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Day 37 (03 February 2025) Breakfast in my room determined to go and finally rent a motorbike. I go out onto the Newtown Blvd. (main street) and I walk around looking to hire a taxi – as I do not want to use the Grab app as I want to talk with a real human being. I find one who is quite talkative and when I show him on my phone the motorbike rental place he gives me a BIG smile, and runs into his taxi to pull out a big placard that has the name of the same place. Wow – the Q Adventures team is really doing a good marketing campaign. The fee to take me from Mactan Newtown to the adjoining neighborhood, where Q Adventures is located is 300 pesos (~ $5.13 USD), which includes waiting for me in case there are no motorbikes available. The ride is about 15 minutes – as the street off of the main road is VERY narrow with tons of people out milling about = very crowded – so you can only move ever so slowly – it reminded me of my work trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh. We get to the gate of the house and it looks to be closed – I am sad, but the taxi driver is very insistent and starts knocking on the metal gate and 2 things simultaneously occur, a neighbor guy walks over to us and speaks in Cebuano to the taxi driver about something – but my taxi driver ignores him. An then from behind the metal gate a young guy opens the gate and lets us in. They have 1 remaining bike, out of like 35 bikes – you can seeThe beast that I rented from the Q Adventures YouTube channel that he is very popular and well liked and consequently, everyone wants to rent motorbikes from him. My taxi guy leaves as he understands that I will be ok and I pay him. For some unknown reason, I am trembling – this happens to me when I feel stressed – it was unnecessary – as everyone was kind and friendly. The owner, Derek, of Q Adventures steps outside and I greet him and I tell him that I am one of his YouTube followers. Derek is a great guy. Derek and his assistant, can see that I am slightly trembling and ask me, have you ridden a motorbike before? I reply, yes, I drive a PCX motorbike back in Thailand. I told them that I am a bit tense about being able to drive on a motorbike that I do not know and in a country with whom I am not familiar with their driving style. The reassure me that I will be ok and they fit me for a proper motorbike helmet. The beast that I rented The fee is 700 pesos (~ $12 USD) and I take the motorbike for 48 hours. I head out of their compound and ride through the narrow Dhaka type of street back onto the main road paying attention to not hit any of the gazillion people walking on the narrow winding road (remember that it is very rare that there are sidewalks). I make it back onto the main road, which is more relaxed (it is wider and there are less people jutting in and out in front of you). Now I can head for what I call, “the end of the earth”, that exciting feeling that you are going to drive until the road goes no more. So, I drive to the famous Punta Engaño Road, and head to Arterra Hotel & Resort, which sits at the extreme most northern point of Mactan island that juts out into the sea. Along the way I pass the Sheraton and Dusit Thani resorts – as this part of Mactan island is full of many existing resorts. Many new resorts were under construction along this journey, including; Aruga Resort, Rockwell Land Corporation (RLC), and the Abacá Resort. So, this area of Mactan island is getting a lot of wealthy upscale attention. When the Punta Engaño Road ends, you have 2 choices – 1.) enter into an area marked no trespassing – private property, or 2.) turn left where there are 2 guards with a lowered barrier that ask you what is your purpose. I tell the 2 guards that I want to take photos at the point of Mactan island where it ends. They reply that if you are not a hotel guest that I cannot enter the grounds. They see that I am sad. So, one of the guards tries to help me to ask the “right question”. Sir, are you hungry and want to eat lunch at the Arterra resort? I say, well yes sir, I am very hungry. Then they open the road barrier and say to me, “enjoy your lunch sir…..” as they are both smiling at me. So, @EricV, you are so right about the Filipino people being creative and to help you along within the existing rule framework. http://www.arterra.com.ph/en/ I park my motorbike out front and I enter into the massive dining hall: to order my mango salad lunch: While I was eating, the general manager came over to introduce himself and we have a long chat about my visit to the Philippines and I ask him if after I finish my lunch if I can take some photos and he says sure that I can. I am a happy camper as I completed my objective and had a wonderful day. I drive back to the Mactan Newtown township and drive around the complex several times – why? I do not know but it made me feel good. Then I go to one of the designated parking areas and pay my 30 pesos to part the motorbike. I go back to my room and I find myself very sleepy so I take a nap. I wake up kind of late and I run over to get my usual dinner at the And’ale food cart and eat my fabulous Cebu Chorizo salad meal. I walk back over to the LG Garden Walk mall to see it at night time all lite up. I return to my room and check up on my Thai boyfriend who is now doing very well and is already back at the Jomtien soi 4 beach with his friends. I go to bed early, as I have to get up early to pack and prepare for my move from this AirBnB OPR condo to the One Manchester AirBnB condo, which is directly across the street. No massages or extra-curricular activities today. Day 37 (03 Febuary 2025) concluded.

Phetboy’s ads are very tempting but hearing the reality of their service speaks volumes. I am in BKK now and plan on going to Phoenix soon, probably tomorrow.

I went to Avarin Spa yesterday and just chose a foot massage because I had I had plans to meet a boy later in the evening. I thought it would be a good chance to scope out the place, if nothing else. The masseur was fairly cute, certainly not a model but still nice on the eyes. He seemed very friendly and smiled a lot at me during the massage. I decided to test the waters and “adjusted myself” while he was looking (oops!). He immediately suggested going upstairs for an oil massage when we finished the foot massage. I declined. About 20-30 min later, I “adjusted myself” again while he was looking (I just kept getting caught! lol) and he asked again about going upstairs. Ok, great - not just a coincidence the first time. I used my translator app to ask if he can give my massage nude. He smiled and said yes. I asked if we could meet the next day (today). He said yes and wanted my Line. As I left, I showed my Line QR code and we have set up a massage at my hotel, which is nearby his shop. We will meet this afternoon and I can give an update later. Honestly, I think I’m enjoying the thrill of taking my chances at the regular spas rather than the exclusively male spas and the boy bars. The boy bars have been a let down so far - they are expensive when adding up all of the fees and even when they say they’ll do the things you ask about in the bar, it’s a different story once you’re back at the hotel. At the male spas, you pretty much know you’re going to get at least a HJ and probably a body to body experience but the negotiations can be tedious. A guy at Maha was insisting on 3000 for B2B. I was able to talk him down to 2000 (90 min massage). I will say that he worked hard and did earn his money though. lol He continued the massage after he gave me an energetic HE and he didn’t short me on time. But there’s just something about being in a mixed spa and having the masseur graze my crotch and realize I’m not wearing underwear under the shorts. Then they start gently moving my hard cock during the massage and eventually they touch it more than they need to. Mmmmm! And then things progress even further. It’s so hot. Of course, not every cute guy at the mixed spas are into it, but that’s ok. I usually have a good idea who to pick though.

On and off, quite a few celibate nights though. Strange feeling , like snow in August

I have to distance myself from this comment. I need to say this because the above was in response to something I had written. My understanding is that @12is12 is not a frequent visitor to Thailand and therefore may not be aware of the many unstated "customs" in this country's male entertainment industry. LIke all of us, when we're in unfamiliar territory, we get surprised when things work differently. As @12is12 said, he wasn't offended by the lack of contact from #10; he was mystified. I was just trying to explain why things may have developed the way they did. Please do not use my comments to cast aspersions on anybody else's character. The point isn't to point fingers; the point is to use such experiences (all of us) for learning. Isn't that what sharing is about?

The majority are tops. Some say vers. No true bottoms. My ideal situation, in addition to being with a really sweet, kind guy, is a hot threesome with a top and a guy that will bottom for both of us. 🥵 There were some true bottoms on the site. But they only showed their ass in the photo. It seems Skokka limits the number of photos people can load to one (maybe at a certain level/price). For me there is nothing hotter than a bottom with a HUGE cock. Maybe I'll reach out to some and see if they'll send a cock pic.

Hi, First time visiting Rio (but second time in SP), if anyone is around Feb 19 to 25 I would like to connect and meet. thanks

Thanks for making us laugh. You're here to throw out lies and propaganda for Trump. And when I call it a lie, or ignorant - which is true - you whine about personal attacks. Give me a fucking break. Your guy is a cruel lying piece of shit. You want to share "information", aka lies and propaganda. And when you are challenged to support lies and propaganda with fact, you whine like a bitch about being censored. No one is censoring you. Please. Inform us. Where is the poll average showing Trump's approval is soaring by raising car prices? Where is the right wing news report saying higher car prices is what Trump promised? Or what young men who supported Trump voted for?

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Thanks for your feedback - especially since you are a REAL Filipino. You Filipinos are a great and kind people and I can see why many elderly would want to retire here. Yes, the Typhoon concern was high on my list when I started to do the preliminary research for this trip and locations to decide on. Typhoon Odette was a true unfortunate 2021 event for this Cebu / Mactan area. But the locals tell me that Typhoons are not too frequent here in Cebu. I currently live as a retiree in the Pattaya / Jomtien area, which is in the northern part of the larger Gulf of Thailand and consequently, this location protects it from typhoons - as they tend to hit further south. However, the negative for Pattaya - is that being so far north in the Gulf of Thailand - the sea water is less clean. Whereas, in the south the sea water is much more cleaner, transparent, and turquoise. @jamiebee - would you know of the existence of any other areas in the Philippines that have a Jomtien look to it? In that there are nice hirise condos near the beach with balconies with a decent size accompanying city/town? Kind of what is like here at Mactan Newtown ? I see that Mactan Newtown will be FANTASTIC when they finish building it (it is currently like 50% completed) in another 3 to 5 years and I can see it becoming a top retiree destination in the Philippines. I have researched many many seaside places but none have hirise condos on the beach with balconies to enjoy the seaview. Often there are many hirise condo buildings but without balconies. Thanks.

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Whatever y'all seem to thrive on personal attacks but I don't care I'll continue to just post-related video content 😊😇

The only truthful context you brought here is that Trump DID tell us he was gonna do these things, so noone can can we didnt know. I AGREE. Other than that the clips you present as fact and truth are simply nothing more than partisan public opinion, and everyone is entitled to give their opinion, but to offer it as Truth ..........

Sydney, I posted a report on Arena last week.

Then do what you say. Show me what ya got, other than lies. So far all you show me is lies. Forgive me for not wanting to be fed lies. You referenced some person saying "President Trump's approval rating soars". If that's one guy's uninformed opinion, great. But if it is a fact, back it up. Otherwise, it confirms that you come here to spread lies and ignorance. You say lots of things that are simply not true. The more you evade explaining why, the more it feels like you do this willfully. Just like Trump. Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie. Then you are weak and dumb and wet your pants and go, "Oh, poor me. No one wants to be shown the lies I want them to see." That is correct. I don't like being lied to. And while you are at it, Mr. I Love Facts, explain to us why young Trump voters want Trump to raise the price of cars, which he just did. Where is the poll that shows that's what Zoomers who supported Trump voted for? Experts: Tariffs would boost new car prices by thousands, lead to massive layoffs Please. Show me the "information" about why this won't lead to higher car prices and the loss of jobs by the auto workers Trump went to Michigan and said he would "help".

There's like 20 different active topics about Trump here and there's very few people that are posting it's just the same ones posting negatively. We know that there's always a counterpoint just like there's always a Democrat versus a Republican. Don't mind me if I show the information that you don't want seen. And for the most part I'm letting the referenced people speak for themselves by showing their clips from TikTok and YouTube reels.

Facts are facts. You are here to add lies, and false information. I asked you to show me on 538 or RCP or anywhere where Trump's support is surging. You can't. I'm taking your response as confirmation that you are willfully dishonest, you willfully spread lies, and you have zero interest whatsoever in doing anything other trying to get us to believe lies. Thank you.

That's true. One of my liberal friends scolded me years ago for reading Real Clear Politics. Which he said is right wing. He's not wrong. It has become noticeably more right wing in the past several years. But I still love reading lots of the articles they post. Partly because I want to know what the right wing is thinking. Both the thoughtful pro-Trump conservatives, and the ones who just write stupid fawning conspiracy theory shit. Call me a glutton for punishment. I don't think anyone has objectively analyzed this. But I think RCP's poll averages were slightly more correct this time than 538. That's because they were slightly more weighted to the partisan, pro-Trump pollsters. And even RCP slightly underestimated Trump. They said he would get 48.6 % of the vote, and he got 49.8 % of the vote. Close for a poll, and well within a margin of error. But Trump did a little bit better than their polls showed. My point is that RCP is basically pro-Trump. And they say exactly the same thing right now. He does not even have the support of 50 % of America, in their poll average. Once again, if we are being rational it is too early to jump to conclusions about what Americans think. But there is zero evidence that his support is surging. Sadly, if I had to predict, this is where reality is going. This is the trend starting to emerge. Because it is what happened in 2017. Some minority will go in their tent and say it's all wonderful and America loves it. They will worship their God. And meanwhile, gradually, a majority of Americans will harden against the nonsense. When these sophisticated voter studies that match up with voter files come out, which they have not yet, there is one question in particular I'm curious about. Would Trump have won if the only people who voted in 2024 were the people who voted in 2020? I think the answer is no. I think Harris would have won. In other words, I think the collective wisdom of EVERYONE who went through Trump 1.0 is that they did not want a Trump 2.0, period. The exit polls suggest that, to me at least. And I think the more refined studies will confirm it. The reason that is relevant is that there were lots of young men who voted who were not paying attention in 2017. Because they were children. They were pissed about high rents and car payments. They also didn't like being told their masculinity was toxic, probably. So they voted for Trump. And especially among that group, before the election, a majority of them said they approved of his Presidency. Even though they actually did not at the time, because they were kids and they were not polled. This is why we have Trump 2.0, I think. Young men who watch Tik Tok and think we didn't have this inflation shit when Trump was President. I think Trump and his pollster Tony Fabrizio figured that out, to their credit, and played to it on Joe Rogan. Trump went to McDonalds and said I get your problems. Have a Big Mac. So if I am even in the universe of being right, the last fucking thing these people voted for is to see the price of cars go up. And that is what Trump just did. They are not going to like it at all. Trump is basically going to have to "educate" a whole new group of voters who did not vote in 2020 and are not really interested in politics. But they are interested in what it costs to buy a car. Again, we have seen this movie before. The very low point of Trump 1.0's approval was when he tried to kill Obamacare. That did not go unnoticed to Trump voters on Obamacare. They did not expect him to hurt them. He promised not to hurt them, or to give them something better. They noticed when he just tried to fuck them instead.

I'm here to add balance. 😇

Eggs are $3.29 a dozen here at Save-A-Lot in my state

Its fairly obvious which side of the media spectrum Bucky is on... Any rational person that visits TikTok can FIND posts that support BOTH sides of Trumps public support , or LACK OF. However, Bucky chooses to post the ones he chooses because they confirm the claims about Trump that HE personally believes and makes. So whether knowingly or not, Bucky fell into the swampy Trump cult, and once you are in it, its impossible to find your way out. Bless his Heart ! 😡

Well, one side note Sis. Trumps approval rating depends on which media you follow. The right-wing rags are praising the uptick in his ratings, and signaling that Trump voters (the MAGAts) are in favor of and applauding every move he makes and and Lies he tells.... But on the other side we get a different read.....We wont actually know until the midterms, because TRUTH from right wing media is what Trump mandates it to be, so naturally HE'S DOING GREAT !

STOP LYING TO US. STOP BEING STUPID. STOP SAYING FALSE AND STUPID SHIT. With you it's the same question as Trump and Musk. Are you really this ignorant? Or do you think we are very stupid people, and you can just lie and lie and lie and say very stupid things? Can you show us how Trump's approval rating is soaring? This is really stupid. Because it is way too early to reach any conclusions about Trump's approval. But that chart makes perfect sense based on the early days. It is so early that RCP does not even have a chart, but it shows the same thing. He does not have the support of even half of America. It's almost exactly the percentage that voted for him. Less than 50 %. I'm actually glad there is some segment of Americans that is on the fence and has not made up their mind yet. It gives Trump an incentive to act like a good President. But if we want to jump to a conclusion, which we should not, that door is closing with every plane crash and every stupid utterance that Trump then weakly backs down on when Wall Street wets its pants. And this is BEFORE the price of cars and clothes go up, which is when people will really notice it. He is losing support quickly so far, just like in 2017.

Last week, the price of eggs here in NYC was 10.79 dz........ Today, a dozen eggs is almost $13. So much for Trump bringing prices down. So, it makes me wonder that if voters were concerned about high egg prices forcing them to shift to Trump who claimed that "I will Fix it", WHY are they applauding all his authoritarian acts, and ignoring the rising price of eggs ??? The question therefore is "was their driving issue for voting for Trump REALLY the economy". They seem not to care that his focus is NOT on lowering prices.... As I've maintained all along, those people that voted Trump that werent diehard MAGA did so BECAUSE they just would NOT vote for an overly qualified BLACK WOMAN, but wouldnt say so at risk of being labelled RACIST Misogynists..... So I'll just say it. The reason people shifted to Trump was because they are Racist Misogynists who couldnt bear giving Kamala their vote. Its early in Trumps term, and these voters will continue to applaud Trump, UNTIL THEY DONT ! But by then, it will be way too late