Manila

[QUOTE=Raverboy]Continuation of my previous post [url]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showpost.php?p=1029461&postcount=5190[/url]

Spent 2 consecutive nights pulling from different go-go bars at the complex.

[b]EDSA - Cotton Club[/b]

Arrived late. Past midnight. A dozen or so girls left on stage. Thin on talent, no-one too inspiring. Walked right in ignoring the stage and sat at the bar next to a pretty GRO (not a regular stage dancer) I eventually pulled. Definitely not a SYT but I was in the mood for curves and maturity. ;) BF PHP 1600, DFK, BBBJ, DATY, multiple shots offered and received. GFE quotient high but bordering on fake. Left my room happy the next morning at about 8 am with a PHP 3000 tip. (Was quoted ST for PHP 2500 - turned into semi-LT so I gave what I thought was fair)

[b]EDSA - Casino[/b]

Arrived even later than the day before. Around 1 am. Also a dozen or so girls left on stage plus a few Japanophile hopefuls circulating on the floor. About 2 or 3 do-able. Made my choice on a Japanophile SYT. BF PHP 1600, DFK, BBBJ, DATY, multiple shots offered and received. GFE quotient high. Left my room happy the next morning at about 9 am with a PHP 3000 tip.[/QUOTE]3000 is way too high in my opinion. As a guiding rule, tip should be max the barfine, so no more than 1500. If you are not happy, less. Better fix the rate beforehand. If you don't, the girl will tell you anything afterwards.

Not that long ago it was possible to get a girl in LA cafe (and much much better quality than the common variety nowadays) for just 500 short time and 1000 long time. Nowadays it seems that they quote 1500 short time. Yes, the prices went up but the quality went down. But 3000 is crazy. Thats what I would pay for a whole week end, and only if I am happy.

When I was runing a contract in the Phils, I needed plenty of cash, because at teh time, it was mostly a cash economy.

I used HSBC, and I was very pleased with the service.

I could walk in at any time and withdraw 200k, 300k with no problems. They always had plenty of cash on hand.

And the ATMs dispensed the largest payouts of all the banks in Manila.

I was very pleased with the service.

The main drawback at teh time was the paucity of ATMs around the country. It was not much of a problem for me at the time, as I was living in Ortigas, and the bank was 5 min walk away.

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So what is the status of LAC. Open Closed?

[QUOTE=Denom]Metrobank is absolute crap...[/QUOTE]

Must say that I have banked with Metrobank for several years and have never had a problem with them. Now if you want a really crap bank, take a look at Landbank:).

[QUOTE=Robbaf]
Eighteen GROs were verified to be minors based on dental ageing conducted by dentists of the Office of the Mayor....[/QUOTE]

Wow, that's clever - I wonder how they do that? How can a dentist tell a 16 year old from an 18 year old purely from an oral inspection? It would be a smart trick if it were true but sounds like pure bs to me.

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]My friends who stay there tend to bring in ...one will soon do this when he lands en route south and is there in Manila for around 10 hours (arrives after midnight)

Makati, Malate, etc not that far, just traffic is bad...and takes an age to get there and back, but the girls can come to you

If you can get your PM facility working BT it would help me as cant give details on the forum.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the note. I was hoping to use PayPal to sort out this site, but no go. I'll become a member later today when I have some time. Please PM me with details when you have a chance.

Cheers

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt]Must say that I have banked with Metrobank for several years and have never had a problem with them. Now if you want a really crap bank, take a look at Landbank:).



Wow, that's clever - I wonder how they do that? How can a dentist tell a 16 year old from an 18 year old purely from an oral inspection? It would be a smart trick if it were true but sounds like pure bs to me.[/QUOTE]

Perhaps by the amout of splooge they have in their gums and teeth.

[QUOTE=Denom]3000 is way too high in my opinion. As a guiding rule, tip should be max the barfine, so no more than 1500. If you are not happy, less. Better fix the rate beforehand. If you don't, the girl will tell you anything afterwards.

Not that long ago it was possible to get a girl in LA cafe (and much much better quality than the common variety nowadays) for just 500 short time and 1000 long time. Nowadays it seems that they quote 1500 short time. Yes, the prices went up but the quality went down. But 3000 is crazy. Thats what I would pay for a whole week end, and only if I am happy.[/QUOTE]

Got it, so EDSA bars offer tip max = barfine, LA Cafe ST PHP 1500, LT PHP 2000?

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt]Must say that I have banked with Metrobank for several years and have never had a problem with them. Now if you want a really crap bank, take a look at Landbank:).[/QUOTE]I was in a far away island, and Landbank was the only bank with an ATM, and even PNB only had counter service ..

[QUOTE]Wow, that's clever - I wonder how they do that? How can a dentist tell a 16 year old from an 18 year old purely from an oral inspection? It would be a smart trick if it were true but sounds like pure bs to me.[/QUOTE]The same as you would look at a horse .. ha ha. . actually, this is supposed to be common practice in Philippines Islands, for rescuing trafficked women, and especially with the recent influx of foreign funding from US, and also JK Rowling, it only could become more of an excuse to make money ..

MANILA, Philippines—The Center of Hope, a safe house for victims and survivors of [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] pursuing legal cases against their traffickers, was recently inaugurated on a lot purchased in part with the help of a sizable donation from J.K. Rowling, author of the famous “Harry Potter” series of books.

The building, which has two floors and a basement and sits on a 1,500-square-meter property in Antipolo City, was constructed by the Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI) and the Angelo King Foundation.

VFFI, which has ongoing projects funded by the United States government, has been working for the welfare and protection of children and women against child labor and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] and has been concerned with the plight of domestic helpers.

The US Embassy joined the VFFI, the Angelo King Foundation, Microsoft, and Boysen Philippines in launching the Center of Hope on May 28.

The launch was attended by Leslie Bassett, deputy chief of mission of the US embassy, who was the guest of honor, as well as Justice Undersecretary Jose Vicente Salazar, civic and philanthropy groups, non-government organizations, law enforcement agencies, and business groups.

Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, VFFI president and executive director, said the Center of Hope is their foundation’s response to the lack of facilities to secure and prepare victims for successful prosecution.

According to the United States of America Department of State Trafficking in Persons report, the Philippines is a major source and transit area for trafficking, specifically for forced labor and prostitution.

[QUOTE=Gangles]
I used HSBC, and I was very pleased with the service.

I could walk in at any time and withdraw 200k, 300k with no problems. They always had plenty of cash on hand.

And the ATMs dispensed the largest payouts of all the banks in Manila.

I was very pleased with the service.................

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Me too Gangles. HSBC is easily my bank of preference now.

I have tried PNB, BPI, and Metrobank over the 13 years that I have lived here and HSBC is the best.
HSBC allows me to set up a peso, a USD and an AUD account and each can be accessed easily through ATMs. Their on-line facility is also excellent and I can pay many of my bills on-line.
I have retained an ATM only account at PNB in case I cannot access cash through my HSBC cards at the more remote places. The big banks work on a system called "Megalink" so I can always get cash through any of their ATMs if I am stuck.

[QUOTE=Strikesfun]So what is the status of LAC. Open Closed?[/QUOTE]Open. But the Manila Mayor had issued orders to close an icon of Malate. Not sure what is going on. Maybe another 4 million peso donation is needed to recoup the election expenses.

As for the NGOs being active in rescuing women, I read a story. In Nigeria, there is so much funding for people who die of Aids, so much so, every death is recorded as aids related, so the foreign NGOs can seek donation and pump in the money to keep their operations running smoothly, whizzing around in their Land Cruisers and Satellite phones and private aircrafts fully paid for months in advance.

Similarly, in a South Asian country, they had discovered that the literacy has exceeded 90%, and suddenly the minister had instructed that the literacy was only 50%. Because, at 90%, millions of dollars worth of Foreign aid will be at jeopardy. And lo and behold, the statistics dept issued an apology blaming the error on faulty computer equipment and the literacy was only 50%. And this country is one of the largest exporter of white collar labor. Not even 10% of the foreign workers from this country are blue collar.

Life in asia. Is always on a roll.

[QUOTE=Noobee86]Question:

I think most people here are Caucasian. Any advice for those of us of SE Asian descent? I am American, but brown. On my visit to Philippines, I have not been propositioned not even once. I have not been to any of the bars in Manila, but would like to check them out. I do not know what to expect going in as a brown-skinned, non-Tagalog speaking American.

Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]Man, I wish I was like you. It's true that caucasians get a special treatment, but they don't get the best girls, and they get a lot of rip off. If they know you have a lot of money, you'll get them all and won't be tagged as a mark. Just look at the Koreans and Japaneses - they can virtually do whatever they want. If only there was a magic potion to change me at will into an Asian-looking guy, I would drink it on the spot! :)

Hung out last week at the hotel bar early in the evening and chatted up the waitress. I had a day to kill over the weekend before travel to BKK, and asked if she'd see me the next day. Great tits and a little chunky, but she had a sexy playfulness that had me thinking what nasty things I could do. Anyway, we had lunch and she started telling me about her old Aussie boyfriend who left her high and dry (but at least w/o a kid).

After a couple beers, it's back to the hotel and she gets crazy horny. Not faking it, because her pussy was leaking like a 72 Buick dripping oil. Things then got freaky as she flipped me over and started eating my assh*le. I returned the favor and she went nuts. Saying she hadn't had nutty sex like this since her old boyfriend. Save the lectures, as I know I was insane to do this, but she got crazy horny, mounted my cowgirl, and dropped down on my stiffy bareback. She started screaming "F*ck me f*ck me" and it was over for me.

We took a shower and were going to grab some dinner, but damn if we didn't get started all over. Anal was on the menu this time, but I got smart and went with a lid. I've never been with a chick that was so damn horny and sensitive to having her nipples pulled. Nothing better than seeing her yank on her own tits while I drove it home.

I don't have her digits, but leave this report to remind you mongers that action is out there outside the regular P4P bars, and it can be freaky. Keep your antennae up, fellows.

[QUOTE=Denom]
BDO is one of the best, Metrobank is absolute crap, and BPI in my opinion is one of the best. HSBC quite bad, and the minimum maintaining balence is 100,000. Really not worth it at all. Citibank is the best of all but the maintaining balance is 300,000. The big advantage is you can transfer USD almost for free from other citibanks around the world, including your home country.

You indeed need to be resident to open an account, so that may be a problem, but you only need to have two valid ID most of the time. In reality, you need to have only one local ID, the other one can be your passport. You could make for yourself a driving license ID in Quiapo if that's a problem.[/QUOTE]
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Just been in PI and now back my counrty of work and would have to disagree....at least for the time being

I can open HSBC for free through my local bank here or in PI, no maintianing balance required, no residency. Lots of paperwork though

The 100,000 balance is for HSBC banks that are denoted 'investment' and there is a 5,000 balance for account opened in a 'savings' banks (maybe the other away around cant remember).

I enquired in PI and would have opened there but due to the lack of aircraft one day was unable to get to bank before the weekend and then returned here where I saw the account manager, filled in loads of forms and silly questions about tax numbers (I dont have) and was told it would be opened in a month as "the Philippines can be very slow". And no charge...not BS.

I wait and see and am patient..something you learn where I work and from being in the PI so if it works will FR

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]............
I enquired in PI and would have opened there but due to the lack of aircraft one day was unable to get to bank before the weekend and then returned here where I saw the account manager, filled in loads of forms and silly questions about tax numbers (I dont have) and was told it would be opened in a month as "the Philippines can be very slow". And no charge...not BS.

I wait and see and am patient..something you learn where I work and from being in the PI so if it works will FR[/QUOTE]Hang in there WR.

It took a while for me too despite having all the foreign expat / embassy-based IDs. My company was using HSBC as the preferred bank too.

But once it was done then it has been smooth sailing now for around 8 years. They have also waived all of my deposit/withdrawal fees too because I direct-deposit my salary cheques into the account.

The great thing too is they have the HSBC ATMS in Cebu, your happy hunting-ground, and you can pull out 50,000 there no worries.

[QUOTE=Econo Tech]Open. But the Manila Mayor had issued orders to close an icon of Malate. Not sure what is going on. Maybe another 4 million peso donation is needed to recoup the election expenses.

Life in asia. Is always on a roll.[/QUOTE]Well if it was P4 mill they still have a lot more to collect to balance their books

"He said should he be elected mayor of Manila, he will focus on providing better health care; upgrading hospital facilities and purchasing equipment; generating more jobs; improving educational institutions; making the city more business-friendly, and curbing crime through peace and order measures, “with emphasis on order.”

“My calling comes with my realization that I have not served my city after 34 years of serving in the police force. But I will continue to run because what I am fighting for is for the people of Manila. ,” Razon said.

Razon said a mayoralty candidate in Manila would need at least P120 million for his campaign.

“I will get funding from donations and firms. I will choose them so that I will not be beholden to them. We will also have a dinner for a cause. There are also some well-meaning friends who give help,” he said.

From a Manila mayoral candidate.