The Magnificent Ordeal relates to the lifestyle, the personal memoirs, of one Michael Ordeal. He has spent most of his life in the Far East, before retiring to an island in the Pacific Ocean called Nevahachi. Ordeal's goal in retirement is to screw himself to death, having nothing better to do. When he retires, he vows to do two things: Run with the wind and screw everything in sight. It doesn't work out that way. He hurts his knee and doesn't run as much as he thought he would. A number of things happen to Ordeal along the way. He is in many ways a product of the 21st Century. * The...

These are the (erotic) Journals of Michael Ordeal. He retired from civil service at the age of 63. Having nothing better to do, he decides to screw himself to death. He has spent his entire adult life in the Far East, mostly in Korea and Japan, and the Philippines. Probably the main reason is the allure of their women. As an older man, with money, he patronizes the entertainment districts, the gay quarters. In Korea it was the infamous Hooker Hill in Seoul. In Japan it was mostly China Town in Yokohama. In the Philippines it was Mabini, Ermita, in Manila. Ordeal retires to an idyllic...

These are the (erotic) Journals of Michael Ordeal. He has spent his entire adult life in the Far East. As an older man with money, he patronizes the entertainment districts, the gay quarters. In Korea it was the infamous Hooker Hill in Seoul. In Japan it was mostly China Town in Yokohama. In the Philippines it was Mabini, Ermita, in Manila. Ordeal retires to an idyllic (fictional) island in the Pacific called Nevahachi. He writes (lovingly) of a Red-Light District (RLD) in Nevahachi that he frequents. He calls it the Train Station, because most of the island's RLDs are near train stations -...

These are the (erotic) Journals of Michael Ordeal. He has spent his entire adult life in the Far East. As an older man with money, he patronizes the entertainment districts, the gay quarters. In Korea, it was the infamous Hooker Hill in Seoul. In Japan, it was mostly China Town in Yokohama. In the Philippines, it was Mabini and Ermita in Manila. He begins writing about his experiences, his carnal exploits. At first it was something of a lark. Then it becomes something of a mania, reliving his experiences (on paper). Quantity becomes more important than quality. The legend overtakes the man....

These are the (erotic) Journals of Michael Ordeal. He has spent his entire adult life in the Far East. As an older man with money, he patronizes the entertainment districts, the Red-Light Districts (RLD). In Korea it was the infamous Hooker Hill in Seoul. In Japan it was mostly China Town in Yokohama. In the Philippines it was Mabini, Ermita, in Manila. He has come to realize that all whores are good people. If they were bad, and didn't provide good service, they'd be out of business. Who wants to have sex with a surly whore? Why this sudden increased sexuality / promiscuity? Like a light, at...