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I have been working with this multimillionaire (USD) business man for a while now.  He is good looking, tall, and again, very successful in the business sense.  If you want to know anything about Thai business, he is the man.  He is what I called the Bloomberg of Thai market.  But when it comes to dating women, he consulted me. He has a habit of talking at people, so girls tend to get turned off really quickly by that.  I listed some rules for him, before I set him up on the third date:

“Rules in talking to women:

1) Be v. polite

2) Don’t talk non-stop

3) Ask them interesting question

4) Make them feel good when they talk to you

5) Be patient, don’t be too forward or pushy.  “

His email response:

“

Hello Nikki,

………..

Agreed, i need a coach for dating- i never denied it ! Tiger Woods had one too

……….

bRegards

I“

“Dear All,
 
The latest went well ka. Le Notre is a nice place as it’s not too crowded and does have lovely dessert for us to have.
 
I think it is the best date i have ever had so far ka; however i’m not sure whether K’N felt the same way or not. We talked more about attitudes towards Thai economies and other topics i believe that could show my attitude quite well. K’N is very nice and easy to talk to ka. He is too cute to be an American and that’s what i told him directly as well
 
Anyway, everyone went great on my side ka but i am not sure about K’N side that much.
 
By the way, i think Le notre would be a lovely place to have a date for the one who have cars na ka. I felt sorry for K’N since he took a motorcycle to get into Soi Thonglor and he was sweaty.
 
Hope this help ka.
 
Best Regards,
 
H”

Dear Friends,

I’m happy to inform you all that Chris and I are engaged on 14th February 2008 at 8pm. 

We were on our 2nd course dinner at this very romantic restaurant in Lang Suan. I was munching on my bread, when the waiter came with a big serving plate and laid down some cutlery. All I could think of was what a mess of bread crumb I have dropped on the table.  The waiter then put down a golden box in front of me, and I was half thinking….ah ha, a box of chocolate, NICE! Chris didn’t get one, but somehow that didn’t seem to register with me. (How greedy was I?)

It was tied delicately with a gold ribbon, which I quickly unwrapped to find the most gorgeous earings. It’s a piece of art, exactly the style that I would buy for myself.  He knows me to well. And it has a love history that comes with it too, inspired from 1500’s Roman painting.  I then put it on, close the box, and said thank you!

Chris went quiet for a few moment, pondering what to say to me.  Then he said, there is something else in the box. 

“Oh really?” So I opened the box again, and tipped all the cushion thing out, and  found a small card with an arrow indicating that I should turn it over. And there it said:

“Nikki,

I love you so much.

Will you spend the rest of your life with me?

Love, Chris” 

For a split second, I asked myself whether I love this man. I know for years that if I love someone and he asked me to marry him, then I would cry.

Small tears started rolling down my cheeks. This is the man I’m going to marry.

Numerous restaurants in Bangkok geared up to Valentine’s day with an extortionately high set menu price.  Not that I have to pay it myself, but I do feel sorry for every guys who have to pick up the bills for dinner tonight.  7/10 restaurants that you call up to book will “force” you into digesting a long extensive course-meal, just so they have a “reason” to charge you more.   Bed Supper Club, for an example, asked for your credit card when you make a reservation, so in case you don’t turn up, and they can charge you for the 7000-baht-course meal that you missed! (I supposed it’s only fair, but it’s the only one out of ten restuarants that we called up that has such a policy) 

My compilation may not cover all the outrageously overpriced food, but feel free to add your own list in the commentary section.

Starting with

1) 100,000 baht at the Millienium Hilton, where you get a six-course meal and a bottle of champagne, served in a Royal suite + a signature spa and a limousine to take you home.  (Anyone with an elementary arithmatic skill can easily work out the seperate cost of these, add them together, and hang on…where did the other zero goes?)

2) Followed by a 5-course set dinner at the Vertigo, at around 12,000 baht per couple.  They even provide one stem of rose (Yes, that will definitely make me want to pick this restaurant.)

3) Pier59 also encouraged you to have a 5-course meal, with fresh oyster and Kobe beef at only 10,000 baht (What a bargain!)

4) The newly opened Angelina’s restaurant at Shangli-La Hotel, enticed you with with a set menu at around 9000 baht.

Now, where could a lowly paid matchmaker like me go? 

One thing that made me cringed is a cheesy Valentine’s sms.  I got quite a few this morning from friends, clients and of course my boyfriend, which is probably by far the cheesiest.  And it goes…BF: “Sweet as a rose bud, bright as a star, cute as a kitten, that’s who you are. Bundle of joy, sunshine and fun. You are everything I love, rolled into 1”

Me: hmm, heard it before, not into it…..no response

BF’s second text: “Dreams are for dreaming, I dream for you. Hearts are for beating, mine beats for you. Angels are for keeping, I’ll always keep for you~”

Me: Oh god, this has better stopped soon, so I replied, “Thank you honey, but I’m really not into these romantic text. Love you na ka”

BF: “Those are to save you from embarassment of hearing me say it in public tonight love you too“