wished that I could have taken a longer break to recuperate back home. I'm wondering if I should take advantage of the next holiday towards the end of this month to take a long break.
Anyway, it has been 3 months since I last fed the fishes and this time, EV decided that she was brave enough to go try the Fish Spa treatment... Provided, I would be there to help distribute the "feed".
EV found a nice fish spa called Garrafura Fish Spa in Bangsar @ Jalan Telawi, just next to the Al-Radjh Bank. She read about it in the papers and told me that the fish there were slightly different from the ones at Kenko Fish Spa. Hmmmm...
Well, since we had the time and wanted to try something different than hang out at the shopping mall; we went to Bangsar. Besides, I DID promise her that I would go try out the fish spa some moons back. I happened to break my promise when I joined a group of colleagues after a farewell gathering at Pavillion.
I brought my camera along to document the expression on EV's face the moment when she feels the first bite... **MUAHAHAHAHAA**
Our feet after EV has gotten used to the ticklish nibbling of the fishTo my surprise, EV felt right at home here!! She did not squirm or tried to kill me when more fish started to nibble at her feet. Then... I remembered, EV is quite immune to tickles... *sigh*
The fish here are a bit more gentle since it was the smaller variety and although a lot of fish were at my feet, it felt pretty relaxing. It kind of reminds me of having a foot massage with tiny massagers all around my feet. The difference is that fish are eating your dead skin cells.
There are two ponds at this place and I suspected that the smaller pond had a different species or larger fish.
Lovely deco..
Wash your feet before and after the spa treatment!The deco here is soothing and the spa played some relaxing oldies from The Carpenters. I found myself humming or singing to the song "Top of the World" to keep myself from giggling too much.
My last blog entry didn't have a good shot of the fish as I went to the spa at night. This time round, I managed to get a good close-up of the tiny workers who were so busy at my feet!
Whoa, now that is a big fish!
The fishes are getting very personal with me...After a while, EV was curious with the fishes at the other pond. I suggested to her that if she wants to have a more intense sensation, she should try the other pond.
EV videos the fishes in actionShe was quite scared at first because the fishes at the other pond were bigger!! The nibbling sensation was stronger as bigger fish had bigger teeth after all.
I couldn't see the fish very well as the pool used darker stones but I noticed that the fish were dark brown/green - indicating a different variety? For my second time, this experience was certainly a tame one. I think I might want to try Kenko again just so that I can try the bigger fish there! :-)We used up our 30 minutes and I asked EV how she felt. She said, "It's normal-la!". I asked her if she felt that her feet was lighter or smoother or whiter... She said she felt it was normal. Later that night, I got an SMS from her that she felt that the skin on her feet was really smooth and soft! Wow, so our RM38 was really worth it after all!
We walked back to Bangsar Village to see if there was any place to have some tid bits when EV noticed signs about the newly opened Theobroma Chocolate Lounge. Being a confirmed chocoholic, she said she must try the chocs there.
I ordered an ice-blended drink - Snow White Frappe while EV had some tea. Since she was hungry, she had a quiche first.
The frappe had a very strong milk taste and was not all too creamy. It did have a hint of white chocolate which I love and the dark chocolate shavings balanced out the sweetness of the drink.For dessert, EV ordered the Ice Cream Crepe with Caramel and it looked amazing!
Reminds me of a Paper Thosai
Oozing Milk chocolate sauce... Slurp!!I was glad that we didn't order the fondue or Mud Pie as the crepe was quite large. Within the crepe, there were chopped nuts and sultanas. Quite a nice treat but when you're at the Chocolate lounge, shouldn't we go for dessert with more chocolate?
I think I will be returning to the Lounge soon with some other chocoholics.
Sigh.. When is the next long weekend again?
seems like a nice day out wif fish spa and frappe and crepe.. :)
ReplyDeleteHi ben,
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was a good day to be out and about. :-)
Hi, first time commenting. Never been to the fish spa, is there such thing as a fish spa where you get to immerse your whole body instead of just the legs? Wonder how that would feel like. LOL.
ReplyDeleteHmm, the Theobroma I think is too chocolatey for me! : )
The crepe and the frappe look absolutely good!
ReplyDeleteSomeday, I think I need to try this fish spa thingy... heard and read too much about them. :)
Hi foong, irene!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by. ;-)
foongpc - Yes, you can have the full body experience @ certain fish spa such as Kenko Fish Spa, Pavillion. I believe the one @ MidValley has that same facility as well. It's going to be a weird experience. ;-)
irenelim - try it!! I would recommend you go to the spas like this Garra fura or another one called Sampuoton which tends to be quieter than the ones located at the shopping complexes.
Cool! Maybe I'll give that a try some day! : )
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