sydneyjohn57

No, just correct punctuation. I was taught proper!!!!!...... Correct spelling and all!. I too believe that I had a proper education but I have never read, seen or heard that a full stop is need after a question mark or an exclamation mark. In fact I have only ever seen that it is incorrect to do so. Maybe you can enlighten us with where this grammatical rule is written?

You can actually move or progress on a Segway ( a brand name for forms of 2 wheeled transport) which is not to be confused with the word 'segue' (pronounced segway) which is to move from one position to another without interruption.

Merry Christmas from the land downunder.

Looks like old news PD, is dated September 2019.

I've been using the Firefox version for a long time and it is great when following a link to a normally paywalled site

Their Christmas celebrations start when the first month ending in "BER" comes around.

Please explain! Is it an 'in' joke of some sort?

I think that it is more that the crossdressing monger (and I am talking about the older ones 50-60+) might have thoughts about it for many years but society frowned on the practicse until the last few years. They may have dressed in private on the sly but not having access to hormones etc would never have been passable. The younger generation now have a more accepting society with access to much cheaper hormones so can live their lives as they see fit and a later age (50-60+) will not look out of place as a crossdresser of that age does now.

I haven't been to Philippines since June 2019 so can only give you a general idea of the place prior to covid. The last 2 trips I have avoided Manila completely as was mainly sightseeing in other parts of the country. There are no lb bars as are found in Thailand. The main bar action in Manila itself is in Makati and Malate/Ermita areas. I prefer Makati as it has more al fresco bars where you can sit and people watch. Most bars are in and around P. Burgos St. For places to stay there are numerous hotels, guesthouses, B'n'B's etc and will depend on your budget and level of comfort desired. If you want to be right in the centre of the nightlife area there is the Best Western Oxford Suites which is mid range along with City Garden Hotel. A bit more expensive is the City Garden Grand or IM Hotel. In P Burgos St there will be a number of lb's hanging around outside most of the bars and some will be inside the likes of Cafe Cubana. Otherwise you might want to go to Angeles City (AC) which is about a 90 minute drive out of Manila on the new Skyway if going be taxi or car transfer to hotel and costs about 3500 peso which is around $A100. Cheaper ways are available by bus with the quickest by Genesis P2P bus which leaves from terminal 3 for 450-500 peso. It used to run from around 3 am to midnight on the hour but now I think it is only from 8am to 7pm. Plenty of bars, nightclubs, discos etc in AC in Fields Ave which is turned into Walking Street in the evening. Plenty of lbs hanging around there from 9pm specially outside Phillies Bar at the end of walking street. Again plenty of hotels catering to all budgets. I recommend Pacific Breeze if it is back open after renovations (expected in August /September) which is one street back from Fields Ave. In same street is Score Birds Hotel but I haven't stayed there but hear it is good. Others a short walk away in buddget to mid range would be Devera Hotel, Queens Hotel and Prime Asia. Top of the line hotels include ABC Hotel which is a 10 minute walk away or Fields Plaza right at the bottom end of walking street.

You will need to let her down, your choice whether hard or softly. Tell her you won't be able to take her to Phuket as you prefer your lb's fully functional, however, offer to meet her for a slap up meal and/or take her to a show/movie etc. Did she save up for the op herself or is there a generous sponsor in the background?

Thanks for the TR, Rom. Always a pleasure to read of your exploits.

@RomDonnykey's real name has been used here a number of times in the past which is the reason I used it, however, in fairness I should not have used it an will edit my post in a few minutes and also as the blonde has not given permission for her pic to be posted I will remove that as well. Reason I posted her pic is that I have seen her a couple of times with Donnykey in the past. (I have met her previously but somehow in her wisdom decided to unfriend me on facebook a while ago)

Thanks @Rom for the on the ground report . Good to see that ####### (Donnykey) is still around. I often used to be in AC around this time of year which was one of his preferred times as he was/is working at a horse racing track and now is between Autumn and Winter carnivals. If you see him around mention that he is missed here at LBR. I just wonder if this may be the platinum blonde that he was with (photo from her facebook from November): Edited to remove picture and delete BM's real name (see my later post in this thread)

When I last caught it 3 years ago, it only picked up from Terminal 3 and my understanding is that is still the case. If you arrive at another terminal you will have to make your way to T3 or go to Pasay or Cubao for the Victory Liner to Dau.

If she doesn't want her face pic to be published anywhere, I think that should be respected just as I am sure not many of us would like someone to post naked and face pics of ourselves all over the web. Having said that I have seen many pics of her from her facebook account and she is on my short list to spend time with on my next trip to the Phils.