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[QUOTE=KabulGuy;2254216]$AUS 462 is about a quarter the cost of a return flight from North America. (My last one was $CDN 2200 or so).[/QUOTE]I was looking at prices in the low season for next year. SFO or LAX to Manila is running in the low $600's USD for round-trip.
[QUOTE=BrainDrain;2254128]
Well I'm a top tier frequent flyer and the company pays my airfares. The flying is fun.
My company pays for airport transfers when I use them.
I get a daily travel allowance of AUD190 or P7,220.
Medicare covers blood tests and PBS subsidies medicines.
For me Philippines is cash flow positive.[/QUOTE]Aaah, the trials of a Hardship Posting. 😁.
My introduction was a loading on top of a tax free salary to compensate me for the difficulty of living in Asia.
I actually had to go see an occupational psychologist to help me cope with the stress of the new environment. Company Policy, they said. 🤤.
I shit you not 😁.
Actually, if you want a laugh the books of the same name are a comical summary of living and working in the region:
[URL]https://stulloyd.com/portfolio/hardship-posting-book/[/URL]
[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2254258]I was looking at prices in the low season for next year. SFO or LAX to Manila is running in the low $600's USD for round-trip.[/QUOTE]SQ regularly runs special fares out of EWR, IAH, LAX, & SGO, and likely starting next years out of SEA, to various Asian destinations, including MNL. Usually requiring a stop in NRT, FRA, DME, or ICN. But, it's hard to beat service on SQ, even in Economy.
For some reason I cannot reply to this member who takes it upon themselves to message me. Once again here is my reply.
[QUOTE=Sxxxx]No Company pays you anything , and even if they did , you conveniently left that info out when you said in effect whoring in Phils is cheaper. As one poster said , in response to your weak effort , he needs to fuck 100 chicks to amortize the air fares etc. Most of us are two week tourists = airfare , hotels etc make whoring in Phils expensive. We are talking about two week tourists , not wannabe jet about Execs , lol.
Best not mention Australia , your putting it down , every time you mention it. Dummy to Dummies ... a match made in heaven.[/QUOTE]I'm not sure what you are talking about? Let me know if you want assistance on how I arranged my life in order to live my dream. It may no be your dream. I have a lot of fun.
Cheers.
[QUOTE=BrainDrain;2254128]I receive some PM feedback on my claim of being better value in Philippines. Sure beats the Australian equivalent of fucking Chinese farm girls on massage tables.
BD.[/QUOTE]Current price in BrisVegas is 7500 peso for 1 HR of "dodgy" quick fuck on a massage table with variable looking ML.
No comparison as far as I am concerned.
NI.
[QUOTE=BrainDrain;2254292]For some reason I cannot reply to this member who takes it upon themselves to message me. Once again here is my reply.
Quote Originally Posted by Sxxxx
No Company pays you anything , and even if they did , you conveniently left that info out when you said in effect whoring in Phils is cheaper. As one poster said , in response to your weak effort , he needs to fuck 100 chicks to amortize the air fares etc. Most of us are two week tourists = airfare , hotels etc make whoring in Phils expensive. We are talking about two week tourists , not wannabe jet about Execs , lol.
Best not mention Australia , your putting it down , every time you mention it. Dummy to Dummies ... a match made in heaven.
I'm not sure what you are talking about? Let me know if you want assistance on how I arranged my life in order to live my dream. It may no be your dream. I have a lot of fun.
Cheers.[/QUOTE]Mongering value is a very individual thing both in terms of activities preferences and cost.
While it may be expensive for Sx to get to PI, for others it is nearby and airfares are cheap. Don't forget that for others, the reverse journey get to his holiday spots can be equally expensive.
As an example, I was looking into going to some of the low price, developing country destinations as a change to PI. For me, air fares to Colombia or Madagascar are in the '000's of dollars and the return trip is about a week of airtime. It would take a lot of $10 girls to justify this compared to $500 flights of a couple of hours to PI or LOS.
While many visitors are tourists, there are also many posters who make the most of paid business trips while they are here. Some are even paid to live in Asia for years on a "Hardship Posting". 😁.
Departed Manila yesterday on an international flight, By the numbers at 10:30 am. In line at immigration A; 2000 persons standing, immigration be; 1000 persons standing. Number of times my suitcase and back pack went through an Xray scanner 3. Number of times my passport and boarding pass were looked at 4. Number of time I had to remove my shoes 2. It is not a good experience to say the least. Immigration / passport control was only manned at 25% of stations under an ironic advertisment for a new phone stating in two foot high letters a more intelligent solution. Ha ha. Wheel chair customers kept getting wheeled to the front of lines. I think my back will start to bother me next time, difficult to walk sir, please bring chair and pusher.
[QUOTE=Ebauche;2254268]SQ regularly runs special fares out of EWR, IAH, LAX, & SGO, and likely starting next years out of SEA, to various Asian destinations, including MNL. Usually requiring a stop in NRT, FRA, DME, or ICN. But, it's hard to beat service on SQ, even in Economy.[/QUOTE]I am a PPS Club member on SQ. Yet I would say Emirates and Qatar Airways have better service. Objectively speaking.
[QUOTE=Blanquiceleste;2255647]I am a PPS Club member on SQ. Yet I would say Emirates and Qatar Airways have better service. Objectively speaking.[/QUOTE]On my very first Philippines trip when leaving through Mactan I naively asked the Silkair check-in agent for her phone number. The same girl also did the aerobridge duty where she handed me her phone number. Fast forward a few months and she came good at the Waterfront Hotel. She had originally trained as a nurse, drank beers like a trooper and was a genuine girl. Took up a two year contract in Middle East and never seen again.
I have fond memories of the SQ group airline.
BD.
On my previous two trips to the Philippines I have been staying the standard tourist visa limit which I think is 29 days +/- On my next trip I want to stay longer, as long as 7 weeks, so I stopped into an Ayala mall store offering immigration work and asked them how I could stay for up to two months. The clerk there told me it was no problem and she would handle it for 5000 php. I said thanks for the info and left. I am thinking 5000 is huge and don't believe others are paying that for something I should be able to do myself. What advice do you guys have for me?
FT.
[QUOTE=ForkTruck;2255918]I am thinking 5000 is huge and don't believe others are paying that for something I should be able to do myself. What advice do you guys have for me?FT.[/QUOTE]5000 pesos is like 95 usd. I am thinking if that "is huge" for you, then the advice would be: get more money.
[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2254258]I was looking at prices in the low season for next year. SFO or LAX to Manila is running in the low $600's USD for round-trip.[/QUOTE]Would you kindly remind us what low-season is for travel from the US to the PI? Thanks.
[QUOTE=ForkTruck;2255918]On my previous two trips to the Philippines I have been staying the standard tourist visa limit which I think is 29 days +/- On my next trip I want to stay longer, as long as 7 weeks, so I stopped into an Ayala mall store offering immigration work and asked them how I could stay for up to two months. The clerk there told me it was no problem and she would handle it for 5000 php. I said thanks for the info and left. I am thinking 5000 is huge and don't believe others are paying that for something I should be able to do myself. What advice do you guys have for me?
FT.[/QUOTE]You can taxi to the Bureau of Immigration office in Intramuros city, and extend your 30-day stamp to 59 days. Take your passport. There is a form to fill out. Fees work like this:
If you can leave your passport for 3 days, you pay approximately p2100. Then you return in 3 days and pick up your passport which will have the extension in it. If you want then to process the thing within 1 hour, you pay p3100 approximately (there is a Starbucks across the street, get a coffee there and read the newspaper). Having the Ayala store charge p5000 is not bad if they can do the 1-hour thing and get your passport back to you the next day. Factor in also your taxi and coffee costs if you choose to do it yourself.
Gents did I miss anything?
[QUOTE=ForkTruck;2255918]On my previous two trips to the Philippines I have been staying the standard tourist visa limit which I think is 29 days +/- On my next trip I want to stay longer, as long as 7 weeks, so I stopped into an Ayala mall store offering immigration work and asked them how I could stay for up to two months. The clerk there told me it was no problem and she would handle it for 5000 php. I said thanks for the info and left. I am thinking 5000 is huge and don't believe others are paying that for something I should be able to do myself. What advice do you guys have for me?
FT.[/QUOTE]DIY is 3 k for a 29 day extension to your initial 30 day visa on arrival. Available at any office but the smaller offices are much easier and less busy. Mine took 15 minutes at Battangas.
I forgot to extend one trip and the fine at NAIA was exactly the same. No receipt or stamp though so I may have just donated to the Immigration Agent's Christmas Fund. 😁.
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