Adam's Ladder

From July 14th, 2022 – March 24th, 2023 I ventured off to Cebu City, Philippines after reading countless stories of guys pulling multiple SNLs in a single day.

After spending 8 months in the Philippines, I can conclude the reports are 80% accurate.

While getting laid in the Philippines is easy, it isn’t effortless like guys on SwoopTheWorld and other international PUAs attest to. It takes some work, but far less than the grind you’d put out in countries like the United States or Canada.

The key to getting laid in the Philippines is simple: comfort + projecting sexual intent. Hell, most guys can get laid by simply having a normal conversation + slowly getting sexual.

In terms of game styles, OLD and night game reign supreme. Day game is incredibly hit-and-miss since Filipinas are crazy shy. Like, I’ve literally had way better reception during my day game sets in Colombia as a non-Spanish speaker.

However, let’s go in-depth about particular game styles in the Philippines:

• Day game: In Cebu, I primarily hit up Ayala Mall or IT Park. The foot traffic is heavy and there’s plenty of HB 6-8 roaming around. Aside from Filipinos, you can easily meet thousands of Korean tourists that hit up the Philippines. For some reason, Koreans prefer Cebu over Manila.
  
  In my (limited) day game experience, it’s advised you go fully direct. Don’t opt for US-based openers such as, “Excuse me, you have the most adorable NYC look I’ve seen all day,” or anything like that.
  
  Trust me, I’ve tried it. Filipinas get confused lol.
  
  Unfortunately, most of my sets didn’t go far. Either they’d eject due to either a.) fear of embarrassing themselves because of bad English or b.) good ‘ol fashioned shyness.
  
  I eventually stopped doing day game due to the amount of success I got from OLD.
• Night game: If you’re looking to NG in Cebu, opt for Icon, IT Park and especially Mango Square. At Mango, you can find dozens of bars lined up down a single street, just be wary of the endless hordes of ladyboys tryna catch your attention lol.
  
  Tbh, I didn’t prioritize NG in Cebu. In total, I hit the clubs exclusively to practice game twice.
  
  Anyway, remember how I said Filipinas are shy? That includes NG settings such as bars or clubs. They don’t pivot to account for the stupidly loud music playing in the background and speak at room-level voice when talking to you.
  
  The dudes are also shy. During both nights out, I was the only dude hitting up women in the entire club. So you don’t have to worry about competition.
• OLD: If you’re looking to rack up a shitload of notches in a short span of time, use OLD. Tinder, Bumble and FilipinaCupid are top-tier platforms where your status as a foreigner will make dating very easy.
  
  On an average day, I was messaging a dozen or so Filipinas, while simultaneously scheduling dates throughout the week.
  
  Since I’m not particularly a fan of OLD, I didn’t make a significant effort to optimize my dating profile, either. All I used were basic photos I took during my time in Chicago and Dallas. Shit most dudes wouldn’t dare put up in the States.
  
  Despite that, virtually all my bangs (save one), came from OLD.
  
  Note: I don’t want to pull out the race card, but if you’re a young white guy, you’ll slay it here. Since OLD relies on initial attraction, I believe you’ll receive far more attention than I ever could since I’m half-Filipino, and therefore, less exotic.

During my time in the Philippines, I dated dozens of women. I’ll log a few interesting ones for this report.

08/02/22 – The Japanese Businesswoman

During my first week in Cebu, I dabbled in both day game and OLD. I knew it was time to hit the night trenches.

Since I’m a big EDM guy, I decided to venture off to Icon. It’s a major nightclub where HiSo (high society) girls – and therefore, the 8s, 9s, and 10s of Filipino society – congregated.

After knocking out a few practice approaches early on in the night, I ran into this cute, early-30s Japanese businesswoman named Masumi. She was a soft HB 7, sporting a yellow floral sundress with jet-black hair.

Unfortunately, at this point I still relied on verbal game to get laid. While this is an excellent strategy in the US, it doesn’t work very well in the Philippines since both locals and Asian foreigners don’t have the best English skills.

So, to compensate, I opted to run with a high-energy, fun vibe. Masumi LOVED it. Buuuuut, I played not to lose and didn’t play to win.

God damn, I knew Masumi was fuckin’ down. She laughed at everything I said, held my hand, and practically followed me like a lost puppy throughout the night.

But I never capitalized. Instead, I closed via her phone number before ejecting out of set.

Thankfully, my story with Masumi didn’t end there.

A few days later, Masumi shot me a text. She wanted to hang out at a tiki bar in IT Park. Since it was a 10 minute walk from my Airbnb, I figured it wouldn’t hurt.

When I arrived, Masumi was chatting with this Vietnamese photographer drinking a cocktail. Turns out, they’re both classmates that flew out to the Philippines to learn English.

We chatted a bit, before Masumi said, “Hey, do you have good wifi?”

Me: “Oh yeah, internet’s great!”

Masumi: “Oh cool, mind if I check it out? If the internet’s good I’ll work a bit at your place.”

Holy fuck, that’s 200% bait. Like, even some random, run-of-the-mill dude could see through that. Masumi needed a socially acceptable excuse to chill at my Airbnb in front of this Vietnamese dude… but the funny part? I DIDN’T FUCKIN’ GET THE HINT LOL. I legit thought she wanted to use my wifi. Damn, living at my sister’s house made me a rusty PUA.

Anyway, after leading her back to my apartment, I point out the important shit like the table, bathroom, etc.

Masumi doesn’t react and simply sits on the bed. As I sit next to her, she shoots me a smile, before she decides to escalate and leans in for a kiss.

While I’m glad I secured the notch that night, I could’ve done better. It’s like she was waiting for me to be the man and escalate. It’s def a learning lesson that PUAs like James Marshall and Todd V harp on about: she’s ready faster than you think she is.

All in all, Masumi stayed at my place for two whole days. In between her meetings, we had sex and I estimated we did it 3-4 times/day. Tbh, she was one of my fav notches in the Phils.

02/06/23 – The First Timer Filipina

At this point, I was living with another girl I met via OLD to focus on building up my freelance writing business. But I grew tired and bored. I flew to Manila due to a.) the sheer 15 mil pop that massively increased my options of women and b.) the stories of guys pulling multiple times a day. So, I flew off to Manila for two weeks.

During my daily swiping routine on Tinder, I ran into this cute 19 y/o Filipina with braces and an adorable smile. She was hella sweet and didn’t have experience using Tinder. She recently broke up with her boyfriend (cuz he was cheating – it’s very common for dudes to cheat over here) and decided to try her hand at OLD.

The reason why I’m logging this notch is to showcase how important comfort is in countries like the Philippines, Colombia, and even Eastern Europe.

When I met up with her at Starbucks, I hadn’t practiced game in 4 months at this point. Therefore, I opted to use engrained PUA techniques that work in the States: push-pulls, qualifiers, etc. It surprisingly helped a bit, but she was still nervous. She had never dated a foreigner before, and I was coming across as this cool, confident guy.

Fortunately, I was good enough to bring her back to my place. I still spat value-based game, but it didn’t help much. In hindsight, I should’ve asked myself: “She’s already into me, why am I still insisting she’s not?”

It took me a good two hours to finally realize what was going on. Like, duh, she just wants to feel comfortable and know that I’m not some guy who’s gonna fuck her and leave her hanging.

Luckily, I got my act together and dropped the whole player routine. I scooted over next to her and spoke in a softer tone, really trying to connect with her on an emotional level. I told her that I genuinely enjoyed spending time with her and that she was someone special to me.

And you know what? It worked. I even threw in a little touchy-feely action, like holding her hand and playing with her hair, before going in for a kiss.

It was straight out of a scene from a cheesy ’80s romance movie.

So, after hanging out for about 30 minutes, things started to heat up. One thing led to another and, well, let’s just say it was a successful night.

We even exchanged a few texts afterwards, but to be honest, I was already onto the next girl by then.

02/09/23 – The Instagram Model

During my last two days in Manila, I was on a mission to notch up once again. That’s when I came across Riri, a girl who loved Instagram and matched with me on Tinder. We hit it off while chatting and before I knew it, she was already on her way to my Airbnb to hang out.

She’d def looked like a lower-tier model when I met her in person. After leading her to my apartment, we chatted for a bit, before I whipped out my most powerful pickup technique: truth or dare.

I gotta say, the “truth or dare” technique is my ultimate last resort. It’s insane how much you can get away with under the guise of a harmless game. Plus, it lets the girls think “it just happened” without any anti-slut defences cockblocking your game.

So here’s the deal: I start small by asking her to do something simple like holding hands or giving me a kiss on the cheek.

Then, I ramp things up by daring her to do more intimate things like kissing me on the lips, taking off her bra, or letting me kiss her neck.

And finally, the big finale: I ask her to give me two minutes of her undivided attention to do exactly what I want to do.

So far, I’ve tried the “truth or dare” trick on both Riri and another girl I met in Manila, and it worked like a charm. I’m definitely planning to use it again in Colombia if I need a backup plan tryna pull when I’m facing LMR or other challenges.