1. Set a goal- My goal the first few weeks sarging in Taipei was to open 30 sets. I wrote that down as my target and I kept to it. Whatever goal that you set try to do it everyday. I’m now going on nearly a month in Taipei and have since lowered my goal to about 20 sets based on some adjustments I made to my game. We’re always tweaking our goals so don’t feel bad about changing them.

2. Are you seeing other women?- This is something I have faced this year. Since I am out approaching women on a daily basis, I have been asked by women “Are you seeing other girls?” I told a girl that I already closed “Yes.” And then she flipped out. I sought out advice from RedpoleQ who mentioned that in Asia it’s okay to be vague. Kane Vast added that you could tell stories about “How you shouldn’t make rules in a relationship” this could be done earlier in the sarge to prevent this question from popping up. Vitality, added that it’s okay to tell girls “I’m out with a friend” or “I’m having dinner with a friend.” So don’t be explicit because it could have the girl storming out of your place.

3. Logistics are everything- Always make sure your logistics are tight. What do I mean by tight logistics? Are you staying at your Mom’s house? Do you have a place you can bring girls back to? Square away your logistics before you even start sarging trust me. It can make or break your game! In Taipei, they have DVD rooms or motels. If you guys want, I can provide some of these on here for those going to Taipei.

4. Don’t be afraid to text girls a lot. I used to think that sending out a lot of text messages to girls came off as needy. In 2012, I have noticed that I have not come off as needy by sending out lots of fun and interesting text messages to girls. They seem to value the messages I send. I make sure that my texts add value. I might bring up something that we talked about that day or something that I genuinely like about the girl.

5. Get a counter. If you’re going to be out opening lots of sets, you should invest in a counter. They aren’t expensive at all and it helps you tally your sets as you open. If you have that target of 20 sets, you will be better able to keep track of it with your counter. Keep a notebook to log the number closes that you get and remember to write down observations that you made during the sarge. This could be her hair style, dress style, or something interesting that she did.

6. Getting back to the basics- I’m going to make another post in the future about the fundamentals of game, but in 2012 I’ve been getting back to the basics. That means writing field reports and using stories and games to make my sarges more effective. I like to relate pick up to basketball and good basketball players know the basics and stick to them.

These are a few things that have improve my game in 2012. I will continue to go out there and sarge and share my insights in 2012.

LS

Hey guys.

We’ve been getting a ton of comments about our Achilles interview. In fact, one of our friends got his first ever close after simply listening to it! He took Achilles advice to talk to every hot girl you see, no matter if you’re sarging or not. And what do you know!

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This boot camp will not teach any canned routines, and instead, will focus more on teaching natural game, teaching a man how to teach his own natural charm instead of acting like someone he’s not. Each trainee will be paired with a trainer who speaks fluent English. This trainer will be one who’s character is most compatible with that of the trainee. There will hours of theory sessions, teaching a person how to show their attractive qualities. This will be followed by intense field training. This field training will include day game in the coffee shops, bookstores, and streets while night game will be in the clubs, in which the trainees will be given VIP access.

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I apologize for taking a while to post on the blog. Things have been quite busy, but I wanted to let you in on something that has helped me when I’m out on the field. I’ve been keeping a journal with me, and it has helped me tremendously. When I first started using my journal, I would log every set that I opened.

Now, I just log all of the good sets and some facts about each girl I number closed. Trust me it will help! I open between 10-20 sets a day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep track of which girl you met on what day. There were times before when a girl would message me a week or two after meeting her then I would message her back and not know anything about her.

It’s much better to have the background info on her. I like to write down anything that interests me about her. For example, she lived in Italy for two years and speaks Italian. That would be great information to write down. When you meet her next time, you can bring it up. It also shows that you have a good memory.If you are in a foreign country, you can also write new words that you encounter when you are out in the field.

Also, I like to write down notes if she was doing anything when I met her. For example, if she was looking for a gift I would respond in the text message:

Me: Did you find a good gift for your friend? I bet you did…

How is that different from

Me: Hi, it was nice to meet you…

The first message relates to the situation and shows your target that you remembered something about her during the interaction. This message gives you more value and increases her chances of replying back to you.

Tips for the journal:

1. Make sure it’s pocket size- don’t buy a notebook size journal and carry it by hand all day!

2. Use it to your advantage- find certain things that may help you such as a good venue you came across or a systematic method of noting down your best sets of the day.

3. Reflect- after your done sarging for the day, write down something you can reflect on. Maybe you did something differently in set that could help you out next time. Bolo made a comment to me that I shouldn’t continue walking with girls after they walk away. I made sure to correct this and wrote it down in my journal as something to work on.

For the readers, do any of you use a journal in the field? What do you think are the advantages of using one?

LS

I didn’t make any plans. Didn’t even look up where I would stay. I just packed my bag and headed to the Train Station.

Getting There

If you take the regular train (aka. the slow one) it takes about 6 hours to arrive. The bus is about the same, depending on traffic. The high speed rail takes only 2.5 hours.

First Impressions – Nice Weather

First, the weather is a billion times nicer than Taipei. When I left Taipei, it was raining like crazy. I took my umbrella but still got soaked. Kaohsiung was nice and sunny. I was felt carrying my umbrella looking like one of those guys who wants to keep his skin milky white.

From what I understand it doesn’t rain much in Kaohsiung.

Chillax Ppl But Not Many Sights To See

The city is a lot slower and laid back than Taipei. MRT’s only come along every 4-6 minutes. When they do arrive you’re almost guaranteed to find a seat. I’ve been told that this MRT is hemorrhaging money.

If you exit Kaohshiung Main Station and head towards the MRT, you’ll see a building up ahead. It’s where you can pick up a map detailing all the sights to see here. Stuff is pretty Taiwan typical. Night markets and uhhh….. more night markets.

However, there is Monkey Mountain. The name is self explanatory. I didn’t go because there’s no easy way to get there. You pretty much have to have a scooter or hire a taxi to go there. Plus I didn’t want a monkey jacking me for my backpack. I’ve seen Congo. Fuck that shit.

Sarging

Pick up wise, I feel like Kaohsiung has tons of potential. I asked two different girls for directions and they actually gave me a scooter ride to where I wanted to go! Fucking unheard of in Taipei. In fact, one of the girls started calling up her friends and asking them if they wanted to take me out. Fucking incredible. I tried to make something happen with her but it never did.

Clubs

There are two main clubs here. I didn’t go to either. But here are the locations copied from the wikitravel article.

Lamp, 3F, 42 Zihciang 3rd Rd (MRT Sanduo Shopping District Station Exit 1, across from the 2 legged skyscraper)
Dreams, 125 Nantian St (MRT Sanduo Shopping District Station Exit 4, behind Sogo,)

I really want to try out night game here.

A lot of the sets I opened were really keen and eager to talk to me even on the street.

Long Term Stay

Kaohsiung is much cheaper than Taipei. I talked to some foreigners and they said to rent an apartment at a happening place like “Kaohsiung Area” costs about 5000NT or so.

Short Term Stay

The E Shie Hotel is a place I found near the two clubs. Rooms start from 600NT a night.

I ended up staying with some random person I met. I was walking around “Central park”, which is like Ximen and ended up meeting another foreigner who ran a hostel type of deal. He charged me 300NT to stay in his spare bedroom. At his place I ended up meeting his roomie and he invited me to go kick it in Kenting. It was fun. You never know what’s gonna happen when you travel.

The guys card is below:

I think of limiting beliefs as a major deterrent in developing your game. It’s always easy to make an excuse right. I’ve been in the game for a while, and you wouldn’t believe the excuses I sometimes here guys make.

1. “I don’t want to talk to her because I don’t know what to say”- Alot of guys get caught up in the opener. They think that they must have some amazing opener so they can attract the girl. Not really actually. If you have trouble deciding what to open with, just ask for the time or the directions. Make it seem natural as to the reason why you are talking to your target.

2. “What’s the point in wasting my time talking to women”- You aren’t wasting your time. Your developing a skill set, and over time you will develop relationships with women. You have to look at it as a time investment. We invest time in approaching women to reap the rewards later as our skill set improves.

3. “What if she doesn’t want to give me her number?”- I know the truth that many guys are afraid of rejection. When I first started picking up, I also felt bad if a girl wasn’t interested in me. You know what I do know? I don’t let it bother me if she doesn’t want to have further contact with me. I go out there and approach more girls because at the end of the day I will find a girl that wants to invest in our relationship.

4. “I don’t know how to talk to girls during the day.”- Many PUA’s focus on approaching at night. As a matter of fact, I specialize in day game these days for that very reason. There is less competition when you are out there during the day. Alot of guys need some beer to give them the courage to approach. When I first started approaching girls during the day, I had alot of approach anxiety. It took months and months of practice to get more comfortable approaching during the day. So my advice for this limiting belief is to get out of your shell, and just start talking to a few girls a day. Set a goal of how many women you want to approach. Start small then work towards bigger goals.

Those are a few limiting beliefs. If you can think of some more you have had or you know others have had, post them on here.

LS

We went downstairs to this Japanese place and looked at the menu. Turned out HB J-Style (26 years old) was from Kaohsiung and also studied Japanese. She was very interested in Japanese fashion. The two of us looked at different restaurants then we sat down for a minute. I looked at my phone and noticed that Bolo called. I gave him a call back right away, and found out that he had a package for me that I needed to mail out. HB J-Style offered to help out so we went over to Bolo’s place to pick up the stuff I needed to get. I thought to myself “Wow this girl is really friendly doing this for a stranger.”

Afterwards, we went over to mail out the package. I had already seeded dinner near my place since she was hungry. We took the MRT to my station which was Liuzhangli. I asked her “What do you want Western food or local food?” “Western food” she said. “I know just the spot” I told her. We walked over to Carnegie’s which was in the area. I actually forgot to get there so we had to walk back and forth for a little.

Carnegie’s is a nice chill pub to take girls too. I like to go there when I have a craving for Western food. HB J style said “It’s been a long time since I’ve had Western food so I’m excited about it.” I ordered us two drinks a Corona for my target and a San Miguel for me. For dinner, we ordered a Shepard Pie and Fish N Chips. During dinner, I found out that she had a boyfriend for one month. But, something told me inside to stick with it. I began seeding my place to watch movies and she mentioned how she had to get up early tomorrow for her first day on the job. “Wait, what time do you need to be home?” I asked her. She told me “Maybe 1AM or earlier than that if I’m tired.” We split the bill then left the venue.

We walked towards my place and she mentioned she was tired, but it looked like she was going to come over. I didn’t kino too much, but I did notice she was a bit resistant to my kino. Could that be a bad sign? We arrived to my place, and took the elevator up. She said something in Japanese before entering my place. We took off our shoes and went inside. Here’s where things get interesting. To be honest with you, I didn’t know if I would be able to close this chick tonight. The outcome was a bit of a surprise, and I’m going to let you in on what happened.

She looked around my place then sat down on my mattress, and took off her socks. One thing I learned from a previous LR, was that if a girl goes for the bed/mattress first stay in that spot. That is just what I did. I f**** things up by escalating too quickly instead of easing off. I touched her a bit, but she didn’t seem like she was into the kino. I put some music on my computer and later she asked me questions like “Do you always sleep with girls on the first night?” I responded with “I’ve slept with other girls before on the same night, but I had a connection with them. I think a connection can be formed quite early when meeting someone. I usually know pretty early when I’m interested in a girl.” She mentioned how she’s Christian and doesn’t do that kind of stuff anymore.

Anymore was the key word that let me know she’s probably slept with other guys on the same night before. She mentioned how she was ending her relationship with a guy while dating this current guy. I asked her when was the last time she’s had sex which was two days ago. I rolled out strawberry fields to frame her as sexual. I told her that “I’m a keeper of secrets and a story about it” to diffuse her bf talk. I framed myself as a “secret guy” then she laughed about it. The secret guy was used so that she can see our experience as fun… I did all of these things which helped me lead into sex. To be honest with you, I didn’t think this girl was down at the beginning of the sarge. She was very resistant to my kino.

What told me that she was DTF? It was the fact that she was lying down on my bed, and not leaving. I remember back in Korea when I thought this girl wasn’t keen because she kept resisting my advances. RPQ told me “She’s staying the night right?” she’s obviously keen. He said something to the extent of that. Anyways, HB J-style was still at my place and pretending to sleep on my mattress.

I cuddled under the blankets with her then started to kiss around her neck and lips. She slowly warmed up and before you know it she took off her pants. I turned off the lights, and we made out a bit more. She then asked me the golden question “Do you have a condom?” “Yes” I told her. I had grabbed one earlier. Eventually, I took off her top/bra then things lead into sex smoothly. When I took off her panties, she was very wet…

Wow is all I can say… Things were going against me here. She wasn’t really in the mood for sex, she had a boyfriend, and she claimed she didn’t do this kind of stuff anymore. However, I managed to close based on learning from previous experiences. Take this LR as an example that you can go out there and make s*** happen.

I went over to this popular restaurant named Ippudo Sannoten near the hostel. It was on the staff list of restaurants to check out. The restaurant is near Sinnou park make sure to ask for a map from the hostel. It’s about a 10 minute walk. When you walk outside of the hostel, make a left then keep going down until you see a big intersection. Look across the street and you will see the restaurant. The sign to the place is made out of wood.

Once you go inside, you will be greeted by the staff. Take a seat. There are plenty of chairs and the restaurant has an open kitchen so you can watch the chefs in action. One of the cooks, handed me a Japanese menu then another cook came over and gave me an English menu. Even if you get the Japanese menu, it has pictures on it. The benefit of the English menu is that it has the descriptions of the different types of ramen.

For a bowl of ramen, it’s going to run you around 8,000 yen. I gave it careful consideration and chose the Akamaru Modern. While I was waiting for my food, I tried the delicious side dish which were red bean sprouts. They also gave me some tea to go along my meal.

When my big red bowl of noodles arrived, I was ecstatic. I went over to grab my camera and took a picture. I then realized I was letting the food get cold so I took my first bite. The noodles were thin and it was garnished with fatty pork and scallions. It was absolutely delicious. The broth was amazing and had a meaty and smoky flavor to it.

The best part of all was that I could slurp the noodles, and no one thought it was rude. It’s okay to slurp your noodles in Japan. I finished the entire bowl of noodles then I went to pay. The cooks blurted out something in Japanese, and I paid for my meal. I said “it was excellent” with a thumbs up to the employee working there. He said “thank you.” I’m sure they get a lot of foreign customers there as it’s a delicious restaurant!

They also serve: mentaiko rice and manten gyoza (pan fried dumplings).

Hours of Operation: 11AM-1AM

Link for map: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g298207-d1535307-Reviews-Ippudo_Sannoten-Fukuoka_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Kyushu_Okinawa.html

This was one of my last sets of the day as I was getting out of my subway. I noticed this really cute girl with long dark hair waiting for her subway. I asked her about how to get to the brown line, and she said “Here let me walk you.” Off we were to the brown line. What I liked about her was that she bt spiked well, and her English was also good. I think wearing the suit today gave me added value since she asked me “Are you here on business?” Like Bolo mentioned “The suit demands respect.” I missed my train purposely so I could chat with HB Engineering more. During that time, I set up a timebridge for this weekend to meet up with her. No msn’s and no business cards were given. It was just a phone number. “Alas I numberclosed” I thought to myself…

Sidenote- She lived in Australia for two years and had a bit of an Aussie accent.

Day 2

We set up the meet for today @ 4PM and I chatted with her during the week via MSN. I reconfirmed with her today for the meet, and it was on. When I saw her, I was like “Yes” this girl is cute. She was wearing a pretty white dress and long black stockings. That’s why I love day game because it gives you the best choice of women and you are also sober. No beer googles going on! As far as a logistical game plan, I didn’t really have one. That showed when I met her and she asked me where are we going to go and I hesitated saying “Ughh we can go to this area or another area…” She even asked me “Are you nervous?” I rebounded by picking an area for us to go.

The first thing I noticed was that she grabbed my arm. This has always been a good sign for me when a girl initiates the kino. Any others with this experience? We walked for a bit down this side street near my place, and I came across a nice cafe. We went inside and ordered some sandwiches and coffee. I found out that she was 29 and only had long-term relationships. Her longest relationship had been eight years and she also hadn’t been on a date for over a year. Her reasoning was that she worked too much. Regardless, she was out to meet me so I didn’t let that bother me.

Another thing, she had a curfew of 12AM. Her parents were the traditional/strict type she mentioned. You would think that a girl being 29 would not have a curfew, but that wasn’t the case. We chilled in the coffee shop for a bit, and she was even laying on my shoulder. The seat I got was in the front where two people could sit down together. This makes it better for kino since you don’t have to sit across from each other. She took off her shoes and was laying on my shoulder again then I told her “Let’s go outside.” She went to the bathroom and paid the bill then we were off. I had seeded my place for movies and she showed no resistance in coming to my place.

There was one last stop to the convenience store to grab us two beers which she also paid for. She mentioned she wasn’t much of a drinker and that was evident when her face was turning red after half a beer. We took the elevator up to my place. We sat down on the couch and I showed her some pictures that I printed from my travels. It’s good to incorporate pictures because you can add a story element with each one.

I threw on a travel video with Anthony Bourdain. After a bit of time watching it, I went for the k close while shod to have physical pictures because you can tell a story with each one. The kino was like it was from the cafe. I suggested watching a travel video at my place. After the video, she was laying on my shoulders. There was no resistance, and she was actually a great kisser. She had very nice lips!

I continued to make out then go back to the show a few times. I asked her about how many relationships she had and she told me four. Finally, she told me “It’s been a long time.” Referring to the last time she had sex. The interesting thing is that I didn’t even have to mention sex. She knew what it was leading to from there, and it was just a matter of leading on my part. I DID NOT get any resistance from her. I passionately started making out with her and took off her dress then she took off my shirt. She went to the bathroom shortly after then that’s when I moved to the mattress which was next to the couch.. It was more making out then I progressed to f-closing. It was my fault for not defining the context of the relationship because she asked me “Are we dating?” during sex. I told her “Yes.” I will need to be more clear about defining the relationship with girls I am sarging during Phase 2. We took a shower afterwards.

What I liked about this girl was that I was REALLY attracted to her. She had a very nice body and cute face. It’s good to go after girls that are 8′s or higher because when you are sarging them it makes your game stronger. I liked how she paid for everything and had a motherly nature about her. When we went to the night market later, she used tissue to clean my hands after I ate the food. We hung out till a little bit after her curfew then I got her on a cab home. I do plan on seeing this girl again. She’s a KEEPER

LS

We walked out of the MRT and I asked her “Can you help me get to the HSR station?” She walked with me and showed me where it was. Before I was about to leave, I asked her “Let’s get some coffee @ Starbuck’s you can teach me some Chinese hehe ”She gave me her number and then I went to pay for my ticket to Kaohsiung. I wanted to grab some food before I made the trip so I went to look for an ATM since the person at the convenient store wouldn’t let me use my card. I went upstairs and walked past another convenience store… That’s when I ran into another cutie.

She walked out of the convenience store and I decided to open her. “Where’s the nearest ATM?” I asked her… She was looking around to help me find it, but after walking around the station she offered to get me some lunch. Pretty cool I thought. We walked over to the 7/11 and she asked me “What would you like?” I pointed to this pork and rice dish. “Thanks” I told her. I suggested to her we should hang out sometime and I took down her number.

I was off to Kaohsiung. The trip was relatively quick and when I arrived I had planned to meet with two different girls. In the MRT, I opened another set named HB Shiny. I call her Shiny cuz that’s what her nickname was. She was pretty cute and I asked her “How do you get to the cultural center?” She showed me and the thing I liked about her was her good energy. She lived in Tainan so I took down her contact info and told her we could plan a time to meet.

My logistics weren’t good since I didn’t have a place lined up for the night, but one of the girls I met in Taichung said her parents were okay with me staying the night @ her place. I wouldn’t really call that the greatest logistics, but I was tired and wanted a place to stay so I agreed.

I met the first chick then I made a bold last minute decision to have the two girls meet each other. This would be interesting because I sarged the two of them, but I wanted to try something different. We all met at Kaohsiung Train Station. We went around to a night market then over to the lantern festival, which was really cool. I highly recommend checking it out. They had street performers, a night market, and a fireworks display.

Afterwards, the three of us left the night market. The funny thing is that both girls were kinoing me and they also offered me their jackets since it was cold. I wanted to get isolation time with the girl that was hosting me. The other chick had a curfew anyway so once we got to the main station she left. I did find a nice Spanish restaurant on the walk back that I’ll do a write up on next time I’m in Kaohsiung.

I was tired, and HB Tall (tall, stockings, boots, blue contacts, nice makeup/style) and I went over to my locker to get my stuff. “You do want to stay the night here right?” she asked for verification. I told her “yes.” I had another option, which was get a hotel room, and then head there… I was quite tired though so I went with her back to her place. I also plan on meeting her this Thursday since I’ll be in Taichung then.

I had good kino compliance when we went back to her place by locking arms. We went inside her house and her mom was inside. I greeted her with “Ni hao ma.” She gave me a nice smile, but was on the phone. HB Tall went and set up my room for me while I went in to her brother’s room to check some emails. Her brother was gone @ the time.

When she came back in her brother’s room, I joked with her and said “You could sleep with me.” She laughed and said “I would, but my parents will get angry.” After I was done on the computer, we went over to her room where I would be staying. She was going to sleep in her brother’s room. I had some light kino with her (holding hands, hugs) while we drunk some Taiwanese aboriginal wine. We both gave each other massages and I went for the k close but she pulled back saying “No, not now.”

The door was shut at this time, and I knew that we were @ her parent’s house so I told her “I respect that and I know your parents are in the other room.” I was so tired that I fell asleep right after she went over to her brother’s room.

The next morning I awoke to her lightly saying “Wake up.” Her parents were gone for the day, but she had to leave around the same time I was heading to Taipei. She asked me “When will you be heading to Taipei?” I joked with her and told her that “Oh you want me to leave so soon?” She said “no” I just wanted to know. Her dog (the cockblock Chihuahua) I would like to call it kept coming in the room and ran around seeking attention.

She brought me some dumplings for breakfast and I had light kino with her. To make a long story short, I did go for the k close and we ended up making out. The dog kept running around her brother’s room during this time. It didn’t progress pass the make-out. She even referred to me as “dangerous” when I asked her to get the dog out of the room so we could be alone. Later, when we left her place to go to the train station she said something to the extent that’s she’s not a good girl in a playful way. What I also thought was interesting is when I touched her in certain places she made a moaning sound. Def an indicator of her being sexual…

She has her own place in Taichung, but with 5 cats. I am allergic to cats so that won’t work out. I asked her to book me a hotel room for that night near her place. We parted ways at the train station. She even bought me a huge Japanese style cookie… Very cool girl and I look forward to meeting her again.

When I reflect on this, I think that I should have lined up a hotel room. I also don’t know if it was a good idea that I met both girls at the same time, but it was nice to experiment with something different. I could sense a little bit of jealousy with the two of them during our time out. Nonetheless, it was a fun experience crashing @ my targets parent’s place.

LS