No report could cover all of Manila. The Greenbelt 3 Mall is just one spot in Makati that I happened to hit this time. It's in the Ayala Center --the taxi driver should at least know where that is. Ayala Avenue is a main thoroughfare, like Makati Avenue.

There are restaurants like the Café Havana (CH Link) that are open until late. Plus the obligatory Starbuck's.




I went there with a masseuse whom I had met on Burgos on the last day of a prior trip. I had paid her price in pesos and then given her a C-note as a tip. (I'm very loose with my remaining C-notes on departure day.) We exchanged information and got together again.

Photos: Ann 01 02

We were at the Café Havana one night until about 1 a.m. and I don't know how late it goes. Drinks were about 100 PHP. They had live music inside and many additional tables outside. There were a lot of demimondes hanging around, some of which were do-able. When you see three to six girls sitting at a table, they're usually for hire. I knew that they were demimondes because they all made eye contact (understatement) after Ann got up to go to the ladies' room. Also, Ann told me that they were "prostitutes." (One of the enigmatic things that Filipinas do is blab where prostitutes hang out.)

We went back the next day for lunch and they had a pretty good buffet that comes to about 600 PHP per person with drinks. They had "crablets" (deep-fried baby crabs that you pop into your mouth and chew up whole), three-cheese spaghetti (with no hot dogs in it, a rarity in the Philippines), fish filets, three kinds of fresh lettuce, and of course rice and several meat dishes.

Ann is quite a dish herself! The first time I saw her breasts I couldn't get over it. "Sweetheart, how can these possibly be so perfect?" Her reply: "I am eighteen."

She is amazingly low maintenance vis-à-vis Thai eighteen year-olds. She didn't demand anything, and she was very affectionate and lovable. A very cute kitten. Wonderful girl. She made me understand why so many guys marry Filipinas.

Photos: Ann 03 04

I saw another side of her when we took a taxi back from the mall. This was kind of amusing. I think it was a "chicken" taxi because it was kind of ratty, and (so that you can beware) the sign on its roof just said Über.

We told the driver to take us back to the hotel, but he didn't know where it was. This is a big well-known hotel in Makati. I asked "How can he not know where it is?" Ann was talking to the driver Tagalog. He made two U-turns around a center divider, took us back to the mall, and screeched to a halt. Ann told me to get out, so we did. Once out of the taxi, Ann said something to the driver in Tagalog and SLAMMED the taxi door! BANG! The driver then opened his door, stuck his head out, and said something else. (Probably called her a whore.)

My name is Costar. I sleep with cute eighteen year-olds. And I'm a Mormon.

Costar: Thanks for sharing your photos of the lovely Ann with us. You said you paid her fee in PHP, how much? Was she well compensated for hanging out with you at that mall? Were the freelancers at the Cafe Havana, cute? Any idea how much they would have charged you?

Very cute thanks for the effort! I could actually get past the nose on this one. Blazers and I don't agree on much but we are in agreement when it comes to the prevalence of ugly wide Filipina noses.

I'm new here, so I don't completely understand all this. Dod you tip her $100?

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@Top: Yes, some of the freelancers were cute. That's what I meant by "do-able." I was not inclined to snap any while there with my date, though.

Once again: this mall is but one little venue to check out if you happen to be in Makati and are tiring of Burgos and the other scenes mentioned in this report.

The standard rate for the masseuses patrolling Burgos is 2000 pesos for "short time" full service. (Will report on masseuses in another segment.) I just gave her the extra $100 as I was splitting for the airport after our first meeting to increase the chance that I would see her again, and it apparently worked.

Before anyone says anything about it: I didn't mean to go off on Mormons, I'm just sick of the "I'm a Mormon" commercials whenever I go to play a game at m-w.com, or go anywhere else on the WWW. They're advertising heavily due to Romney's candidacy, obviously.

We are talking 100PHP not $100USD tip?

100PHP would DECREASE the chances of seeing someone again, it screams "cheap Charlie."

Of course, US$100 is a little over the top as a parting tip IMHO.

Greenbelt Mall is one of the better places to find working freelancers outside of Burgos. But a couple of cautions should be kept in mind.

Dealing with freelancers in the PI can be dicey. The police sometimes work in cahoots with underaged girls with fake IDs to entrap foreign guys and extract huge bribes. Caveat emptor...

Cafe Havana is a known hangout for whores, but also normal girls in groups go there to watch the show. Be careful who you approach.

Some whores also work outside at the Starbucks, but be extra cautious there, as it's a favorite spot for trannies to hook up with clients.

I wonder if the Nuns were there to watch the show or if they were just working girls catering to some kind of kink.

This shot does more justice to her legs:

Photo: Ann 05