Last week, Newsweek had an article talking about the booming sale of Ferrari in China and 20% of it is owned by women, compared to only 5% women ownership worldwide. Why that many in China alone?  Because of mistressville. The writer (a female with a Western name) put it out as something novel in China---having a mistress.  The writer was saying that because a growing number of rich men in Shanghai are now having mistresses, the sale of designer bags and clothes and sports cars have increased tremendously. I don't know why this article was worth half a page in that magazine, except maybe because to a Western woman this is news, but their husband or boyfriend knows this practice to be as old as their most guarded secret.

In Asia, a mistress is also known as the "kept woman".  Depending on how rich the man is, she is kept in an apartment with all the rent and amenities paid for by the man. Her main job is to not get fat and not demand for his time, but must be willing to perform sex on demand. In other words, she must act like a mistress.  And In return, she gets all the jewelries she wants and all the Louis Vitton's she can carry.

There's a Chinese proverb, I  think some crazy Chinese said this, that says: A man will only get bad when he becomes rich, while a woman can only become rich when she gets bad. In my case, I wonder how old do I have to get, before I go bad.