Ahh...Saturday

This morning I slept in for the first time this week. I had a relaxing morning catching up on personal email, reading my favorite websites, and chatting with Alan (on the phone from the beach) and Alan (via instant message from Ann Arbor).

I met my friend Patrecia for a late lunch in an area of Singapore called Holland Village. It is a popular location for many American and Canadian expats. I haven't spent much time there so it was my first time really wandering around. The restaurant we went to was nice but a little pricey for my liking. After lunch we wandered around the village part of Holland Village. It was a nice area but nothing spectacular...not sure why it gets all of the hype it does.

Next on the agenda was some reflexology and a shoulder massage. Back home I treat myself to a massage at least once a month. I go to a great little spa near the house. It smells nice and they give you fluffy robes to change into. The place I now go to in Singapore is nothing like that. It is actually in the back of a shopping center and there are no private rooms. There is no undressing for the massages so there really is no need for the rooms. The shoulder massage is nothing fancy, I just get them because my neck and shoulders get so messed up from sitting in front of a computer all day and from flying on too many planes.

The reflexology on the other hand is wonderful! It is an hour foot massage and lower leg massage. The cool part is that all of the people who work there barely speak English...which makes communicating fun. Especially when they are doing reflexology and trying to tell you what is wrong based on what they feel in your feet. At one point in my session my gal looked at me and through a bit of English and mostly sign language told me I don't sleep much...at least that is what I think she said. Regardless of what they feel or are saying it feels wonderful so I will keep going back.

As a side note, one of the other clients who was in the same time as me fell asleep during his reflexology session. I'm not sure I could fall asleep during it because some points they hit hurt like hell. Anyway, he was so relaxed that he started snoring...loudly...for about 20 minutes... The question in my mind is if it is such a great massage that it made him fall asleep should he worry about the fact that he is paying for it and sleeping through it?

After that I stopped by the grocery store to stock up on some food - the fridge was bare having been gone for the last week. I picked up some delicious sushi for dinner and have been home relaxing ever since. I was going to do laundry but then realized I have all day tomorrow. Laziness is such a stronger argument than productivity...at least it was for me today.