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Spa in Bali

This thing about Bali is hubby cannot bring along his Golf Equipment. It’s a good news to all of us as I want him to get away from golfing for a few days. I have been persuading him to try the spa, but he said he would let me try it first. If we have time, then only he will do it.

He hasn’t tried spa before. He is not into all this pampering like I do. If I don’t go for spa, I will feel that something is wrong with my body. I need to have a body massage, and don’t ask me why. I just got to have it!

Add comment | August 20, 2007 - 11:13 am | shoppingmum

Salt Spa

I went for salt spa yesterday. I don’t really fancy anything with salt, including salt scrub as I think it’s really messy. But since my spa package included a salt spa, I may as well try it out.

The spa began with a steam bath for 15 minutes.

But I didn’t stay in there for that long. I couldn’t stand the heat at 40 deg so I got out 2 minutes before the alarm went off. Then, I proceeded to the spa bath. I took some pictures when the masseur was preparing my bath. She mixed the water with herbal salt as shown…

Then I was given laminaria salt for scrubbing too. I didn’t get the salt scrub package, if you get that, they will do the scrubbing for you. Anyway, I don’t fancy salt scrub unless I’m doing it myself at home. It’s really messy!

The water was so clear. It’s like nothing in it. But a salt spa bath will help to cleanse and disinfect our body, so it’s worth trying out once in a while.

Gee….I almost fell asleep. Maybe I was too tired. After the bath, it’s the one and a half hour of body massage. I was very relax and tried to get some cat nap. The masseur did a great job of releasing the tension on my back. So shiok…

2 comments | August 17, 2007 - 10:59 am | shoppingmum

Back from Spa

At first, I wanted to blog a long post about my spa experience today. But something bad happened and I lost all my photos. I am still very frustrated about it, but I have cool down a lot.

Today’s spa is a new package introduced by Relax Spa which costs RM460, but the introductory price is only RM99. I signed up 5 of them and got 5 free infra red therapy sauna sessions which I will use with my existing spa package.

Sorry, no photos provided this time, but I will take it again when I’m ready for this spa. It’s not a relaxing spa like I used to have and you will know why later.

Firstly, I was given a water spa with ozone treatment. Just imagine a tub filled with bubbling water and when you are in there, it’s a like jacuzzi. The main purpose of this spa is to exfoliate and you can burn some calories with it too. I felt like having a total body massage, but it felt kind of itchy before the 15 minutes session ended.

Then, I was given a body massage with a scrape, it’s “gua sa” in Chinese. I will take a photo of the scrape next time. It’s quite painful to me, so I was FULLY AWAKE and tensed. LOL! But since it brings a lot of health benefits like improving my sleeping problem, detoxification and slimming as well, I did my best to “enjoy” it.

After that, I was giving a head massage. I tell you, she used something like a hairbrush to hit on my scalp. LOL! But it was not that painful. In fact, I felt better after that. OK, PHOTOS are seriously needed to explain this spa session.

But before that, take a look at my back…

So, are you interested to try this out?

6 comments | August 2, 2007 - 7:33 pm | shoppingmum

Going to Spa

I’m going to spa later after putting my kids to nap. The spa center had been calling me to try their new spa package and I would like to see if the new package is worth it also. Anyway, it is just another lousy excuse to pamper myself. LOL!

Everyone needs some time out from our daily lives and rejuvenate ourselves if possible. If I cannot have any Hawaii vacations now, that doesn’t mean I don’t know how to relax myself. Of course, if money is not a concern, who won’t be surfing in Hawaii now? It’s one of the best tourist spots in the world, and don’t tell me you don’t like Hawaii! Maybe you haven’t collected as much Hawaiian tourist info as possible. Seeing those pictures and nice sunsets make me keen for a trip like that.

But never mind, let me daydream about it when I am having my body massage later.

Add comment | August 2, 2007 - 12:55 pm | shoppingmum

Hot Stone Spa

I am thinking of going for spa again next week. I can feel the strain on my back and I need a body massage desperately. The masseur has been suggesting that I try the hot stone spa for better relief of my back. I have backache since my second pregnancy, and I am still suffering from it if I don’t maintain good posture.

I found some info about hot stone spa from here.

Hot stone massage is a specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones. They are often basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well.

It is a deeply soothing, relaxing form of massage. The heat helps tight muscles release.

What Happens During a Hot Stone Massage?

*Before you arrive, the massage therapist sanitizes the stones and heats them in 120 and 150 degree water.

* The therapist uses traditional strokes of Swedish massage while holding a heated stone. As the stone cools, the therapist replaces it with another.

* The therapist might also leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, or in the palms of your hand, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body.

* If you have inflammation or muscle injury, cold stones are sometimes used.

But I’m not sure if I will scream when she place the stones on me! So, let me call up the spa center for more details on this first.

1 Comment | July 5, 2007 - 3:03 pm | shoppingmum

Outdoor Spa

I bought a magazine about spa in Asia, and I came across a article of having an outdoor spa. It looked like we will be having so much fun having a spa outdoor as the air is fresher, the environment is better for viewing pleasure, and the outdoor temperature is much better for relaxing too, as comparing to air conditioning. I haven’t tried an outdoor spa before, and I’m eager to try it out one day.

I’m wondering if I can find one from Hawaii Travel because it will be great to have a relaxing massage and feel the breeze gently caressing my skin. When I was in Pattaya, I had only tried the foot massage, but not whole body massage. I was so shy to be exposed on the beach. It’s so unsecured!

Yeah yeah, I know everyone is exposing themselves like nobody’s business. But it’s just me, I’m not used to that. But never mind, if I’m going to Hawaii, I will try to find a rental home from Maui vacation home rentals that provides home spa and get someone to massage me outdoor in my private garden. That should be ok to me.

Add comment | June 28, 2007 - 3:12 pm | shoppingmum

Home Spa

I love my mornings, whenever my girl is taking her nap, I will have at least 30 minutes of free time all to myself. Thus, I have always make good use of that 30 minutes, let it be blogging, MSN, knitting or my home beauty routine.

This morning, I decided to have a home spa, a simple and quick one. All I need are these….

I just had to shower myself, wash my hair, put on my hair mask and at the same time, scrub every inch of my body. Sorry, don’t use body scrub for your face ok? The particles are too big! Then, I proceeded to a foot scrub, if you don’t have a foot scrub, just use the body scrub. Then, I rinsed off everything from head to toes, and proceeded to body mask. Just spread a generous amount of body mask onto your body, every inch of it except your face. If you can’t reach your back, get help! But there is no one to help me. Luckily, I got used to practicing yoga, so I’m quite reflexible.

OK, 3 minutes later, you can wash away the mask by just taking a quick shower again. After drying yourself up, apply fat burning cream, moisturizers, or body sunscreen on your body. Just like that!

Just feel how soft your skin will be! You will really see the difference. So, get a home spa tomorrow, you only need 30 minutes.

3 comments | June 19, 2007 - 12:21 am | shoppingmum

I Need a Massage

I went for spa last week, but after yesterday’s tedious pilates class, I guess I need another massage soon. Luckily, I found one masseur who is really good, and can make me fall asleep during a massage session.

But if you are from Texas, and you are looking for a traverse city massage therapy, them you should check out this! This masseur has been practicing massage therapy for more than 5 years and she specializes in Therapeutic Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Prenatal Massage, Integrated Massage, and Hydrotherapy Techniques.

If only I am from Texas, as previously, I had problems looking for a masseur that does prenatal massage when I was pregnant. So, if you are interested in getting one from Vitality Massage and Bodywork, please call 1-231-499-9990.

Add comment | June 13, 2007 - 8:53 am | shoppingmum

Tea and Rose Spa

My Genting trip was not relaxing at all. In fact, I was even more tired the day I got back, and my kids were not feeling well, thus I was so exhausted. They finally got better yesterday, and I gave myself a nice treat of spa because I DESERVED IT!

So, I went to Relax Spa again….

This time, I chose to try tea and rose spa. Once I got there, as usual, took a shower first. Then I proceed to a 15 minutes hot steam. It’s really hot, but comparing to sauna, steam is better to me as it’s more humid and less drying for my skin.

I was alone in the steamer. If only I got Lovely Mummy coming along, then we could chat a bit, it was so boring sitting in there for 15 minutes. I kept telling myself my skin body would thank me for this, so just tahan inside.

After than, I took a short rest. I was kay poh about my bath, and kept snapping photos when my masseuse was preparing the water.

I had no idea what was the tea, but I saw chrysanthemum added in it. Then, roses were added in the water. Tea and rose spa is recommended for detoxification and relaxation, which was something I was looking for. As usual, I was given sea salt for scrubbing, but I just simply scrub myself only. I prefer if they can do the scrubbing for me.

Nah, I was so relax!!! The only thing on my mind was don’t drop the camera. LOL! After that, it’s one and a half hour of full body massage. I used lavender oil for the massage, and it was so relax, I almost fell asleep a few times. Ahem! My masseuse was really good. Wanna try?

Add comment | June 7, 2007 - 10:54 pm | shoppingmum

Relax Spa

I signed up a spa package at Relax Spa (Ipoh Garden South) today. I wanted to have one so badly as I needed some ME to pamper and relax myself, just to be away for a few hours is what I needed to be rejuvenated.