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Before I begin my entry, a quick hello to all of my new DW friends! Thank you all for joining me on my journey, and I look forward to getting to know you all.
I returned to Japan late on the afternoon on Saturday, and I'm still re-adjusting to being back in Japan, though my jet lag isn't as bad as I thought it would be be. Two of my closest friends in Japan came to the airport to greet me, and I let out the biggest squeal of delight; they put photos of Vergil from Devil May Cry on their phones to greet me with! I'm madly in love with Vergil, so this was such a treat.
I spent Sunday going to the Phantom of the Opera collab lunch at a French restaurant here in Osaka; the musical's final day here was that day, and I will miss it being here. I took photos over here.
Other than that, I had my first day back at work yesterday; in the morning I teach small children and in the afternoon, I teach at a high school. The kids missed me, and it was sweet to see!
But in odd news... a guy claiming to be from Taiwan (but only using 简体字/simplified characters even when I used 繁體字/traditional) slid into the DMs of my kimono business accoun on IG, and we began to talk. Apparently he's also in Osaka. (Apparently) He flirted with me a lot, but I tend to stay a bit reserved until I know someone better, and lo and behold… on day 3 after lovebombing a lot, he tried to get me into carbon trading. 😂
I highly suspect this guy was a 杀猪盘 (“pig butchering”) scam artist, which is a type of scam originating in China targeting women in their 20s and 30s, typically well educated women. They try to form “real” relationships with victims over a course of days, even weeks via charming conversation, which eventually goes into lovebombing… and then the scam gets dropped.
After he tried to push me into carbon trading (and I didn’t fall for it), he went back to lovebombing, and I mainly ignored it, letting him continue to message just out of curiosity to see how well he keeps up the façade. Last night, I was hanging out with a male buddy playing Resident Evil 2 Remake and Scammer Guy had the audacity to tell me that he was angry… and declare me as his girlfriend (?!?!?!?!?!?).
Despite my amusement/indifference, he kept up the flirting (I said I wanted to go to sleep, and he told me he would "sleep together with me" lol) and I did what I do best:
Him: do you like this sleeping position?
Me: only if it’s with Vergil from Devil May Cry.
Anyway, I'm back to singing lessons today, so it's time to get ready and head out! I hope you all are doing well.
I returned to Japan late on the afternoon on Saturday, and I'm still re-adjusting to being back in Japan, though my jet lag isn't as bad as I thought it would be be. Two of my closest friends in Japan came to the airport to greet me, and I let out the biggest squeal of delight; they put photos of Vergil from Devil May Cry on their phones to greet me with! I'm madly in love with Vergil, so this was such a treat.
I spent Sunday going to the Phantom of the Opera collab lunch at a French restaurant here in Osaka; the musical's final day here was that day, and I will miss it being here. I took photos over here.
Other than that, I had my first day back at work yesterday; in the morning I teach small children and in the afternoon, I teach at a high school. The kids missed me, and it was sweet to see!
But in odd news... a guy claiming to be from Taiwan (but only using 简体字/simplified characters even when I used 繁體字/traditional) slid into the DMs of my kimono business accoun on IG, and we began to talk. Apparently he's also in Osaka. (Apparently) He flirted with me a lot, but I tend to stay a bit reserved until I know someone better, and lo and behold… on day 3 after lovebombing a lot, he tried to get me into carbon trading. 😂
I highly suspect this guy was a 杀猪盘 (“pig butchering”) scam artist, which is a type of scam originating in China targeting women in their 20s and 30s, typically well educated women. They try to form “real” relationships with victims over a course of days, even weeks via charming conversation, which eventually goes into lovebombing… and then the scam gets dropped.
After he tried to push me into carbon trading (and I didn’t fall for it), he went back to lovebombing, and I mainly ignored it, letting him continue to message just out of curiosity to see how well he keeps up the façade. Last night, I was hanging out with a male buddy playing Resident Evil 2 Remake and Scammer Guy had the audacity to tell me that he was angry… and declare me as his girlfriend (?!?!?!?!?!?).
Despite my amusement/indifference, he kept up the flirting (I said I wanted to go to sleep, and he told me he would "sleep together with me" lol) and I did what I do best:
Him: do you like this sleeping position?
Me: only if it’s with Vergil from Devil May Cry.
Anyway, I'm back to singing lessons today, so it's time to get ready and head out! I hope you all are doing well.
