

They offer Massage for about 300 peso, how do I know if they offer more without spending an hour on an unneeded massage.

[QUOTE=Sxxxx]

Last time I experienced Club Circus was 1993.[/QUOTE]Error , last time was 1998.

End of Circus , until the next rumour , yes/no ? ha ha

[QUOTE=Jettsetter]We are heading out to Cebu in oct. for a few nights of fun and diving... I've RTFF'd and can't figure out what the best place is to stay... Any recommendations on good accomodations (higher end) - that will not be too far away from the action... I mean I don't mind driving a ways to get to the action, for a good hotel/dive place...

Any recommendations or PM's are greatly appreciated... I've been to AC a ton, but NEVER to Cebu...

thanks.[/QUOTE]

I went to Cebu City last December for my first real diving since qualifying as an open water diver. So I don't have too many other places to compare it with. Based on info from members of this board (thanks Spam Hog) and info in the guide book, I started in Moalboal. About 2 hours by bus and 50 peso bus fare (going... there was a "special" fare going) and 80 pesos for the return journey. I had some great dives but the hotel wasn't great so I won't recommend it.

The guys in Moalboal recommended Bohol as another good destination. I went to Alona Beach on Bohol and had some great dives there too. Stayed at the Bohol Divers Resort Hotel (on the recommendation of my taxi driver) which was upmarket and reasonably priced.

Last place tried was Borocay which has now become horribly commercialised and the diving wasn't great. Strong (for a beginner) current and the diving equipment and dive masters generally not up to the same standard as the other places.

Incidentally, from a mongering perspective there wasn't a lot of spare pussy floating around. It wasn't a problem for me because I brought a gf from Cebu City (a story in itself. Thanks again Spam Hog!). However, for guys going on their own it's more difficult than, say Puerto Galleria. Definitely bring your own if you don't mind being with the same honey for the duration of each excursion.

[QUOTE=Bob Bowie]I am in Cebu now and see a few massage places across from Robinsons Mall. Also a couple of Dentist in the complex, next to Juicy Burger.

They offer Massage for about 300 peso, how do I know if they offer more without spending an hour on an unneeded massage.[/QUOTE]

Bob, pretty much all of the massage places offering the P300 variety are standard massage only. I've had some really great Thai massages near Fuente, but it's massage only, no extras. Some places have even started posting signs to that effect. Not saying some of the massage girls wouldn't do some extra on the side if you got them to come to your room instead of on the premises, ymmv.

There are (or were) at least 2 places that offered extra services. One is in the basement of the Crown Regency hotel in Guadalupe (near the Capitol area). Taxi can take you there, 5 or 10 minutes from Fuente. The other place is Finland massage (or the name is close). Search this forum for the name and details including the street and the actual name of the building. I've been here to this place once. They have a fishbowl. From previous reports there were some decent lookers, but when I went none were even passable. I wasn't interested in doing a 5 or so (older, higher mileage, kind of overweight). So, I looked and gave it a pass.

Good luck and please post a report if you try these places or find other options.

CS