Bed Malate

There is only one gay club in Manila. Bed Malate Bar and Club. All other clubs have closed.

Legitimate Spas with Male Therapists

They are presented as legitimate spas where you can get a massage, body scrub or treatment. They cater to both men and women and have separate facilities for each. The receptionist is usually female. But they have male therapists and stories have gotten around that hanky panky may be going on. Even female guests have some stories to tell. Well, stories are stories but guys who prefer a legitimate male therapist over a female one will not be hard pressed to find a such a spa, particularly in the commercial area of Quezon City. Here is a sampling:

1. City Lifestyle Spa and Fitness Center - 80 Timog Avenue corner Tomas Morato +632 372 4722

2. Amistad Spa and Wellness Center - 1091 Quezon Avenue, +632 794 5943

3. Wensha Spa - Timog Avenue corner Quezon Avenue

4. New York Spa - Penthouse, CITM Square, 68 Timog Avenue corner Tomas Morato, +632 441 0651

5. Sanctuario - 30 Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, South Triangle, +632 920 9963

Again, these are legitimate spas so do not be offended if the therapist refuses your advances.

Social Networking for Gays

Filipino gays are hot into online hookups. Well, I guess most gays anywhere rely on the internet to meet gays for social and sexual relations. Unfortunately, the hottest social networking site for gays in Manila is no longer around. Nearly 9 out of 10 guys had a guys4men account. Not really. I don't have any statistic to prove that assertion. But guys4men was so hot that public events were even entitled, G4M, the initials and nickname for the site. People liked the no-nonsense layout and the ease of use. The white background, the absence of banner ads, the event announcements and the forums added to its wide appeal.

Guys4men could not sustain their site, as they claimed. The growing number of users and the competitive environment made it an unrealistic business model. Guys4men merged with planetromeo.com or gayromeo.com. (The site has dual urls to assist users in places where the word "gay" is filtered from access.) The abrupt disappearance of guys4men and the lack of appeal for planetromeo sent gays into withdrawal. No more source of information for events. No more sharing of resources through forums. Planetromeo did not fill that void perfectly but people had to make do with what was available.

Another site tried to substitute for guys4men, pinoyg4m.com, but that died too.

Amanjaya Spa

A new spa has sprouted along E. Rodriguez Avenue between Cubao and Tomas Morato Avenue. Exact address is 103A Hillcrest Condominium, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue. Tel no 386-5401. It's your typical gay massage parlor. Masseurs are brought out for your picking. Massage mats are lain on the floor. Nothing special other than the scent of newness.

Eaglenest Health Spa

I don't know how long they've been in operation, but the sign, the location and the name definitely called out to me that this is a male massage parlor with more than propriety in mind. The masseurs are topless when presented to you and the calling card confirms the first impression: invites you to try our young, courteous and good looking hot male masseurs.

Eaglenest is located at 36 E Kamias Road, near K-H Street, in front of Metrobank, Quezon City. Telephone 922-0530.

To sum up the available male massage parlors in Kamias-Kamuning area (in order from east to west of EDSA):

1. Boys of Bora
2. Eaglenest Health Spa
3. Hunk's Touch Tel 433-2396
4. Lightness Spa
5. Mr. Earth Spa
6. Equanimity Spa

The links above are updated. I'm not sure if the websites are.

Massage Parlor Update

I recently went through the Kamias-Kamuning area to see how the male massage parlor row is managing. The number of massage parlors is smaller now. The remaining:

1. Boys of Bora
2. Hunk's Touch
3. Lightness Spa (formerly Mr. Body Physique)
4. Mr. Earth Spa
5. Equanimity Spa (in a new location)

Enjoy!