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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 10:59:48 GMT
Partially. Plane to Cebu late into Manilla, my 5 star hotel is holding dinner but its gone dark. Its 31 degrees. Still, you do piss me off regularly anyway. You always have since day one. The Philippines, possibly the only place on earth where it's virtually impossible to do anything without being pestered by prostitutes. Stop for a Macdonalds in Manila? expect a stream of girls to walk past eyeing you up before one of them gains the courage to sit opposite you, waiting for you to make the first move. Fancy a look at the brown hills of Mohol? expect scantily clad girls to line the route, even though it's in the middle of nowhere. Go to Palawan, a nice island, before tourists invaded it like locusts and expect to be offered sex while you're gawping at the huge monitor lizards. My best advice for a chap in the Philippines: Rock up on your own at LA Café in Manila and order a 'sharing bucket' of slightly over priced beer. Before you know it there will be a choice of girls vying for your attention, often offering to 'protect' you from the many prostitutes in the place. Simply share a bucket or two, make your choice, it's free. If a bloke can't pull there he can't pull anywhere. FYI: when the girl is expecting money it is not 'pulling'.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 28, 2019 11:48:27 GMT
Postal strike ended yesterday. I expect the deal was: 1. Workers get a 1.2% rise over the next 10 years. 2. Union rep got bought a new Mercedes and a lakeside cottage. 3. They'll wait another 2 years and have another go when the more militant Finns have retired/left and the cheap labour Eastern Europeans and Africans will dominate the factory floor and are easier to manipulate.
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Post by bodger on Nov 28, 2019 12:05:46 GMT
Partially. Plane to Cebu late into Manilla, my 5 star hotel is holding dinner but its gone dark. Its 31 degrees. Still, you do piss me off regularly anyway. You always have since day one. Awww that'll have Foxy tossing and turning all night with worry. .................. well, tossing anyway. dunno about turning - that's a new one on me.
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Post by samsam on Nov 28, 2019 12:08:05 GMT
The Philippines, possibly the only place on earth where it's virtually impossible to do anything without being pestered by prostitutes. Stop for a Macdonalds in Manila? expect a stream of girls to walk past eyeing you up before one of them gains the courage to sit opposite you, waiting for you to make the first move. Fancy a look at the brown hills of Mohol? expect scantily clad girls to line the route, even though it's in the middle of nowhere. Go to Palawan, a nice island, before tourists invaded it like locusts and expect to be offered sex while you're gawping at the huge monitor lizards. My best advice for a chap in the Philippines: Rock up on your own at LA Café in Manila and order a 'sharing bucket' of slightly over priced beer. Before you know it there will be a choice of girls vying for your attention, often offering to 'protect' you from the many prostitutes in the place. Simply share a bucket or two, make your choice, it's free. If a bloke can't pull there he can't pull anywhere. FYI: when the girl is expecting money it is not 'pulling'. Chocolate hills are in Bohol. Did think of going once but the only decent hotel was too busy to answer emails. Besides they are green at this time of the year! You are definitely doing it wrong if you have to pay for beer, last night at the Maayo we had dinner which includes no limit beer, see, you go to the wrong places! We love the people here, we have made so many great friends over the years, get invited to all sorts of doos and parties. I know where you can buy a 1 kilogram American all in burger, 98% pure beef and if you eat it inside 10 minutes 14 seconds its free!
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 28, 2019 13:33:54 GMT
Palawan was crowded 10 years ago when I went. It was surprising, quite difficult to get to the south, but crowded it was. I landed in Manila and spent 2 months moving by boat and bus to Boracay. Travelling on a strict budget, I spent some of the time living with families for nothing, just paying for all the food. I loved it, the Phillipines are slightly 'edgy' compared to other countries in the region but great fun, lots of cheap beer and half decent music in many places. The downsides were the lousy food and almost incessant loud noise in the cities. Made India seem quiet. I prefer Indonesia these days, more relaxing, less full on, generally.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 28, 2019 13:35:31 GMT
The Philippines, possibly the only place on earth where it's virtually impossible to do anything without being pestered by prostitutes. Stop for a Macdonalds in Manila? expect a stream of girls to walk past eyeing you up before one of them gains the courage to sit opposite you, waiting for you to make the first move. Fancy a look at the brown hills of Mohol? expect scantily clad girls to line the route, even though it's in the middle of nowhere. Go to Palawan, a nice island, before tourists invaded it like locusts and expect to be offered sex while you're gawping at the huge monitor lizards. My best advice for a chap in the Philippines: Rock up on your own at LA Café in Manila and order a 'sharing bucket' of slightly over priced beer. Before you know it there will be a choice of girls vying for your attention, often offering to 'protect' you from the many prostitutes in the place. Simply share a bucket or two, make your choice, it's free. If a bloke can't pull there he can't pull anywhere. FYI: when the girl is expecting money it is not 'pulling'. Indeed. In LA Café though I have a 100% success rate. Pulling, not paying.
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Post by NigelMoore on Nov 28, 2019 16:30:19 GMT
Palawan was crowded 10 years ago when I went. It was surprising, quite difficult to get to the south, but crowded it was. I landed in Manila and spent 2 months moving by boat and bus to Boracay. I got around on my Bickerton – plus every other means of transport imaginable, something a fold-up allows you to do. Can’t say that even Manila was crowded, but then it was awhile back, in 1979.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 16:48:28 GMT
The ladies seem pleased - specially the one in green
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 28, 2019 18:16:14 GMT
Awww that'll have Foxy tossing and turning all night with worry. dunno about turning - that's a new one on me. How do you think I got my surname, oh great and wise badger?
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 28, 2019 18:20:08 GMT
Imelda Marcos's 1,220 pairs of shoes.
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Post by bodger on Nov 28, 2019 20:56:54 GMT
dunno about turning - that's a new one on me. How do you think I got my surname, oh great and wise badger? as I said, that's a new one on me. ...................... but it would seem that you concede to being a turner, and by implication you don't deny being a tosser.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 28, 2019 21:09:41 GMT
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Post by samsam on Nov 29, 2019 2:11:16 GMT
Palawan was crowded 10 years ago when I went. It was surprising, quite difficult to get to the south, but crowded it was. I landed in Manila and spent 2 months moving by boat and bus to Boracay. Travelling on a strict budget, I spent some of the time living with families for nothing, just paying for all the food. I loved it, the Phillipines are slightly 'edgy' compared to other countries in the region but great fun, lots of cheap beer and half decent music in many places. The downsides were the lousy food and almost incessant loud noise in the cities. Made India seem quiet. I prefer Indonesia these days, more relaxing, less full on, generally. Ah, yes Boracay. Another spot to avoid at all costs unless you like Margate with sun. Went there once by mistake, left on the next boat. It got so badly overcrowded and the infrastructure so overloaded that President Duterte closed it last year until they cleaned it up and remove all the buildings that were not in accord with the building and planning codes. I.E. all the stuff on the beach! Its not the real Philippines, its a money making machine for soaking tourists, same now as El Nido on Palawan. There are so many other better places to go. We have sorted the food question, got lists of expat owned resorts and guest houses where the cuisine is more varied. Eating bony fish heads is not the way to enjoy a meal! We do avoid a diet which is totally rice based too, they grow lovely potatoes in Baguio. Used to go to Indonesia, we were there during the gulf wars. Got heartily sick of the muslim attitude to the infidels being shoved in our faces at every opportunity, really spoils a lovely place and brilliant diving.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 29, 2019 8:14:41 GMT
Palawan was crowded 10 years ago when I went. It was surprising, quite difficult to get to the south, but crowded it was. I landed in Manila and spent 2 months moving by boat and bus to Boracay. Travelling on a strict budget, I spent some of the time living with families for nothing, just paying for all the food. I loved it, the Phillipines are slightly 'edgy' compared to other countries in the region but great fun, lots of cheap beer and half decent music in many places. The downsides were the lousy food and almost incessant loud noise in the cities. Made India seem quiet. I prefer Indonesia these days, more relaxing, less full on, generally. Got heartily sick of the muslim attitude to the infidels being shoved in our faces at every opportunity, really spoils a lovely place and brilliant diving. So... a holiday in the UK's Birmingham is ruled out, I guess. www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-7720213/Cinema-brawl-worst-thing-responding-officers-seen--police-chief.html
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Post by samsam on Nov 29, 2019 9:10:07 GMT
Don't get me started, I could end up in prison.
Its very off putting when you get off a ferry at a tiny island and the local tattooed Yoof gets in your face asking " where are you from then ? " Admitting to being American could have been fatal. Said Scotland, I know, its chickening out but really did not need the agro.
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