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The name for the hotel is called " BY THE SEA".
There is no happy endings at this join. pure massage only. If by walking from Azizona it take about 5 to 7 mins walk. I think there is one more massage join there, out look worry me, so i dare not try it...

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You must be missing her badly as I see you are posting everywhere. :D
I will ask around to see what I can come up with, but can you provide more details? So far we only know she is an OFW whose contract is over and you want her to come back. :rolleyes:

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To those bros who have PMed me for certain information, please be patient as I need to do some checks before I reply to you. My replies will be to selective bros only. I will not reply to those that are doubtful status or whom I have not met personally. Gotta be safe and take precautions in view of what had happened.

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You've got pm. :D

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Willtan2001: Thanks for starting the thread and also the many information about your time in Olangapo.

Thanks also to the others who gave info about the bars, Zoobic safari, Marine Park and costs of "services".

I just back to Sg from Philippines and I see I have 5 pages of info to catch up on.

Just wondering whether any brothers have noticed the mini castle on an island off the beach at Subic.

Camping here for more info and also will share my limited knowledge with you all when I free. Gotta work now.

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TS, good job starting this thread. As usual, some girl had invited me to go visit her in Olongapo, but didn't dare to go before, thinking it is only a small village and preferring subbic to Olongapo.. having seen this thread, am planning to visit Olongapo on my next trip - of course telling girl that I am going there just to visit her! hahaha...

Hopefully can convince some of the brothers to join me there.. I know a few will be there the next time I'm in Angeles.. hehe..

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Please let me know when you planing to go there. I will try to make my way there too, can any of bros help me think a way to seek approve fr my oc. Thank's

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Olongapo is the main city and Subic is the "village". :rolleyes:
I do not know why many foreigners often are confused between these 2 places.

Using a comparision - Olongapo City is to Angeles City whereas Subic FTZ is to Clark CDC. :)

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The White Castle?

It was built as a prop for a movie during the pre-war years. Nat King Cole sang some songs for the movie soundtrack and one of them became a top hit.
He even came to the Philipiines to perform at the Colliseum.

It was the property of the producers of White Castle Whiskey which used it in the filming of the advertisements for the White Castle Whiskey. The company went bust and the building was left unattended and soon became derelict with graffiti all over its walls. It was only recently that someone repaired the building and gave it a white coat of paint.

The rumours were that a rich guy's daughter wanted a castle so he bought the building to present her. Dunno if its true coz no one has been able to confirm the rumours or finger the rich guy. :rolleyes:

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I'm not resident in Subic but near enough...... in Pampanga :D

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I bow to your knowledge and the willingness to share with us here. I never expected an answer to my curiosity but you made my night. Thanks.

Just to help others who is wondering what we talking about... a pic 4 u.

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...10dfb61c61.jpg

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I am not sure what's your problem? It is the normal procedure for all female pinays leaving the country.

There is no 100% fool proof way. Singapore is a blacklisted country on the AHT watchlist.

The Philippines Embassy in Singapore has reported that Singapore, being a Freeport, is a regular destination and transshipment point of Filipinos who are victims of illegal recruiters and prostitution rings preying on young women.

The Embassy receives frequent queries from Filipinos in Singapore who wishes to invite relatives and/or friends to visit them and requires affidavits to be authenticated by them, as there have been discoveries of affidavits being forged by human trafficking syndicates to facilitate the departure of "tourist workers" or would-be OFWs dusguised as tourists.

Immigration officials at the airports may require affidavits and other proofs from travelling Filipinos who claim they were invited by relatives and friends abroad. Such affidavits must be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, but such affidavit is not a guarantee that the invitee will be allowed to depart.

It is the discretion of the immigration official to allow or disallow the departure of a passenger depending on the assessment during primary and secondary inspections.

Re: Philippines, Olongapo City
 

Just been there for 1 night a month ago think in Baretto, stayed in Johansen.
Olongapo i go there eat buy things only.
I like the laidback atmosphere, but seems like not much cheonging places, not so much bars like AC.
Will still visit again.

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Thank you for educating me on this. truly appreciate it. Hahaha.. the joke is on me now! Perhaps, the reason for the confusion (at least for me) is that I've heard about Subic more than of Olongapo City - hence the assumption.

Yes, plan to visit Olongapo during my next visit in June.

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After the US forces left, most of the businesses died. The present bars represent less than 10% of the activities available back then. AC was a distant 2nd compared to Subic during its heyday.

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Bro Datou, I just noticed your signature.. you'll be leaving AC on the 13th of June and returning a week later on the 19th of June, is that correct? You're practically a Filipino already, spending more time in Philippines than outside Phil. Wanna go to Olongapo the next time I'm there? I also want to do a charity run.. That was very good fun.. maybe Brother Ziebart can organise one in Olongapo.. :D hehehe

Bro Willtan, The dates of my visit are listed in my signature. Ill be there from the 21st to the 26th of June. :) Maybe spend a few days in Balibago first... before heading to Olongapo

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Sorry for the confusion, is Subic more interesting to visit - barwise, or Olongapo City? All the photos and information here is for Olongapo or Subic? Apologies for the confusion.

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As far as I knw, barwise Olongapo City is better... correct me if im wrong here :)

US navy was stationed there at Subic, the City proper is Olongapo City, so maybe the confusion is because that Subic is more popular to tourist due to the American Navy...

while their US Airforce was stationed at Clark, and their city is Pampanga...

sorry for the mess up sentence... a little bit drunk hehehe

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Olongapo was the original Disneyland for the US sailors stationed in Subic. They are not very far apart. From the gates of Subic Naval Base you can hear the bass booming from the bars, which are only about 300m away :D

In those days all the bars were in Olongapo City with the majority of the Girlie bars sited along Bar Barrieto. There were other clusters spread throughout the city. Gay bars, Lesbo bars, Sports bars, etc were all in different parts of the City.

It was only after the Americanos left that bars started to spring up in Subic, mainly belonging to the Dryden group. Currently the bars remaining in Olongapo are mainly those located in Bar Barrieto although the odd one or two watering hole can still be found in the other parts of Olongapo.

If you're going there just for barhopping, it does not matter whether its Subic or Olongapo you're visiting as they are within walikng distance of each other. But if you want to explore Olongapo City, then it is a different matter. I would not walk. Cars are available for hire. :)

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Thank you for the information.. I'll just have to go and see for myself to understand better... got a better idea after viewing Google Maps.. :D

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Do they have any casinos in Subic or Olongapo city?

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Inside subic bay, use to be US Navy camp.

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More photos of Olangapo taken during our April trip. Credit to datou for some of the pics.

Olangapo Central Market for souvenirs and great seafood.

http://img8.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...9de0e113a9.jpg

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...f38c1aef6d.jpg

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...d076a5de23.jpg

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More photos of Baloi Beach and Barretto taken during our April trip. Credit to datou for the pics.

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...2ac2b78a4f.jpg

http://img9.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...988dc25ff0.jpg

http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuplo...b55cad77db.jpg

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The Casinos generally r located inside Subic Bay FreePort Zone.... Oft confused with Subic City.

Quite a few Casinos exist....

To name a few...

1) legenda

2) Grand Seasons

3) Diamond

4) Oriental Paradise Casino

5) subic Bay venezia hotel

There are many more inside the Freeport Zone

There is atleast one outside the FreePort Zone that i know off viz., Casino Filipino Olongapo

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Nice bro,
I so miss Barretto. I must find a way to go there one more time.
It a nice vacation there. Sun, sea, beer, food and gals..

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one more time only :) ?

Barrio barretto n Baloy beaches offer an experience totally in variance with AC.

Even without the NightLife so much more to do....

What i really like is waking up to the Sea n d really slow pace of life.

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May join on this adventurous trip to olongapo..

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Yes US airForce was at Clarke air Base which was closed post Mt Pinatubo.

On d other hand, Subic Bay Naval Base was a major Ship repair supply and most importantly the Major R&R facility.

It was considered to be the CHEAPEST R&R facility anywhere in Asia

I think Bar wise you are referring to the days of the US Navy....

Those were the heady days....

Thosevdays the number of Bars n Girls was humongous....

Today.... However most sailors call it a dump when compared with yester year Glory. You just cant compare the number of bars/girls in Subic with AC....

Maybe just the Dollhouse group will out number the girls in olongapo/subic/barrio barretto by a huge margin

However Subic/olongapo has a charm of its own....

Ppl go to Subic for reasons Other than the crass commercialisation that AC has become famous for eg., double LD, ST etc
Why?

Its laidback
Peaceful
Lesser touts n pimps now wen compared with AC/manila....( However a lot more during the US Navy days)
Less traffic
Quiet.
You feel you are transported into a different world

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Just to give everyone an idea of the kinda DisneyLand Olongapo was....

The sheer nos.... The size..... Uncomparable even with present day AC.

In the words of a US Sailor..... here goes....


The sun always seemed hotter in Olongapo than in any other West-Pac port. And when you crossed the bridge over the fetid Bajac River, the stench—the musty, rotten-earth smell of the place—was unmistakable.

Olongapo during the war was the “work horse” of the Seventh Fleet’s liberty ports, and it had no equal in the claim of being the dirtiest, most degenerate port in all the Orient. With Olongapo, what you saw was what you got—the basics.

Every sailor or ex-sailor knows what the basics are. Anyway, after 35 days on Vietnam patrol, it was our kind of place. I remember when we stepped off that bridge into town, we’d be overrun by Filipinos trying to sell us everything from monkey meat on a stick to their sisters. We’d push our way through them, taking special care to protect our wallets because we knew they’d try to grab them out of our pockets. And we laughed at the idea of eating monkey meat on a stick, which looked like a cross between beef jerky and barbecued beef to us. What kind of fools did they take us for anyway? (They told us it was chicken.)

“We” were the sailors of the USS Wilhoite, which, without doubt, was the “baddest” DER in the fleet, and when we were in port, we were ready for liberty at the drop of a white hat.

Olongapo was the consummate liberty town, made up of bars, bargirls, pimps, and San Miguel beer, along with an eclectic collection of beggars, hawkers, American copycat entertainers, and other human flotsam too numerous to classify. In other words, it was everything a sailor could ever want in a liberty port.

Rizal Avenue with all of its bars was alive with activities geared to separate us from our money. Beyond the world of the Rizal Avenue bars, we saw very little else of Olongapo, because everywhere else was classified out-of-bounds. So we didn’t dare stray too far.

We were there to have a good time, to unwind, and Olongapo fit the bill just fine—it was a great place for the sailors of the U.S. Seventh Fleet to blow off steam on their way to and from 'Nam, even if it was filthy, stunk to high heaven, and they sold you monkey meat on a stick pretending it was chicken.

Jeepneys were the primary mode of transportation along the several-mile length of Rizal Avenue in those days. Charging along in these gaudy machines, we’d hang on for dear life as the drivers did their best to imitate NYC cabbies under the pretense of taking us to the best bars in town stocked with the best-looking bargirls, or so they’d claim.

Baloots were right up there in a sailor’s heart with the monkey meat they said they’d never eat. Prominently displayed in most Olongapo bars, in large, fishbowl-like jars of pickled brine, as I remember them, baloots were fifteen or sixteen day fertilized chicken eggs that Filipinos considered a delicacy. Some sailors considered them a delicacy, too, but only after they’d had too many San Miguel beers. Most old-time sailors who visited Olongapo in their navy days would know what a baloots is; in fact, they may have even consumed a few, but I doubt they’d admit it now. They’d also remember Jeepneys, San Miguel beer, bargirls and monkey meat on a stick, because all these things were woven into the tapestry of the Olongapo experience during the Vietnam War era.


We were no match for the citizens of Olongapo. Nor were we a match for the bargirls, the Jeepney drivers, or the street-hawkers. They were all trained in the science of separating us from our money, and we were in way over our heads when it came to dealing with them, powerless against their systematic technique of separating us from our money.

On average, within three hours from the time we crossed that bridge into the city of Olongapo, we were broke, picked clean. I don’t know where I came up with this statistic, but I bet it’s true.

At the end of the night, as "Cinderella Liberty" came to an end, we’d pour out of town, too drunk to give a damn, but knowing we had to get back to our ships or get in trouble. And, oh yes, we’d consume that monkey meat on a stick that we’d said we’d never touch; we’d scarf it down like it was the delicacy the street vendors claimed it was. In groups and individually, and in various degrees of sobriety, we’d head for the "cattle cars" that would transport us to the dock, from where we’d be taken via motor launch out to our ships anchored in Subic Bay.

We must have presented a comical scene, something straight out of a Hollywood movie, as we emptied out of town to beat the midnight curfew—a parade of drunken sailors staggering along, scarfing down monkey meat on a stick. This migration of sailors out of Olongapo took place under the watchful eyes of the Shore Patrol, who were lined up on both sides of the road leading to the cattle car pens, ready to apply force if the need arose, which it usually did, especially in the cattle cars.

Olongapo was buried under a foot of ash in the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, which devastated the city. Whatever is happening there today is going on without U.S. forces, including the navy.

The Philippine government kicked the United States military out of the country for good in the early 90s. However Olongapo has evolved and rebuilt itself in modern times, it will never be like it was in the heyday of the Vietnam War when the U.S. Seventh Fleet reigned supreme, and we on the Wilhoite were in the thick of things. Then, it was a place that any sailor who ever pulled liberty there, including the men of the USS Wilhoite, will never forget.