Manila, after many years
September 12, 2008 at 10:59 | In Gay Manila, Mack's reports | 1 CommentTags: Boys of Bora Massage Mnl, Mr Valentine Host Bar Mnl, Umah Watu Massage Mnl
Manila Cathedral
Made a short trip to Manila in September 2007, after many years. Manila resembles Bangkok in some ways. It is large, traffic-choked and polluted. But its gay scene does not compare. Most importantly, there is no part of the gay scene that is tourist-oriented. However, many Filipinos speak some English, so it wasn’t difficult to get around.
Another quick observation is that it really has no late night entertainment, not even the heterosexual kind. Manila seems to sleep early. However, I didn’t go all over the city, so I could be mistaken.
The following posts will describe my shameless adventures in 2 massage parlours – Boys of Bora and Umah Wati – and one “macho dancer” bar, Mr Valentine. As you can see from this map, Mr Valentine is in the bayfront Ermita district while the massage places are in the suburbs in Quezon City (Kanuning and Cubao districts). Continue reading Manila, after many years…
Sweet Sam from the Boys of Bora
September 12, 2008 at 10:52 | In Gay Manila, M2M massage, Mack's reports | Leave a CommentTags: Boys of Bora Massage Mnl
22 Sep 2007
It’s quite far out from the tourist centre of Manila, but I could find it with the help of a good map and a phone call.
It’s nowhere as well appointed as the massage places of Bangkok. It’s a small 2-storey shop facing busy Kamias Road, well signaged in front. Inside, one is reminded of a simple massage joint in one of the provincial towns of Thailand, with functional, inexpensive furnishings. My main observation however was that it was way too dim and unless one’s eyes have fully adjusted from the much brighter street, the stairs could be treacherous in the dark. Continue reading Sweet Sam from the Boys of Bora…
Girlie moans at Umah Watu
September 12, 2008 at 09:44 | In Gay Manila, M2M massage, Mack's reports | Leave a CommentTags: Umah Watu Massage Mnl
27 Sep 2008
A good distance out from the tourist centre of Manila is Umah Watu. Exteriorly, the location did not look promising, along a poorly-lit main road (Auroras Boulevard) that looked rather down-market and deserted. There was a car being repaired in the sandpit just metres from the front door. In fact the whole district seemed to have many motor workshops.
Inside, it was very similar to The Boys of Bora in size and decor, or lack of it. Except for some rattan artefacts on the wall, everything else was purely functional. It was reasonably clean, but clearly could do with better maintenance to fix broken bits and pieces here and there. Continue reading Girlie moans at Umah Watu…
Three massages in a week, Bangkok
September 7, 2008 at 23:40 | In Gay Bangkok, M2M massage, Mack's reports | Leave a CommentTags: Candle T Spa Bkk, Body Club Massage Bkk, Heaven Sauna Bkk
July 2007:
No more go-go bars this week in Bangkok, or more precisely, I didn’t visit any that I had not visited the week before, so there’s nothing new to report.
I did however manage 3 massages before the vacation was over. Continue reading Three massages in a week, Bangkok…
Bangkok bar crawl, July 2007
September 7, 2008 at 23:26 | In Gay Bangkok, Gay gogo bars, Mack's reports | Leave a CommentTags: Boys Bangkok Gogo Bar Bkk, Dream Boy Gogo Bar Bkk, Fresh Beach Boys Gogo Bar Bkk, Fresh Boys Gogo Bar Bkk, Future Boys Gogo Bar Bkk, Screw Boys Gogo Bar Bkk, Tawan Gogo Bar Bkk, X-boys Gogo Bar Bkk, X-size Gogo Bar Bkk
Soi Twilight, 2007
July 2007:
Prices have gone up since my last visit, and I found myself doing less bar-hopping than I normally would. Closing at 01:00 h didn’t help either. Instead of going into 3 or 4 bars in an evening, I found myself going to just 2 for the night.
It’s hard to say whether overall, the price increases have had any effect on crowd sizes, since this is also the low season.
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