New Service in Cebu Philippines

[Bumpa STIKKA]

That's a good post, divertwo...

Most people here are quite happy with the P4P scene but I'll bet there are many many lurkers who would be much happier with a PI ladyboy who works in a hospital or goes to school, etc.

I suspect that there's a window of opportunity for many to side step the P4P game if they meet the right guy... maybe from a site like this or an agency like the one Raz is starting up.

Look forward to you sharing your knowledge...

I'll go with Stewart about the need for information - it's much more important to have good people who know the PI than it is for Thailand.

[Tomcat]

(fleeing @ Mar. 03 2010,11:13) making contacts in a mall is not that much different than chatting up anyone anywhere in the world.

If people find that too challenging, then they really should start asking themselves what kind of lives they are living,

Your idea works well after a dozen Budweisers and most guys here like to hit the booze after 6pm

[Chinaman]

(Raz_Cebu @ Mar. 04 2010,14:38) we will do our very best to put some information about the girls and most of the girls that will work on the site are in the legal age.

I hope that it will not only be "most" ...

[transcebu]

(Stewart @ Mar. 04 2010,16:17) Another age you could add to the site would a few recommendations for hotels:

- Budget
- Mid-range
- Luxury

You could even set yourself up as an affiliate for those hotels and make a little commission

Again, finding and selecting a hotel in the Pi is far more difficult than in Thailand. I have lost count of the number of hours I have spent trying to find a reasonably prices hotel in Cebu and Manila

I have stayed at the Marriott (luxury) and the Park Lane (mid-range) and a couple more I forget

Good idea Stewart.

What I've done thus far is just provide a few of the budget hotels that are in the area. These are ones that can be hard to find, and in my opinion, that accommodation is quite clean and comfortable. But don't take my word, coz I lived lived in a shanty hut in a rain forest for a while, so anything with a tap and electricity impresses me.

But providing a really good information resource on Hotels, restaurants, venues is something we want to develop so the site can become a bit of a one stop shop for travelers to Cebu. Getting into some affiliate program with the hotels is definitely something I'll be looking into.

Oh, regarding dates with Raz, I believe she is available, but doesn't do it as part of the service nor for a fee. If she is interested, she'll go along.

If it was me, I'd definitely tip her just for making the effort and I don't know too many PI girls who will refuse a tip, and who can blame them when their nieces and nephews are half starving.

TC

[transcebu]

(divertwo @ Mar. 04 2010,16:53) I expect Raz knows her too as the LB circle does not seem  too big in Cebu.

The introduction service seems a great idea but my one thought after having been there and having met many nice LB's is...........will this inevitably turn these girls into escorts?  There definitely seems to be one side of the membership here that just as soon would prefer to pay for play and then show them the door.

Raz told me once she has met Queen Raquela, but it's also amazing how many ladyboys are in that city of 3.7 million.

I went to the Queen of Cebu event there last year and there must have been at least 500 ladyboys / femboys there and Raz and her friends only knew a few here and there, so it seems there are quite a lot of pockets of lbs around the city and just a few more famous ones that get around a bit more and are well known.

I wouldn't be surprised if there are 10,000 ladyboys in the city and surrounding areas.

Regarding such a service turning the girls into escorts, well, I know that very few of the girls want to be escorts, though there is the occasional horny one that quite thrive on chasing guys. Fact is, these girls, who pretty much have the hormones of young men, very much like sex and if the offer comes with money thrown in to boot, not too many are likely to reject it.

That said, I know that what they want most of all is a serious partner, that is their dream, even though they are scared to put hope into it because it is so rare for them to find a guy who will commit to them.

It's not like the Thai bargirls who have become addicted to the lifestyle of being a bargirl and who has been lied to so many times that she's learned to see the men she meets as a big wallet.

Most PI ladyboys are lonely and bored and would do anything for a guy who loved them and who was half decent looking. They might still find ways of getting some of your cash, but that seems ingrained in Philippine culture. Treat them kindly and frugally and they'll hang around if they're serious, and many are.

Anyway, point I'm getting to is that one of the reasons I'm helping Raz to get this service started is because I'd like to see more ladyboys there meet a serious partner. If on the way to that they can get a few tips and even if they have  few rolls in the hay for a few bucks with some guys they meet, then good for them. We all need to fuck around sometime anyway.

Most will prefer to find a bf / sponsor that might help them get through college, or better yet, take them overseas. If a few end up doing the rounds of Asia making a small fortune then good for them.

Exactly how it all unfolds I can't be sure, but I know there are a lot of lonely ladyboys there and a lot of guys around the world who'd love to meet them and helping to bring the two together seems like it has to be a good thing.

TC

[transcebu]

7 new photos of Raz up on the website now for those who'd like to peek -
http://cebuladyboy.com/your-host/

I'd be adding girls to the Gallery over the weekend.

And trust me, they are ALL of legal age. lol You can tell Raz didn't have her lawyers go over her speech.

[divertwo]

...yup, I essentially agree that they all want the "american/western dream"....the site could turn into something really good and save me from spending countless hours on mythailadyboy, ladyboykisses, ladyboydating, ....on and on and on.   With always the thought of finding a TS/TG/LB that would make a great long term partner, age and maturity play a big factor as does finding someone that really loves me versus someone that needs me......but then I'm a romantic at heart.........

[El_hefe]

You're doing God's work there transcebu, I hope it turns into something worthwhile. I agree with all the other suggestions too, plus I would add their education level to the mix.

Divertwo, waiting for your field report, sounds like something I was considering doing on the island in the next year or so. I went to Sinulog last year. Love the mission to Malapascua, nice.

[Bumpa STIKKA]

Wow!

[cancer12]

it is a good idea..... how about for manila... this gives me a little idea... hehehe since i know a lot of ts in manila... including the girls working in shampoo, instead of paying a barfine of 3500, then it wud be cheaper... i can probably negotiate with the girls under the table, and adding more options from friends i meet in the pageant? wat do u think? transcebu this is brilliant...

[cancer12]

can i ask your permission for this idea...???

this can be a good business... a good alternative for bars...

[transcebu]

(cancer12 @ Mar. 06 2010,00:22) can i ask your permission for this idea...???

this can be a good business... a good alternative for bars...

Hi Cancer12,

Sure I don't claim ownership of the idea. I'd like to see the meeting process become better organized all around the Philippines.

If you're serious about giving it a go, I'll build a website for you.

Let me know ur contact details either here of via PM and we'll discuss

TC

[JustSumGai]

maybe I'm dim, but you pay 1000 peso to get Raz and 3 girls to a location and then another 1000 in taxi and food/drink and maybe more (it said "as required") and THEN if one strikes your fancy, another 10 dollars to get her contact info? Why not just go out with her after the meeting? So now we are at what? about $55 dollars just to chat with a few girls for a few hours?
I'd be up for a meeting, then picking one or two to show me the town or something. But at the above pricing structure, I'd just as soon pass.

[Bumpa STIKKA]

You are paying for the convenience of having someone round up and locate the ladyboys for you.

That's extremely difficult in the PI... especially if you want the NON P4P types that Raz is promising.

If it was me I would NOT want to go hunting shopping malls in my spare time and I don't want to go to a crappy noisy bar.

Show me some well taken and realistic (NON PhotoShopped) photos of a nice TG girl with a normal job, set up a meeting in a nice safe place and I'd pay for that.

[Chinaman]

If this idea and service works, I would not mind the costs.
I'd be happy to pay a 10 USD-fee p.p., let's say for meeting 2-4 different lbs, I would have selected from the site first, on a one-on-one basis and pay for their drinks or snacks, etc.
I would prefer to meet them individually as this will cut out any competitive behavior and give me the chance to get to know them a bit better.

If I feel that there is mutual attraction and chemistry I would enjoy having dinner together or grab a movie or simply discover Cebu.
The rest will develop from there or it won't.

Sounds almost too good to be true and would be a nice change over Thailand where it is a shorttime here or there, often with no real conversation possible - of course that is due to my non-existant Thai as well.

But turning the coin, quite a few of the lbs signing up for this service might eventually get hooked on the p4p-part, be it for the money they could make or simply because they realize that it is not so easy to find a stable partner amongst us butterfly-men and therefore go for the more tangible - the cash.

But as with many businesses, it might be worthwhile trying this while it is in its introduction and development-phase.

The idea is great and I want to assume that the motive behind it is business-driven but customer-oriented. If I manage to get a decent flight to Cebu between April 1 and let's say 10 or 12, I will definitely give it a try (and post my impressions).

Good luck to all involved.