Yasuro

Who I'd like to meet:

I would like to keep things real, so I do not just add random people to my friends' list. If you would like to be my friend, please send me a message first and let me know why (and it's better be more than just "because you're Asian"); otherwise your request will be silently deleted. I would also like you to check out my blog to take a peek into my personal life. Trust me, it will be good for both of us. There is also a partial list of my past articles sorted by the category. (You are also welcomed to subscribe to my blog. Don't worry about those annoying email notifications.)

For the same reason, I would like to see real photos showing real you on your profile. If you have a legitimate reason you cannot post them there (Some people do), then I will have to ask you to send some to me personally.

I will also look into your friends list, and see how many friends you have and what kind: You cannot realistically keep in regular touch with, say, 200 people; Some collect "lookers" just like their trophies, and you do not mind being one of them? Those little things say a lot about your personality.

Do you love posting bulletins? With all those interesing questionnaires floating around, such as "repost and such-and-such will happen" type ones, etc., who would not!? Wrong! It's one easy way to suck — at least in my book. See this for why. And please do not fall for those obvious hoaxes.

If you want to learn the Japanese language and looking for someone to practice it with, or learn it from, then I am not the right person for you. I do teach Japanese to some of my friends, but I do not make friends to teach Japanese — unless you are a native speaker of French, Korean, or Italian, in which case we could do language exchange.

Of course, it is a different story if you are willing to compensate for my services — not necessarily financially, but I would certainly not mind that. Make me an offer. This also applies when you want to tap into my knowledge of the Japanese language (e.g., to translate between English and Japanese) or the Japanese culture (e.g., to understand a scene you saw in a Japanese anime).

However, you are always welcome to subscribe to my blog, and keep abreast with all the latest entries on Japan/Japanese I write in my blog. If you want to have a taste of it, here's the the list of postings on Japan/Japanese in my blog up to the end of February '06. You can also check out my blog articles under the category Travel and Places, which is the category that I assign to articles related to the Japanese language and/or the Japanese culture.

Just so you know, I periodically review my friends' list, and remove those with whom any meaningful interaction has not happened for more than a certain amount of time.

I'd love to do standard social activities, like watching movies, dining, etc., but I'd especially welcome those who can participate in art-related events (esp., artwalks) with me.

I do not get along well with people who are flaky — people who cannot commit to an appointment, or those who generally cannot keep their own words. I speak my mind, so if you cannot take it — because of your fragile or blown-up ego — then we won't get along. I would also like to see a certain level of self awareness and maturity. Oh, and coherence too. Oh, and a reasonable span of sustained attention too. Boy, do I sound demanding or what!?

I am interested in what you have to say to me, so help me understand it.

If you are interested, we can chit chat using one of those IMS's. Unfortunately, I do not have Windows Live Messenger (WLM) — in fact I cannot install it because I use Windows 2000, so I use MSN Messenger version 7.0. If you use WLM, please keep in mind the messages you send while I am off line will not be belivered to me.

In case you are curious, you can read what I am looking for in a woman as my partner. You can also check out the version a friend kindly rewrote for me.