I'm going to write this for the benefit of the hobbyist that knows nothing about Singapore. Not that I'm an expert on Singapore (first trip), but it took a bit of research to sort everything out. I want to help out the next guy pick this up a bit quicker.
So you are an ECCIE person, new to Singapore. Here are your basic choices:
1.) Go to Geylang. This is where the legal, “red light district” is. I’m not going to re-write stuff other people have written. The best resource that I found is sammyboyforum.com. Here is a link to a sticky in SBF discussing Geylang basics:
https://sammyboyforum.com/showthread.php?t=12845
(Also, roll down about 6 screens to the abbreviations. They are different there than here. I renamed my ECCIE handle based on their abbreviations
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Pros:
Very affordable by western standards
Legal
Health screening is required, although like most things it isn’t perfect
Cons:
Cover required for all activities
The “red light” experience is usually more mechanical
2.) Go to Orchard Towers and shop in the bars. Ipanema seems to be the most popular, but honestly, when I walked through OT, it was as though top notch providers were falling out of every establishment. And low notch, but that is why you shop. More calm during the week. Oddly to me, Sundays it was very busy. Crazy busy.
Pros:
No prep work required
Shop until you find what you like
Cons:
If you are going to shop, you will probably have to actively turn down a lot of contestants for the Price is Right.
You have to go somewhere else to then actually start having fun, and you might not want them in your hotel room. BSC is there too. Don’t count on the provider for an incall, she may not have it.
Probably pay more than other Singapore options, sometimes a lot more.
I’m just going to pass this on as a potential con. It was noticeable to me that the real veterans on SBF that go to OT actually ask for a CBJ. The stated reason is that some of the girls there are people that failed health screenings and can’t work Geylang. I can’t speak to that, but it is serious enough to pass on unsubstantiated. OTOH, if I was a provider, I’d rather work at OT than Geylang anyway.
3.) Contact an agency. Many have their own websites, and advertise. The providers in most of these cases are from other nearby countries, but they can make much more money in Singapore than any other option. Before I ever got to Singapore, I could tell this was going to work best for me.
So, to make this work, the first thing I did was get a local cell phone number, since my hobby phone wasn’t going to work there. At the airport right after I landed, I got a local SIM card to cover my time. Turned out that was useful for many reasons.
Next, I actually signed up on sammyboyforum.com. You can look around SBF without signing up, but some agencies will ask for your SBF handle. Poor research on their part, but it gets you in the door.
Some agencies with their own websites make you sign up with them to see anything. I did that (Pacific Stars), but honestly, the experience was no better there. It is a hassle I probably wouldn’t repeat.
A word about online shopping. Measurements are different over there. A girl with a so-called B cup is flat chested by USA standards. I don’t think they are actually lying (entirely), measurements are different. (I’m a borderline L-XL shirt, I had to buy an XXL, and it still felt small.) Look at the pics.
Also, the agencies will say all their providers speak excellent English. Do not expect that. If talking is important to you, go back to OT.
Almost all the agencies price on 90 minutes or 2 shots, whichever comes first. All payment is in SGD, 140-180 is the normal range. All incall.
I made a point of only looking for providers near me. If they say they are in the Central area, that was close enough for me, staying on Orchard Rd. 10 SGD taxi ride. But some SBF reviews complained about how far away the providers were.
Pros:
Most similar to an ECCIE experience, if that is what you are used to
Not the cheapest in Singapore, but very affordable by USA standards
Some GFE potential, more than you might think even with barely functional English
Scheduled. That was important for me. I was time crunched.
Cons:
Takes more up front prep work, some of the agencies don’t respond quickly, or don’t answer your questions. They seem to copy/paste their SMS’s at times.
No required health screening, so everything that entails
My best luck came from the agencies that specialize in Thai. There are others that are more PRC, and some extremely expensive eastern european. Here is a link straight to the SBF section on Thai:
https://sammyboyforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19
Good luck, I’ll have a couple more reviews from Singapore when I get time to write them.
Basics for New to Singapore
