104. Danke Schoen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUryeDLpY_c&feature=related

Hector is 24 years old… I know I know, but hey, he is really Latin and all! And he makes movies! But then again, he also carries an eye line concealer!

Chris also replied, an American professor/ex-X-File extra. He is so in love with himself that he sent me 5 pics in his first email to me…

And finally, Mark. Here is his reply to my ad:

“Dear Unknown Advertiser,

Although I am not a professor, I do have a PhD.

Sorry for being late. I am not a regular reader of the Metropolis magazine and it took a while until I discovered you. I hope the application deadline has not passed yet. : )  At least for now, I would be the last gentleman to knock on your door.

Let me shortly introduce myself. 

German guy, 180cm tall, dark blond hair. Educated, like outdoor sports, in Japan for 1 year and 8 month, working in the medical products field. Independent, but sometimes lonely and 43 years old.  My mom thinks I am very handsome. When I was about 3 years old I almost looked link an angel.

Anyway, before I write an essay or send my poetry album, I want to make sure, that you are still open for new opportunities. 

I am looking forward to hearing from you. If you want, you can answer in German. 

Caio,

Mark”

Well, yes, he is special, but I realized that too late. I should have known though. But I guess I was just not ready then. Now he is back in Germany and I miss him terribly.

103. Shop Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPdVqwk978

My second email address is sexysensei@yahoo.com, and the ad is:

Sexy professor, looking for the last gentleman in Tokyo. You should be warm-hearted, even-tempered, intelligent, handsome, and like reading.

As expected, I got many replies from professors and PhDs,  along with their recommended book lists :)

Massimo is an Italian Canadian teaching at a famous university here, "191cm tall, slim, healthy and hygienic". Hmmmm. Not that slim, but yes, very very hygienic! He is a great guy I must say. Very generous with everyone and caring, but also very MARRIED!

Peter is an Australian working for an international school in Yokohama. He plays in a band and has no friends. He has lost his heart somewhere a long time ago, so now he can't feel, for other people or even for himself, and yet he is still looking for love, someone to love him, of course, but not someone to love, because he has also lost the ability to love. He taught me nothing is forever and we should never expect anything or need/depend on anyone. Oh, and he never drinks!

Thomas also replied, not his only time though. He later replied to many of my other ads until we finally reached an understanding that he would always ask me first before he answered any more ads, for example, "Hey, is that you, the shanghai_love looking for a deliciously young-looking SWM???" You see, he enjoyed answering personal ads as much as I enjoyed placing them!

Now Thomas is something. Really, he has an excellent sense of humor, even though he is German. In fact, most Germans I bumped into here seem to know how to have a laugh.  One thing though, Thomas is so addicted to his quest for love that he just doesn't know when to stop looking anymore. Of course we all know men love channel surfing, while women often just find a channel they like and watch.

But I've met so many men like Thomas here, well-educated, good job, reasonably-good looks, but after having been here for a while, completely spoiled by all the attention they get from the Japanese girls, and now can never be really satisfied with only one woman for a longer period of time. As they grow older, they become bitter and extremely lonely. 

Oh and Thomas never drinks either! 

102. Mambo Number 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvJOL1gpic

Someone told me yesterday that I still sounded very angry with the whole saga. But really, I am not. Honestly! I don't feel anything when I tell the story now, except perhaps, pity for him. To live 5 years in all those lies! No wonder he used to have so much trouble sleeping at night! And I doubt he can sleep well for the rest of his life, knowing what he has done almost ruined many lives.

But I am fine now. Thank you very much.

The first email address I created was china_doll@yahoo.co.jp, and the ad goes:

Cheating wife, slender but curvy, big brown eyes, black raven hair, looking for some fun with a single (meaning, not married!) man.

The first day I got about 300 replies. The funny thing is, my original title for the ad was "Cheating husband's wife," but Metropolis magazine decided to change it to "cheating wife," for whatever reason.

Oh yes, I had fun, not only some fun, but lots and lots of fun, exchanging emails with the guys writing to me, most definitely drooling with lust. But somehow I didn't sleep around, although I did bring a sleazy Kiwi back home once, just to make my own history on the remaining furniture, you understand.

And I also met Tim, an American international school teacher. He is a decent guy though, but very depressed, and always drunk. He was in the similar situation, going through his divorce and all. We kind of helped each other through the darkest hours.

Once I asked him to take me to a love hotel, for the sake of science, you know, social science/human behavior/animal study/zoology...Well, OK, I just had to know why my ex seemed to find those love hotels irresistible!

Anyway, Tim and I didn't do much there and I had my research, although love hotels, in my opinion, are so over-rated. Well that was my first time and also my last time to a love hotel.

But later unfortunately Tim turned into a bit of a stalker so I had to stop all contact with him. I really hope he has finally found some peace and happiness now...

101. I Want To Be Evil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uvyB_9bE2Y&feature=related

So I've been told many time I should write a book, to share my adventures in this city of sex disneyland we call Tokyo. Well, here we go, the first step.

My quest for love started 1 and a half years ago, the day after I kicked my ex out, the lying cheating bastard who I was stuck with for 12 years.

Phase one is best described as "I Want To Be Evil".

During this phase, I was struggling to stay sane and not to kill myself. So I went out to look for distractions, using many personal ads in Metropolis magazine where my ex found his women who he then seduced and video-taped their sex acts in our home with a spy camera, oh yeah, those poor women had no idea (BTW, if you are one of his women, hey, I still have your DVDs here!)

Now, quite understandably you would ask, so how did you find out? Hmmmm, it went like this:

Hey, these DVDs under his bed have some funny titles, "Wales vs England, 2007", "NZ vs Wales, 2008", etc., gosh, he is naughty (although, of course I didn't expect the extent of his naughtiness!) Well fine, since I'm bored out of my mind here, I shall sit down and take a quick look then! OMG, this actor has the same mole on his neck, just like my husband's. Wait... wait a minute, it IS him! Oh, and the dining table is the one I eat my breakfast, lunch and dinner on every day! And this woman, wow, I didn't know he prefers the chubby type now! Oh, so he is not only the actor, but also the producer, writer and camera man! Quite multi-talented in fact!