From: usteen@asdf.fi   
      
   Holland's Alexander Pieter Cirk fell for a Chinese woman he met via   
   a dating app on his phone.  After growing frustrated with the   
   distances involved, he decided to obtain a visa and air tickets to   
   visit her, and he sent her a photo of his flight details.  When he   
   arrived in Changsha, however, she wasn't there to meet him, so the   
   41-year-old Cirk remained at the airport.  Ten days later, his health   
   began to flag, and authorities took him to a local hospital.   
     According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, a local television   
   station tracked down the woman, who explained that she'd thought him   
   joking about making the journey.  She added that she hadn't been able   
   to reply to his post-arrival messages because she'd been scheduled to   
   have plastic surgery.  The woman allegedly expressed hopes of   
   maintaining her long-distance relationship with Cirk.   
      
     Alexander P. Cirk = Relax, drink, pace.   
      
     Alexander Pieter Cirk =   
     Rice Trek. ... 'Explain, dear.'   
     Experience dark trail..   
     'Carried a Kleenex?' trip   
     Expect aerial drinker!   
      
     Alexander Pieter Cirk ~ cared. Air trip. Kleenex.   
      
      
      
      
      
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