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01-24-2012 , 03:32 PM

#3201

JammyDodga

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P.S. any ideas of bars close to Alabang that might be open at 2am onwards, and lively, and not full of hookers?

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01-24-2012 , 06:21 PM

#3202

fanapathy

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Originally Posted by JammyDodga

Hey guys, I'm here at last - thanks very much for all your help and advice.

I'm staying at the Bellevue in Alabang and working just around the corner.

I'm not getting the attention you guys talked about (promised?) - perhaps because its just normal girls, who are just off-shift at one of the local call centres.
Try going in malls and interacting with them. You'll see fairly quickly, some girls are more apt to flirt than others. Small sample size and truthfully, call center workers on their smoke break won't give much attention I've never been to Alabang, is it foreigner infested? The more (young) foreigners in an area, the less attention

That said, I've mainly been working, and when I'm no its just the local fast-food complex - normally around 2 am in the morning. Should I just try talking to them? - shocking idea I know...
Sure, talk to them, make some lame joke or comment. Just try kumusta and you'll get responses, salamat when they give you change etc

One other question - I'm working my way through my intro to tagalog book and definitely getting there, but I'm hoping to find a local tagalog tutor, any ideas as to how to go about this?
Well GF/fling will happily teach you, yet they're mostly not great at teaching unless their English is very strong. http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/cl.../tagalog+tutor - you can use this site for anything from finding a nurse to replacing LCD screens

Put a couple general comments in bold, gl!!

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01-24-2012 , 09:50 PM

#3203

kick2dante

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lol @ should i just try talking to them

what are kumusta and salamat?

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01-25-2012 , 01:12 AM

#3204

JammyDodga

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kumusta is "how are you", but should really be kumusta ka - "ka" is you, or try kamusta kayo where "kayo" mean you in the plural, kumusta kayo should also be used in more formal situations, older people, doctors, etc.

salamat is thankyou

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01-25-2012 , 03:41 AM

#3205

Paul B.

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kick2dante, www.google.com.

JammyDodga,

Kumusta ka na if you wanna be Filipino
Kumusta po kayo in formal situations
muZtAh if you're a jejemon.

Salamat is rarely used. People say thank you 10x more often than salamat.

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01-25-2012 , 04:03 AM

#3206

K00PASC00PA

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Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 427

ive seen this dude a few times working the intersection between sm cubao and gateway mall. pretty lol.

http://youtu.be/57a2CEfLTt8

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01-25-2012 , 08:06 AM

#3207

Pooter

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Good day.

I found this site not sure if its been posted already or if any vets know of them, good or not?

http://www.manilaestates.com

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01-25-2012 , 07:35 PM

#3208

ITT666

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Salamat is rarely used. People say thank you 10x more often than salamat.

Even Filipino to Filipino?

That hasn't been my experience.

I hear Salamat or Salamat po much more often then I do thanks or thank you, when two Filipinos are talking to each other.

Even at Metro and other card rooms, I usually hear Filipinos say 'Salamat po' to the dealers when they win the hand or whatnot.

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01-26-2012 , 12:20 AM

#3209

fanapathy

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^Same experience with salamat, I'd even say for me that the salamat po/thank you sir ratio in stores was like 25/75. Paalam though is a word I almost never heard and people were like "wat" when I used it

Text messages are the most lol. I miss deciphering those weird abbreviations and asking randoms on the street

Pooter; no experience with them. I took a glance and some seem somewhat overpriced (5-10%), other than that it's strange they for the most part only mention district, but don't mention which building the apartment is in (which is VERY relevant). Seems legit tho

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01-26-2012 , 12:52 AM

#3210

Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by Pooter

Looks like a lot of n00bs gonna be in Manila soon, including myself of course, even tho I been phils a few times and spent a total of 10 days in Manila, I am still a manila n00b for sure. Anyway perhaps we should all hook up and bumble around the city with tour guide maps

I'm gonna be there in about 2 months too, 2+2 team night out on the lash imo

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01-26-2012 , 03:41 AM

#3211

Pooter

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I should be there by then VV (mid-end Feb is my current plan) I'll keep posting here when and as it happens and we'll look at getting a meet set up.

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01-26-2012 , 06:40 AM

#3212

kick2dante

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weird that clark/angeles arent options for areas to search on sulit

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01-26-2012 , 09:21 AM

#3213

Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by Pooter

I should be there by then VV (mid-end Feb is my current plan) I'll keep posting here when and as it happens and we'll look at getting a meet set up.

Ok am up for that, will probs be in Manila for the first 2 or 3 days and then possibly at the end as well, we will see.

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01-26-2012 , 05:32 PM

#3214

silgibson2

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Hey Handsum!

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01-27-2012 , 06:07 AM

#3215

spets1

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Hey guys what do you's tell the girls that you meet/date you do for work?
Do you tell em you pro poker player?

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01-27-2012 , 06:37 AM

#3216

Pooter

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I just say import export something like that, dont worry your pretty little head about what I do.

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01-27-2012 , 07:56 AM

#3217

kick2dante

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so was just at the rhino and told cj miles............

http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a7a4cbef/l.jpg

who is a really nice girl and has possibly the greatest ass ive ever felt that i was probably going to move to manilla, i asked her where she was from and she said quezon city so i might as well just move there

told her i was moving there to find her cousins but she wouldnt tell me their last names

would recommend a cj miles youtube search at some point in your life

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01-27-2012 , 08:39 AM

#3218

Pooter

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^^ Not sure if seriuos??

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01-27-2012 , 11:55 AM

#3219

AcesWon

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I planned to read the entire thread before posting any questions but only got part way through. I have to do the visa run in a few days and planned on the Philippines. Then I read that Manila is rated the worst major airport in the world.

http://www.sleepinginairports.net/asia/manila.htm

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-...ls.html?page=2

Sounds like a nightmare. Is it as bad as it sounds? Any suggestions or advice?

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01-27-2012 , 10:42 PM

#3220

K00PASC00PA

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Originally Posted by spets1

Hey guys what do you's tell the girls that you meet/date you do for work?
Do you tell em you pro poker player?

equity developer

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01-28-2012 , 12:42 AM

#3221

PItom

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Originally Posted by spets1

Hey guys what do you's tell the girls that you meet/date you do for work?
Do you tell em you pro poker player?

I'm a major film and tv star

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01-28-2012 , 12:59 AM

#3222

Pooter

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Originally Posted by AcesWon

So you are not going to go a country because the airport is a bit crappy?

REALLY???

FWIW Id rather pass through manila airport than Heathrow.

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01-28-2012 , 02:13 AM

#3223

K00PASC00PA

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Originally Posted by AcesWon

its busy, crowded, lots of people looking for tips and the cabs always try to rip foreigners off but far from a nightmare. i got here on a extremely busy weekend night and the lines for visas where ridiculous, i just went and sat in a wheelchair and paid an airport dude $5 to push me through the handicap visa line that had no wait, no one tried to scam me at customs, picking up baggage was easy, i was in/out in about 20min.

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01-28-2012 , 03:09 AM

#3224

silgibson2

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Expert play

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01-28-2012 , 06:28 AM

#3225

kick2dante

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well pooter im serious that i did tell her that and that she does have one of the G asses O A T and that she said she was from quezon but no im not serious that im actually thinking of living in quezon cuz she is from there

o and obv serious about the youtube search

as far as visas go can u get it ahead of time or do you have to get it at the airport?