Manila

This is not an opinion just stating a fact:

Our famous, much mentioned CAFE is open 24 hours. There are always some hookers in there.

I was pretty disillusioned at let's say 10AM or 2PM but after 8 or 9 at night the place rocks. I haven's seen such good atmosphere and so many semi-pro girls since the poor old Paddy's Pub was blown up in Bali, Indonesia two years ago (the new one is crap).

Anyway, just go upstairs after the band started 9:30 PM. The better looking girls go up because they have to pay and can afford it better, I guess. (Foreighners don't pay, same as Bali.) I am not a sex addict, only take a shot every couple of weeks but I was very tempted.

As for the price, somebody mentioned for taking it FREE. Well boys, didn't they teach us at school that if you take it, you pay for it. The girl maybe too shy to ask for it but a financial contribution is always appreciated.

Look around that city and see the general standard of living. Compared to it, Bangkok is paradise. So, great HEROES, who get "FREE pussy" in the PI: Shame, shame on you! I guess you will be the first to complain when someone will take your belongings for FREE. I hope it won't happen but you see these things just keep coming back to us.
So, good luck!

By the way, if you want some instructions on how to get there:

It's in Ermita. About 10 minutes walk from the US Embassy along M.H Del Pilar Street. It's on the corner of R.Salas street. Not all taxi drivers know where it is but you can buy the "Metro Manila E-Z map for 100 pesos everywhere and it has all the streets on it although L.A. Cafe is not marked. M.H. Del Pilar as well as R. Salas are one way so if you are coming from south, your driver might have to take a long circle to get there. it is better if you get out on Roxas Boulevard on the corner of R.Salas or Pedro Gil Street and walk two blocks. These streets are well lighted and you should be okay before 11o'clock or so. There are lots of neons and it is easy to recognise the building.

One girls also told me that there is another cafe like L.A. and sometimes she goes there. Next time I will get some more definite location.

If you are in the area you could also visit the EDSA complex on the corner of F B Harrison and EDSA Streets. It's marked on the map. It's only 5 minutes by taxi and around 60 pesos by metered taxi from LA Cafe. There are 9 go-go bars with prices roughly double as in Angeles.

If you flag down a taxi on the street make sure first that nobody is hiding on the back seat.

Best wishes.

A

Oh, no! Work again!

One problem with the semi-pro part-timers in the L.A. Cafe and similar hunting grounds is that you still have to chat them up.

They are more beautiful, more fresh but what you get is quite unpredictable. The work one has to put in orally and mentally is just damned too much for the benefits. (Plus you have to wear your best shirt and have to shave and the list goes on.)

There are more "hardened" girls in there too who would probably be much better for sex with a lot less work. So, there is a choice for everyone.

But it's good just to watch and to be there. Maybe even better than the sex itself. Beer,beer. Better than women! The older you get the more true it rings.

Alexander wrote: "If you flag down a taxi on the street make sure first that nobody is hiding on the back seat."

For first time visitors to Manila, he's not just joking about this. Though I am obviously a "Kano" I really don't feel I am any less safe in Manila than in Las Vegas or Los Angeles on average, but the nature of the things one needs to watch out for is different and takes a while to figure out. Fake taxi drivers are one of those things. Some guys with vehicles that look like regular taxis have been known to take tourists to waiting accomplices to be robbed. How to tell if it is a real taxi? If "the meter is broken" or for any reason does not get turned on as soon as you say "turn the meter on" assume it is fake. Close the door and walk away. If the driver tells you that he is going to pick up his cousin along the way, or another passenger to share the expense, or anything of the kind involving someone else getting into the taxi ever occurs, use any means necessary to get the hell out, even if you have to bail out into traffic. The driver may scream and yell at you. Let him, and keep going. His voice will get tired eventually. He knows he is on the wrong side of the local law, and is not about to get involved with the authorities while running an illegal unlicensed taxi with a fake meter to snare tourists for his gang.

I did once tell a driver that it would be necessary for me to stop at the bank on the corner to get money to pay him (I cheat at poker too) after he said something about needing to pick somebody else up to make the trip worthwhile on the meter. I went straight up to the bank guard at the door, and the driver sped off as soon as the shotgun toting guard was kind enough to approach to speak to the driver. The guard earned a tip. This is one reason I like to travel light, and always keep my bag (a single pilot case) next to me on the seat, never in the trunk, but if this should ever happen to you and the driver has control of your luggage, then I strongly suggest one should forget about the crap in the bags and get out fast. Clothing is cheap in the Philippines if you buy where the locals go. You can even get a new wardrobe custom made all the way down to the leather shoes for a fair price if you like.

I don't want to give the impression that this is highly likely to happen, because it isn't. The simple precaution of verifying that you are taking a taxi with a working meter will eliminate most potential problems. In my experience this caution applies throughout any of the districts of metro Manila, though I wouldn't know if similar concerns with taxis exist in other Philippine cities. All things considered, I like taking the LRT (a local elevated commuter train) when possible.

P.S. Alexander, I wonder if she is talking about the "Mig's Jurassic" bar a little north up M.H Del Pilar on the same side of the street going towards U.N. Avenue? If so, I have been curious about the current status of that place, and would like to hear what you find out about it.

Palawan in July?

I'm coming to Manila the first week in July and staying at the Makati Shangrila Hotel. Although there will be plenty of mongering pleasure, the main reason is business, so the date is not negotiable.

I was also thinking of taking a side trip to Palawan (El Nido Miniloc). A Manila GF from a previous trip will join me, but I was a little concerned about going in the rainy season. Any thoughts on how it would be then? Snorkeling and sailing are main attractions for me there.

Thanks!

A,

What do you mean that if you get FREE pussy, that they will steal from you? I paid what she wanted, and she still picked my pocket. It's not the Freebie, if you're a thief, you're a thief. Well, I went back to LA Cafe the other night, and lo & behold there she is. Of course, I knew she would be there, but I was expecting to see her. Also, she don't know that I go there all the time, and I know most of the people there.

I spotted her flirting with a foreigner like us. I told her nice job in picking my pocket, then she told me that she didn't. Oooh, really I said. I told her, let me tell the guy you are flirting with what you did! Then she grab on, and hug me, and told me " Nooo!!" She said, ok, You can Fuck me. I don't think so, with my hand in my pocket. C'mon, you can Fuck me for Free. I told her that I will pass. I told her next time.

The next time came around, and she ask me do I want the Free one. I Fuck her, and then in the Ass afterward. After we were done, she asked for money. I told her where is the freebie. She told me that I have to paid. I said you ripped me off the last time, so I am getting my money back. Anyway, I told her, don't do it. I am warning you. If you persist on breaking your word, you are going to lose.

The result: Every customer, she was working on. I would tell them to be care, because she might pick your pocket like mine. As a fellow traveler, it is up to you to believe it or not. Why would I lie to you? Anyway, why take a chance when there are so many other girls, who would not do this? She was asking me Why do you do this? I told her that she would lose. Anyway, she got banned in LA Cafe, because LA Cafe don't want these type of girl around ripping off the customers. Of course, eventually, she got back in. I learn how to do this from the foreigner, who live in Manila, and know the management.

So, guys if someone picks your pocket, just make the girls life miserable.

It is not the money, guy, it is the principal. Yes, they don't have money, but if they deliver the product, they will be reward without no problem. We are not here for charity, maybe some of you are, since you are only here for a couple of days. I stay for at least a month, so I don't need this Bullshit!

A,

An easier way is:

Roxas blvd to Pedro Gil, then Left into Mabini, another left at R. Salas to Del Pilar, and at the corner is LA Cafe.

Places to stay:

All along Pedro Gil, and Mabini 400 ps - 1500 ps. Go no further than Gen Malvar.

On the next block, you can go to Club Havana, Bedrock, Tia Maria, and many clubs that the locals hangout. Not much SW, but beware of the billyboy, or ladyboy. Believe me, they look good there.

The place you are talking about is on Padres Farve, I forgot the name. Some of the girls in LA Cafe goes there, bec. Less competition. I know, bec. I know some of the girls there, and was surprise to see them there.

Jurassic is now across the street from LA Cafe. Someone told me that you have to bar fine these girls.

On Taxis: My friend, who is a local, and will travel to all areas including ghetto areas. Told me to beware when riding taxis at night. He told me to look at the drivers, and make judgment. In other words, it can be dangerous.

We, on the hand, ride the green/yellow taxis, bec. our good friend own them. This is not to say that the driver is not a crook either. My gf, who lives in Manila, at times have problems with the driver too.

Spidey,

On taxi safety. I don't want to sound like I think I'm some big bad ass, I'm not. But, if I'm with a driver that seems "iffy" I pull out my knife (in a non threatening manner) so he can see it, and say with a smile, "if anything hapens, I hurt you first". It has gotten a smile and a "no problem sir" in that tone and cadence we all know.

I've only done this three times and it was when the driver started taking a lot of back road short cuts that I was unfamiliar with. Three may sound like a lot, but I lived there for almost a year and took a lot of taxis.

FD

FD,

Whatever way to keep you safe. You know, their favor line. "Traffic" when there really isn't. Instead, of the knife trick, just get another cab, and refuse to pay, or 10-20 pesos to the last F**k up driver.

Sometime, I will ask a taxi, how much it cost to get to my destination,and he will tell me a price that is high, and I tell him "What!" Naah, it cost only this much to get there, cut the bullshit. And look for the next cab. Usually, get a meter cab. At night, I am a little more cautious.

I try to take taxi, when I am in a rush, or can't get to a certain place. Most of the time, it is jeepneys, and buses. I might get my own gas scooter to get around. Save on time!

Spidey,

A scooter is a good investment when trying to save time on short trips.Make sure you invest in a good lock or two for that scooter. I went to Greenhills/Virra Mall for some shopping and then came out with my scooter gone. It had a lock, too. Now, I have a nice Kryptonite cable snake lock and a couple of disc brake locks. So far, it held. One more thing, a helmet is a must. For that other head. ;)

I hear a lot of you guys saying that LA Cafe is a gold mine while others says a dump with nasty girls. Why not just post a few pics of the girls that you have picked up from LA Cafe and let the board be the judge be if the talent is worth the price of admission. BTW. I'm planning to go to the philippines the end of the year, I'm really surprise that there are so many of you have been there but so few have posted pics. Furthermore I haven't really seen what i would consider 7 or 8+ photo's. The thai boards have some really cute girls. This is just an observation of course.

I hope this is still not boring but following is some more update about L.A.Cafe and surrounding areas:

Found a very cute princess. Quiet, little girl, apart from the crowds. The story was that she is from some village, occasionally coming to town to sell some fruit and to buy supplies so didn't know anyone there. No smoking, no alcohol, no tattoos. But very sweet, soft, affectionate. Chatted a while, danced a bit then I was about to leave as had an early flight the next day. She asked if she could come with me. Ah well, I had no objections, although wasn't really in there to pick-up a girl but rather just to drink. I was also unshaven and in my sweaty day-shirt and not very romantic looking at all. Walked 10 minutes to the hotel. Upon entering the room, we literally tore the clothes off each other and had a quick bang in about ten minutes, still unwashed. Then shower together, brushing teeth, etc. Good-night kiss. Lights off. Cuddling up in the dark led to another much more lenghty session. The first one was for me. This second one for her. We slept cuddled up in each other's arms. (Woke up a few times, as she turned).

Wake-up call from reception at 5am. Ordered breakfast to the room. Getting dressed, packing, etc. Not one word about money was mentioned up to that point. I took out 1000 pesos and gave it to her. She just said "thank you" and took it. I asked if it was enough and the answer was "yes". Could have had it for "FREE", I guess, but what's the point? Glory for me? Life is not so easy in rural PI and every peso helps. Also, after receiving the money she stopped askig about my email address. It was just business from then on. There was still half an hour before the taxi was booked. She was naked and sitting in my lap. What do you do with a naked woman sitting in your lap? So, I just had to band her again. Shower one more time, racing to get dressed. Kiss, kiss.

"Never see you again?"

"Well, who knows?" (didn't exchange contacts).

I gave her another 400 pesos and got in the taxi. Hard life. I fell in love again. At least for another day or two.

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LA CAfe:
Down stairs is crap. Just loads of aggressice hardened pros keep pestering you. Upstairs is where it all happens, after 9PM or so.

Apart from the "working-ladies", the little waitresses are very cute too. But they of course cannot go with you. Nevertheless they seem very keen to flirt.

The company that runs the place has an amazingly ingenious employment policy. Wait staff are employed on 3 month non-extendable contracts. After their term expires, they have to go. No negotiations. Several of the girls near the end of their contracts indicated their interest to hook-up with foreigners. Here is an opportunity for some handsome guys.
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Just a few steps further down the same street there is a Japanese Karaoke place called "HIMBA MUSIC LOUNGE".
Of course not much singing goin on. There are bilingual English/Jap signs so it is easy to find.

They have a couple of girls all the time but after 7PM there about 20 or more. Most are not very pretty but a few are. They speak English as well as Japanese and accept any nationality not only Japs. You have to barfine the girls (1000 or 1500 pesos for the night). Plus you have to pay the girl also.

No rooms on site but they know a short time motel nearby for 400pesos/3hours. The bosses' names are Dodong and Elmer and usually someone sits on the street to invite punters in.
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The other similar sort of cafe near LA. is the G.POINT BAR, on Padre Faura Street (just 5 mins walk to NW). The waitresses wear a different "theme-uniform", each day, like camouflage, nurse, western, etc. The place is really tiny but they have a band at night. Met a cute, tall very black girl there during the day but I just wasn't in the mood to boom-boom. Also there are a lot of familiar faces from LA. She said ST was 1000-1500 pesos and LT 1500-2000 with her.
Correct address is 510 Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila.
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[b]Pimpster[/b]

Quote:[i] 04/25/04 “I Heard a lot of you guys saying that LA Cafe is a gold mine while others says a dump with nasty girls. Why not just post a few pics of the girls that you have picked up from LA Cafe and let the board be the judge?”[/i]


Pimpster, my sentiments exactly….somehow the apparent lack of photos to support this place, speaks volumes about many of their claims.

Hey guys,

I just spent several days in Manila and because of so much talk about LA cafe, I made it a point to stop in and see what was going on. The first night I stopped in about 9:30pm and walked around the lower level to see the layout. This was a Wednesday night and the place was full. I then worked my way upstairs and saw that the quality of the ladies upstairs was better than the lower level. The ladies do have to pay to get to the 2nd floor. I spent about 1 hour walking around, sitting at the bar, chatting it up with some of the ladies and I've got to tell you that it was a nice time. The ladies I approached were all nice. Some were seasoned and it was obvious that they spent a lot of time at LA Cafe, but I met several younger ladies that spoke limited english, and had just come in from the provence. I eventually worked my way over to a young legal age spinner. She was cute as could be, and she was hanging out with some of the more regular girls. Long story short, she came back to the hotel with me and we had a great night. When she left in the morning it was sad to say goodbye. During this visit to LA Cafe, I didn't see any 10's, but it is a fun and relaxing place and you make it what you want it to be. Hey, even if you don't find someone you want to hook up with, at least you had the chance to have a nice cold San Miguel.

Well folks LA cafe was way too overwhelming for me this past Friday night. I didn't even have a beer a in my hands and had already said no 100 times. Most were not for me. OK, all were not for me. My driver from the hotel was with me and suggested we go to a fishbowl type place and we did. Sorry LA Cafe fans but it wasn't for me too many uglies/oldies, definitely no 9's or 10's.

So we went to the "house" I picked the cutest I could find. Cost me 3500 pesos for the whole night. I wasn't disappointed.

I went back for 5 straight nights. I don't know the address but it was in Makati. Sorry guys but the talent in this place was outstanding. One night had 2 girls for 6500. AMAZING! They just happened to be cousins. WTF?? Anyway, I now can't wait until next October when I go Back to the Phil's. I've been spoiled.

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