I did this the way you say you want to-  One woman at a time.  However, in order to contact that "one woman" you are going to have to write quite a few.  First of all, not all are going to write back.   Secondly, of those who do respond, if you're like me, you'll be able to tell fairly quickly just from a few letters whether you and her are a good match.  Just because you were interested in a lady who's picture you saw on the internet does not mean she's going to be interested in you, or that she'll be all you expect after you get to know her a little.

I typically wrote to 30-40 women each time I started.  Of the 5 or 6 who wrote back, I narrowed the field over the course of a few letters (and posslibly phone calls) to one, then concentrated only on her.  After a few months of letters and phone calls, I visited the one lady.  If things didn't click after the meeting, I started over.   I did it 4 times before I met my wife.   Along the way each time, I found out things about the other ladies (or they found out things about me) that lead to the decision to end correspondance before a visit because we were not compatible.  I never entertained the idea of marriage to anyone prior to meeting, nor did I want to rush it once I found the right one.

If you write to one lady, then wait to see if she's going to respond before writing to one more, you're most likely going to be getting senile before you find one you click with.  If your response rate is anything like mine, you'll write on average 5 women to get one who responds.  Of those who do respond, you'll quickly find that some are not what you're looking for.

I wrote to a total of around 150 ladies over a two year period before I married.  If you have a similar experience and write to one at a time, assuming it takes you 6 weeks between writing one letter and either giving up on a reply, or finding out you're not compatible, it will take you 17 years to find "the one".  Not a good approach when you look at the realities of correspondence.  And if you're like me, you'll also want to take your time about this to be as sure as you can be.  Getting married is fairly easy, it's finding a good marriage that's tough, and rushing anything is not a good idea.

I say this to clients all the time at my into site.  You have got to write to many.  I'm sure many of my clients think I'm just trying to sell them more addresses, but since my site is for Latin women and you're apparently looking for an Asian woman, you can be assured that I have no profit motive when I give this advice.

I really suggest you take the cab...any foreigner is an easy target.  But, SOME taxi drivers are unscrupulous as well.  May I suggest that you take note of the taxi name and number whenever you ride one.  These info are found just below the back passenger window.  This way,  you can easily trace the taxi should you encounter any problem while on one.

Still,  I hope that you have met the many more  "goodhearted" filipinos.

Where have you been?   I hope that you have taken time out to go places outside of Manila.

Didnt you mention your mahal is from Iloilo?

This is fun....it used to be talking/posting from across the seas with different time zones and now (!!!)...on the same continent.   *S*

Don't you worry about your Mahal's Visa....as you said,  with Jesus, nothing is impossible.  *S*

Now, don't be upset...*S*

But, knowing what you have just written makes you someone who also see the beauty in things.  

How's the sunset tonight?   *S*

I have also seen guys go there thinking they have got the "#1" girl and find out when they got there that it was all wrong for both of them.  Then they realized that they were thousands of $$ down and had lost a few years with little to show for the effort.

I was writing 14 when I met my wife and within 2 weeks stopped with all of them but her.  I knew she was the right one in many ways.  The way she answered questions, her honesty, her refusal to accept money I offered but most importantly because of prayer.

I'm sure when you find the right one you'll know but ask Tim (if he still post here anymore) and others.  You will not know truly until you meet her.  He went to China thinking he had the "right one" and if he had written only one he'd be single right now.  He went to on to his back up and they are now married living here in Houston.  I know of at least two others with similar stories.

As for references I know of two if you are interested but I need some info from you.  It u join mag-anak they have lots of "free" references.  My e-mail is akastle@ev1.net

Bear