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DAY 11: Ferry to Batangas/ Bus to Manila / Poon with Danielle, freelancer @ Amazonia STARTING THE SOLO LEG OF MY JOURNEY:) Another beautiful bangka ride across resplendent ocean scenery from Sabang to Batangas. I part from my 10-day guide and new-found friend J at the Batangas ferry pier...

What ails the Philippines? Hey brother, This issue is a real biggie: Why the hell are most Filipinos so dirt-poor when their closest neighbors—the Taiwanese, Japanese, Koreans, Singaporeans, Hongers, even the Thais and Chinese—are doing so much better? For all it's worth, here's my...

On the pros and cons of choosing bargirls vs. freelances Hey wiinky, Thanks for your interest. Yeah, I read the same warnings: —freelancers are more likely to carry disease (because they don't get tested weekly, like bargirls); —they're more likely to steal from your room; and —they're...

Always good to read a post by our resident psychologist Hey Alex, Thanks for your scintillating input. A hobby psychologist once did that old Myers-Briggs personality test on me and labelled me an INTJ. But I don't care about labels which are invariably simplistic—just live my life as...

Reflective interlude & thanks to PERB members who're cheering me on Now that I've posted 10 day's worth of reviews (with 16 days left to go:)), perhaps I better pause and respond to constructive comments. Some posters are probably angry that their strong adverse reactions to my travel report...

DAY 10: Puerto Galera / Overnighter with Apple @ Midnight bar in Sabang My buddy J and I spend the rest of the afternoon on the LIKI TIKI bar, one of 2 floating bars just off Sabang. There're quite a few working girls but hardly any customers, despite the bar's spectacular location. It even...

DAY 10: Puerto Galera / Poon with Rose, Sabang freelancer J and I take an afternoon stroll along the ocean to Laguna Beach, a resort on the other side of a rocky ridge jutting out into the water. Just like in Sabang, the whole beachfront here is jammed with hotels, and the water is packed...

DAY 10: Puerto Galera / repeat with Dorothea, Sabang freelancer Had arranged to meet Dorothea at 11am—but at 9am she stalks me on the way to breakfast with my buddies. Or perhaps this place, right in front of the hotel, is just where she usually waits for customers? I am not too thrilled being...

DAY 9: Trip to Batangas & ferry to Puerto Galera / Poon w Dorothea, Sabang freelancer Catch a bus from Angeles to Manila. The fare, on Manila Metro Lines, costs only P150—whereas both Swagman & Southern Cross charge P600. As J guessed, the cheap bus would fill up by the time it reached Fields...

DAY 8: Angeles / overnighter with Belinda @ Nifty's bar, Perimeter Exhausted but exhilarated after my tryst with Joanna, I go to the Tomobe hotel again and get the same massage as yesterday: 2 girls, 4 hands. Blisses me out even further. Belinda calls around 10pm: the kinky lady from Nifty's...

DAY 8: Angeles / Joanna @ Matrix Brawn bar, Perimeter After dark we check out a Perimeter bar called "Matrix Brawn." Wonder who thought of that name. Inside it's almost as dark as outside. There's only 1 candle illuminating the whole bar. We learn, the owner didn't pay her electricity bill...

DAY 8: Angeles / Poon with Mary Rose @ Lovely Paradise Resto Bar, Raymond St. Early afternoon we drift back to the area with the cheapest—and surprisingly, some of the youngest and prettiest—bargirls in Angeles: BLOW ROW, which consists of a series of self-styled "wine bars" on Raymond & Santos...

DAY 7: Bus back to Angeles / Poon with Jamaica @ Bar Rio upstairs, Perimeter, Angeles After parting from Gladys I go to a nearby ATM, and both my debit cards work like charm. A pleasant bus ride back with J. Then I get a 4-hands massage at the new massage place in the Tomobe Hotel. At around...

Why persist in posting, in the face of haters? COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE ON A POST I READ LAST NIGHT, SINCE DELETED BY THE MOD: Wow brother, Take it, you're not into "spreading the wealth and reaping the joy" through traveling hobbyism? Not a big fan of detailed reports, eh? And reading...

DAY 6: Subic / overnighter with Gladys @ one of the smaller Barrio Barretto bars Incredible day: morning nookie with Joanne; nice afternooner with Dianne; and now an overnighter with Gladys... First triple-header for me in a while. None of these girls had any condoms on her! After leaving...

DAY 6: Subic/ Poon with Dianne @ Treasure Island Floating Bar Around noon I hook up with J and go to Sitting Bull restaurant for chicken lunch. We run into a chatty and impressive character named Richard, one of many retired ex-pats living in Subic. Tell J, I'm fine spending the afternoon by...

DAY 5: Subic / Overnighter with Joanne @ Shagger's Rest Floating Bar I go for a morning swim on the beach just in front of my hotelroom: sunny, peaceful, heavenly. Get together with J & N at their hotel. Sadly, N's kneecap is swollen, and his wife is coming by SUV, from a town 6 hrs away, to...

Well, for all it's worth—here are my resolutions for 2014: 1. Stay positive, whatever the adversity. 2. Be endlessly patient with people that cross my path. 3. Have the courage to speak my truth and to walk my talk. 4. Do regular exercise and practice proper nutrition. 5. DO NOT STIFLE MY...

Well, for all it's worth—here are my resolutions for 2014: 1. Stay positive, whatever the adversity. 2. Be endlessly patient with people that cross my path. 3. Have the courage to speak my truth and to walk my talk. 4. Do regular exercise and practice proper nutrition. 5. DO NOT STIFLE MY...

DAY 4: Bus trip to Subic / Poon with Joanne @ Shagger's Rest Floating Bar Our merry trio takes the 9am Southern Cross bus to the part of Subic Bay that's called "Barrio Barretto" and which consists of hotels, bars full of girls, and ex-pat condos. Lovely scenery along the way: a looming...