Awesome trip report! I've been to PPS but not El Nido and reading this made me realize how much I need to go back.
How was the van ride? I heard it's better to take bus because it's less bumpy. But it sounds like it wasn't too bad?
I wish I had thought of that. How did you get your Uber to work before buying a load?
This. I stayed off the beaten path while in Boracay, and our hotel (Argonauta) brought in a handful of Aussie families with average guys and hideous women. I was staying with a petite hottie who would gigil me, rub my upper back and put some kind of menthol on my sinuses when I got sick. The Aussie women were polite but super passive aggressive, and the guys followed their women's lead. Anglo women know they can't compete with hot, slim, feminine Asian chicks, and they're too lazy to get themselves in order so they'll try to shame you and make your girl feel uncomfortable.
I know exactly what you mean. This would be one of the biggest drawbacks if I ever decided to live there. I stayed with my ex's family for a month and their internet and phone (I think it was Globe) stopped working twice in that time. Calling up tech support did nothing, and when they did answer they would say something like "Let me get my manager. [5 minutes later]: Maam, my manager is away now, call back later." We had to drive from Bulacan into Manila and go to the mall in person before they would do anything. I guess they could switch to SMART but I suspect it would be more of the same.
I would keep reflecting on that and decide what's most important to you. I'm sure there are women who have all three, but they're most likely exceedingly rare. It's like the Alpha fux, beta bux. Women usually can't have everything in the same package, and it's the same with what women bring to the table. I've been thinking of that a lot lately, and I'm gravitating more and more towards the plain but nurturing type. Ultimately it comes down to needs, and in a woman I look for someone whose feminine qualities incline her to provide nourishment, warmth and an orderly home for her family.
Intellectual pursuits like philosophy, politics, history are and have always been masculine strengths. Women who are more drawn to those subjects usually have more masculine traits, yet still often never match the mastery that their male peers do. Men approach learning by attempting to develop a fundamental understanding of how things work and how they're tied together, whereas women approach learning mostly through rote memorization and repeating the officially accepted theories. Because of that, they may be educated, but they're also more likely to take on leftist, non-traditional beliefs.
An intellectual woman often sees tasks like cooking, cleaning, and caring for her family as tasks that are below her. They're somewhere between man and woman on the spectrum, and deficient as both. A woman's strength is her ability to nurture, that's what nature inclined her to. A woman who can't do that is like a weak man with no backbone, damaged. Nurturing types know they rely on you to provide and protect them, and seem more willing to please you and provide for your needs as a result. You can always look to friends or male spaces for an intellectual outlet.
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My filipina and I flew to Puerto Princesa airport. From there, we took a 5 hour van ride to El Nido.
How was the van ride? I heard it's better to take bus because it's less bumpy. But it sounds like it wasn't too bad?
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When I arrived in Manila, I did not bother with the taxis at the airport. Thanks to kaeru’s suggestion, I went upstairs to the departures area and booked an uber. Piece of cake.
I wish I had thought of that. How did you get your Uber to work before buying a load?
Quote: (11-25-2015 01:47 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Quote: (11-25-2015 11:40 AM)kaotic Wrote:
Forget those ozzy haters, the girls are jealous because you got a cutie leaning on you, the dudes are jealous because they're with man beasts.
Girls mad that their own guys might start getting ideas.
WIA
This. I stayed off the beaten path while in Boracay, and our hotel (Argonauta) brought in a handful of Aussie families with average guys and hideous women. I was staying with a petite hottie who would gigil me, rub my upper back and put some kind of menthol on my sinuses when I got sick. The Aussie women were polite but super passive aggressive, and the guys followed their women's lead. Anglo women know they can't compete with hot, slim, feminine Asian chicks, and they're too lazy to get themselves in order so they'll try to shame you and make your girl feel uncomfortable.
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I mean, I love the Philippines, but their inefficiency and the “whatever” attitude sometimes grates on me. If you’re from the first world where all the trains run on time, it will test your patience.
I know exactly what you mean. This would be one of the biggest drawbacks if I ever decided to live there. I stayed with my ex's family for a month and their internet and phone (I think it was Globe) stopped working twice in that time. Calling up tech support did nothing, and when they did answer they would say something like "Let me get my manager. [5 minutes later]: Maam, my manager is away now, call back later." We had to drive from Bulacan into Manila and go to the mall in person before they would do anything. I guess they could switch to SMART but I suspect it would be more of the same.
Quote:CleanSlate Wrote:
When considering a choice between masculine women who are intellectually stimulating, and feminine women of average intelligence (or slightly below), I think perhaps I should get over my need for intellectual stimulation or begin to expect it from a different source.
I think the saying goes, “smart, sexy, and sweet… pick only two” or something like that.
I would keep reflecting on that and decide what's most important to you. I'm sure there are women who have all three, but they're most likely exceedingly rare. It's like the Alpha fux, beta bux. Women usually can't have everything in the same package, and it's the same with what women bring to the table. I've been thinking of that a lot lately, and I'm gravitating more and more towards the plain but nurturing type. Ultimately it comes down to needs, and in a woman I look for someone whose feminine qualities incline her to provide nourishment, warmth and an orderly home for her family.
Intellectual pursuits like philosophy, politics, history are and have always been masculine strengths. Women who are more drawn to those subjects usually have more masculine traits, yet still often never match the mastery that their male peers do. Men approach learning by attempting to develop a fundamental understanding of how things work and how they're tied together, whereas women approach learning mostly through rote memorization and repeating the officially accepted theories. Because of that, they may be educated, but they're also more likely to take on leftist, non-traditional beliefs.
An intellectual woman often sees tasks like cooking, cleaning, and caring for her family as tasks that are below her. They're somewhere between man and woman on the spectrum, and deficient as both. A woman's strength is her ability to nurture, that's what nature inclined her to. A woman who can't do that is like a weak man with no backbone, damaged. Nurturing types know they rely on you to provide and protect them, and seem more willing to please you and provide for your needs as a result. You can always look to friends or male spaces for an intellectual outlet.