Answers to inquiry of RM69
Development advertised in Retirement website
- If you were meaning the Linmar Towers, I've seen it, I always pass by it. It's located in the heart of the city. They've started constructing. Linmar is owned by a prominent Chinese family so I would say it's a sound investment if you plan to get a unit in the condominium they're building. It's near the schools, malls, restaurants.
Mt Apo Resort
- There's this hotspring resort just below the Geothermal Plant in the Kidapawan part of Mt. Apo. Its called Lake Agco Resort. You can take a van from Davao and it's a 2 hour ride. NPAs stay away from this area because a military brigade is camped just outside the geothermal plant. So the resort is NPA-free.
Fishing
- There are hobbyists who does fishing in the pier but an acquaintance of mine said you can't really have fun with it. He say's there are some areas for big fish catch if that's the term, but you need to rent some boat in the island. Well, if you get here, I can introduce my Filipino friend to you.
Golf Courses
- The newest golf course is in Palos Verdes, north part of the city, but it isn't in the hills. If you have friends who are executives in DOLE, you can ask them to invite you to Kawayanon Country Club. It's in Polomolok South Cotabato. This is where the executives of Dole reside. I'm not sure if they accept walkin guests in there. I've stayed with an ex-gf there whose brother work for Dole. I saw the courses and they are totally awesome with pine trees lining the greens.
New Mall (Ayala Mall)
- This is still under construction and target completion is 2012. As to your question of meeting up girls, tough luck to do it in malls. But as DS said, if you're properly dressed and corteous, some of the girls may get a liking of you and be more cordial if you try to talk to them.
The best area to hook up with girls are the live band bars in Torres, and still the place in Rizal 183. There's this bar in Lanang also called Aquarium with ledge dancers. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays are the best days to go to these places. It's a good advise to bring a pinoy with you. If you're a group of foreigners, most probably, the girls that will go near you are professionals.
* I have to ask though, what type of girls are to your liking? I need to ask DS too on this and GE. I feel like 'my' type of girls aren't really your type. For one, I (or any pinoy) are after fair skinned ladies, the mestizas, the foreign looking ones. But from experiences, I think occidentals like the dark skinned, petite ladies.
People's Park
- This is a family themed park. People come in in groups, seldom alone. Although you can see lots of pretty people here, they arent really the type that you can hook up with.
DIA
- I haven't used DIA, I guess it's not popular for locals. I use Tagged though and I've dated (and fucked) about 8 girls from there. But it takes time to befriend each one and find their weak spots.