Yes, mosquito spray is pretty essential. No malaria in PI but there is lots of dengue. I am assuming you have been to your doctor to get your basic shots updated - tetanus and such. If not definitely go! Note to anyone who intends to travel to Palawan (which is an archipelago in itself), you're adv...

Thankee! She ain't my girl (yet) though she is very special to me. The dude's family accepted her (she's fr some prominent old money clan long gone, tis the legacy of the name that remains). She's just different in a very good way from pinays, has the best qualities of a modern woman with the best ...

I agree that you can get easy painted with the monger brush at any age - and for good reason. There are plenty of white mongers who visit the Philippines, whether 20-somethings or 50-somethings. But the good news is that if you act, dress and look respectful, and don't say 'I just spent the past 2 ...

Thankee davewe for sharing! I would like to share something, its true not all pinays are desperate or are into money and status. The girl I really like has been courted by a high status businessman from an old rich family and that did nothing in his favor. She was after compatibility, finding real ...

Yes there is no question the dad is a backer/funder of provincial politicians. About that he was very open. He told my friend that he asked the governor to assist his daughter in getting a nursing job - which he did at a public hospital. I certainly don't want to imply that he is "old money," only ...

I think it is probably the blackmarket/lax tax regime. Since they only show part of their income, it appears less thaan it already is. I believe for a gowing country 30-40% blackmarket/piracy is the norm, contrasted with 10-20% for the developed world. So I think that those things might explain it....

Can i get the average price for the following: 1) rent for a 1 bedroom apartment (per month) 2) 1 month of food (average food) 3) water bill (per month) 4) electric bill (per month) 5) cell phone bill (per month) 6) internet (per month) 7) transportation if I use it a lot (per month) I know it can ...

Here's a story about my friend's experience in the Philippines. It's a different perspective. I have my opinion about what it means, which I will share at the end, but ultimate it's just about one guy and one girl, so who knows if we can generalize. In the meantime I had a bunch of chatmates I had ...

Winston.. This country has about 90M population. 10% are Freaking Rich who don't give a flying crap about foreginers like us. (Unless we are like CEO or executive level foreigners). There is NO real such middle class in this country. 10% Rich who holds 90% of the country's wealth. 20% People who ca...

From Winston; my responses are in italics: Cons: - Many people are rude and inconsiderate without manners or civilized behavior. They cut in line in front of you, interrupt when you're talking to a salesperson, are pushy when they want you to buy something, etc. Beggars will touch you and stand in y...

My main comment is that Malate/Ermita is one of the tourist ghettos of the world that piss people off. Malate/Ermita is a dump. There are active groups of "child pickpocketers", and the local bars are all rip off clip joints set up for tourists. Its really ugly and there are few of the friendly lit...

Can somebody tell me more about filipinas over 30, do they all get chubby and unatractive due to poor genetics, diet, sun, lack of excercize...? and How they compare against american cougars and milfs? Hello. Been lurking on this site since late last year... was interested in a particular foreigner...