Angeles City (Balibago) Tips

[datou]

Originally Posted by jackurass

.At airport,the customs ask me have i write my immigration form n i say no so they say they will help us(me n my frz) to write b4 check-in. after writing they ask my frz for serving charge(tat is $)so my frz gave him 500peso.checking in custom body check,every in side pocket if u have some cash in ur pocket they will find thing for u to tip them.coz one of my frz Kenna coz of shampoo.they will say this can't la tat can't la.so my frz gave them the rest all the peso.(there goes our coffee break $ ) & wait 1 1/2 to broad the plane till we reach s'pore.

Looks like you n friends kenna chop quite jialat.
Your friend very generous give 500p for filling forms.
The shampoo if not expensive maybe can just throw away instead of givin somemore pesos to them.

But u did hv a good time in AC, maybe just take it give CNY Ang Pow ,as lesson learnt n u will be well prepared next time.

My last AC trip they tell me my AA rechargeable batteries cannot bring , I told them my net book also has a rechargeable battery. They nothin to say n let me through. Lucky they never confiscate my netbook.

But it's true that in general, guidelines are rechargeable batteries cannot be air freight n can only go by land or ship route. But maybe because of low quantities I never had a problem w flights.

At waiting area toilet urinal an officer greet me hi sir, I say hi in return n took off like Road Runner..hahaha. Try not give them a chance to fleece u by minimal contact.

[The Lord]

Thk u for ur detailed FR. Im not adminishing you but just my two pesos worth below...

Appreciate ur detailed reporting of experiences

.....Peso < 10,000 and foreign curreny < US$ 10,000 if u wish to spend more, u can use atm/debit/credit cards

.....wen the customs offer help, be polite but dun take. On my last trip one of the security guys saw me n smiled. He called me over thrice to use his table to fill up the card. But i decided il have none of that. Id rather stand up n right using my pp as hardboard surface.

....as bro datou rightly pointed out ur friend was very generous. He cld hv written d form himself

.... Yes lighters/ liquids greater than 100 ml in all will be confiscated. An ang mohs golf balls were confiscated wen i was at d security clearance.

.... Lighters shd go into check in... So shd liquids tht dun follow international air travel norms


.... Most of us travel often.. We are familiar with air travel rules. We must follow them strictly

..... On one occassion only i was asked to open my wallet by a sneaky official. He opened every part of it and said ah peso, ah dollar.. I replied yes peso yes dollar with an ignorant blur face. He returned it to me and said i can leave..

...... Last part was sad... If at the last security check, you hv things that cant be carried on as part of hand baggage they will only confiscate it. THEY WILL NOT FINE YOUunless they find that you have voilated local laws/customslaws etc. they cant fine you for shampoo. They din fine the ang moh for golf balls

Moral of the story

.... Know international air travel rules well

.... Know local rules too

.... At clarke airport they have a big board with list of items that cant be carried on as hand baggage. Check them in. This board is at the primary security clearance

.....PI being what it is... Ppl will look for ways to mk money. There r scams everywhere. Like my friend who paid php 2000 for 4 viagra tabs by the road

... If u gv dem d indication tht u can be chopped like a carrot they will chop you. Your body language says a lot

Originally Posted by jackurass

My FR for 3days 2nights at AC

On the first day,reaching Clark airport.walking toward custom,they ask got peso n how much,U only allow to bring less than 10000 peso into the country(if not they will ask u to join him coffee in the office,wat they want is $$$$$). After out off the airport waiting for our hotel transport. while otw to our hotel,saw few new club n new hotel(my hotel Royal Amsterdam)checking in n i tell my frz 1hr meet outside here, so after meetup i bring my frz to my favour MP for massage n steam(300peso)the rset wat i knw is abt 350 to 700 peso.after massage went 7-11 buy some water than bk to hotel.than went dnr at Margarita Station,after dnr is barhop time first stop my all time favour Camelot,Insomnia,Club Atlantis,Dollhouse,Club Lancelot,Forbidden City,Crystal Palace n last tropix.(coz my 1st date is there hehe,n u must ask them to go over nite if not they will tell u they have something on or something happen they need to go hm after u finish ur fire mission.)so the rest u guy should wat happen last,fire mission hehehe.2nd days, wake up breakfast,than bk room rest when ur gal go bk.than i call my 2nd date to come my hotel meet me.wait after they come all 6 of us walk to SM Mall shopping.than walk bk to AC, than we went to KOKOMOS for dnr late lunch coz heavy breakfast.after dnr barhop again,now we went Typhoon,Club Asia.than call off the nite went bk hotel.nxt day,my gal stay bk till we leave the hotel to airport.At airport,the customs ask me have i write my immigration form n i say no so they say they will help us(me n my frz) to write b4 check-in. after writing they ask my frz for serving charge(tat is $)so my frz gave him 500peso.checking in custom body check,every in side pocket have to take out.(lighter,handphonex2 n Credit Card holder)sin $ n a red packet in my pocket(they will take ur lighter).they ask me to show them wat's in the red packet,i say is $.n u can see their EYE open wide n wish me happy CNY waiting for me to give they some tip.i smile at them n walk say thx n walk off to counter for check-in.after check-in move to nxt counter n Q to pay airport tax(600peso).after paying tax Q again to chop ur passport,after tat while i was wait for my frz i kept my sin $ in my backpack.when my frz came in,we have to took out our shoe for nxt customs check n body check again after they check nothing than u r safe.if u have some cash in ur pocket they will find thing for u to tip them.coz one of my frz Kenna coz of shampoo.they will say this can't la tat can't la.so my frz gave them the rest all the peso.(there goes our coffee break $ ) & wait 1 1/2 to broad the plane till we reach s'pore.

[ZIEBART]

Originally Posted by The Lord

Moral of the story

.... Know international air travel rules well

.... Know local rules too

Just to add :

Do your homework. Read up no all the important tips from this thread and others if you have time.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. KNOWLEDGE IS MONEY SAVED.

[etsys]

Originally Posted by The Lord

.... Know international air travel rules well

.... Know local rules too

.... At clarke airport they have a big board with list of items that cant be carried on as hand baggage. Check them in. This board is at the primary security clearance

.....PI being what it is... Ppl will look for ways to mk money. There r scams everywhere. Like my friend who paid php 2000 for 4 viagra tabs by the road

... If u gv dem d indication tht u can be chopped like a carrot they will chop you. Your body language says a lot

And I must quote a friend's story

He and his wife, his wanted to buy a property in Bacolod .. and scout a 10 acre property

The husband told the wife to make it 5 acre, because 10 acre means rich (in his thinking .. ) until .. he told me..

I told him "1 acre or 10 acre or 100 acre .. you forgot the basics: in Philippines, FOREIGNERS ARE RICH , or so they will insist and swear that you are a liar if you say you are not rich .. "

Makes sense ??

Try to fly low key always. Don't give them excuse to 'tax' you or 'fine' you ..

Of course, first time is ok, second time.. don't ..

Like me, first time in Manila, T1, I ended up paying tax for a used hi-fi set (it was a 5 speakers system) I was donating to a community center in Guisad .. didn't help that it was in it's original box, even though used, and the cusoms officer lady told me "next time, try not to pack in original box, or else, if we let go, other filipino will complain we are showing favoritism .. "

Next time I took a used grill, and when asked, I challenge the fellow to show me where used grill is dutiable, and worst case, I said leave it in your bonded warehouse, I will pick it up next time" and the case closed ..

Oh, nowadays, I found cheaper to LBC stuff like that than get into hassle ..

[The Lord]

Master Z to your wisdom i bow

Originally Posted by ZIEBART

Just to add :

Do your homework. Read up no all the important tips from this thread and others if you have time.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. KNOWLEDGE IS MONEY SAVED.

[The Lord]

Yes bro... Ur right. Jst throw... No need to pay fine. They cant fine u.

So did they take away ur AA rechargeable batts?

Notebooks cant check in right bro? Must hand carry right? Then how liddat?

Originally Posted by datou

Looks like you n friends kenna chop quite jialat.
Your friend very generous give 500p for filling forms.
The shampoo if not expensive maybe can just throw away instead of givin somemore pesos to them.

But u did hv a good time in AC, maybe just take it give CNY Ang Pow ,as lesson learnt n u will be well prepared next time.

My last AC trip they tell me my AA rechargeable batteries cannot bring , I told them my net book also has a rechargeable battery. They nothin to say n let me through. Lucky they never confiscate my netbook.

But it's true that in general, guidelines are rechargeable batteries cannot be air freight n can only go by land or ship route. But maybe because of low quantities I never had a problem w flights.

At waiting area toilet urinal an officer greet me hi sir, I say hi in return n took off like Road Runner..hahaha. Try not give them a chance to fleece u by minimal contact.

[swingnew]

hi guys, planning on 1st trip to AC with 1 or 2 friends. was planning on staying somewhere same unit but 2 rooms. checked out ABC and it was kinda pricey. Found somehow a hotel called DM residente. any bros here has review on this place?a million thanks

[datou]

Originally Posted by The Lord

Yes bro... Ur right. Jst throw... No need to pay fine. They cant fine u.

So did they take away ur AA rechargeable batts?

Notebooks cant check in right bro? Must hand carry right? Then how liddat?

I told them i hv never had problem at all other airport n ask them laptop also got rechargeable battery right? They say nothin let me through w my batteries.

Actually i ever asked at Changi airport regarding bringing batteries n answer is computers r ok but no to liquid filled batteries think they mean lead acid type like car batteries.

for AA batteries, think it's ok for limited quantities. need them for cameras, shavers.
but try to put them inside the gadgets inside of carrying them loosely.

[Dogmatix]

Originally Posted by The Lord

My 2 pesos

.... I discovered AC accidentally too via The Great Lord & Master PHENOM n his exceptional FRs

..... Good ur going again. Enjoy, hv a blast... But dun get bitten by cupid in the Bars....

..... Dun say nothing much in AC dude.... Lotsa things to do... If only ur prepared to... U can shop.... You can even take the AC jeepney to San Fernando and visit Pampanga Shopping paradise... You can say hello to Mt pinatubo...you can do a detour to Olongapo, Subic, bario Baretto... You can do charity as well like our esteemed bros Ziebart and datou


Nope angeles city proper has much more than the adult entertainment strip.. Pretty much everything does not revolve around the bars


..... Go for Lewis Grand... Its lovely... I prefer it anyday to ABC.... ALlthough ABC HAS A PRETTY DECENT NEW millenium tower


..... Dude u need to be a lot more courteous n ur posts before u say Singaporeans unite..... Ur attitude a bit out of tune on this thread.... Sounds a bit ya ya to me..

Thanks Bro for the inputs!

No, certainly not yaya or anything, just looking for a good time... in any case, apologies if it came out the wrong way.

Your inputs have made me realise that perhaps it's time to change my thinking about AC, as a whole. Instead of just a glorified whore house, AC does hold more treasure than that.

I like the fact that AC is not like Manila, not yet anyway. It's quite liveable , away from Fields and beyond. Seems the further one stays from the entertainment district, the better the place becomes. Just my opinion.

Accommodation-wise, just wanted to try out Lewis Grand once, and see how it is. Keep my fingers crossed. Let's see how good the pool is! I'm a regular at ABC, but don't know for how long. Aware that things can change. This time, they are giving me incentive to stay there, so took it up. But, we'll see how it goes. Oh yes, will be staying at New Millennium wing too!

Anyway, have fun guys!

Keen to meet up with fellow Singaporeans if there're interested parties.

Cheers!

[The Lord]

Bro.... Its been reviewed before already.

Just read a bit la

1) yes price is good

2) bed is ok

3) location is not tht bad unless ur a noob n dunno how to take precautions

4) hotel is a bit old n run down but at tht price u cant ask for more

5) pics online r decieving like for most hotels

Originally Posted by swingnew

hi guys, planning on 1st trip to AC with 1 or 2 friends. was planning on staying somewhere same unit but 2 rooms. checked out ABC and it was kinda pricey. Found somehow a hotel called DM residente. any bros here has review on this place?a million thanks

[The Lord]

http://sammyboy.today/showthr...84876&page=275

Ok la u dun wanna search n find..... The Lord will do it for you...

I am in a pretty good mood today..

So will help u out....

Originally Posted by swingnew

hi guys, planning on 1st trip to AC with 1 or 2 friends. was planning on staying somewhere same unit but 2 rooms. checked out ABC and it was kinda pricey. Found somehow a hotel called DM residente. any bros here has review on this place?a million thanks

[ZIEBART]

Originally Posted by The Lord

Master Z to your wisdom i bow

Stay bowed till i get my Ky out of my bag.

[The Lord]

Respect u... Aso... U whack me?

Originally Posted by ZIEBART

Stay bowed till i get my Ky out of my bag.

[ZIEBART]

Originally Posted by The Lord

Respect u... Aso... U whack me?

No whack you lah. You bend down and of cos i do the necessary. Quick and prompt service.

Finally got out of my room and ate my favorite steamed fried rice at Robinson Cebu. Only 46p and had so much meat and prawns. Real value for money. Now looking for my filipino fruit salad.

One price for the fruit salad. So i pick the expensive items like grapes and more cream. Then i buy cut fruits separately. I pick and they cut for me. Cheap Charlie Tip #58.

[jackurass]

Originally Posted by datou

Looks like you n friends kenna chop quite jialat.
Your friend very generous give 500p for filling forms.
The shampoo if not expensive maybe can just throw away instead of givin somemore pesos to them.

But u did hv a good time in AC, maybe just take it give CNY Ang Pow ,as lesson learnt n u will be well prepared next time.

My last AC trip they tell me my AA rechargeable batteries cannot bring , I told them my net book also has a rechargeable battery. They nothin to say n let me through. Lucky they never confiscate my netbook.

But it's true that in general, guidelines are rechargeable batteries cannot be air freight n can only go by land or ship route. But maybe because of low quantities I never had a problem w flights.

At waiting area toilet urinal an officer greet me hi sir, I say hi in return n took off like Road Runner..hahaha. Try not give them a chance to fleece u by minimal contact.

good say bro,i did enjoy n it was my fifth trip already hehehe.
i already knw wat will happen,tat why i'm like u a Road Runner too.hahaha