As anyone in my shoes would, I signed up for a very famous Filipino dating website to find my soul mate from the beautiful land of Philippines. Instant success! Or so I thought. I found this gorgeous looking girl who I started to exchange messages with.

We clicked from the start and the feeling of happiness took over me once again. Office hours seemed like ages because I would want to rush back home and login to talk to her! Of course I went ahead and charged my credit card for the membership to use all the features on that website. Soon came to realize that the ‘one' I had found, was just a fake profile. Sounds creepy right? Imagine how I felt! I shared a lot with her. Now that I come to think of it, ‘she' could have been some creepy Asian guy lol.

In the end I was left feeling cheated and a two month charge of over $50 that I ended up paying! Just a few weeks ago, I read an ad titled ‘Katoto' on my FB page. "hey, that's what my fiancé used to call me", I said to myself. Katoto in Filipino means a comrade or someone much more than a friend. That prompted me to check it out. Katoto is fresh and new international dating site but has a high number of female members from Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Bhutan and even Combodia. What surprised me the most that it gets all its members via facebook! Genuine Asian Girls, what a relief.

This website works a little differently. It's model encourages user to connect socially. Hearts is the currency they use and free hearts are given everyday at log in which are used to send and recieve messages, send gifts etc. Free hearts can also be asked by other 'non user' friends on Facebook! This is where these guys rule. The person gifting you a heart doesnot have to be a user of their app!

I am now engaged in an online relationship with three well versed potential matches for me. I'm banking on Mica though. She is from Thailand and a gem of a person. Hope I finalize my plans to go meet her in July!