^ I'm in Manila now (since November), and yes something has definitely dramatically changed here. This isn't a whining post, just telling it like it is - if you aren't willing to put in game, or aren't high in the looks department, you aren't getting much.
Not sure if forums like RVF (or blog posts like this) are to blame, or it's just the natural progression of a 3rd world developing country. And I don't sense any 'American feminism' here at the moment, so I wouldn't rush to blame that.
It's just that putting your average white face on Tinder or Cupid doesn't really work too well anymore. Unless you're willing to fuck girls that nobody else is willing to fuck, that is.
You'll still get interest, replies and so on, and yeah the occasional lay too, but to close the deal plenty and often with girls at least remotely worth spending a night with -- bring good looks or bring game, or strike out. Bringing 'being a foreigner' has become close to ineffective.
Once you're willing to put in the effort girls may still end up being easier than in other countries. But it's not "stupid easy" to get laid here anymore, there's no denying that.
I've been here for going on four years now and that becomes more true every year. I'm not saying I agree with the cause but the effect is real. (Not just me but my non-forum friends agree)
A Night out in Manila – Report with Pics
(2 bangs, 1 night)
(And a Same Day Lay gone wrong… but Daygame gone right)
I originally had no interest in visiting anywhere in the Philippines other than Boracay (datasheet here). However, I was in Boracay for too long and got bored of it so I cut my trip short and decided to meet my boy Dave in Manila.
Got in Saturday afternoon and checked into my 5 star hotel (treated myself, it was awesome). Decent price though I’m not sure it was really a game-changer in terms of getting girls. They didn’t seem keener to fuck me when I told them where I was staying. It was more just icing on the cake.
First, Dave and I went to the gym and got food. I was really tired as I had only slept 4 or 5 hours tops the night before but couldn’t fall asleep for a quick power nap. Oh well, I rally and we head out to Valkyrie, which by all accounts seems to be the best, or at least best-known, club in Manila. Dave and I were able to get in for free on a guestlist, which was dope (cover is usually 1000 peso or 20USD).
I have to say the club itself was very nice. Good music (head bobbing the whole time), lighting, décor, the works. However, it was a bit “scene” that night (not sure if that’s every night) and not good for pickup. That is, almost everyone seemed to be on a table or with a group.
Also, for a club of Valkyrie’s caliber, I expected there to be way hotter girls. There were definitely hot girls, but the average was quite low – Dave said there were a lot of fatties and I agree. Would say the average girl was a 4 or 5.
There were a few Westerners here and there, girls and guys, with the girls being ugly or just ok. There were a decent amount of Koreans maybe ~5-10% of the people, girls were at best Korean 8s but mostly ok.
Valkyrie (starting at 0:45):
I made a few approaches here and there but nothing really worth mentioning except maybe one set. I approached a Korean coming out of the bathroom. She was a 6 at best but she was young (1997) and seemed keen. However, she was with a big group and I kept getting cockblocked by her friends.
Dave went home and I asked some dude for a piece of gum. I originally was thinking this dude was the PUA Mark Manson or Entropy4 on here because he looked exactly the same. We started talking about girls and traveling and he talked about shit no one except an RVF reader would know and it turned out he lurks haha. Anyway, guy’s a party animal and we were just pounding drinks (was planning on having a “chill night”…)
He ended up going to the afterhours club Time before me (closes at 7 or 8am) and I follow suit a bit later around 5 or 5:30. Time is tiny and more of a minimal or deep house scene with very dark lighting. Another place that probably isn’t the best for picking up.
I approached a few girls and apparently got the number of at least one who texted me the next day (to go out again – yea right, so hungover). Eventually I approached some short Filipina like 5’1” or 155cm. She wasn’t bad, a 6. Cute face but tiny. I tried to pull her a few times and she kept saying “later.” I forgot what I said but at one point I basically give her an ultimatum and we left together around 6am or so (it was bright out at that point, hate that feeling).
All the while, I was lowkey texting the Korean girl, who at that point had left Valkyrie and was eating with her friends. I told her to meet me in front of my hotel.
I took the Filipina back and banged her. I think she was a hooker because she had a couple of trashy-looking tattoos, fucked ok, and was “from Boracay” (lot of girls there seemed to be hookers). She wanted to sleep over but I didn’t really want that because I don’t trust 3rd world girls (or most girls in general) because I think they will jack my shit.
The Korean girl tells me she’s in the lobby so I say some bullshit to the Filipina like “my sister is here and wants to talk to me” and tell her to go down with me but pretend she doesn’t know me. She sees through the bullshit and is sad and asks for taxi money to go home. I give her whatever change I have (320 peso or a little less than 7 USD). Not sure if that was p4p but I’ll chalk it up as a lay.
Anyway, the Korean girl is luckily not really looking at the elevator area and is sitting charging her phone. I say hi and we go up and bang at like 7:30 or 8am. Was absolutely wiped the next day.
A Same Day Lay Gone Wrong + First Daygame Bang? (Pics)
So Dave and I decided to do some daygame today.
Got a couple numbers and Instagrams but I was really just going for the same day lay aka meet a girl and bring her to my place right then and there.
One of the girls was an actual model flying to Milan in a couple of days with like 40,000 Instagram followers. So I’m saying she was an actual model, not some dumb ho who saves up for a Groupon to get pics taken of her then upload them to Instagram. Her face was just ok though but she had that model swag and was a super chill person like giving my steady eye contact throughout the interaction and very calm and composed - most girls were a little shy or hesitant. Not gonna lie; your boy was working up a slight sweat but managed to keep a poker face for this modela .
But the weirdest approach was this girl who, from far away, looked hot. I walked up and she was like a 5 wearing plain clothes (for some reason Dave and I thought she was wearing a hot dress).
I thought it was going well so I said let’s go back and watch Korean shows (we were talking about it) and all of a sudden, she says ok but give me money.
What the fuck? This was really surprising because she looked totally normal, dressed in a t-shirt and some normal pants (again, not hot either – I just wanted the SDL). Also, it wasn’t like I was at a hooker bar, I was just in the outdoor area of a really nice mall (Greenbelt). Apparently, her and her friend get “clients” there sometimes? Like she is a student and said she goes once a week to this area to get customers. I don’t really know how the “transaction” happens as I doubt that many people would go up to some random girl unless they were in on PUA. Thoughts??
Edit: Hahaha so I’ve been told there’s a famous hooker place right in that area called Café Havana. Really surprising because it’s just the plaza area of a really nice mall.
~Later that night~
So even though I didn’t get the “SDL,” one of the girls I had daygamed earlier came through.
At the mall, she looked ok – would give her a 6 sober so maybe 7 drunk. She had lots of makeup but smelled nice (big for me). I literally saved her in my phone as “Cute Short Manila Smells Good” or something. Of the two numbers I got, 1 responded (her). I sent a message around midnight asking her what she was doing. (Full convo included below)
While I was talking to a forum member late at night, she sends me a text at 1:30 asking if I’m up. You know what that means. However, she was being difficult and seemed super drunk. After saying bye to the RVF member, I did some stuff and had to wait from like 3-4. I figured, oh well, since my trip is coming to an end and I didn’t have anything planned for the next day.
I’m a bit disappointed when she shows up because she looks rough from the drinking and is smoking, too (I don’t mind smoking that much but combined with the fact she was wasted it was trashy to me). She said she had killed half a bottle of tequila with her friend or maybe that was the amount she drank by herself, not sure. Regardless, I was kind of disgusted at that point.
We go up and I’m not really motivated to hit it but I do anyway. Of course I turn on the lights and there’s blood on my dick and shit. Though I will admit she was a good lay, which was a redeeming factor for her. But not redeeming enough where I wanted her to sleep over. I bullshit her saying I had to make a call for work and got her an Uber. Fuck it’s so late right now (6am) and it’s not like I even went out or anything.
That wasn’t an “SDL” but I think it was my first daygame bang or maybe first bang where I purposely went out to the mall or whatever to daygame, got a number, and closed (that day) vs. randomly getting a number going about my day.
I knew I was not losing my mind when I was getting poor results and thought it wasnt that great. So I was right to have chosen to leave and tour elsewhere.
I am one to look to to ask how it is. I spent a few years. The typical day was chating with lots of chicks every morning and ensuring a fair number were lined up for each day, just in case. What happens? Most insist on meeting at a certain mall far from my condo, most common being MOA just because they are living too far away. What am I gonna do all the way at MOA? Talk about the same "im happy im in the Philippines" or "its snowing now at home", and then go back alone to the condo? I end up bailing out, sometimes from all of them. Often they pick MOA when my mall although less popular, could be a tad bit closer to them than MOA is. Yes game will get you it, but so will it anywhere else like Dallas, Tokyo or Milan. Since I came expecting way easier due to low game, I got stuck many days with nothing. I averaged 1 new bang every aprox. 5 1/2 days I was active.
I think if you are 10 minutes away, or less, from girls, you stand a good chance. But you cant be in 2 districts at once, but often different prospects are spread around the metro and Manila is huge people so far apart so many prospects seem to wither away. And it seems if they are not really close, they dont bother to come as they are not that inclined. So either they flake or I flake on them because that mall they insist on aint close enough to the condo. Sometimes I get lucky and they come from afar, though not good quality. But not every day bang.
I need to keep messaging them to keep them in contact, they rarely do so by their own initiative in Manila. They dont seem that interested in meeting. It seems the missing thing in Manila is exotic factor, something you get way outside it. But get out there and guess what? Conservativeness takes over as cockblock once you go far from Manila.
So it is Manila where they really seem not to care about meeting you if are not 7 minutes away, or province where they are literally jumping on you, but wont put out because they are so damn conservative! Gensan and Ozamiz cities get you rockstar status, but never mind as they steer clear of your hotel like as if its a caldera spitting lava.
I haven't, but have always been curious. Based on the risk factor I would imagine Gensan would be better than Ozamiz though both are much more risky than Manila, in my opinion. You will certainly stick out in those cities, especially Ozamiz. I came close to meeting a girl in Ozamiz, but after a lot of research I decided it wasn't worth the risk.
(01-10-2017 06:49 AM)Onto Wrote: Have you been to Gensan and Ozamiz?
I haven't, but have always been curious. Based on the risk factor I would imagine Gensan would be better than Ozamiz though both are much more risky than Manila, in my opinion. You will certainly stick out in those cities, especially Ozamiz. I came close to meeting a girl in Ozamiz, but after a lot of research I decided it wasn't worth the risk.
I spent ample time in both and experienced going after women a couple times thats why I was able to cite these.
Both were the same regarding conservativeness and my 'caldera statement' couldnt have been truer. Finding a girl that wont treat your hotel like a volcano summit is not an easy task in these 2 cities.
Again this is why the country is far from perfect in terms of ease. The higher exotic status you get as you move away from Manila, the more conservative the women get. The closer you get to the most liberated parts, less interested they seem to be.
(01-10-2017 07:14 AM)Gpx90210 Wrote: I'm sorry dude, but if you can't get laid in Manila there is something seriously wrong with you. How do you dress? Approach? Use tinder?
In line with what the others discussed, noone said about 'not getting laid', it is Asia afterall. But not exactly swimming in pussy and referring to the fact that it is not "stupid easy" as Malo put it.
Experiences like all these flakes, distant mall proposals, and poor level of interest from a number of them all erode the significant number that seemed possible and seem to be factors to why these forum members are saying this and the first and last points show how the girls certainly dont appear to be throwing themselves at you as it first appeared.
As the first 2 members have stated, game appears needed to lessen the likelihood of poor results.
I'll be there in 2 weeks for a much needed break from the cold New England winter.
Do I need a VPN or anything to use my American Netflix account? I'm going to buy an unlocked phone for the trip as well, is it worth it to but a 4g LTE phone or is 4g capable enough? I'll use WiFi as often as I can but I'd like to use data to navigate with GPS and use apps.
Any recommendations on Globe vs Smart? I've read its a toss up.
Is it a good idea to assume that cash is king? From what I understand it's a cash society so not the best place to rely on credit cards. I can book rooms and flights online and Uber etc through apps but for the rest I was just planning on relying on cash I'll bring and exchange as I need it. Sound like a good idea?
Multinational retail chains generally take mastercard and visa, but you'll be paying inflated prices. Any place that takes plastic will cost a lot more than a local one. The internet is slow enough that it doesn't really matter which you take, it just depends for texting with girls.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: Do I need a VPN or anything to use my American Netflix account?
I don't think so. I can use my Filipino netflix account in Europe.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: I'm going to buy an unlocked phone for the trip as well, is it worth it to but a 4g LTE phone or is 4g capable enough? I'll use WiFi as often as I can but I'd like to use data to navigate with GPS and use apps.
LTE is better but it probably won't make a major difference. The mobile internet here isn't really good enough for general use anyway and you'll need wifi to browse properly but for gps, booking an uber, scrolling through facebook I don't think having 4g or LTE will make much difference.
If you really are planning on only using mobile data though or anticipate using it a lot when you're out, I'd go for LTE!
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: Any recommendations on Globe vs Smart? I've read its a toss up.
Go for Globe.
In terms of the service they provide and value for money, Smart is probably a little better. However it costs a premium to call or text people on the network that you're not on and most people in Manila use Globe so it makes much more sense to get Globe. If you get Smart, you'll have to pay extra to call and text people on Globe and the people on Globe probably only have minutes to globe, not spare load, so won't be able to call you.
In some places outside of Manila, Smart is more popular so if you're not staying in Manila, it's not necessary to choose Globe.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: Is it a good idea to assume that cash is king? From what I understand it's a cash society so not the best place to rely on credit cards. I can book rooms and flights online and Uber etc through apps but for the rest I was just planning on relying on cash I'll bring and exchange as I need it. Sound like a good idea?
Yup that's the best idea. Even in places that do accept credit card, it's a long process where they have to type in lots of things to the till, print and sign lots of receipts then type some more things into the till and lots of cashiers don't really know how to do it with a foreign card.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: I'll be there in 2 weeks for a much needed break from the cold New England winter.
Do I need a VPN or anything to use my American Netflix account? I'm going to buy an unlocked phone for the trip as well, is it worth it to but a 4g LTE phone or is 4g capable enough? I'll use WiFi as often as I can but I'd like to use data to navigate with GPS and use apps.
You do not need a VPN for Netflix. In fact, Netflix seems to not work with my VPN, so I don't use a VPN at all and Netflix is fine.
4G is fine, but if the price isn't much different I would get the 4G LTE.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: Any recommendations on Globe vs Smart? I've read its a toss up.
Definitely Globe.
Get a prepaid SIM at 7/11 or at many Globe stands at the malls, buy a top-up card, and then activate the internet deal of 50P for 5 days for 350MB and unlimited text, plus free Viber (or another messaging app). Reactivate every 5 days. Check their website for all the details.
You can also get a Globe SIM at the airport but they'll force you to buy a very large amount of credit there, which you may end up not using for a short stay.
(01-10-2017 02:58 PM)aeroektar Wrote: Is it a good idea to assume that cash is king?
Definitely use cash (i.e. bring USD). The exchange rate your card company will use plus the % commission on foreign currency will cost you. Instead, bring USD and change them at a reputable exchange like Sanry's or Czarina (they are everywhere, check Google).
There is no commission and you should be given a rate of no more than 25P below the mid market rate for USD/PHP, you can't beat that. The caveat is that you're carrying cash from home. Note that if you bring another currency (e.g. EUR), the rates are not as good.
(11-19-2016 07:06 AM)Gpx90210 Wrote: Paul B - I was just there. (Almost) Everything you said couldn't be further from the truth. I've been there every year since 2014. How old are you?
Are you in shape? Do you dress well?
Generally the foreigners looked down upon are the fat 40 year old men who dress like shit. I didn't have any problems when I was there. At all. Zero.
However, I would agree that the women do seem more bitchy in the clubs and bars than in 2014. But tinder is still a goldmine. I had no problems getting quality pussy.
I met a senators daughter, fucked her. She told me to be careful in Manila but outside that there were no issues with getting fucked with.
The vast majority of this shit is media hype. I talked to several people and many have never seen a dead body. The consensus is that as long as you stay out of the slums and don't be a fucking dick and fuck with the wrong people you'll be fine.
Same here. Coming from Bangkok (which has legitimately gotten more competitive) Manila was a poosy paradise and tinder was a nonstop gold mine. I went to a club where literally I could just go up to any girl and have her. Girls went straight up to my apartment no hassle. And by the way i'm 30yo and 5"5, not a tall guy, decently good looking but not bad.
And as far as the "40 year old men that dress like shit" I saw so many of them around with multiple girls, sometimes I even wondered if they actually prefer older men.
Even compared to Jakarta, which is pretty easy, Manila is by far the easiest place to get laid on the planet. Its hard for me to believe its getting that much harder because simply put, all these aussie and european bros usually skip the Phillippines, and if they do come they usually go straight to Borocay or Palawan.
I think it will still be many years until Manila gets tougher, or maybe it might even get easier as all the crazy stuff Duerte says and does could be scaring foreigners away.
Honestly man, if you can't get laid in Manila, shit I don't even know what to say. I NEVER get laid form nightgame in Europe or even south america and I was pulling chicks from clubs in Manila back to my condo left and right... (btw this was in Nov 2016)
The question is not about getting laid. Pretty much anyone with an ounce of game or different skin color can get laid here. The question is if you can get good enough quality here without the extra effort.
I find that, after being in the Phils for almost a year now, that it's definitely harder now compared to 3-4 years ago when I was here first time. BUT this is for cute, somewhat hot chicks. For decent looking white guys in their 20s there are definitely better options in terms of locations to set up shop. I pull better looking chicks in Bangkok through nightgame or online for example.
LatinoHeat, try walking into any club with quality girls, Revel or similar, and I promise it won't be that easy. Average/somewhat cute chicks are in abundance in many places sure but that gets old fast.
Then again, you're still cruising around in "easy mode" here so no more ranting. Life's good in the Phils in many ways. More people should come visit.
Thanks for the info guys, if anyone wants to grab a beer and hang out PM me, I'm landing in Manila but I'm going to bounce around the islands for a month.
I've been here since 2006 and this place has changed dramatically.
Now far more Korean, Chinese and Malaysian guys on the ground, throwing money around like confetti!
Also, social media has played it's part and a lot of these girls have virtual bf's sending them WU....!!!
The whiteknight struck out in Valkyrie and this does not surprise me. Cunt of a place, and unless you are going to get kidded and book a table with P30K consumable etc the birds in there are not interested....now more than ever it is all about the PESOnality!
Time which is just around the corner from P.Burgos is a freelance joint!
I'm not saying you won't get up to ya nuts in guts in the Philippines, indeed the immigration will give you a handbag on your way out of the country should you fail to get your end away, but if you want to be scrumping the best apples on the tree, you need to be holding the folding
(01-11-2017 12:44 AM)PacFan Wrote: The whiteknight struck out in Valkyrie and this does not surprise me. Cunt of a place, and unless you are going to get kidded and book a table with P30K consumable etc the birds in there are not interested....now more than ever it is all about the PESOnality!
Amen to that. I think it was the only place in Manila it's hard to get laid. Which is funny because when I went I struck out left and right but had multiple girls I talked to on tinder who were there and couldn't find them but banged over the next few days.
For anyone saying how hard the Philippines is, you are doing something wrong. If you complain about the easiest place in the world then it's time to either improve what you're doing or throw in the towel. Just because you're white in the Philippines doesn't mean you don't need to make a shred of effort. You should be putting in full effort to make sure you get the hottest possible. If girls won't come to your location then go to the best location. If someone is fishing and not catching anything they are better off rowing their boat to a good spot than complaining that there's no fish there.
I wouldn't say struck out; I just generally don't approach groups or tables, which was basically everybody (especially hot girls). Not only that, it wasn't like some places in Korea where girls will get picked up and brought to tables by guys but it seemed a lot of people came together.
Dave and I also noticed Filipino guys are protective (and in my opinion, smart).
Even if a girl goes to the bathroom, the guy stands outside the entire time guarding her and waiting for her to come out.
(01-10-2017 10:51 PM)daswasser Wrote: The question is not about getting laid. Pretty much anyone with an ounce of game or different skin color can get laid here. The question is if you can get good enough quality here without the extra effort.
I find that, after being in the Phils for almost a year now, that it's definitely harder now compared to 3-4 years ago when I was here first time. BUT this is for cute, somewhat hot chicks. For decent looking white guys in their 20s there are definitely better options in terms of locations to set up shop. I pull better looking chicks in Bangkok through nightgame or online for example.
LatinoHeat, try walking into any club with quality girls, Revel or similar, and I promise it won't be that easy. Average/somewhat cute chicks are in abundance in many places sure but that gets old fast.
Then again, you're still cruising around in "easy mode" here so no more ranting. Life's good in the Phils in many ways. More people should come visit.
OK guys, I did get a table at Valkerie and did go with a crew, you guys got me on that one. I also showed up to dates very well dressed (some might even say overdressed), and stayed at a nice 1br on one of the top floors of the Gramercy so i'm sure all that stuff helped, but honestly that stuff is not that hard to change. Just wear a nice fitted sportcoat over your t-shirt, fitted pants and comfortable dress shoes your good to go. Don't associate yourself with the slobs and don't be one.
There was another club which I will definetely not mention here that truly was hot ass girls throwing themselves at me. I would go up to a group and they would all fight over me. I saw some guys not doing well in said club because they were total wallflowers and wouldn't approach at all. Hell, even in the phillipines you have to approach If you're going on in the Phillipines and not getting anything its not becuase you're "asian" or "short" its because you aren't approaching.
Also my pictures on tinder are flawless, each one carefully crafted to depict and important different aspect of myself, if your pictures on tinder aren't killer, then fix it. My highest converting picture is me in a huge ass first class suite on a 787, holding champagne with this incredibly smug smile.
Some might say its unfair, but i'd say its more unfair I had to work my ass of so hard to build muscles, dress well, spent 5 years working on my online business till it finally started making really good bookoo cash and have good game just to barely qualify for the same pussy a 5"11 who has no game and doesn't dress well at all gets for free. If I was tall I would be the laziest motherfucker on the planet, i probably would have never left the states or be on RVF. Maybe its best I have that handicap to keep me motivated.
Out of maybe 8 girls I banged in Phils only one I think would rate below a 6 and one was truly a solid 8.
(01-11-2017 02:39 AM)LatinoHeat Wrote: OK guys, I did get a table at Valkerie and did go with a crew, you guys got me on that one. I also showed up to dates very well dressed (some might even say overdressed), and stayed at a nice 1br on one of the top floors of the Gramercy so i'm sure all that stuff helped, but honestly that stuff is not that hard to change. Just wear a nice fitted sportcoat over your t-shirt, fitted pants and comfortable dress shoes your good to go. Don't associate yourself with the slobs and don't be one.
There was another club which I will definetely not mention here that truly was hot ass girls throwing themselves at me. I would go up to a group and they would all fight over me. I saw some guys not doing well in said club because they were total wallflowers and wouldn't approach at all. Hell, even in the phillipines you have to approach If you're going on in the Phillipines and not getting anything its not becuase you're "asian" or "short" its because you aren't approaching.
Also my pictures on tinder are flawless, each one carefully crafted to depict and important different aspect of myself, if your pictures on tinder aren't killer, then fix it. My highest converting picture is me in a huge ass first class suite on a 787, holding champagne with this incredibly smug smile.
Some might say its unfair, but i'd say its more unfair I had to work my ass of so hard to build muscles, dress well, spent 5 years working on my online business till it finally started making really good bookoo cash and have good game just to barely qualify for the same pussy a 5"11 who has no game and doesn't dress well at all gets for free. If I was tall I would be the laziest motherfucker on the planet, i probably would have never left the states or be on RVF. Maybe its best I have that handicap to keep me motivated.
Out of maybe 8 girls I banged in Phils only one I think would rate below a 6 and one was truly a solid 8.
Not sure if your reply was directed at me. I'm certainly not associating with any slobs, I would for example not prefer to stay in Gramercy.
Anyways, my point was that for the amount of effort it takes to bag the hotter chicks here, especially at clubs, my ROI is actually higher in several other places. Other Asian cities and especially Northern Europe comes to mind. And I agree with you about approaching, same as anywhere else. Hot pussy won't magically fall into your lap.
I see no conflicting experiences here to be honest.
The "I'm a slob but whatever, I'll just go to Manila and put my average pic on tinder and slay 7's" era is pretty much over, unless you are willing to sponsor.
If you got your shit together and put in the work you'll be fine.
In a strange way, I actually feel relieved by the way things are now.
Apparently when pussy comes too easy, it messes with your head in a bad way. Things make more sense now lol. Game is on.