It’s officially over, and I can’t keep my mouth shut because I’ve got great news!

To all the guys out there who are looking for single, able-bodied, nice-looking girls, I have a TIP for you!

Forget chat rooms, trash singles parties! They are all old school. Believe me when I say the newest place-to-be is bookstores. Honest! Particularly the travel section.

It’s an honest to goodness, no-malice strategy. You only have to stand there, pick up a book, browse through the pages. (Another tip: Choose something exotic but not too outback, maybe some place near, some place still Asian, if you know what I mean.) You can either pretend or sincerely catch up interest in what you are pretending to be reading, or not.

In your quiet solitude, boom! some nice girl will approach you and make a small talk. She’ll ask about the book you’re reading, of your travel plans, of your occupation…and the conversation will just veer to all sorts of subjects, it will go long and wide if you will allow it

Next thing you know, you already made yourself a new travel companion.

* I should know because I just spent two days behind a bookshelf and I already exchanged biz cards with two lovely ladies.