Davao

Linmarr Towers seems really pricey for Davao, especially considering how tiny the units are.

Also, I highly suggest that you speak to a Filipino lawyer before spending a single peso. It is my understanding that foreigners cannot purchase real property in the Philippines, though a Filipino lawyer friend of mine once told me there are ways around that (purchase through a trust?).

Personally, I would never buy any real property in a third-world country like the Philippines. Your ownership interest, if you were able to acquire one, would only be as secure as the government that enforces it. What would you do if you shell out the bucks and you don't get what you paid for? The Filipino court system is a joke.

If I were to live in Davao, I would simply rent a nice place and invest my hard-earned money elsewhere, probably in the US or Europe.

RG

[QUOTE=Redman69][url]http://linmarrtowers.com/#[/url]

DLH, What do you know about this development that is advertised on the retirement authority web site.

What do you think about the Mt Apo area. Any good hotels that are up in the mountians where it is cool? How long to drive from downtown to the cool area's in the hill?

Are the NPA up in the mountians still. I have not heard anything in years but they us to be up there big time.

How about fishing, Any pier fishing? how about a dock to go out from? Would they have poles to rent.

Any good golf courses? In the hills.

There is a new mall being built. Is it easy to meet girls there. They have a smoking ban in area's. And a park where lots of people meet. Is the park a good place to meet girls.

Have you tryed the DIA dating site. Do you have luck with them living there.

These are things you could post about that would help me plan my trip to the davao area.[/QUOTE]

I just found a link off the Linmarr website that seems to give a pretty good synopsis of Real Property laws in the Philippines, as it relates to foreigners.

[url]http://linmarrtowers.com/Resources-DavaoRealEstate.aspx[/url]

You can legally own a condominium here. The problem however with a condo-at least as explained to me by those who own them-is that there's little resale value because new buyers don't want older units; they want new buildings. It's also difficult here to gauge the real value of property. The bottom line is that buying a condo is fine, as long as you're buying it as permanent residence, and not as an investment that will appreciate in value. I've also been warned that construction quality varies widely, so it's good to do some research on the builder before you buy.

As for me, it makes more sense to rent. I would never invest here in anything I could not well afford to lose.

GE

Guys,

I looked at some condos under development in Davao City. They are way overpriced. With 30% down payment you get Dealer Financing at 18% (YES YOU READ IT) APR. Bank Financing if you qualify by some miracle as a foreigner has 10%APR. Fucking Insane!

I have discussed this at some lenght with my 37 y/o Honey in Cebu. She has been a Real Estate Sales Agent for at least five years now and supports herself, her three children and her 23 y/o sister on her earnings. She does good. She told me the 10%/18% APR and 30% DP are Standard in the Philippines. She did say used properties (condos and homes) are generally much less expensive than new. She wants me to look at some in the Mactan Island area which is "HOT" now. I am not interested.

I own a home on the beach in Leyte. RIght on the water and the land is owned by my daughter and her mother. The Family gave it to them shortly after my daughter was born. I built the house and paid cash for everything and still need to add the second floor (no hurry as I sledom go there;lots of pussy but I cannot touch any of it. I do not like boating or fishing; only other activities there besides fucking). It is airconditioned and this makes it nice. Elegant furniture and formal dining room as I like fine dining, even at home.

As Maurice O'Flanagan advised me in Davao City back in 2006, "Laddy why buy when you can rent here so cheaply". Smart man that Maurice.

Dragon Slayer

Will visit Davao first time in November. Have been Cebu many time just never made it to Davao. Can someone list 3 - 4 places where I may meet up with a few beer drinking expats. Is there an Our place of Davao?

A well located hotel in the 1000 p range

Beer for anyone who replies.

[QUOTE=Khun Larry]Will visit Davao first time in November. Have been Cebu many time just never made it to Davao. Can someone list 3 - 4 places where I may meet up with a few beer drinking expats. Is there an Our place of Davao?

A well located hotel in the 1000 p range

Beer for anyone who replies.[/QUOTE]The only places I know of anywhere near that price range are backpacker establishments like Sampiguita Inn on Quirino St. There are others that I drive by frequently but I don't remember the names. Sorry.

Since the closing of O'Flannagan's a couple of years ago, there's no single hangout that I know of. Many guys meet at De Bonte Koe on weekends, and the bar at Red Knight Gardens attracts still others. Hagars used to have a steady expat crowd, but I don't know if that's still the case.

GE

Khun Larry,

For meeting guys the Red Knight Garden every afternoon and evening is good. This would be the Hotel for you also. Nice and I stayed there for two nights once and psted on it. Not my kind of Place but still nice. The Kid my nephew in NYPD, stayed here all the time when he was in Davao. I do not have the phone number but GoodEnogh can provide it.

The Place where our guys hang out is the tables inm the Habana Compound on Rizal street in front of Henny's De Bonte Koe Restaurant. Plenty of guys here from 6:00PM on, but mostly Friday and Saturday evenings as this is a working group. Great food and you can meet women here from 8:00PM to 03:00AM here, especially weekends.

Dragon Slayer

For those of you who are planning to visit Davao and stay for a month or so, there's this apartelle in Matina, in the Sto Nino area, a few minutes walk from the old ABS-CBN compound. The apartelle has 2 air-con rooms and complete with stuff like ref, sofa, gas stove, cable tv.

Rent is 500 a day minimum of 1 week rental. Really cheap for a nice place. The other doors are the usual rented apartments.

If anyone is interested, I can post more details on it. I forgot the name of the place though. A friend of mine rents a door there. Next door neighbor is an entertainer in Japan who's back here for a long vacation.

Davao Local Hunk,

Sounds good. Are these halfway decent places to stay? Do you get daily maid service? Are there restaurants nearby that a guy can walk over to eat at rather than cook? Is it next to Matina Town Square?

Guys,

One of my ladies here in Davao City from 2007 came online and I got chatting with her on cam. Still looks lovely. I did manage to see her last May right after Conor's Baptism. But that has been it for the past year. I did take the time to telephone her and I promised to bring her a couple nice gifts this Trip coming up. She wants chocolates, good perfume and real gold jewelry. First two are no problem but I will check on something nice that is not gold. At $ 1,250/oz gold has priced itself out of my market area. And NO, I DO NOT think it will be seeling for $ 2,000- $ 2,500/oz anytime soon.

I have been thinking about how in the past I was a bit less than considerate to some of the ladies I was seeing and fuckiing in Davao City and elsewhere. I decided to make the effort to always call them from the US and to bring them gifts when I return. Having the children has made me think of ladies, besides the Mommies, in a insubstantial way. This is clearly not right and not smart for when I want to see them again.

Dragon Slayer

DS,

I know you pretty well, and I know Davao pretty well, and I can tell you with dead certainty that Matina is not for you my friend. I'm not putting down anyone's tastes, budget or preferences, but I can assure you that you wouldn't like hanging out in Matina. And though I am not familiar with the apartelle mentioned, I cannot quite see you in an $11 a night accommodation.

GE

GoodEnough,
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I had heard there is a lot of hot, young pussy (hyp) around Matina Town Square at night. And isn't the Auto Shop area near this? Hyp would be the primary consideration in any locale for Dragon Slayer.

As to my personal recommendation for you guys. Look at the Hotel next to Rizal Premenade (Rizal St and 50 meters to right of Bar 183 when facing it). If these accomodations are acceptable, this IS the PLACE to stay. You are a 5 minute walk to Hot Legs 3 (next corner and left on right side of street). You are a 10 minute walk to Habana Compund where you have Henny's De Bonte Koe (DBK), Claude's Cafe de Ville (CDV), Someplace Else, Chico's nightclub and Dos Amigos. Most importantly a Courtyard full of hyp (Hot Young Pussy).

Alone in Davao City? No fucking problem! Go to Habana Compound about 9:00PM and sit outside. Position yourself first near Someplace Else and be prepared to move in front of Henny's place (DBK) as the situation arises. Have a beer or five and relax. Smile and do open your mouth and talk to the ladies. Use my approach of a "hi how are you? I am Slayer", Follow this if they smile at you with a "can I have the pleasure of buying you a drink?" Then ask them to join you and tell them how you are alone in the Big City.

You should be set up with far more of your share of HYP by 11:00PM. If not, it is time to move downstream to Rizal Promenade. Now don't be a dumbshit and go inside one of the Bars here where you can "hide out" and look at women. Do like Slayer and sit at one of the outside Bars. Check out the ladies as they come by start saying "hello, how are you this evening?"

You cannot be shy and do NOT be overbearing either. Start up conversations and comment on your surroundings. Don't be fucking koripot (vasayan for cheap)! Haul out a few pesos and buy drinks for a couple ladies you see. Switch openair bars if another shows more promise. Remember, you are here for one purpose and ONLY ONE PURPOSE: scoring HYP! Your ultimate goal is to get them back to your Hotel. I once met two sisters here and ended up with them both in my room for the night. On a few other occasions the best I did was get phone numbers and meet and fuck the lady at a later date (1-7 days later).

Follow my advice and you should do fine. Dress a bit better than "Cro Magnun Tourist" or "Beachcomber Bill". I like to do the all black attire for this, including one of my short sleeve martial arts shirts. Just gives me a younger look for the night.

Dragon Slayer

No, Auto Shop is near Victoria Mall, nowhere near Matina.

Guys,

I like to live comfortably and 24 hr room service is a requirement. So the Apoview Hotel and the Marco Polo are about ALL THERE IS. I was inquiring on this place mentioned by another Local Poster, Davao Local Hunk, for many guys who are coming here and need a decent place without having to shell out more than $ 20/nt.

I took a break from work the other evening and did a little chatting. I meet this 24 y/o here in Davao. On cam she is lovely but has these huge lips like some plastic surgeon got a bit carried away with the cologen injections. Kept me thinking how good she could be at blowjobs with a little incouragement. She also had a nice set of 36C cup tits. Huge lips, cute face, big tits! Nice.

I intend to see her this coming Trip. I also hope to see the lady I first met back in 2007 and got chatting with online here a few days ago. She is cute and has a great body also. The lady who would come by during the day the past two trips here was nice. But she had the opportunity to see how well cared for my baby son is and, also, how the good life can be as I would buy here gifts like a cellphone, new dress, 50kg bag of rice for her Family, huge container of milk for her son, same expensive milk that my baby boy drinks.

The result was that when I left Davao to CDO and then Cebu I was constantly getting texted by this lady wanting money from me. 10-20 texts a day. I sent her money twice and then told her I "had had it" with her and goodbye. I am not looking to support some other woman. I also gave her 2500 pesos to get a little barbecue stand set up in her Barangay. So I did not ignore her situation.

So, I will have a bit of free time on my hands even when Rose is with me, as she works six days a week and will leave by 08:00AM. Plenty of time for fun. And there will be days and nights when I am alone and looking for a lady to keep me "well fucked".

I am also thinking of going out to Damosa and dining outside at lunch time and in the evening to view the ladies from the Call Center here. No telling what can come of this. I have business I can tend to either before or after lunch out here as well. Perhaps simply ask a few ladies if I can join them at their table, sitting down before they think of a polite objection (if it was american women I would wait for a reply as they can get nasty fast).

I will post further on developments with Miss huge lips and others.

Dragon Slayer

[QUOTE=GoodEnough]No, Auto Shop is near Victoria Mall, nowhere near Matina.[/QUOTE]Walked thru the parking lot last night at Victoria's plaza. A group of 3 girls and about 8 boys skating. I would skip this area in front of CoCos. Nothing good can come from it.

Guys,

Soon I have to get my travel schedule set for the balance of 2010. Not sure yet. Still discussing NYE with GoodEnough. No idea what to do yet. We both still shudder when thinking of his Party two years ago then and that stupid olf, "Lawnmower Man" stomping around GE's nice livingroom at midnight in literally combat boots. His attire was a white undershirt, shorts, white socks, suspenders and military combat boots. Kept bellowing out at the top of his lungs "ohhlahhh, ohhlahhh, ohhlahh".

Later GE and I decided it must have been some primitive, tribal mating call from some remote locale where he once served, perhaps New Guinea. He was DEFINITELY an example of "Adverse Effects of Fine Champagne" on the Human Psyche. He called GE a week later, not to thank him for inviting this fucking asshole, but as to where he could find an apartment in Davao costing no more than 5,000 pesos a month. Big Spender, even Rose's Place cost a lot more than that. But ir is nice and in a nice, safe area.

We both want to avoid a repeat of Lawnmower Man or whomever else will throw himself on GE's mercy at the last minute as a lonely cocksucker in Davao with no place to go. Now to Dragon Slayer's credit, I DID TELL GE to inform him of the various Hotels hosting parties and leave it at that. I mean, why subject us and our friends to this asshole???

In any event we have been discussing anything from a Party to getting together elsewhere. He still has NOT seen my infant daughter, and SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO BEHOLD! Okay so I am prejudiced on this one. So what!!!!

Last Trip I did not meet anyone from ISG, including GoodEnough. When Wolfgang, GM at Apoview, inquired about this, I replied, "now that I have all my children I am no longer an exciting, world traveller and adventurer. Just a guy with children now".

Dragon Slayer