Bad Experience with a Masseur

Contracting a masseur who promises an "extra service" always poses a risk for us, gay men. Here's an email I got from sideline88@yahoo.com. I am posting it as it was sent to me:


It was afternoon of Sept. 03, 2009 when I met Marlon at Vista Hotel for this was the agreed place that served as our rendezvous. Prior to meeting, I found this guy at Pinoy Masseurs for Hire website and with all honesty, I found him so attractive kaya kaagad ko siyang tinawagan sa kanyang celphone. During our phone conversation, I asked him magkano and icha-charge nya sa kin. Sabi nya “1,000 pesos lahat-lahat na yun” . I asked him, “ano ibig sabihin mo lahat-lahat”? Sabi nya, “massage kasama na ang EXTRA SERVICE”. Tanong ko sigurado ka? Oo sabi nya. Sabi ko, “sige deal for P1,000, Tapos nagkasundo kaming magkita sa Isetann-Recto and then we checked in sa Vista Hotel nga. At first okay siyang kausap, magalang at mabait. I asked him bakit wala kang dalang mga gamit sa massage unlike Tim (another masseur na nakuha ko na several times before for only 1,500 with full and extra service) lagi siyang may dalang kit o bag na full of lotion at iba pang gamit nya sa pagmamasahe. Ang sagot nitong si Marlon nakalimutan daw nya kasi nagmamadali sya. So nang pumasok na kami sa kwarto ng hotel, sa P500 na binigay ko sa bellboy bilang bayad sa room, kumuha si Marlon ng P100 to buy lotion galing dun sa sukli. Okay lang yun sabi ko and then we proceeded to massage na sandali lang at immediately nag-alok sya ng sex pero DAPAT DAW E ANG IBAYAD KO AY 2,500 PESOS na ikinagulat ko. Sabi ko sa kanya e di ba usapan natin ay 1,000 tapos lahat-lahat na yun kasama extra service? Sabi nya sa kin ang 1,000 is for massage only! Sandali lang masahe (ni hindi tumagal ng 5 minutes) worth 1,000 pesos na agad tapos additional 1,500 for ES! Wow grabe itong taong to ah! So I picked up my pants and shirts and dressed up at umalis na pero pinipigilan nya ako sabi nya 2,000 pesos na lang daw lahat. Sabi ko wala na kong pera (pero ang totoo meron akong dalang 5,000 pesos cash). But before I left the hotel, I paid him 1,000 para sa 5 minutes na walang kakwenta-kwentang masahe kasi yun ang napag-usapan naming presyo. Kaya ko siyang bayaran ng 2,500 pero the point is, it’s not agreed price beforehand. Naisip ko kasi na masyado syang aabuso kapag pinagbigyan ko sya sa hinihingi nyang presyo! Beware of him, baka gawin din nya sa inyo ang ginawa nya sa akin. Sana huwag naman…sana ako na lang ang HULING BIKTIMA NYA!


JOEY

(I chose not to publish the photo of the massuer as I have no means to verify whether this accusation against him is true or not. What's important here is, it always pays to be smart and careful when hiring sex workers. - Lex)