Originally Posted by fijiperri (Post 8106950)

Ah bro bolster poster...my eyes lit up when I saw you mention a comedy club there just to read further on that its closed down...yah would great if there are good comedy clubs or just plain gd clubbing places...the fl and bonking is just an icing on the cake for me...since almost everyone mention Havanas I don't mind getting a drink and checking out the place...

Yeah salary wise I was still new to interviewing them back then so was a little surprised at the low income level...some of them are from the village and working in Manila city after paying rent and monthly expenses they can still save means the cost of living is rather low...I think over here just pay rent the 500 gone already haha

Originally Posted by manilaboy2007 (Post 8108880)

If you like Comedy Club or Bar, head to Library at Malate. But that is provided you know a bit of tagalog. Bring your pinoy gf too...You be surprise how relax she is after a few laugh and SML. hehe

Originally Posted by Mayoress (Post 8109234)

The LBs trio + 1 that use to perform here is now at the R&B club in AC. :)

Originally Posted by etsys (Post 8107575)

Well, if you got an agenda, then go to Manila, it will be an eye opener, and will make you see the Pnoy PMETs in a new light ..

Like here, they show off nice fancy dresses and bags and iPhone 5 - but the moment they are wheels-down in Manila, all goes into safe keeping ... lest it be stolen (or grabbed - in Pinay speak .. )



You can check MBC - every 3rd Saturday, Freddie Aguilar performs there - or used to .. not sure about the scene now ..

Well, back to cost of living, an Indian can make it in 1,000 $ in Delhi, but a non-Indian needs 3,000 $ or more ..

More closer a friend in ADB was asked to base in Manila, and he targetted the average cost of living at 50,000 peso excluding apartment - he was shocked his costs overran to 150,000 peso plus

After all, locals shop in local shops, eat in cheaper places, and know the deals and .. get charged local rates.

Expats - for a start, even if you try to go local, you can never get local .. unless you are married or living with a local .. and for food, even if you take the cheapest food, you are still eating at twice the price or more of natives. Forget taxis - any expat gets charged twice or more .. if you live there, you give up bargaining and pay like 400 peso when a native grabs an FX and does it for 10 peso.

Well, that's a simple lesson in Economics.

PS: some people from Village working in Manila ? there are people living in the cemetries of Manila too .. no kidding .. Manila is one of the most congested cities of the world .. have the richest in Asia and the mega poor - including those who live in Smokey Mountain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Mountain "Smokey Mountain has a large squatter community, and it is estimated that 30,000 people live near the site, and make their living from picking through the rubbish at Smokey Mountain"

And also see .. http://www.vice.com/read/living-dead-v14n11

All the while when the cream of the society hosts inaugaral balls, super expensive monthly dinner gatherings, and drive around in Escalades and Expeditions with body guards and more .. and have so much spare money, they don't know what to do with the money ..

Read about LKY on Filipinos ..

http://opinion.inquirer.net/12827/le...on-philippines

Originally Posted by Mayoress (Post 8109234)

The LBs trio + 1 that use to perform here is now at the R&B club in AC. :)

Originally Posted by etsys (Post 8107575)

More closer a friend in ADB was asked to base in Manila, and he targetted the average cost of living at 50,000 peso excluding apartment - he was shocked his costs overran to 150,000 peso plus

Originally Posted by bolsterposter (Post 8111168)

....

look on your face when you find out cousin is actually her husband - priceless

:D
.....

Originally Posted by etsys (Post 8110982)

manilaboy2007: High society is AC ? it gets as clean as it can be .. in AC standard (or rather, Fields Standard .. ) but, decent enough like Republiq ? I would say you are far off .. very very far off ..

On the other hand, there are decent discos in AC, and they are pretty far away from AC !!!

And about property, well, last few months, some friends who got their apartment released were regretting their decision to park money in Manila .. even those built by Reputed developer has floors lifting up, shoddy doors, and bad plumbing ..

I guess you need to budget, Singapore style, a renovation cost to move into those units

And visiting another 'reputed' developer's Landed house, I was a bit more than amazed, when a little bang on the wall felt like I was hitting on chip-board wall .. pretty hollow it was .. and I surmise that's how they can deliver 'cheap housing .. ' starting from as low as 3000 peso a month for repayment ..

Originally Posted by AtlasShrugged (Post 8122915)

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...03292534_n.jpg

Her no. 09424788484

Scarlet msg me with her latest photo. She told me she is only able to service from Pasay tO Makati area.
She told me many from SG visited her.
But....HOW COME NO FR???

Originally Posted by macca (Post 8133918)

I will be in Manila from 28 to 30 Nov. any recommendations to have fun and a drink? of coz have to be safe!