Monday, May 29, 2006

chinese footbath and massage

Last night after a hard day of studying mark, anna and my self went for a foot bath and a 90 minute massage. It was dirt cheap 70 yuan for the entire deal. CHEAP. So we soaked our feet which was very comfortable and then the girl started slaping and punching my feet and pulling and snapping my toes. Then she proceeded to dig her little fingers into the bottoms of my feet. She is tough for such a little girl. And then she would push my feet really hard backwards i am not sure what that was about- but it ment that she was finally finished torturing me ;). Today my feet feel great.
Well the neck, back,legs and arms are an entirely different adventure. I was dealt a male with very strong hands. So i sat on a little stool and he proceeded to dig into my neck and do very painful things to it as well. He later informed me through the translater that my neck was out and my merdians were off. So has he was digging in my neck his next move was to grab my chin and start forcing my neck sideways meanwhile still digging into my neck. Oh there is more. He puts me into a headlock and starts pulling me upwards. I went with hime because i did not want my head to seperate from my neck. He tried it on the other side and told me pull my body down while he pulled up. I couldn't help but laugh really. Then the fun part he gets me to lay on the bed, on my stomach and once again the torture begins. He was digging into my spine and lower back- of course where it hurt the most. Then he get to my legs and butt. I bet he has never seen a white girls ample behind jiggle aroung that much (remember i am fully clothed and he has a cloth over me as well). I couldn't help but laugh. So as he is digging into my buut/hip i envision my older bother and how he used to show no mercy when he decided to bug us. The massage guy was diggin in so hard that i started laughing- what else was i to do? Then he starts digging into my calves which are really tight so it really really hurt. THEN he grabbed my legs and started rotating them to the side. Oh i forgot what he did to my arms- he grabbed my shoulders and lifted,one at a time, off the table while oushing into my spine and lower back. He then made me sit up and started on my entire arm. He wastreating it like a piece of playdough using both hands and rubbing the heck out of it. He them brabbed my fingers and started snapping my arm up and down, and WHAM one big jolt. It was very funny.
THE AFTERMATH- well today i am so sore i can't even touch my neck and my back hurts just ad much. I also have reminents of his thumb prints on my neck and upper back. Will i go back- maybe. It was crazy. He is very well trained man and know all about alternative medical practices. He looked at my finger nails adn said my yin is weak and that i need to be careful and that i need to exercise more and stretch. He also said i am having digestion problems and that i am getting angry to easily and i need to control myself. So there you have it.
Do you think you will go to a chinese massage parlour anytime soon?

2 comments:

JG said...

I don't think I'd ever go to one of those.

Especially if someone is going to tell me about my anger problems...but it sounds like you had a relaxing adventure. Hope the soreness wears off soon!

Anonymous said...

:-)))))

I couldn't help but laugh - but perhaps you need to look for a less sadistic masseusse. Take Care!


Sheryl