[asdfk]

Hi, I'm currently in Manila and just met up with rocker and Z. (good times). Although I'm having fun I have to get out of this city: I'm spending too much money.

I'm looking for a city in Philippines (or SEA) where I can set up shop for at least a month. To be able to work and get my business together I want to have a comfortable lifestyle as possible, similar to what I did in Europe for the last year. This would mean:

- cheap living (Manila and especially Makati are too expensive)
- pedestrian friendly and ample public or taxi transport
- nightlife
- whole day electricity and wifi (i heard that on some islands there's only electricity for a few hours each day)
- preferably a beach on walking distance
- dating market which is similar or better then makati (online dating is like playing darts on a 2 cm distance from the board: it's impossible not to score)

I considered Davao and Palawan, but no nightlife.
Locals tell me conflicting stories about Cebu and Boracay. The more experienced forum members, can any one of you please recommend based on what I wrote above where I should go?

[Mr. Pink]

Cebu City has everything you're looking for besides a decent beach. You could try the beaches in nearby Lapu-Lapu but in my experience they are shit. Your best bet would be to take a daytrip to Bohol when you're in a beachy mood; it's a two hour, 800 peso round trip ferry from what I can remember. Great beaches but I suggest you bring your favorite girl, the quality in Bohol is lacking.

This should probably be in the Philippines thread.

[Beyond Borders]

Putting the rest of your list aside for a moment, you really expect to find a beach location in the Philippines with similar online dating prospects to....Makati?

I think you should go back to sleep. You're dreaming.

[YardDog]

Let us know when you find this dream beach city, that's cheap, has plentiful girls, pumping nightlife, and quality infrastructure.

Yeah, this is Phil thread post.

[Brodiaga]

Yeah, I'm subscribing to this thread in case somebody finds a place like that. Doesn't have to be in the Philippines either, anywhere in the world will do.

[RawGod]

(01-13-2016 08:23 AM)Brodiaga Wrote:  

Yeah, I'm subscribing to this thread in case somebody finds a place like that. Doesn't have to be in the Philippines either, anywhere in the world will do.

I've found it, but there's a pact among the million citizens who provide the great nightlife and endless dating options not to let the outside world know. Otherwise prices might go up from the ridiculously cheap levels.

[Cobra]

I think there's no doubt that you want it to be cheap since you mentioned it twice in the title of the thread.

[Beyond Borders]

Hey, do you guys mind pointing the direction to Poosy Paradise?

Just wondering.

[Brodiaga]

(01-13-2016 06:19 AM)Mr. Pink Wrote:  

Cebu City has everything you're looking for besides a decent beach. You could try the beaches in nearby Lapu-Lapu but in my experience they are shit. Your best bet would be to take a daytrip to Bohol when you're in a beachy mood; it's a two hour, 800 peso round trip ferry from what I can remember. Great beaches but I suggest you bring your favorite girl, the quality in Bohol is lacking.

This should probably be in the Philippines thread.

Cebu is definitely cheaper than Manila. Airbnb apartments can be found for almost half the price compared to similar apartments with similar logistics in Manila. Food and drinks are much cheaper as well.

The problem with Cebu, in my experience, is that while there are many girls available, many of them are ugly compared to girls in Manila. Getting laid in Cebu is just as easy as in Manila, but finding decent quality online, in night clubs, bars and shopping malls is much more difficult.

[Mr. Pink]

(01-13-2016 08:33 PM)Brodiaga Wrote:  

(01-13-2016 06:19 AM)Mr. Pink Wrote:  

Cebu City has everything you're looking for besides a decent beach. You could try the beaches in nearby Lapu-Lapu but in my experience they are shit. Your best bet would be to take a daytrip to Bohol when you're in a beachy mood; it's a two hour, 800 peso round trip ferry from what I can remember. Great beaches but I suggest you bring your favorite girl, the quality in Bohol is lacking.

This should probably be in the Philippines thread.

Cebu is definitely cheaper than Manila. Airbnb apartments can be found for almost half the price compared to similar apartments with similar logistics in Manila. Food and drinks are much cheaper as well.

The problem with Cebu, in my experience, is that while there are many girls available, many of them are ugly compared to girls in Manila. Getting laid in Cebu is just as easy as in Manila, but finding decent quality online, in night clubs, bars and shopping malls is much more difficult.

I'm not sure anywhere on the planet is gonna compare to Manila in terms of sheer volume of young, DTF 6's and 7's whether it's online or in day game. Manila > Cebu for notches every single time. Just comes down to which city's vibe works better for you. To me, Manila is an overcrowded, overpolluted shithole and I wouldn't ever want to spend more than a few days at a time there.

I go for the 2-3 deep 7+ harem with occasional switching up rather than collecting notches so Cebu was perfect for me.

[Slay it Forward]

^^ think you mean 5's and 6's Manila is definitely an overcrowded polluted shit-hole but the easiest place in the world to get laid.

This post made me laugh. Especially these things combined:

- dating market which is similar or better then makati
- cheap living
- preferably a beach on walking distance
- pedestrian friendly and ample public or taxi transport

hahaha

[Shimmy]

I'm looking for something similar where I can work part time for six figure income. Is this post serious or are we getting trolled?

[CamelToe]

I believe I found the OP's couch

   

[thoughtgypsy]

Beach, Nightlife, Cheap: Choose two.

Beach, Nightlife: Boracay. Especially near D'Mall/Station 2. It may be possible to pull off cheap, but you'll have to get pretty creative. Think slinking your way into the areas where the locals live on the northern side. Or essentially being a drifter and renting a place once every few nights to shower. I think this is the best you could hope for: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/4779857

Beach, Cheap: Many islands and coastal towns off the beaten path, just stay away from southwest Mindanao or southern Palawan.

Nightlife, Cheap: Cebu. Especially if you've got a thing for the shorter darker types. Or just get a bunch of red horses, reheat some sisig and invite over your neighbors for a drinking session.

[asdfk]

^^Thanks, the contribution I was hoping for.

The pedestrians in Cebu... Is it better then Manilla?
Or can I expect to share the roads with cars/motorbikes everywhere when walking?

[Sojourn]

^^ Yes for the most part you will be sharing the roads with everything in Cebu. Little sidewalks there except maybe in the vicinity of Ayala Mall and IT Park.

Cebu traffic can get as bad as Manila especially 4PM to 10PM, there are no highways in Cebu and less roads to cope with all the traffic, so staying in the center near Ayala is best and you won't have to deal with it as much as it's all quite close to nightlife area (Mango Square,IT Park etc)

[Corroncho]

OP, I'm sure you've figured out by now that no such place exists. But you might want to check out the Olongapo/Subic area not too far from you. It's much cheaper than Manila, a city of decent size with alright nightlife and a very modern mall area (Harbor Point/SM Olongapo) and it's a 20 minute jeepney ride to Barrio Barretto, which has decent beaches (for the Phils, anyway.) Harbor Point Mall in particular has a lot of good restaurants that cater to retirees and the U.S. servicemen who like to come ashore from the local naval base and occasionally choke out a tranny.

[Putin Closes]

Borocay nightlife is terrible. I cannot stress this enough. I've checked it out before and almost no locals just some western sausage with a few semipros.

Unless your going during a holiday / festival bring a girl with you go borocay.

[thoughtgypsy]

(01-17-2016 09:47 PM)Putin Closes Wrote:  

Borocay nightlife is terrible. I cannot stress this enough. I've checked it out before and almost no locals just some western sausage with a few semipros.

Unless your going during a holiday / festival bring a girl with you go borocay.

If your only goal with nightlife is easy lays, then this is very true. I brought a girl with me when I went, so my experience might be colored differently than those who go alone. I will say that it's not uncommon for single lower-middle class and up girls to go here as their prime vacation spot. You're going to be surrounded by other foreigners and your exotic factor will be lower than any other place in Phil. In terms of getting laid, nothing is going to beat options in Manila or Cebu. The ease of online and day game makes bars largely unnecessary for that.

But it's still possible to get girls there. Fisto and THC wrote about their experiences:
http://swooptheworld.com/boracay-trip-report/
http://swooptheworld.com/flashback-borac...sage-girl/

Boracay is a ton of fun though. There's lots of bars and even nightclubs right by the beach. They've got restaurants with delicious cuisine from all over the world, and many different things to experience: cliff diving, day spas, hookah, sunset boat rides, parasailing, 'climbing' mt luho, kitesurfing on the north side, and so on.

One day I started off with a delicious tocilog breakfast, then went kayaking and cliff diving off a 15m cliff into the warm ocean. A lunch buffet and endless beers/rum&cokes were included with the tour. Came back and took a nap on the white beach, then had a delicious Austrian meal and hung out with the owner at Mama's. Went back to D'mall for drinking and partying, then took a PHP150 trike back to the resort for a marathon bang session with my petite Pinay. Not a bad way to spend a day.

[asdfk]

I'm at Boracay right now. The beaches are beautiful. It's affordable if you look around. No easy filipino lays but that's good, that gives my dick some time to recover.

After this I'll go for an island that is half as crowded as Boracay. Probably will be less kitsch.

[cmoneyt8ker]

How are you getting any work done there? The WiFi is too slow to check an email most of the time much less work.

On that note, do you mind telling me about your cost of living in makati and the internet speed there?

[asdfk]

I didn't have any problems. There would be 1 hour outages sometimes. I think the place I was staying had like one of those smart mini routers.

Cost of living in makati is similar to boracay, only housing is more expensive in makati. Check the phi thread for more detailled info. I'd recommend Cebu over Makati, but that's based on my limited experience and preferences.

[Oneeyedjack]

(01-13-2016 05:07 AM)asdfk Wrote:  

This would mean:

- cheap living (Manila and especially Makati are too expensive)
- pedestrian friendly and ample public or taxi transport
- nightlife
- whole day electricity and wifi (i heard that on some islands there's only electricity for a few hours each day)
- preferably a beach on walking distance
- dating market which is similar or better then makati (online dating is like playing darts on a 2 cm distance from the board: it's impossible not to score)

I considered Davao and Palawan, but no nightlife.
Locals tell me conflicting stories about Cebu and Boracay. The more experienced forum members, can any one of you please recommend based on what I wrote above where I should go?

You might want to check out Dumaguete city. It's relatively inexpensive, serviceable wifi, beach city, and best of all, a University city. The girls are friendly and always looking to party. The thing to keep in mind is that its such a small city that everyone practically knows everyone else. So the girls are very conscious of their reputation. Maintaining a harem will be a challenge.

Another downside is that there is almost no nightlife. Well, very limited. You can always go to Cebu to party, just 4hrs via Oceanjet fast craft.

[esalen1]

Siargao?

I went there with g.f. It's the surfing capital of Phil's. I'm unsure about it in terms of game, but it might be a decent spot to spend some time. I believe they were in the process of getting better internet and a new airport when I was there a few months ago. I was actually thinking about buying a condo there. The fishing and surfing is great out there.

Has anyone been there?