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Just because you're abroad doesn't mean that you should let your guard down. Like in the Philippines, avoid street walkers, and peddlers offering girls. Sa Japan nga, they drug you and practically imprison you in a Kabukicho bar, paano pa sa Vietnam? There's no need to engage that much risk just to have sex. As long as it's not a legit spa for foreigners and women, almost all spas in Vietnam offer "boom-boom". Walang hiya-hiya doon. Kahit hindi cubicle type ang kwarto, maraming thera game sa ATW kahit sa CR niyo pa gawin. You will know it when you see it. Most of us here know naman what a legit spa and a spakol looks like. They're scattered all around HCM and Hanoi, you just have to go around a bit. It's not cheap though. Halos kaparehas presyo dito.

Bihira na ang ganyan ngayon. Kung sino ang lalakeng may pera, sila pa ang wais sa pagpili ng asawa. Usually kapwa nilang mayaman ang napapangasawa nila. Hanggang gf or jowa lang yung mga babaeng they find attractive pero hindi "same pedigree" sa kanila.

House and lot is only good if you're living in an upscale environment. Pag dinadaanan ng mga tambay, sakit siya sa ulo. Maraming masamang elemento sa Pinas. Ang mga adik pag nangailangan ng pera ang unang iniisip nyan sino pwedeng nakawan.

I miss chilling at my own condo. I am always reminded why I moved out before. Buong araw talaga magulo at maingay sa bahay kasi ang dami namin. Kung medyo umayos ulit income ko, kukuha ulit ako ng condo.

Most Filipinos just look at the gross salary without factoring in the cost of living. Employment is no different from running a business. If you're able to sell an item for 100,000 but the cost is 95,000, you're worse off than someone selling an item for 10,000 but the cost is 3,000. If it's just money, yung net savings mo sa abroad, kaya mo rin maipon dito kasi mura ang cost of living dito. Ang problema lang talaga dito, your lifestyle eventually hits a ceiling because of poor infrastructure. Someone earning 100K a month here lives a lifestyle not so far off from someone earning 2M a month. Parehong stuck sa traffic, parehong napapara ng traffic enforcer, sa parehong resto lang din kayo kumakain. At walang variety ng chicks dito. 99% of the time you're with Pinays. So kung gusto mo makatry ng ibang lahi or ayaw mo sa culture ng pinoy, wala kang choice.

Pansin ko, ayaw ng pinoy na sila ang naghihintay. Kaya lagi sila late

Its the same crowd and the same food you get in metro manila, but with sand. Thats just my personal opinion though. I love Boracay but at some point the price becomes unreasonable.

Walang sense na ang airfare papuntang Boracay. Around 13 to 14K per person. Samantalang 12K lang papuntang Taiwan.

JTV. Kailangan once a week either Saturday or Sunday night. Unfortunately wala kasi ako kasama madalas lumabas, kaya that's the most socializing I get on weekends. Doon na rin ako nagddinner. It's expensive. Maybe 6-7K per visit. But I realized it's a cost I'm willing to undertake kaysa sa nababaliw sa bahay whole weekend.

Songdo is a university-business district. Better head to Incheon. The anmabangs are usually beside police stations and government offices. You wouldn't miss them. You need to be able to speak some Korean though.

Any legitimately rich people would know that there's zero benefit from bragging that you're rich because: 1. Uutangan ka lang; 2. You will attract the wrong type of women, the gold diggers and 3. If you lose your wealth by some unfortunate circumstances, people have something to say. But it's also not good to be frugal. Always live a dignified life kasi may mukha din wife and kids mo. My entire childhood, my parents were extremely frugal even though we're financially comfortable. I think girls thought I was poor kaya hindi ako sinagot ng lahat ng niligawan ko when I was still studying.

Sa totoo lang our hobby was more fun around 2-3 decades ago. It was way cheaper back then and the FV/BV was far higher than the average right now. To tell you how cheap it was, I was a college student on allowance and I was even able to regularly go every 2 weeks. Now I'm working and it even takes me a while to save up for a visit. Kaya hindi ko pinagsisihan yung nagastos ko throughout the decades, kasi hindi na ulit babalik yung ganyang rates na tipong twice a week pwede ka pumunta.

Actually, a Japan trip is not as cheap as it was a few years back because of the plane tickets. I used to ride JAL and just paid 22K a few years ago. Now due to the insatiable demand by tourists, its already 40K+. It doesn't even make any sense. Plain and simple price gouging.

Actually it does not pay to delay travelling because prices constantly increase. I didn't regret going to the US several years ago because back then the US was cheap. Airfare was just $700, hotels were just around $120 and you can easily eat out with $20. Now expect your airfare to be $1400, hotels are $250-300 and $20 will just get you something at a food truck. Japan is probably the only exception. For those already conscious during the 90's, you'd know how expensive it is back then. Late 90's, ramen was already 250 pesos. A subway ride was also 200 a pop. It was a status symbol as only rich people and japayukis were able to go to Japan. Kaya swerte mga tao these days.

Surprisingly, there are a lot of rooms in Makati under 2K that are not bad. Just make sure to sleep with your clothes to avoid mites. I sometimes have successive meetings in Makati and I get a room so I have somewhere to stay the entire day. Its cheaper than hanging out in some cafe then having lunch or dinner outside.